Of Gods and Men: 1. The End of the Beginning

author: Jean-Pierre Dionnet
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.00
book published: 2013
rating: 2
read at: 2019/05/23
date added: 2019/05/23
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Of Gods and Men: 1. The End of the Beginning' by Jean-Pierre Dionnet with illustrations by Laurent Theureau is a graphic novel about the doom of mankind and gods fighting in the sky.

In 1929, coinciding with the Great Depression, new "gods" started showing up along Route 66. It's now 2047 and the book starts with a god called the Lord of the Flies fighting another one called Number 1. After the fight, Lord of the Flies heads home to face the music from his wife (?), but she is consumed by media and visiting the dying human population.

This book looked very cool. The art is definitely in the style of Moebius. Unfortunately, the story starts out confusing and doesn't advance enough to make me want to read more, unless it's for the graphics. We learn nothing about these fighting "gods" or what happened to the humans. There is an afterword that talks about the three godlike characters, but it feels like it fills in the story as an afterthought.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Europe Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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