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Nothing Left to Lose
I, Mr.Avalanche to clarify
loved this book so much I didn't want to seem biased so
I asked one of my staff to throw out a review and here
it is.
Comic Avalanche review by Eric Jackson
I have to say seeing people melt and the world end
every few pages is never a bad thing to me. I think that
shows here in my review although the story is a bit
confusing and I’m not really going to dig into it here
because that would require drawing graphs and having a
translator. No really it’s just about a few people who’s
lives intertwine because of a conspiracy by a
pharmaceutical company creating a monster…like I said
graphs.
The characters are a bit flat at times and lacking
personality as they all seem to have one trait and run
with it. Most the people in this book are crazy and
their insanity seems to reflect some type of power.
Gerald sees clocks above peoples heads. If it hits zero
you die. Another character Joe sees the end of the
world, something I would pay to do. He also sees some
awful monster, which keeps telling him, “soon.” These
could be visions of the future, or he’s bat shit crazy.
The villain is just that, a gruff villain, if all comics
were movies the same actor would play this guy. It’s old
and I don’t care any more.
Aw hell here is a small plot rundown, just enough to
make you get the book or not:
Gerald used to be in a nut house for his clock
problem, he now cleans the pharmaceutical company that
has a monster, the one Joe sees. Joe gets put in the
same nut house, Sunny Elms. Gerald is locked in a room
with something at work, he breaks the door down and goes
home. The guys he works with did this. That morning he
learns there is a total lockdown at his job. His boss
blames him for breaking the door down and letting
something escape. At the nut house they are being led
somewhere safe because of the lockdown at the
pharmaceutical company. Joe escapes with a few friends
and meets up with the things from his visions.
As much as I try to hate this comic I can’t, I’m not
sure what it is about it. The people melting end of the
world is a major factor, but also the stubble social
commentary. With a range of topics he attacks in an
informed and sharp opinion the author passes information
in an off hand manor. The art goes from to bad to
beautiful in a single page. While some things seem
childish and a bit amateur there is a creepy feeling
about the book that I enjoy.
If you want a quote here it is, “ I wouldn’t pay to
get the book, but I’d have a friend buy it. Borrow it
then never give it back.”
Comic Avalanche Rating VF (8.0)
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