JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Vol. 4

Stardust Crusaders #4

by Hirohiko Araki

An epic horror-action-adventure! Once there was a mighty bloodline of the Joestars. In the 1880s, Englishman Jonathan Joestar gave his life to defeat Dio, a megalomaniacal vampire. Now, 100 years later, Dio is back, and Jonathan's descendants must travel to Egypt to destroy their ancestral enemy once and for all.

Avdol has a bullet in his brain, and the heroes face a seemingly unbeatable pair of enemies--the Emperor, whose spirit takes the form of a gun, and the Hanged Man, which dwells in mirrors! With death coming closer in every piece of glass, do Polnareff and Kakyoin have a chance?

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Supernatural, Adventure, Comics Manga, Fiction

208 pages, Paperback

First published June 8, 1990

About the author

Hirohiko Araki ( 荒木飛呂彦) is a Japanese manga artist. He left school before graduation from Miyagi University of Education.

He enjoys the baseball manga Kyojin No Hoshii (Star of the Giants); the video games Mario Kart and Bomberman; and likes Prince and other African-American singers, as well as jazz, rock, and rap.

He is a recipient the Tezuka Award for manga.

Reviews

[Sophia Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

stardust crusaders is so peak man. ofc have to shout out POLANREFF THE GOAT and bro is going through it this volume. having to come face to face with his sisters murder WHO ALSO KILLED AVDOL???????? literally rest in PEACE. loved the kakyion and polanreff team up and pep talk group. they are a really good combo. AND THEN WE GOT JOSEPH MISSION. WITH FUCKING PART 2 SHIT. IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY. and then this last one... polnareff is me. i am that kind of driver. polanreff is the main character of this and not jotaro because HES BEEN IMPORTANT IN ALL OF THESE STORIES SO FAR. ugh its so funny and fun and... kinda bizarre

[Mar · Rating 5 out of 5]

By the way, didn't you say that there weren't any paths left to take? You were wrong. A path is something that you make yourself. That's why I, Jotaro Kujo... will now show you... how to build your own path!

[Bumbo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I stayed up pat 3 AM reading this volume. In all honesty, I cannot recall the last time I've done that for a manga. So this review is going to be more gushing than anything.

I absolutely love Hanged Man. He is such a creative monster. I'm shocked this concept hasn't been used in some sort of horror movie to massive acclaim. This guy could be a staple monster trope, alongside Freddy Krueger and Chucky. He's freaky because you can never be sure there's not something reflective somewhere. A monitor that hasn't been turned on; a freshly mopped floor; a shiny window in a crowded city; someone's glasses. This guy can come at you from so many angles- there's so much you have to consider. And the sheer cleverness in having him reflect in people's eyes is only topped by how Kakyoin gets out of that situation. He taps into our social anxieties- our fear of being the center of attention. And the longer people stare at you, the closer you are to a horrible death. It's amazing.

And Hol Horse is just a ton of fun. A sleazy cowboy who runs away the minute things aren't in his favor. And he just shouts "I'm running away because I love you. And I will love you forever." This guy doesn't even try to hide the fact that he's a flake- it's great.

Joseph vs the Empress was pretty fun. Any time grandpa Joseph is the focus is a good time. It's a nice treat to see him still try to use hamon in this new world of stands. He's like the last holdout of a forgotten practice.

Wheel of Fortune is a nice mixup, using car-based combat and involving the entire party for once.

I had a lot of fun with this volume. It hits on a nice variety of enemy designs, creating a breadth of tones between each encounter that never clash.

[Angie Rita · Rating 5 out of 5]

Memes in this volume:


*Laughs in Part 5*


Oops, wrong book again.




Hol Horse is a Joestar confirmed


THE FIRST OF MANY




This is how Joseph Joestar does things (it DID include the Secret Technique...)


The one instance of this in Part 3...


GIRL HE IS TOO OLD FOR YOU

[Robert B. Ullrich · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this is a foundational part of the series. We’re seeing stand users work together to help defeat our gang, we’re seeing the extent of how absurd the winning condition can be (The coin flipping scene to recall something specific), and we’re also seeing it be pulled off almost effortlessly. Araki doesn’t always land the jump, but when he does, oh boy, does it feel really amazing to witness it. I enjoyed that Araki didn’t sidecart Joseph for too long as well, giving him the space to show off how much battle prowess he has while still being the biggest absolute goofball and his own worst enemy at times. The Wheel of Fortune feels……not great, but you know, I’ll take the wins from the first 2/3 of this volume.

[Gab Andrade · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 estrellas.

Sigo pensando que me sabe mal que el hecho del Hamon lo hayan dejado de lado, siendo una tecnica que se profundizó en las dos primeras partes me sabe un poco mal.

Aunque el tema de los stands me parece muy bueno, sabiendo que se refiere a algo más universal, algo que muchos más personajes pueden tener acceso, pero algo que me causa duda es en realidad que requisitos se deben cumplir para ser un usuario de Stand.

Sigo pensando que Jotaro es un Jerry Stu, pero le estoy encontrando un gusto.

[Dani Wladdimiro · Rating 5 out of 5]

No sé como evaluar este volumen, por una parte tiene la mejor pelea (hasta el momento de la tercera parte): Hanged Man. La creatividad en la pelea es buenísima, entre los espejos, el reflejo, la manera en como debía realizarse el ataque, la muerte de Abdul, el team-up entre Kakyoin y Polnareff. Y pasamos de ese gran momento al momento Transformer, y no me gustó para nada, me aburrió muchísimo, aunque es muy entretenido todo lo bizarro que está en torno a esa pelea. Solo que la pelea que mencioné es buenísima, y la de Jojo abuelo, termina siendo un tanto anecdótica, lamentablemente.

[Hannah Belyea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Polnareff and Kakyoin face the seemingly untouchable Stand of J. Geil, knowing their enemy's ally is close at hand, where the outcome will lead to a race against time - and the law - for Joseph Joestar, before the group finds their continued journey threatened by deadly vehicular encounters! Araki gives fans a steady run of slick action and high-octane stakes in this entertaining entry.

[Robert Mudas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Je crois que je commence à comprendre pourquoi cet arc a marqué le début du succès pour beaucoup de fans... Il y a effectivement un vrai charme loufoque et gore dans ce périple autour du monde, dans cette équipe de personnages, et surtout dans l'inventivité de ces ennemis et de ces monstres.

[Kurtis Burkhardt · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story’s a little confusing up til this point and hard to understand but I really love the art and the characters are awesome 👌😁❤️❤️

[SmokingChagga · Rating 5 out of 5]

First of all, I would die for Polnareff.
Second, why is old Joseph so amazing?

[Ibu-Chan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Se me sigue haciendo un poco bola este arco.

[L · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️✨

[lux · Rating 2 out of 5]

kakyoin >>>

[Omexmo · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.0 - Não tá ruim mas também não ligo pro que tá acontecendo. A sensação que fica é que essa parte 3 poderia ser muito menor.

[Erika · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay, I admit. I'm starting to enjoy the story of JoJo and his gangs with superpowers.
It's fun to find out new superpower one after the other.
I also like the fact that the story is not centered solely around JoJos (Jotaro and Joseph). This volume starts with the story without the two JoJos, and the namesake of this series only appears 2/3 way into the book.
Oh, and I quite like this "new" version of old Joseph. He's more of comic relief here who doesn't take himself that seriously. (I'm starting to get used to his "old man speech pattern" too)

BUT I HATE HOW THE NAMELESS LITTLE GIRL SWOONS OVER JOTARO.

[Hana Eka · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nooo, Good bye Mr Zeppelin.

[Sabree · Rating 5 out of 5]

I could not put it down. I simply couldn't.

[Urone · Rating 5 out of 5]

each time it gets more interesting

[Phil · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a road trip with all your friends. What else would you want?

[Lisandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,3 estrelas

[Pharma]

It was awesome!