Reviews

X-O Manowar, Volume 3: Planet Death by Robert Venditti, Cary Nord, Trevor Hairsine

rltinha's review against another edition

3.0

É impressionante que haja uma terceira trade a partir de uma premissa tão tresloucada como«visigodo raptado por ET's retorna à Terra 1600 anos depois, envergando armadura hiper-resistente». A partir disto não se salta o tubarão, desde o início que se saltou ao eixo sobre um cardume deles (notai que verifiquei a existência de vocábulo para designar o colectivo específico para tubarões e, ao que parece não existe). O feito notável de Venditti é que deste salto ao eixo com tubarões não resulta um único arranhão.
A arte de Nord cumpre e adiciona ao todo, resultando um comic de qualidade improvável para a referida premissa e, feito ainda mais notável, capaz de criar expectativa para o Vol. 4.

kavinay's review against another edition

3.0

This book is beginning to find it's groove. The bits of lore and backstory on armour are the sort of world-building that was much needed until now.

carroq's review against another edition

5.0

Aric of Dacia, aka X-O Manowar, is a warrior from the 5th century that has been transplanted into modern times after being abducted by an alien race known as the Vine. He fought his way free, returned to Earth, and fought back against their secret network that has infiltrated society. Now he plans to take the fight to them.

There is a bit going on with this book. The creators show a lot more of the Vine as Aric arrives on their home world and leads an uprising of all the races enslaved by the Vine. There is a mix of action and background, including a prophecy regarding the X-O armor. It is a lot of fun. The different elements mesh really well together.

I'll admit I wasn't a huge fan of Cary Nord's art at first, but it has grown on me as I've seen more of it. This volume is awesome though. Part of it might be Moose Baumann's colors. The art brings this alien planet to life. We get to see into the Vine culture and the sort of place their empire spawned from. Planet Death is aptly named and definitely worth picking up for fans of the character.

delaneybull's review against another edition

3.0

Nice, easy wrap up. A little rushed once the narrative moved to Loam, and not enough true struggle between Aric and the council, but I liked it. I think this storyline was a little too morally cut-and-dry for my taste, but it was an easy entry into a new genre, with not too much previous character arcs to confuse a new reader.

branpender12's review against another edition

3.0

I was provided this ARC by NetGalley for an honest review.
This was my first comic book and I am not entirely sure if I liked it or not.

The illustrations were very detailed and highly stylized to match the scene depicted in the few words. I kind of felt like I was reading a child picture book and probably will not read another comic. The main character seems to cause more issues than he fixes and I was not a huge fan. Since I wanted to try comics and this one seemed like a normal example, I am going with a 3 star for not wowing me.

all_hail_grimlock's review against another edition

I'm really enjoying this re-read, and although I know there's at least one other volume, this is all I have from Humble Bundle so far.   I will eventually track down the rest of this story, however. 

I'm especially interested in the people Aric finds on Loam, the home world of the Vine and the place where Shanhara, or the Manowar amor, originated.   It's not just the history of the amor itself, but a connection to the people he knew and loved.

dale75uk's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

grilledcheesesamurai's review against another edition

4.0

Planet Death. Hard to go wrong with a title like that, eh?

The Vines invasion of Earth has been repelled, and Aric of the Visigoth takes his newfound armor of Shanhara to the world of Loam, the home planet of the Vine itself.

You can guess from the Planet Death title of this arc what happens next.

I am really impressed with this series so far. It blends the whole fantasy/sci-fi tropes nicely and even feels a little super hero(y). There's a lot more depth then one would expect as well from a comic that titles itself Manowar. It looks closely at the separation of religion and government and gives us, the readers, a little food for thought. At its heart though, this book is a glorious slug-fest of a man that has fallen out of his time and gifted with the ability of destruction. Now that he has had his vengeance it will be interesting to see where things go.

All in all a very easy 4 stars!

connor_523's review against another edition

3.0

I can never get disappointed with this series

quilly14's review against another edition

3.0

At its most basic level, X-O Manowar is about a Conan-type barbarian that has crazt armor like Iron Man.

I generally don't care for the barbarian archetype. Thankfully, there's a lot more to this story than its most basic level.

This volume revolves around an alien invasion. These aliens worship the aforementioned armor as a god, and they want it back.

Don't look for incisive character moments. This is a big action book. If you're ok with that, I'd say it's worth checking out.