author: Stuart Moore
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.00
book published: 2014
rating: 2
read at: 2014/09/26
date added: 2014/09/26
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'E.G.O.s Volume 1: Quintessence' starts with an essay about how the writer was also the editor and was cautioned against that. I think that advice should have been heeded in this case, and it might have resulted in a book that was bit clearer.
For a volume 1, it does sort of jump you into a story with a lot of backstory that has already happened. An old nemesis of the E.G.O. space hero team has resurfaced and it's up to some of the old members to suit up, recruit up and fight the planet devouring menace. The problem is that the story isn't all that easy to grab on to. There are some great elements here and the makings of a truly great story, but I was left feeling like I was missing part of the plot. The plot jumps and references things that I had a hard time discerning.
The art by Gus Storms is really good, and I know Stuart Moore can write a good story. Your mileage may vary, but for sheer cosmic, weird storylines, I'd rather go back to some of the classics from Marvel in the 1970s.
I was given a review copy of this graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors, Image Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
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