I recently went on a little graphic novel/comic spree, so I'm combining the reviews into one post. - Lynnie
House of M by Brian Michael Bendis and Olivier Coipel
I enjoyed House of M, but there are times in this book that there are SO many characters mixing in, I kind of got lost in keeping track of everyone. Still, I can't
deny that it's a lot of fun to see so many Marvel characters thrown in to one storyline together as they try to figure out the changes in reality and what may have caused them.
I loved the art throughout & the story is solid.
Secret Invasion by Brian Michael Bendis and Leinel Francis Yu 
I read this a while back but wanted to revisit it after watching WandaVision.
I enjoyed House of M, but there are times in this book that there are SO many characters mixing in, I kind of got lost in keeping track of everyone. Still, I can't
deny that it's a lot of fun to see so many Marvel characters thrown in to one storyline together as they try to figure out the changes in reality and what may have caused them.
I loved the art throughout & the story is solid.
Read
this on a lark and it was a fun, if often confusing, book. The premise
is that the Skrulls want to take over Earth and in order to do so have
shapeshifted their way into taking the places of prominent super heroes
throughout the Marvel
universe. And, of course, no one knows who is real
and who is a Skrull--sometimes including the Skrull themselves--as they
had their memories wiped. So really, seriously, ANYONE can be a Skrull. It's very confusing and a little too convenient which is why it only gets
3 stars. But, it was fun to read and the art is fantastic, so 3 stars it is.
Jupiter's Legacy, Vol.1 by Mark Millar, Wilfredo Torres,
Davide Gianfelice, Frank Quitely
me if I'm wrong). Because of this- a good bit of this book makes NO sense. There's no introduction of characters, or how they got their powers, etc. The 1950s styling of the art is really interesting but, again, doesn't do much to help differentiate characters when they are not in their super suits.
I'll try to hunt down the actual Jupiter's Legacy Vol 1 & see if I can make more sense of it. Bottom line, if you're new to this series, I would not recommend starting with THIS book. It might be labeled Vol. 1, and perhaps it is the first chronologically (taking place in the 1950s), but it clearly makes the assumption that you already know these characters.
Davide Gianfelice, Frank Quitely
I read this because I'd heard good things about it & wanted to read it before it appears on Netflix. Marketed as "Jupiter's Legacy", it appears this is actually a prequel to the real Jupiter's Legacy series titled "Jupiter's Circle" which was released AFTER the initial Jupiter's Legacy. (Someone please feel free to correct
me if I'm wrong). Because of this- a good bit of this book makes NO sense. There's no introduction of characters, or how they got their powers, etc. The 1950s styling of the art is really interesting but, again, doesn't do much to help differentiate characters when they are not in their super suits.
I'll try to hunt down the actual Jupiter's Legacy Vol 1 & see if I can make more sense of it. Bottom line, if you're new to this series, I would not recommend starting with THIS book. It might be labeled Vol. 1, and perhaps it is the first chronologically (taking place in the 1950s), but it clearly makes the assumption that you already know these characters.
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