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The Most Epic Fairy Tale Ever Written Advantages: Imaginative, striking, and unbelievably good Disadvantages: Enjoyable to the point of addiction ...Gaiman's work. That is, until Fables came along. The premise is simple, yet effective: the characters of our beloved fairy tales (Snow White, the Frog Prince, and Pinocchio to name but a few) have fled the shadow of a vicious conqueror known as the Adversary, and set up home in New York. But, be assured, this is no children's story. Rather, it is a dark tour-de-force, with often surprising re-interpretation of popular tales and characters. Bill ... ...and inverting them to create something wondrous. How else would have the gall to turn the Prince Charming into a womanising cad, yet humanise the Big Bad Wolf so much that he becomes one of the true heroes of the series? It ought to crash and burn. But, instead, it gives the reader one of the best graphic novel series to date. From its subtle political nuances to the wonderfully-realised array of characters, it is a masterpiece. Gone are the saccharine-sweet ... dr_nightshade 22.11.2008 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Fables - Bill Willingham	Would you read it again? Story Characters Graphics Readability
Hell, Arses and Crocodiles... Advantages: Another brilliant tale in the Preacher Series Disadvantages: Not for those who dislike blood! ...continues the Epic Tale of Preacher with this epic volume, the first half of which is taken up with the dark and enveloping tale of the Saint of Killers, and how he came to be of this position. The art work is brilliantly drawn and truly paints a haunting accompaniment to the story. In this, the fourth volume of the series we see devil himself, or Nick as he is apparently known to his friends- engaging in a game of poker with the angel of death, ... ...gates of hell. His arrival prompts the fires of hell to be extinguished and to state the obvious the devil isn't too happy about it ! A deal is Struck between the two and so the saint of killers is allowed to gain his vengance, as well as being given the power to kill ... and kill... and kill- Including the killing of the devil himself. This volume is not all doom and gloom however, with the second half of the novel comes a dose of comic relief, ... techie_fairy 15.01.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Preacher - Ancient History - Garth Ennis, Carlos Ezquerra	Would you read it again? Story Characters Graphics Readability
Slides Right Into Home! Advantages: well chosen text, clean drawings, enagaging storyline with meaning Disadvantages: impatient child awaiting the sequels ...girls. This title is called Ninja Baseball Kyuma. I have to admit that though I myself am a huge manga fan, the title gave me a bit of a pause. Ninjas..okay...but baseball? Baseball is slowly becoming popular amongst youths here, but let's face it, it is not that common in Britain, so I was a bit unsure on whether my nonsporty son would even be interested. He however insisted that Charlie Brown and the gang play baseball so he knows about baseball ... ...in order to master the ninja arts. The day comes for him to seek his master, whereupon he encounters a boy who looking for new players for a baseball team. Not comprehending modern life nor knowing anything about what baseball is, Kyuma mistakenly believes that the boy is asking him to come train in some new ninja art and defend his clan. The storyline then follows Kyuma and the other players as Kyuma struggles to adapt to modern life, make friends, ... Shroud 11.11.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Ninja Baseball Kyuma Vol.1 - Shunshin Maeda	Would you read it again? Story Characters Graphics Readability
The history of Wolverine Advantages: Some great moments Disadvantages: Nothing special, confusing artwork ...Having seen the recent film Wolverine: Origins, I was wondering whether it would be the same, but it's completely different. It harkens back to when Wolverine was a child named James, a sheltered son of a wealthy family, and it develops his life as an outcast following deaths, as he flees with Rose, who is also blamed for the deaths. The story develops somewhat, as Wolvie grows a bit older, and it is the tale that is quite enticing here, how he ... ...Canada, frced to fend for himself, and how the development of his name Logan, and nickname Wolverine came about. The story also develops his relationship with wolves and how he came to use his claws, which protrude from his knuckles whenever he finds himself needing an extra defence. I found the story to be a bit hard to get hold of to start with. Written by Bill Jemas, it is well developed, but confusing to start with. The artwork doesn't help, ... pmcds 31.10.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Wolverine: The Origin - Bill Jemas, Andy Kubert, Paul Jenkins	Would you read it again? Story Characters Graphics Readability
The mutant school staff have to deal with a bit of evolution in t Advantages: Brave storytelling that works Disadvantages: Artwork hard to get used to ...relationships among the group to new levels. It is perhaps the unfamiliar here that took me a while to get used to. The plot is quite a good one, that sees familiar territory with a couple of X-Men out on a mission (Wolverine and Cyclops) to rescue a mutant, who come across a force almost too powerful to contain. The Sentinels (machines created to destroy mutants) rear their heads, but it is the control of Xavier lookalike Cassandra Nova who poses ... ...the freindly neighbourhood webslinger, the new millenium saw a bit of a drop in quality, until someone (Morrison) decided to grab the mutants by the balls (pardon my French) and give them a bit of an uplift. The line 'The X-Men, like us, know loss' written in the margin of Morrison's notes at the end of the issue, say it all. We must take whatever has happened in previous issues and go with it. Evolve, and that is what this isue is all about. The ... pmcds 28.10.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of New X-Men: E Is for Extinction - Grant Morrison	Would you read it again? Story Characters Graphics Readability