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The Massive Volume 3: Longship (2014)

by Brian Wood(Favorite Author)

3.86 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Dark Horse Comics

review 1: Eerie and intrigueing, The Massive had me from the start. The dialog is spot on--limited in scope but deep in meaning, it feels real and nearly cinematic. The drawing is oddly pretty for an edge-of-your-seat adventure story in a decaying world, and I enjoyed the backgrounds and panel layouts as well.The story doesn't move fast, and is clearly a "middle of the series." Many questions are left unanswered, some of which I believe will be left hanging in that way sic-fi likes to let you fill in the blanks. Both gritty and imaginative, it couches elements of magic inside the realistic in such a way you may not notice them if you're not paying close attention.I look forward with great anticipation to the next in the series.
review 2: After dabbling in a few issues f... morerom the first year, I finally read a full volume of Wood's post-apocalyptic eco-crusade book--and for a series that runs the risk of laying the soap on the box a little thick, it's a surprisingly deep, engaging, and even enraging piece of work. The first arc, "Americana," follows Wood's habit of turning action tropes on their heads with a chase after some nuclear weapons. When the path leads to the decimated Manhattan, though, memories come flooding back for the sole American member of the titular ship while others work through their own shizz. The finale seemed to come out of nowhere, but I'm with it for the time being.The second story, "Longship," is even stronger, focusing on the cognitive dissonance that comes from holding onto a certain set of values when your complete frame of reference is upended. Captain Callum Israel has never been an uncomplicated man, but he's never been more human than in his quest to take down a whaling magnate that he sparred with in the past. Trouble is, his foe has apparently turned over a new leaf and is helping keep a small village "afloat," so to speak, through his hunting. Parallels much?Garry Brown provides the art for all six of the issues collected here (with colors by Dave Stewart and Jordie Bellaire), and his strong pencils make for a cohesive and satisfying collection. less

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