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W0rldtr33 vol. 2 - Ph34r
Contiene: W0rldtr33 (2023) #6/11
Continua la saga horror del vincitore dell’Eisner Award James
Tynion IV (Batman, The Department of Truth) e Fernando Blanco
(Detective Comics), e nessuno è al sicuro! Spingendo semplicemente
un pulsante, Gabriel Winter ha cambiato il mondo intero. Mentre i
suoi cari affrontano le conseguenze di quel gesto, l’agente speciale
Siobhan Silk cerca di scoprire cosa si è messo in moto venticinque
anni prima a Palo Alto e vengono alla luce le origini di PH34R, che
sta lasciando una scia di sangue alle sue spalle.
Continua la saga horror del vincitore dell’Eisner Award James
Tynion IV (Batman, The Department of Truth) e Fernando Blanco
(Detective Comics), e nessuno è al sicuro! Spingendo semplicemente
un pulsante, Gabriel Winter ha cambiato il mondo intero. Mentre i
suoi cari affrontano le conseguenze di quel gesto, l’agente speciale
Siobhan Silk cerca di scoprire cosa si è messo in moto venticinque
anni prima a Palo Alto e vengono alla luce le origini di PH34R, che
sta lasciando una scia di sangue alle sue spalle.
176 pages, Hardcover
First published October 8, 2024
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About the author
James Tynion IV
1,665 books2,003 followersPrior to his first professional work, Tynion was a student of Scott Snyder's at Sarah Lawrence College. A few years later, he worked as for Vertigo as Fables editor Shelly Bond's intern. In late 2011, with DC deciding to give Batman (written by Snyder) a back up feature, Tynion was brought in by request of Snyder to script the back ups he had plotted. Tynion would later do the same with the Batman Annual #1, which was also co-plotted by Snyder. Beginning in September 2012, with DC's 0 issue month for the New 52, Tynion will be writing Talon, with art by Guillem March. In early 2013 it was announced that he'd take over writing duties for Red Hood and the Outlaws in April.
Tynion is also currently one of the writers in a rotating team in the weekly Batman Eternal series.
Tynion is also currently one of the writers in a rotating team in the weekly Batman Eternal series.
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December 11, 2024
The Undernet fights back.
So even though Gabriel Winters shut down the entire internet to save the world in the last volume, there are government entities that don't understand (or care to understand) what is going on. Gabriel's ex-business partner and lover is however, well aware of the ramifications of turning it all back on, but he is still willing to work with the powers that be to get everyone back online. But why? Can he truly not understand what he saw decades ago when he entered the Undernet?
Meanwhile, PH3AR is still loose, killing anyone who happens along and trying to get the acolytes reconnected with their god to bring on theapocalypse.com. Because, you know, she's a crazy naked chick with tats and that's how they roll.
We still don't find out exactly what happened to Gabriel's little sister that made her into this or why no one from the original group has tried to stop her in a permanent kind of way. It now seems she's human enough, but I guess that's a mystery for another volume.
The flashbacks are more fun and interesting than they have any right to be, and I suppose that's down to Tynion's skill as a storyteller. And the cast of characters is somewhat large (and getting larger), but they are all fairly distinct, so it's still manageable.
Overall, I'm still digging this story.
Recommended.
So even though Gabriel Winters shut down the entire internet to save the world in the last volume, there are government entities that don't understand (or care to understand) what is going on. Gabriel's ex-business partner and lover is however, well aware of the ramifications of turning it all back on, but he is still willing to work with the powers that be to get everyone back online. But why? Can he truly not understand what he saw decades ago when he entered the Undernet?
Meanwhile, PH3AR is still loose, killing anyone who happens along and trying to get the acolytes reconnected with their god to bring on theapocalypse.com. Because, you know, she's a crazy naked chick with tats and that's how they roll.
We still don't find out exactly what happened to Gabriel's little sister that made her into this or why no one from the original group has tried to stop her in a permanent kind of way. It now seems she's human enough, but I guess that's a mystery for another volume.
The flashbacks are more fun and interesting than they have any right to be, and I suppose that's down to Tynion's skill as a storyteller. And the cast of characters is somewhat large (and getting larger), but they are all fairly distinct, so it's still manageable.
Overall, I'm still digging this story.
Recommended.
October 26, 2024
Great series!
November 13, 2024
I hate the Internet and social media. (he said glibly as he typed away on his Goodreads account...)
Okay, so I'm like everyone else in the world, who is tethered to his devices. But I don't have to like it, dammit. The truth is: the Internet scares me.
It scares James Tynion IV, too. His second volume of his cyberpunk/horror graphic novel series "W0rldtr33" continues the nightmare started in the first volume, where a group of super-smart computer nerds in the '90s discovered an Intenet beneath the Internet, which they dubbed the Undernet. Let's just say the Undernet wasn't created by any human hands.
In this volume, Gabriel was able to shut the Internet down completely, but not before lots of bloodshed, including his own death. Now, the federal government wants it back and running. Unfortunately, doing so may be extraordinarily bad, as the Undernet may be inadvertently taking its place, and that would spell doom for all of humanity.
I'm hooked on this series, just as I am with anything that damned Tynion writes.
Okay, so I'm like everyone else in the world, who is tethered to his devices. But I don't have to like it, dammit. The truth is: the Internet scares me.
It scares James Tynion IV, too. His second volume of his cyberpunk/horror graphic novel series "W0rldtr33" continues the nightmare started in the first volume, where a group of super-smart computer nerds in the '90s discovered an Intenet beneath the Internet, which they dubbed the Undernet. Let's just say the Undernet wasn't created by any human hands.
In this volume, Gabriel was able to shut the Internet down completely, but not before lots of bloodshed, including his own death. Now, the federal government wants it back and running. Unfortunately, doing so may be extraordinarily bad, as the Undernet may be inadvertently taking its place, and that would spell doom for all of humanity.
I'm hooked on this series, just as I am with anything that damned Tynion writes.
October 23, 2025
PT James Tynion IV é sempre um bocado hit or miss para mim.
Não há dúvida de que ele escreve muito bem e conta sempre com artistas extremamente competentes a colaborar consigo. O meu problema é a forma como gosta de contar histórias — por vezes tende a exagerar no mistério, e, como leitor, sinto falta de algo mais palpável, em vez de a narrativa estar constantemente envolta num véu de enigmas.
É um bocado isso que acontece aqui: demasiadas perguntas e poucas respostas. Tudo demasiado abstracto e pouco concreto — e isso, às vezes, acaba por me aborrecer.
A sorte dele é que, apesar de tudo isso, estou a gostar bastante da história. A cenourinha que o Tynion insiste em pôr à minha frente continua a ser apetecível, e por isso vou continuar… mas caraças, dá-me qualquer coisa! *risos*
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EN James Tynion IV is always a bit hit or miss for me.
There’s no doubt he’s a great writer and always works with highly skilled artists. My issue is with the way he tells stories — he sometimes tends to overdo the mystery, and as a reader, I feel like I need something more tangible instead of the story constantly being wrapped in a veil of enigmas.
That’s kind of what happens here: too many questions and too few answers. Everything feels too abstract and not concrete enough — and that can get a bit tiresome at times.
Luckily for him, despite all that, I’m still really enjoying the story. The carrot Tynion keeps dangling in front of me is still tempting enough, so I’ll keep going… but damn it, give me something! *laughs*
Não há dúvida de que ele escreve muito bem e conta sempre com artistas extremamente competentes a colaborar consigo. O meu problema é a forma como gosta de contar histórias — por vezes tende a exagerar no mistério, e, como leitor, sinto falta de algo mais palpável, em vez de a narrativa estar constantemente envolta num véu de enigmas.
É um bocado isso que acontece aqui: demasiadas perguntas e poucas respostas. Tudo demasiado abstracto e pouco concreto — e isso, às vezes, acaba por me aborrecer.
A sorte dele é que, apesar de tudo isso, estou a gostar bastante da história. A cenourinha que o Tynion insiste em pôr à minha frente continua a ser apetecível, e por isso vou continuar… mas caraças, dá-me qualquer coisa! *risos*
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EN James Tynion IV is always a bit hit or miss for me.
There’s no doubt he’s a great writer and always works with highly skilled artists. My issue is with the way he tells stories — he sometimes tends to overdo the mystery, and as a reader, I feel like I need something more tangible instead of the story constantly being wrapped in a veil of enigmas.
That’s kind of what happens here: too many questions and too few answers. Everything feels too abstract and not concrete enough — and that can get a bit tiresome at times.
Luckily for him, despite all that, I’m still really enjoying the story. The carrot Tynion keeps dangling in front of me is still tempting enough, so I’ll keep going… but damn it, give me something! *laughs*
January 14, 2025
6.4/10
Not as exciting as the first volume but still good.
This focuses more to the group that will try to stop the Undernet from brining chaos to the world.
We jump between present and past and see a bit of what Winter did and what he is planning going forward. But like the rest of the group everything is still quite cryptic.
This felt a bit like reading The nice house on the lake. A group of people, everyone is a bit damaged. Tynion gives to a lot of his characters the same personalities. Which is not bad but it feels monotonous.
Going forward i hope we see more actions towards bringing the Undernet down.
Not as exciting as the first volume but still good.
This focuses more to the group that will try to stop the Undernet from brining chaos to the world.
We jump between present and past and see a bit of what Winter did and what he is planning going forward. But like the rest of the group everything is still quite cryptic.
This felt a bit like reading The nice house on the lake. A group of people, everyone is a bit damaged. Tynion gives to a lot of his characters the same personalities. Which is not bad but it feels monotonous.
Going forward i hope we see more actions towards bringing the Undernet down.
January 11, 2026
After Gabriel Winter killed the entire internet to slow the Undernet’s progress, and then died at the hands of his own younger sister, Samara(Ph34r), who is completely under the Undernet’s control. We see how Gabriel and his friends initially sealed off the Undernet back in the past: they approached billionaire Gregory Bell, the maker of Angel, the biggest search engine in the world. They showed him the Undernet’s contents, and convinced him to purchase and destroy the server farms it has already affected. Gregory helps them, falls for Gabriel, and offers him a job at Angel.
In the present (2024), Gregory Bell works with Madeline Snow, a high-ranking FBI spook. He tells her everything about Gabriel, his friends, the Undernet, and promises to help get the internet back up and running. FBI Agent Silk, who works for Snow and has been investigating Ph34r for the past 3 years, meets a friend of her recently deceased partner, whom Ph3ar killed. Ellison (the brother of the Undernet’s first victim since 2024) and Fausta, Elison’s “not girlfriend” meet up with his three older sisters, who had helped Gabriel safeguard the internet from the Undernet while working for him at Angel, and now think Gabriel is responsible for the Undernet’s mass Killings
Gabriel’s friends meet up with his lawyer, who reveals that Gabriel had left them each $100 million and had put things in place, enacting a plan to use his appropriately qualified friends to stop Ph34r and the unknown people who helped her create a new way to access the Undernet. Silk, still trying to find Ph34r, interrogates the most recent Undernet victim, who had just killed 17 people and is now being held in a police station. Ph3ar pulls up to the station, restrains Silk, and shows her the Undernet, putting her in a trance. Ph34r turns the boy who killed 17 people into some kind of digital demon dog to hunt down anyone in the station.
Silk’s former partner's friend, whom she met earlier, had been tailing her all along. He follows her into the station, kills the demon dog, which turns back into the boy, and wakes Silk up from her trance, pulling her mind from the Undernet back into reality. Silk and the friend both duke it out with Ph3ar, but she manages to escape after Silk shoots her in the shoulder. Gregory, now working with the FBI, sends teams after all of Gabriel’s friends, and Ellison and Fausta. It’s then revealed that Gregory is the person who has been working with Ph34r as she returns to him wounded, and her promises to patch her up and reassures her of their plans Success.
I love this story so much. The writing is so good, everything just clicks, and the plot twists are gnarly. Still not fawning over the art, but I’m not mad at it as it fits this kind of story quite well. A Netflix adaptation was just announced, and I think this would make a great show if it’s properly executed. I wonder how many more volumes this story will go on for.
In the present (2024), Gregory Bell works with Madeline Snow, a high-ranking FBI spook. He tells her everything about Gabriel, his friends, the Undernet, and promises to help get the internet back up and running. FBI Agent Silk, who works for Snow and has been investigating Ph34r for the past 3 years, meets a friend of her recently deceased partner, whom Ph3ar killed. Ellison (the brother of the Undernet’s first victim since 2024) and Fausta, Elison’s “not girlfriend” meet up with his three older sisters, who had helped Gabriel safeguard the internet from the Undernet while working for him at Angel, and now think Gabriel is responsible for the Undernet’s mass Killings
Gabriel’s friends meet up with his lawyer, who reveals that Gabriel had left them each $100 million and had put things in place, enacting a plan to use his appropriately qualified friends to stop Ph34r and the unknown people who helped her create a new way to access the Undernet. Silk, still trying to find Ph34r, interrogates the most recent Undernet victim, who had just killed 17 people and is now being held in a police station. Ph3ar pulls up to the station, restrains Silk, and shows her the Undernet, putting her in a trance. Ph34r turns the boy who killed 17 people into some kind of digital demon dog to hunt down anyone in the station.
Silk’s former partner's friend, whom she met earlier, had been tailing her all along. He follows her into the station, kills the demon dog, which turns back into the boy, and wakes Silk up from her trance, pulling her mind from the Undernet back into reality. Silk and the friend both duke it out with Ph3ar, but she manages to escape after Silk shoots her in the shoulder. Gregory, now working with the FBI, sends teams after all of Gabriel’s friends, and Ellison and Fausta. It’s then revealed that Gregory is the person who has been working with Ph34r as she returns to him wounded, and her promises to patch her up and reassures her of their plans Success.
I love this story so much. The writing is so good, everything just clicks, and the plot twists are gnarly. Still not fawning over the art, but I’m not mad at it as it fits this kind of story quite well. A Netflix adaptation was just announced, and I think this would make a great show if it’s properly executed. I wonder how many more volumes this story will go on for.
October 16, 2024
I truly think this is one of Tynion best works. The tense feeling of the entire world losing internet, everything keeps twisty turny, the brief glimpse into the past to get more background on everyone, and the nice zinger at the last few pages really helps build up all these characters for a big final showdown. I love this.
January 4, 2026
This series continues to be compelling, and, like much of James Tynion’s work, it scratches that Vertigo itch like few other current books do. But, like his Last House On the Lake/Ocean books, there are too many characters here for a monthly series. It will be easier to follow once the whole thing is out, but I find it impossible to keep up with the majority of this cast between issues; between trades is even worse. At least I don’t mind rereading each trade when the next one comes out. And it is a bit easier with this series than I was with the Lake/Ocean books, because the character designs are more distinct and memorable.
April 3, 2025
I am a huge fan of Tynion IV and his work, especially his original series' stuff.
But I think a large part of this got away from me. The cast is getting huge and it's been too long since I read Volume 1.
I recommend this.... but need to probably wait till it's done and read it in one go.
But I think a large part of this got away from me. The cast is getting huge and it's been too long since I read Volume 1.
I recommend this.... but need to probably wait till it's done and read it in one go.
September 29, 2024
This book jumps around quite a bit and has you following different storylines that all funnel into one overarching story about what is probably the end of the world. Normally, this kind of storytelling would be sometimes confusing and a bit harder to follow, but Tynion tells this one excellently. Excellent art, as well!
April 27, 2025
The continuing intrigue may save this book from the sins of Vol 1 (thematic and structural similarity to Nice House on the Lake -- a mastermind dies/abandons his friends, the main characters have to deal with some sort of isolation, and the world is ending). Now there's so many shifting layers of loyalty that it's certainly moving away from such similarity. I think the best part was the discussion of the social cost of abruptly losing the internet. In my review of Vol 1 I mentioned how it was certainly fucked up but not especially scary, but the few pages discussing blowing the internet up moved this volume into scary territory.
June 24, 2025
I had just said the other week how nothing has scared me in a long time.
Reading this at night did the trick.
The meta horror of this series feels so real and just around the corner it really gets me.
Blanco, Bellaire, and Bidikar make the glitchy imagery absolutely terrifying.
Took awhile to get back into at first, was wishing there was a recap.
But the story does a great job of seemlessly reminding you what happened as it goes.
Everyone is fascinating, Im progressively on edge, the further I read into the volume.
Fantastic!
Reading this at night did the trick.
The meta horror of this series feels so real and just around the corner it really gets me.
Blanco, Bellaire, and Bidikar make the glitchy imagery absolutely terrifying.
Took awhile to get back into at first, was wishing there was a recap.
But the story does a great job of seemlessly reminding you what happened as it goes.
Everyone is fascinating, Im progressively on edge, the further I read into the volume.
Fantastic!
October 20, 2024
This is such a great story...I love how complex it is without it being difficult to keep track of the characters and what is happening. I can't wait to see where the story goes from here...but...well...I kind of have to since the rest isn't out yet. So glad I randomly grabbed the first volume at the library because this is one of my favorite reads of the month so far.
December 11, 2025
Me gusta la progresión con, por fin, los retazos de lo que hay en esa Undernet que mueve a los diferentes grupos en conflicto. Bien las conexiones con nuestro mundo y el dibujo de Fernando Blanco. Me sigue pareciendo que en muchas páginas hay viñetas de más, pero sabe explotar su capacidad para la caracterización de personajes y la interacción.
January 20, 2025
Reading this during the day time didn’t make it less terrifying. Also some interesting parallels (although a stretch) to the TikTok ban, and what would happen if the internet was shut down. Curious to see where this goes!
May 23, 2025
A compelling story with a lot of twists and turns but also easy enough to follow along with. I'm enjoying all of the characters too. That twist at the end was nice and has me intrigued to read more.
December 3, 2025
Not as much progress in this one as I was hoping but we get to know our characters more and the intrigue definitely continues.
July 25, 2025
4/5
The fuck is happening? Love it
The fuck is happening? Love it
November 17, 2024
Tynions techno thriller is getting better and better.
June 22, 2025
Fantastic follow up from the first volume!
December 11, 2025
No do píči....
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July 11, 2024It probably hasn't been long since you saw someone suggest, and not without reason, that maybe we should just turn the internet off - though they more than likely said it on the internet. This is a series about how they speak truer than they know, and the secret plan that was always built in to do just that. And in this volume we see how it doesn't help as much as you might hope.
January 3, 2025
3.5/5
July 15, 2025
Drugi tom W0RLDTR33 to dzieło niełatwe do jednoznacznej oceny. James Tynion IV – uznany twórca takich hitów jak Departament Prawdy czy Coś zabija dzieciaki – ponownie eksploruje mroki technologii, tym razem jednak z mniejszą intensywnością, a większym skupieniem na ekspozycji i rekonfiguracji układu sił. Czy to dobrze? To zależy, z jaką dozą cierpliwości podchodzimy do cyberhorroru.
Pierwszy tom zaserwował nam istny cios – brutalny, zaskakujący, osadzony na styku techno-thrillera i body horroru. Mroczne Undernet, zabójcza PH34R, upadek Internetu i śmierć Gabriela Wintera – wszystko to zakończyło się dramatycznym cliffhangerem, który obiecywał piekło w kolejnej odsłonie. Drugi tom... nie dostarcza piekła. Przynajmniej nie od razu.
Fabuła rozgałęzia się na cztery główne wątki: działania grupy Gabriela po jego śmierci, poszukiwania Ellisona i jego konfrontacja z przeszłością, wprowadzenie enigmatycznego Gregory'ego oraz śledztwo agentki FBI Siobhan Silk. I tu pojawia się problem – tylko ostatnia z tych linii fabularnych trzyma tempo i klimat poprzedniego tomu. Pozostałe narracje przypominają bardziej przedłużoną naradę kryzysową niż thriller. Postacie siedzą, analizują, przeżywają stratę – co w założeniu ma być pogłębieniem ich człowieczeństwa, ale w praktyce rozmywa napięcie i wyhamowuje narrację.
To jednak nie znaczy, że W0RLDTR33 stracił pazur. Tynion nadal potrafi snuć intrygujące opowieści i uderzać w czułe punkty. Wątki moralnych wątpliwości wokół Gabriela, niejasne intencje sił z głębi sieci oraz rosnące poczucie zagubienia bohaterów tworzą gęstą atmosferę paranoi i bezsilności. Wielką siłą serii pozostają też rysunki Fernando Blanco i kolory Jordie Bellaire – glitchowe efekty, cybernetyczne deformacje, miejskie pejzaże pogrążone w pustce po awarii Internetu – to nadal wizualna uczta, choć wyraźnie mniej obecna niż w pierwszym tomie.
Warto także pochwalić umiejętność prowadzenia narracji mimo licznych wątków. Choć tempo miejscami siada, nie ma tu chaosu – każdy rozdział układa się w większą całość, a zakończenie tomu wynagradza wcześniejsze spowolnienie. Twist finałowy jest mocny, niepokojący i skutecznie podsyca apetyt na kontynuację.
W0RLDTR33 Vol. 2 to tom przejściowy – bardziej analizujący niż straszący, bardziej obiecujący niż satysfakcjonujący. Fani pierwszej części mogą poczuć lekki zawód spadkiem tempa i intensywności, ale jednocześnie trudno odmówić tej serii intelektualnej głębi, estetycznego wyrafinowania i przemyślanej konstrukcji świata. To nie cybernetyczny nokaut, jak poprzednio – raczej głęboki wdech przed kolejnym uderzeniem.
Przyjemność 3,5/5
Styl: 3,8/5
Historia: 4/5
Ocena: 3,76/5
goodreads - 4/5
thestorygraph - 3,75/5
lubimyczytac - 7/10
Pierwszy tom zaserwował nam istny cios – brutalny, zaskakujący, osadzony na styku techno-thrillera i body horroru. Mroczne Undernet, zabójcza PH34R, upadek Internetu i śmierć Gabriela Wintera – wszystko to zakończyło się dramatycznym cliffhangerem, który obiecywał piekło w kolejnej odsłonie. Drugi tom... nie dostarcza piekła. Przynajmniej nie od razu.
Fabuła rozgałęzia się na cztery główne wątki: działania grupy Gabriela po jego śmierci, poszukiwania Ellisona i jego konfrontacja z przeszłością, wprowadzenie enigmatycznego Gregory'ego oraz śledztwo agentki FBI Siobhan Silk. I tu pojawia się problem – tylko ostatnia z tych linii fabularnych trzyma tempo i klimat poprzedniego tomu. Pozostałe narracje przypominają bardziej przedłużoną naradę kryzysową niż thriller. Postacie siedzą, analizują, przeżywają stratę – co w założeniu ma być pogłębieniem ich człowieczeństwa, ale w praktyce rozmywa napięcie i wyhamowuje narrację.
To jednak nie znaczy, że W0RLDTR33 stracił pazur. Tynion nadal potrafi snuć intrygujące opowieści i uderzać w czułe punkty. Wątki moralnych wątpliwości wokół Gabriela, niejasne intencje sił z głębi sieci oraz rosnące poczucie zagubienia bohaterów tworzą gęstą atmosferę paranoi i bezsilności. Wielką siłą serii pozostają też rysunki Fernando Blanco i kolory Jordie Bellaire – glitchowe efekty, cybernetyczne deformacje, miejskie pejzaże pogrążone w pustce po awarii Internetu – to nadal wizualna uczta, choć wyraźnie mniej obecna niż w pierwszym tomie.
Warto także pochwalić umiejętność prowadzenia narracji mimo licznych wątków. Choć tempo miejscami siada, nie ma tu chaosu – każdy rozdział układa się w większą całość, a zakończenie tomu wynagradza wcześniejsze spowolnienie. Twist finałowy jest mocny, niepokojący i skutecznie podsyca apetyt na kontynuację.
W0RLDTR33 Vol. 2 to tom przejściowy – bardziej analizujący niż straszący, bardziej obiecujący niż satysfakcjonujący. Fani pierwszej części mogą poczuć lekki zawód spadkiem tempa i intensywności, ale jednocześnie trudno odmówić tej serii intelektualnej głębi, estetycznego wyrafinowania i przemyślanej konstrukcji świata. To nie cybernetyczny nokaut, jak poprzednio – raczej głęboki wdech przed kolejnym uderzeniem.
Przyjemność 3,5/5
Styl: 3,8/5
Historia: 4/5
Ocena: 3,76/5
goodreads - 4/5
thestorygraph - 3,75/5
lubimyczytac - 7/10
March 2, 2025
In a lot of ways, this series, to me, feels a lot like Tynion's DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH, in that there's a lot going on, there's a lot of backstory, and it all has to play out methodically for the reader to understand it...
...but there's so much going on, and the pace is so slow, that it's obviously going to take a hell of a long time to understand...if ever.
Because there's also the problem of Tynion's A NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE, that was interesting, had an endpoint and...didn't end. It was all a prologue for another story. So, I've been both burned by Tynion with that series, and lulled into a story that took forever to get anywhere with DEPARTMENT.
And now, I'm at the same stage with this one.
Like the others, there's a really interesting story at its core, and I'd love to know where it's all leading...but I feel like the story's being drawn out far too long.
So, yeah, as interesting as this volume was, I didn't really need a long explanation of how the Lane's decided to name their kids Asimov, Clarke, and Bradbury, and how Winter liked Asimov's name. I love a good story, but I do require a touch more forward momentum than I'm being given here.
I will say, the art? While not the usual style I enjoy, I absolutely loved. Perfect for the atmosphere Tynion's going for here.
That being said, I need more than what I'm being given, so, I'm out.
...but there's so much going on, and the pace is so slow, that it's obviously going to take a hell of a long time to understand...if ever.
Because there's also the problem of Tynion's A NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE, that was interesting, had an endpoint and...didn't end. It was all a prologue for another story. So, I've been both burned by Tynion with that series, and lulled into a story that took forever to get anywhere with DEPARTMENT.
And now, I'm at the same stage with this one.
Like the others, there's a really interesting story at its core, and I'd love to know where it's all leading...but I feel like the story's being drawn out far too long.
So, yeah, as interesting as this volume was, I didn't really need a long explanation of how the Lane's decided to name their kids Asimov, Clarke, and Bradbury, and how Winter liked Asimov's name. I love a good story, but I do require a touch more forward momentum than I'm being given here.
I will say, the art? While not the usual style I enjoy, I absolutely loved. Perfect for the atmosphere Tynion's going for here.
That being said, I need more than what I'm being given, so, I'm out.
May 26, 2025
This really does feel like a divine blend of my favorite Tynion works—touches of Department of Truth, Nice House, and Something Is Killing the Children abound, all of it operating with themes first played with in Memetic, though I wasn't as much a fan of that one as so many others. The world is quickly becoming inexplicably brutal. A few know why. Most people don't. Everyone seems to agree it's some version of the End of the World, whether literal, figurative, or both. Society cannot sustain the legions of everyday internet users rampantly murdering under a hypnosis they can't explain. This series does a great job of calling attention to a real problem and using it as a springboard for a wild sci-fi horror tale. It's making a point without making it all about the point. There's just a universal truth at this point that much of the internet is harming people, and wouldn't it be almost soothing to know it's not our fault? What if the monsters weren't us but from elsewhere? What if hope looks a lot like the end of the world? Whatever happens, the internet is a behemoth we can't even begin to fully grasp the reckoning of, should it disappear, revolt, or spoil. Maybe we should just be grateful it doesn't have a basement with an open window.
November 10, 2024
Blanco’s art colored by Bellaire continues to make this series’s cyberpunk horrors look great, but Tynion unfortunately drags out vol 1’s table setting for another entire volume, jumping between two time periods and several different characters, mostly just to show different people in different rooms expositing story setup details to each other. The dialogue is also sometimes Whedon-y in a bad way (“Yeah, that’s how she does an X-Files on you.”), and Tynion can’t help over-explain things. The most glaring example is when he mentions that a pair of sci-fi loving parents (who named their kids Asimov, Clarke, Bradbury, Herbert, Ellison, and Gibson) were themselves named Wells and Shelley; even if someone in the scene or someone reading the comic doesn’t already know who H.G. Wells and Mary Shelley are, the general context is obvious, but Tynion has a character explain a paragraph of Wikipedia summary about them to make sure no one can miss his neat little reference.
I’ve heard the complaint that some comic writers write for the trade instead of the issue, but it seems Tynion might be writing for the deluxe hardback Omni with this series.
I’ve heard the complaint that some comic writers write for the trade instead of the issue, but it seems Tynion might be writing for the deluxe hardback Omni with this series.
December 21, 2024
James Tynion IV’s W0RLDTR33 keeps its digital nightmare alive in Volume 2. Exploring a secret “Undernet” was a spectacularly bad idea. After Gabriel Winters pulls the plug on the entire internet, you’d think humanity might breathe a sigh of relief. Nope. The government, you see, apparently missed the memo about the Undernet’s humanity-ending potential and are determined to flip the switch back on.
Meanwhile, PH3AR, the tattooed, homicidal force of the Undernet, is still out there, slashing her way through anyone in her path and trying to reconnect her creepy cult with their eldritch god.
I like how Tynion writes a dense web of mysteries while delivering just enough answers to keep you hooked. Flashbacks steal the spotlight, and the art team of Fernando Blanco and Jordie Bellaire makes every panel pop with unique character designs and a stunning color palette.
Sure, the story slows down a bit in the middle with some exposition-heavy scenes, but it’s all building toward a jaw-dropping finish. If you’re not reading W0RLDTR33, you’re missing one of the best horror comics around.
Meanwhile, PH3AR, the tattooed, homicidal force of the Undernet, is still out there, slashing her way through anyone in her path and trying to reconnect her creepy cult with their eldritch god.
I like how Tynion writes a dense web of mysteries while delivering just enough answers to keep you hooked. Flashbacks steal the spotlight, and the art team of Fernando Blanco and Jordie Bellaire makes every panel pop with unique character designs and a stunning color palette.
Sure, the story slows down a bit in the middle with some exposition-heavy scenes, but it’s all building toward a jaw-dropping finish. If you’re not reading W0RLDTR33, you’re missing one of the best horror comics around.
May 20, 2025
After reading and disliking The Nice House on the Lake, I was very skeptical about trying another James Tynion comic. Well, I'm glad I did. After reading w0rldtr33 Volumes 1 and 2, I am absolutely hooked. I saw some people complain that the story doesn't move, and I have no idea what those people are on about. While that was true for The Nice House on the Lake, it's definitely not the case here. The pacing is good, and the story keeps you hooked from the get-go. The art is absolutely incredible to look at. While there are instances of "too much talking without saying much" (which was also the case in The Nice House on the Lake), it's not too distracting overall. While I do think that, like in TNHotL, Tynion focuses on unimportant things sometimes that have nothing to do with the plot and do nothing to advance the characters, it's definitely a much smaller problem in w0rldtr33. I can't wait for Volume 3.
OBS: I know I compared it to The Nice House on the Lake a lot, but that is my only source of comparison when it comes to Tynion.
OBS: I know I compared it to The Nice House on the Lake a lot, but that is my only source of comparison when it comes to Tynion.
August 19, 2025
Gabriel took down the internet in order to keep the Undernet from invading our world. The government wants the internet back and has contracted an old work colleague of Gabriel’s to do it. Meanwhile, Gabriel has left posthumous instructions for his friends who know the true extent of the danger to make sure the Undernet can’t come back. There’s an FBI agent working on her own to figure out who’s behind the string of mass killings. And Gabriel’s sister is still working on the Undernet’s behalf. But who is helping Gabriel’s sister?
A great continuation of this cyber-horror graphic novel. Still very mind-bendy and trippy and gory and horrifying. We get more of an idea of the background of the story, and it sets the stage for all the various characters who are going to be involved moving forward and which sides they are on. My only complaint is that this volume doesn’t have its own plot arc, as it’s just setting people in place. Still really interesting and I’m curious to see where it goes next.
A great continuation of this cyber-horror graphic novel. Still very mind-bendy and trippy and gory and horrifying. We get more of an idea of the background of the story, and it sets the stage for all the various characters who are going to be involved moving forward and which sides they are on. My only complaint is that this volume doesn’t have its own plot arc, as it’s just setting people in place. Still really interesting and I’m curious to see where it goes next.
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