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The Activity #3
The Activity, Volume 3
From Ft. Belvoir to Fallujah, Team Omaha follows leads from missions in all corners of the globe and uncovers a massive plot funded by one of the U.S.'s biggest global enemies.
Collecting: The Activity 12-16
Collecting: The Activity 12-16
160 pages, Paperback
First published February 3, 2015
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Nathan Edmondson
214 books126 followersComic book and screenwriter Nathan Edmondson is a native of Augusta, GA. His Eisner-nominated book Who Is Jake Ellis? will soon be a major motion picture from 20th Century Fox, and The Activity film will come soon from Paramount Pictures. NPR has listed his work among the “Top 6 Comics to Draw You In” and USA Today and CNN are among those who have listed him in their Top 10 lists.
Nathan currently lives near Los Angeles, USA.
Nathan currently lives near Los Angeles, USA.
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February 5, 2015
Edmundson and Gerads continues the advance of the special elite group tasked to cleared up the snafus around the world with deadly efficiency and utmost stealth.
Exciting, intriguing and current.
Exciting, intriguing and current.
November 23, 2019
Another great The Activity collection
The only comic/graphic novel I’ve ever really liked much. Apparently there might be a movie coming, which would make it the first comic movie which wasn’t just capeshit.
The only comic/graphic novel I’ve ever really liked much. Apparently there might be a movie coming, which would make it the first comic movie which wasn’t just capeshit.
May 7, 2022
This is another solid volume, but this time around it has a longer mission with multiple objectives. The story reminded me of the CoD Modern Warfare trilogy - engaging and firmly based in military stuff.
January 22, 2016
[...] All this pull-list pedigree leads me back to "The Activity"—written by Nathan Edmondson, drawn by Mitch Gerads—which started me on this comics journey, and which apparently has concluded as a series with a double-sized issue No. 15. Given the creative team's commitments to a couple of Marvel NOW titles, readers of "The Activity" had to wait 14 months between issue Nos. 15 and 16. It was worth it, and I appreciated the creators bringing home a bit of closure.
If it's not completely over, the series is at least reportedly on an extended hiatus. Or, as soldiers might call such a thing, a "tactical pause."
If you're not into collecting monthly "floppies," the third volume of the series is now available in trade paperback. The first trade paperback is here. The second is here.
Throughout the series, Edmondson and Gerads got an awful lot right. The primary thread followed Team Omaha, a 5-member special forces team from the military's Intelligence Support Activity. The tone was realistic and plausible, without sacrificing drama and story. Think of it as a tactical-vested "Mission: Impossible." In keeping with the series' tagline, "warfare without warning," Team Omaha hid both in the shadows and in the great wide opens. Then, it decisively brought the hurt.
In one notable story, Team Omaha even deployed to American soil. In issue No. 11, the team has to track down a bomb hidden in Minneapolis. That story hit close to home, and explored briefly the realities of our post-9/11 world, without feeling alarmist, jingoist, or pessimistic.
There were lots of names in "The Activity." Lots of teams. Lots of agencies. You needed a playbook to figure out who was doing what to whom, who was on the injured list, and who was still in the game. Helpfully, each issue provided a network diagram depicting the status of each character. Those pages reminded me of tracking charts I'd used in the military, working in Tactical Operations Centers.
The dialogue was right. There were jokes. There were things left unsaid. There was quiet understanding of where you'd been, and where you were going. This was how soldiers and veterans talk with each other, and relate with each other. In life, and in death. [...]
[For the full review, visit: http://www.redbullrising.com/2015/02/...]
If it's not completely over, the series is at least reportedly on an extended hiatus. Or, as soldiers might call such a thing, a "tactical pause."
If you're not into collecting monthly "floppies," the third volume of the series is now available in trade paperback. The first trade paperback is here. The second is here.
Throughout the series, Edmondson and Gerads got an awful lot right. The primary thread followed Team Omaha, a 5-member special forces team from the military's Intelligence Support Activity. The tone was realistic and plausible, without sacrificing drama and story. Think of it as a tactical-vested "Mission: Impossible." In keeping with the series' tagline, "warfare without warning," Team Omaha hid both in the shadows and in the great wide opens. Then, it decisively brought the hurt.
In one notable story, Team Omaha even deployed to American soil. In issue No. 11, the team has to track down a bomb hidden in Minneapolis. That story hit close to home, and explored briefly the realities of our post-9/11 world, without feeling alarmist, jingoist, or pessimistic.
There were lots of names in "The Activity." Lots of teams. Lots of agencies. You needed a playbook to figure out who was doing what to whom, who was on the injured list, and who was still in the game. Helpfully, each issue provided a network diagram depicting the status of each character. Those pages reminded me of tracking charts I'd used in the military, working in Tactical Operations Centers.
The dialogue was right. There were jokes. There were things left unsaid. There was quiet understanding of where you'd been, and where you were going. This was how soldiers and veterans talk with each other, and relate with each other. In life, and in death. [...]
[For the full review, visit: http://www.redbullrising.com/2015/02/...]
March 23, 2015
Note: This is actually more like 3.5/5 but I do not know how to add half a star.
As for the book itself - in my opinion this is weakest The Activity collection so far. Gritty, 24-like take on special operations slightly turned towards GI-Joe approach in volume 3.
I do not know why but for some reason phrases like 'security of the world depends on us' found their way into this comic. I understand the need to utilize some of the patriotic stand and spirit but it seems way off in the comic that started as a sort of a window to the very complex world of cloak-and-dagger operations.
Take for example 24 or The Unit tv shows - in both cases you have hard-as-nail characters, very patriotic and ready to do whatever is required to ensure safety of their home but there is no melodrama, no preaching. They all know why are there where they are and what their job is.
Nevertheless great stories in this edition - some may leave you with the feeling "where is the end" [like the first story] - and I am impatient to read more about the Omaha team adventures (volume #3 truly took its time to hit the shelves).
As for the book itself - in my opinion this is weakest The Activity collection so far. Gritty, 24-like take on special operations slightly turned towards GI-Joe approach in volume 3.
I do not know why but for some reason phrases like 'security of the world depends on us' found their way into this comic. I understand the need to utilize some of the patriotic stand and spirit but it seems way off in the comic that started as a sort of a window to the very complex world of cloak-and-dagger operations.
Take for example 24 or The Unit tv shows - in both cases you have hard-as-nail characters, very patriotic and ready to do whatever is required to ensure safety of their home but there is no melodrama, no preaching. They all know why are there where they are and what their job is.
Nevertheless great stories in this edition - some may leave you with the feeling "where is the end" [like the first story] - and I am impatient to read more about the Omaha team adventures (volume #3 truly took its time to hit the shelves).
February 12, 2015
the most kick-ass bit of graphic novel bad-assery you'll ever read! do yourself a favor and run a copy down......now!
The above I have written as the review for the first two volumes of the Activity. I'm obliged to add to that though. I am enthralled by this series: the attention to detail, the character development, and appropriate use of weapons and tactics paint such a vivid picture for the reader/viewer. Incredible artwork and writing with a wonderful story arc make this series more than "palatable"...i feel like a crackhead waiting for the next hit...bring on volume 4!
The above I have written as the review for the first two volumes of the Activity. I'm obliged to add to that though. I am enthralled by this series: the attention to detail, the character development, and appropriate use of weapons and tactics paint such a vivid picture for the reader/viewer. Incredible artwork and writing with a wonderful story arc make this series more than "palatable"...i feel like a crackhead waiting for the next hit...bring on volume 4!
February 16, 2015
Another excellent volume! Great writing, even better art.
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January 20, 2016Keeps getting better! (Zoe Dallas got fat though) Solid story and pacing meets realism. What is not to like?
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