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Laddar... Wild Cards: The Hard Callav Daniel Abraham, Eric Battle (Illustratör)
   Ingen/inga Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken.  haloedrain | Aug 3, 2019 |   Τούτ' είν' η πρώτη ιστορία απ' το σύμπαν των "Άγριων Καρτών" που διάβασα κι ομολογώ ότι την βρήκα αρκετά ενδιαφέρουσα, ώστε να προσπαθήσω στο μέλλον να διαβάσω τόσο τα σχετικά βιβλία του Μάρτιν, όσο και τα υπόλοιπα γκράφικ νόβελ. Η ιδέα ενός ιού που μεταλλάσσει τους ανθρώπους, δίνοντάς τους ιδιότητες που τους ταξινομούν σε ομάδες ονοματισμένες απ' τα φύλλα της τράπουλας (οι "Άσοι" με υπερδυνάμεις, αλλά "φυσιολογικοί" σε εμφάνισι, οι "Τζόκερ" παραμορφωμένοι, για παράδειγμα), είναι ιδιαίτερα εμπνευσμένη! Είναι αλήθεια πως σε κάποια σημεία η συγκεκριμένη ιστορία είναι λίγο τετριμμένη και προβλέψιμη, αλλά το σχέδιο είναι εξαιρετικό κι η όλη αίσθησι πολύ θετική. Πιστεύω, μ' άλλα λόγια, πως είναι μια καλή εισαγωγή στον κόσμο των "Άγριων Καρτών"! This is the first story from the "Wild Cards" universe that I've ever read, and I admit that I've found it a very interesting one, so as to try in the future to read both the relevant books by Martin and the rest of the graphic novels. The concept of a virus that transmutes humans, giving them characteristics which classify them in groups named by the faces of the (traditional) playing cards (for instance, "Aces" have superpowers, but remain "normal" in appearance, "Jokers" have deformities), is a particularly inspired one! It's true that some points of this specific story are somehow trite and predictable, but the design is excellent, and the whole feeling very positive; in other words, I believe it's a good introduction to the world of the "Wild Cards"! (  ) MDDrakomathioulakis | Mar 25, 2016 | inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
"In 1946, an alien virus is accidentally unleashed that changes the world forever. Most of those infected die horribly, said to have drawn the Black Queen as their fated card. Ninety percent of those who survive mutate into Jokers - deformed, broken, hated, and feared. But a handful are lucky enough to become Aces, gaining superpowers that allow them to achieve almost anything the mind can conceive - both in dreams and in nightmares. Sixty years later, an Ace named Croyd Crenson, better known as the Sleeper, is framed for the murder of a young nurse in New York City's Jokertown. As Crenson investigates the killing to clear his name, he has to fight to stay awake, or else his unusual ability will change him into something else entirely. Meanwhile, a group of teenagers in Whiteoak, Colorado, accidentally activate the dormant wild-card virus, wiping out nearly the entire town. As the teens are sent to the Jokertown clinic, they discover that not all Jokers are bad and not all Aces are good" -- dust jacket flap. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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I like the concept of the disease that turns people into mutants or super heroes, though I guess G.R.R. Martin gets the credit there, not the comic book writer. I liked the overall plot arc, too, the antagonist's goal was interesting and he could have been a deep and complex character if the storytelling hadn't suffered from the cheesiness and lack of depth that is common in comic books.
Not fond of the art style, I guess it's trying to be noir but the enormous shadows make it harder to see things. (