Aug 09, 2023RodneyJBrown rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
INGDOM COME is to comics as "Titanic" is to film. You go into both knowing that by the end, a lot of people are going to be dead. Both have epic-style visuals and a cast of thousands. Both rely on those visuals to carry a story which is…
Dec 26, 2019Agent_21 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A must-read for all DC fans!
I have never read anything like Kingdom Come, and I very much enjoyed it despite it being out of my typical wheel-house.
It's a very dense read, I'm sure that to fully appreciate it I'll need a couple…
Jan 04, 2016replicant30 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Ha, ha! Mark Waid and Alex Ross hated the 90s comics wave; however, I'm sure those strident opinions have mellowed in the last 20 years. Not a complete equivalency, but Metahumans = Image Comics. Hi-larious! Good story, though a bit too…
Aug 19, 2015blaquer rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A superhero "civil war" story with biblical/apocalyptic allegory running through it. It was interesting overall. Although the story is not far off from that of Injustice or some of the Justice League movies, it delved more into politics…
Aug 25, 2014Keogh rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A stunning miniseries from Mark Waid and Alex Ross, this takes on an alternate reality future in the DC universe where the roles of superheroes has taken on different meanings, with the heroes of old having to reassess their roles in the…
Nov 08, 2013sweetlou rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I'd put this at the top of the list for superhero graphic novels. The art by Alex Ross is fantastic - more like oil paintings than sketches. And Mark Waid dies a wonderful job of re-imagining the DC Heros as they have aged and their…
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GeekyMeagz
Jul 08, 2013GeekyMeagz rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A thought provoking read a definite graphic novel that I would buy. As one who usually just read the Catwoman comics I was surprised by this one. It gets you thinking.
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unbalancedbutfair
Jul 20, 2012unbalancedbutfair rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is worth reading even if you don't normally read graphic novels. Well worth your time. Important thoughts about what heroism actually is and what we, as a society, actually want compared to what we think we want. Some time honored…
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