Wednesday, October 10, 2012
[Book Review] IRREDEEMABLE: VOL. 1 by Mark Waid
Fiction/Graphic Novel
Jason reviews IRREDEEMABLE: Vol. 1 by Mark Waid and Peter Krause (Boom!
Studios, 2009-)
Needless to say, this book is…intense…
This graphic novel is dark and features superheroes trying
to figure out how to stop their former friend and team member from his bloody
rampage. The novel shifts back and forth
from past to present while the team remembers their shared past in order to
find a way to stop this rampaging former hero.
As the audience, we also get a glimpse into the subtle events that begin
to turn this former hero, but not much is really explained in this first
volume. The pace moves quickly, but
there are a few points in the story where things aren't explained very
well. I had to go online and search for
the answers and it sounds like at least most them are explained in some way
later, but it would be nice if there was a bit more clarification in the first
book.
I’m eager to know how the story will end, but I’m also a
little afraid of what I’ll find. Several
superheroes and millions of people have died in the first volume alone.
I’ve
always been a sucker for a happy ending but with a title like Irredeemable, I’m
not convinced that’s an option. I’ll
post a series review when I am able to finish it, but in the meantime, if you
want a thrilling graphic novel not designed for children, it’s definitely worth
a read.
Jason Sharp, Whitehaven Library
Labels: Fiction, Graphic Novel, Reviews by Jason Sharp