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mvuijlst's review against another edition
1.0
Marvel en DC hebben hun superhelden, die afhankelijk van het geval magisch zijn of technologisch of mutanten of gebeten door een spin of gebombardeerd geraakt door kosmische stralingen of watdanook.
Bij Valiant is het vaak minder fantasyachtig en meer sciencefictionachtig — in de zin van “het zou eventueeeeeeellll mogelijk kunnen zijn”. Ik geef ruiterlijk toe dat ik nog nooit van Bloodshot had gehoord. Ik had deze drie verzamelaars al een tijd liggen en ik dacht, ik ga dat eens lezen als ik toch op weekend ga.
In het begin van dit verhaal, Setting the World on Fire, is Bloodshot een mens die volgepompt is met nanobots en die minofmeer bestuurd wordt door Slechteriken. En dan besluit één van de slechteriken van gedacht te veranderen. Bloodshot, die bij elke missie een nieuwe valse achtergrond krijgt van een familie en kinderen waarvoor hij het zogezegd allemaal doet, beseft plots dat het allemaal leugens zijn.
Volgt geweld en vechten en wraak. Maar gelijk veel geweld en vechten. De nanobots kunnen zo ongeveer alles repareren dat er met zijn lichaam gedaan wordt, op voorwaarde dat hij genoeg proteïnen binnen kan spelen achteraf (dat wordt niet expliciet getoond, maar het is wel zwaar geïmplicieerd dat hij meestal koeien dooddoet en binnenspeelt).
Hij wil te weten komen wie hij eigenlijk écht is, en er is ook nog een missie om kinderen te redden, en het is allemaal echt wel goed. Tot er in Vol. 3 blijkbaar een crossover met een andere serie in kwam (Harbinger Wars, geen idee wat of hoe) en één personage gewoon euh stopt, gelijk gewoon weggaat met een valies geld. En ik ben helemaal gestopt in Vol. 4, want daar werd gelijk een nioeuw verhaal begonnen dat mij van ver nog van dicht interesseerde, en met veel te veel karakters die mij geen knijt boeiden.
Een interessant karakter, Bloodshot, waar ongetwijfeld veel meer mee te doen is. Misschien lees ik wel eens Jeff Lemire’s versie van Bloodshot.
rltinha's review against another edition
2.0
Sem lhe faltar material gore q.b., há reviravolta e revelação que importam a quebra de um certo maniqueísmo e que, de algum modo, salvam a trama para um próximo volume.
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
3.0
Beginning with the story of a new HARDCorps team forming to rescue Bloodshot from Toyo Harada, and culminating in even more new members of HARDCorps, I get the feeling that this title could end up being like [a:Peter Milligan|19445|Peter Milligan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1289018386p2/19445.jpg]'s [b:X-Statix Omnibus|11277525|X-Statix Omnibus|Peter Milligan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1389159742l/11277525._SY75_.jpg|16204649] if it were played straight.
If you like your anti-heroes with a realistic amount of weaponry but an entirely unrealistic healing factor, or if you love the Marvel books where Wolverine edges closer to finding out who he was before he became a killing machine, this is the book for you.
If you like your anti-heroes with a realistic amount of weaponry but an entirely unrealistic healing factor, or if you love the Marvel books where Wolverine edges closer to finding out who he was before he became a killing machine, this is the book for you.
carroq's review against another edition
4.0
Alright! This is some good old fashioned action filled comic book storytelling right here. Bloodshot is a beast. Adding the H.A.R.D. Corps on top of it makes for a really fun book.
So, this picks up where volume three/Harbinger Wars leaves things off. The continuity between the different arcs is something I really appreciate in Valiant comics. Anyway, Bloodshot is back with Project Rising Spirit to lead a strike team against Toyo Harada. I like the way the creative team is able to add new characters via H.A.R.D. Corps and make them interesting right off the bat. It develops how people are chosen to participate in the program and what the consequences may be.
The art is good. It definitely fits for the type of story that is being told. I feel like the creators get a chance to revel in the over the top action stuff because the character and the book allow for it. Sure, there is some character building too, but that almost takes a back seat on this one. Anyway, the series continues to be enjoyable and I will definitely be picking up the next arc.
So, this picks up where volume three/Harbinger Wars leaves things off. The continuity between the different arcs is something I really appreciate in Valiant comics. Anyway, Bloodshot is back with Project Rising Spirit to lead a strike team against Toyo Harada. I like the way the creative team is able to add new characters via H.A.R.D. Corps and make them interesting right off the bat. It develops how people are chosen to participate in the program and what the consequences may be.
The art is good. It definitely fits for the type of story that is being told. I feel like the creators get a chance to revel in the over the top action stuff because the character and the book allow for it. Sure, there is some character building too, but that almost takes a back seat on this one. Anyway, the series continues to be enjoyable and I will definitely be picking up the next arc.
lukeisthename34's review against another edition
4.0
I am shocked at how much I am enjoying all the Valiant work.
tmaluck's review against another edition
3.0
You don't often see super-teams that include members with cystic fibrosis, cognitive disability, untreated addictions, and devout faith, but here they are in H.A.R.D. Corps! If the story could give each character a little more focus -shame Bloodshot keeps stealing the spotlight here and in Vol. 5- the Corps could easily become another set of Harbinger's Renegades to me. As it stands, still an okay arc for Bloodshot's series, but I wish they could have stood on their own, too.
grilledcheesesamurai's review against another edition
2.0
Meh.
Way too many characters that I could care less about. I want a Bloodshot comic that has...well...Bloodshot in it. Not just a couple of panels an issue. I don't really care about H.A.R.D. Corps.
So...thats it for me. There are two more volumes in this run, but I'm gonna pass on them. Instead, I'ma check out Jeff Lemire's [b:Bloodshot Reborn, Vol 1: Colorado|25746478|Bloodshot Reborn, Vol 1 Colorado|Jeff Lemire|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1434582014s/25746478.jpg|45587567] comic and cross my fingers that things are more like the 1st and 2nd volumes of this series.
Way too many characters that I could care less about. I want a Bloodshot comic that has...well...Bloodshot in it. Not just a couple of panels an issue. I don't really care about H.A.R.D. Corps.
So...thats it for me. There are two more volumes in this run, but I'm gonna pass on them. Instead, I'ma check out Jeff Lemire's [b:Bloodshot Reborn, Vol 1: Colorado|25746478|Bloodshot Reborn, Vol 1 Colorado|Jeff Lemire|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1434582014s/25746478.jpg|45587567] comic and cross my fingers that things are more like the 1st and 2nd volumes of this series.
lindick's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Kind of lame that a bloodshot book is mostly about other characters, but I actually liked them -- they added a bit of a human element.
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