brenticus reviewed Siege by Kieron Gillen (Secret wars Marvel)
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2 stars
I kind of picked this up on a whim, not realizing it was a Secret Wars tie-in, but it was alright as a general other-dimension side story. Abigail Brand is the commander defending a big wall in an unending siege. If she fails, thousands of people die. If she succeeds... well, there is no lasting success.
There is a weird mix of sarcasm and depression in most of the characters that lends a nihilistic feeling to most of this volume. They know that, someday, they will probably fail, and they just want to get through another day. Unfortunately, that tone sort of leaks out of the volume and it largely ends up feeling pointless and unfinished. Which, as a tie-in to a larger event, it probably is, but it's a bit disappointing on its own.
The art is a bit of a mix, being fairly good considering the style the …
I kind of picked this up on a whim, not realizing it was a Secret Wars tie-in, but it was alright as a general other-dimension side story. Abigail Brand is the commander defending a big wall in an unending siege. If she fails, thousands of people die. If she succeeds... well, there is no lasting success.
There is a weird mix of sarcasm and depression in most of the characters that lends a nihilistic feeling to most of this volume. They know that, someday, they will probably fail, and they just want to get through another day. Unfortunately, that tone sort of leaks out of the volume and it largely ends up feeling pointless and unfinished. Which, as a tie-in to a larger event, it probably is, but it's a bit disappointing on its own.
The art is a bit of a mix, being fairly good considering the style the artist went for but being a questionable stylistic choice to begin with. Character designs are hit-or-miss and a few too many details get lost in many panels. The writing is exceptional in each panel, but the overall plot feels sort of arbitrary and incomplete. This wasn't a bad volume, but it really doesn't feel like... anything. It's got some nice panels, some cheeky characters, and that's about it.
