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Universal War One
Universal War One is a six-part French comic book limited series written, penciled, and inked by Denis Bajram. The series was initially published in France by Soleil Productions from 1998 to 2006. Due to its popularity, it was later translated and released in English by Marvel Comics. The genre is military science fiction, and the series deals with such ideas as time dilation and time travel. Following the comics standards in France and Belgium, each of the six part of the story has an approximately 50 pages length, making the whole story longer than usual limited series. The first issue of a follow up series Universal War Two is announced in French for 23 September 2013.
The series begins at the onset of a civil war between the United Earth Forces (UEF) and the Colonization Industrial Companies (CIC), which comprises the various outposts and colonies beginning at the planet Saturn and beyond. The civil war begins when it is discovered that an immense black wall appears near Saturn, cutting the solar system in two. The black wall absorbs all light and matter. Enormous, incomprehensible and terrifying, "the wall" is centered on Uranus's moon Oberon, cutting off access to any planet beyond Saturn. Admiral Von Richtburg discovers that the CIC was attempting to begin a civil war, and orders the Purgatory Squadron, a band of soldiers given a second chance after courts-martial, to investigate the phenomenon known as "the wall".
After the Purgatory Squadron devises a method of breaching and investigating the wall, they are fired upon by a vessel of unknown design. Admiral von Richtburg orders his UEF 3rd Fleet into the wall, and thus begins the First Universal War.
The series begins at the onset of a civil war between the United Earth Forces (UEF) and the Colonization Industrial Companies (CIC), which comprises the various outposts and colonies beginning at the planet Saturn and beyond. The civil war begins when it is discovered that an immense black wall appears near Saturn, cutting the solar system in two. The black wall absorbs all light and matter. Enormous, incomprehensible and terrifying, "the wall" is centered on Uranus's moon Oberon, cutting off access to any planet beyond Saturn. Admiral Von Richtburg discovers that the CIC was attempting to begin a civil war, and orders the Purgatory Squadron, a band of soldiers given a second chance after courts-martial, to investigate the phenomenon known as "the wall".
After the Purgatory Squadron devises a method of breaching and investigating the wall, they are fired upon by a vessel of unknown design. Admiral von Richtburg orders his UEF 3rd Fleet into the wall, and thus begins the First Universal War.
288 pages, Hardcover
First published November 26, 2008
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About the author
Denis Bajram
54 books17 followersDenis Bajram étudie aux Beaux-Arts, puis aux Arts déco de Paris. En 1996, il publie chez Delcourt son premier album. Cryozone. En 1998, les éditions Soleil lui permettent de devenir auteur complet avec Universal War One (UW1). Traduit aux USA chez Marvel, devenu une référence dans le domaine de la science-fiction, il fonde avec sa compagne, la scénariste Valérie Mangin, les éditions Quadrants. Il vit maintenant à Bayeux en Normandie, où il travaille sur une adaptation d'UW1 au cinéma. Pour Ankama, il coscénarise avec son épouse Expérience Mort, une fable sur la vie après la mort.
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June 8, 2017
Artwork: 3
Writing: 2
Story: 2
Satisfaction: 2
I read an English translation of this work so it's possible that many of my issues with it are on matters lost in translation from the original French but I'm not sure a better translation would have made this more enjoyable for me.
Though I didn't hate it as much as other members of my bookclub did, I did agree with many of the complaints they had. The largest point being that all of the female characters in this story exist as a misogynist's fantasy. Considering the book opens with a strong female captain directly disobeying orders to murder a group of civilians, it was kind of surprising that it turned out that way but it's all downhill from there.
Choice moments including but not limited to:
Yay okay well all of that is terrible but despite how bad all of that is, I still don't find myself *hating* it and not because it's not just bad but because the book failed to actually inspire any sort of strong emotion at all for me. I found the characters unbelievable and weirdly inconsistent despite being driven by only a single attribute.
Plotwise, the author plays around a lot with the concept of fate and time jumps which is mostly okay except for the end of this volume where one comes out of the sky in Deus ex Machina style. I got the impression that even the author felt that way about it since he tries to hang a lantern on it with one of the characters talking about how odd it is.
I did enjoy the short character backstories at the beginning of each issue (six in this volume) though some I found more contrived than others.
Overall, very strong eh with a slight negative lean.
Writing: 2
Story: 2
Satisfaction: 2
I read an English translation of this work so it's possible that many of my issues with it are on matters lost in translation from the original French but I'm not sure a better translation would have made this more enjoyable for me.
Though I didn't hate it as much as other members of my bookclub did, I did agree with many of the complaints they had. The largest point being that all of the female characters in this story exist as a misogynist's fantasy. Considering the book opens with a strong female captain directly disobeying orders to murder a group of civilians, it was kind of surprising that it turned out that way but it's all downhill from there.
Choice moments including but not limited to:
Yay okay well all of that is terrible but despite how bad all of that is, I still don't find myself *hating* it and not because it's not just bad but because the book failed to actually inspire any sort of strong emotion at all for me. I found the characters unbelievable and weirdly inconsistent despite being driven by only a single attribute.
Plotwise, the author plays around a lot with the concept of fate and time jumps which is mostly okay except for the end of this volume where one comes out of the sky in Deus ex Machina style. I got the impression that even the author felt that way about it since he tries to hang a lantern on it with one of the characters talking about how odd it is.
I did enjoy the short character backstories at the beginning of each issue (six in this volume) though some I found more contrived than others.
Overall, very strong eh with a slight negative lean.
November 17, 2019
Mit der sechsteiligen Reihe "Universal War One" ist Denis Bajram ein SF-Comic gelungen, der meinen Geschmack ziemlich gut trifft. Angesiedelt in einer Zukunft, in der die Menschheit das Sonnensystem erobert und kolonialisiert hat, wirft eine schwarze Wand inmitten des Weltraumes die friedlichen Tagesgeschäfte aus der Bahn. Was verbirgt sich hinter der Fläche, was passiert darin?
Mit physikalischen Spielereien, einer Geschichte, die sich immer enger in sich selber verdreht und gut aufgebauten Geheimnissen bietet "Universal War One" eine fesselnde Unterhaltung, die bis zur letzten Seite nicht vorhersehbar ist. Raum und Zeit werden verändert, Schicksale auf die Probe gestellt. Bajram hat zwar nicht alle Klischees umgangen, weiss aber, wie man mit den bekannten Elementen spielen soll. Nur schade, verkommen die Frauen zu Nebenfiguren mit fragwürdigen Charakterisierungen und moralischen Entscheidungen. Da wäre eindeutig mehr möglich gewesen.
Überzeugend hingegen auch die Zeichnungen, welche die Geschichte in meist dunkle, aber akzentuierte Bilder tauchen. Mit genügend Details, einer geschickten Mischung aus Handarbeit und Technik, sowie tollen Farbtupfern macht das Betrachten von "Universal War One" immer Freude.
Mit physikalischen Spielereien, einer Geschichte, die sich immer enger in sich selber verdreht und gut aufgebauten Geheimnissen bietet "Universal War One" eine fesselnde Unterhaltung, die bis zur letzten Seite nicht vorhersehbar ist. Raum und Zeit werden verändert, Schicksale auf die Probe gestellt. Bajram hat zwar nicht alle Klischees umgangen, weiss aber, wie man mit den bekannten Elementen spielen soll. Nur schade, verkommen die Frauen zu Nebenfiguren mit fragwürdigen Charakterisierungen und moralischen Entscheidungen. Da wäre eindeutig mehr möglich gewesen.
Überzeugend hingegen auch die Zeichnungen, welche die Geschichte in meist dunkle, aber akzentuierte Bilder tauchen. Mit genügend Details, einer geschickten Mischung aus Handarbeit und Technik, sowie tollen Farbtupfern macht das Betrachten von "Universal War One" immer Freude.
February 25, 2024
Génial. Tout ce que j’aime : un scénario qui retourne le cerveau (tout en restant limpide, sans faire du Tenet) ; cafi de plot twits ; politique et philosophique ; dessins majestueux. Bref, à lire par tous les amateurs de science-fi, mais aussi les curieux qui voudraient voyager (du tome 1 jusqu’au 6, sinon ça perd tout son intérêt). Je file m’acheter les premiers tomes d’UW2, j’espère en prendre encore plein la vue !
January 11, 2018
This was almost a four star book. It has many elements I enjoy, including space travel, colonization of other planets, explorations of wormholes and what their effects might be, time travel, and fate and destiny. The world building is, overall, rather interesting, and the artwork is incredible.
But the author’s treatment of women is awful. One character is almost raped, then the rapist is forgiven, and she ends up marrying him. Then another character wonders if the only reason he stopped the rape from happening was if he was jealous. And this internal monologue is happening while he’s ogling a woman sleeping in her underwear.
None of the female characters have any real agency, and end up serving as love interests for the male characters. And the main (male) character is the smartest person in the entire solar system, and ends up founding his own religion with a planet full of followers.
It’s offensive, tired, and completely unoriginal in its portrayal of extremely gendered characters.
But the author’s treatment of women is awful. One character is almost raped, then the rapist is forgiven, and she ends up marrying him. Then another character wonders if the only reason he stopped the rape from happening was if he was jealous. And this internal monologue is happening while he’s ogling a woman sleeping in her underwear.
None of the female characters have any real agency, and end up serving as love interests for the male characters. And the main (male) character is the smartest person in the entire solar system, and ends up founding his own religion with a planet full of followers.
It’s offensive, tired, and completely unoriginal in its portrayal of extremely gendered characters.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 1, 2023
Art is not very good but the fast moving hard scifi plot keeps the interest very well.
February 6, 2012
Un achat onéreux, pour une lecture qui valait finalement vraiment le coup. J'avais déjà pu lire le premier tome il y a quelques années, et il m'avait laissé une assez bonne impression. Mais pas assez bonne pour collecter les 5 tomes suivants.
Après en avoir beaucoup entendu parler, j'ai finalement craqué pour l'intégrale. Les premiers tomes m'ont conquis, mais pas happés. L'histoire se suit très bien, mais ne m'a pas accroché. Et puis il y a un tournant vers le tome 3, et là l'histoire part sur les chapeaux de roues, et j'ai pas lâché l'ouvrage.
Les thèmes abordés m'ont parlé, les personnages se sont révélés, et la maîtrise du récit m'a bluffé. J'ai parfois été légèrement perdu dans certaines explications scientifiques, mais ça n'a en rien compliqué la lecture.
Les ajouts de l'intégrale sont parfaitement dosés en plus. Pas trop d'explications ou de dessins sans contexte, mais un véritable retour de l'auteur.
Du tout bon. Et c'est malin, j'attends Universal War Two maintenant ...
Après en avoir beaucoup entendu parler, j'ai finalement craqué pour l'intégrale. Les premiers tomes m'ont conquis, mais pas happés. L'histoire se suit très bien, mais ne m'a pas accroché. Et puis il y a un tournant vers le tome 3, et là l'histoire part sur les chapeaux de roues, et j'ai pas lâché l'ouvrage.
Les thèmes abordés m'ont parlé, les personnages se sont révélés, et la maîtrise du récit m'a bluffé. J'ai parfois été légèrement perdu dans certaines explications scientifiques, mais ça n'a en rien compliqué la lecture.
Les ajouts de l'intégrale sont parfaitement dosés en plus. Pas trop d'explications ou de dessins sans contexte, mais un véritable retour de l'auteur.
Du tout bon. Et c'est malin, j'attends Universal War Two maintenant ...
February 18, 2015
This comic series has an very interesting main idea, but unfortunatelly this gets killed after several pages + the rest of the story is horrible. I forced myself reading it until the end with hoped that the author didn't kill it totally, but was disappointed, he just destroyed nice potential here.
Pros:
- The gfx side and drawings are very nice
- Base plot idea
Cons:
- Retarded dialougues
- Clichee after clichee
- Semiflat characters with "overlapping" personalities (the character has some set of attributes, and suddently after 70 pages he acts absolutelly like one of other characters..)
- side plots are useless, they are just a waste and unfortunatelly with dialougues they take 90% of the space..
For the defence of the author I just hope he wrote the dialougues & script when he was 6y.o. otherwise I'd suggest him not to publish any more rubbish :(
this is perfect example how to ruin a good idea (thats what makes me really upset), this could have been one of the best sci-fi comics..
Pros:
- The gfx side and drawings are very nice
- Base plot idea
Cons:
- Retarded dialougues
- Clichee after clichee
- Semiflat characters with "overlapping" personalities (the character has some set of attributes, and suddently after 70 pages he acts absolutelly like one of other characters..)
- side plots are useless, they are just a waste and unfortunatelly with dialougues they take 90% of the space..
For the defence of the author I just hope he wrote the dialougues & script when he was 6y.o. otherwise I'd suggest him not to publish any more rubbish :(
this is perfect example how to ruin a good idea (thats what makes me really upset), this could have been one of the best sci-fi comics..
December 30, 2021
Story: 5/5
Art: 4.5/5
Misogyny: ∞
Art: 4.5/5
Misogyny: ∞
June 22, 2020
Before this graphic novel ‘Universe War One’ explodes with vibrant colour, there’s a three-page grey prologue. The inhabitants of Titan are revolting and Lieutenant June Williamson is ordered to ‘clean up’ a sector. Euphemisms for murder will obviously remain popular with authoritarians in the future. Williamson refuses to follow orders because the only people to be ‘cleaned’ are women and children. Luckily, as it turns out, this includes the wife and child of a high ranking officer, so she is spared court-martial. Later, she gets to form Purgatory Squadron, a band of talented misfits who were all in line for severe disciplinary action. The child she refused to kill is her second-in-command. The others are Balti, a reckless, disobedient hero; Mario, a coward; Milorad, a rapist and Kalish, a genius who beats the crap out of people who disagree with him. There’s also Amina, a rape victim who ‘emasculated’ her attacker with a blade. Tough crew.
Then a sphere three billion kilometres in diameter appears near Uranus, centred on the satellite Oberon. It fills a third of the sky when viewed from Earth and seems to have many of the properties of a black hole. Oberon is controlled by I.C.C. – the Industrial Companies of Colonisation – yet they deny any knowledge of the Wall, as it is known. Earth’s military – the United Earths Force – sends a fleet to investigate. It’s an interesting situation that gets more interesting as the plot twists and turns but I’m not going to give that away and ruin your pleasure.
Here are death, sex, cowardice, heroism, love, brutality, nobility, compassion, all the varied strengths and weaknesses of humanity. I suppose all good stories cover some of this ground but few cover so much. It’s an epic tale on the grand scale of ‘Ringworld’ or ‘Riverworld’. I’d compare it to ‘Lord Of The Rings’ but it’s more adult than that, harder and definitely Science Fiction rather than fantasy. At one point, when they’re dealing with a time travel paradox, a character says, ‘The fools! Had they not read any classic Science Fiction!‘ Clearly, Denis Bajram has. It’s wonderful to have hard Science Fiction in graphic novel form.
The art is excellent but doesn’t take over. There are no filler splash pages or slow-mo sequences to occupy pages. The story comes first and there’s a lot of it to squeeze in. Bajram is clearly a writer of talent even without pictures, so both plot and dialogue are superbly handled. The French have had adult graphic novels for a long time now and may have the jump on the rest of the world when it comes to serious work and what a lot of work has gone into it!
Denis Bajram does both words and pictures for the 272 pages of story plus 6 covers from the original format. This hardback edition on good paper in glorious colour is worth every penny, euro, drachma, yen or dollar you might spend on it. Best of all, ‘Universal War Two’ is proceeding episodically in French right now and should hopefully be available in a similar format one day.
Eamonn Murphy
This review first appeared at https://www.sfcrowsnest.info/
Then a sphere three billion kilometres in diameter appears near Uranus, centred on the satellite Oberon. It fills a third of the sky when viewed from Earth and seems to have many of the properties of a black hole. Oberon is controlled by I.C.C. – the Industrial Companies of Colonisation – yet they deny any knowledge of the Wall, as it is known. Earth’s military – the United Earths Force – sends a fleet to investigate. It’s an interesting situation that gets more interesting as the plot twists and turns but I’m not going to give that away and ruin your pleasure.
Here are death, sex, cowardice, heroism, love, brutality, nobility, compassion, all the varied strengths and weaknesses of humanity. I suppose all good stories cover some of this ground but few cover so much. It’s an epic tale on the grand scale of ‘Ringworld’ or ‘Riverworld’. I’d compare it to ‘Lord Of The Rings’ but it’s more adult than that, harder and definitely Science Fiction rather than fantasy. At one point, when they’re dealing with a time travel paradox, a character says, ‘The fools! Had they not read any classic Science Fiction!‘ Clearly, Denis Bajram has. It’s wonderful to have hard Science Fiction in graphic novel form.
The art is excellent but doesn’t take over. There are no filler splash pages or slow-mo sequences to occupy pages. The story comes first and there’s a lot of it to squeeze in. Bajram is clearly a writer of talent even without pictures, so both plot and dialogue are superbly handled. The French have had adult graphic novels for a long time now and may have the jump on the rest of the world when it comes to serious work and what a lot of work has gone into it!
Denis Bajram does both words and pictures for the 272 pages of story plus 6 covers from the original format. This hardback edition on good paper in glorious colour is worth every penny, euro, drachma, yen or dollar you might spend on it. Best of all, ‘Universal War Two’ is proceeding episodically in French right now and should hopefully be available in a similar format one day.
Eamonn Murphy
This review first appeared at https://www.sfcrowsnest.info/
March 19, 2025
Wow. I didn't know this existed. A 2015 book in a bin of seriously marked-down books. It has a quite a story between its hardcovers. Yes, Sci Fi, intersteller wars, time travel, black holes as weapons, etc. But the story centers on a small band of ex-prisioners recruited to wotk for the military powers that be. They stick together, even when Earth and the universe seem to be falling apart, and I use that "when" deliberately. If you follow it closely, you can keep up with the changes, which are sometimes not changes, and sometimes they are. The universe has its ways. The characters have backstories and complicated histories, and they sometimes find themselves on opposite sides. 288 pages may not seem like enough for all that, but it is. The graphics are presented with the written story, so it's not all huge images with a few words. 'Tis a great story well presented.
October 4, 2022
Excellent, do recommend.
Very interesting, keeps you on the edge all the time. One of the few stories which should be reread to appreciate all its nuances.
The drawings are very good and extremely dynamic, conveying the story in a very smooth way.
The story is well crafted and follows its rules, making it an excellent science-fiction time-space-travel story. The plot points fit in a coherent narration, combining together with both expected moments and plot twists, both pleasing to read and see.
The only downpoint to me was the ending, which I deem a bit too idealistic, especially for the tone of the story until that point, but it does fit with the idea the story is trying to say.
Very interesting, keeps you on the edge all the time. One of the few stories which should be reread to appreciate all its nuances.
The drawings are very good and extremely dynamic, conveying the story in a very smooth way.
The story is well crafted and follows its rules, making it an excellent science-fiction time-space-travel story. The plot points fit in a coherent narration, combining together with both expected moments and plot twists, both pleasing to read and see.
The only downpoint to me was the ending, which I deem a bit too idealistic, especially for the tone of the story until that point, but it does fit with the idea the story is trying to say.
May 6, 2024
Enjoyed it a lot although it is not the type of comic I usually read. (Also, the cover does not do justice to the quality of the drawings).
But the history was complex, following characters over years with both subtle and sharp personality changes.
Unrolls a scenario where humanity has sufficient knowledge and power to colonize the solar system, in a liberal capitalistic world with unmitigated accumulation of power.
The first half is pretty self-contained, with an end which felt like it could have been the end of the series. I was therefore pleasantly surprised that the second half managed to evolve an at least as interesting narrative arch.
But the history was complex, following characters over years with both subtle and sharp personality changes.
Unrolls a scenario where humanity has sufficient knowledge and power to colonize the solar system, in a liberal capitalistic world with unmitigated accumulation of power.
The first half is pretty self-contained, with an end which felt like it could have been the end of the series. I was therefore pleasantly surprised that the second half managed to evolve an at least as interesting narrative arch.
March 25, 2023
Une référence dans la BD de science-fiction, un récit complet au graphisme excellent (personnages, décors, vaisseaux) se savourant comme un vieux film du genre : classique dans son déroulement et dans ses clichés, mais d'une qualité sans faille. Comme toute bonne oeuvre de science-fiction, les thèmes abordés donnent souvent à réfléchir sur notre société (notamment considérant les dates de parution).
Ayant lu cette édition intégrale, les bonus de fin sont également très appréciables avec des commentaires pertinents.
Ayant lu cette édition intégrale, les bonus de fin sont également très appréciables avec des commentaires pertinents.
November 11, 2017
Visually stunning and totally mind blowing scifi..... Got its own place on my classics shelf and will be read many times by the household. The most refreshing thing ever, cant believe its taken me this long to get round to it.
August 1, 2017
Niezłe pomysły i wykonanie. Włącznie z finałowym.
July 26, 2020
One of the best sci-fi novels I ever read. Innovative use of time travel.
March 12, 2021
Fuera de tintin no soy muy fan del genero francobelga, pero estos tomos tienen todo lo que nos gusta de la ciencia ficción. Aunque al final ya se vuelve predecible. Pero si es muy entretenida
April 12, 2024
pitié c'est tellement cringe
May 25, 2025
Relu une douzaine d’années plus tard, encore un chef-d’œuvre…
August 24, 2025
un classique de la BD SF, un chef d'oeuvre ! on attend la suite avec impatience!
July 7, 2025
Pretty good. Art was awesome and the story was really cool. Great story
9.1/10
9.1/10
November 1, 2012
En esta historia Denis Bajram nos hace viajar hasta finales del siglo XXI cuando la humanidad ha conseguido colonizar el Sistema Solar. Pero algo ha ocurrido, inesperadamente ha aparecido un 'muro negro' entre Jupiter y Saturno que divide el Sistema en dos evitando saber que ocurre al otro lado. A partir de aquí, la escuadra Purgatory se verá inmersa en una increíble aventura espacial en la que se jugarán el futuro de la humanidad tal y como la conocemos.
Universal War One sorprende a todos los niveles. En cuanto al dibujado y al uso de las viñetas Bajram consigue un resultado excelente pero es que a cuanto a historia no se queda corto. Una historia muy adulta protagonizada por un escuadrón al que empezaremos a conocer de verdad al finalizar el primer tomo. Estoy totalmente convencido que gran parte del éxito de este cómic viene por estos protagonistas, unos antihéroes que 'sin comerlo ni beberlo' se encuentran ante una misión de dimensiones épicas.
Sobre la trama sólo os comentaré que nos encontramos con una genuina historia de ciencia ficción en la que los viajes en el tiempo (y en el espacio) se convierten en el pilar principal, acompañados de momentos realmente impactantes y con un velo religioso que cubre todo el conjunto (no hay más que ver los títulos de los tomos y los prólogos de cada capítulo).
Por todo esto, tenemos ante nosotros un cómic realmente bueno pero no apto para todos los públicos ya que aparte de presentar desnudos (es lo de menos), tiene escenas realmente duras. Y para poner la guinda, debe ser leído con plena atención ya que a ratos de pierde en explicaciones científicas bastante enrrevesadas, nada sencillas de comprender por sí solas y a las que hay que añadir un sinfín de giros argumentales que nos dejarán ojipláticos. Es más, una segunda lectura es casi obligada, o al menos volver a releer ciertas partes para comprender (y disfrutar) lo que está ocurriendo y las implicaciones reales que tiene.
Universal War One sorprende a todos los niveles. En cuanto al dibujado y al uso de las viñetas Bajram consigue un resultado excelente pero es que a cuanto a historia no se queda corto. Una historia muy adulta protagonizada por un escuadrón al que empezaremos a conocer de verdad al finalizar el primer tomo. Estoy totalmente convencido que gran parte del éxito de este cómic viene por estos protagonistas, unos antihéroes que 'sin comerlo ni beberlo' se encuentran ante una misión de dimensiones épicas.
Sobre la trama sólo os comentaré que nos encontramos con una genuina historia de ciencia ficción en la que los viajes en el tiempo (y en el espacio) se convierten en el pilar principal, acompañados de momentos realmente impactantes y con un velo religioso que cubre todo el conjunto (no hay más que ver los títulos de los tomos y los prólogos de cada capítulo).
Por todo esto, tenemos ante nosotros un cómic realmente bueno pero no apto para todos los públicos ya que aparte de presentar desnudos (es lo de menos), tiene escenas realmente duras. Y para poner la guinda, debe ser leído con plena atención ya que a ratos de pierde en explicaciones científicas bastante enrrevesadas, nada sencillas de comprender por sí solas y a las que hay que añadir un sinfín de giros argumentales que nos dejarán ojipláticos. Es más, una segunda lectura es casi obligada, o al menos volver a releer ciertas partes para comprender (y disfrutar) lo que está ocurriendo y las implicaciones reales que tiene.
May 17, 2015
Fiquei irritado com o Universal War One (#1-6), do ilustrador francês
Denis Bajram.
Eu gosto de ficção científica e gosto de banda desenhada, e a UWI tem
uma premisa brutal e a história está, como é costume dizer, bem
"esgalhada".
É que eu, além da Marvel e DC Comics, vou espreitando outras coisas. E depois encontro destas coisas e fico espantado.
Em primeiro lugar, a acção gira em volta do sistema
solar, coisa que parece estar a ser comum na produção de ficção
científica recentemente (veja-se os livros da série The Expanse, de
James SA Corey).
Em segundo lugar, a ideia do sistema solar estar divido em dois por
uma grande parede negra no espaço -- espectáculo!
O aspecto visual está atractivo, com uma história que remata as pontas de maneira interessante. Embora as personagens a dada altura se dêem a fazer coisas um pouco sem nada que anuncie: a parte emocional, embora focada algumas das vezes, não consegue justificar algumas acções.
E porque é que fiquei irritado? Porque o autor conseguiu colocar em
seis volumes toda a destruição que eu desejaria fazer no sistema solar
enquanto autor (dammit!)
Denis Bajram.
Eu gosto de ficção científica e gosto de banda desenhada, e a UWI tem
uma premisa brutal e a história está, como é costume dizer, bem
"esgalhada".
É que eu, além da Marvel e DC Comics, vou espreitando outras coisas. E depois encontro destas coisas e fico espantado.
Em primeiro lugar, a acção gira em volta do sistema
solar, coisa que parece estar a ser comum na produção de ficção
científica recentemente (veja-se os livros da série The Expanse, de
James SA Corey).
Em segundo lugar, a ideia do sistema solar estar divido em dois por
uma grande parede negra no espaço -- espectáculo!
O aspecto visual está atractivo, com uma história que remata as pontas de maneira interessante. Embora as personagens a dada altura se dêem a fazer coisas um pouco sem nada que anuncie: a parte emocional, embora focada algumas das vezes, não consegue justificar algumas acções.
E porque é que fiquei irritado? Porque o autor conseguiu colocar em
seis volumes toda a destruição que eu desejaria fazer no sistema solar
enquanto autor (dammit!)
November 16, 2013
Dans la bibliothèque municipale, j'avais jeté un coup d'œil rapide, je me suis dit qu'il s'agissait d'un comic américain, au dessin agréable, et je l'ai pris.
En l'ouvrant pour le lire, j'ai eu la surprise de voir que tout était le fait d'un Français ! Certes, sans surprise, fan de comics, mais au style finalement bien personnel et superbe !
Le dessin frappe d'abord : très réaliste et détaillé, soignant la typologie des personnages, maniant la couleur avec finesse, avec une technologie de science-fiction soignée.
L'histoire est assez tordue, mais très lisible, pas confuse, et prenante. Les personnages sont attachants, complexes, aux personnalités bien définies.
L'auteur a une formation scientifique, programme des logiciels (dispo sur son site), dessine superbement, est un excellent conteur... et joue de la musique ! (Que ne sait-il pas faire ?)
Je sens que je vais chercher les autres œuvres de Bajram...
En l'ouvrant pour le lire, j'ai eu la surprise de voir que tout était le fait d'un Français ! Certes, sans surprise, fan de comics, mais au style finalement bien personnel et superbe !
Le dessin frappe d'abord : très réaliste et détaillé, soignant la typologie des personnages, maniant la couleur avec finesse, avec une technologie de science-fiction soignée.
L'histoire est assez tordue, mais très lisible, pas confuse, et prenante. Les personnages sont attachants, complexes, aux personnalités bien définies.
L'auteur a une formation scientifique, programme des logiciels (dispo sur son site), dessine superbement, est un excellent conteur... et joue de la musique ! (Que ne sait-il pas faire ?)
Je sens que je vais chercher les autres œuvres de Bajram...
February 26, 2016
For english readers who might be interested:
http://boundingintocomics.com/2015/09...
Denis Bajram has crafted a science-fiction masterpiece. Featuring many unique concepts, excellent characterization, and unique uses of sci-fi conventions, UW1 distinguishes itself as arguably the best graphic novel of it’s kind, and certainly the most unique. The dense plot can be a bit hard to follow at times. That, combined with a somewhat dull first volume, and an out-of-place final volume, are the only real drawbacks. 9/10
http://boundingintocomics.com/2015/09...
Denis Bajram has crafted a science-fiction masterpiece. Featuring many unique concepts, excellent characterization, and unique uses of sci-fi conventions, UW1 distinguishes itself as arguably the best graphic novel of it’s kind, and certainly the most unique. The dense plot can be a bit hard to follow at times. That, combined with a somewhat dull first volume, and an out-of-place final volume, are the only real drawbacks. 9/10
February 3, 2024
Une expérience captivante mêlant science-fiction et intrigues complexes, une épopée intergalactique qui marie habilement l’action et la profondeur narrative Les visuels époustouflants et l'intrigue bien ficelée font de cette œuvre une lecture incontournable pour les amateurs de bandes dessinées de science-fiction.
November 4, 2012
Thoroughly enjoyable
February 16, 2016
This book was a 5 until "chapter #3 The Patriarch"... the revelations on this chapter screw up everything before, and i'm just keeping the overall rating as a 4 due to the other 5 chapters.
March 6, 2021
l'une de mes premières BD "d'adulte". J'ai adoré la cohérence scientifique de l'histoire.
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