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Summary: Much thought, little action
Review: This book immediately hooked me with the beautiful artwork of Jae Lee, and the ultra rich, deep colors. After getting into the story, and especially enjoying the introduction of a new generation of Inhumans, I began to feel some distance as the more mature, and more familiar Inhumans took over. Where the kids demonstrated a range of emotions, their adult counterparts appear overly serious. Sure, they're in a crisis, but the serious expressions never seem to waver, chapter after chapter. While Black Bolt dominates the action, and some of the others, especially Lockjaw are well represented, I would have loved to have seen Crystal, and particularly Medusa demonstrate their powers a bit more.The story is predominantly told through close-ups, and very realistic facial expressions. While these facial expressions work effectively to demonstrate the depth of anguish and anger that is felt and expressed throughout the book, the repetition of this technique eventually begin to lose its power to convey the impact and scale of this crisis in Attilan. Besides the faces, and basic body language, backgrounds and settings are pretty much non-existent, most of the time. The bulk of the focus is on the face, usually just the eyes. As much as I enjoyed studying each magnificently drawn panel, I would have liked to see more action, more basic movement. There is very little variation in composition or perspective, which, in my opinion, really limits the potential richness of The Inhumans' environment. There are several distant looks at the domed city, but very few which show you what it's like inside. The Inhumans themselves are presented in great detail, but what of their world, their beloved home, which they are trying so desperately to save? I would have cared more about their world, if I could have seen more of it. Instead of opening up a new world of imagination, I felt somewhat claustrophobic, as if The Inhumans had been meticulously packed into tiny frames, unallowed to burst from the pages. The Inhumans is a story told through eyes, words, and faces. The faces and words (and overall darkness in color found throughout the book) do relay the serious tone and depth of this crisis, but the repetition of the style over the length of the book keep it, for me anyway, from being a 5 star classic. It was pretty cool to see the Namor cameo, though.
Rating:
Summary: Much thought, little action
Review: This book immediately hooked me with the beautiful artwork of Jae Lee, and the ultra rich, deep colors. After getting into the story, and especially enjoying the introduction of a new generation of Inhumans, I began to feel some distance as the more mature, and more familiar Inhumans took over. Where the kids demonstrated a range of emotions, their adult counterparts appear overly serious. Sure, they're in a crisis, but the serious expressions never seem to waver, chapter after chapter. While Black Bolt dominates the action, and some of the others, especially Lockjaw are well represented, I would have loved to have seen Crystal, and particularly Medusa demonstrate their powers a bit more. The story is predominantly told through close-ups, and very realistic facial expressions. While these facial expressions work effectively to demonstrate the depth of anguish and anger that is felt and expressed throughout the book, the repetition of this technique eventually begin to lose its power to convey the impact and scale of this crisis in Attilan. Besides the faces, and basic body language, backgrounds and settings are pretty much non-existent, most of the time. The bulk of the focus is on the face, usually just the eyes. As much as I enjoyed studying each magnificently drawn panel, I would have liked to see more action, more basic movement. There is very little variation in composition or perspective, which, in my opinion, really limits the potential richness of The Inhumans' environment. There are several distant looks at the domed city, but very few which show you what it's like inside. The Inhumans themselves are presented in great detail, but what of their world, their beloved home, which they are trying so desperately to save? I would have cared more about their world, if I could have seen more of it. Instead of opening up a new world of imagination, I felt somewhat claustrophobic, as if The Inhumans had been meticulously packed into tiny frames, unallowed to burst from the pages. The Inhumans is a story told through eyes, words, and faces. The faces and words (and overall darkness in color found throughout the book) do relay the serious tone and depth of this crisis, but the repetition of the style over the length of the book keep it, for me anyway, from being a 5 star classic. It was pretty cool to see the Namor cameo, though.
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Summary: Pretty, But Overrated
Review: This book won't likely impress anyone who isn't already enamored with Marvel Comics superheroes. On one hand, it's beautiful and vivid and even a bit haunting. But it's also somehow hollow. Consider- Everything is at stake for these characters: their home, their culture, even their lives. And yet it's all handled with such cold, distant narration that it's impossible, as a reader, to care. Little surprise, then, that in a collection of twelve dramatic, explosion-filled issues, the most striking and memorable moment is a quiet scene halfway through in which a normally unreadable character collapses to his knees at the side of his giant dog and hugs him. It's among the few moments of real weakness, conflict or feeling in the entire ponderous volume. The artwork usually manages to be delicate and intimate, but even the powerful illustrations can't compensate for a lifeless script. The Inhumans ultimately serves as a long, rich, vivid description of nothing.
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Summary: INHUMANS BLENDS THE BEST OF COMICS AND SCI-FI!!!
Review: This is easily one of the top 5 graphic novels I have ever read (and I have read quite a few of them). I'll keep this short and say that both the story and the art are breath-taking. Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee basically made a name for themselves with this series. It shines a new light on the so-called "superheroes," The Inhumans. More about politics, evolution, and power than any real superheroics, The Inhumans is not to be missed. One other note -- 9 year olds will be completely lost in this story. This is definitely NOT a children's book, not because of content, but for sophistication. It's insulting to all graphic novel readers for Amazon to label them as children's books simply because of their medium.
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Summary: Truly Amazing
Review: This is easily one of the top 5 graphic novels I have ever read (and I have read quite a few of them). I'll keep this short and say that both the story and the art are breath-taking. Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee basically made a name for themselves with this series. It shines a new light on the so-called "superheroes," The Inhumans. More about politics, evolution, and power than any real superheroics, The Inhumans is not to be missed. One other note -- 9 year olds will be completely lost in this story. This is definitely NOT a children's book, not because of content, but for sophistication. It's insulting to all graphic novel readers for Amazon to label them as children's books simply because of their medium.
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Summary: READ INHUMANS!
Review: This superbly crafted work of super-heroic fiction collects Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee's inspiring 12-issue maxi-series 'Inhumans.' No doubt this earns a place on the shelf against the likes of Watchmen, Maus, From Hell and select others. Certainly one of the better books of sequential art. An extraordinary team-up of writer/artist. Very few mesh so well together to drive the story to levels that render emotional vehemence whilst providing undaunted prose (so clearly displayed in issue #9). No knowledge of Marvel history/continuity is needed. Please read also 'Sentry' of the same creators. Look for it, it will be here soon.
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Summary: Jack Kirby did it better....
Review: Well, when the Inhumans were first indroduced in the pages of the Fantastic Four, Jack Kirby did a few back page stories on them that revealed more of who they were. They were distant cousins of other races of humans who were exposed to a strange form of energy by an alien race called the Kree back toward the end of the Stone Age. The Inhumans quickly developed a culture and civilization because this strange alien energy gave them both intelliegence and powers that were unqiue to each Inhuman. The Kirby stories treated the Inhumans as a strange but honorable race, where as these new stories tend to take all the joy out of reading them. Look for the Kirby back issues instead.
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Summary: Jack Kirby did it better....
Review: While I have read Marvel Comics for a good portion of my life, my acquaintance to the Inhumans was only through the cursory exposure from various X-Men storylines. I purchased the TPB mostly because of positive reviews and an admiration of Jae Lee's art. Boy am I happy that I did. This work serves as a superb demonstration of what the comic book can achieve as an art form. The multiple story arcs all hold the reader's interest well. The writing is tight and tells a surprisingly complex story in 12 issues with few wasted words/frames. Jenkins manages to introduce the book's characters and backgrounds in a natural, uncontrived manner, which is a rare feat in this medium. The artwork is a pure joy. Jae Lee's style fits the material and sets the mood perfectly. The amount of detail in each frame, especially involving facial expressions, is remarkable and goes a long way to drive the storyline. If I have one criticism, it would be that certain elements of Jenkins' writing style are overused throughout the book and become slightly irritating. Still, this book easily ranks as one of the best TPBs I have ever picked up.
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Summary: A real treat.
Review: While I have read Marvel Comics for a good portion of my life, my acquaintance to the Inhumans was only through the cursory exposure from various X-Men storylines. I purchased the TPB mostly because of positive reviews and an admiration of Jae Lee's art. Boy am I happy that I did. This work serves as a superb demonstration of what the comic book can achieve as an art form. The multiple story arcs all hold the reader's interest well. The writing is tight and tells a surprisingly complex story in 12 issues with few wasted words/frames. Jenkins manages to introduce the book's characters and backgrounds in a natural, uncontrived manner, which is a rare feat in this medium. The artwork is a pure joy. Jae Lee's style fits the material and sets the mood perfectly. The amount of detail in each frame, especially involving facial expressions, is remarkable and goes a long way to drive the storyline. If I have one criticism, it would be that certain elements of Jenkins' writing style are overused throughout the book and become slightly irritating. Still, this book easily ranks as one of the best TPBs I have ever picked up.
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