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The Manhattan Projects: Deluxe Edition, Vol. 2
“Science. Bad.”
What if the research and development department created to produce the first atomic bomb was a front for a series of other, more unusual, programs? What if the union of a generation's brightest minds was not a signal for optimism, but foreboding? What if everything... went wrong?
Collecting: The Manhattan Projects 11-20
What if the research and development department created to produce the first atomic bomb was a front for a series of other, more unusual, programs? What if the union of a generation's brightest minds was not a signal for optimism, but foreboding? What if everything... went wrong?
Collecting: The Manhattan Projects 11-20
296 pages, Hardcover
First published February 3, 2016
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About the author
Jonathan Hickman
1,221 books2,028 followersJonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for creating the Image Comics series The Nightly News, The Manhattan Projects and East of West, as well as working on Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, FF, and S.H.I.E.L.D. titles. In 2012, Hickman ended his run on the Fantastic Four titles to write The Avengers and The New Avengers, as part the "Marvel NOW!" relaunch. In 2013, Hickman wrote a six-part miniseries, Infinity, plus Avengers tie-ins for Marvel Comics. In 2015, he wrote the crossover event Secret Wars. - Wikipedia
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January 18, 2019
"FUCK YOUR SCIENCE, DOCTOR... I'VE GOT A MACHINE GUN."
Re-reread! In Deluxe Volume Two, The Manhattan Projects team has formed a secret world government and maintained the facade of the Cold War. There’s teleportation, multidimensionality, more aliens and robots, and a conclusion to the greatest cerebral war ever. This is a really exciting volume packed with action and necessary plot twists, humor, and continued jaw-dropping artwork and lettering. Hickman and team have created something truly special.
A Short Note on the Deluxe Edition...
Identical to Volume One, Volume Two's design is flawless. The sewn binding is perfect, with rare gutter loss. The dust jacket-less cover is durable and striking. And the paper is super thick semi-gloss. It's a real treat to read an edition like this!
Re-reread! In Deluxe Volume Two, The Manhattan Projects team has formed a secret world government and maintained the facade of the Cold War. There’s teleportation, multidimensionality, more aliens and robots, and a conclusion to the greatest cerebral war ever. This is a really exciting volume packed with action and necessary plot twists, humor, and continued jaw-dropping artwork and lettering. Hickman and team have created something truly special.
A Short Note on the Deluxe Edition...
Identical to Volume One, Volume Two's design is flawless. The sewn binding is perfect, with rare gutter loss. The dust jacket-less cover is durable and striking. And the paper is super thick semi-gloss. It's a real treat to read an edition like this!
December 8, 2024
3.5 digit
June 27, 2021
(Zero spoiler review) 3.25/5
If only the premise and the execution matched the art, but I just couldn't find much of interest here as far as Hickmann's contributions anyway. I've never been a big fan of high concept science fiction. I've expressed on numerous times before that far too often, weak writing and tropes are the order of the day, as it is all too easy for the author to McGuffin there way into or out of any plot point they want. Hickmann more than proved my point here. Things just kept happening throughout this story, and despite repeatedly wanting to care, to follow along, I was repeatedly scratching my head with every page, wondering why each of these things are happening. I never felt a connection to the characters and so I never felt invested in the story. It was like being a very passive fly on a very vanilla wall. At the conclusion of the story, I asked myself what had I just read, and ultimately, what had happened, and I didn't really know or care. It's a shame really, as Nick Pitarra's art definitely elevated this from a nothing story into a something one, although whatever Hickmann was going for here, he definitely didn't pull it off as far as I'm concerned. 3.25/5
OmniBen.
If only the premise and the execution matched the art, but I just couldn't find much of interest here as far as Hickmann's contributions anyway. I've never been a big fan of high concept science fiction. I've expressed on numerous times before that far too often, weak writing and tropes are the order of the day, as it is all too easy for the author to McGuffin there way into or out of any plot point they want. Hickmann more than proved my point here. Things just kept happening throughout this story, and despite repeatedly wanting to care, to follow along, I was repeatedly scratching my head with every page, wondering why each of these things are happening. I never felt a connection to the characters and so I never felt invested in the story. It was like being a very passive fly on a very vanilla wall. At the conclusion of the story, I asked myself what had I just read, and ultimately, what had happened, and I didn't really know or care. It's a shame really, as Nick Pitarra's art definitely elevated this from a nothing story into a something one, although whatever Hickmann was going for here, he definitely didn't pull it off as far as I'm concerned. 3.25/5
OmniBen.
December 5, 2022
Oppenheimer gano, todos los cientificos estan bajo su control...¿o no?, y el resto del mundo no se queda quieto, hay intrigas, presidentes, agendas secretas, y en el espacio, tambien hay mucho lio.
LO BUENO: El arte sigue siendo muy bueno, con un Nick Pitarra que sigue siendo Bizarro y genial y EVOLUCIONA, mientras el guión sigue dando puntadas de inteligencia y locura.Ame las versiones de Fidel y el Che, me gusto lo que paso con los rusos cuando se les fue de la mano su contacto alienigena, hay momentos asi sean pequeños, para todos los personajes, los dos Einstein ( Y Feynman) , y el final de Yuri y Laika es EPICO.
LO MALO: Hasta donde se, Hickman y Pitarra tuvierón muchos roces y por eso se dejo al serie...y la dejarón con muchisimos vacios, no supimos el final de por lo menos 5 o 7 personajes importantes, con tramas muy abiertas, en un coitus interruptus que dolio. En ocasiones, no hay necesidad de llenar cada vieñta con dialogos inteligentes y geniales, y eso hace que la obra pueda ponerse lenta en ocasiones.
LO BUENO: El arte sigue siendo muy bueno, con un Nick Pitarra que sigue siendo Bizarro y genial y EVOLUCIONA, mientras el guión sigue dando puntadas de inteligencia y locura.Ame las versiones de Fidel y el Che, me gusto lo que paso con los rusos cuando se les fue de la mano su contacto alienigena, hay momentos asi sean pequeños, para todos los personajes, los dos Einstein ( Y Feynman) , y el final de Yuri y Laika es EPICO.
LO MALO: Hasta donde se, Hickman y Pitarra tuvierón muchos roces y por eso se dejo al serie...y la dejarón con muchisimos vacios, no supimos el final de por lo menos 5 o 7 personajes importantes, con tramas muy abiertas, en un coitus interruptus que dolio. En ocasiones, no hay necesidad de llenar cada vieñta con dialogos inteligentes y geniales, y eso hace que la obra pueda ponerse lenta en ocasiones.
February 6, 2016
Love this series. The basic premise is that a bunch of the genius scientists who developed the atomic bomb--Oppenheimer, Einstein, Feynman, Fermi, etc.--decided to band together afterwards for the benefit of them all and to become something like the secret rulers of the world ("the illuminati" if you want). Together with some of their counterparts from Nazi Germany (Werhner von Braun) and Communist Russia (Yuri Gagarin, Laika the space dog, etc.), they've set out to conquer the world through science. This is a funny, violent, wildly imaginative story that constantly surprises. There might be one set of twin scientists too many (Albert and Albrecht Einstein, after the early revelation that Oppenheimer was actually his twin brother, Joseph, who had killed and eaten Robert), but I'll forgive that lapse. This is a series I'm hooked on and will be following to the end.
February 28, 2016
Hickman unleashed. Or, unhinged might be a better word for it. Pitarra and Bellaire never miss a beat.
November 26, 2016
'The Manhattan Projects Deluxe Edition, Volume 2' by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra collects the graphic novel volumes 3 and 4 and is comprised of issues 11-20. That a series gets a deluxe edition should tell you that this is a well reviewed or popular series. As you read, you should keep that in mind.
The series is about a group of famous nuclear scientists who get together with other famous scientists and generals. There goal is to take over the world, naturally. So, you have famous names like Einstein, Fermi, Feynman, Oppenheimer, Von Braun, Gagarin, and even Laika the space dog. Some are merely irradiated skulls in spacesuits, some are degenerating before our eyes, some are twins, and some might even be aliens.
If it all sounds pretty strange, it certainly is. You need only see chapters on the civil wars between Oppenheimer and, well, Oppenheimer, with huge armies or red and blue squaring off.
It can be pretty maniacal and disjointed and nonsensical at times, but this is a world where Einstein and company are mad scientists. It reminds me a bit of the Walter character from the television show Fringe, but on a huge scale. Also, there is no way any of this could work in any other medium. It's an odd series, but I like it.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Image Comics, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
The series is about a group of famous nuclear scientists who get together with other famous scientists and generals. There goal is to take over the world, naturally. So, you have famous names like Einstein, Fermi, Feynman, Oppenheimer, Von Braun, Gagarin, and even Laika the space dog. Some are merely irradiated skulls in spacesuits, some are degenerating before our eyes, some are twins, and some might even be aliens.
If it all sounds pretty strange, it certainly is. You need only see chapters on the civil wars between Oppenheimer and, well, Oppenheimer, with huge armies or red and blue squaring off.
It can be pretty maniacal and disjointed and nonsensical at times, but this is a world where Einstein and company are mad scientists. It reminds me a bit of the Walter character from the television show Fringe, but on a huge scale. Also, there is no way any of this could work in any other medium. It's an odd series, but I like it.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Image Comics, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
December 13, 2023
Si bien el conjunto del anterior Omnibus lograba presentar un conjunto por lo menos decentemente engrasado desde la particular e histriónica propuesta de Jonathan Hickman bastante costreñida en el apartado gráfico, la última parte de este díptico sí que no logra salvar los muebles desde lo argumental. Desde finiquitar el conflicto con Oppenheimer sin sentir verdaderas repercusiones, a empezar a establecer posibilidades más convincentes de esta ucronía catastrofista con el nuevo cambio de poder estadounidense tras cierto asesinato presidencial y los tentáculos de la amenaza comunista siendo algo más que una expresión... Pero finalmente lo que marcará un punto (de momento final) en esta historia será la desventura cosmonáutica espacial en busca de Laika con lo que Hickman parece querer darse cuenta demasiado tarde que la historia que quería contar estaba aquí y no en todo el grueso de los Proyectos Manhattan.
Por mi parte sí que daré carpetazo y seguramente traspapelaré en mi memoria estos Proyectos Manhattan.
Por mi parte sí que daré carpetazo y seguramente traspapelaré en mi memoria estos Proyectos Manhattan.
May 9, 2020
What happens when you reach - what appears as - the last frontier? When world has no more mysteries for you and you spend more and more time looking at the stars, creating plans to go there and beyond, beyond everything humanity knew, beyond morality and any common sense?
Well... then, to put it briefly, shit really hits the fan.
Vol. 2 seems not as good as vol. 1 but it might be because I expected thing to go with the bang and instead everythin ended with... BBQ.
Like... what?
Seriosuly, this series is REALLY good, weird and tingles all the right spots in the brain, but honestly W-T-F.
Well... then, to put it briefly, shit really hits the fan.
Vol. 2 seems not as good as vol. 1 but it might be because I expected thing to go with the bang and instead everythin ended with... BBQ.
Like... what?
Seriosuly, this series is REALLY good, weird and tingles all the right spots in the brain, but honestly W-T-F.
May 8, 2017
The second volume of this wildly brilliant series teaming up with their counter parts from Star City to build defenses against the alien threat that they new had to be coming. Creative verging on lunacy, art that did nothing but capture and accentuate the creative madness. One of my favorite series. ever.
May 27, 2020
If it's possible for there to be a MORE fun, MORE dark version of Lazarus, it's the Manhattan Projects. The weirdness of the first collection continues, though I don't know how much farther they can push it...
January 16, 2019
Enjoyable romp of ideas.
February 22, 2020
Even more ridiculous than the first and nonstop fun. Real consequences for any and all characters.
April 2, 2016
Thanks to Image Comics and Diamond for providing an ARC in exchange for honest reviews.
It's difficult to review something like the Manhattan Projects. The series is strange, and can feel very intense. I also feel like it's the kind of comic that will really resonate with a reader or it won't. There's not much an in between. For some, perhaps the story is too dark. For others, maybe the art just isn't up their alley. Whether you love it or hate it, though, it's hard to say that the Manhattan Projects aren't one of the most unique comics being published today.
It's impossible to think about Manhattan Projects without talking about the exemplary style and substance of Hickman's writing. He manages to perfectly balance deep and meaningful statements with much needed levity. Beyond the writing, the art matches the story, and Jordie Bellaire's coloring is definitely pivotal to the tone and feel of the series.
That said, this book will be very confusing if you have not read the first volume. The Oppenheimer Civil War bits are even a bit confusing if you have read the series. The Manhattan Projects are definitely not for everyone, but I'd still recommend you give it a shot if you like comics. I would recommend going in with no expectations for best results.
It's difficult to review something like the Manhattan Projects. The series is strange, and can feel very intense. I also feel like it's the kind of comic that will really resonate with a reader or it won't. There's not much an in between. For some, perhaps the story is too dark. For others, maybe the art just isn't up their alley. Whether you love it or hate it, though, it's hard to say that the Manhattan Projects aren't one of the most unique comics being published today.
It's impossible to think about Manhattan Projects without talking about the exemplary style and substance of Hickman's writing. He manages to perfectly balance deep and meaningful statements with much needed levity. Beyond the writing, the art matches the story, and Jordie Bellaire's coloring is definitely pivotal to the tone and feel of the series.
That said, this book will be very confusing if you have not read the first volume. The Oppenheimer Civil War bits are even a bit confusing if you have read the series. The Manhattan Projects are definitely not for everyone, but I'd still recommend you give it a shot if you like comics. I would recommend going in with no expectations for best results.
April 11, 2016
The Manhattan Projects is a manifestation of many tropes of bad science fantasy. There is the accidentally irradiated human brain living on in a containment suit. The alien disguised as human, the gonzo, gung-ho general who believes in superior fire-power, the evil genius mastermind, the dead politician hanging out in cyberspace, and the clueless, feckless leader of the "Free World". And of course their is Einstein to add his fuzzy haired logic to the pitcher. Stir in a talking Russian dog, shake well, and drink it straight or on the rocks. Do enjoy the fantasy.
March 28, 2016
In which the wackiest, oddest collection of characters in comics succumb to the must stupidly surreal, bonkers stories. The book starts off fine, inasmuch as I can bear one of the regular characters being killed (again) in pursuit of another regular character actually being a morphing alien clone, but soon gets to go all tits-up for no good reason. The two-colour palette and design is uniformly great, but there's no sense to the story and no sensibility to the telling of it.
April 11, 2016
Crazy, trippy alternate history tale of what happened with the greatest scientific minds of the 20th century after WWII. Answers the question what would happen if Einstein and Oppenheimer were mad scientists left to their own devices to create whatever super science they wanted.
Received an advance copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Received an advance copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
March 13, 2016
Unfortunately I didn't really get into this. The story seemed to jump around and there were a lot of wacky sequences. Just not for me.
I received an advanced copy of this from NetGalley.com and the publisher. .
I received an advanced copy of this from NetGalley.com and the publisher. .
February 24, 2016
Crazy crazy stuff. This is something that you could only do in comics.
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March 5, 2016This book was really weird. Not my thing at all. I won't even rate it.
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