Reviews

Supergod by Warren Ellis, Garrie Gastonny

blairconrad's review

4.0

Ellis's take on an alternate history where the world's arms race involved creating superhuman beings was novel and interesting. I enjoyed the variety of the superpeople, with the implied commentary on the creator nations. Be warned though - the story is grim, and there's much to offend, if you're looking to be offended.
The artwork fit the story well, I thought.

sephyy's review

challenging dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.25

thingquail's review

adventurous dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

booknooknoggin's review

4.0

I was afraid that this was going to be bad. It was surprisingly good.

josephfinn's review

4.0

A sad tale of how we destroyed ourselves in the superhuman arms race.

scotto's review

4.0

a delightfully fucked up look at what might happen if a half dozen countries each created their own amoral superbeings (think dr manhattan from watchmen), who each try to remake the planet to their own unknowable standards, while the human race stands by helplessly and a) worships them and b) dies a lot. it ain't pretty, but it's a strangely good read for a book that has zero sympathetic characters. as one of the superbeings notes, "i'm not insane, i'm simply without sanity," and when you put a bunch of those folks together, pretty soon someone's blown a hole through the moon.