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This book is a love letter to geeks and geek culture. You do have to be familiar with lots of 80’s pop culture to truly appreciate it (you can search for what you do not know, but it’s not the same).
It is fun, it is easy to read and it’s not pretentious.
But… the prose is quite weak, and the characters are very bland, even the main ones. There is some attempt to character development and arcs but it’s very basic and by the numbers.
So, not a bad book, worth reading if you are a fellow nerd, but take it for what it is. An entertaining story, nothing more really, and sometimes it’s what we need.
It is fun, it is easy to read and it’s not pretentious.
But… the prose is quite weak, and the characters are very bland, even the main ones. There is some attempt to character development and arcs but it’s very basic and by the numbers.
So, not a bad book, worth reading if you are a fellow nerd, but take it for what it is. An entertaining story, nothing more really, and sometimes it’s what we need.
A good book with beautiful art, but it’s not really my jam.
4 stars for the art, 2 for the story. I just can’t get into it. Maybe it’s just me…
Batman & Dracula: Red Rain
Malcolm Jones III, Doug Moench, Kelley Jones, Les Dorscheid, Eric Van Lustbader, Denny O'Neil
A bit unequal. Mad Love is fantastic, and I love everything from Batman TAS. The other stories are also very good but not quite on the same level. But what the heck, I had a very good time and loved the art. A must for Batman fans.
A riveting, fascinating and funny story. I’m not that big on cyberpunk (I didn’t like Neuromancer at all) but I really enjoyed this.