Good book!Vita Ayala took on a tremendous undertaking with this book; fix the damage done to Livewire in Harbinger Wars 2. And, she succeeded. This was a great start, and I really can’t wait to continue with this series.

So it was only halfway through issue #1 that I actually realised this is the same Livewire from Secret Weapons, which I remember thinking was just okay.So I also haven't read any other material that precedes this series, which proved to be a bit of a hurdle - almost everything that happens in this series seems to be a reaction to what happened previously.I think Livewire suffers a bit from Good Guy Syndrome - she basically is kind of a dull character, and every other character (be they ally or f...

3 1/2 stars I received a copy of Livewire Vol. 1 through NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. Livewire is a new series from Valiant Entertainment. The focus is on a single psiot and her attempt to save her people while making amends for her past. This psiot is none other than Livewire. She’s gone through so much already by the start of this volume, and that isn’t a pattern that’ll be changing anytime soon for her.(view spoiler)[ Warnings: Livewire comes up against a lot of differ...

However good Valiant may get – well, there's always hope they do – there will always be the problem that you have to have read 600 other issues to make sense of what's in your hand, and to be fully genned up on a hundred other franchises. This one starts with some woman who's lost the respect of her colleagues in the superhero business, and indeed that of the whole nation, for reasons we just don't get told. Unfortunately, that reason is the entire point of the plot. Think of this, then, as a lo...

Reading Marvel and DC for years, you get a feel for common superhero tropes. It’s always interesting to see some other publisher putting their own spin on a superhero-themed shared universe. My introduction to Valiant Comics was reading only a handful of their titles, most notably Secret Weapons by Eric Heisserer and Raúl Allén & Patricia Martín. Amongst the eponymous gang from that comic, its leader is Amanda McKee, also known as the technopath codenamed Livewire, who now has her own limited se...

This deals with the repercussions of what happened when Livewire went all zappy and shut down the world for a minute.She did the wrong thing for the right reasons, and kind of made it worse for everyone in the process. Or at least, made it worse for herself at present. None of the kids she was trying to help really wants much to do with her (at first), and she's got an old enemy from her days with Toyo Harada who is looking forward to killing her with a bit too much pleasure.The art in this one

I highly recommend you read Harbinger Wars 2 and maybe even Secret Weapons before that before venturing into Livewire. Livewire is the main protagonist in Harbinger Wars 2 and this book deals directly with the fallout of that book. In fact that's what these 4 issues are all about. Amanda McKee is now the most wanted person on the planet because of the events in Harbinger Wars 2. This is about Amanda coming to terms with the things she did and how she picks up the pieces now that she's universall...

Nope... Big lack of originality, horrible choice of color, why does everything as to be blue or pink?, and... I said it many time, but with those kind of super-hero comic you really have to bring something of a higher level if you want to do something worth reading that hasn't been done many time, and this one doesn't!

Disclaimer: I received a free ecopy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.This is book is a solid follow-up to Harbinger Wars 2. As such, it spends a lot of time dealing with Livewire's actions in that book. And I love it for actually dealing with those events and doing so in a way that fits the character. There is some new stuff in this book that deals with Livewire's past as well. I think this is actually a good place for new readers to jump into the character because it addresses bot...

Well, this certainly felt very Valiant. Stilted, overly reliant on multiple story arcs of backstory I wasn't told I'd need to be familiar with for a single character launch. I thought it was valuable that the morality and moral authority of super-powered characters was explored, but to be honest it felt a bit trite. This just didn't work for me. Usually I try to give things two volumes before I give up on them, and I think the character has a ton of potential, but I don't know if I want to bothe...

The problem here is we join our hero right after she has made a terrible decision. The characters are all established and no one bothers to give you the rundown. It’s a bit disconcerting for a graphic novel with “volume 1” in the title. You’re going to need to catch up. Not the smoothest transition.Hunted by everyone she is going to reach rock bottom before she gets out of this. I love the writing, the concept, everything. I just wish there was a recap. When you pick up a volume 1 you expect to

After the events of Secret Weapons and Harbinger Wars 2, Livewire is on the run as Public Enemy Number One. She believes that what she did was right, and will defend her actions from all comers – which she’s going to have to, when one of her previous Harbinger Foundation buddies comes looking to collect. But with the Secret Weapons appalled by her actions and a new shadowy government agency (yes, of course, another one) out to get her, can Amanda defend herself both physically and philosophicall...

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.I feel like my understanding of what was happening in this series was definitely hampered by not having read any Valiant comics about what happens before this comic starts. It's very confusing to begin with because of this, however things are cleared up quite well more towards the end of the comic, though maybe a page at the beginning catching any new readers up on what had previously happened would have helped a...

'Livewire Vol. 1: Fugitive Vol. 1' by Vita Ayala with art by Raul Allen and Patricia Martin follows the events in Harbinger Wars 2 and that's really where you should start, or this book may not make a ton of sense.Amanda McKee, aka Livewire, has created a global EMP. Now she is the most wanted person alive. She did what she did to protect the psiots, but some think the cost was too high. When she is captured by a group and beat up, they implant her with a device to take away her powers, but can

The story of Livewire drops you in the middle of a life crisis by the main character, on the run for creating an event seen as a terrorist attack. But the event she created, she states was to protect her people. Because we are dropped in the middle of the story there is a lot of catching up to do, in understanding what is happening. Despite that, the story tracks and the flashbacks fill in some of the blanks. A little confusing but looking forward to the next volume to see if it makes more sense...

Oooooh! Ok. I was about halfway through with this graphic before I realized why I had such a strong sense that I had seen all of these characters before. It suddenly dawned on me that this is actually a sequel of sorts to the Secret Weapons series by Eric Heisserer, and also published by Valiant. While it's not absolutely necessary to have read Secret Weapons first, it would definitely help since it provides a huge chunk of back story that you do not get from Livewire on its own.