Malefic Time: Apocalypse Volume 1

Malefic Time #1

by Luis Royo, Rómulo Royo

2038. The world has transformed from dream to nightmare. Gargoyle-like figures observe the streets from the rooftops. Many of the huge warehouses have become hotbeds for sinister beings, only possible in a perturbed mind or directly extracted from atavistic terrors. Ironically, New York remains the emblem of the world. Decimated of inhabitants, decrepit and ruinous metropolis, yet at the same time infected by new residents impossible to define in waging the final war. At the heart of this fatal scenario: Luz, her sword Malefic, and lots of questions. Apocalypse is only the beginning of the most ambitious work by Luis Royo and Romulo Royo, who launch themselves into creating the fantasy universe of Malefic Time with three illustration books.

Genres: Art, Comics, Graphic Novels

128 pages, Hardcover

First published November 25, 2011

About the author

Luis Royo (born 1954) is a Spanish artist, best known for his fantasy illustrations published in numerous art books, magazines, and various other media including book and music CD covers, video games and Tarot cards.

Beginning his career as a furniture designer, he was attracted to the comics industry in the late 1970s, and nine years later turned to art as a full time career. Within a few years, he was publishing art in many magazines as well as providing cover illustrations for a number of publishers.

Reviews

[Diana · Rating 1 out of 5]

Royo is a great artist. He is got talent, and he is good. But this book... the storytelling is lame. A bad attempt at being flippant that ends up confusing the reader and with no valor whatsoever. The illustrations that come with it are great, but IMO Royo has become increasingly obssesed with the femenine figure and with putting it in sex-like positions again and again. Which was beautiful turned redundant and repetitive.

[Анатолій Волков · Rating 4 out of 5]

В данном комиксе, а это скорее всего комикс или если точнее графический роман, визуальное довлеет над литературой. Картинки в книжке очень хороши и в духе Ройо, а вот текст как будто написан первоклассником. Так насколько визуальная часть хороша, в такой же степени плоха и история. Хотя я как поклонник апокалиптических историй и любитель творчества Ройо сначала пришел в восторг от такого сочетания и сразу же не задумываясь купил книгу, и почти не пожалел. Все же картинок больше, и они главное и они хороши.
Авторам следовало бы нанять профессионального писателя чтобы он облек их творчество в столь же элегантное чтиво или что еще лучше издать альбом рисунков без текста, максим оставить названия или короткие пояснения.
Если выйдет продолжение я несомненно его приобрету в коллекцию, но повторюсь только ради визуала.

[Chiyo · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars only because the illustrations are awesome but I have to say that the writting and storytelling are terrible and deserve 1 or 0 stars. There are nice ideas there but overall the writting and plot are very confusing and don't make a lot of sense.

[Michov · Rating 4 out of 5]

Es un libro de ilustraciones y están son maravillosas, son las que crean el argumento y te unen a la historia. La trama es bastante más floja, una mezcla de muchas cosas que en este primer volumen te deja un poco frío. Tal vez se han complicado demasiado ya que la idea no me disgusta.

[Derrick McDonald · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish they released the latter books in this series in English, but it isn't so much the story as it is the eye candy of this stunning series.

[Monica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Los dibujos son espectaculares, la trama es un poco tópica.

[Xavier · Rating 3 out of 5]

From such visual mssters, it feels like it does not have that impact. It tries to sell these characters, or this story, but does not manages it. There are certain parts where you get lost of who is who. I hope the secon one improves. Or at least I can say that is a good visual artbook

[Dony Grayman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Primer tomo de Malefic Time, que vino en pack junto a Soum de Kenny Ruiz.

[Aleksei · Rating 2 out of 5]

Какая-то параша. Но рисунки клёвые.

[Housewife Bubuchu · Rating 4 out of 5]

История слегка путаная. Но графика хороша.