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Clone #1
Clone Volume 1 by David Schulner
From Robert Kirkman's Skybound imprint comes a sci-fi story like you've never seen before! Dr. Luke Taylor's perfect life comes to a dramatic halt when an identical, bloodied version of himself arrives at his doorstep with news that he is one of many clones... and they're all after his pregnant wife and their unborn child!
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May 4, 2021
Luke comes home to find a man laying on the kitchen floor bleeding who looks just like him. From there he has to go on the run while trying to figure out what's going on and rescuing his pregnant wife. A fast paced conspiracy thriller of the highest order. Terrific art with some occasional poor panels by Juan Jose Ryp.
January 29, 2015
Imagine you are a mild mannered guy who is doing ok in life. Now imagine you about to get to work and you find a guy that looks like yourself bleeding in your kitchen. What da fuck much? Well, this just happened to Luke and there are about to get him into a huge mess.
You can pretty much guess what's going on by reading the title of the comic book and it's not like there a lot of surprises along the way -at least in this first volume-, but Clone succeeds at creating a riveting story that doesn't leave time for you to get bored.
When I first started reading the single issues back in 2013, I couldn't get past Juan José Ryp's art. Though he is still not my cup of tea (and that's has more to do with drawing styles and personal preferences), I have to admit he excels at illustrating the differences between the different clones. Even though they have the same face, they move and act differently.
Apart from Luke's story, there's also a political plot that connects with the clones somehow (won't tell you, read it). Usually I don't like this because retreating from the main action causes the plot to lose momentum and people in charge being secretive and shady are so cliché. However, in this case it adds information to the backstory and the change between "scenes" serve to create semi-cliffhangers to keep you intrigued.
Bottom line: I really enjoyed this book and I'll be definitely checking out the next one.
You can pretty much guess what's going on by reading the title of the comic book and it's not like there a lot of surprises along the way -at least in this first volume-, but Clone succeeds at creating a riveting story that doesn't leave time for you to get bored.
When I first started reading the single issues back in 2013, I couldn't get past Juan José Ryp's art. Though he is still not my cup of tea (and that's has more to do with drawing styles and personal preferences), I have to admit he excels at illustrating the differences between the different clones. Even though they have the same face, they move and act differently.
Apart from Luke's story, there's also a political plot that connects with the clones somehow (won't tell you, read it). Usually I don't like this because retreating from the main action causes the plot to lose momentum and people in charge being secretive and shady are so cliché. However, in this case it adds information to the backstory and the change between "scenes" serve to create semi-cliffhangers to keep you intrigued.
Bottom line: I really enjoyed this book and I'll be definitely checking out the next one.
June 9, 2021
Luke discovers himself shot and bleeding out on his kitchen floor due to an assassination attempt by yet another himself. The dying Luke informs, um, the first Luke that there's a secret civil war between hundreds of Lukes and that Luke is next on the Lukes' target list.
Also there's a political overplot about the reactionary fight to ban stem cell research. The morally conflicted vice-president vies against a ghoulish, McConnell-esque Secretary of State in an absurd contest of hostage-taking and assassination attempts.
Stiff and awkward. This reads like a rushed, stilted novelization of a low-budget cable drama. And the character logic is atrocious: Dangerous Assassin Luke shoots Hero Luke and leaves without checking that he's dead. When Hero Luke comes back in the next chapter, Dangerous Assassin Luke shoots him again and again walks off without checking. Nope, still not dead.
Also, if they were all raised separately from infancy, why do all of the Lukes have the exact same haircut and movie star physique?
Also there's a political overplot about the reactionary fight to ban stem cell research. The morally conflicted vice-president vies against a ghoulish, McConnell-esque Secretary of State in an absurd contest of hostage-taking and assassination attempts.
Stiff and awkward. This reads like a rushed, stilted novelization of a low-budget cable drama. And the character logic is atrocious: Dangerous Assassin Luke shoots Hero Luke and leaves without checking that he's dead. When Hero Luke comes back in the next chapter, Dangerous Assassin Luke shoots him again and again walks off without checking. Nope, still not dead.
Also, if they were all raised separately from infancy, why do all of the Lukes have the exact same haircut and movie star physique?
September 8, 2013
Honestly, I feel like this is a pretty standard story. I believe this is Schulner's first foray into the comics field and I know it has some fans, though not the following that lots of other Image books have - and it sort of reads like one.
Let me be more specific: Schulner is a television writer, writing shows that I've never heard of, despite being on networks. Clone was a book that I had only seen images of and mainly bought out of curiosity and actually probably as a mistake over on DCBS. I like to try the new Image books as often as possible and the price point with the discount probably put this around $6.00 for me, so whatever - that's almost a dollar an issue.
And for me, that's about what it is worth, which is harsh, sure, but mostly true.
A kid was cloned, all the clones find each other, all the clones are disappearing (murdered), blah blah. Even if I haven't seen or read this type of story a hundred times (I've at least read it once or twice), this is basically clone-esque science fiction written with your eyes closed and brain off. The political intrigue is really simple, the "family" drama is really simple, and really I just barely enjoyed any of this - though I suppose the last page of the trade has me wanting to figure out what happens, out of again, curiosity - but I won't check it out, most likely. It's not BAD. It's written like a sub-par television show (and honestly would probably make for a decent SyFy original movie), but it doesn't really use the comic book medium to it's advantage, it never really stretches out and does things you couldn't do on tv. That's why comics are awesome.
On the art front, Ryp has this tendency (and I've seen it in other books he's worked on), to alternate between really awesome and really awful. As people have said, he uses a lot of lines, he makes certain aspects look real - he makes everyone look kind of dumpy (or incredibly fit). Someone compared him to Geof Darrow, which isn't far off as far as a beacon - but really far off as far as quality. Whereas Darrow has all this imaginative juice just pouring out of him, creating hyper-detailed yet out-of-this-world stuff, Ryp really keeps it grounded. I think his character designs fit in with like late 90s Tekken designs or something, and his action sequences (BIG PUNCH) are usually pretty stale. Oh and the colorist (assuming it's the colorist) has a tendency to color gunshots yellow, which made me wonder in the first issue if they were like smoke bombs or something similar.
All that said, Ryp is serviceable, and could actually produce some cool work for a neo-noir, hyper-violent crime comic, I suppose - but I would love to see him work on something SUPER far out and (again) STRETCH his abilities.
If you like soft sci-fi, you could give this book a shot, but with all the great Image books in the last few years, it's mostly forgettable.
Let me be more specific: Schulner is a television writer, writing shows that I've never heard of, despite being on networks. Clone was a book that I had only seen images of and mainly bought out of curiosity and actually probably as a mistake over on DCBS. I like to try the new Image books as often as possible and the price point with the discount probably put this around $6.00 for me, so whatever - that's almost a dollar an issue.
And for me, that's about what it is worth, which is harsh, sure, but mostly true.
A kid was cloned, all the clones find each other, all the clones are disappearing (murdered), blah blah. Even if I haven't seen or read this type of story a hundred times (I've at least read it once or twice), this is basically clone-esque science fiction written with your eyes closed and brain off. The political intrigue is really simple, the "family" drama is really simple, and really I just barely enjoyed any of this - though I suppose the last page of the trade has me wanting to figure out what happens, out of again, curiosity - but I won't check it out, most likely. It's not BAD. It's written like a sub-par television show (and honestly would probably make for a decent SyFy original movie), but it doesn't really use the comic book medium to it's advantage, it never really stretches out and does things you couldn't do on tv. That's why comics are awesome.
On the art front, Ryp has this tendency (and I've seen it in other books he's worked on), to alternate between really awesome and really awful. As people have said, he uses a lot of lines, he makes certain aspects look real - he makes everyone look kind of dumpy (or incredibly fit). Someone compared him to Geof Darrow, which isn't far off as far as a beacon - but really far off as far as quality. Whereas Darrow has all this imaginative juice just pouring out of him, creating hyper-detailed yet out-of-this-world stuff, Ryp really keeps it grounded. I think his character designs fit in with like late 90s Tekken designs or something, and his action sequences (BIG PUNCH) are usually pretty stale. Oh and the colorist (assuming it's the colorist) has a tendency to color gunshots yellow, which made me wonder in the first issue if they were like smoke bombs or something similar.
All that said, Ryp is serviceable, and could actually produce some cool work for a neo-noir, hyper-violent crime comic, I suppose - but I would love to see him work on something SUPER far out and (again) STRETCH his abilities.
If you like soft sci-fi, you could give this book a shot, but with all the great Image books in the last few years, it's mostly forgettable.
April 6, 2024
(Zero spoiler review) 2.25/5
An inoffensive yet utterly generic sci-fi thriller, that is neither very scientific, nor thrilling. It suffers from set up and pacing issues, with far too much happening too early, then the narrative just snowballs into absurdity from there. A slower, more considered beginning with grater character work would have made for a more enjoyable read. The plot being better would certainly help matters as well.
The unexpected highlight of the book is Ry's art. Unexpected in so much as I wouldn't have expected to see him on such a minor little indie title, more so than any aspect of the art itself, which despite it's technicality, his art has always left me somewhat cold. His backgrounds are exceedingly detailed but his people just never look right. Nothing to see here, folks. 2.25/5
OmniBen.
An inoffensive yet utterly generic sci-fi thriller, that is neither very scientific, nor thrilling. It suffers from set up and pacing issues, with far too much happening too early, then the narrative just snowballs into absurdity from there. A slower, more considered beginning with grater character work would have made for a more enjoyable read. The plot being better would certainly help matters as well.
The unexpected highlight of the book is Ry's art. Unexpected in so much as I wouldn't have expected to see him on such a minor little indie title, more so than any aspect of the art itself, which despite it's technicality, his art has always left me somewhat cold. His backgrounds are exceedingly detailed but his people just never look right. Nothing to see here, folks. 2.25/5
OmniBen.
July 26, 2022
I thought this was a well thought out graphic novel. The government is conducting experiments with stem cells. A scientist with the government clones his own son because he has a rare disease. The son (Luke 1.0) does not know he is a clone until someone that looks just like him tells him he is in danger as are his wife and unborn child. His family is kidnapped, and Luke goes on a rampage to get her back. Good story line.
August 7, 2022
why the ultrasound baby look like grown man???
August 9, 2014
This book was part of the recent Humble Bundle comic book collection. I had high hope for it, it being part of the same company as Walking Dead as well as being a sci-fi series. The clone aspect made me slightly weary, since I knew it could either be really intriguing or really cliche. Sadly, it went the cliche route.
Clone isn't intriguing, interesting, or unique. Everything was predictable. Luke, the main character, is part of an experiment where he has dozens of other clones like himself out there. They're dropping off one by one, being murdered by an evil clone. Patrick, the evil clone, wants to be the one clone to rule them all, thus killing his "brothers". The evil clone kidnaps Luke's wife after a good clone shows up to try to save Luke and his family. Luke's wife is pregnant, as well, which is supposedly impossible for clones.
Luke's story centers around his conflict with his idea of family. He has a bunker full of brothers and a dad he never really knew, now saying they are all part of a family. But, his "real family" is his wife and unborn child, who he is determined to get back.
The story flashed between the drama going on with Luke and what's happening with the Vice President. The VP is going to be the deciding vote on whether or not they ban stem cell research, but he has a daughter with Parkinson's disease, which makes the decision difficult. The VP also knows about the Luke clone experiment, is trying to deal with the repercussions of that, and is trying to correct the mistake of the past by banning stem cell research.
The art is mediocre It's realistic, which is nice, but it's often too busy and too strong. It fits the story, I suppose, since it's action-packed and rather masculine in feeling.
I felt little for the characters. I didn't have time to connect with them, the plot moved fast without letting me make connections, and conflicts and relationships were slapped into the middle of action scenes. By the end, I just wanted to finish the comic and get it over with. I won't be looking for another volume of Clone. It felt tired and disappointing to me.
Clone isn't intriguing, interesting, or unique. Everything was predictable. Luke, the main character, is part of an experiment where he has dozens of other clones like himself out there. They're dropping off one by one, being murdered by an evil clone. Patrick, the evil clone, wants to be the one clone to rule them all, thus killing his "brothers". The evil clone kidnaps Luke's wife after a good clone shows up to try to save Luke and his family. Luke's wife is pregnant, as well, which is supposedly impossible for clones.
Luke's story centers around his conflict with his idea of family. He has a bunker full of brothers and a dad he never really knew, now saying they are all part of a family. But, his "real family" is his wife and unborn child, who he is determined to get back.
The story flashed between the drama going on with Luke and what's happening with the Vice President. The VP is going to be the deciding vote on whether or not they ban stem cell research, but he has a daughter with Parkinson's disease, which makes the decision difficult. The VP also knows about the Luke clone experiment, is trying to deal with the repercussions of that, and is trying to correct the mistake of the past by banning stem cell research.
The art is mediocre It's realistic, which is nice, but it's often too busy and too strong. It fits the story, I suppose, since it's action-packed and rather masculine in feeling.
I felt little for the characters. I didn't have time to connect with them, the plot moved fast without letting me make connections, and conflicts and relationships were slapped into the middle of action scenes. By the end, I just wanted to finish the comic and get it over with. I won't be looking for another volume of Clone. It felt tired and disappointing to me.
October 3, 2013
The art is hideous (I've never before seen so many brutish, manly faces for female characters - literally every female character) and the story moves at such a pace that there is no room for anything approaching character growth or even quirks or details denoting some degree of individuality. The narrative prefers to beat readers over the head with a glut of loosely threaded together plot details that offer little in way of world building or intrigue. All in all the book feels about as fleshed out as a 1980s Saturday morning cartoon — very behind the times in terms of how storytelling within the medium has advanced over the past two decades. Avoid.
June 5, 2015
On the plus side, it's definitely a competently written page-turner! I finished this first volume in under an hour.
On the down side, it's basically Orphan Black but not as good, and I didn't actually invest in any of the characters.
On the down side, it's basically Orphan Black but not as good, and I didn't actually invest in any of the characters.
March 28, 2025
Like things with a 90s action movie vibe with some basic sci-fi thrown in? This is for you.
The concept here is that a man discovers his pregnant wife has been kidnapped. Not only that though. He also discovers that he has been cloned many times. Hell, maybe he is also a clone. Who knows who the original one is?
Anyway, this is all a result of a top secret experiment from way back when and for some reason - that we will eventually find out - someone now wants all these clones dead and has some military backing to make it happen. And yes, the team does include a villainous clone (obviously). Throw in a political b-plot about a vote on stem cells and you have yourself a story!
The result is a silly but fun thriller that you can breeze through in about an hour. The writing is as you'd expect and the art isn't too bad either. A few nice action sequences and a couple of ropey panels but nothing bad at all.
There are three more volumes of this and I am looking forward to them immensely.
The concept here is that a man discovers his pregnant wife has been kidnapped. Not only that though. He also discovers that he has been cloned many times. Hell, maybe he is also a clone. Who knows who the original one is?
Anyway, this is all a result of a top secret experiment from way back when and for some reason - that we will eventually find out - someone now wants all these clones dead and has some military backing to make it happen. And yes, the team does include a villainous clone (obviously). Throw in a political b-plot about a vote on stem cells and you have yourself a story!
The result is a silly but fun thriller that you can breeze through in about an hour. The writing is as you'd expect and the art isn't too bad either. A few nice action sequences and a couple of ropey panels but nothing bad at all.
There are three more volumes of this and I am looking forward to them immensely.
February 22, 2018
Schulner and Ryp create an interesting premise but there isn't enough meat here. The book reads so fast because there is so little dialogue and no exposition. Readers have little idea how the characters are thinking. This could have been really good but the pacing was too fast. Characters aren't given a chance to get fleshed out. Ryp's art is good but all the characters are wrinkled unnecessarily. I'm willing to keep reading to see how it plays out but I understand if others bail.
November 7, 2018
L'histoire et les thèmes abordés sont intéressants, mais il faut aimer le style. Très violent et sanglant (inutilement, mais c'est le genre). En sachant que derrière, il y a les créateurs de Wolverine et Walking Dead, entre autres. Donc sur plusieurs scènes, on a l'impression de voir tantôt des zombies, tantôt des super-héros!
July 13, 2019
I started this one due to Ryp’s epic art (of Nancy in Hell fame), and am enjoying the story too. Ryp is definitely the star of the show, but the sci fi aspects make this a compelling read. Characters are fairly complex, and although there is a lot of action (not my fav), the perspective shots and the vibe is going to make me keep coming back for Vol 2 & 3
March 13, 2023
3.5 Stars
This book moves and is full of high octane action. The art by Juan Jose Ryp enhances everything and is a perfect fit for the book. It’s not quite four stars because nothing really connects on a personal level. The characters are fairly one dimensional and the frenetic pace prevents much character development from happening.
This book moves and is full of high octane action. The art by Juan Jose Ryp enhances everything and is a perfect fit for the book. It’s not quite four stars because nothing really connects on a personal level. The characters are fairly one dimensional and the frenetic pace prevents much character development from happening.
May 18, 2019
It was pretty decent but left me clueless to why Luke was cloned. I hope the next book helps; however there was a lot of drama and action.
3.25 stars
Disclaimer: I borrowed a copy on hoopla and giving my honest opinion of the book.
3.25 stars
Disclaimer: I borrowed a copy on hoopla and giving my honest opinion of the book.
December 8, 2017
I don’t read many graphic novels but this one was really interesting! I plan to continue the series and hopefully review closer to the time that I read them.
3 stars
-K
3 stars
-K
January 20, 2021
Got me intrigued so carried on reading
May 5, 2021
Thanks for Comixology Unlimited I have access to at least the first 3 volumes of this series. I just zipped thru Volume 1 and enjoyed the sci-fi aspects and the action! Count me in for Volume 2.
February 15, 2021
A quick, fun, and action packed read. Really enjoyed it, would make a great tv series or film.
January 30, 2015
The Premise: at least one hundred clones were made and inserted into military women, desperate to have children. The result was boys, all the same…. 30 yrs ago, this was a top secret government experiment.
Now the experiment has been cancelled, with all the results to be terminated, any wines also. Some of the brothers have been recruited to help terminate the clones. (I'm not sure why they signed up for that…)
None of those wives had conceived, so no children were part of the extermination; clones are not supposed to be viable. (Again, not sure why not… the other organs work as they should-- why not the genitals as well?)
Except one wife is 8 months pregnant… and she's been abducted, probably so the baby can be studied. "They" don't need a live baby either.
There's the motivation -- Save the baby, save the clones!
The US VP is involved; there's a critical vote happening soon on Stem Cell Use and Research; politics will be played (and reputations compromised); and it looks like these may be a Revolt of the Clones!
Art: not bad, but there are errors -- like the fact that safety glass breaks differently than regular glass. All hospitals and military bases have safety glass -- it breaks in squares (which is correct on the cover, just not inside).
The women, though, as REAL women; they have girly normal proportions, look real, come across strong, yet vulnerable when they should be. I like the women. I hope to see those characters grow well.
Writing: The action moves along, but the pacing of the plot lags. We get it, there are clones on both sides of the conflict. The violence is extemem, I've counted at least half the original 100 (if that's all that were made) dead.
(Wouldn't that many drivers' licenses show up i modern day? They're using facial recognition programs now…)
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Errors- "No Tresspassing" sign- too many se's;"We GOT all your tools should be HAVE.
Now the experiment has been cancelled, with all the results to be terminated, any wines also. Some of the brothers have been recruited to help terminate the clones. (I'm not sure why they signed up for that…)
None of those wives had conceived, so no children were part of the extermination; clones are not supposed to be viable. (Again, not sure why not… the other organs work as they should-- why not the genitals as well?)
Except one wife is 8 months pregnant… and she's been abducted, probably so the baby can be studied. "They" don't need a live baby either.
There's the motivation -- Save the baby, save the clones!
The US VP is involved; there's a critical vote happening soon on Stem Cell Use and Research; politics will be played (and reputations compromised); and it looks like these may be a Revolt of the Clones!
Art: not bad, but there are errors -- like the fact that safety glass breaks differently than regular glass. All hospitals and military bases have safety glass -- it breaks in squares (which is correct on the cover, just not inside).
The women, though, as REAL women; they have girly normal proportions, look real, come across strong, yet vulnerable when they should be. I like the women. I hope to see those characters grow well.
Writing: The action moves along, but the pacing of the plot lags. We get it, there are clones on both sides of the conflict. The violence is extemem, I've counted at least half the original 100 (if that's all that were made) dead.
(Wouldn't that many drivers' licenses show up i modern day? They're using facial recognition programs now…)
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Errors- "No Tresspassing" sign- too many se's;"We GOT all your tools should be HAVE.
August 24, 2014
This probably would have rated better if I weren't in the midst of watching Orphan Black, which uses a similar concept to much better effect. Luke is a doctor with an 8-months pregnant wife, and a face he shares with hundreds of other clones. Now, he's been found by the others, and his wife and unborn child are in the crosshairs as well.
Juxtaposed against Luke's activities is a political level, as a vote about stem cell research and the Vice President's tie-breaking decision are juxtaposed with his daughter who has Parkinsons. I usually can ignore or accept the political statements in stories, but the thinking of the characters on this topic is so ham-handed and one-dimensional it's embarrassing.
The two stories are evenly interspersed; your action demands come from Luke and an attempt to rescue his family, while political posturing and backstabbing attempt to engage the more philosophical readers. The artwork is impressive; lots of detail that reminds me of a lot of Avatar titles. But the story just doesn't work for me. And there's a whole aspect (the nature vs. nurture concept) that is basically swept under the rug - you have a room with 20 clones in it, all having lived 30+ years, and they all look exactly alike? Life experiences didn't change any of them at all? Sorry, that doesn't work for me. I'll put this back on the shelf and watch some more Orphan Black...
Juxtaposed against Luke's activities is a political level, as a vote about stem cell research and the Vice President's tie-breaking decision are juxtaposed with his daughter who has Parkinsons. I usually can ignore or accept the political statements in stories, but the thinking of the characters on this topic is so ham-handed and one-dimensional it's embarrassing.
The two stories are evenly interspersed; your action demands come from Luke and an attempt to rescue his family, while political posturing and backstabbing attempt to engage the more philosophical readers. The artwork is impressive; lots of detail that reminds me of a lot of Avatar titles. But the story just doesn't work for me. And there's a whole aspect (the nature vs. nurture concept) that is basically swept under the rug - you have a room with 20 clones in it, all having lived 30+ years, and they all look exactly alike? Life experiences didn't change any of them at all? Sorry, that doesn't work for me. I'll put this back on the shelf and watch some more Orphan Black...
July 6, 2013
The three selling points for me on this title were: the $12.99 price point; the hyper detail art of (Avatar's) Juan Jose Ryp (a pseudo Geoff Darrow type artist)and how the book was part of Robert (The Walking Dead)Kirkman's Skybound imprint, which hopefully means it passed muster.
Clone was a quick read, I've never heard of the writer and don't recall ever reading anything of his before. The plot ends on a cliffhanger and unfortunately there wasn't closure to the storyarc. I wasn't terribly impressed, nor did I expect it to be with a story about a clone. Fans of BBC's Orphen Black might expect more of this title, but I'm still interested enough to seek out how the story finishes.
Clone was a quick read, I've never heard of the writer and don't recall ever reading anything of his before. The plot ends on a cliffhanger and unfortunately there wasn't closure to the storyarc. I wasn't terribly impressed, nor did I expect it to be with a story about a clone. Fans of BBC's Orphen Black might expect more of this title, but I'm still interested enough to seek out how the story finishes.
October 14, 2013
Warning! There might be one or two stars too much in my rating due to my love of Juan Jose Ryp art. Story is not an anything earth shattering type, your basic scifi-premise. I hope the plotline will grow from this , i see some potential beyond the art here. This is a quick read, if you want to spend less than an half hour with, say, maybe by morning coffee, this a good choice. I will buy the next volume for the aforementioned reason.
September 18, 2014
I'm not wildly impressed by this; like many comics, it feels like it's trying just a little too hard to draw attention to itself, and I would have preferred a bit more subtlety in both art and scripting. Still, it's a quick read and does a good enough job at dropping in cliffhangers to keep you turning pages. I'd read volume 2 if given the chance, but as with so many things, I don't plan to go out of my way to find it.
October 28, 2014
Decent start with some interesting story around cloning and stem-cell research.
However the art is really inequal. Some pages are really nice and in some pages the characters are drawn in very unrealistic body positions ( the head at a weird angle from the torso for example).
Oh and this isn't Orphan Black because it seems the majority of the clones decided to share the same haircut ( I know, how lame...).
Still it gets 3 stars because I have decided to read the next volume.
However the art is really inequal. Some pages are really nice and in some pages the characters are drawn in very unrealistic body positions ( the head at a weird angle from the torso for example).
Oh and this isn't Orphan Black because it seems the majority of the clones decided to share the same haircut ( I know, how lame...).
Still it gets 3 stars because I have decided to read the next volume.
December 11, 2014
In this comic, a dude's wife and newborn get kidnapped, and then he discovers he has like a million clones. And the government is trying to kill all of the clones, using other clones. I'm not a fan of the art in this series, nor do I like the tropey "wife and baby die or get kidnapped" scenario. But the political intrigue is kind of interesting, and then there's the perennially interesting idea of whether or not clones can differentiate themselves from each other.
August 23, 2016
I probably would have enjoyed this a lot more if I hadn’t recently watched the first two seasons of Orphan Black. It seemed to be pretty similar, except from a male perspective instead of female and far more tame. I didn’t really care for the artwork either, but that’s just personal preference. I’ll read the second volume, mainly just to find out if the similarities continue.
Originally posted on The Reading Raindoe
Originally posted on The Reading Raindoe
March 4, 2013
When I first read a preview of this series, I was instantly intrigued. The first issue was strong and had the same spark of mystery that the preview had. However, the reader isn't in the dark for long and soon all the card are on the table and you just don't care anymore. Despite being action packed, I got bored. Can't say that I will be reading the next volume.
October 18, 2014
It's a shame that this book isn't better than it is. It's got a solid concept, and Ryp's art looks great (though understandably polarizing), but the whole thing just feels like something you've read or seen before. There's no freshness to it. It's full of predictable scene changes and points that seem culled from blockbuster movies. It just ends up being too derivative, which is a shame.
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