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Le Quatrième Pouvoir #1-2
The Fourth Power
On the war-ravaged planet Alpha Nebulae, a fighter pilot named Mega mysteriously escapes certain death when attacked by an enemy patrol. So begins her perilous journey across enemy lines. Along the way, she saves a young doctor, who was a member of a flight crew sent to rescue her. The doctor reveals to Mega that shes of utmost importance to their leaders in connection with the creation of a new weapon of incredible powera weapon that her burgeoning mental abilities will fuel. They will stop at nothing to control herto control the Fourth Power! THE FOURTH POWER is a spectacular and riveting space opera written and illustrated by Juan Gimenez, best known for his work on the legendary sci-fi graphic novel series THE METABARONS.
136 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
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Juan Giménez
143 books56 followersAclamado historietista argentino que desarrolló su carrera tanto en Argentina como en Europa.
Murió en su Mendoza natal tras haber contraído el coronavirus en España, donde vivía hacía décadas.
Murió en su Mendoza natal tras haber contraído el coronavirus en España, donde vivía hacía décadas.
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May 22, 2019
Wow, this is hot garbage. Literacy is a trap. Most people can read and write, which causes them to suffer from the delusion they can tell stories. Except they can’t. Gimenez is one of these sufferers. He’s taken bits of Akira and Star Wars and Dune and mixed them into an incoherent slurry. I’m sure he thinks this is interesting and has a point, but he’s wrong on both counts.
February 10, 2025
Mine is the books 1+2 edition with different cover
(Read #1 in Heavy Metal Magazine: January 1990)
At no point did I understand what was going on. NEVER. I couldn't even see the big picture. It's incredibly complicated and unexciting even though it's entirely action.
The art is very good but not my style. It's like he's constantly trying to gross you out. Also, he fits too much onto a page.
(Read #1 in Heavy Metal Magazine: January 1990)
At no point did I understand what was going on. NEVER. I couldn't even see the big picture. It's incredibly complicated and unexciting even though it's entirely action.
The art is very good but not my style. It's like he's constantly trying to gross you out. Also, he fits too much onto a page.
September 2, 2023
Гарна мальовка, але сюжети для мене радше про алергію якусь або незрозумілий контекст.
November 7, 2009
Juan Gimenez's art is the reason to pick this up. The Metabarons series, with Gimenez's amazing work, was one of the reasons I started reading comics again, so I have had a persistent curiousity about this book. I find the premise kind of stiff and it took me a while to get through the first half of this. The second half of the book is where it gets good and weird. Gimenez can draw some gorgeous shit, but he is really best when he's going batshit crazy.
September 11, 2019
No es Metabarones por más que el dibujo nos lo recuerde.
El dibujo es grandioso, la narrativa visual perfecta pero el guión es bastante flojo. Un buen cómic visualmente, muy bueno. Pero la inversión no sé si compensa.
Si lo comparamos con otros trabajos y colaboraciones de Giménez esta entrega flaquea. Comparada con Metabarones... mejor no comparar nada con Metabarones. Comparada con As De Pique la narrativa es algo más floja. El guión de As de Pique es de Barreiro así que no compararé.
Esta es una historia sobre un arma secreta. Una chica rescata a un doctor que la estaba buscando para algo de un arma definitiva. En principio no es una idea muy mala. Para la primera parte del libro es más que suficiente, pero avanza casi como una novela ilustrada de las antiguas, sin destacar nada, dejando que la historia corra. La segunda mitad de la historia es, visualmente y narrativamente, mucho mejor. Hay quien dice que pierde el norte el amigo Giménez, pero, al menos despiertas del letargo de la primera mitad.
Hay momentos en que te da lo mismo si lo que sale en los bocadillos es coherente, chino, chistes de Arévalo o haiku. Porque la imagen es genial. Este hombre es así. No sé si es bueno o malo, pero como la primera mitad me tenía un tanto aburrido me sentó más que bien.
Recomendabilísimo. Es Giménez. Pero no esperes al mejor Giménez.
El dibujo es grandioso, la narrativa visual perfecta pero el guión es bastante flojo. Un buen cómic visualmente, muy bueno. Pero la inversión no sé si compensa.
Si lo comparamos con otros trabajos y colaboraciones de Giménez esta entrega flaquea. Comparada con Metabarones... mejor no comparar nada con Metabarones. Comparada con As De Pique la narrativa es algo más floja. El guión de As de Pique es de Barreiro así que no compararé.
Esta es una historia sobre un arma secreta. Una chica rescata a un doctor que la estaba buscando para algo de un arma definitiva. En principio no es una idea muy mala. Para la primera parte del libro es más que suficiente, pero avanza casi como una novela ilustrada de las antiguas, sin destacar nada, dejando que la historia corra. La segunda mitad de la historia es, visualmente y narrativamente, mucho mejor. Hay quien dice que pierde el norte el amigo Giménez, pero, al menos despiertas del letargo de la primera mitad.
Hay momentos en que te da lo mismo si lo que sale en los bocadillos es coherente, chino, chistes de Arévalo o haiku. Porque la imagen es genial. Este hombre es así. No sé si es bueno o malo, pero como la primera mitad me tenía un tanto aburrido me sentó más que bien.
Recomendabilísimo. Es Giménez. Pero no esperes al mejor Giménez.
March 20, 2018
However, if Fables was a letdown, at least I finished it. I couldn't even get that far with The Fourth Power.
Sci-fi trappings, a woman engineered to be the ultimate weapon, intergalactic war and elaborate space and ship sequences combine in a story with dull, tepid characters and no real point.
On the plus side, Gimenez's art is lushly detailed, graphic and intense. However, he could work on establishing a frame of reference for his action sequences better, because I had trouble following most of them.
Sci-fi trappings, a woman engineered to be the ultimate weapon, intergalactic war and elaborate space and ship sequences combine in a story with dull, tepid characters and no real point.
On the plus side, Gimenez's art is lushly detailed, graphic and intense. However, he could work on establishing a frame of reference for his action sequences better, because I had trouble following most of them.
April 19, 2025
Eu acreditei ser uma obra estruturada de uma forma que lembrasse as demais obras nas quais jUAN jiMENZES ESTEVE ENVOLVIDO
Aqui parece que ele resolveu experimentar outros caminhos, cria uma protagonista que gera pouca empatia e quase nenhum proposito além da luta pela sobrevivência. Algumas páginas parecem muito confusas e mesmo a arte sendo excepcional tudo é meio caotioco e pouco convidativo, fui até o final da saga da Gal e sua psquique fragmentada pelo experimento que a transformou em uma arma de destruição em massa, o conceito é bom o desenvolvimento deixou a desejar
Aqui parece que ele resolveu experimentar outros caminhos, cria uma protagonista que gera pouca empatia e quase nenhum proposito além da luta pela sobrevivência. Algumas páginas parecem muito confusas e mesmo a arte sendo excepcional tudo é meio caotioco e pouco convidativo, fui até o final da saga da Gal e sua psquique fragmentada pelo experimento que a transformou em uma arma de destruição em massa, o conceito é bom o desenvolvimento deixou a desejar
April 16, 2018
This was....okay. I enjoyed the action scenes and the large scale space opera of the book (and, full disclosure, the pretty women with improbable chest measurements), but I found the story itself hard to follow sometimes, and it didn't always make a whole lot of sense. I don't regret reading it, certainly, but at least for me I think there was little that really stands out as unforgettable.
August 6, 2018
I kind of like the art and it has that Heavy Metal Magazine type feel! The problem that I have is the story feels really stiff and goes off in some weird directions. I really wanted to like it but I just couldn't quite get into it. I think it's worth checking out some of the authors other works like The Metabarons.
September 20, 2022
O segundo volume é mais interessante com algumas parecenças com o Incal, no qual o quarto poder, como entidade de energia captura um corpo humano à beira da morte e vai ocupar um espaço Porto como alguém com poderes sobrenaturais mas depara-se com perseguições loucas sobre a sua pessoa e guerras de poder .
March 11, 2019
Beautifully drawn, but the story is all over the place. In a distracting, very hard to follow way.
December 4, 2022
The art is stunning, the setting is great. But the plot... Feels like there should have been more.
January 13, 2016
The artwork is beautiful to go through, the story is decently paced, and the premise doesn't disappoint too much.
Jimenez's mesmerizing illustrations are from another world. And the entire human-like aliens that are much more intelligent, but are losing a war against humanity trope reads as if it was taken out of a Moebius comic, but given a darker treatment.
Jimenez's mesmerizing illustrations are from another world. And the entire human-like aliens that are much more intelligent, but are losing a war against humanity trope reads as if it was taken out of a Moebius comic, but given a darker treatment.
January 4, 2012
The drawing is superb, the story is where this one falters. It's kind of confusing ar first. The second half is much better although it feels kind of rushed and trivial. In other words , it's not unreadable and the art is well worth the time invested.
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May 22, 2011... Boobies!
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December 11, 2013
It's the European version of Akira, with a female and its beautifully drawn.
January 31, 2016
El arte es increíble, si, pero es que poco más vamos a encontrar, la historia carece de interés. No merece decir mucho más. Hay muchas mejores historias donde invertir el tiempo
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