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sonofthe's review
3.0
Boxer's story continues as Krysta Now keeps feeding him her script to get ready for...something. The same broadly happens with Roland Taverner (or is it Ronald?). The Marxists and von Westphalen's gang continue on and we're introduced to Pilot Abiline. Through him, we get more of the history of Fluid Karma and the human experiments surrounding it and soldiers. We end out just before the point where the movie picks up.
Reading these three graphic novels was strange. I came from the movie, liking how it didn't quite make sense while still seeming like there was something deeper. It's full of fascinating weirdness. The graphic novels didn't deliver the same sort of experience. Instead, they together made a somewhat disjointed bit of backstory for the movie. I doubt anyone who hasn't already seen the movie would find much use for them.
On the plus side, I enjoyed the loose art style of the series. It was loose and at the same time visually called to the actors from the movie. Each volume ended with some production/promotional? material from the movie.
All in all, I'm not disappointed that I read them, but I'm glad they weren't any longer.
Reading these three graphic novels was strange. I came from the movie, liking how it didn't quite make sense while still seeming like there was something deeper. It's full of fascinating weirdness. The graphic novels didn't deliver the same sort of experience. Instead, they together made a somewhat disjointed bit of backstory for the movie. I doubt anyone who hasn't already seen the movie would find much use for them.
On the plus side, I enjoyed the loose art style of the series. It was loose and at the same time visually called to the actors from the movie. Each volume ended with some production/promotional? material from the movie.
All in all, I'm not disappointed that I read them, but I'm glad they weren't any longer.
jrudden's review
5.0
Every entry in the prequel series drastically changed the way I thought about the movie, but this one really takes the cake. Finding out exactly what happened in Falujah made me shed a year. Well, time to rewatch the movie a third time.
nyky11's review
2.0
The introduction of the different storylines could be rather abrupt, which led to some “what is going on?” moments. The premise of the book was interesting, but the execution was lacking for me.
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