1. RED(wildstorm) by Warren Ellis , art by Cully Hamner
PLOT: retired CIA agent/assassin Paul Moses just wants to live his golden years in peace but unfortunately he knows too much. The new head of the CIA wants to take zero chance of any of their secrets getting out so he orders Moses to be eliminated. Unaware they only re-activated and awoken the most dangerous CIA agent ever in service who doesnt appreciate the government betrayal.
Me: This was straight to the point , balls to the walls violence and fun. It wont challenge you in any capacity , this is a leave your brain at the door , kick your feet up and enjoy kind of read. Its unfortunately really short and goes by incredibly fast. I get the feeling this was a story Warren Ellis wrote in 10 minutes while taking a dump and the majority audience being dummies that we are , ate it up! and now its a blockbuster movie.
Verdict: BORROW. The price point effects my verdict. Its a $15-18 book and I cant recommend this , they fill up the majority of the pages with "extras" but when it comes to comics and books , we dont want DVD like extras we just want story content , which this lacks. Its still a goofy fun read , and well worth borrowing if you can get your hands on it but I wouldnt make it a top priority either.
****BONUS****
RED prequel comics
Its a 4 issue prequel comic series for the movies , one for each major character.
Bruce Willis: Very good , it carries along routinely but finished very strong leaving you intrigrued and educated about the movie character
Morgan Freeman: Not the impact ending Willis' story had but still engaging.
Helen Mirren: Easily the most empathetic of the four. Victoria is probably the most humane of the four but you can see where the heart turns to stone.
John Malkovich: Mad , crazy ,
Verdict: Again , its a borrow. They are $4 a piece which means this will be a $20 trade probably , I cant recommend this either , the price point cant be ignored. Despite being enjoyable reads , the standards for value has to remain high otherwise we will continue to get "passable" material for $4+ mini series.
2. ZOMNIBUS
Zomnibus is a collective trade of three IDW zombie tales
1. Zombies ! Feast by Shane Mcarthy and Chris Bolton , art:
me: I had a blast with this. Its zombie formulaic but it doesnt mean it still doesnt work. From the first page you will guess and wonder whom are the main prototagonists that you will latch on to and it becomes a game of survivor , who will be the last ones standing. A fantastic appetizer in this full course zombie meal...
2. Eclipse of the Dead by El Torres , art : Yair Herrera
me: I would say this is the weakest of the three stories it still was worth the read. I liked the variety in the characters and the bottom line is it was balls to the walls fun. There were heros and villians within this mayhem of dead flesh , and of course lots of zombie slaying. I found this to be another solid appetizer for the main course ahead...
3. Zombies vs Robots by Chris Ryall , art: Ashley Wood
plot: three scientist fucking around with a portal time machine they built leads to a world survived by zombies and robots. 1 human baby still exist and the robots following their core programming must aide her survival. Eventually this stories takes us to a third party ... Amazons! there's actually a teaser to a fourth to leave you craving more but we never actually see it through...
me: First and foremost , I love the sketch book , mono tone coloured look of comics. Im not saying I wish all comics would look like this but sometimes it compliments a story perfectly. It works here , Ashley Wood's pencilling is hypnotic and alluring. I had a great time with the story , a decent rollercoaster ride. Just when I thought i had it figured out , shit hits the fan , just when I think this is FUBAR it settles into a routine zombie tale.. but it all comes together in the end.
FINAL VERDICT: BUY. Individually I might say borrow for 1 or 2 of the titles but for the price? $16-17 on Amazon for this lovely collection is superb value. There's some pin up art in the back from Wood , .. that is cherry on top of the already awesome cake you bought.
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