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aceinit's review against another edition
2.0
Edited to fix late-night talk-to-text translation errors:
There's setting up for a larger, grander story, and then there's just being scattered. For me, the storytelling in this volume felt much more like the latter.
We bounce around between too many locales and happenings and are given a wealth of strange goings-on, but there is very little so far to actually tie them together. The narrative could benefit from more than hints at the backstory that has gotten us to this point. None of the characters particularly stand out, much less resonate, and ultimately I finished the volume with absolutely no pressing need to continue the story.
There's setting up for a larger, grander story, and then there's just being scattered. For me, the storytelling in this volume felt much more like the latter.
We bounce around between too many locales and happenings and are given a wealth of strange goings-on, but there is very little so far to actually tie them together. The narrative could benefit from more than hints at the backstory that has gotten us to this point. None of the characters particularly stand out, much less resonate, and ultimately I finished the volume with absolutely no pressing need to continue the story.
rollforlibrarian's review against another edition
3.0
Three stars, because it wasn't actually bad. But I was uninspired. I'll read vol. 2 because it's already out from the library and on my nightstand but if it doesn't blow me away I don't think I'll continue.
bookkeeperdragon's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
hellocookie's review against another edition
2.0
Hinterkind is a post-apocalyptic fantasy story that is set some time after an unspoken something happens to the earth, nearly wiping out the population of humans. You know, like what happens in post-apocalyptic stories. Except in this story, the Hinterkind happen to be a bunch of mythical creatures that have come forth to reclaim the earth and take out their vengeance on the last of humanity.
This is a fantasy story with lots of ambition and even though it’s set on earth, it’s set in a different earth than we know and that requires world building. World building in comics can be a little easier than in novels since you can see what’s going on in and you don’t have to rely on lots of details on what the characters are seeing, but it seems that in lieu of having to build up all of these images for everyone, Edginton has set out to make this book as difficult to follow in every other way possible.
Six issues into this book (aka the first volume) and I have yet to come across a character that I like. A certain selfishness comes along with being the remaining survivors in a post-apocalyptic world; survival of the fittest and such. Somehow these characters manage to be whiny and entitled each in their own way, making it hard to enjoy reading about them. There are a few groups of characters that we follow in the first volume (with different, intertwining stories) and I don’t know which one I like reading about less. Consequently, I don’t really have any interest in learning what happens to any of them. The part of the story where mythological creatures actually exist and are coming back to reclaim the land is a neat premise but there’s nothing given to me from that drawing me back into the larger picture.
The art is mostly good and I find myself enjoying it generally and then something will be off and it throws me a bit. The art is definitely the better half of the equation between that and the writing. It’s also worth mentioning that the incredible cover for the first issue by Greg Tocchini and Francesco Trigolfi is what initially drew me in.
As fewer and fewer Vertigo titles seem to be hitting shelves (although more than not too long ago), I really wanted Hinterkind to knock it out of the park. It had a lot of potential to be great and maybe it still will turn out to be something worthwhile, but right now with so much to read out there, I don’t have time to continually invest in a series that’s forgettable at best.
VERDICT
Pass. As much as I would love to recommend this series, it just misses the mark on all fronts. Hinterkind feels like a mediocre first issue throughout the entire first arc and unless someone recommends the following issues after this, I don’t think I’ll be carrying on with the series.
This is a fantasy story with lots of ambition and even though it’s set on earth, it’s set in a different earth than we know and that requires world building. World building in comics can be a little easier than in novels since you can see what’s going on in and you don’t have to rely on lots of details on what the characters are seeing, but it seems that in lieu of having to build up all of these images for everyone, Edginton has set out to make this book as difficult to follow in every other way possible.
Six issues into this book (aka the first volume) and I have yet to come across a character that I like. A certain selfishness comes along with being the remaining survivors in a post-apocalyptic world; survival of the fittest and such. Somehow these characters manage to be whiny and entitled each in their own way, making it hard to enjoy reading about them. There are a few groups of characters that we follow in the first volume (with different, intertwining stories) and I don’t know which one I like reading about less. Consequently, I don’t really have any interest in learning what happens to any of them. The part of the story where mythological creatures actually exist and are coming back to reclaim the land is a neat premise but there’s nothing given to me from that drawing me back into the larger picture.
The art is mostly good and I find myself enjoying it generally and then something will be off and it throws me a bit. The art is definitely the better half of the equation between that and the writing. It’s also worth mentioning that the incredible cover for the first issue by Greg Tocchini and Francesco Trigolfi is what initially drew me in.
As fewer and fewer Vertigo titles seem to be hitting shelves (although more than not too long ago), I really wanted Hinterkind to knock it out of the park. It had a lot of potential to be great and maybe it still will turn out to be something worthwhile, but right now with so much to read out there, I don’t have time to continually invest in a series that’s forgettable at best.
VERDICT
Pass. As much as I would love to recommend this series, it just misses the mark on all fronts. Hinterkind feels like a mediocre first issue throughout the entire first arc and unless someone recommends the following issues after this, I don’t think I’ll be carrying on with the series.
xsleepyshadows's review against another edition
1.0
I was admiring the cover and that's what made me pick up this book series, I've gotten the next 2 volumes of Hinterkind and all of them have amazing cover art. It got me really excited to read them after seeing the cover of the book so, when I finished reading the book and I was completely disappointed. This throws us into a world with no explanation and just comes off as completely confusing. The opening I thought was nice setting up some dystopian type future. I like that central park, a place to enjoy nature, became the town surrounded by nature and ruins. I like them passing the alice statue so it foreshadows some fantasy is about to happen in this time. Then it completely falls apart from there. There are no really established rules to the fantasy we're looking at so it just comes off as having no ground to stand on, no idea what this time period is suppose to be? With the ruins of New York should mean more time has passed than just 7 months! (I only know it's been 7months from the description) Did magic return the cities to forests? How much technology do they have? What's the time period? If so there should be some kind of history that tells/shows us that. Do they want humans for slaves, food, or revenge? Not very clear.
The characters are a bit blank, that wouldn't be too bad if there was a strong story and world of fantasy to explore. I'm interested in the concept of fantasy creatures waiting to take back their world again. I'm going to try one more volume to see if they can get this story off the ground.
The art I didn't think was too bad, the cover art was gorgeous! I like the concept and I hope it picks up soon. ~Ashley
If you want to dive into a fantastical world with unusual creatures and a ton of story I recommend Saga, Vol. 1 (This book is for mature readers)
The characters are a bit blank, that wouldn't be too bad if there was a strong story and world of fantasy to explore. I'm interested in the concept of fantasy creatures waiting to take back their world again. I'm going to try one more volume to see if they can get this story off the ground.
The art I didn't think was too bad, the cover art was gorgeous! I like the concept and I hope it picks up soon. ~Ashley
If you want to dive into a fantastical world with unusual creatures and a ton of story I recommend Saga, Vol. 1 (This book is for mature readers)
misha_ali's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty much what I expected from the blurb. The best thing about this seems to be that it is pretty straightforward and action oriented. The worst thing about it is that the story doesn't really offer anything new or particularly interesting yet. However, the various factions and sub-factions clashing later seems worth continuing the series.
spiderkitten's review against another edition
3.0
Hmm. I did and did not like this. It started off great! A post apocalyptic world, far enough into the future that nature has reclaimed buildings and where the people live in Central Park, NYC. But then all of a sudden there were Giant Trolls, and fairies and other mythical creatures. I'm not a huge fantasy fan but kept reading because I wanted to give this a fair chance and the premise sounded ok, but in the end it just felt like there was too much going on. Too many different factions/creatures, too many different parties out on the world. It seemed to be moving too fast for 6 issues. That said, the writing is pretty good, and the art wasn't bad. It just didn't keep my attention like I had hoped it would.
droar's review against another edition
2.0
blerghs. Future plague killed most of the humans, some survived to live in tiny comunes. Animals are randomly mixed now (like tiger lions) also mythological races exist and hunt humans and some humans are weird patchwork golems and I'm not even really sure what's happening here. It was too much bad world building for one book and too little (or absolutely no) character development.
jexjthomas's review against another edition
3.0
I'm not sure how to write about this book without coming off as though I'm damning it with faint praise, though I wonder if maybe it can't be helped. Hinterkind is stylistically similar to Saga, with that gorgeous digital painterly look; unfortunately, Francesco Trifogli never quite hits the same highs as Saga's Fiona Staples, and while his art is good--and at times stunning--it is not seamless, and there are little quirks of anatomy or facial expressions or the way that clothes fold, etc. that can be distracting. To varying degrees, Hinterkind is also dealing in similar subject matter to not just Saga, but Fables as well (as much as I'd rather not draw the comparison, it is difficult not to). Unfortunately Hinterkind seems to lack the ambition or mastery of either book--but I'm also willing to give it the benefit of the doubt, that perhaps it is still trying to find its footing. Indeed, there is much here to like. I found the story gripping, the monsters imaginative, and I find myself wanting to know what comes next. So while Hinterkind may not be as perfect, may not be as strong out the gate as the series it is most similar to, it offers a lot of promise. I'll keep reading, at least for now, with the hope that it can deliver on that promise.