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The Adventures of Basil and Moebius
The Adventures of Basil and Moebius Volume 4: The Fate of All Fools
This is it -- the culmination of dozens upon dozens of hair-raising, pulse-pounding, globe-trotting adventures, wherein the titular duo of scoundrel thieves finally get the answers they've been looking for!
Having pursued and acquired countless fabled and powerful artifacts from around the world in service to their other-worldly benefactor, known only as The Collector, Basil and Moebius come face to face with the perpetrator of the timeless conspiracy that threatens the very fabric of reality! Puzzle pieces from every adventure to date fall into place, assembling a scenario more dangerous than anything they've faced before! Fortunately, the boys have learned a thing or two along the way...
Concluding the epic series that spans four full-length graphic novels, a dozen prose short stories by fan-favorite sci-fi authors such as Timothy Zahn and Richard Lee Byers, and an award-winning live action short film staring Ray Park (Star Wars, GIJoe), Zachary Levi (Chuck, Thor), and Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange)!
Having pursued and acquired countless fabled and powerful artifacts from around the world in service to their other-worldly benefactor, known only as The Collector, Basil and Moebius come face to face with the perpetrator of the timeless conspiracy that threatens the very fabric of reality! Puzzle pieces from every adventure to date fall into place, assembling a scenario more dangerous than anything they've faced before! Fortunately, the boys have learned a thing or two along the way...
Concluding the epic series that spans four full-length graphic novels, a dozen prose short stories by fan-favorite sci-fi authors such as Timothy Zahn and Richard Lee Byers, and an award-winning live action short film staring Ray Park (Star Wars, GIJoe), Zachary Levi (Chuck, Thor), and Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange)!
120 pages, Hardcover
Published December 20, 2016
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March 24, 2017
Everything culminates in this volume. Our group is flung from dimension to dimension and must find their way home. Story was OK, but this book has some of the worst coloring I've ever seen. Too many light sources in each panel.
Received an advance copy from Magnetic Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Received an advance copy from Magnetic Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
January 3, 2017
'The Adventures of Basil and Moebius, Volume 4: The Fate of All Fools' by Ryan Schifrin and Richard Lee Byers is the last volume in the series.
In earlier volumes, Basil and Moebius were shown to be thieves that ended up working for The Collector. In the last volume, The Collector is revealed to be an alien being. This time around, all the stops have been taken off. Basil and Moebius and company (awesome fighting girlfriend, giant robot that might have Merlin inside, and two Aztec miniature fighter jets) are stuck with The Collector with a malfunctioning device that is transporting them to different worlds. Can they get back to their own world and finally be done with The Collector once and for all?
I've read three of the four volumes. I wasn't crazy about the first one, but the series has grown on me, a little. The stories are ludicrously over the top, so you just have to suspend your belief and go with the story. The art has never been my favorite, but it works for the story. At least Basil and Moebius seem to have lost the horrible habit of spouting every stereotypical bit of English slang, and the Spring Heel Jack suit is pretty cool. Overall, a solid pulp adventure that reminded my of Doc Savage and other serial pulp novels I've read. It concludes with things left open, but it does end.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Magentic Press/Red Circle Productions, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
In earlier volumes, Basil and Moebius were shown to be thieves that ended up working for The Collector. In the last volume, The Collector is revealed to be an alien being. This time around, all the stops have been taken off. Basil and Moebius and company (awesome fighting girlfriend, giant robot that might have Merlin inside, and two Aztec miniature fighter jets) are stuck with The Collector with a malfunctioning device that is transporting them to different worlds. Can they get back to their own world and finally be done with The Collector once and for all?
I've read three of the four volumes. I wasn't crazy about the first one, but the series has grown on me, a little. The stories are ludicrously over the top, so you just have to suspend your belief and go with the story. The art has never been my favorite, but it works for the story. At least Basil and Moebius seem to have lost the horrible habit of spouting every stereotypical bit of English slang, and the Spring Heel Jack suit is pretty cool. Overall, a solid pulp adventure that reminded my of Doc Savage and other serial pulp novels I've read. It concludes with things left open, but it does end.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Magentic Press/Red Circle Productions, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
January 21, 2017
Two years down the line from meeting these characters for the first time, I still don't find much to rate them from this, the other end of their adventure. A two-man LXG, here they go through no end of portals from some ancient character's time-and-space machine, and it's all just incredibly meh. It's a little bit Lovecraft, and a bit steampunk, and nothing terribly new or inventive, and if the characters are supposed to be charming and warm, well, they're not.
December 18, 2016
Our dashing heroes meet up with the Collector again
In this fourth volume of the adventures of Basil & Moebius, two adventurers, they find themselves involved along with their Mossad partner in the Collector's world. All sorts of supernatural creatures appear which our heroes have to confront, usually with violence, as they try to find their way home.
Colourful and well-illustrated, this works quite well and there looks as if there'll be more volumes to come.
In this fourth volume of the adventures of Basil & Moebius, two adventurers, they find themselves involved along with their Mossad partner in the Collector's world. All sorts of supernatural creatures appear which our heroes have to confront, usually with violence, as they try to find their way home.
Colourful and well-illustrated, this works quite well and there looks as if there'll be more volumes to come.
December 29, 2016
Having enjoyed a previous edition of the adventures of these characters, like something to the left of Indiana Jones or Lara Croft, I was looking forward to this.
Don’t know what’s worse: traveling back in time and arriving at an Inca sacrifice, or landing in another dimension that looks too barren for anyone to live. They get to find out.
Of course Basil’s still the ladies’ man, mostly because he pays well. Moebius is a lot more arrogant than I remember. Even worse is when Basil becomes Captain Obvious; truly ridiculous for him to be spouting the exact thing we see. “Have to. . . pull free. . .” No kidding. It got to the point where I was far too happy to have another panel of the delicious blue-eyed Israeli spy to gawk at, though despite the beautiful face and tight suit she didn’t appear nearly often enough.
As before, the humor is what sells this, even when Moebius is being extra haughty. “That’s why I always stress the importance of keeping your wits about you. And a pet golum.” He even comes up with the perfect reasoning as to why they don’t fall when they’re hanging upside down.
As expected, it ends on a cliffhanger. The artwork is exactly how you would expect it, a dark superhero style. But I definitely liked the previous ones better.
Don’t know what’s worse: traveling back in time and arriving at an Inca sacrifice, or landing in another dimension that looks too barren for anyone to live. They get to find out.
Of course Basil’s still the ladies’ man, mostly because he pays well. Moebius is a lot more arrogant than I remember. Even worse is when Basil becomes Captain Obvious; truly ridiculous for him to be spouting the exact thing we see. “Have to. . . pull free. . .” No kidding. It got to the point where I was far too happy to have another panel of the delicious blue-eyed Israeli spy to gawk at, though despite the beautiful face and tight suit she didn’t appear nearly often enough.
As before, the humor is what sells this, even when Moebius is being extra haughty. “That’s why I always stress the importance of keeping your wits about you. And a pet golum.” He even comes up with the perfect reasoning as to why they don’t fall when they’re hanging upside down.
As expected, it ends on a cliffhanger. The artwork is exactly how you would expect it, a dark superhero style. But I definitely liked the previous ones better.
January 20, 2017
Basil and Moebius are back in what may be their final adventure. In a fitting end, the duo go on one last whirlwind adventure with The Collector, their otherworldly master and benefactor. Jumping from one dimension to the next, they seek to evade The Collector’s enemies and return safely home - a task far more challenging and death defying than expected. As always, wherever these pulp heroes go there are plenty of quips, humor, monsters and explosions. Never underestimate just how much chaos and destruction these two can cause. Their adventures are escapist fun that is at once a tribute and a parody of Lovecraftian fiction. If you are looking for a thought provoking graphic novel experience this is not it. Instead if you are looking for humor, action and fast paced fun, The Adventures of Basil and Moebius are right up your alley.
The Fate of all Fools is a fitting end to their adventures, though it does leave an opening for future mayhem filled installments. Readers will definitely want to read all of the previous volumes before picking up The Adventures of Basil and Moebius V.4 The Fate of All Fools.
4/5
I received a copy of The Fate of All Fools from the publisher and netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review.
—Crittermom
The Fate of all Fools is a fitting end to their adventures, though it does leave an opening for future mayhem filled installments. Readers will definitely want to read all of the previous volumes before picking up The Adventures of Basil and Moebius V.4 The Fate of All Fools.
4/5
I received a copy of The Fate of All Fools from the publisher and netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review.
—Crittermom
December 13, 2016
Basil and Moebius are free of the Collector at last! But they have a bequest from the estate of the Collector. After surviving the reception committee, Basil, Moebius, and Sophia run into the Collector and join him in a dimensional hopping adventure that turns into a quest for strange artifacts to power the machine. Finally Basil and Moebius manage to get home, but now they need to rescue Sophia from the dimensional void and the clutches of the Collector!
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