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The New York Five (2011)

by Brian Wood(Favorite Author)

3.4 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1401232914 (ISBN13: 9781401232917)

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

Vertigo

series

New York Four

review 1: Having gotten this only because our monthly comic book club opted for it to be our February read, I didn't initially realize FIVE was a sequel to anything (I gather the recommending member didn't, either). Maybe if I'd read FOUR ahead of time I'd have enjoyed this one more; as it stands, while the artwork is lovely and I adore NYC, I didn't care for any of the girls whatsoever, and their fates felt kind of predictable and hollow. The entire Olive storyline fell short of any emotional connection or payoff, not that the other four were well developed. I even had a hard time distinguishing between Lona and Mer in several panels, and I'm no n00b to the comic world.Not my cup of tea/iced latte, I suppose.
review 2: I was not a fan of the first book starring these c... moreharacters, The New York Four, as that I found all the characters to be self-absorbed narcissists that even their own painful secrets couldn't humanize. The second installment is no different. Some things are so rushed that the characters never develop, while other characters don't seem to be doing much of anything. However I do love the format and the art. It manages to show the rushing busy feel of NYC wonderfully. I just wish that the story lived up to the style. less

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