Kelly Roman

[3.75 / 5] An interesting take on Sun Tzu's iconic work. Using only black, red and white the authors manage to portray a world where corporations wage war in each other and the government is but a puppet of the real power hiding in Wall Street

An interesting read although it's sometimes hard to make the connections between the classic text and the new story (for example, the passages on Spies are shown when the story itself doesn't have subterfuge and is apparently clearing out).

As usual I received this graphic novel as a giveaway on GoodReads. As a Graphic Novel "The Art of War" is rather outside my general ken of reading. I don't scoff too loudly at the genre but it's not typically one that I seek out with great enthusiasm unless, of course, it happens to arrive free in the mail. Therefore I'll be the first to admit that I may not be the most qualified person to trust on this topic.

Roman's offering certainly doesn't lack for gritty violence. His ample use of show more weaponized quantum singularities and bio-engineered insects does keep things interesting. The overall story line, while not especially complex, does tie together rather nicely and seems a wonderful example of the genre. As is typical when a book has few negative points, I don't really have a ton to say about it. It's a quick and entertaining read but at the same time not something I'd necessarily recommend to others. There's no life-changing moment here, just a random bit of entertainment well executed both textually and visually. show less

Portuguese translation? What? That's either a huge reading comprehension fail on my part or the giveaway description was changed after I already submitted my entry. At least it's a graphic novel so I can still comment on the quality of the artwork.