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Still awesome. Ellis' lightning writing makes my brain sit up and take notice - the tight phrasing, constant barrage of unpleasant yet intriguing ideas/scenes/concepts, coupled with a completely insane, totally id-driven hero, all conspire to keep me far too alert and fuels my longstanding paranoia.
Robertson's art is energetic, fully-formed (filling frames, not just phoning them in) and just plain whacky. Every cell has extra shit he's scribbled in - I imagine it's like leakage from his own imag ...more
Robertson's art is energetic, fully-formed (filling frames, not just phoning them in) and just plain whacky. Every cell has extra shit he's scribbled in - I imagine it's like leakage from his own imag ...more
For those who don't know this series it's basically Hunter S Thompson in the future. Spider Jerusalem is a ranting hack who will stop at nothing to get a story and bring down those he hates - which is everybody. Writer Warren Ellis is a literary god in my book...albeit a god with a sick mind.
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Some things I remember, some I forget...
I kind of remember some things from my first reading of this - and it's the quasi-disturbing things; this, and Preacher Vol. 1: Gone To Texas were my first introduction to Vertigo graphic novels. So I remember the Angels 8 riot, and the bowel disruptor, and vaguely some of the plot.
All told, it's a good start to the series and I look forward to reading more - I have the next 4 waiting for me. ...more
I kind of remember some things from my first reading of this - and it's the quasi-disturbing things; this, and Preacher Vol. 1: Gone To Texas were my first introduction to Vertigo graphic novels. So I remember the Angels 8 riot, and the bowel disruptor, and vaguely some of the plot.
All told, it's a good start to the series and I look forward to reading more - I have the next 4 waiting for me. ...more
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