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waldowade's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
roach's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.0
But first of all, you should know how sorry I am that I could never show you the impossible.
[Quote translated from German.]
The first volume of this drew me in very strongly and I think I enjoyed this second volume even more. I'm still very engaged in this Men in Black-esque story with conspiracy theories instead of just aliens. The chaotic, smeared art is still amazing and I'm very curious where this story will go in the remaining two volumes. I really hope it won't fall off towards the end and finish with a disappointing mess.
I gotta say though, the Bigfoot hunting chapter in this volume was really great. I never thought I'd get this engaged in a Bigfoot story.
The first volume of this drew me in very strongly and I think I enjoyed this second volume even more. I'm still very engaged in this Men in Black-esque story with conspiracy theories instead of just aliens. The chaotic, smeared art is still amazing and I'm very curious where this story will go in the remaining two volumes. I really hope it won't fall off towards the end and finish with a disappointing mess.
I gotta say though, the Bigfoot hunting chapter in this volume was really great. I never thought I'd get this engaged in a Bigfoot story.
rachhosk's review
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
cassie_grace's review
4.0
Great, as I expect from Tynion. The pair of Bigfoot issues were the standout for me.
nymeria123's review
3.0
Too much exposition. I like the premise and ideas but it felt longer to read than the first volume.
helpfulsnowman's review
1.0
This is way better than a one-star book, unfortunately it's company policy over here to one-star comics that have long handwritten journals that have an art style that make them difficult to read.
The sad thing is, I really liked the bigfoot story, and the contents of the journals was good. But they were written in cursive on paper that had effects that made it look stained, folded, and with ink splotches and faded portions. It was realistic, but it's like, I get it, and making me read this in this format is more frustrating than it is rewarding.
I mean, this is why novels are not published in low-readability fonts. An entire novel I wrote by hand would be ridiculously horrible, and I would never make one. Well, okay, I probably would, and that's how you know it's a terrible, terrible idea.
I understand the desire and the intent, and I sort of respect the idea of using a visual medium in visual ways. But there has to be a balance between realism and something easy to read.
You know what? If you must, give me an appendix in the back with the letters typed out. Give me the option. Have your art and eat your cake, too.
And, I mean, I'm reading a book about someone hunting bigfoot. How realistic does it need to be?
The sad thing is, I really liked the bigfoot story, and the contents of the journals was good. But they were written in cursive on paper that had effects that made it look stained, folded, and with ink splotches and faded portions. It was realistic, but it's like, I get it, and making me read this in this format is more frustrating than it is rewarding.
I mean, this is why novels are not published in low-readability fonts. An entire novel I wrote by hand would be ridiculously horrible, and I would never make one. Well, okay, I probably would, and that's how you know it's a terrible, terrible idea.
I understand the desire and the intent, and I sort of respect the idea of using a visual medium in visual ways. But there has to be a balance between realism and something easy to read.
You know what? If you must, give me an appendix in the back with the letters typed out. Give me the option. Have your art and eat your cake, too.
And, I mean, I'm reading a book about someone hunting bigfoot. How realistic does it need to be?