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14 reviews for:
Deadenders
Warren Pleece, John Costanza, Marguerite Cook, Ed Brubaker, Cameron Stewart, Jay Stephens, Bjarne Hansen, Richard Case
3.58 AVERAGE
14 reviews for:
Deadenders
Warren Pleece, John Costanza, Marguerite Cook, Ed Brubaker, Cameron Stewart, Jay Stephens, Bjarne Hansen, Richard Case
3.58 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not too bad. At first I wasn't digging it too much, because the main character was such a jerk. but by the second arc or so he really mellowed, and the secondary characters became more compelling too. the setting really reminded me of In Time or Hunger Games, standard dystopia stuff. the main mystery of the story was interesting, but was definitely not explained fully enough in the end. the ending was definitely the books biggest problem, it really didn't hold together. it went for enigmatic and ended up just frustrating. Oh well. it was a fun journey, that I read really quickly considering it's size. Ed Brubaker is one of my favorite writers but this was far from his best.
my favorite part was the "suspended between here and there" arc involving the main character Beemer and his girlfriend Sophie hiding out with an older man Daniel, who sells books. the strange love triangle that ensues was beautiful and interesting.
my favorite part was the "suspended between here and there" arc involving the main character Beemer and his girlfriend Sophie hiding out with an older man Daniel, who sells books. the strange love triangle that ensues was beautiful and interesting.
I was not a fan of this story. I didn't like the characters and wasn't impressed by the matrix-like reveal of the machine that kept the Cataclysm alive. I'm glad, I guess, that they got everyone out in the end (although we don't see much of the rebuilt world afterward), but this isn't my type of story. I might have enjoyed it more as a print book instead of a graphic novel.
This book just wasn't for me. I wasn't able to finish it as I just didn't care. I don't think Brubaker did enough to build this world. Ed Brubaker has done amazing things, but this book isn't one of them.
A good sci-fi coming-of-age. The ending is rushed by the series' premature cancellation and jarringly action-movie in comparison to the series' character-driven tone up to that point, but for the majority of Deadenders' run, Brubaker does a fine job developing the characters and circumstances. Ultimately, the book succeeds because Brubaker can develop losers like Beezer without making the characters so pathetic or angry that the reader turns against them. You can identify with his struggle to find purpose in a world where nothing you do seems to have any lasting impact. Powerful stuff.
Imagine the teenage characters of Archie Comics (or more pointedly, as this is a DC comic, Leave It To Binky and Swing With Scooter), only in a dystopian science fiction story. That's all I'll say about the plot, but this story is packed with adventure, surprise, and well written characters. And it has a lot of heart.
Beezer lives in a world after the cataclysm, an event that no one really knows about and no one is quick to explain. Beezer lives in a tough sector and he does what he needs to to survive. This sometimes has a way of getting him into trouble with a large range of people including drug dealers and the police. Beezer also has the ability to see back to the peaceful, happy world before the cataclysm and there are groups of people who want to know more about that ability and they're willing to do anything to find out more.
I had a hard time with about the first third of the book because it felt like there were a lot of plot holes or questions that just weren't being answered. It was frustrating and it didn't feel like anything was going to be resolved. However, by about the second third, everything got a lot clearer and it just started to fall into place in a great way. I love this book! There's just so much that happens that makes it complex and different from other books that I've read. The art style is stellar and there are even moments where we see some mock-happy-go-lucky art in contrast. We also get several character perspectives and they all work to better layer the story. Some parts are definitely more young adult/adult so I would suggest this mainly for mature readers if we're looking at the teen ages.
I had a hard time with about the first third of the book because it felt like there were a lot of plot holes or questions that just weren't being answered. It was frustrating and it didn't feel like anything was going to be resolved. However, by about the second third, everything got a lot clearer and it just started to fall into place in a great way. I love this book! There's just so much that happens that makes it complex and different from other books that I've read. The art style is stellar and there are even moments where we see some mock-happy-go-lucky art in contrast. We also get several character perspectives and they all work to better layer the story. Some parts are definitely more young adult/adult so I would suggest this mainly for mature readers if we're looking at the teen ages.
If not for the rush job at the end (because it was cancelled) and the odd mish-mash, back-and-forth with genres, this could have been truly great. The post-apocalyptic world was interesting and well developed. Some of the weird sci-fi concepts were neat. The art was an interesting throwback style to Jack Kirby golden age styles mixed with some Archie Comics pieces. But the characterizations were often one-note and flat, and the main character was a grade-A douchebag that I couldn't connect with at all and constantly questioned why anyone ever even gave him the time of day.
This is a long read, but worth it if you like dystopian narratives and can get past some of the annoying characters.
This is a long read, but worth it if you like dystopian narratives and can get past some of the annoying characters.