Terminator: Endgame

The Terminator graphic novels

by James Robinson, Jackson Guice (Illustrator), John Beatty (Illustrator)

He said he'd be back! The long out-of-print finale of the original Dark Horse Terminator run is finally available in one volume. In 1984, Sarah Connor is about to give birth to the savior-to-be of humankind's future. But in the 21st Century, the monstrous supercomputer SkyNet has one last chance to ensure its own future — by sending its last man-machine across time to terminate Sarah before John Connor can be born. With an unexpected ending that longtime Terminator fans will enjoy, Endgame features a taut, cinematic script by Eisner Award winner James Robinson (Starman, Leave It to Chance) and detailed, action-packed visuals by Jackson Guice and John Beatty. Endgame marks the end of the original Terminator era with a bang — lots of them!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Science Fiction

117 pages, Paperback

First published January 27, 1999

About the author

James Dale Robinson is a British writer of American comic books and screenplays.

Reviews

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very nice read in this Terminator series of mini story arcs. Nice art and plotting. Recommended

[Martti · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid iteration of the Terminator theme comes full circle with this fourth part that started with Tempest, Secondary Objectives and The Enemy Within. It should have been just a single book to begin with, but I guess you need to split the story into multiple floppies in the graphic novel world to grab more money.

A bit unoriginal how the protagonist Mary basically turns full Sarah Connor in this one.

I didn't count, but I believe they wobbled between Conner and Connor a lot during the series? I think it should be Connor?

[Riley Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

This finally wraps up the storyline started with Terminator: Tempest. With Sarah giving birth in this story, the entire storyline has to take place from May 1984 to October 1984.
AND that birth breaks Terminator continuity as well…but I’m going to allow it!
Incidentally, I read these in the Terminator Omnibuses, and I don’t know why they split them up (they should have put this in Omnibus Volume 1, swapping it out with Terminator: One Shot?) Still, I’ve got both, so I’ll stop complaining…now!

[Steven Shinder · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've known about the ending for a while, but was surprised/disappointed how little page time was spent on it. Also, they had to change the year from 1990 to 1984 because Sarah Connor needed to be pregnant. With her giving birth October 4th though, of course this is different from the timeline of when John Connor would’ve been born.

[Tim · Rating 3 out of 5]

am I insane or does Mary look sooo much like Sarah in this series. like insane.
but basically ehhh? leasy favorite out all the dark horses rn. it def lacked a lot and the plot twist at the end was kinda cool but idk.
it wasn't as strong or fun as the others. it felt like a lot of things were changed just for this ok story

[Jessica Edmonds · Rating 2 out of 5]

Really fun series that was ruined by the last page. I only bumped it to two stars cuz the art and premise was fun. But the ending was nonsensical and frankly pretty stupid.

[Graham · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great graphic novel but tends to be a little confusing unless you've read the others in the series first.

[Heather Glatzmayer- AASD · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was interesting to read compared to the movie. I was shocked at the end! I was not expecting it to turn out the way I did.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Worth reading.