Abheesh
Started off great with great examples and ways to connect with others but the second half dives into racial and offensive conversations, which might be useful to an American but wasn't of much use to me
Despite being short, the book feels padded and continues to say the same point again and again, almost every chapter.
However, the final chapter was very heartfelt and inspired me to be better
One of the best superman comic I have read in a long time. It portrays the real power of superman, his hope in humanity and the utter dedication to save everyone he can. It's pretty short and highly worth a read. The fourth chapter is especially amazing, it shows the influence superman has over people who don't even know him. Worth a read just for that chapter.
My only complaint is that it was too short. I would have preferred to have atleast have a single mini-arc in a chapter, most chapters have 2 mini-arcs in one and that makes the comic feel a bit rushed but still king made the most out of it
I hope someone adapts this comic for a movie, it would be a sigh of relief after all the edgy superman nonsense.
An extremely fun read for anyone who is even slightly interested in star wars, its full of mystery, action and catharsis.
Darth vader is one of the most iconic characters of all time and this book does him more justice than his recent portrayal in any other medium. The series portrays Vader as a mercenary for palpatine, creating destruction along every path he takes. He is consumed by the dark side but there still exists a ray of light inside him, something that his son luke would eventually bring out
The favorite thing about the series is that it doesn't try to romanticize Vader, it doesn't show that he was controlled by palpatine. It does the opposite, it shows Vader's reluctance in doing anything else even when given an opportunity
3.5/5
Shogun is one of the most frustrating books I have ever read. It starts off with a interesting scenario and introduces us to the honorable yet deceitful world of japan in the 17 century.
John blackthorne is stuck in japan after a vicious storm and has to scrap by to survive, learn japenese and get back to england. The first part of the book was amazing. Despite being 500 pages long, every page adds vast complexity to the story, to blackhorne and japenese culture as a whole. Blackthorne's ignorance and eventual acceptance was great to read
Then began blackthorne's involvement in the region and his collaboration with toranaga and the possibility of the great war. The second part was lengthy and not a lot interesting. There were some memorable moments in between such as blackthorne's seppuku but overall the book seemed to come to a halt. Very little here mattered in the grand scheme of things.
Now shit gets real. Blackthorne and mariko go to osaka to free hostages. Everything leading to the great war as planned by toranaga. This is my favourite part of the book and probably any entertainment I have consumed recently. The fights, sacrifices, deceits and unbreakable ambitions were all incredibly well written. Mariko's stand and sacrifice was my favourite part of the whole book. We also got to delve deep into toranaga's mind and learn how he became this miraculous figurehead; through patience and karma
No that we have all the ingredients for the great war clavell had hyped up for 1100 pages, the book just ends with half a page conclusion of the entire war and the outcomes. I was hit with one of the most disappointing and underwhelming ending I have ever read. Its ironic how clavell, who meticulously developed each character no matter how small their role and made each storyline so detailed no matter how it turns the pace, ended the book in such a rush. It was likely intentional and meant to signify something but it just left a bad taste in my mouth
-Loved the art style, black and white seem like a setting made for batman. It works so well not just with his character but also for gotham as a city, gotham is considered a crime-ridden mess that's beyond saving and the B&W setting really nails that part.
-Writing for each volume was really good. Broken City volume was the main story and it was written very well, it showed batman's strengths as well as his mistakes, particularly due to his family trauma. It was one of the fewer new comics where showing batman's origin again makes sense for the story and isn't merely a recap. The other 2 stories were also pretty good but they were probably there to increase the number of pages and make the book look like a better package. They were rather rushed and unnecessary
-I would love a continuation of this series, B&W Batman comics have a lot of potential
A massive step up from the drawing of the three. The wastelands presents my favourite part of the dark tower, the fascinating and erroding world of roland.
Divided into two parts, it covers the drawing of the four and the journey to the dark tower consequently.
I particularly loved part 1 and it's last chapters have some of the thrilling writing I have read from king. I was consistently on my edge and loved every moment of the world swapping going on.
Part 2 started off extremely slow with 100 pages of no boredom and messed up the tension so wonderfully set up previously. It picked up again in the city of lud and picked it up very well, not as thrilling as part 1 but had me on edge nonetheless.
The book concluded with more questions presented than answers resolved as has been the case with previous entries. I have grown to love that and can't wait to read the next entry
Perfect Superman Comic
Literally Perfection
I truly believe this is the peak a superman story can ever reach