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Karnak #1-6
Karnak: The Flaw in All Things
He is Karnak of the Inhumans, and you will Know HIS NAME.
"My curse is that I see the flaw in all things. Systems. Philosophies. Structures. People. Everything. Never forget who I am. I am Karnak of the Inhumans."
You may not know who Karnak is now, but you will when Warren Ellis (Moon Knight, Planetary) and Gerardo Zaffino are done with you. Phil Coulson goes to Karnak to help with a S.H.I.E.L.D. case with Inhuman implications and what he's going to find will terrify you.
Collecting: Karnak 1-6
"My curse is that I see the flaw in all things. Systems. Philosophies. Structures. People. Everything. Never forget who I am. I am Karnak of the Inhumans."
You may not know who Karnak is now, but you will when Warren Ellis (Moon Knight, Planetary) and Gerardo Zaffino are done with you. Phil Coulson goes to Karnak to help with a S.H.I.E.L.D. case with Inhuman implications and what he's going to find will terrify you.
Collecting: Karnak 1-6
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First published March 1, 2017
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About the author
Warren Ellis
1,972 books5,772 followersWarren Ellis is the award-winning writer of graphic novels like TRANSMETROPOLITAN, FELL, MINISTRY OF SPACE and PLANETARY, and the author of the NYT-bestselling GUN MACHINE and the “underground classic” novel CROOKED LITTLE VEIN, as well as the digital short-story single DEAD PIG COLLECTOR. His newest book is the novella NORMAL, from FSG Originals, listed as one of Amazon’s Best 100 Books Of 2016.
The movie RED is based on his graphic novel of the same name, its sequel having been released in summer 2013. IRON MAN 3 is based on his Marvel Comics graphic novel IRON MAN: EXTREMIS. He is currently developing his graphic novel sequence with Jason Howard, TREES, for television, in concert with HardySonBaker and NBCU, and continues to work as a screenwriter and producer in film and television, represented by Angela Cheng Caplan and Cheng Caplan Company. He is the creator, writer and co-producer of the Netflix series CASTLEVANIA, recently renewed for its third season, and of the recently-announced Netflix series HEAVEN’S FOREST.
He’s written extensively for VICE, WIRED UK and Reuters on technological and cultural matters, and given keynote speeches and lectures at events like dConstruct, ThingsCon, Improving Reality, SxSW, How The Light Gets In, Haunted Machines and Cognitive Cities.
Warren Ellis has recently developed and curated the revival of the Wildstorm creative library for DC Entertainment with the series THE WILD STORM, and is currently working on the serialising of new graphic novel works TREES: THREE FATES and INJECTION at Image Comics, and the serialised graphic novel THE BATMAN’S GRAVE for DC Comics, while working as a Consulting Producer on another television series.
A documentary about his work, CAPTURED GHOSTS, was released in 2012.
Recognitions include the NUIG Literary and Debating Society’s President’s Medal for service to freedom of speech, the EAGLE AWARDS Roll Of Honour for lifetime achievement in the field of comics & graphic novels, the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2010, the Sidewise Award for Alternate History and the International Horror Guild Award for illustrated narrative. He is a Patron of Humanists UK. He holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Essex.
Warren Ellis lives outside London, on the south-east coast of England, in case he needs to make a quick getaway.
The movie RED is based on his graphic novel of the same name, its sequel having been released in summer 2013. IRON MAN 3 is based on his Marvel Comics graphic novel IRON MAN: EXTREMIS. He is currently developing his graphic novel sequence with Jason Howard, TREES, for television, in concert with HardySonBaker and NBCU, and continues to work as a screenwriter and producer in film and television, represented by Angela Cheng Caplan and Cheng Caplan Company. He is the creator, writer and co-producer of the Netflix series CASTLEVANIA, recently renewed for its third season, and of the recently-announced Netflix series HEAVEN’S FOREST.
He’s written extensively for VICE, WIRED UK and Reuters on technological and cultural matters, and given keynote speeches and lectures at events like dConstruct, ThingsCon, Improving Reality, SxSW, How The Light Gets In, Haunted Machines and Cognitive Cities.
Warren Ellis has recently developed and curated the revival of the Wildstorm creative library for DC Entertainment with the series THE WILD STORM, and is currently working on the serialising of new graphic novel works TREES: THREE FATES and INJECTION at Image Comics, and the serialised graphic novel THE BATMAN’S GRAVE for DC Comics, while working as a Consulting Producer on another television series.
A documentary about his work, CAPTURED GHOSTS, was released in 2012.
Recognitions include the NUIG Literary and Debating Society’s President’s Medal for service to freedom of speech, the EAGLE AWARDS Roll Of Honour for lifetime achievement in the field of comics & graphic novels, the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2010, the Sidewise Award for Alternate History and the International Horror Guild Award for illustrated narrative. He is a Patron of Humanists UK. He holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Essex.
Warren Ellis lives outside London, on the south-east coast of England, in case he needs to make a quick getaway.
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July 12, 2017
Many comic book writers get their foot in the industry door by writing the superhero stuff in order to build a following and then move onto comics of their own with more lofty ideas. Some of these pet projects can be inscrutable for the average shallow comic book reader (read: me) and Warren Ellis sure has his share of these type of books. So when he re-dips his toe in the occasional capes and cowls project, I approach it with not a little trepidation.
Karnak is one of the original Inhumans created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby – the catch is he’s not a real Inhuman, his parents never exposed him to the Terrigen Mist.
So what Karnak did was study his ass off at the Tower of Wisdom with a double major in busting sh*t up.
Warren Ellis gave his abilities a grander post-modern touch:
Hmm. I can see the wheels in Ellis’ noggin turning as he wrote that.
In Marvel continuity, Karnak was last seen in the Inhumanity crossover event being dubbed the “Human Light Bulb” by the Hulk (heh)…
…and feeling so bad about his new nickname that he jumped off a building.
But not to worry, kids, death means nothing to a comic book character.
See? Wait…What?
No longer “The Shatterer” or Light Bulb Head Man, he’s now Karnak the Magister and he likes to philosophize:
Dear god! Huh?
That sound you hear is my brain contracting.
But don’t lose heart, he beats the crap out of people as well.
A plot summary: He’s asked by SHIELD to seek out a new Inhuman…
…who’s been abducted by an offshoot of A.I.M. (no stinking beehive helmets for the guys in the I.D.IC.).
So Karnak gets to spout some quasi-arcane wisdom and brutally put it to the bad guys.
Bottom Line: As part of Marvel’s efforts to give the middle finger to all things Mutant (and 20th Century Fox), this is part of the Inhuman rollout and it’s pretty good. The philosophy stuff might make your brain hurt, but Ellis balances it out with a comprehensive story, splashed with enough rock ‘em, sock ‘em panels and humor to keep the reader entertained.
Hell yes!!! Three and one half stars for you buddy!
Karnak is one of the original Inhumans created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby – the catch is he’s not a real Inhuman, his parents never exposed him to the Terrigen Mist.
So what Karnak did was study his ass off at the Tower of Wisdom with a double major in busting sh*t up.
Warren Ellis gave his abilities a grander post-modern touch:
Hmm. I can see the wheels in Ellis’ noggin turning as he wrote that.
In Marvel continuity, Karnak was last seen in the Inhumanity crossover event being dubbed the “Human Light Bulb” by the Hulk (heh)…
…and feeling so bad about his new nickname that he jumped off a building.
But not to worry, kids, death means nothing to a comic book character.
See? Wait…What?
No longer “The Shatterer” or Light Bulb Head Man, he’s now Karnak the Magister and he likes to philosophize:
Dear god! Huh?
That sound you hear is my brain contracting.
But don’t lose heart, he beats the crap out of people as well.
A plot summary: He’s asked by SHIELD to seek out a new Inhuman…
…who’s been abducted by an offshoot of A.I.M. (no stinking beehive helmets for the guys in the I.D.IC.).
So Karnak gets to spout some quasi-arcane wisdom and brutally put it to the bad guys.
Bottom Line: As part of Marvel’s efforts to give the middle finger to all things Mutant (and 20th Century Fox), this is part of the Inhuman rollout and it’s pretty good. The philosophy stuff might make your brain hurt, but Ellis balances it out with a comprehensive story, splashed with enough rock ‘em, sock ‘em panels and humor to keep the reader entertained.
Hell yes!!! Three and one half stars for you buddy!
April 9, 2018
"Satan was just a story. I am Karnak."
When Karnak goes looking for a kid exposed to Terrigen mist for SHIELD, he runs afoul of IDIC, a dark science organization. It seems a cult has formed around the boy, seeing him as a messiah...
Karnak has been my favorite member of the Inhumans since I first stumbled upon them in an issue of Marvel Two-In-One years ago. I read the first issue on Marvel Unlimited and liked it. Now that the series is complete, I'm all-in.
Warren Ellis weaves an offbeat tale here. Karnak's philosopher detective persona is in full effect here, like an ultra-serious Dirk Gently in a way. Karnak sees the flaw in all things, making him a phenomenal detective and martial artist.
The somewhat philosophical quest Karnak finds himself on fits the character very well. While Karnak ass-kicks his way to finding the missing boy, philosophical questions are raised. By the end, even Karnak isn't sure of things.
While it isn't your standard super-hero tale, I really enjoyed Ellis' take on Karnak. I'd love to see Ellis do a team book with Karnak as the member. Four out of five stars.
When Karnak goes looking for a kid exposed to Terrigen mist for SHIELD, he runs afoul of IDIC, a dark science organization. It seems a cult has formed around the boy, seeing him as a messiah...
Karnak has been my favorite member of the Inhumans since I first stumbled upon them in an issue of Marvel Two-In-One years ago. I read the first issue on Marvel Unlimited and liked it. Now that the series is complete, I'm all-in.
Warren Ellis weaves an offbeat tale here. Karnak's philosopher detective persona is in full effect here, like an ultra-serious Dirk Gently in a way. Karnak sees the flaw in all things, making him a phenomenal detective and martial artist.
The somewhat philosophical quest Karnak finds himself on fits the character very well. While Karnak ass-kicks his way to finding the missing boy, philosophical questions are raised. By the end, even Karnak isn't sure of things.
While it isn't your standard super-hero tale, I really enjoyed Ellis' take on Karnak. I'd love to see Ellis do a team book with Karnak as the member. Four out of five stars.
February 6, 2017
Karnak, a misanthropic Inhuman warrior monk, is hired by SHIELD to rescue an abducted Inhuman teenage boy who’s gone through Terrigenesis but seemingly didn’t receive any powers or undergo a transformation - or did he? The stoic Karnak might face his greatest challenge yet as he is confronted with his deepest desires, desires he may not even be aware of…
Like a lot of Warren Ellis’ recent comics, Karnak took a helluva long time to complete its arc – 15 months in total for six issues! Was it worth the wait? Eh… The Flaw in All Things is… flawed. Not bad but not great either.
I can see what attracted Ellis to the character: Karnak is a grumposaurus like almost all of his protagonists. In fact he might be the most appropriately labelled of them all: “inhuman”. He’s an anti-hero, one brutal son of a gun, sadistic even, with no qualms to torture or kill. But, like most of Ellis’ characters, he’s still somehow likeable despite being actively unlikeable – or maybe I just enjoy reading about total bastards! That said, I liked how Ellis threaded in the occasional panel to show us his well-hidden vulnerability beneath the in-fucking-vincible exterior, making him a somewhat tragic, lonely figure.
The story is fairly straightforward: search and rescue, which turns out to be simplistic with few surprises along the way. Karnak fights A LOT, always lethally injuring, if not straight up killing, his opponents - he’s such a badass he can even split bullets fired at him in half with his fingers. It also makes him a bit boring as there’s never any tension in the fighting. I mean, if he can get through squads of armed guards so effortlessly, why even have them there in the first place?
I’ve read a few Inhumans books though I definitely don’t know much about Karnak – I picked this up purely as a fan of Ellis’ – but you don’t need to know anything about him as Ellis provides all you need to understand what’s what. That’s one of the best things about this book: it’s a standalone, self-contained story that doesn’t get interrupted with crossovers, events, or any of that bullshit.
Part of the reason for this title’s delay was that the original artist, Gerardo Zaffino, left the title before the second issue was done for personal reasons; Antonio Fuso completed the second issue, and then Roland Boschi took over from the third issue until the end. Still, both replacements managed to more or less match Zaffino’s style so the changes aren’t too noticeable. The art is decent but not that special – it’s a little too sketchy for my taste - but I loved David Aja’s striking covers and the scene with the creatures in the chapel looked like something out of HR Giger’s imagination, which was cool.
Karnak, Volume 1: The Flaw in All Things is a mildly entertaining read that’s slightly smarter than the average superhero book though ultimately it’s unmemorable with a massively overpowered protagonist who never really gets challenged enough to feel in the least bit of danger. It’s not among Ellis’ best Marvel books but I’d say it’s still better than most of the publisher’s current line!
Like a lot of Warren Ellis’ recent comics, Karnak took a helluva long time to complete its arc – 15 months in total for six issues! Was it worth the wait? Eh… The Flaw in All Things is… flawed. Not bad but not great either.
I can see what attracted Ellis to the character: Karnak is a grumposaurus like almost all of his protagonists. In fact he might be the most appropriately labelled of them all: “inhuman”. He’s an anti-hero, one brutal son of a gun, sadistic even, with no qualms to torture or kill. But, like most of Ellis’ characters, he’s still somehow likeable despite being actively unlikeable – or maybe I just enjoy reading about total bastards! That said, I liked how Ellis threaded in the occasional panel to show us his well-hidden vulnerability beneath the in-fucking-vincible exterior, making him a somewhat tragic, lonely figure.
The story is fairly straightforward: search and rescue, which turns out to be simplistic with few surprises along the way. Karnak fights A LOT, always lethally injuring, if not straight up killing, his opponents - he’s such a badass he can even split bullets fired at him in half with his fingers. It also makes him a bit boring as there’s never any tension in the fighting. I mean, if he can get through squads of armed guards so effortlessly, why even have them there in the first place?
I’ve read a few Inhumans books though I definitely don’t know much about Karnak – I picked this up purely as a fan of Ellis’ – but you don’t need to know anything about him as Ellis provides all you need to understand what’s what. That’s one of the best things about this book: it’s a standalone, self-contained story that doesn’t get interrupted with crossovers, events, or any of that bullshit.
Part of the reason for this title’s delay was that the original artist, Gerardo Zaffino, left the title before the second issue was done for personal reasons; Antonio Fuso completed the second issue, and then Roland Boschi took over from the third issue until the end. Still, both replacements managed to more or less match Zaffino’s style so the changes aren’t too noticeable. The art is decent but not that special – it’s a little too sketchy for my taste - but I loved David Aja’s striking covers and the scene with the creatures in the chapel looked like something out of HR Giger’s imagination, which was cool.
Karnak, Volume 1: The Flaw in All Things is a mildly entertaining read that’s slightly smarter than the average superhero book though ultimately it’s unmemorable with a massively overpowered protagonist who never really gets challenged enough to feel in the least bit of danger. It’s not among Ellis’ best Marvel books but I’d say it’s still better than most of the publisher’s current line!
June 26, 2017
Warren Ellis has flipped Karnak's character on his ear. Karnak is now running his own monastery. S.H.I.E.L.D. contacts him about rescuing a new inhuman who has been kidnapped by an offshoot of A.I.M. The balance of the book is Karnak chasing after the kid and straight up murdering a ton of people. Karnak is surly, brutal, and pretty much hates the entire world due to the fact that his parents would not let him go through terrigenesis.
The Good: Ellis has made Karnak somewhat interesting for the first time since Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee's Inhumans book.
The Bad: Karnak cuts off people's heads with his bare hands and chops a bullet in half. It's ridiculous.. Ellis lets the art tell the story for multiple pages. Unfortunately, the art isn't nearly detailed enough to get the point across. I was often wondering what just happened in these pages.
The Ugly: Oof, the art is terrible. Gerardo Zaffino's art is too sketchy. I couldn't tell what was going on in some of the panels. Roland Boschi's art is a little better but not much. Neither one really have any business working for the big publishers.
The Good: Ellis has made Karnak somewhat interesting for the first time since Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee's Inhumans book.
The Bad: Karnak cuts off people's heads with his bare hands and chops a bullet in half. It's ridiculous.. Ellis lets the art tell the story for multiple pages. Unfortunately, the art isn't nearly detailed enough to get the point across. I was often wondering what just happened in these pages.
The Ugly: Oof, the art is terrible. Gerardo Zaffino's art is too sketchy. I couldn't tell what was going on in some of the panels. Roland Boschi's art is a little better but not much. Neither one really have any business working for the big publishers.
July 1, 2018
Oh man, this was dark! It's one of those stories where there really are no good guys. My favorite part was Karnak exploding someone by hitting them. My least favorite part is the fact that it felt that the story had more to say. It ends on a weird note and it feels like this was meant to be a longer series than it was.
August 21, 2021
"....are you Satan?"
"Satan was just a story. I am Karnak."
Karnak. Magister of the Tower. Karnak is an Inhuman who did not enter the Terrigen Mists. Instead, he trained himself in martial arts and is able to find the flaw in anything. Now, I have a decent idea of the Inhumans and I did know who Karnak was, but this volume was awesome and gave ame a great insight into a great character.
SHIELD contacts Karnak and asks for his help in tracking down a kidnapped boy. The boy was exposed to the Terrigen Mists, but it seems like he has no powers. This is the basis for the story. Seems simple and it sort of is. The point of this story is to introduce Karnak and his unique skill set. I must say I am impressed. Not only with the character of Karnak, but with Warren Ellis' dialogue. It is interesting and deep. The story is excellent and Karnak is one of the baddest characters I've run into.
Why not 5 stars? Sadly the only thing lacking is a good artist. Had Karnak met the artist, he'd likely have detected a flaw and killed him. Sadly, this didn't happen and he did illustrate this comic. It's not very good. A story of this caliber deserves good art. Still a very enjoyable read about one of the coolest charcters and skill set around. Good job Ellis, now try to find a competent artist.
"Satan was just a story. I am Karnak."
Karnak. Magister of the Tower. Karnak is an Inhuman who did not enter the Terrigen Mists. Instead, he trained himself in martial arts and is able to find the flaw in anything. Now, I have a decent idea of the Inhumans and I did know who Karnak was, but this volume was awesome and gave ame a great insight into a great character.
SHIELD contacts Karnak and asks for his help in tracking down a kidnapped boy. The boy was exposed to the Terrigen Mists, but it seems like he has no powers. This is the basis for the story. Seems simple and it sort of is. The point of this story is to introduce Karnak and his unique skill set. I must say I am impressed. Not only with the character of Karnak, but with Warren Ellis' dialogue. It is interesting and deep. The story is excellent and Karnak is one of the baddest characters I've run into.
Why not 5 stars? Sadly the only thing lacking is a good artist. Had Karnak met the artist, he'd likely have detected a flaw and killed him. Sadly, this didn't happen and he did illustrate this comic. It's not very good. A story of this caliber deserves good art. Still a very enjoyable read about one of the coolest charcters and skill set around. Good job Ellis, now try to find a competent artist.
December 3, 2017
Plagued with delays, Warren Ellis returns to Marvel to try and make Karnak into something more than a c-list Inhuman supporting character. Ellis' Moon Knight run was fantastic, so I was excited to see him take on another marvel book, especially one I'm not familiar with. And while the artwork is good, this book did little for me. Maybe I'm a little prejudice cause I'm refusing to buy into Marvels recent push of Inhumans (nothing against them, but Marvel think they're as big as the X-men, when no).
Probably be good in a completed Volume. Not a good book when you're reading it monthly.
Probably be good in a completed Volume. Not a good book when you're reading it monthly.
February 6, 2017
If I recall correctly Warren Ellis said in his weekly newsletter something along the line of what a wonderful , bad trip this series was. He wasn't speaking about the production delays that followed this book from nearly day one, no he was taking about the trip he was taking the reader on.
By the time you finish this tale I think you will find possibly the most reprehensible character Ellis has yet given a reader in Karnak. Because, you see characters such as Spider Jerusalem, and the Midnighter aren't really reprehensible. Their goals are that their actions bee for the better good of all.
However, when Karnak's journey is over I would argue all of his actions are for his own good, and Karnak understands that. Not since Druid has Ellis written such a person who is so wrong in their acts, yet unlike Druid I will argue that the reader will remain engrossed in the journey and question the actions of the other characters.
BTW, Ellis does a nice turn with Coulson and Simmons from the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. television series.
By the time you finish this tale I think you will find possibly the most reprehensible character Ellis has yet given a reader in Karnak. Because, you see characters such as Spider Jerusalem, and the Midnighter aren't really reprehensible. Their goals are that their actions bee for the better good of all.
However, when Karnak's journey is over I would argue all of his actions are for his own good, and Karnak understands that. Not since Druid has Ellis written such a person who is so wrong in their acts, yet unlike Druid I will argue that the reader will remain engrossed in the journey and question the actions of the other characters.
BTW, Ellis does a nice turn with Coulson and Simmons from the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. television series.
June 25, 2019
I always knew Karnak had potential. This was really good.
April 23, 2018
Based on Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee's limited series Inhumans, it was about a reclusive civilization of superhumans ruled under a royal family that is as flawed as the human invaders who attack their home of Attilan. It is a key signature from Marvel characters that they are defined by a flaw, but what happens when you have a character who can see the flaw in all things? Well, you have Karnak, an Inhuman created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, as well as the hero on his own title, written by Warren Ellis.
As Magister of the Tower of Wisdom, Karnak is called upon by Agent Phil Coulson to consult on a S.H.I.E.L.D. case involving a missing young man who fell victim to the Terrigen Mists and underwent Terrigenesis. When he discovers that it is a death cult that has adducted the missing Inhuman, Karnak sets out to save him whilst realising the flaw within himself.
Very much a search and rescue story, it's fairly straightforward, but much like what Ellis did with his brief Moon Knight run, he is telling a simple story that centralises on an anti-hero, something that has always echoed many of Ellis' works. From the very beginning, Karnak doesn't seem to have a care for anyone, whether it is his disciples, the cast of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., or the Inhuman's parents who are in an emotional state.
As a master martial artist with the ability to sense weak points, Karnak is a powerful figure who can easily defeat the many forces of this book, so there is a lack of tension. In order to counter this problem, Ellis is steeped into heavy discussions on philosophy with pretty much every character, which is another Ellis trope that could've easily succumbed the title.
Suffered by several delays and a changing of artists, this six-issue volume debuted in October 2015 and ended its six-issue run in February 2017, with Gerardo Zaffino drawing the first two issues with Antonio Fuso drew the last few pages of issue #2, to then Roland Boschi drawing the remaining four issues. Zaffino's art is sketchy at best, but there is enough visual flair towards the action with many pages, showing Karnak's skills with minimal dialogue and plenty of gore. The other artists manage to sustain the same effect, even if the art throughout this volume is reminiscent of the work of Declan Shalvey, which then reminds us that this never reaches the brilliance of their Moon Knight.
As the latest Warren Ellis comic to feature an anti-hero, the writer has done better in the past, but there is enough to like about this solo adventure of philosophy and flaws for the Inhuman Karnak.
As Magister of the Tower of Wisdom, Karnak is called upon by Agent Phil Coulson to consult on a S.H.I.E.L.D. case involving a missing young man who fell victim to the Terrigen Mists and underwent Terrigenesis. When he discovers that it is a death cult that has adducted the missing Inhuman, Karnak sets out to save him whilst realising the flaw within himself.
Very much a search and rescue story, it's fairly straightforward, but much like what Ellis did with his brief Moon Knight run, he is telling a simple story that centralises on an anti-hero, something that has always echoed many of Ellis' works. From the very beginning, Karnak doesn't seem to have a care for anyone, whether it is his disciples, the cast of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., or the Inhuman's parents who are in an emotional state.
As a master martial artist with the ability to sense weak points, Karnak is a powerful figure who can easily defeat the many forces of this book, so there is a lack of tension. In order to counter this problem, Ellis is steeped into heavy discussions on philosophy with pretty much every character, which is another Ellis trope that could've easily succumbed the title.
Suffered by several delays and a changing of artists, this six-issue volume debuted in October 2015 and ended its six-issue run in February 2017, with Gerardo Zaffino drawing the first two issues with Antonio Fuso drew the last few pages of issue #2, to then Roland Boschi drawing the remaining four issues. Zaffino's art is sketchy at best, but there is enough visual flair towards the action with many pages, showing Karnak's skills with minimal dialogue and plenty of gore. The other artists manage to sustain the same effect, even if the art throughout this volume is reminiscent of the work of Declan Shalvey, which then reminds us that this never reaches the brilliance of their Moon Knight.
As the latest Warren Ellis comic to feature an anti-hero, the writer has done better in the past, but there is enough to like about this solo adventure of philosophy and flaws for the Inhuman Karnak.
October 29, 2017
Well this was very...Warren Ellis haha.
Karnak is part of the Inhumans I guess, but he's not like them. He doesn't have powers. He wasn't given the mist like they were as a child. He is a human who's learned the ways of powers on his own. Kind of? He basically has the power to cut through anything. This makes him a very vicious fighter able to pretty much handle most situations thrown at him.
Karnak is hired by parents to find their lost child. This very very fast paced comic gets Karnak on this mission with Shield right away. What we find out is way worse than what we except. A simple mission becomes a physiological warfare of the minds and some downright fucked up gorey moments I wasn't expecting.
Good: Once issue 1-2 go by, 3-6 are pretty insane. I mean shit is happening so quick I sometimes had to re-read things but damn, it's pretty insane. The fights reminded me of that one issue of Moon Knight Warren did. Downright fucked up and vicious. The ending is also tough to swallow and makes you think for a bit.
Bad: The first two issues are kind of dull for me. I wasn't sucked in right away even with the flashy fight scene in issue 2. The dialog can also be kind of annoying sometimes as it sounds like two monks speaking half the time. The character of Karnak is also pretty unlikable though interesting.
Well never really read a Inhuman comic but this one is so off the wall and off beat I had to check it out. As always with a Ellis title I was entertained if not weirder out. I think it's worth checking out just for some of the most fucked up fight scenes. Oh and that ending. Loved it. 3 out of 5.
Karnak is part of the Inhumans I guess, but he's not like them. He doesn't have powers. He wasn't given the mist like they were as a child. He is a human who's learned the ways of powers on his own. Kind of? He basically has the power to cut through anything. This makes him a very vicious fighter able to pretty much handle most situations thrown at him.
Karnak is hired by parents to find their lost child. This very very fast paced comic gets Karnak on this mission with Shield right away. What we find out is way worse than what we except. A simple mission becomes a physiological warfare of the minds and some downright fucked up gorey moments I wasn't expecting.
Good: Once issue 1-2 go by, 3-6 are pretty insane. I mean shit is happening so quick I sometimes had to re-read things but damn, it's pretty insane. The fights reminded me of that one issue of Moon Knight Warren did. Downright fucked up and vicious. The ending is also tough to swallow and makes you think for a bit.
Bad: The first two issues are kind of dull for me. I wasn't sucked in right away even with the flashy fight scene in issue 2. The dialog can also be kind of annoying sometimes as it sounds like two monks speaking half the time. The character of Karnak is also pretty unlikable though interesting.
Well never really read a Inhuman comic but this one is so off the wall and off beat I had to check it out. As always with a Ellis title I was entertained if not weirder out. I think it's worth checking out just for some of the most fucked up fight scenes. Oh and that ending. Loved it. 3 out of 5.
March 3, 2025
To see the weakness in all things - to be able to destroy with just a touch - this is the gift/curse of Karnak (K)...Warren Ellis at his best! The genius of the character K is that he is an embodiment of Taoist philosophy; always in touch with the 'essence' of a substance to the point where you can exploit the yin yang curve to devastating effect!
March 4, 2017
In Warren Ellis's hands, the Inhuman tactic and master martial Karnak becomes darker, almost sadistic, and definitely nihilistic. His philosophical reflections are about the valuelessness of human or, indeed, any life in the face of the universe. His willingness to find and exploit weaknesses pragmatically and brutally while teaching people about their limits and playing the role of a pedagogue make Ellis's Karnak both more likable and more unlikable than the previous incarnations (since as the late 1990s Inhumans serial in which he plays a major role). Indeed, the irony of Karnak is that of all the Inhumans, he is the only member of the royal family who did not have his genetic powers unlocked and yet he made himself into a super-being who is probably the most inhuman of the Inhuman league. Yet Ellis shows that his cruelty and quasi sadism cover a vulnerability and indeed a compassion that he is actually trying to philosophically suppress. This makes for a fascinating character. A mixture of Thomas Lagotti, Warren Ellis's own point of view, and a master tactician.
This is still not a perfect comic even for Ellis's reinvention of a fascinating character: Gerardo Zaffino, Antonio Fuso and Roland Boschi all use stylized art that feels almost manic. David Alba's covers set the tone well and Fuso and Boschi both mimic Zaffino's style, but the sameness is actually somewhat a liability and the line work can feel overly busy.
The book suffers from plotting and a protagonist that has become physically overpowered. Karnak's ability to see the flaw in all things tactically, a consistent power of the character, sometimes makes his martial arts godlike. The fact that he never really feels in dangerous despite going up against a much more power Inhuman antagonist in a search and rescue mission is a flaw. Indeed, since the Inhumans have moved from a b-list and c-list team out of the universe of the Fantastic Four to a compete with the X-men as the primary outsiders in the Marvel universe a key flaw in all of the Inhumans becomes clear: Most of them are too powerful to be effective characters, even the one who does not technically have superpowers. While I do like that the importance of the Inhuman in lieu of was seems like Disney attacking the fact that most popular Marvel property is not the cinematic universe, it has led to many of these characters being much more fully imagined.
Still this is not yet up to Ellis's promise that we have seen even in other Marvel properties like his run on Moonknight and definitely from his other works like Transmetroplotian and Planetary. I also imagine the delays on schedule will make this a very frustrating book to read issue to issue and make it more appleaing for trade paperbacks. Of course, given the weird and archaic business model of the two major comics publishing houses, this means this will probably be a short run comic. Once Ellis figures out how to get antagonists to match Karnak or to make his psychological conflicts more front and foremost, this will probably be one of the better comics that Marvel has.
This is still not a perfect comic even for Ellis's reinvention of a fascinating character: Gerardo Zaffino, Antonio Fuso and Roland Boschi all use stylized art that feels almost manic. David Alba's covers set the tone well and Fuso and Boschi both mimic Zaffino's style, but the sameness is actually somewhat a liability and the line work can feel overly busy.
The book suffers from plotting and a protagonist that has become physically overpowered. Karnak's ability to see the flaw in all things tactically, a consistent power of the character, sometimes makes his martial arts godlike. The fact that he never really feels in dangerous despite going up against a much more power Inhuman antagonist in a search and rescue mission is a flaw. Indeed, since the Inhumans have moved from a b-list and c-list team out of the universe of the Fantastic Four to a compete with the X-men as the primary outsiders in the Marvel universe a key flaw in all of the Inhumans becomes clear: Most of them are too powerful to be effective characters, even the one who does not technically have superpowers. While I do like that the importance of the Inhuman in lieu of was seems like Disney attacking the fact that most popular Marvel property is not the cinematic universe, it has led to many of these characters being much more fully imagined.
Still this is not yet up to Ellis's promise that we have seen even in other Marvel properties like his run on Moonknight and definitely from his other works like Transmetroplotian and Planetary. I also imagine the delays on schedule will make this a very frustrating book to read issue to issue and make it more appleaing for trade paperbacks. Of course, given the weird and archaic business model of the two major comics publishing houses, this means this will probably be a short run comic. Once Ellis figures out how to get antagonists to match Karnak or to make his psychological conflicts more front and foremost, this will probably be one of the better comics that Marvel has.
January 5, 2019
Uhmmm...
April 20, 2022
Не ожидал от шестиномерного марвеловского комикса Karnak ничего большего, чем стандартного позднего Уоррена Эллиса - стабильно крепкого, но особо не выдающегося - и был приятно удивлён. Начинается именно так, но ко второй половине арка разгоняется ого-го. Есть довольно крутые забеги на территорию бодихоррора где-то на стыке Кроненберга и Лавкрафта и, что свойственно Эллису, много запоминающихся локаций.
Но главное достоинство не в этом. Эллис, пользуясь тем, что ему достался, давайте будем честны, герой, до которого большим и важным редакторам нет особого дела, к концу истории не только умудряется создать довольно плоскому персонажу интересный и противоречивый образ, но практически по-джорджмартиновски размывает границы добра и зла, выставляя инхьюманского мастера боевых искусств практически социопатом и заставляя читателя чуть ли не пожалеть превращающего людей в уродливые машины убийства (и подозрительно похожего на Марка Цукерберга) антагониста.
Ложка дегтя лишь в том, что даже на небольшой дистанции в шесть номеров Марвелу не удалось обойтись одним художником. Отлично подобранный (а для Эллиса, как известно, это важно, и он всегда сам аппрувит партнеров) Джерардо Заффино куда-то свалил через полтора номера. Вторую половину за него подхалтурил Антонио Фьюзо, а на остальные позвали Ролана Бошки́. Ролан - художник неплохой, но, по-видимому, из-за сжатых сроков к своему нормальному уровню рисования он приблизился лишь в последних двух номерах.
Ну в общем, что есть, то есть. Спасибо Эллису, что хотя бы дописал, а не как всегда.
Но главное достоинство не в этом. Эллис, пользуясь тем, что ему достался, давайте будем честны, герой, до которого большим и важным редакторам нет особого дела, к концу истории не только умудряется создать довольно плоскому персонажу интересный и противоречивый образ, но практически по-джорджмартиновски размывает границы добра и зла, выставляя инхьюманского мастера боевых искусств практически социопатом и заставляя читателя чуть ли не пожалеть превращающего людей в уродливые машины убийства (и подозрительно похожего на Марка Цукерберга) антагониста.
Ложка дегтя лишь в том, что даже на небольшой дистанции в шесть номеров Марвелу не удалось обойтись одним художником. Отлично подобранный (а для Эллиса, как известно, это важно, и он всегда сам аппрувит партнеров) Джерардо Заффино куда-то свалил через полтора номера. Вторую половину за него подхалтурил Антонио Фьюзо, а на остальные позвали Ролана Бошки́. Ролан - художник неплохой, но, по-видимому, из-за сжатых сроков к своему нормальному уровню рисования он приблизился лишь в последних двух номерах.
Ну в общем, что есть, то есть. Спасибо Эллису, что хотя бы дописал, а не как всегда.
December 24, 2017
Hey, Look! Its that one Inhumans book that is actually good.
that is not true- Ms. marvel is an inhuman. her book is pretty great.
With the X-men rights going back to Marvel, I think Marvel Studios and Marvel comics are going to stop shoving inhumans down our throats, and start peddling the mutants, hardcore. there was some good that came out of this big inhumans push... This book is an example of it. the key word for Inhumans is... I am sorry to do this, but in-Hu-Man.... They aren't mutants. Mutants are supposed to be relatable. We imagine how we would be treated, if we developed mutant powers. Inhumans are a bunch of weirdos who lived on the Dark Side of the Moon for generations. Karnak is a weirdo that lived on the moon for most of his life. Warren Ellis knows what he is doing.
that is not true- Ms. marvel is an inhuman. her book is pretty great.
With the X-men rights going back to Marvel, I think Marvel Studios and Marvel comics are going to stop shoving inhumans down our throats, and start peddling the mutants, hardcore. there was some good that came out of this big inhumans push... This book is an example of it. the key word for Inhumans is... I am sorry to do this, but in-Hu-Man.... They aren't mutants. Mutants are supposed to be relatable. We imagine how we would be treated, if we developed mutant powers. Inhumans are a bunch of weirdos who lived on the Dark Side of the Moon for generations. Karnak is a weirdo that lived on the moon for most of his life. Warren Ellis knows what he is doing.
April 28, 2017
This was weird and interesting, but I'm not sure it was good. Karnak is cast as a nihilistic warrior, who is tasked to find an abducted child by SHIELD. But Karnak seems somewhat unhinged and kills almost everyone in sight. To the story's benefit, Coulson calls him on this repeatedly, but Karnak continues to murder people because life and death is just "an electrochemical state". Karnak seemed especially harsh at the end for no real good reason beyond he felt like it. So yeah, mixed feelings.
July 25, 2018
Read this in a sitting. I get the feeling Marvel wanted this Inhuman world to be big. So far from what Ive read most of it is ok and the rare few being really good. This was ok. Karnak was an interesting character. He is brought in to find a kid whos been exposed. Action a plenty but very Warren Ellis with his dialogue.
November 10, 2021
Heard good things about this book. I mean Warren Ellis writing a superhero who’s power is finding the fault or weakness in all things, this should be gold. However it seemed just like standard superhero fare. Nothing really interesting. It just didn’t connect with me.
February 8, 2018
I read some of the original issues when this was published and due to the delays, didn't finish - but with this collection I re-read the whole story. It's pure dark, cynical British humor coming out of Karnak. He can find the flaw in all things, and he's tasked by SHIELD to find a missing young man, abducted by a strange cult. Karnak's fighting ability is shown in some graphic, bloody, and hilarious ways. I think a lot of the characters are challenging his pre-conceptions and his upbringing. One of my favorite bits of dialogue has Agent Coulson asking Karnak, "Are you Satan?" And Karnak replies: "Satan was a story. I am Karnak." I am not sure there is any big payoff to this series. In fact, I think the villains do challenge Karnak's ideas on several levels.
Update 2-7-2018: DUH! Now I finally get the ending. It's quite subtle and brilliant.
Update 2-7-2018: DUH! Now I finally get the ending. It's quite subtle and brilliant.
September 30, 2019
Marvel's Inhumans are a band of superpowered and/or otherworldly heroes and/or villains who were transformed into their post-human state by exposure to the Terrigen Mist, a gene-altering compound that brings out their latent abilities if they are descendants of visiting aliens. Or something. I know -- or think I know -- all of this only because of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the endlessly annoying network television show with an endlessly annoying title to type, because somehow this band of secretive yet interfering metahumans had not really registered with me in all my years of comic book reading.
So when I saw this trade paperback, and learned it was about an Inhuman who was not one, and moreover that it was written by Warren Ellis, who is a genius, of course I had to buy it, to delve into this lore of which I had so long been ignorant. Except for the TV version, that is.
It is stunning. But also, wow, Karnak is a dick.
He is one of those I-have-no-emotion-I-kill-with-impunity-life-has-no-meaning-everything-sucks guys who takes nihilism to such heights he makes Marvin the Paranoid Android look like Hello Kitty by comparison. He is deadly and implacable, and as he is tasked by S.H.I.E.L.D. -- also, an annoying agency to type -- in the person of Agent Coulson (hi there!) to bring back a kidnapped Inhuman, we learn that Karnak, though born with latent Inhuman gifts, was denied exposure to Terrigen by his nonconforming parents, and so all his skills and badassery come from training and discipline. He's kind of impressive.
But still a dick.
The writing, of course, is spare and lyrical and thought-provoking and intense (because: Warren Ellis) and the anti-heroness of this character really comes through in all its devastating glory (because: Warren Ellis!). This six-issue limited run is the kind of comic that makes you want to know much, much more about the character and his world, and that is probably the highest praise I can give any comic, or any form of creative endeavour.
It's certainly more than can be said for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., anyway.*
* Incidentally, Karnak showed up in the ill-fated Inhumans TV series, but, yeah, I never watched that.
So when I saw this trade paperback, and learned it was about an Inhuman who was not one, and moreover that it was written by Warren Ellis, who is a genius, of course I had to buy it, to delve into this lore of which I had so long been ignorant. Except for the TV version, that is.
It is stunning. But also, wow, Karnak is a dick.
He is one of those I-have-no-emotion-I-kill-with-impunity-life-has-no-meaning-everything-sucks guys who takes nihilism to such heights he makes Marvin the Paranoid Android look like Hello Kitty by comparison. He is deadly and implacable, and as he is tasked by S.H.I.E.L.D. -- also, an annoying agency to type -- in the person of Agent Coulson (hi there!) to bring back a kidnapped Inhuman, we learn that Karnak, though born with latent Inhuman gifts, was denied exposure to Terrigen by his nonconforming parents, and so all his skills and badassery come from training and discipline. He's kind of impressive.
But still a dick.
The writing, of course, is spare and lyrical and thought-provoking and intense (because: Warren Ellis) and the anti-heroness of this character really comes through in all its devastating glory (because: Warren Ellis!). This six-issue limited run is the kind of comic that makes you want to know much, much more about the character and his world, and that is probably the highest praise I can give any comic, or any form of creative endeavour.
It's certainly more than can be said for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., anyway.*
* Incidentally, Karnak showed up in the ill-fated Inhumans TV series, but, yeah, I never watched that.
March 27, 2017
I don't know much about the Inhumans. Their looks, some names, some powers and that's about it. Since they seem to be moving up the obscure characters ladder to be put under the spotlights I went for this book. Warren Ellis after all.
So, this Karnak guy is one badass mofo.
I didn't know the guy was dead-but he got better, obviously-and so hard. As stoic as can be, haughty and contemptuous, nihilistic, cruel, I like him already! Yet, despite these charming qualities, we can feel the flaw in Karnak, these longings he tries so hard to suppress as the master of the tower of wisdom. And feel for him.
That said, the plot is rather basic: Karnak is hired by Phil Coulson to find an abducted "reborn" Inhuman who happens to be the messiah of some weird church.
In order to get him back Karnak will break bones and various organs and wash his hands in blood, apparently revelling in doing so.
Toldja, he is a badass mofo.
The limit of the exercice is that Karnak is so good at what he does (he splits a bullet fired at him in two with his bare hand) that it kills all tension. Karnak goes forward, finds the flaw in all things and moves on.
An interesting discovery of quite a peculiar character we will probably see more and more in the months to come but certainly not the story of the year. I hope his next adversaries will be more challenging.
The art is ok, not great but sufficiently original to be appreciated. Cool Karnak designs. He looks much better in a hoodie and combat boots than in his usual white and green pyjamas.
So, this Karnak guy is one badass mofo.
I didn't know the guy was dead-but he got better, obviously-and so hard. As stoic as can be, haughty and contemptuous, nihilistic, cruel, I like him already! Yet, despite these charming qualities, we can feel the flaw in Karnak, these longings he tries so hard to suppress as the master of the tower of wisdom. And feel for him.
That said, the plot is rather basic: Karnak is hired by Phil Coulson to find an abducted "reborn" Inhuman who happens to be the messiah of some weird church.
In order to get him back Karnak will break bones and various organs and wash his hands in blood, apparently revelling in doing so.
Toldja, he is a badass mofo.
The limit of the exercice is that Karnak is so good at what he does (he splits a bullet fired at him in two with his bare hand) that it kills all tension. Karnak goes forward, finds the flaw in all things and moves on.
An interesting discovery of quite a peculiar character we will probably see more and more in the months to come but certainly not the story of the year. I hope his next adversaries will be more challenging.
The art is ok, not great but sufficiently original to be appreciated. Cool Karnak designs. He looks much better in a hoodie and combat boots than in his usual white and green pyjamas.
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April 26, 2017I'd expected this to be much like Ellis' Moon Knight run - taking one of the 'pervert suit' characters who are even more obviously mental than the field, and using them as a vector for his undoubted facility with nasty quips and inventive demises. And so it initially seems - but soon Karnak's own cracks start showing. The Inhuman whose parents wouldn't let him undergo terrigenesis to unlock his potential, the man who sees the flaw in all things...it makes sense that he'd be a bitter, lonely figure, doesn't it? That his philosophy about the pointlessness of everything is really more an extended sulk about other people being happy?
On the other hand, he is still very good at tapping a wall in just the right place to make a whole building collapse, so there's still that.
Lovely art, too - I think changes and delays here were part of the reason the comic originally ran so late, unless it was that time many years ago when Ellis foolishly boasted about how his comics always ran on time right after refusing to buy some lucky heather. But you'd never know to look at it, the three artists fitting together very well to give the same murky, down-at-heel, sometimes horrific vibe, which recalls Steve Yeowell in some scenes and Billy the Sink in others without ever feeling inconsistent.
On the other hand, he is still very good at tapping a wall in just the right place to make a whole building collapse, so there's still that.
Lovely art, too - I think changes and delays here were part of the reason the comic originally ran so late, unless it was that time many years ago when Ellis foolishly boasted about how his comics always ran on time right after refusing to buy some lucky heather. But you'd never know to look at it, the three artists fitting together very well to give the same murky, down-at-heel, sometimes horrific vibe, which recalls Steve Yeowell in some scenes and Billy the Sink in others without ever feeling inconsistent.
May 31, 2020
De los Inhumanos sólo leí aquella historia de Paul Jenkins y ni siquiera recuerdo si Karnak aparecía (supongo que sí), así que me acerqué a este tomo solo por Warren Ellis, de quien leo todo lo que pueda conseguir. Esto tiene como referencia un suceso con las nieblas terrígenas que poco me importa, y que no afecta la lectura.
El tal Karnak tiene que buscar a un botija con poderes que al parecer fue secuestrado, y devolverlo a los padres. Lo mejor es que toda esa peripecia es una excusa para construir al personaje y sus motivaciones; evoluciona desde una seguridad distante hasta la duda absoluta de sus actos. Todo lo que se reflexiona acá es maravilloso y atrapa más que la búsqueda.
Igual aclaro que no todo es blabla porque hay muchas escenas de acción que dinamizan la trama. No parecen forzadas y en algunos casos sirven para reflejar el sentimiento exteriorizado de los personajes.
El único "pero" que le pondría es el cambio de dibujante que en una saga de 6 revistas choca bastante. Y para ser más pesado, me gusta más el primero que dura muy poco.
En definitiva, una muy buena opción para leer algo corto y apasionante del maestro Ellis.
El tal Karnak tiene que buscar a un botija con poderes que al parecer fue secuestrado, y devolverlo a los padres. Lo mejor es que toda esa peripecia es una excusa para construir al personaje y sus motivaciones; evoluciona desde una seguridad distante hasta la duda absoluta de sus actos. Todo lo que se reflexiona acá es maravilloso y atrapa más que la búsqueda.
Igual aclaro que no todo es blabla porque hay muchas escenas de acción que dinamizan la trama. No parecen forzadas y en algunos casos sirven para reflejar el sentimiento exteriorizado de los personajes.
El único "pero" que le pondría es el cambio de dibujante que en una saga de 6 revistas choca bastante. Y para ser más pesado, me gusta más el primero que dura muy poco.
En definitiva, una muy buena opción para leer algo corto y apasionante del maestro Ellis.
May 21, 2017
Mira que me suelen gustar las historias de Warren Ellis, pero creo reconocer la desidia cuando la veo, me da la impresión de que esto es una miniserie hecha a medio gas, un intento perezoso de revitalizar un personaje que aún siendo de los más interesantes de los inhumanos, no es que tenga gran tirón.
Nos encontramos con una historia con un uso excesivo y arbitrario de la violencia, que no aporta nada especial al personajes y con las clásicas locuras de Ellis, pero esta vez ni siquiera se molesta en que parezcan mínimamente creíbles, unos antagonistas que nunca más se volverán a ver, una historia de búsqueda mal llevada y ni siquiera tenemos aquí un Declan Shalvey que le salve la papeleta en el apartado artístico.
Le pongo dos estrellas porque es entretenidillo y se lee rápido, pero me ha parecido muy intrascendente
Nos encontramos con una historia con un uso excesivo y arbitrario de la violencia, que no aporta nada especial al personajes y con las clásicas locuras de Ellis, pero esta vez ni siquiera se molesta en que parezcan mínimamente creíbles, unos antagonistas que nunca más se volverán a ver, una historia de búsqueda mal llevada y ni siquiera tenemos aquí un Declan Shalvey que le salve la papeleta en el apartado artístico.
Le pongo dos estrellas porque es entretenidillo y se lee rápido, pero me ha parecido muy intrascendente
October 11, 2017
Na sua newsletter semanal, Warren Ellis confessou várias vezes a dificuldade que sentiu ao escrever esta série. Não por ser especialmente complexa, mas porque Karnak, a sua personagem principal, era muito perturbadora. Um inumano poupado aos efeitos da névoa que lhes confere poderes, Karnak dedicou-se ao estudo e meditação, atingindo pela persistência aquilo que lhe foi negado. A sua capacidade analítica permite-lhe perceber as falhas em tudo, algo que não hesita em utilizar com extremo prejuízo. Contactado pela SHIELD para salvar um jovem aparentemente raptado por um culto, descobre que este, também inumano, tem a capacidade de conceder as aspirações mais profundas aos seus seguidores. Karnak trava-o com prejuízo tão extremo que até os mais duros dos agentes da SHIELD consideram as suas ações revoltantes. Ação de alto ritmo e filosofia implacável como só Warren Ellis consegue escrever.
March 9, 2021
SHIELD potrebuje pomoc. Phil Coulson sa obráti na Karnaka. Na základe udalostí, ktoré nasledujú sa ponúka otázka, či to bol dobrý nápad.
Karnak je v podaní Warrena Ellisa psychopat. Keď ale vidíte vo všetkých veciach slabinu, nie je sa čomu čudovať. V istých momentoch sa Karnak prejavuje ako bežný hrdina. Snaží sa pomôct a je možno len trochu rezervovaný. Keď je to však potrebné vie byť nemilosrdý a krutý. V akčných scénach je tak efektívny, že aj John Wick sa iba pozerá a zúrivo si robí poznámky. Ľudí trhá na kusy a využíva ich slabé miesta. Z Karnaka sála temnota a chlad. Je to komplikovaná osoba,pri ktorej ani neviete či jej chcete fandiť. Akčné scény som si fakt užil, ale psychologický profil Karnaka je to čo ma bavilo najviac. A kresba Davida Aju je jednoducho geniálna. Vrelo odporúčam.
Karnak je v podaní Warrena Ellisa psychopat. Keď ale vidíte vo všetkých veciach slabinu, nie je sa čomu čudovať. V istých momentoch sa Karnak prejavuje ako bežný hrdina. Snaží sa pomôct a je možno len trochu rezervovaný. Keď je to však potrebné vie byť nemilosrdý a krutý. V akčných scénach je tak efektívny, že aj John Wick sa iba pozerá a zúrivo si robí poznámky. Ľudí trhá na kusy a využíva ich slabé miesta. Z Karnaka sála temnota a chlad. Je to komplikovaná osoba,pri ktorej ani neviete či jej chcete fandiť. Akčné scény som si fakt užil, ale psychologický profil Karnaka je to čo ma bavilo najviac. A kresba Davida Aju je jednoducho geniálna. Vrelo odporúčam.
October 11, 2025
I like that you can always count on Warren Ellis to be weird. Here the author shines the spotlight on Karnak, an equally weird member of the Inhuman royal family. I loved that he's showcased, giving some unknown history and more personality than readers have ever seen. That being said, its bizarre. He far more bloodthirsty than expected and at times he's far too over-powered. I like when his skills are used creatively but this stretched it too far. The antagonist(s), if that's even the right word, was underwhelming. The art style was a great fir for the book especially in some of the epic fight scenes. Overall, some great high level ideas but sometimes I felt high.
May 4, 2018
It was an interesting ultra-violent story. But that's the way Warren Ellis approaches his every character, doesn't he? He turned thoughtful and considerate Karnak into a killing machine. I almost liked this version of this character if it wasn't that it was nothing like him.
June 7, 2017
Being a Warren Ellis book it's predictably dark and bloody but it's also a fairly good tale.
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