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crookedtreehouse's review
4.0
Garth Ennis confuses me. He will write an absolutely fantastic war comic, or something mainly serious, like Hellblazer, and follow it up with an absolutely terrible, unfunny humor comic.
Rafer Roberts may have a similar issue. His A&A series has been almost consistently dreadful. The lone bright spot being an issue about Archer and Faith's first date. So when I saw he was writing a Harbinger series, I was worried.
But Roberts run on Harbinger is solid so far. There are no fart jokes or terrible conceits. So far, it's on par with [a:Joshua Dysart|63222|Joshua Dysart|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1389368976p2/63222.jpg]'s run. Not terribly original but well crafted and intriguing. I'm happy to pick up part two.
Rafer Roberts may have a similar issue. His A&A series has been almost consistently dreadful. The lone bright spot being an issue about Archer and Faith's first date. So when I saw he was writing a Harbinger series, I was worried.
But Roberts run on Harbinger is solid so far. There are no fart jokes or terrible conceits. So far, it's on par with [a:Joshua Dysart|63222|Joshua Dysart|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1389368976p2/63222.jpg]'s run. Not terribly original but well crafted and intriguing. I'm happy to pick up part two.
carroq's review
4.0
Disclaimer: I received a free ecopy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is a great book to read if you're familiar with some of the events leading up to it. There are references to the early Harbinger books from Valiant Entertainment, but they do provide some information to let the reader know what is happening.
The knowledge on how to unlock powers within a small percentage of the population, and who those people are, has been released into the world. Now various groups are trying to perfect that knowledge and use it to their advantage. Faith, one of the original Harbinger kids, sees the threat that this poses to the world and is trying to stop it.
I enjoyed this book a lot, but I've read about most of the characters already. It starts off a little ho-hum. However, when Peter Stanchek reappears, it really takes off. He is given a lot of great characterization, mostly through the art. I loved seeing all of the characters from Harbinger brought back together here. Despite a rocky start, it showed a lot of potential by the end. I can't wait to see where it goes next.
This is a great book to read if you're familiar with some of the events leading up to it. There are references to the early Harbinger books from Valiant Entertainment, but they do provide some information to let the reader know what is happening.
The knowledge on how to unlock powers within a small percentage of the population, and who those people are, has been released into the world. Now various groups are trying to perfect that knowledge and use it to their advantage. Faith, one of the original Harbinger kids, sees the threat that this poses to the world and is trying to stop it.
I enjoyed this book a lot, but I've read about most of the characters already. It starts off a little ho-hum. However, when Peter Stanchek reappears, it really takes off. He is given a lot of great characterization, mostly through the art. I loved seeing all of the characters from Harbinger brought back together here. Despite a rocky start, it showed a lot of potential by the end. I can't wait to see where it goes next.
ferencb's review
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
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