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Time travel is so tricky, and I didn't have a lot of faith in Remender to start with if I'm being honest, so the fact that this ended in a way that didn't piss me off took me by complete surprise. Remender will probably never be my jam, as I find his stuff mostly a maudlin look at life, but he pulled it off this time for me. I didn't hate it.
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This was a story of that guy. He's tough and he never gives up, no matter what life throws at him. He doesn't like people and people don't like him. But he does the right thing anyway. Mostly. And he's got an alcohol addiction, but he pushes through. Because you can't stop him. He's a cowboy. IN SPACE! And let's face it, who doesn't want to read a story about that guy?
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There's actually quite a bit of depth here, as Remender uses every trick in the book to show how Heath is a product not just of nature, but of nurture. With the use of time travel, cloning, & mind swaps, you can see how life experiences made him into, well...different people who might lead vastly different lives. Where's our personal line in the sand? That path we take, or maybe the one that takes us, that branches off to a place where we would become unrecognizable to ourselves? A cruel person? A crazy person? An evil person? We all like to think it couldn't happen to us, but that's probably because that last button we have hasn't been pushed. Yet. So, kudos to the subtle and not-so-subtle plot threads running through this thing.
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And yet. I have to say that I was pretty happy to be done with this story by the time I got to the end. Like in the First Volume's Deluxe Editon, I found all of the added issues of Heath's prior adventures boring. But I will freely admit that it was probably just because I wanted to move on and tick this damn thing off of my list. Fans will no doubt appreciate all the extras. Recommended for Space Cowboys....more
This was such a disappointment. I was hoping for something cool and twisty and I got slapped upside the head with a wet blanket. Sorry I wasted my time This was such a disappointment. I was hoping for something cool and twisty and I got slapped upside the head with a wet blanket. Sorry I wasted my time (pun intended) with this series.
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Sometimes an entire series can hinge on its ending for me, and this one was a prime example of that. I thought it would take quite a different turn and surprise me, have some twist that would make this fun, or a big reveal that would make the whole thing take on an exciting turn. It did not.
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Bottom line? If you like quasi-sappy stories about life being a predetermined and inescapable journey, you might like this one. Not my cuppa....more
It appears that Kevin and Nadia are stuck in the distant past with a bunch of anti-robot colonists that are now headedNothing is what it seems?
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It appears that Kevin and Nadia are stuck in the distant past with a bunch of anti-robot colonists that are now headed by her mother. What's going on here?
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Things are heating up, I just hope they can bring this whole time travel debacle full circle and give us a cool ending....more
A badass bounty hunter is on the trail of Nadia, Tatsuo, & Kevin. But the thing is, you kind of like the guy because the story is that his grandson neeA badass bounty hunter is on the trail of Nadia, Tatsuo, & Kevin. But the thing is, you kind of like the guy because the story is that his grandson needs medical treatment and this job will pay enough to get it. So yeah, he's a bad guy, but even bad guys have hearts.
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The Arcola Institute which took Nadia's family to some supposed utopian society in the past is looking shadier and shadier the more they discover about the group and its recruitment practices. And Tatsuo is dying of rad poisoning, and jumping desperately to different future eras to find a cure. But will he run out of time before he can locate the right one?
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You can't really say much more without giving major spoilers, so I'll just say this one is keeping me on the edge of my seat.
The crime families are at war and chasing Tatsuo and Nadia through time. Also Kevin. <--the only robot who can survive time travel.
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Nadia is stilThe crime families are at war and chasing Tatsuo and Nadia through time. Also Kevin. <--the only robot who can survive time travel.
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Nadia is still searching for her family but what she learns in this volume puts them a few more jumps away. Can Tatsuo survive those jumps, though? And after the death of his son, Helgi has been usurped by Marston, but he has his own plans for his career in the Syndicate.
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I'm really enjoying this one in a B-movie kind of way. And by that, I mean that this isn't some grand tale that I'd push on just any old reader. But if you like time travel, sci-fi, and graphic novels, then you'll probably get a kick out of this one.
It's not bad but it's kind of hard to believe that they left that many dangling plot threads to this arc. I mean whothefuckistheBlackBeetle for starterIt's not bad but it's kind of hard to believe that they left that many dangling plot threads to this arc. I mean whothefuckistheBlackBeetle for starters?! What's up with the kid? And all of the stuff Rip has been secretly investigating! And who was that time traveler woman?
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Ok, but these were still a fun bunch of stories. Giffen plays up the time travel in fun ways that make comic book sense (at one point Booster simply goes forward in time to ask Ted how they got out of a particular situation) and keeps things light enough that you don't feel the need to unravel the "science" behind what he's saying. I enjoyed myself quite a bit.
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Now. Somebody, please tell me what I need to read next if I'm looking for answers to what's happening with Booster Gold.
Blackest Night crossover! I know some of you guys hate that one but it's a personal favorite of mine. And in this volume, Booster has to deal with EvilBlackest Night crossover! I know some of you guys hate that one but it's a personal favorite of mine. And in this volume, Booster has to deal with Evil Dead Ted as he rises from the grave with the help of a Black Lantern ring.
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Michelle shows up in the past, and she couldn't have picked a worse place to land. Coast City right before it gets wiped off the map. Rip sends Booster and Skeets back to make sure everything happens to ensure Cyborg Superman turns Coast City to ash and to stop another unknown time traveler from trying to stop the destruction. Things get complicated when he runs into Michelle and the man she loves. As they tend to do with time travel, and Booster has some serious doubts as to what his mission should actually be.
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I will admit that the rules of time travel in this are iffy...at best. I am completely on board with time being solidified and certain events needing to take place. I am not, however, sold on Rip's claim that you can't change the past but you can change the future. What's the future? Whose future? That makes no sense. Neither Rip nor Booster is part of the timeline that they are currently working in, so when Rip acts as though the early 2000s are REAL TIME, everything before that is somehow solidified time, and the future is up for grabs (ish), I can't help but think this wasn't very well thought out. Then again. It's a Booster Gold comic, Anne. Shut up and go with it.
Remember when Dick was Batman for a bit? Well, you only remember that because Booter went back and fixed the timeline so he didn't die with the rest ofRemember when Dick was Batman for a bit? Well, you only remember that because Booter went back and fixed the timeline so he didn't die with the rest of the Titans when Deathstroke attacked them. Deathstroke didn't kill them, you say? <--you can thank Booster for fixing that as well!
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Rip desperately tries to figure out who the Black Beetle is while Booster and Raven (from the past) find themselves in a future with Trigon ruling Earth. Is this the future that Black Beetle wants or is there some elaborate trap being set for our time cops?
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Fun title! I love the idea that Booster Gold is some kind of an updated Scarlet Pimpernel out there saving the timeline while acting the fool in front of almost everyone else. Recommended
Back to the Future! No just kidding, the future sucks and rival gangs make bank smuggling people to places like the 80s. Right in the middle of terriblBack to the Future! No just kidding, the future sucks and rival gangs make bank smuggling people to places like the 80s. Right in the middle of terrible hairstyles and the AIDS crisis? Yes. <--which ought to let you know how bleak the far-flung future is going to be, sir.
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The idea is that these two friends who are working off what they owe to one of the gangs decide to grab a time travel machine and make a run for it. But things happen and nothing goes according to plan. Now one of them is on the run for his life and stuck directly in the middle of a gang war, in which both sides want him dead.
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The art didn't do much for me, but I liked the plot and the characters enough to give it a pass. I'm also dying to see if I'm right about what I think happened at the end of this one. Damn cliffhangers. So yeah, I'm definitely grabbing the next one.
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Been eyeballing this one for a while so when it popped up as a bonus borrow on Hoopla, I jumped on it. And hey, it was pretty good!
I didn't care for this. However. Everyone else loved it, so chances are you will, too.
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I can't even explain what a complete letdown it was to hopeI didn't care for this. However. Everyone else loved it, so chances are you will, too.
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I can't even explain what a complete letdown it was to hope like hell I wasn't reading another tragically sappy wad of nostalgia-nonsense, only to remember that of course I am because it was written by Brian K. Vaughan. I've compared him to Nicholas Sparks before and this just solidified that for me. Certain authors have a pattern that they don't deviate from, and because of that, you can guess the endings. I guessed this ending by the second volume this time around because of Y and Saga. But then I thought nah, maybe it will surprise me. Spoiler alert: It didn't surprise me.
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This feeling of disappointment is a constant companion that lives in my head when I read anything by Vaughn, so I do believe this will be my last book by this author. Problem solved....more
Readable, but I'm still iffy. I will say I blew through it pretty quickly. The main drawback was this odd feeling of impending doom that just sort of pReadable, but I'm still iffy. I will say I blew through it pretty quickly. The main drawback was this odd feeling of impending doom that just sort of pervades that entire thing. When I started this as a re-read, I couldn't quite remember why I hadn't continued with these comics this when they first came out. Well, now I can definitely say it's because I feel vaguely depressed when I finish each arc. Like, Nicholas Sparks is hiding around the corner getting ready to pop out at me or something. I don't like it.
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The action made a bit more sense and the characters are starting to tie together, though. Not sure about the hows or whys exactly, but there's a caveman baby and his mom and a futuristic old man that have more in common than I thought they would. Th Y2K stuff was kind of funny. Not laugh out loud funny, but funny in a hey, I remember that kind of way.
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There is also the obligatory girl gets her period scene. Because you can't have a story about young girls without menstrual blood trickling down somebody's leg. AND THE FEELINGS!
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It's great. Really. I've just seen this same thing done so many times that it's lost all meaning for me. Well, not all meaning. My inner 12 year old still giggles a little.
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And I'm still not sure who the bad guys are! Is it the teenagers who look like burn victims that are running around fixing the timeline, or is it the adults who are supposedly preserving the original timeline? Or maybe the old people are the young ones and the young ones are old? See, this is why I hate time travel....more
I didn't enjoy this as much the second time around. I originally read Paper Girls, Volume 1 & Paper Girls, Volume 2 back in 2017. For some reason, I gI didn't enjoy this as much the second time around. I originally read Paper Girls, Volume 1 & Paper Girls, Volume 2 back in 2017. For some reason, I gave 4 stars to the 2nd volume and I'm not sure why. I'm also not sure why I just sort of stopped after that second volume. But some of my Shallow friends decided to buddy read these what with the resurgence of interest in the comics now that a tv show that is supposed to drop. So here I am in an attempt to fit in with the cool kids.
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Now, I don't want to make it sound like I hated it or something. It's ok. And the story has the ability to go either way right now. But a big part of me felt like 10 issues and/or 2 volumes in I should have more of an idea of what's going on. Then I remembered that in Y The Last Man Vaughan ended up stringing me along with tidbits only to shit the bed in the final volume. I'm not sure I trust you anymore, sir.
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I've got 2 more of these deluxe editions to go. Right now we've got a story about middle school girls from the 80s that get caught up in some sort of massive time travel adventure. Some of it is cool, some of it is weird, and some of it is just pretentiously annoying. Maybe the giant maggots, clones, and nonsense language start to come together in a coherent way in the next edition - which I haven't read yet, btw. We shall see....more
Reality Lost. Basically, Booster deals with the butterfly effect in a robbery gone wrong. Or a robbery gone right? Very confusing. But it's time travel,Reality Lost. Basically, Booster deals with the butterfly effect in a robbery gone wrong. Or a robbery gone right? Very confusing. But it's time travel, so what do you expect?
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There's a decent amount of humor in this as Booster has to stand in for Killer Moth during a robbery, then swing back around and stand in for Batman at the same robbery - just to make sure everything goes down as it should.
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Ralph Dibny starts sniffing around and then ends up helping Booster out when he needs to track some knives through the timestream. All is fun and games till Ralph asks how he and Sue are doing in the future. There's an awkward moment when Booster realizes that he can't save Sue from the events of Identity Crisis and tells Ralph to go home and enjoy his life with his wife.
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Booster also runs into...Booster. This answers the age-old question: are two Boosters better than one?
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And while the Boosters are trying to stop the knives from being used to bring a pharaoh back to life and subsequently doing some spoilery stuff to the timeline, Rip is out and about trying to patch a few things up himself.
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What about Michelle, you ask? Well, she's been ping-ponging around the tie line with a villain who let the cat out of the bag about the fact that she's supposed to be dead.
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I was afraid the series would lose its magic after Johns left, but this is a pretty good volume and I'm looking forward to reading more. Recommended.
Awww. These are cute. I know a lot of you will probably think these are dippy as all hell, but I would read more about these two idiots in a heartbeat.Awww. These are cute. I know a lot of you will probably think these are dippy as all hell, but I would read more about these two idiots in a heartbeat.
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So the main drawback is there isn't really a lot of shocking twists! in this title. If you've read much of anything time-travely in your life, then you're going to see pretty much everything coming. But still! Sometimes I just like to read silly shit with a happy ending.
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Unlike the 1st volume, both of these guys have grown up and try to do the 'right thing' in this one. I think the fact that they were such yahoo-assholes turned some people off, so I thought it was a good thing to see some maturity this time around. Anyway, I liked it....more
I'd say you probably need to know upfront that this reads like Millar wanted to explore what would happen if Bill & TChrononauts or Brononauts?
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I'd say you probably need to know upfront that this reads like Millar wanted to explore what would happen if Bill & Ted were scientists. And then he added a pinch of Mad Max for a bit of ambiance. Because why not?
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Now, if that sounds like a terrible idea to you, you may need to back away from this particular graphic novel. I won't even say you'd be wrong to do so. This is one of those senseless stories that would probably go down a little better with a drink or two. <--or at the very least it might make any plot holes smaller. Shhhh. Don't look too closely.
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The gist is that these two buddies go back in time, stop giving any shits about the revered butterfly effect, and just have a blast taking over everything and being the top dudebros in multiple timelines. Spoilery things happen, shit gets real, and they have to try and fix things before a Tommy Lee Jones look-alike from their timestream hunts them down and beats their asses. Or kills them. Whatever comes first.
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Truth? I liked this. It was fun! BUT. After looking at some of my friend's reviews, I think it's going to be hit-or-miss with a lot of you. I knew what I was getting into when I picked it up, but I think you have to want something light and silly. If you're hankering for a darker, angstier look at fucking around with alternate realities, you might do better with something like Black Science....more
The Flash origin is retold again and this time his nemesis is The Turtle. <--not kidding And once again, time travel plays a huge roEh.
2.5 stars
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The Flash origin is retold again and this time his nemesis is The Turtle. <--not kidding And once again, time travel plays a huge role in the overall plot. <--shocking, I know
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It was underwhelming. Not terrible. Not unreadable. Just very underwhelming.
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I think if you're a fan of The Flash (like me) you'll feel compelled to read this. I mean, I usually feel the need to read all of the Year One stuff anyway, but that may not be how everyone feels. Anyway. The Turtle + Time Travel = You Decide...more
Really liked it! Archer and Armstrong head to LA to find Archer's birth parents, and end up trapped in a church of Retrologists - a thinly veiled referReally liked it! Archer and Armstrong head to LA to find Archer's birth parents, and end up trapped in a church of Retrologists - a thinly veiled reference to the Church of Scientology. Nutty celebrities (of the mostly dead variety) make appearances as our heroes try to find a way to stop the leader of the church from getting control of the Magic Wheel Thing. <--I can't remember what it's actually called.
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Hijinks ensue as these two make their way through the innards of a seemingly magical building filled with all kinds of surprises.
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Bonus: you'll catch some fun references to other issues with the time-travel scene. Yes! Of course there's a time-travel scene! Or two...
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The point is, this is one of the few comics that can safely get away with it. At least for me. But I'm going to guess that it will be an individual preference as to whether or not you like this level of crazy before your first cup of coffee in the morning.
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I'm kinda sad there's only one volume left of this run. Recommended!...more
A bittersweet & fun conclusion to this round of the Timewalker's story.
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Everything comes full circle as Neela and Ivar both fight to save the unA bittersweet & fun conclusion to this round of the Timewalker's story.
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Everything comes full circle as Neela and Ivar both fight to save the universes, time itself, and each other. Oh, and all the weird, unexplained stuff that has happened in the past two volumes? It all comes together in this one.
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My favorite part might have been all the alternate Ivar's and Neela's in the multiverse, but there was really a lot to like about volume 3. It's just that I can't say much without spoiling the whole thing.
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Oh, wait! Viking Clowns! Seriously.
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While I loved it, I'm feeling a little adrift now that I'm done with this title. Where do I go from here to find more of these guys? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Highly Recommended!...more
I can't say enough about what a surprisingly fun series this has turned out to be, and what a good example of how the amazing friends I've made on GooI can't say enough about what a surprisingly fun series this has turned out to be, and what a good example of how the amazing friends I've made on Goodreads have shoved gently nudged me to branch out and find things that I never would have discovered on my own. Alright, before I start ugly crying...
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Ok, so you know how Armstrong is a bit of an oaf, who acts first and thinks about the result of that action waaay too late to be of any use to him? Right. So in the last volume, he kinda sorta slept with the girl that Archer kinda sorta thought was the love of his life. And then Archer walked in on them. And then Archer walked out on them. Like, literally, walked out of there and left Armstrong, Ivar, and Mary-Maria stranded in a past timeline. <--he was upset.
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In this volume, Archer gets a bit darker and spends his time taking over all the different crazy sects. <--Ish. Meanwhile, Ivar & Armstrong drink their way across the time in an effort to catch up to him. The results are pretty damn entertaining. Good stuff. Definitely recommended!...more
Breaking History was another fun and wacky volume of Ivar, with the bonus of both of his brothers coming along (reluctantly) for the ride.
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The cBreaking History was another fun and wacky volume of Ivar, with the bonus of both of his brothers coming along (reluctantly) for the ride.
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The characters in this are so interesting that it makes me want to go back and see what I can find with some of the older material. Especially Neela! I mean, future Neela is kind of an asshole, but her younger self is kinda awesome.
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I don't know how to explain this thing, other than to say it's a really fun take on the time-travel genre. Most of the things I hate about these sorts of stories are fixed with the sheer level of irreverence that this title has for things like the Butterfly Effect. Time travel is fun now! <--What? Yes! Crazy but true....more
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