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A review by carroq
Bloodshot (2019) Book 1 by Tim Seeley
4.0
Disclaimer: I received a free ecopy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I love Bloodshot. He has to be one of my favorite characters since getting into Valiant's comics. This volume takes him back to his roots as an action oriented, nanite powered (think microscopic robots), killing machine. This is a nice change of pace from a couple of the more recent runs that were more introspective. There is a little of that here as Bloodshot is trying to come to terms (still) with his role as a killer and pawn to Project Rising Spirit. In this book he is pitted against a mercenary group that is trying to contain what it sees as dangers to the entire world.
One of the things that I enjoyed about this particular book is that it consolidates a lot of what we have seen about Bloodshot up to this point. Rather than ignoring or glossing over things, it takes a moment to acknowledge what happened and then starts to look forward to what is next for the character. A lot of the new books that Valiant has put out since the DMG takeover have been doing this and I like the method. It has done a lot to make me excited to continue reading these characters. The end of the book isn't so much a cliffhanger as a sign of thing to come. I definitely want to read volume two, but, again, I might be a bit biased.
Before I sign off, I just want to say that the art team did a wonderful job. There are some messy moments. For me, that is part and parcel to what Bloodshot does and who he is. So rather than detracting from the book, I thought it added to his story.
I love Bloodshot. He has to be one of my favorite characters since getting into Valiant's comics. This volume takes him back to his roots as an action oriented, nanite powered (think microscopic robots), killing machine. This is a nice change of pace from a couple of the more recent runs that were more introspective. There is a little of that here as Bloodshot is trying to come to terms (still) with his role as a killer and pawn to Project Rising Spirit. In this book he is pitted against a mercenary group that is trying to contain what it sees as dangers to the entire world.
One of the things that I enjoyed about this particular book is that it consolidates a lot of what we have seen about Bloodshot up to this point. Rather than ignoring or glossing over things, it takes a moment to acknowledge what happened and then starts to look forward to what is next for the character. A lot of the new books that Valiant has put out since the DMG takeover have been doing this and I like the method. It has done a lot to make me excited to continue reading these characters. The end of the book isn't so much a cliffhanger as a sign of thing to come. I definitely want to read volume two, but, again, I might be a bit biased.
Before I sign off, I just want to say that the art team did a wonderful job. There are some messy moments. For me, that is part and parcel to what Bloodshot does and who he is. So rather than detracting from the book, I thought it added to his story.