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nivek1385's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
N.B. I received a free copy of this book via freeaudiobookcodes.com. It was a nice follow up to the previous entry. Plus, punching Nazis...
mellhay's review against another edition
4.0
Gary's life feels to be evolving and growing, as life should. By now, we know Gary's not a true villain in his intent but he doesn't act as a straight laced hero either. Gary calls himself an antihero, which fits perfectly. Gary does seem to have a great capability of screwing things up too, which brings humor and highlights additional characters in the book. And yet, in some strange way, it works out for Gary. lol. I enjoy these moments, when things go off the rails for Gary because it feels creative with how we get to where we still need to be. There are moments where it feels as though it's the easy route, but it's all good because Gary is his own character.
As always, I had fun listening to Gary and his family and friends take this adventure and fight on. It seems Gary's life might take another turn in the future with what he does in life. Or maybe not.
****FULL REVIEW****
*I was given this free review copy of this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
I had a few rough weeks and wanted an audio book I could enjoy and relax with. This fit the mold. I always enjoy Gary's antics and adventures. This book follows through with what I was looking for.
Gary gave up being a super villain a year ago. Until the special United States agency sets out to arrest him, and threatens his children. Wanting to get away from the potential attack coming, and getting a chance to kill Nazi's, Gary agrees to help an underground kingdom in the center of the Earth.
John from C.T.'s Apocalyptic books joins our favorites on this mission. We get a quick view of his life and world here. These crumbs could make you curious to pick up those books.
When I think there couldn't be more '80's and '90's movies to pull from, C.T. surprises me with ones I've forgotten about. I love listening to the story and thinking of what movie, comic, book, and more that influences the events and quick comebacks. There is so much great material to be inspired by! I love how C.T. does that.
Gary loves his family. This is the one thing he fights for, or doesn't fight. All to keep them safe. He loves his women deeply, all the women close to him. He has to face that his children and niece could be in danger because of what he and the moms do. Will that stop Gary from doing what needs done though?
Gary's life feels to be evolving and growing, as life should. By now we know Gary's not a true villain in his intent but he doesn't act as a straight laced hero either. Gary calls himself an antihero, which fits perfectly. Gary does seem to have a great capability of screwing things up too, which brings humor and highlights additional characters in the book. And yet, in some strange way, it works out for Gary. lol. I enjoy these moments, when things go off the rails for Gary because it feels creative with how we get to where we still need to be. There are moments where it feels as though it's the easy route, but it's all good because Gary is his own character.
You know when Gary is not thrilled with something or disappointed as he wont waste a great Star Wars quote, or pop culture quote, on that person or situation. That weighs more in meaning than giving a great quote to lighten the moment.
As always, I had fun listening to Gary and his family and friends take this adventure and fight on. It seems Gary's life might take another turn in the future with what he does in life. Or maybe not.
As always, I had fun listening to Gary and his family and friends take this adventure and fight on. It seems Gary's life might take another turn in the future with what he does in life. Or maybe not.
****FULL REVIEW****
*I was given this free review copy of this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
I had a few rough weeks and wanted an audio book I could enjoy and relax with. This fit the mold. I always enjoy Gary's antics and adventures. This book follows through with what I was looking for.
Gary gave up being a super villain a year ago. Until the special United States agency sets out to arrest him, and threatens his children. Wanting to get away from the potential attack coming, and getting a chance to kill Nazi's, Gary agrees to help an underground kingdom in the center of the Earth.
John from C.T.'s Apocalyptic books joins our favorites on this mission. We get a quick view of his life and world here. These crumbs could make you curious to pick up those books.
When I think there couldn't be more '80's and '90's movies to pull from, C.T. surprises me with ones I've forgotten about. I love listening to the story and thinking of what movie, comic, book, and more that influences the events and quick comebacks. There is so much great material to be inspired by! I love how C.T. does that.
Gary loves his family. This is the one thing he fights for, or doesn't fight. All to keep them safe. He loves his women deeply, all the women close to him. He has to face that his children and niece could be in danger because of what he and the moms do. Will that stop Gary from doing what needs done though?
Gary's life feels to be evolving and growing, as life should. By now we know Gary's not a true villain in his intent but he doesn't act as a straight laced hero either. Gary calls himself an antihero, which fits perfectly. Gary does seem to have a great capability of screwing things up too, which brings humor and highlights additional characters in the book. And yet, in some strange way, it works out for Gary. lol. I enjoy these moments, when things go off the rails for Gary because it feels creative with how we get to where we still need to be. There are moments where it feels as though it's the easy route, but it's all good because Gary is his own character.
You know when Gary is not thrilled with something or disappointed as he wont waste a great Star Wars quote, or pop culture quote, on that person or situation. That weighs more in meaning than giving a great quote to lighten the moment.
As always, I had fun listening to Gary and his family and friends take this adventure and fight on. It seems Gary's life might take another turn in the future with what he does in life. Or maybe not.
abeckstrom's review
4.0
This review is for the audiobook version of The Future of Supervillainy by C. T. Phipps and read by Jeffrey Kafer.
We're six books into the Supervillainy Saga at this point and we're at a stage where you really need to have read some (if not all) of the previous books in the series in order for most of this to make sense. Unlike some series, The Supervillainy Saga doesn't feel like individual stories that are connected by the same set of characters in the same world. It feels like the continuation of one single story that's been going on now for some time and appears to have no sign of slowing down, in other words, it's earned its designation as a saga.
While it's not my favorite of the books, it's a respectable entry in the saga. Gary Karkofsky (AKA: Merciless) continues to evolve and again shows growth of character. Something that, back in The Rules of Supervillainy, I would have never suspected.
This time around, the story takes Gary on a hollow earth tale in a superheroes versus Nazi's tale that could have happened during one of the many good JSA or All-Star Squadron runs except where all of the characters were morally ambiguous pastiches of themselves.
Future is another Phipps popcorn-fest. There's tons of stylized action and violence, nerd and geek references galore (you may need to open a tab to search Wikipedia from time to time), and Gary's trademark sense of humor is almost on-par with Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden at this point. The book also serves to remind the reader/listener that punching Nazis will never not be OK.
At this point, I'm not sure what else I can say about Jeffrey Kafer. It seems as if fully 25% of all books I listen to these days are narrated by him. He's an Audible rockstar. He's so dependable, that he's joined my list of elite narrators where I will actually search for books under their name when I'm looking for how to spend my monthly credit.
Will The Future of Supervillainy change your life? Goodness, no! Will you enjoy your time spent with Gary and his crew? Absolutely!
***Full Disclosure: I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.
We're six books into the Supervillainy Saga at this point and we're at a stage where you really need to have read some (if not all) of the previous books in the series in order for most of this to make sense. Unlike some series, The Supervillainy Saga doesn't feel like individual stories that are connected by the same set of characters in the same world. It feels like the continuation of one single story that's been going on now for some time and appears to have no sign of slowing down, in other words, it's earned its designation as a saga.
While it's not my favorite of the books, it's a respectable entry in the saga. Gary Karkofsky (AKA: Merciless) continues to evolve and again shows growth of character. Something that, back in The Rules of Supervillainy, I would have never suspected.
This time around, the story takes Gary on a hollow earth tale in a superheroes versus Nazi's tale that could have happened during one of the many good JSA or All-Star Squadron runs except where all of the characters were morally ambiguous pastiches of themselves.
Future is another Phipps popcorn-fest. There's tons of stylized action and violence, nerd and geek references galore (you may need to open a tab to search Wikipedia from time to time), and Gary's trademark sense of humor is almost on-par with Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden at this point. The book also serves to remind the reader/listener that punching Nazis will never not be OK.
At this point, I'm not sure what else I can say about Jeffrey Kafer. It seems as if fully 25% of all books I listen to these days are narrated by him. He's an Audible rockstar. He's so dependable, that he's joined my list of elite narrators where I will actually search for books under their name when I'm looking for how to spend my monthly credit.
Will The Future of Supervillainy change your life? Goodness, no! Will you enjoy your time spent with Gary and his crew? Absolutely!
***Full Disclosure: I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.
audiobookmel's review
5.0
4.5 stars
Review originally posted at BooksOfMyHeart.net.
I love being back in the world of Gary Karkofsky, a.k.a Merciless: The Supervillainy without Mercy. This time Gary and his band of supervillains are traveling to the center of the earth to fight Nazis. There are some crossovers from some of Phipps other series. Don’t worry though, if you haven’t read the other series, you’ll be just fine. I have not read all the series referenced in The Future of Supervillainy, and I still enjoyed it a lot.
The same is very true about the other pop culture/sci-fi references. I’m very much a nerd and love all the references Phipps brings up in his series (I really loved the Indiana Jones references in this one). That being said, I don’t always get all the references, but that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy the story. It kinda reminds me of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K). I don’t get all the jokes in those movies, but there are so many that I do get, I don’t mind if some go over my head.
Anyway, I continue to enjoy this Supervillainy Saga series with wonderful characters and a dark and snarky sense of humor. Phipps does a great job bringing me out of a funk when I’ve had a tough day at work and I listen on my drive home. I always look forward to listening to his stories.
I know I haven’t said much about this story, in particular, but I don’t want to spoil the earlier books, if you haven’t listened to them yet (and you really should). It really is a series where each book builds on the previous book, so you’ll want to read in order.
Narration:
Jeffrey Kafer really does a great job with the narration of this series. I love all the voices of all the characters. He’s great with the male and female voices and there is a fairly large cast in this series, but that’s not hard for Kafer. I think he does a great job bringing out the humor in the series, but also doesn’t have any problems with action or sexy scenes either. Kafer really is a world class narrator and I always look forward to listening to any story he narrates.
**I'd like to thank the author for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
Review originally posted at BooksOfMyHeart.net.
I love being back in the world of Gary Karkofsky, a.k.a Merciless: The Supervillainy without Mercy. This time Gary and his band of supervillains are traveling to the center of the earth to fight Nazis. There are some crossovers from some of Phipps other series. Don’t worry though, if you haven’t read the other series, you’ll be just fine. I have not read all the series referenced in The Future of Supervillainy, and I still enjoyed it a lot.
The same is very true about the other pop culture/sci-fi references. I’m very much a nerd and love all the references Phipps brings up in his series (I really loved the Indiana Jones references in this one). That being said, I don’t always get all the references, but that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy the story. It kinda reminds me of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K). I don’t get all the jokes in those movies, but there are so many that I do get, I don’t mind if some go over my head.
Anyway, I continue to enjoy this Supervillainy Saga series with wonderful characters and a dark and snarky sense of humor. Phipps does a great job bringing me out of a funk when I’ve had a tough day at work and I listen on my drive home. I always look forward to listening to his stories.
I know I haven’t said much about this story, in particular, but I don’t want to spoil the earlier books, if you haven’t listened to them yet (and you really should). It really is a series where each book builds on the previous book, so you’ll want to read in order.
Narration:
Jeffrey Kafer really does a great job with the narration of this series. I love all the voices of all the characters. He’s great with the male and female voices and there is a fairly large cast in this series, but that’s not hard for Kafer. I think he does a great job bringing out the humor in the series, but also doesn’t have any problems with action or sexy scenes either. Kafer really is a world class narrator and I always look forward to listening to any story he narrates.
**I'd like to thank the author for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
jthuai's review
5.0
My husband and I love listening to this series together. We have very different knowledge bases when it comes to Pop culture so he gets the stuff I don’t know and vice versa.
jasonabbott's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
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