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Biomega, Vol. 2 (2010)

by Tsutomu Nihei(Favorite Author)

3.86 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1421531852 (ISBN13: 9781421531854)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

VIZ Media LLC

series

Biomega / バイオメガ

review 1: I can't decide if this a simple plot made unnecessarily complicated by throwing acronyms at you or a complicated plot that is suffering from inadequate storytelling and world-building. Either way the result is a convoluted plot with action scenes and things blowing up. Sounds like the premise of a dozen different Hollywood summer action flicks, and visually speaking, the paneling and the art does feel very cinematic. However, with all the focus on the action, there is very little time for any plot and the coherence of the story suffers for it. The first time I read this volume, I really didn't know what was going on and was so confused when I got to the end. I had to go back to the library to check out the first volume and read them together in order to make some sense out... more of things. Because while lots of things get blown up and there are some awesome shots of bikes, NOTHING REALLY HAPPENS in this volume. Also, lots of the plot that you get is shown, and if you skim you end up missing it. You also get some nice revelations at the end, and if you've read the first two volumes carefully, things fit together well and add to the mystery.Actually, this manga might be a victim of packaging. I think the plot would feel less convoluted if volume 1 and 2 came together as an omnibus. The physical seperation of the two volumes usually also means a time separation and you lose all the momentum that was built in the first volume if you don't have the second volume on hand.This is definitely not a quick read if you want to make sense of the plot. This is one that you have to be prepared to read slowly, even if the action scenes make you want to skim, examine panels for visual cues and digest the info they throw at you. There are still things I'm unclear on, like how Kozlov, the Russian bear with an awesome right hook, comes into possession of the tube sent by now-dead agent Go containing his bike's AI Tyra Hinoto and the sample of the virus. Did Go mean to send it to Zoichi and Kozlov got it because he's wearing Zoichi's wrist communicator? ::shrug::Now that I've written this review, I'm actually a lot more excited to read the rest of the volumes than I was before. Let's hope that the potential for a great story is realized and doesn't remain a story about a guy on a bike, looking for a girl so they can save the world as he fights acronyms and zombies along the way.
review 2: This book does not have page numbers but I managed to read 3/7 chapters. I was wary going in as I had problems with Vol. 1 but the story was intriguing enough for me to give Vol. 2 a try. Surprisingly enough, I had different problems this time around. After writing my review on Volume one I was contacted by fans of the author and told that he is well-known for his stark, wordless mangas with minimal text, and from that I knew I was probably reading the wrong guy as I like words. So when I started to read Vol. 2 I was surprised at the amount of text. Not as much as normal but way more than in Vol. 1 and this was a level of text and art I could get along with. My problem this time was I got completely lost with the story. I have a very bare bones idea as to the story line but this volume was just getting me more and more muddled. The art is gorgeous though. But I'm just going to have to say that this is not an author for me. But if you are a manga fan who enjoys futuristic stories with lots of zombie violence and motorcycle action, plus enjoys stretches of wordless panels this could be right up your alley! less

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