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Air, Vol. 2: Flying Machine (Air #2)
by
G. Willow Wilson (Goodreads Author),
M.K. Perker
Ladies and gentlemen, there's been a change in our flight plan. You may have heard of a group called the Etesian Front -- vigilantes dedicated to taking the skies back from terrorism. Sounds like a noble cause, right? But there's more to them than meets the eye. They're after someone I know. Someone who is either an average frequent flier -- or a terrorist. And he's got a ...more
Paperback, 128 pages
Published
October 20th 2009
by Vertigo
(first published October 13th 2009)
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The stories in this volume were fine, well-written and drawn stories, but they didn't wow me. I think this is largely because they were mostly background stories about the characters that, although necessary, did not string together well to make a cohesive reading experience. This tends to happen when something that was originally serialized is compiled into one edition. What would have made a good, monthly, stand-alone comic book read, might easily get lost or seem boring amidst two or three ot...more
With the destination set (characters being known, set-ups being done, situations and info revealed), the second volume wastes NO TIME with bringing you into the story. It picks up where the first volume left off, soaring further into the air, bringing up new mysteries, situations and reveals while slightly slowing down the pace to focus on the characters and the world outside of "the big conspiracy".
Wonderfully written, perfectly drawn... If you're a comics fan and haven't ...more
Wonderfully written, perfectly drawn... If you're a comics fan and haven't ...more
I liked it better than the first volume. For one thing, the pace of the book has slowed down, which has the unfortunate side effect of making the book seem a lot shorter than the first. But it's worth it, as the book is a lot more focused and a lot less jumpy.
Instead of a madcap dash across the planet, Wilson sticks to explaining the central idea of hyperpraxis, giving us a greater sense of what's going on, while suggesting some intriguing ideas of where the story might go. Along th...more
Instead of a madcap dash across the planet, Wilson sticks to explaining the central idea of hyperpraxis, giving us a greater sense of what's going on, while suggesting some intriguing ideas of where the story might go. Along th...more
Better than the first volume, but it's still hard to connect to any of the characters or get invested in the mythology of this series. Thankfully the rushed nature of the first volume isn't present here and with the groundwork already set you do get a chance to dig into the inner workings of the world Wilson is creating, but it still seems like a mish-mash of different ideas that don't really gel together. *Sigh* I don't know why I'm doing this, but I'll dig into volume 3 and see if it continue...more
Is this going to be a fascinating tale, in which everything makes a kind of brilliant sense for the mind willing to enter deeply enough to touch that meaning, like a novel by Pynchon?
Or is it going to be a bunch of cryptic, pseudoclever nonsense that adds up to nothing at all, like 'Lost?'
I don't know yet, but I'm willing to read volume 3 to try to find out.
Or is it going to be a bunch of cryptic, pseudoclever nonsense that adds up to nothing at all, like 'Lost?'
I don't know yet, but I'm willing to read volume 3 to try to find out.
There are some fantastically inventive ideas here that I felt weren't quite realized by either of the first two volumes. As a central character, I find Blythe a bit dull and too much of a cipher. The dialogue is also a bit bland and explicative. Given those criticisms, there's enough here to warrant my picking up the next volume.
After vol.1 (issues #1-5) ended with Amelia Airheart showing up alive and well, my curiosity was peaked, and while vol. 2 doesn't suck, sadly I've lost interest in this series. Plus I'm not digging the art. AIR has some interesting idea, but I'll let other people find out what they are.
Much better than the first volume, especially the second issue, where Blythe falls into Zayn's brain. Also, the more magical parts, like having Amelia Earhart become a trusty advisor, and spending a whole issue among the Aztecs, work much better.
Building excitement and tension - more about hyperpraxis. I love the "map is the territory" theme, where the symbol (which includes words) is used as the object or concept. Crazy stuff.
The mythos starts to become a little clearer in the second volume which leads to this being a smoother read then the first. Really looking forward to the next volume.
Ah, Air. The only actual comic book I read, about a flight attendant who suffers from panic attics. Plus magic, mystery, intrigue, romance. Love it!
this is without a doubt one of my favorite current series.
See my review for Vol. 1
Love, love, love it.
To hear my review listen to Episode 50 at http://vforvertigo.blogspot.com
I don't know what it is about this series, but even though it's not great, I keep buying it and reading it. It might be the artwork and the intrigue of the idea of total freedom to travel through time? I know it's simple, but I like it.
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