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jowithtwoiis's review
5.0
A beautifully told tale with striking illustrations and spanning millennia. I found myself turning the pages faster as the story progressed, desperate to see how Oba Aje fared. The end was not what I expected. Highly recommend to any looking for something different in the scifi genre.
frannieman's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
alex_wordweaver's review
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Holy shit, that was amazing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, War, Blood, and Colonisation
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic
peachykeenebooks's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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? Yes
4.0
laissezfarrell's review
4.0
Second half more interesting than the first but the art is great throughout.
sarah2's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-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
4.0
A compelling and immersive story that kept me turning pages from the moment I started. The plot is engaging and the use of multiple perspectives helped to make Aja Oba's various entanglements feel more real. I do feel that character development was the weakest element of this work but did not detract from my overall enjoyment. A cool example of Afrofuturism in graphic novel form.
inkerly's review
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I don’t remember how I learned about this book but this book definitely sucks you into an immersive Afrofuturistic experience. Infinitum is a visually stunning Graphic Novel that poses several questions. Is immortality a blessing or a curse? What is the true meaning of Life and what could we be achieve if we had an infinite number of do-overs?
King Aja Oba, a ruthless African war King, is faced with just that when he is cursed by a witch/former lover. Over thousands of millennia he travels the world and outer space to search for power, wealth, love, and the meaning to his existential Life and experiences heartache, pain, many deaths, and suffering (often to expense him)
What I liked: it took awhile for me to digest the visuals but they are amazing. It’s not my style but I can appreciate good graphics they really encapsulate the cold and dark soul of the book at times.
This book was also a wild ride plot wise and I can tell the author has a knack for cyberpunk and science fiction lore like Star Wars, Dune.
I also appreciated the queer relationship representation in this book . Unexpected but refreshing to see in a Afrofuturistic tale.
Dislikes:
Weak Character development esp of female characters.
Most if not all serve as subservient love interests to Aja and are drawn very lewdly and written by a Black Man that upholds in traditionalist man-woman power structures for women. Which is partly why I thought the queer representation in this book came out of nowhere.
Additionally disjointed narrative storytelling (POV switching), hard to read/understand walls of comic text, plotholes, cringe one liners, and some very disturbing, trauma-porn like graphics (see content warning triggers) weakened the story in my eyes.
Towards the end, King Aja - the Lost King - John - has lived an eternity of lives like an immortal Forest Gump: living through Ancient African, African American, and human-alien civilizations.
I could not like nor dislike Aja throughout his journey — it is hard to “root” for him when you know his misdeeds and crimes- though the ending took me by surprise and felt unsatisfying… like what was his journey for then? Is it still to be written?
I guess it’s up to us to decide…
King Aja Oba, a ruthless African war King, is faced with just that when he is cursed by a witch/former lover. Over thousands of millennia he travels the world and outer space to search for power, wealth, love, and the meaning to his existential Life and experiences heartache, pain, many deaths, and suffering (often to expense him)
What I liked: it took awhile for me to digest the visuals but they are amazing. It’s not my style but I can appreciate good graphics they really encapsulate the cold and dark soul of the book at times.
This book was also a wild ride plot wise and I can tell the author has a knack for cyberpunk and science fiction lore like Star Wars, Dune.
I also appreciated the queer relationship representation in this book . Unexpected but refreshing to see in a Afrofuturistic tale.
Dislikes:
Weak Character development esp of female characters.
Most if not all serve as subservient love interests to Aja and are drawn very lewdly and written by a Black Man that upholds in traditionalist man-woman power structures for women. Which is partly why I thought the queer representation in this book came out of nowhere.
Additionally disjointed narrative storytelling (POV switching), hard to read/understand walls of comic text, plotholes, cringe one liners, and some very disturbing, trauma-porn like graphics (see content warning triggers) weakened the story in my eyes.
Towards the end, King Aja - the Lost King - John - has lived an eternity of lives like an immortal Forest Gump: living through Ancient African, African American, and human-alien civilizations.
I could not like nor dislike Aja throughout his journey — it is hard to “root” for him when you know his misdeeds and crimes- though the ending took me by surprise and felt unsatisfying… like what was his journey for then? Is it still to be written?
I guess it’s up to us to decide…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Gore, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Nudity, graphics of lynching, death by mass murder, disease, etc.,sarahmariaq's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
5.0
domdiggs's review
5.0
This was AWESOME!!! Seeing a GN representing African history, African-American history, American history, and possible futures was amazing. The images and writing drew me right in the story. And as the character grew and changed, I just became more and more invested in him. He's now a friend that I haven't seen in a while. I'm wondering what he's doing now. Did he figure out how to fix his situation? But I can't call him since I lost his number. So I'll keep wondering...