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Conspiracy #1-5
Conspiracy: Illuminati New World Order
Is the government monitoring you? Are there secret organizations controlling society? Do creatures not of this world live among us? All of this and more is explored in this new thrilling series that delves into some of the horrifying truths we believe in the back of our minds.
148 pages, Paperback
First published November 5, 2019
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December 28, 2019
Some of the elements of this were pretty great like the issue about the conspiracies dealing with the Denver airport. Ths problem was this was overall half-baked and incoherent, especially the somewhat through line plot. The writer couldn't decide to make this an anthology series or not and that ultimately doomed the book as it makes it really hard to follow. That Lizard People issue to end the book was just dumb.
Received a review copy from Zenescope and NetGalley. All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned.
Received a review copy from Zenescope and NetGalley. All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned.
November 7, 2019
Nothing for me in this one. I was curious and was expecting something original and maybe deep and dense in the plot, but we don't get far enough in the depth and I'm not really sure where the author want to bring us with it either. Not for me!
June 5, 2022
It was alright. Ending was meh.
November 17, 2019
Not Much to See or Do Here
This is a very good looking book. Like almost all Zenescope volumes it has crisp lines, good inking, excellent color choices, and impressive big splash pages. Characters are expressive, action is clear, and scenes are well set. It just looks really good as you browse through it.
The thing is, though, that the story is predictable and feels like it's been done before, a lot. There is one overall arc, but there are lots of episodes that involve characters who come and go. The setups for the individual episodes tip you off early on to where they're headed, and there aren't many surprises. The whole conspiracy/Illuminati angle develops as you might imagine. There are a few twists, but they come about more or less when you expect them to. This isn't helped by the pacing, which alternates between very slow when you know what's going on way before the character figures it out, or very fast and hurried.
The book has its fun moments. For example, they do a good job roping in most of the funnest stories about Denver Airport. (Did you know the crazy red eyed blue horse outside DIA really did kill its sculptor when it fell over while being assembled?) But some of the conspiracy stuff is pretty old hat.
So, this struck me as a good looking mixed bag with some highs and lows. A fun quick read.
(Please note that I received a free advance will-self-destruct-in-x-days Adobe Digital copy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)
This is a very good looking book. Like almost all Zenescope volumes it has crisp lines, good inking, excellent color choices, and impressive big splash pages. Characters are expressive, action is clear, and scenes are well set. It just looks really good as you browse through it.
The thing is, though, that the story is predictable and feels like it's been done before, a lot. There is one overall arc, but there are lots of episodes that involve characters who come and go. The setups for the individual episodes tip you off early on to where they're headed, and there aren't many surprises. The whole conspiracy/Illuminati angle develops as you might imagine. There are a few twists, but they come about more or less when you expect them to. This isn't helped by the pacing, which alternates between very slow when you know what's going on way before the character figures it out, or very fast and hurried.
The book has its fun moments. For example, they do a good job roping in most of the funnest stories about Denver Airport. (Did you know the crazy red eyed blue horse outside DIA really did kill its sculptor when it fell over while being assembled?) But some of the conspiracy stuff is pretty old hat.
So, this struck me as a good looking mixed bag with some highs and lows. A fun quick read.
(Please note that I received a free advance will-self-destruct-in-x-days Adobe Digital copy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)
June 27, 2020
Pretty disappointed, but honestly not surprised. First, let's get this out of the way, the art was pretty epic and I very much enjoyed it.
But, my god, everything else...
I feel like this comic started off strong, it seemed to have a plot that was trying to tie together all these conspiracy theories. And, I mean, that's par for the course. I feel like the average conspiracy theorist tries to do the very same: tie together all these theories that may or may not be linked. It was very clear that the author did his homework and researched the hell out of these theories, so much so that even I, someone who studies these theories as a form of living lore, was pretty impressed. The DIA issue was by far my favorite for reasons, but, after that, it just got worse and worse and the plot became incredibly convoluted. Further, in the DIA issue, the author forgot the age of one of the characters, calling him 21 at one point, then, a few pages later, he was suddenly 18. I dunno how the hell that got past the editing team, or maybe I do based on the rest of the volume.
I think where this comic fails is that it, to me, was trying to be taken serious from the get go, but then just turns into "fun for the hell of it" drivel. And, sure, if you're reading this to be amused, I guess it could be considered "fun", but the Reptilian overlord this was just so fucking ridiculous it was no longer fun for me, it was painfully cringe.
I wanted to like this. I really did. But the plot was just...pretty disastrous. It seemed like the author didn't know how many issues he wanted to write or if he wanted them to link up coherently or not, so he just kinda...winged it.
Eh.
But, my god, everything else...
I feel like this comic started off strong, it seemed to have a plot that was trying to tie together all these conspiracy theories. And, I mean, that's par for the course. I feel like the average conspiracy theorist tries to do the very same: tie together all these theories that may or may not be linked. It was very clear that the author did his homework and researched the hell out of these theories, so much so that even I, someone who studies these theories as a form of living lore, was pretty impressed. The DIA issue was by far my favorite for reasons, but, after that, it just got worse and worse and the plot became incredibly convoluted. Further, in the DIA issue, the author forgot the age of one of the characters, calling him 21 at one point, then, a few pages later, he was suddenly 18. I dunno how the hell that got past the editing team, or maybe I do based on the rest of the volume.
I think where this comic fails is that it, to me, was trying to be taken serious from the get go, but then just turns into "fun for the hell of it" drivel. And, sure, if you're reading this to be amused, I guess it could be considered "fun", but the Reptilian overlord this was just so fucking ridiculous it was no longer fun for me, it was painfully cringe.
I wanted to like this. I really did. But the plot was just...pretty disastrous. It seemed like the author didn't know how many issues he wanted to write or if he wanted them to link up coherently or not, so he just kinda...winged it.
Eh.
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February 22, 2020Thanks to the publisher for providing me with a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I think any real description of this graphic novel would reveal too much about the story – this is one you really have to dive into. I think the title itself – Illuminati New World Order – probably gives most readers some enough of an idea to know whether the story is something that’s going to appeal to them or not.
Now, I’m not a conspiracy theory nut, but I do find the concept of conspiracy theories intriguing, and I do enjoy the graphic novels that Zenescope publishes, so when this came up via NetGalley I was definitely interested. Art-wise, the book was delightful – I enjoyed the character design and the sharpness of the art itself.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t the most enjoyable graphic novel I’ve ever read. The story was a bit all over the place, including chronologically, and it felt somewhat episodic as it came together to give a glimpse of facets of the titular New World Order. Some elements were shocking – not unexpectedly – some brutal. The atmosphere of the story was spot-on, I felt. I wasn’t particularly enthused with the political commentary the book opened with, but felt that the ending was nicely spun out. So, the story itself had its ups and downs for me, and I wouldn’t recommend it as one of the best that Zenescope has to offer, but if you really like this type of thing it might be worth a look.
I think any real description of this graphic novel would reveal too much about the story – this is one you really have to dive into. I think the title itself – Illuminati New World Order – probably gives most readers some enough of an idea to know whether the story is something that’s going to appeal to them or not.
Now, I’m not a conspiracy theory nut, but I do find the concept of conspiracy theories intriguing, and I do enjoy the graphic novels that Zenescope publishes, so when this came up via NetGalley I was definitely interested. Art-wise, the book was delightful – I enjoyed the character design and the sharpness of the art itself.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t the most enjoyable graphic novel I’ve ever read. The story was a bit all over the place, including chronologically, and it felt somewhat episodic as it came together to give a glimpse of facets of the titular New World Order. Some elements were shocking – not unexpectedly – some brutal. The atmosphere of the story was spot-on, I felt. I wasn’t particularly enthused with the political commentary the book opened with, but felt that the ending was nicely spun out. So, the story itself had its ups and downs for me, and I wouldn’t recommend it as one of the best that Zenescope has to offer, but if you really like this type of thing it might be worth a look.
January 19, 2020
Honestly, I really enjoyed this book. First, the art was great, it's bold, it's colorful, it's dramatic, just lovely to look at. Then there's the story. I'm not sure how seriously we're supposed to take the story; is it meant to be serious, or tongue-in-cheek? I'm going with the latter. To me, it illustrated every fantasy conspiracy theorists have about the Illuminati and how they are running everything, with layers upon layers upon more layers of intrigue that our tiny minds can't handle. All the delicious conspiracies running through this story were so much fun- seriously, Denver airport is trolling people hardcore! There is a story line running through all of this, not a strong one, but it's there. It ties all the conspiracy stuff together well enough to satisfy me, and I'd read the next collection given the chance. However, the ending wrapped up well enough that there doesn't really need to be more- we can be left to imagine what happens. I hope it continues though- I'd like to see how crazy this gets!
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January 11, 2024
Honestly, it's a comforting thought. That some great unknown is shaping and guiding mankind from the shadows, and that everything in the end has a purpose to it. Even if that something should be malicious and think of humans as cattle at best, it'd still be better than the uncaring void, the chaos of billions of humans interacting and trying to make sense of things.
But, alas, this doesn't seem to be the case. There aren't really any lizard people or anything else pulling the strings.
The only one responsible for human misery and suffering... is ourselves.
Sadly, no one in the comic took the existence of the lizard people as a good thing. It would only have been appropriate - and it would have been ironic as hell, too, on account of . So I'm just reading too deep into a comic that never really thought of itself that seriously, which is a shame. It could've been good.
But, alas, this doesn't seem to be the case. There aren't really any lizard people or anything else pulling the strings.
The only one responsible for human misery and suffering... is ourselves.
Sadly, no one in the comic took the existence of the lizard people as a good thing. It would only have been appropriate - and it would have been ironic as hell, too, on account of . So I'm just reading too deep into a comic that never really thought of itself that seriously, which is a shame. It could've been good.
December 8, 2019
Two and a half stars, generously disguised as something else.
Like many conspiracy ideas, and hence many conspiracy stories, this starts out fine – interesting, sensible, mysterious and pretty much believable – and then ends up being a dog's dinner of nonsense. The episodes here don't really fit into an arc, for the book wants to have a conspiracy-of-the-month approach and a full story at the same time, and it's all a little inconsequential. Fine while you're reading it for light entertainment, but not memorable.
Like many conspiracy ideas, and hence many conspiracy stories, this starts out fine – interesting, sensible, mysterious and pretty much believable – and then ends up being a dog's dinner of nonsense. The episodes here don't really fit into an arc, for the book wants to have a conspiracy-of-the-month approach and a full story at the same time, and it's all a little inconsequential. Fine while you're reading it for light entertainment, but not memorable.
January 9, 2020
If you are looking for the truth, it is not here. But if you are looking for nice artwork supporting a mediocre storyline that tries to tie social media, the internet, reptile people and the New World Order all together in one pretty bow, you are in the right place. Mind you, the ending is a bit more twisted then in most Illuminati tales. So if you want to stretch your conspiracy mindset, give this a read.
November 21, 2019
A conspiracy thriller that has a last minute plot surprise that detracted for me.
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