Arch Enemy

by Lars Kramhoft

The face of a modern day supervillain is the ski-mask clad face of a terrorist. But what if the terrorist had a point? What if you lived in a system based on a lie, with the threat of an all-seeing superhero as the only reason not to rebel? What if the world you lived in felt more like a prison than the home of the free?When Marvin Kazinsky finds himself forced to cross the line between law-abiding citizen and criminal, his life starts spiraling out of control, sending him on a jeopardous journey that will eventually lead him to become society’s… ARCH ENEMY.

Genres: Graphic Novels

34 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 11, 2011

Reviews

[Alaina · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was a freebie from the Kindle store, so I wasn't expecting too much. The ideas behind it seemed somewhat like Fight Club wannabe in Superhero Land. I'm not sure how else I would describe it - the idea of the media trying to keep people oppressed by portraying an ideal that we can't reach.

The plot was somewhat interesting - planning a bank robbery for a commendable reason - but something about the storytelling was a little off. I didn't get hooked or really enjoy it. I'm slightly curious about what happens next, but not enough to go out of my way to read the next issues. The art was decent - gray scale with pops of red, a bit purposely sketchy looking - but nothing great. The whole thing lacked the wow factor.

[Adam · Rating 2 out of 5]

Grammatical errors pull the reader out

I wanted to like this because I found myself laughing, but then I would stumble upon another error. Cavallery for cavalry, the incorrect use of it's to denote possession instead of its, the list continues. I don't mind the occasional mistake but throughout makes it hard. The ideas themselves are a little heavy handed and the readers are tossed some random information without background.

Lastly, I don't know enough about the characters to see if the conversation about control and society was shown so I could laugh at their pretentiousness or if the characters are meant to be having a deep dialogue.

In short, potential here. Some of the ideas need work and the writer needs to edit more, but it could be something decent. It's free, give it a shot and see for yourself.

[Robin · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm undecided on this one. I picked it up as a freebie from Amazon, as normal I wasn't expecting much, but it was okay. To be honest, I got the basics of what was going on, but clearly there is something bigger that hasn't been revealed yet and the way it's broken up made me feel like it would never get there. It wasn't a bad comic overall, but definitely something missing to make it wow me. I grabbed the next one to see see more, but not really dying to read it. Maybe it's just not my type of story, who knows. Overall, the art isn't bad, the story was okay, but it jumps around and, like I said, didn't really get to the point it's so short. Maybe it'll be better if you read them all, but not sure I have the interest to beyond giving the next one a try.

[A M H · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unlike most comic's that seem to usually always have the super hero never kill anyone this one does and he's "always watching", a constant catch phrase and in the second issue there were mean cops. Look's like justice is a foe in this comic universe.

[Melissa Renee · Rating 1 out of 5]

Artwork' s not bad, but there are ridiculous grammatical errors and the dialogue is really stereotypical and dumbed down.

[Tilli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short but very good!