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World War X #1
World War X Vol. 1: Helius
The war is not over yet. But humanity is losing. It becomes obvious that, unless the lines of telepathic communication between the monstrous creatures scattered between Earth and the Moon are broken, the humans will lose. Once again, all seems to depend on Helius, the mysterious warrior from an ancient war…
- GenresScience Fiction
56 pages, Hardcover
First published March 12, 2013
About the author
Peter Snejbjerg
277 books21 followersPeter Snejbjerg Nielsen is a Danish comic book artist. He was educated at the Kolding Kunsthåndværkerskole from 1983 to 1987. Some of his major works include the epic science-fiction/fantasy series Hypernauten, the adventure story The Hidden Protocol (Den Skjulte Protokol), the DC Comics title Starman, and various Vertigo titles
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October 21, 2016
On the top of the front cover of this volume (not the edition pictured above), Charlie Adlard, illustrator for The Walking Dead, had this to say about World War X, a graphic novel originally published in France:
“Leaves you breathless…A book that deserves a big audience.”
Which leads me to conclude this about Mr. Adlard:
1. The creators of this book have something sinister on him.
2. The creators of this book are trying to collect a debt from Mr. Adlard.
3. The creators of this book have kidnapped his kitty or puppy and are holding it for ransom.
4. The creators of this book have at one time or still are pointing a weapon of some kind at Mr. Adlard.
5. The creators of this book are currently sleeping on Mr. Adlard’s sofa and/or floor.
6. The creators of this book are somehow related to Mr. Adlard and Mr. Adlard’s Mum pestered him to say something nice on the cover of their book.
7. Mr. Adlard is a huge Francophile and loves everything that is French. He’s so blinded he can’t separate the wheat from the chaff.
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Jeff, don’t be hatin’ on the French.
I’m not, make-believe jive-talkin' heckler. I’m not. I love French stuff. The cute outfits that their maids are forced to wear. Their pastries. Their style of kissing. For the record, I hate mimes (who doesn’t) and I can’t tell the difference between French vanilla and regular vanilla and are French Fries now officially American Fries or have I completely missed the boat on that one, but I don’t hate France. Paris is a lovely city and only a few people were rude to me there even though I did take the time to learn the language….
Where was I?
This comic is awful. Its derivative in a horribly obvious way that will make you cringe. Plot points are connected without any logic or reason. It’s so bad I wouldn’t even recommend this to Shelby as a joke. (Maybe I still will. Heh.) From the country that gave us Voltaire, Hugo, Balzac, Camus, I would think someone there could come up with decent science fiction comic. Right?
And what does “X” stand for in the title? Is this World War 10 in an alternate Earth history? Are they luring readers in by doing an X-Men or World War Z bait and shift? I have no idea.
Bottom Line: Eviter ce livre!
Ooh La La!! A page from the book. In French.
Drops mic
“Leaves you breathless…A book that deserves a big audience.”
Which leads me to conclude this about Mr. Adlard:
1. The creators of this book have something sinister on him.
2. The creators of this book are trying to collect a debt from Mr. Adlard.
3. The creators of this book have kidnapped his kitty or puppy and are holding it for ransom.
4. The creators of this book have at one time or still are pointing a weapon of some kind at Mr. Adlard.
5. The creators of this book are currently sleeping on Mr. Adlard’s sofa and/or floor.
6. The creators of this book are somehow related to Mr. Adlard and Mr. Adlard’s Mum pestered him to say something nice on the cover of their book.
7. Mr. Adlard is a huge Francophile and loves everything that is French. He’s so blinded he can’t separate the wheat from the chaff.
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Jeff, don’t be hatin’ on the French.
I’m not, make-believe jive-talkin' heckler. I’m not. I love French stuff. The cute outfits that their maids are forced to wear. Their pastries. Their style of kissing. For the record, I hate mimes (who doesn’t) and I can’t tell the difference between French vanilla and regular vanilla and are French Fries now officially American Fries or have I completely missed the boat on that one, but I don’t hate France. Paris is a lovely city and only a few people were rude to me there even though I did take the time to learn the language….
Where was I?
This comic is awful. Its derivative in a horribly obvious way that will make you cringe. Plot points are connected without any logic or reason. It’s so bad I wouldn’t even recommend this to Shelby as a joke. (Maybe I still will. Heh.) From the country that gave us Voltaire, Hugo, Balzac, Camus, I would think someone there could come up with decent science fiction comic. Right?
And what does “X” stand for in the title? Is this World War 10 in an alternate Earth history? Are they luring readers in by doing an X-Men or World War Z bait and shift? I have no idea.
Bottom Line: Eviter ce livre!
Ooh La La!! A page from the book. In French.
Drops mic
March 22, 2019
just plain bad...more to more
June 7, 2016
The hardest part of reading newer French comics is the time you have to wait between 50 page books. Often, they only tell so much story. That's the issue with Helius, there's an okay beginning for a story, but not much beyond that. Several characters are introduced, but we know little about them. Eh, I think I'll skip this one.
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