Written by Alex Irvine | Art by John Aggs | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp
As cross platform tie-ins go, this has been pretty good. Rather than being constrained by the restrictions of writing something that exists essentially to draw attention to an upcoming game release (that’s Deus Ex: Mankind Divided if you want to look it up folks) , Alex Irvine has used it as a canvas to superimpose some of his views on society and the nature of our interaction with each other. Yes it’s well-worn territory in comic book circles, Stan Lee did the whole mutant hysteria as a subtext for racism thing back in the 1960′s, but Irvine manages to lay off the moralising too much and integrate it into the larger narrative. Adam Jensen has also made for quite a charismatic lead, his narration giving us a personal entry into his world rather than...
As cross platform tie-ins go, this has been pretty good. Rather than being constrained by the restrictions of writing something that exists essentially to draw attention to an upcoming game release (that’s Deus Ex: Mankind Divided if you want to look it up folks) , Alex Irvine has used it as a canvas to superimpose some of his views on society and the nature of our interaction with each other. Yes it’s well-worn territory in comic book circles, Stan Lee did the whole mutant hysteria as a subtext for racism thing back in the 1960′s, but Irvine manages to lay off the moralising too much and integrate it into the larger narrative. Adam Jensen has also made for quite a charismatic lead, his narration giving us a personal entry into his world rather than...
- 6/7/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Alex Irvine | Art by John Aggs | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp
This has so far been a very solid book, thanks in large part to scripter Alex Irvine. The book is designed to be a prologue of sorts to the upcoming game Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and Irvine could pretty much have phoned it in if he so chose. Instead, he chose to use the set-up to look at some contemporary themes in a science fiction setting. Questions abound about society, about individual identity, about terrorism and attitudes, real and perceived. The first person narration by lead character Adam Jensen has also been insightful, putting us in the story rather than just observing it. There has also been plenty of time for action of course, Eidos do have games to sell after all.
So far the story has revolved around Adam Jensen, part of the Interpol...
This has so far been a very solid book, thanks in large part to scripter Alex Irvine. The book is designed to be a prologue of sorts to the upcoming game Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and Irvine could pretty much have phoned it in if he so chose. Instead, he chose to use the set-up to look at some contemporary themes in a science fiction setting. Questions abound about society, about individual identity, about terrorism and attitudes, real and perceived. The first person narration by lead character Adam Jensen has also been insightful, putting us in the story rather than just observing it. There has also been plenty of time for action of course, Eidos do have games to sell after all.
So far the story has revolved around Adam Jensen, part of the Interpol...
- 5/6/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
This week sees the release of a variety of comics this week. This is a list of the comics I believe will deliver the most bang for your buck this week. Check out the picks, and let us know what comics you will be picking up this week.
Wonder Woman Earth One Vol. 1
U.S. Price: $22.99
Talent
Art by: Yanick Paquette
Cover by: Yanick Paquette
Written by: Grant Morrison
I have become a really big fan of the Earth One series DC has created. With the first series of Batman and Superman being successful it was only natural that Wonder Woman would be next. Plus anything written by Grant Morrison is a must to own.
Synopsis: In this new installment of the New York Times best-selling Earth One original graphic novel line, Grant Morrison (The Multiversity) joins with Yanick Paquette (Swamp Thing, Batman, Inc.) to reimagineWonder Woman for a new era.
Wonder Woman Earth One Vol. 1
U.S. Price: $22.99
Talent
Art by: Yanick Paquette
Cover by: Yanick Paquette
Written by: Grant Morrison
I have become a really big fan of the Earth One series DC has created. With the first series of Batman and Superman being successful it was only natural that Wonder Woman would be next. Plus anything written by Grant Morrison is a must to own.
Synopsis: In this new installment of the New York Times best-selling Earth One original graphic novel line, Grant Morrison (The Multiversity) joins with Yanick Paquette (Swamp Thing, Batman, Inc.) to reimagineWonder Woman for a new era.
- 4/5/2016
- by Michael Connally
- LRMonline.com
Written by Alex Irvine | Art by John Aggs | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp
The first issue of this series was a decent addition to the rather crowded dystopian near future/ cyberpunk comic book shelf. While giving us nothing particularly new to look at, it delivered on what it promised, helped in great part by the name and character recognition of the Deus Ex world. This recognition is more than just window dressing, as this ‘Children’s Crusade’ mini-series is laying some groundwork for the soon to be released Deus Ex: Mankind Divided console game. As I have said elsewhere, tie-ins are notoriously difficult beasts, often average quality at best, so it was an inspired choice to hire Alex Irvine as writer, a pro with excellent comic book/ science fiction chops.
The ‘heroes’ of the book, or at least the main characters, are Task Force 29, a Interpol backed team...
The first issue of this series was a decent addition to the rather crowded dystopian near future/ cyberpunk comic book shelf. While giving us nothing particularly new to look at, it delivered on what it promised, helped in great part by the name and character recognition of the Deus Ex world. This recognition is more than just window dressing, as this ‘Children’s Crusade’ mini-series is laying some groundwork for the soon to be released Deus Ex: Mankind Divided console game. As I have said elsewhere, tie-ins are notoriously difficult beasts, often average quality at best, so it was an inspired choice to hire Alex Irvine as writer, a pro with excellent comic book/ science fiction chops.
The ‘heroes’ of the book, or at least the main characters, are Task Force 29, a Interpol backed team...
- 3/31/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Alex Irvine | Art by John Aggs | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp
For those not in the know, Deus Ex is a series of first person computer games dating back to 2000. They all take place in the near future, in a kind of slightly clichéd dystopian cyberpunk society. To be fair, they have been pretty good, and the subject matter, cinematic style and look do lend themselves quite nicely to the comic book medium. Deus Ex: Children’s Crusade is a tie-in to the latest installment of the game series, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, due out later this year. I think Eidos’s ultimate plans for multimedia expansion can be assumed as now games, comics, books etc will come under the umbrella label of Deus Ex Universe.
The nice side of this from the comic book side is that the stories will not just be adaptations of games,...
For those not in the know, Deus Ex is a series of first person computer games dating back to 2000. They all take place in the near future, in a kind of slightly clichéd dystopian cyberpunk society. To be fair, they have been pretty good, and the subject matter, cinematic style and look do lend themselves quite nicely to the comic book medium. Deus Ex: Children’s Crusade is a tie-in to the latest installment of the game series, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, due out later this year. I think Eidos’s ultimate plans for multimedia expansion can be assumed as now games, comics, books etc will come under the umbrella label of Deus Ex Universe.
The nice side of this from the comic book side is that the stories will not just be adaptations of games,...
- 2/15/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
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