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Number 13 #0-3
Number 13
A young cybernetic amnesiac wanders across a postapocalyptic wasteland, searching for a father he's never known and clues to a past he can't remember. This boy, known only as Number 13, possesses latent powers coveted by the feuding factions in this plague-ravaged world - and he soon becomes entangled in their deadly struggle! Artist Robert Love (Shadow Rock, Alpha Girl) and writer David Walker (Darius Logan, BadAzz MoFo) deliver a powerful and poignant tale of a child's search for identity in a grim and violent future.
128 pages, Paperback
First published August 27, 2013
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David F. Walker
292 books279 followersDavid F. Walker is a writer, filmmaker, and award-winning journalist. He teaches Writing For Comics at Portland State University.
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August 10, 2016
In a postapocalyptic wasteland, a young boy with a 13 tattooed on his head wanders, remembering nothing except that he is looking for his father. He rescues a girl, in spectacular fashion, and they become friends. Turns out 13 is an extremely powerful cyborg, who could be the key to winning for either of the warring groups in this plague ravaged world.
I was a bit torn on this book; I'm not sure what it's trying to be. The story seemed immature as though meant for young adults, but the levels of violence, death, and gore were too high for me to consider it for anyone lower than older teen. The art was okay - well done at parts but in a scribbly and inconsistent style at others. The blood and guts were a bit over the top. Some parts of the story were ordered very confusingly. If the backgrounds are nearly identical, you can't flash between characters who are in different locations talking to different people without any sign that is the case - I couldn't tell who was talking to who or where different character groups were, plus some of the characters are seen for such short periods I didn't know who was on which team/side and what their point of view was for large chunks of the story.
The cast was a bit too large for many characters to be fleshed out much, leaving me disconnected and unable to emotionally connect. The titular character was the only one we spent enough time with, but he was inconsistent as well, maybe by design.
The overall story came to a good conclusion that wrapped everything up and left me glad I read it, even if the journey wasn't consistent. I feel the story could've used a little simplification, but I'm not sure where exactly. In the end, it was a very unsubtle story about discrimination, prejudice, and humanity. I appreciate that message, but the authors could've used a lighter touch to depict it.
I don't think most readers will put in the time to get to the end, with such a blatant message, unappealing art, and a confusing story, I'm not sure I can recommend it to anyone but people who already love the genre and want stories like this. Maybe fans of The Wrenchies, which it reminded me of a bit - similar setting and characters, though The Wrenchies was better done it was much more convoluted.
I was a bit torn on this book; I'm not sure what it's trying to be. The story seemed immature as though meant for young adults, but the levels of violence, death, and gore were too high for me to consider it for anyone lower than older teen. The art was okay - well done at parts but in a scribbly and inconsistent style at others. The blood and guts were a bit over the top. Some parts of the story were ordered very confusingly. If the backgrounds are nearly identical, you can't flash between characters who are in different locations talking to different people without any sign that is the case - I couldn't tell who was talking to who or where different character groups were, plus some of the characters are seen for such short periods I didn't know who was on which team/side and what their point of view was for large chunks of the story.
The cast was a bit too large for many characters to be fleshed out much, leaving me disconnected and unable to emotionally connect. The titular character was the only one we spent enough time with, but he was inconsistent as well, maybe by design.
The overall story came to a good conclusion that wrapped everything up and left me glad I read it, even if the journey wasn't consistent. I feel the story could've used a little simplification, but I'm not sure where exactly. In the end, it was a very unsubtle story about discrimination, prejudice, and humanity. I appreciate that message, but the authors could've used a lighter touch to depict it.
I don't think most readers will put in the time to get to the end, with such a blatant message, unappealing art, and a confusing story, I'm not sure I can recommend it to anyone but people who already love the genre and want stories like this. Maybe fans of The Wrenchies, which it reminded me of a bit - similar setting and characters, though The Wrenchies was better done it was much more convoluted.
January 21, 2021
I read this because DUST did a treatment for it. DUST's movie was way to short to get in all that happened in the comic, but it was interesting enough to seek out the comic. The comic was fascinating, but I don't quite why they did #0. #0 seemed to only just retell the 3 comic series as some sort of disconnected prequel. Still, a fascinating story.
June 1, 2015
got halfway through and stuck with it that long only because it was the only book i had on the bus.
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