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Cory Doctorow's Futuristic Tales Of The Here And Now (2008)

by Cory Doctorow(Favorite Author)

3.7 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1600103359 (ISBN13: 9781600103353)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

IDW Publishing

review 1: This is a mixed bag of adaptations of Cory Doctorow stories. Some work really well in the comic format (Craphound especially stands out), and some manage to lose most of their luster (When Sysadmins Ruled the World especially loses most of its meaning in the presentation here). For every strong example (After the Siege), there's one that fumbles its goal (Nimby and the D-Raiders). If you liked the original stories, reading them in this format is a good choice. It's also a good introduction to Cory Doctorow's work. But there's nothing here that will blow you away.
review 2: This is my first contact with Doctorow and I like his social and psychological concern, but it is also clear that the writing is not on par compared to e.g. Chiang (in sci-fi) or Moore / G... moreaiman (in the comics medium). That is not a real complaint obviously and him seems like a nice guy!Highlights for me where "When sysadmins...", "I, robot" and "After the siege". The art is of mixed quality, I generally wasn't very fond of it. less

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