Standard sci-fi adventure elevated by some very good, very nuanced character work by Gillen. Depicting Vader as a frighteningly powerful, implacable but myopic force of nature is a good fit.
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lowclasshifi rated We Used to Live Here: 4 stars
lowclasshifi reviewed Star Wars by Kieron Gillen
Review of 'Star Wars' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
lowclasshifi reviewed Predator by Ed Brisson Vol. 2 by Ed Brisson
Review of 'Predator by Ed Brisson Vol. 2' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
‘S fine. Nothing groundbreaking or unusual. Violent, though. That’s good stuff.
lowclasshifi rated Predator Vol. 1: 4 stars
lowclasshifi rated Fatale Compendium: 5 stars
lowclasshifi rated How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive: 3 stars
lowclasshifi reviewed The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire by Dr. Chris Kempshall (Star Wars)
A history of the dark times
“So this is how liberty dies—with thunderous applause.” -Senator …
Review of 'The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
a valiant attempt to hammer unruly continuity into a single timeline, with a satisfying thematic framing.
lowclasshifi rated JLA, year one: 4 stars
lowclasshifi reviewed Tomie by Junji Ito
Tomie (Japanese: 富江) is a Japanese horror manga series written and illustrated by Junji Ito. …
Review of 'Tomie' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
vibes, bro. immaculately fucked vibes.
lowclasshifi reviewed Junji Ito's Cat Diary by Junji Ito
Master of Japanese horror manga Junji Ito presents a series of hissterical tales chronicling his …
Review of "Junji Ito's Cat Diary" on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
it's lightweight, sure. i enjoy his usage of his horror imagery in service of real life--the bit wears a bit thin by the end, but it's not long enough to grate.
but what gets me is his earnestness. the moments are small, but they show off how much he cares about these cats.
more of a curiosity in his oeuvre, but a neat little diversion.
lowclasshifi reviewed My Brother's Husband, Volume 2 by Gengoroh Tagame (My Brother’s Husband, #2)
Review of "My Brother's Husband, Volume 2" on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
sweet, melancholy, earnest, affecting. charming is the wrong word to use--it never tries to be pointlessly upbeat, nor does it unnecessarily wallow in sadness. it is a story of love, of moving on, of acceptance (in so many different ways), of joy that you can feel in your bones, wrapped around a core of heartache and loss.
lowclasshifi rated My Brother's Husband, Volume 1: 5 stars
lowclasshifi reviewed Siege by Brian Michael Bendis
Review of 'Siege' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
as an event books go, it's slighter and much more focused on spectacle, with the actual story shifted to the Avengers tie-in books. that said, what's here is fun and outrageously violent in places. it works well as a coda to Dark Reign.
Review of 'Dark Avengers Modern Era Epic Collection' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
here's a quick tip for you, the potential reader: find Siege, find volume 5 of Bendis' first New Avengers Complete collection, and read this. some secret invasion is fine.
read through DA and NA at your own pace. once you reach the first Siege trade-dressed issue in those books, start reading Siege. at that point, it's a bit free form, but just sorta alternate through all three as you go, the context is easy enough to pick out. you get a full view of the story, a whole hell of a lot of action, and a truly satisfying reading experience.
but setting that aside, this is just a brilliant collection. osborn's attempt to repackage a bunch of killers to function as a team goes about as well as one can expect. it's a darkly humorous book, a strangely perfect encapsulation on how far some will go to cover up the …
here's a quick tip for you, the potential reader: find Siege, find volume 5 of Bendis' first New Avengers Complete collection, and read this. some secret invasion is fine.
read through DA and NA at your own pace. once you reach the first Siege trade-dressed issue in those books, start reading Siege. at that point, it's a bit free form, but just sorta alternate through all three as you go, the context is easy enough to pick out. you get a full view of the story, a whole hell of a lot of action, and a truly satisfying reading experience.
but setting that aside, this is just a brilliant collection. osborn's attempt to repackage a bunch of killers to function as a team goes about as well as one can expect. it's a darkly humorous book, a strangely perfect encapsulation on how far some will go to cover up the excesses of state violence. i loved it, start to finish.