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China Miéville: Dial H. (2014)

English language

Published Aug. 29, 2014

ISBN:
978-1-4012-4383-8
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OCLC Number:
861273869

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4 stars (3 reviews)

"What would happen if you discovered the H Dial, an unbelievably powerful artifact that turned you into a super hero? Nelson and Roxie are on the trail to unlock the mysteries of the H-dial while being stalked by the mysterious Centipede, who may have the answers they are looking for...and his own dark and deadly motivations. It will take every ounce of courage and luck for our unlikely heroes to discover secrets of the H Dials before their enemies finds them. Collects #7-15 of Dial H"--

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3 stars

China Mieville's The City and The City was so good that, when I heard he wanted to write a comic book for DC, I made sure to pick it up. Dial H has some great characters, and the story is small and tightly-controlled (unusual for DC). But I'm sorry to say the art really lets the reader down here. Muddy, unclear action forced me again and again to peer and guess and extrapolate what was really going on, and in many stretches the art is simply bad. I've read enough graphic novels now to know that clarity in a story-based work is a primary goal of the art, and it wasn't achieved here. Still, overall the story itself was enjoyable, but this isn't a graphic novel I'd recommend as an exemplar of the form.

Subjects

  • Superheroes
  • Comic books, strips