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geekwayne's review
3.0
'7th Sword' is a cross between a SF story and a samurai one. I liked the story but wondered how easy it really would be to kill a robot with a sword.
Daniel Clay is a mysterious man with a past. When he finds himself in the quiet town of ZenZion, he discovers that it's directly in the path of the planet's maniacal warlord who expects the people of the city to just peacefully accept his overbearing rule. If they won't, he's got an army of killer robots to help get his point across.
The town knows that Daniel Clay could help them, but Daniel wants nothing to do with it. He agrees to train a group of warriors to wield special swords to defend the town. They make a brave and suicidal stop Quentin Kavanaugh and his army of robots. Can Daniel leave it all behind and find peace once and for all?
It's a fairly standard small band of good guys against impossible odds story. With robots. I was reminded of 'The Seven Samurai' but the title of the comic does serve as a bit of a spoiler if the reader stops to think about it. The art isn't too bad, but I kept thinking of television animation as I read it. Maybe that's not a bad thing. I really wanted to know what Daniel Clay was running from, but we don't get a lot of backstory. Not a bad against all odds story.
I received a copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, IDW Publising, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
Daniel Clay is a mysterious man with a past. When he finds himself in the quiet town of ZenZion, he discovers that it's directly in the path of the planet's maniacal warlord who expects the people of the city to just peacefully accept his overbearing rule. If they won't, he's got an army of killer robots to help get his point across.
The town knows that Daniel Clay could help them, but Daniel wants nothing to do with it. He agrees to train a group of warriors to wield special swords to defend the town. They make a brave and suicidal stop Quentin Kavanaugh and his army of robots. Can Daniel leave it all behind and find peace once and for all?
It's a fairly standard small band of good guys against impossible odds story. With robots. I was reminded of 'The Seven Samurai' but the title of the comic does serve as a bit of a spoiler if the reader stops to think about it. The art isn't too bad, but I kept thinking of television animation as I read it. Maybe that's not a bad thing. I really wanted to know what Daniel Clay was running from, but we don't get a lot of backstory. Not a bad against all odds story.
I received a copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, IDW Publising, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
gloriouspanic's review
4.0
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Disclosure: I received this as an ARC from Netgalley
My Summary:
This was a classic David Vs. Goliath type match up between a small community and a barbaric and vicious dictator bent on taking as much power as possible. Unlike David though the hero in this story is a beaten down samurai who has years of battle experience. Plus add some incredible technology - quite a lot of the bad guys aren't even human but robots!
Artwork:
I really enjoyed the artwork in this especially how the character Superfecta Five is drawn. She's part robot and part human and the combination makes her impossible figure much more practical and believable. Finally a skinny waist that makes sense! Beyond that though things that needed to be a bit gross really seemed that way - like the green clones were fairly disgusting. As an added benefit if you like tall, dark, handsome.. tattoo's - the main character meets all of these spot on!
Review:
I really enjoyed this not because it was a brand new type of story line but more because it felt like a fresh take on a story that's been told for many generations. I don't think I'll ever get tired of reading about the underdog triumphing over evil and saving the day. I think the only thing that I didn't like is how incredibly fast everything seemed to happen but I've noticed most graphic novels tend to be this way. As a complete newbie to this genre I'm still adjusting to the very different writing style that is graphic novels and anime.
Disclosure: I received this as an ARC from Netgalley
My Summary:
This was a classic David Vs. Goliath type match up between a small community and a barbaric and vicious dictator bent on taking as much power as possible. Unlike David though the hero in this story is a beaten down samurai who has years of battle experience. Plus add some incredible technology - quite a lot of the bad guys aren't even human but robots!
Artwork:
I really enjoyed the artwork in this especially how the character Superfecta Five is drawn. She's part robot and part human and the combination makes her impossible figure much more practical and believable. Finally a skinny waist that makes sense! Beyond that though things that needed to be a bit gross really seemed that way - like the green clones were fairly disgusting. As an added benefit if you like tall, dark, handsome.. tattoo's - the main character meets all of these spot on!
Review:
I really enjoyed this not because it was a brand new type of story line but more because it felt like a fresh take on a story that's been told for many generations. I don't think I'll ever get tired of reading about the underdog triumphing over evil and saving the day. I think the only thing that I didn't like is how incredibly fast everything seemed to happen but I've noticed most graphic novels tend to be this way. As a complete newbie to this genre I'm still adjusting to the very different writing style that is graphic novels and anime.
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