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Bonehead #1-4
Bonehead, Vol. 1
In a near future, a sprawling megalopolis sees the rise of "Boneheads" parkour-gangs that use neuro-linked helmets to augment their abilities and live for the thrill of physical risk. As a gang war threatens to tear the city apart, a mysterious Bonehead rises, a man with no past that might be the key to saving the city's future. From writer Bryan Hill ( POSTAL ) and artist Rhoald Marcellius ( Marvel's CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS ) comes a story about technological and human revolution.
Collects Issues #1-4
Collects Issues #1-4
128 pages, Paperback
First published October 17, 2018
About the author
Bryan Edward Hill
381 books78 followersBryan Hill is a screenwriter, photographer, tv writer, and director. He is known for his work on the DC show TITANS and for his work in comics, most notably his outings on DETECTIVE COMICS, POSTAL, AMERICAN CARNAGE, KILLMONGER and ANGEL.
His writing is infused with esoteric principles, which can also be found in his photography and music.
He lives and works in Los Angeles.
His writing is infused with esoteric principles, which can also be found in his photography and music.
He lives and works in Los Angeles.
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April 12, 2019
This book is all about the art and design. It's clean with kinetic action and dudes with Destro masks parkouring around a futuristic metal landscape. Marcellious's art is da bomb.
The story is pretty weak. There's not much of a plot. Rival gangs hop around and fight each other and there's a subplot about a new drug on the streets. There's not a lot of active world building going on.
The story is pretty weak. There's not much of a plot. Rival gangs hop around and fight each other and there's a subplot about a new drug on the streets. There's not a lot of active world building going on.
October 13, 2018
A sci-fi-tinged actioner that is so kinetic and quick to read you can easily lose track of who is whom. One guy has adapted someone to be Bonehead 56, although some gangster Boneheads think he's the resurrection of Blackdeath – but that's not true, as our guy's brother, now a cop, was Blackdeath. Still with me? Anyway, everyone – Blackdeath, 56, good gang leaders, bad gang leaders, and our man with the help of drone footage and cyberlinks, will all indulge in a Bonehead battle on the streets over a new killer drug. It's alright – like I say it certainly moves fast, but it all boils down to just a few guys with weird full-face hockey masks duffing each other up. If you like that kind of thing it's probably great – I didn't mind it, but can't say I'd rush to buy future volumes.
October 25, 2019
The story seemed very... convenient. I don't think the writer took any risk to develop the story and just took the safe route. The story was saved by the art though. Great art! I wanted to enjoy this book but just couldn't.
January 15, 2019
An interesting and wholly original mash up of video games, anime, Cyberpunk, and the movie The Warriors with some excellent, kinetic, clean art. If you like all of that stuff you should have some fun with this.
June 7, 2019
The art is really the standout here, capturing motion and speed well. Cyberpunk settings are difficult to render thanks to our reliance on the aesthetics established by Ridley Scott and William Gibson, but the artist here, Rhoald Marcellius, does a bangup job of it.
Unfortunately, that's the last bit of praise I can ladle out. Steeped in the myth of street punks as revolutionaries and disaffected cops realizing their path is wrong, the story is unsophisticated, unadventurous, and flat.
And jarringly, it's a complete and total sausage-fest. The only female characters who utter lines consume 3 panels in total, one of them uttering gibberish and the other a reporter in the background: a blithering idiot of a junkie and a talking head. That's it. That's all they get. Not even any of the mooks were girls. It felt off. It felt like a blindspot more than a conscious decision to exclude women almost completely.
At the end of the day, Bonehead has a few clever ideas and fun character designs, but it seems unwilling to take any real chances. Instead, it retreads ground well-worn at this point.
Unfortunately, that's the last bit of praise I can ladle out. Steeped in the myth of street punks as revolutionaries and disaffected cops realizing their path is wrong, the story is unsophisticated, unadventurous, and flat.
And jarringly, it's a complete and total sausage-fest. The only female characters who utter lines consume 3 panels in total, one of them uttering gibberish and the other a reporter in the background: a blithering idiot of a junkie and a talking head. That's it. That's all they get. Not even any of the mooks were girls. It felt off. It felt like a blindspot more than a conscious decision to exclude women almost completely.
At the end of the day, Bonehead has a few clever ideas and fun character designs, but it seems unwilling to take any real chances. Instead, it retreads ground well-worn at this point.
December 31, 2019
This comic is pure eye candy with little to no substance - more an action-packed manga than anything else. It also feels like an introduction to something greater - a dystopian universe where Boneheads rule. Some form gangs of vigilantes like the Kings that oppose the system policed by Gladiators. Others are criminal organizations that develop and sell a drug called Vivid or VVD or Euphoria. The main character, a silent bonehead who calls himself 56, is a skilled acrobat and fighter who, with help from his handler Aleph, finds out about the drug's origin. He makes allies of the Kings as he captures the drug's manufacturer. That's basically the whole story. It's a fast read, if a shallow one, with beautiful, dynamic artwork.
January 1, 2019
Exciting science fiction comic series - lively and colourful
This series takes place in a futuristic Earth where Gladiators administer the law and fight the war on drugs and drug dealers. The mysterious and capable 56 appears to add to the mayhem. A lot of fighting ensues and the series moves along at a healthy pace and the artwork is clear, detailed and colourful. Enjoyable and well worth a look. More volumes to come.
September 1, 2020
I can give this 5 stars just on the strength of the character design (holy crap Pumpkinjuice looks awesome) and action sequences. The story I enjoyed as well, the world wasn't as dense and hard to understand as other similar comics.
October 25, 2018
Not the strongest/most complete story, but EXCELLENT artwork and gorgeous character design. Tons of imagination, I will keep reading this series.
October 27, 2018
Good and bad do battle over a deadly designer drug.
The plot / character / art were all reasonable, but a prologue / bit of upfront explanation would have been useful.
The plot / character / art were all reasonable, but a prologue / bit of upfront explanation would have been useful.
November 24, 2018
Low-quality plot and script but nice artwork and costume-designs
December 3, 2018
Loved this !!!
January 19, 2019
Really cool concept, but the art style is a bit off. Looking forward to the next volume.
December 21, 2022
The character design is pretty dope. I like the cyberpunk setting. Unfortunately the story doesn’t push the needle much, but I’ll be checking to see if subsequent volumes can change my mind.
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