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geekwayne's review against another edition
3.0
'Mind MGMT, Vol. 3: The Home Maker' feels a little uneven compared to previous volumes, but it's still manages to mess with your mind. If you're not familiar with Mind MGMT, you can't start with this one. It closely follows events in the last volume and even that is a bit hard to grab onto at first.
The book starts with a series of clever recipe cards for explosives and ricin laced sweet tea, then zooms in on what seems like domestic bliss. Sort of bliss. There are some missing valuables and a kleptomaniacal housewife is accused. She has her own way of silencing her accusers.
We then move back to Henry Lyme and Meru. We learn that Meru and the Eraser both grew up loving books. We see Lyme's regret at his attempts to woo and recruit Meru. The Eraser eventually falls in love and marries an author whose name seems familiarly to be Philip K. Dick, an author that would seem to be an inspiration for this mindbending series. Teams are recruited but it seems like it's all building up to something later. Not much happened here, but it happens in typical Kindt Mind MGMT style.
I loved the suburban magazine parodies as well as the recipe cards. The tips and tricks embedded on the edges of the page are always a welcome sight in this series. There is what your eye first sees, then what it further sees, seeming to illustrate the plot line further to the reader. My favorite is still the first volume, but I look forward to future volumes of this series. The characters are complex and the story line is complex and trippy.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
The book starts with a series of clever recipe cards for explosives and ricin laced sweet tea, then zooms in on what seems like domestic bliss. Sort of bliss. There are some missing valuables and a kleptomaniacal housewife is accused. She has her own way of silencing her accusers.
We then move back to Henry Lyme and Meru. We learn that Meru and the Eraser both grew up loving books. We see Lyme's regret at his attempts to woo and recruit Meru. The Eraser eventually falls in love and marries an author whose name seems familiarly to be Philip K. Dick, an author that would seem to be an inspiration for this mindbending series. Teams are recruited but it seems like it's all building up to something later. Not much happened here, but it happens in typical Kindt Mind MGMT style.
I loved the suburban magazine parodies as well as the recipe cards. The tips and tricks embedded on the edges of the page are always a welcome sight in this series. There is what your eye first sees, then what it further sees, seeming to illustrate the plot line further to the reader. My favorite is still the first volume, but I look forward to future volumes of this series. The characters are complex and the story line is complex and trippy.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
unladylike's review against another edition
5.0
I wasn't sure if I'd read this volume or not, so I started re-reading it before opening the next three volumes, and immediately remembered I had read it but not reviewed it.
Matt Kindt has been busy since I last read Mind MGMT, so I have a lot of catching up to do.
Matt Kindt has been busy since I last read Mind MGMT, so I have a lot of catching up to do.
arf88's review against another edition
4.0
I continue to adore the art style in this series. It really is the main selling point for me. Saying that, I found the margin writing a lot more annoying this time around. Probably because it wasn’t really very interesting.
As for the story… eh. It mostly focused on the continued recruitment of former agents. Or rather the failure to recruit former agents. Kindt seems to have wanted to focus more on character and world building in this addition. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it seems like he’s going backwards with main character Meru. She seems to be losing what personality she had in the name of “mystery”.
Anyway, it was still an enjoyable read and I’m moving straight on to the next volume.
As for the story… eh. It mostly focused on the continued recruitment of former agents. Or rather the failure to recruit former agents. Kindt seems to have wanted to focus more on character and world building in this addition. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it seems like he’s going backwards with main character Meru. She seems to be losing what personality she had in the name of “mystery”.
Anyway, it was still an enjoyable read and I’m moving straight on to the next volume.
mehitabels's review against another edition
3.0
I am the biggest sucker for Russians.
Again, like it, no complaints, praise praise praise, but I just can't say that I love it.
Again, like it, no complaints, praise praise praise, but I just can't say that I love it.
weltenkreuzer's review against another edition
4.0
Etwas unübersichtlich, aber in seinen Geschichten und den tollen Zeichnungen auf demselben hohen Niveau wie Bände eins und zwei.
ppetropoulakis's review against another edition
4.0
Volume 3 of MIND MGMT narrates the origin story of the main villain of the series. It is a twisted tale of imagination and originality that creates the person known as the Eraser. The cameo of a well-known scifi author, who name is altered but still recognisable, is a suprirising little twist.
grid's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Feels at this point like we are just getting spoon fed the backstory that was all there, just not adequately explained (yet), in the first couple of volumes. Ostensibly, the main characters are traveling around the world from sleeper agent to sleeper agent recruiting them… for what purpose? None really, at least that’s been explained. This is all very good and interesting, but feels like it’s not going anywhere any time soon. I’ll read more though, probably.
helpfulsnowman's review against another edition
3.0
Alright, Matt Kindt. You better not be pulling a LOST on me here. I'm trusting you, man.
bbboeken's review against another edition
4.0
It's mind-boggling, that world of Matt Kindt is. (It always takes a while to get _my_ mind inside his world... and then back out.)
dlsmall's review against another edition
3.0
I’m starting to have diminishing returns here. 3/6ths into this overarching tale. Maybe it’ll pick up, or I’ll start to see something I’m missing?