Some silly people think that the moon landing was faked. They don’t realize that there was a much larger story. It was all part of a secret alliance between the American Manhattan Projects and Soviet space program after they discovered that Earth was about to be invaded by aliens. And of course President Harry Truman was the head of a secret society that really controlled the world, and they worried that the expanding scientific power being gathered could usurp their power so a conflict erupts.

So at some point, this happens:Another awesome collection from the best ongoing comic on the stands.

The Manhattan Projects is nearly as good as the first volume. Nearly. By derailing into a power struggle between traditional sources of power and the scientists, who'd rather ignore the Cold War in their work, I felt like Hickman was getting off track of the things that made the first volume so successful. And it's really disappointing that the end result doesn't seem to do much to change the status quo. I've seen at least one other reviewer suggest that it was done, more than anything, to free

Did I get the same frisson of Preacheresque excitement from Vol. 2 of Manhattan Projects as I did from Vol. 1? Sadly, no, despite the fact that President Truman, as drawn by Nick Pitarra, looks disturbingly like Odin Quincanon. I’m not sure if it’s homage or coincidence, but I’m leaning toward speculating that it’s the latter—the resemblance is too uncanny, sort of like holding up a gnarly cucumber and an underripe zucchini side-by-side (I promise I’ve done that less than 17 times in my life).St...

1 Word: megalomaniafantastic!!!You know how weird the first volume was... Scratch that, this one really goes for the win..At many times I was really wondering if I hadn't fallen asleep and dreaming al this spaced out flagobblements...Of course I'm not going to spoil anything... Just pick it up and go have fun!!

More than once while reading this volume I thought to myself "Man, this is crazy balls insane!" The art is different but completely adds to the experience. Just outstanding!!!

I enjoyed it for the hickmanisms but Im not sure its one of his best. Just found it hard liking any characters as they're all sociopaths.

Bullet Review:HOLY SH!T!!!!What is with me, reading all this super-depraved stuff?Oh well, this at least hit me in the right mood to enjoy the crazy insanity that is Hickman.Need to smoke some weed with this guy. I can only imagine what he would come up - no, I couldn't imagine. Not in my wildest days.Graphic and violent - squeamish beware!!!

First off I should mention that the 4-star rating I've given this book is what I'm most leaning towards. Reading this series, I picture Jonathan Hickman in front of a Manhattan Projects blender (just go with it) and, issue after issue, he keeps adding more and more stuff until - once turned on - the blender just sends all this s**t everywhere, and Hickman, even though he's got BOTH hands on the cover, can't keep the s**t from spilling out & over... I guess what I'm trying to say, through a p...

Sadistic as fuck, I think is the best way to describe this. As with the first volume, the art is fantastic, the characters are evil, and the plot is nothing even close to reality. The fact that the most sympathetic character is the guy with a swastika branded on his forehead tells you all you need to know about the sort of comic this is.

Still brilliantly written, but loses a little of its focus. This volume is awkwardly divided with the first half devoted to developing an alternate background to the traditional narrative of the Cold War and the power struggle behind the scenes between the Projects group and a sort-of Illuminati cabal that controls the world and a second half delving into the shattered mind of J. Robert Oppenheimer. While politically interesting, the conflict in the first half is resolved abruptly and quickly wi...

So far, my favorite comic of all time. Yes, it might get eclipsed at some future date, but for now, wow, you can't get any better. This volume puts the focus on Helmutt Grottrup, German rocket scientist and general whipping boy for whatever regime happens to be in power. I'm waiting for the day he finally cracks and punches his bullies on the jaw. We are also introduced to the cabal that rules the world (I'm not kidding) and the Manhattan Projects members struggles with them. Yuri Gagarin plays

Einstein with a machine gun. Inside Oppenheimer's head. Robot FDRs. Jonathan Hickman's best comic continues marvellously in this superb second volume. Full review here!

4.5Jonathan Hickman continues to surprise and develop on the concept that only touched the tip of the ice berg in the first volume. The Manhattan Projects is bizarre blend of real life characters and high concept storytelling and this volume increases the stakes. Jonathan Hickman is a relatively new writer to my library, but I couldn't resist picking this up. This gamble has paid off and compare that to the risks I do take, this one paid off in spades. The book continues the weird story setup fr...

Three stars? Maybe? I don't really know here. On one hand, this is a nice follow-up to the opening volume. It continues the plot and character development for all the varied story arcs, and adds new complications and elements to the world.If I had to explain this series, I'd say something like, "Mad science alternate history where everyone's a sociopath." If that sounds good to you, you'll probably enjoy the series.... right up until the end of the 4th volume. It's a fun ride up until then, but

Volume 2 of The Manhattan Projects continues to be a mix of awesome and offputting; and I am of two minds about it. Mind 1, what did you think?Mind 1 (from its glass jar): I enjoy the gonzo-ness still, with the Russians having these jelly-fish(-like) headed robots reverse-engineered after the Tunguska blast, and robot FDR animating an army of killer robots, and Blue Oppenheimer fighting Red Oppenheimer in his brain. Mind 2?Mind 2 (dispersed in an structured cloud of unknowing): I don't know, but...

With Einstein, Yuri Gagarin, Laika the dog and Franklin D Roosevelt all part of the cast, this should be much more than just an interesting read. For me some of the sci-fi stuff is a bit too much, but otherwise I found this quite enjoyable, especially some of the off-the-wall fictionalised versions of historical science characters. 8.5 out of 12 for this volume, as I felt it was slightly better than The Manhattan Projects, Vol. 1: Science. Bad.I read the comic book issues #1 to 15, which coveerd...

A great if more fucked up, more twisted continuation of Volume 1. The Americans behind the Manhattan Projects work with the Russians to master space flight in an attempt to wrestle power away from U.S. and Russian governments and more importantly secret world superpowers. Naturally a very intense bloody and graphic war breaks out between the (for the sake of simplicity) Manhattan Projects and superpowers. Guess who wins. I wish there had been more main plot following the war instead of quick fal...

My "What the....what? SERIOUSLY? Albert Einstein dressed like Conan? Who thinks this crap up?" continues in The Manhattan Projects, Vol 2. My head. The oddness.

"This ain't America. This is Los Alamos."Alright, I'm convinced, this book is genius. The historical re-imaginings walk a beautiful, clever line, imbuing this title with a gross charm that is impossible to overlook. Nazis, Russian reds, cannibalistic psychopaths, these are our heroes, and it doesn't matter how despicable they are, for they represent the united front of scientific knowledge. Science is power, and it is those with the power who truly rule the world. The themes of the book become c...