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Decent book twists and turnsWell written with good gear changes throughout the volume.Change of art at book 2 not as good, however decent book
"Politics is war without bloodshed. War is politics with bloodshed." Powerful tag line, powerfully executed graphic novel series. I didn't expect the twists in this series at all. Very intriguing takes on politics, artists, mob mentality, violence, the constitution and what American freedom means. The violence isn't gratuitous, but important. Wondering how much of this will be modeled on the worst of humanity.
issues 1-3
Call it a solid 3.5, enough to keep me curious for the next volume.
Outstanding!
well that was kinda dark.
Wow, holy crap! This was only 3 issues long, but it was crazy right from the get-go. First off, I absolutely loved the art, though there were times the faces of the characters didn't seem to be consistent. The color work was just phenomenal throughout. The story was frightening, and to be honest semi- believable but not really. Clearly it's a seriously dark (and violent) take on a dystopia, or "what-if" scenario. I have a hard time believing people would go that evil that fast just because of on...
This surprised me and was absolutely superb.
I liked some of the characters in this, but the overall premise was wildly implausible. Evil empires don't rise up by preaching immorality and chaos; just the opposite.
#Readathon2021 - Graphic Novels // Maria Reads Youtube Channel
A solid dystopian story with some nice twists
Okay so I bought this because the "how did we actually get to the dystopian future" is a premise I would really like more of, and it does do that...but like.....really clumsily? This is too Fight Club inspired to be really transgressive or shocking, so while I liked the main character, it just didn't quite coalesce. Max Bemis doesn't really have a great grasp of how the political machine would actually work (or what a fucking scandal it would be if even a Democratic senator running for president...
All I can say is this is a disturbingly exciting and plausible alternate reality that Bemis+Getty+Mutti have decided to explore here! I'm not even sure if "alternate reality" is the correct description because the story basically takes place in the now, and with everything going on in the political world of the United States, it's a bit terrifying to realize how quickly things could turn ugly here. That's a lot to say for a dystopian-style book I think. They're oftentimes set so far in the futur...
Some art can challenge and disrupt, as Alan Moore might put it, your prejudices or beliefs. This book does not do this. This is an explicitly political book about America that tells an unoriginal narrative of corruption and evil in the bipartisan system, and the latent evil in American society. Especially following 2016, you will probably find this book's narrative to be redundant following the rhetoric people have been bombarded with from all sides of the political spectrum. One of the most rid...
All politicians are bastards
I probably should only give this two stars but there were some pretty good parts in this graphic novel. After reading Polarity, and now Evil Empire, I've come to the sad realization that Max Bemis is an outstanding lyricist and a mediocre (at best) winter/storyteller. I feel that the concept of this book was superb but the execution of it felt rushed and slightly chaotic.
We open on a scene in a nasty future America, as voiceover captions talk about how for all the ubiquity of fictional dystopias, stories tend to join them once they're already established, rather than show how society gets there from right about now.The fuck?, I think. And check the publication date. Ah, 2015. That would explain it.I mean, it still doesn't really bear much scrutiny. Cory Doctorow wrote a column for Locus recently making a similar point about fictional utopias, or at least post-re...
I really wanted to like this. Corrupt government, awesome protagonist in Reese (best part in my opinion)...too bad it just didn't deliver for me. First, the positive:Ransom Getty's art. Probably the best part of this comic. Wonderfully portrayed characters and world. His portrayal of Reese...so awesome (and hot)! Too bad he disappears as an artist in the MIDDLE of Chapter Three. Reese. In general a great character and probably the best part of the story. I enjoyed that she was a celebrity with p...
You know how you have a pet dog or cat and they're the cutest, sweetest thing in the world and then they have that moment, no matter how cute and sweet they are, when their primeval instinct flashes before you? A growl or a bite, something that reminds you, if only for an instant, that you're sharing your home with an animal rather than a family member or a fluffy plaything. It's not something to worry about, but it's there, ever present beneath the surface. Now take that to the ultimate level.
This was an edgy, political delight. I am not too often shocked by things that I read, but this was shock therapy. In a political mess of a future, this graphic novel oscillates between the present, in which we all screwed up the county and a disastrous future. What a dark, scandalous treat!
