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geekwayne's review against another edition
1.0
'Captain Canuck Vol. 1: Aleph' by Kalman Andrasofszky with art by Leonard Kirk and Adam Gorham is a reboot of the 1970s series. It was much anticipated, but it's just a hot mess.
When we meet Captain Canuck and his support team, they are responding to an emergency call in a gold mining operation. When they get there, they find that people have been turned into some sort of gold zombies from touching the gold. Captain Canuck's suit protects him from this somehow. We find out that the villain behind this is Mr. Gold.
We also get flashbacks about Captain Canuck's origins. Sort of. It's all confusing as to what his powers are and what he does. He seems to be a sort of human shield that refuses to shoot anything, which is fine, but he has an ace sniper on his team, so that sends a weird mixed message. I'm hoping volume 2 clears some of this up a bit more.
The art is not impressive. It's blocky and not really fun to look at.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Chapterhouse Publishing, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
When we meet Captain Canuck and his support team, they are responding to an emergency call in a gold mining operation. When they get there, they find that people have been turned into some sort of gold zombies from touching the gold. Captain Canuck's suit protects him from this somehow. We find out that the villain behind this is Mr. Gold.
We also get flashbacks about Captain Canuck's origins. Sort of. It's all confusing as to what his powers are and what he does. He seems to be a sort of human shield that refuses to shoot anything, which is fine, but he has an ace sniper on his team, so that sends a weird mixed message. I'm hoping volume 2 clears some of this up a bit more.
The art is not impressive. It's blocky and not really fun to look at.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Chapterhouse Publishing, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
sarah_emtage's review against another edition
5.0
2022
I finally got the follow up volumes to this one (Gauntlet was apparently out of stock for years but since Chapterhouse got bought by Lev Gleason I decided to try ordering again and they actually came this time!) so I re-read for context going forward. This was the first superhero comic that I really got into and it mostly holds up for me. I'm looking forward to finally finding out how these plot threads continue.
2018 Review:
A few years ago I wandered into a Chapterhouse panel at fan expo, and I'm very grateful that I did. Since then I've become a big fan of both the original Captain Canuck and the current reboot of the character. The art and storytelling is excellent. Both versions have the integrity and bravery that I love about classic superheroes. This is the first arc of the new Canuck, and they've changed some things up to create more nuance and contrast. I really enjoy the character development of the side characters.
I finally got the follow up volumes to this one (Gauntlet was apparently out of stock for years but since Chapterhouse got bought by Lev Gleason I decided to try ordering again and they actually came this time!) so I re-read for context going forward. This was the first superhero comic that I really got into and it mostly holds up for me. I'm looking forward to finally finding out how these plot threads continue.
2018 Review:
A few years ago I wandered into a Chapterhouse panel at fan expo, and I'm very grateful that I did. Since then I've become a big fan of both the original Captain Canuck and the current reboot of the character. The art and storytelling is excellent. Both versions have the integrity and bravery that I love about classic superheroes. This is the first arc of the new Canuck, and they've changed some things up to create more nuance and contrast. I really enjoy the character development of the side characters.
iffer's review against another edition
2.0
This wasn't bad, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it. There's potential here, in the relationship between brothers, and some potentially interesting side characters. The art is also solid. However, for a first volume, the story doesn't have forward momentum, and all of the jumping around in time/people's memories makes this confusing, especially considering that it's supposed to be a reboot that appeals to both old and new Captain Canuck fans.
Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC.
Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC.
midwichtriffid's review against another edition
3.0
I was actually rather surprised by this read. The art was very good, the action well paced and excellently rendered, the story however was quite hard to follow. I appreciate that every superhero comes with a backstory and a mythos, I just wish Captain Canucks had been better laid out. The use of flashbacks was patchy and felt oddly disconnected. It was also hard to feel sympathy and concern for characters that hadn't been fleshed out. For a book labeled as Volume 1 I felt like I had been thrown in at volume 2 and was expected to know from the beginning all the information that akwardly dumped in the last half (and volume 2).
I love the idea of Canada getting its own branded super, and got a real kick out of seeing locations I was familiar with get name dropped, I just wish it had been better executed.
I love the idea of Canada getting its own branded super, and got a real kick out of seeing locations I was familiar with get name dropped, I just wish it had been better executed.
jilljemmett's review against another edition
4.0
Before getting this book, I had never heard of Captain Canuck. I was glad to find such a patriotic, Canadian super hero.
In general, the story was interesting. The villain created a kind of gold that invaded and controlled people. It was very hard to remove from a person, and creepy to read about. I also liked the Toronto references. One of the final issues in the volume was even set right in the heart of the city, in Nathan Phillips Square beside the famous TORONTO sign.
There were a few problems with the story. I wish there was more of an introduction to the story. I wasn’t familiar with the characters so I would have liked to get to know them before being thrown into the story. One of the characters was French, which was an awesome inclusion of another aspect of Canada. However, there was a part where she was speaking French and there was no translation. I know some French, but these French passages really slowed me down. It would be difficult for people who don’t speak French to read that part.
Overall, this was a pretty good graphic novel. It’s great for Canadian superhero fans.
I received this book from the publisher.
In general, the story was interesting. The villain created a kind of gold that invaded and controlled people. It was very hard to remove from a person, and creepy to read about. I also liked the Toronto references. One of the final issues in the volume was even set right in the heart of the city, in Nathan Phillips Square beside the famous TORONTO sign.
There were a few problems with the story. I wish there was more of an introduction to the story. I wasn’t familiar with the characters so I would have liked to get to know them before being thrown into the story. One of the characters was French, which was an awesome inclusion of another aspect of Canada. However, there was a part where she was speaking French and there was no translation. I know some French, but these French passages really slowed me down. It would be difficult for people who don’t speak French to read that part.
Overall, this was a pretty good graphic novel. It’s great for Canadian superhero fans.
I received this book from the publisher.
bent's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting enough story, not great but I judge it a little less harshly because it's so rare to have Canadian superheroes.
iwi's review against another edition
3.0
The art is really lovely, the colours are both suiting and pleasing to look which is something comics can struggle with. But everything looks very crisp and polished. The story isn't overly complex, but it's paced well and the reveals happen at the right time. I'm really looking forward to what comes next and I want to learn more about this interesting feature of their world. What is the thing Tom has, what happens when more aliens come, what do they want!? Is Michael gonna be okay, what about sniper lady? I could see rereading this comic. Overall I really enjoyed it, even the French I didn't understand
I only had two problems. When they're fixing Patel's leg they talk about her humerus and that's in the arm so.... And then they accidentally had a time period labeled wrong. But very minor things.
I only had two problems. When they're fixing Patel's leg they talk about her humerus and that's in the arm so.... And then they accidentally had a time period labeled wrong. But very minor things.
undertowsoul's review
2.0
It is with regret that I report that this volume suffers from the same problem as the first, the story is so scrambled and difficult to follow that I was unable to enjoy it. This one was slightly less jumbled but only because I had to re-read the first to have an idea of what was happening before I could start on the second. This is not a story you could start with volume two and I can tell you that I won't be reading number three. The artwork is great. The action sequences are superb. The problem is that those two things seem to be the only thing they focused on, instead of making a cohesive story. No sex scenes, some cursing and superfluous violence can't save this graphic novel. I love parodies but this is one I just could not enjoy.
I would like to thank the publisher, author, and Netgalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.
I would like to thank the publisher, author, and Netgalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.
undertowsoul's review against another edition
2.0
I'm sad to say that I was not a fan of this series opener. Despite reviews, I went in worth an open mind in hopes that is be able to follow the story better than others had but I was sadly mistaken. Despite reading it twice in a row (which I've never done before but wanted to really give this a fair shot) there are still many parts of this story that are completely muddy to me. There are a couple of good things but they are so bogged down in an insensible story that they're vastly outweighed. There's a lot of action and is really cool. The artist is awesome. That's about all I can really say to the positive though. A few pages are in French (which I do know a tiny bit of luckily) but those may even be easier to understand than some in English. There's swearing, innuendo and, of course, superfluous violence as well. Sadly, I would have to recommend you skip this one, unless it's necessary for the second in the series (an update on that later as I do have that one to read as well).
I would like to thank the publisher, author, and Netgalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.
I would like to thank the publisher, author, and Netgalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.
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