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Hilmi Isa
Sep 04, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Tahun 1985. Amerika Syarikat. Era Perang Dingin. Satu suasana alternate history di mana wira berkostum/bertopeng wujud di tengah-tengah kehidupan manusia. Namun,melalui Akta Keene 1977 (Keene Act 1977),golongan ini yang turut dikenali sebagai vigilante diharamkan daripada terlibat dengan aktiviti menentang jenayah. Oleh sebab itu,ramai yang bersara atau berkhidmat dengan kerajaan Amerika Syarikat. Tetapi,ada juga yang menentang dan bergiat secara sembunyi. Kematian Edward Blake (yang turut diken ...more
Mr. Twinkie
Nov 23, 2017 rated it really liked it
Honestly, I felt that the story from time to time drowned in metaphors and long conversations that felt a bit meaningless. I am open for a second read of this because I think that maybe I just missed their points but judged on first read I felt it was a bit difficult to get through at times. I did like the characters and I especially liked that they all had internal struggles that made them very depressive heroes. They were heroes yet breaking the ordinary rules of what you perceive as heroic. S ...more
Micah
Dec 03, 2010 rated it liked it
2008: A book that shook up the entire genre of the Graphic Novel, as well as examining-still relevant issues today. Kind of horrifying and extremely genuine in its portrayal of the world and country to country interactions.

2015: Downgraded this from four to three stars. It's aight.
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