Chris Lewis (1)

What on earth did I just read? I have no clue and am so confused. The graphic novel is a satire about terrorists, media, and the 'show must go on' mentality of the media and people in the world today - or at least that is what it seems to be.

I have to say that I stopped reading this about half way through and though about just not finishing it, I was confused about the plot and what was happening and even about who the characters were. There was a lot of action and not enough explanation, show more and even the when the time and place was listed on the pages it was not clear when things were occurring in the timeline of the story. All of this made the novel very difficult to follow.

I think that knowing that it was to be a satire and a critical look at terror and entertainment, as the synopsis states, made it easy to see that those things were in fact occurring, but it was a hard read for me.

The characters all kind of ran together and the drawing was at times more sketchy making it more difficult to distinguish between the numerous characters. Overall, even though I did finish the book, it was not a very enjoyable one for me. Sometimes that is just the case. Others may find this less confusing and actually very entertaining. show less

Comic collection about using drones in Afghanisatan

This collection deals with the issue of assassination with drones in Afghanistan alongside a terrorism-themed hotel in Las Vegas. Various groups vie for control but the whole thing is quite confusing and I do not recommend this in its present form.

The artwork adds to the confusion as most of the scantily-clad women are similar-looking. I prefer clearer artwork to make the story more evident. Disappointing.

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Initial reaction: WTF did I just read, and perhaps more importantly, why did I read this?

I believe it pretends to be a satirical take on terrorism, drones, and the entertainment industry, but it was an utterly confusing, uninteresting story that didn't make sense at all.

At first I believed I was the only one who didn't understand what was going on, but reading some other reviews, I found out I was not alone, which was in this case show more a relieve since it's been a long time since something confused me as much as this. It was extremely difficult to keep the different characters apart since they all looked alike.

I would try to explain the plot, but I've no idea what it was, so I just give up.

After reading this one, I'm not going to request graphic novels for a while.

Thanks to the publisher for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! show less