The Fourth Power #2: Murder on Antiplona

Le Quatrième Pouvoir #2

by Juan Giménez

A powerful cocktail of science fiction, humor, and social criticism written and drawn by the artist of The Metabarons: Juan Gimenez! PUBLICATION IN 4 VOLUMES -- COMPLETED WORK. The odyssey of Exether Mega, a young military pilot caught up in an interplanetary conflict between humans -- under the banner of the Planetary United States -- and the Krommiums. After narrowly escaping an attack by an enemy patrol, Mega begins a perilous journey across enemy lines. Through a series of encounters -- with both friends and foes -- Mega discovers she's at the center of a complex, secret experiment to create the ultimate weapon of war. As further clues to her role, identity, and destiny are revealed to her, the powers that be ramp up their efforts to capture her. A spectacular and riveting space opera by the creator of Leo Roa and the illustrator of The Metabarons saga.

Genres: Comics, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics

64 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 2004

About the author

Aclamado historietista argentino que desarrolló su carrera tanto en Argentina como en Europa.
Murió en su Mendoza natal tras haber contraído el coronavirus en España, donde vivía hacía décadas.

Reviews

[Alberto Martín de Hijas · Rating 3 out of 5]

El argumento de esta entrega gana en coherencia respecto a la anterior y el dibujo sigue a un gran nivel.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has a lot of deja vu for me - I guess looking at the heritage of who created and published this book there are plenty to choose from - but still a cracking mixture of space opera and drama - again crammed in to a relatively short book - meaning action is fast paced and more often than not brutal.

The story appears to share links to the first however the cast of characters is expanding (in some cases for obvious reasons) and as such explores more of this very unique and violent universe.

I guess in retrospect the story is pretty straight forward (I am sure there is a sub-genre name for it) as I have seen this story playout so many times but that is I think a huge part of the appeal you know what they need to do - just a case of will they survive it - well read it and find out

[Tristan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This second volume of four, available on Kindle Unlimited, is messier than the first. The art is less crisp, but still has its moments of breathtaking splendour, especially concerning cityscapes and spacecraft. The translation from the French is noticeably bad as common French expressions have been translated word for word and are hence meaningless in English. The editing is bad too: the title of the episode is “Murder ... “ on one page and “Murders ... “ on another, showing a real lack of care.

The story is as muddled as before. Effectively this was just a frantic interlude in which the deity of the previous episode was hiding from bad guys inside a borrowed body with a troubled past. Why hiding if it has so much power? Anyway ... nothing of note happens. It’s all just a wild ride, an excuse for explosions, gunfights, grotesquerie, and the obligatory tits and ass. Nothing as epic as the previous episode. This is the sort of obligatory interlude in the tavern / gambling den / brothel that most space operas feel obliged to include.

However, it’s undeniable that this episode is entertaining, so it deserves three stars out of five, and I’ll read on as long as the rest of the series is on KU.

[Rafaela Oliveira · Rating 4 out of 5]

Très triste la perte de Gal, mais un jolie découverte avec sa nouvelle amie.

[Oscar · Rating 3 out of 5]

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