Bulletproof Monk: El Monje

by Michael Avon Oeming, Brett Lewis

El Monje (Bulletproof Monk) es el cómic de Image Comics que inspiró la película homónima, protagonizada por Chow Yun Fat. Se trata de un especial recopilando los tres números que en 1998 guionizaran Bret Lewis y R. A. Jones y dibujara Michael Avon Oeming. El formato de lujo incluye las portadas originales americanas y un prólogo del productor del filme, John Woo.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Graphic Novels Comics

80 pages, Paperback

First published September 3, 2002

About the author

Michael Avon Oeming is an American comic book creator, both as an artist and writer.

His 1998 comic book Bulletproof Monk was made into a film of the same name.

The previous mentioned collaborations are The Mice Templar from Image Comics, which he draws and co-authors with Bryan J.L. Glass,[1] and Powers from Icon Comics which he draws, and sometimes co-authors, with Brian Bendis. His creator-owned projects include Rapture, on which he collaborated with his wife, Taki Soma,[2] and The Victories, both for Dark Horse Comics.

As of 2010, he is employed as a staff member of Valve Corporation, working on Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress 2 and Portal 2 webcomics.

Reviews

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is pretty good stuff. I like the story and it's rather predictable, but it's a really good story and I like that it is a fairly short story, it doesn't try to stretch the story or the revelations too far, just far enough.
Also, like all Oeming art, I love the art work. Something about the way he draws is just really very good in my opinion.

[Tim · Rating 2 out of 5]

I guess I'm glad I picked this up at a library book sale for $0.50 - pretty predictable story, random abrupt plot points, and some pretty juvenile and uneven artwork make for a mediocre-at-best read.

[Fraser Sherman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe 2.5 ... maybe. This story of a young Tibetan American involved with gangsters, Chinese spies and the secret mystic known as the Bulletproof Monk is too by-the-number to recommend.

[RM · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

The pacing was a bit off so it was hard to be convinced by Kar and Daughter’s relationship, and then Kar and Flower’s. But I liked the story and Kar.

THE HEART KNOWS NO TIME. [Kar’s mom]

"MAYBE THE HEART KNOWS NO TIME, BUT THERE IS A BAD SIDE TO THAT, AT ITS CORE, MY HEART STILL FEELS THE WAY IT DID THAT DAY. IT IS FROZEN IN THE PAST. THE HEART WILL CARRY AN UNFINISHED FEELING FOR A LIFETIME, LOOKING FOR A NEW PLACE FOR THEM TO GROW. IT'S ALWAYS LOOKING FOR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT FIT IT.
ABANDONMENT, BETRAYAL." - Kar

[Variaciones Enrojo]

Edición española del comic en el que se basó la película.

[Dave · Rating 1 out of 5]

A tedious "chosen one" narrative filled with half-baked philosophy, abrupt changes in characterization, and tired romance tropes.