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Seven to Eternity #3
Seven to Eternity, Vol. 3: Rise To Fall
Adam Osidis walks a veiled path strewn with impossible choices and heartbreaking compromise. Between Adam and the cure for his wasting disease lies the Skylord Volmer and his thirst for revenge on The God of Whispers. Adam must now protect the man who murdered his father, but to what lengths will he go to achieve it? Rick Remender and Jerome Opena bring another bone-chilling chapter in the saga of the world of Zhal. Collects SEVEN TO ETERNITY #10-13
115 pages, ebook
First published March 26, 2019
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Rick Remender
1,244 books1,423 followersRick Remender is an American comic book writer and artist who resides in Los Angeles, California. He is the writer/co-creator of many independent comic books like Black Science, Deadly Class, LOW, Fear Agent and Seven to Eternity. Previously, he wrote The Punisher, Uncanny X-Force, Captain America and Uncanny Avengers for Marvel Comics.
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October 14, 2019
This book probably deserves more than 3* but with the constant waiting for a new issue/volume and the irregular schedule, I can't really dive into the story properly.
One thing is for sure - the art is absolutely stunning. Period. The premise is appealing too but Adam's inner monologues are not doing the trick for me.
Maybe once the story will be complete it will have better momentum but the third volume was kind of oddly paced.
One thing is for sure - the art is absolutely stunning. Period. The premise is appealing too but Adam's inner monologues are not doing the trick for me.
Maybe once the story will be complete it will have better momentum but the third volume was kind of oddly paced.
April 19, 2019
This is among Remender's very best work, and refreshingly free of the glibness and tonally-misplaced edginess that plagues much of his comics writing.
Power, moral ambiguity, altruism, and selfishness, in an imaginative (if not robustly realized) hybrid fantasy setting, with masterful visuals by frequent Remender collaborators Opena and Hollingsworth. Very strong comics storytelling.
Power, moral ambiguity, altruism, and selfishness, in an imaginative (if not robustly realized) hybrid fantasy setting, with masterful visuals by frequent Remender collaborators Opena and Hollingsworth. Very strong comics storytelling.
April 6, 2019
Solid story, cool art but can sometimes get lost amongst the story.
May 16, 2022
(4,1 of 5 as the plot thickens, the rating rises)
As in my rating statement in this one before the last book, the plot gets more serious and concentrated. The action raised the stakes here. I like it. The art is still the same, looking good and bringing this harsh reality feeling to the fantasy world. Also, I must take the time not to rifle through it, because it's again thin paperback. And now I'm looking forward to the grand finale, which decides the fate of my opinion on this.
As in my rating statement in this one before the last book, the plot gets more serious and concentrated. The action raised the stakes here. I like it. The art is still the same, looking good and bringing this harsh reality feeling to the fantasy world. Also, I must take the time not to rifle through it, because it's again thin paperback. And now I'm looking forward to the grand finale, which decides the fate of my opinion on this.
May 17, 2023
Before reading book 4, I'll need to go back and read the first 3 again. This will allow me to get reacquainted with the story but more importantly, give me a chance to revisit the amazing artwork on display.
April 24, 2019
Ridiculously good series! Rick remembers best! Maybe not his best but probably. Fear agent and deadly class and black science; it’s just so hard to choose!! And as good as this book is, it’s the art that stands out. Awesome art. Some of the best drawing in comics right now. 5 stars.
May 16, 2019
Τα κόμιξ που γράφει και εκδίδει ο Remender καταφέρνουν πάντα να ξεχωρίζουν από τον σορό εξαιτίας του μοναδικού τρόπου γραφής αλλά και της μοναδικής εικαστικής τεχνοτροπίας των συνεργατών του. Το Seven to Eterenity βγάζει είναι κάτι το μοναδικό από όλες τις απόψεις. Όλοι (κυριολεκτικά ΌΛΟΙ) οι βασικοί χαρακτήρες είναι πολύπλοκοι και όποιος βιαστεί να βγάλει συμπεράσματα σίγουρα θα σφάλλει. Η πλοκή έχει καλή ροή και ανατροπές (χωρίς αυτές να είναι άκυρες αλλά να προκύπτουν απο τις επιθυμίες και την εξέλιξη των χαρακτήρων) ενώ η κοσμοπλασία προσθέτει στο όλο δημιούργημα. Προτείνω την συγκεκριμένη σειρά σε όλους τους λάτρεις των pulp διαστημικών κόμιξ φαντασίας. Κρίμα που η σειρά θα ολοκληρωθεί στον επόμενο τόμο
September 17, 2019
Bullet Review:
This is probably the only Remender series I can even partially stomach - and even that is really strained in this book. Grant - I mean, Adam - waxes poetic about how awfu life is and darkness and evil and blah blah blah. Heroes or antiheroes or whatever Marco - I mean, Adam - is are super aware these days of philosophy, aren't they? Contemplating existential crises while living with a terminal illness a jillion miles away from family in the presence of their sworn enemy?
Eh, but at least, I could tolerate Adam more than Grant or Marco. No clue where this series is going, but I don't think Remender has an idea either.
This is probably the only Remender series I can even partially stomach - and even that is really strained in this book. Grant - I mean, Adam - waxes poetic about how awfu life is and darkness and evil and blah blah blah. Heroes or antiheroes or whatever Marco - I mean, Adam - is are super aware these days of philosophy, aren't they? Contemplating existential crises while living with a terminal illness a jillion miles away from family in the presence of their sworn enemy?
Eh, but at least, I could tolerate Adam more than Grant or Marco. No clue where this series is going, but I don't think Remender has an idea either.
December 23, 2020
"The thing you hate most holds your only hope."
April 16, 2019
story 3 stars, art 5+++ stars. I am huge fan of Remender but this volume felt a bit slow in story progression. I am not gonna dive into whats going on except to say Adam and Garils are still on their adventure together and visit a city in the sky. There are some subtle story notes that I am sure are going to be a big deal next volume. Speaking of next volume... It looks like its the last one, bummer.
If for no other reason open this book for the art, Jerome Opena is a power house with his line, work it is stunning. Hollingsworth is also a genius with the colors. seriously open this book for the art work
If for no other reason open this book for the art, Jerome Opena is a power house with his line, work it is stunning. Hollingsworth is also a genius with the colors. seriously open this book for the art work
April 1, 2022
Rereading his penultimate volume to prepare myself for the last four chapters has been a blast to read from start to finish! Remender's writing managed to let his readers symphatize with the antagonist, and even root for them to win, while maintaining its ground that at their core, they will be the bad guys of the story. As what the writer himself wrote: it's them or us, and it is them who's always wrong.
As always, Jerome Opeña's art is absolutely stunning, and I'm happy tobsee that all issues in this volume are drawn by him. Everything he drew were topnotch, high-quality art. The sky is alive, the attacks are sharp, and the torture panels are hard to see.
Volume 3 is an excellent installment of Seven to Eternity. The tandem of Remender and Opeña makes this mini-series an instant classic. Hope the last volume delivers.
As always, Jerome Opeña's art is absolutely stunning, and I'm happy tobsee that all issues in this volume are drawn by him. Everything he drew were topnotch, high-quality art. The sky is alive, the attacks are sharp, and the torture panels are hard to see.
Volume 3 is an excellent installment of Seven to Eternity. The tandem of Remender and Opeña makes this mini-series an instant classic. Hope the last volume delivers.
February 22, 2019
Seven To Eternity has proven to be a true MASTERPIECE of storytelling. This could very well be Remender’s best work, & in my opinion his name will go down in history for this series.
I find that this title seems to be a little underrated, with a lot of his other works getting more attention (which don’t get me wrong, also well deserved). If you’ve been deterred from giving this series a read, consider finding time that you can free your mind of distractions, & give this series a chance. You will NOT regret it.
I find that this title seems to be a little underrated, with a lot of his other works getting more attention (which don’t get me wrong, also well deserved). If you’ve been deterred from giving this series a read, consider finding time that you can free your mind of distractions, & give this series a chance. You will NOT regret it.
April 2, 2019
As we draw nearer to the conclusion to the story of Zhal and it’s inhabitants, we get to witness some impactful decisions being made. As a reader we get to struggle in the same justification that the characters struggle through as well. Hopefully, we are all making the right choice. Amazing books and the end will be bittersweet. A definite conclusion but no more time to be spent in this amazingly crafter world.
December 13, 2019
One of the most stunning series I have ever read!
June 12, 2021
Well, this is just silly now. I’ve read the first book on a whim and didn’t really care for the story or the genre, btu loved the art. Which led me to read book two, featuring more spectacular art. Which led me to grab book three because I for some reason was convinced that was the end of it. But no, it isn’t. The story actually concludes in graphic novel from in September 2021, so that’s pretty frustrating, because the completist in me was really hoping to wrap this one up already.
Wouldn’t you know it, three books in and the story finally began to maintain my attention, owning almost entirely to the fairly compelling bromance of Adam and Mud King in all of it complicated splendor. They really are the most fascinating of frenemies. Plus book three is considerably more linear than the rest, so it’s easier to follow the story.
The art…the art is pure wow. The balloon world and all that takes place there, first rate technicolor bonanza, madly imagined and epically rendered. The graphics are awesome. The novel thing…far from a favorite, but then again would probably work more for proper fantasy fans. At least with that level of personal investment waiting for book four should be easy.
Wouldn’t you know it, three books in and the story finally began to maintain my attention, owning almost entirely to the fairly compelling bromance of Adam and Mud King in all of it complicated splendor. They really are the most fascinating of frenemies. Plus book three is considerably more linear than the rest, so it’s easier to follow the story.
The art…the art is pure wow. The balloon world and all that takes place there, first rate technicolor bonanza, madly imagined and epically rendered. The graphics are awesome. The novel thing…far from a favorite, but then again would probably work more for proper fantasy fans. At least with that level of personal investment waiting for book four should be easy.
March 9, 2021
Третя арка мальопису «Семеро до вічності» Ріка Рімендера та Жерома Опеньї називається «Піднятися, щоб впасти». Вона гарно передає зміст сюжету, як і в буквальному плані, так і метафізичному.
Головний герой, Адам Осідіс, разом із Богом Шепоту потрапили до Небесного міста, де правителем є Володар Волмарт. Хвороба, яку ми побачили ще в першій арці прогресує і тепер між Адамом та ліками лежить Волмарт та його спрага помсти Богу Шепоту.
Ох, і смачно все відбувається тут. Бо муки вибору все більше викручують руки Адаму. Він розуміє, що Бог Шепоту негідник, якого ще годі знайти, але вбивати його не можна, бо всі, свідомістю яких він керує, теж загинуть, якщо помре і він.
Але тут дивує ще й інше. В голові Рімендера стільки ідей, що разом із хорошим художником вони виливаються завжди в щось ефектне. Ось Небесне місто якраз є таким, разом із повітряними кулями, які його ��ідтримують у повітрі.
Історія чудова надалі.
Головний герой, Адам Осідіс, разом із Богом Шепоту потрапили до Небесного міста, де правителем є Володар Волмарт. Хвороба, яку ми побачили ще в першій арці прогресує і тепер між Адамом та ліками лежить Волмарт та його спрага помсти Богу Шепоту.
Ох, і смачно все відбувається тут. Бо муки вибору все більше викручують руки Адаму. Він розуміє, що Бог Шепоту негідник, якого ще годі знайти, але вбивати його не можна, бо всі, свідомістю яких він керує, теж загинуть, якщо помре і він.
Але тут дивує ще й інше. В голові Рімендера стільки ідей, що разом із хорошим художником вони виливаються завжди в щось ефектне. Ось Небесне місто якраз є таким, разом із повітряними кулями, які його ��ідтримують у повітрі.
Історія чудова надалі.
September 17, 2022
Darn, I wish this was better, though there is something here that's keeping me reading. The artwork is glorious, some of Jerome Opena's best work. But the story is too often a vague mishmash...
January 3, 2024
Uma obra de fantasia desgarrada, adulta, e original, além de ter uma ilustração maravilhosa
Recomendo!!!
Fantasy, violence and originality, and also stunnig art work.
Highly Recomend!
Recomendo!!!
Fantasy, violence and originality, and also stunnig art work.
Highly Recomend!
December 11, 2023
Vol 1: 4 stars
The art is fantastic throughout. Incredibly imaginative and detailed. There were deep, dynamic themes introduced that had a lot of room for exploration. Tons of action that held weight. Interesting characters. And a mad dash escape to close it out. It starts with a bang, then continues to slam the pedal to the metal, and I was there for it.
Vol 2: 3 stars
Continued a lot of great story threads but overall was heavier and less enjoyable for it. Some people died I had hoped wouldn’t, and some characters made decisions I wasn’t thrilled about.
Vol 3: 4 stars
The story continued to explore the nuance of the opening themes and story threads. So many elements hang balanced on a knife’s edge. At this point, it felt things could topple into nihilistic (or at least existential) but it felt just as poised for some huge character growth and surprises. (Well, no matter what, there would be surprises in store. So many story threads and characters racing full speed on a collision course.)
Vol 4: 2 stars
I hated this ending. It felt like it really went off the rails.
***Spoilers***
Remender chose the immature, nihilistic path. Very disappointing but not entirely surprising unfortunately. He teased it/left it open the whole time. I just hoped he would be more mature than that.
Basically a lot of the story plays out along a knife’s edge where it could quickly chain reaction to a lot of good triumphing and characters growing and learning to trust and hope and see good, or cascade the other way into betrayal and corruption and everyone is an a-hole! The writers did a great job of stringing that along, although it slowly started to list the wrong way but still in a way that was like ‘ok, not all is lost, that could have just been a terrible decision made in the heat of a desperate moment.’ … until boom, within the span of a few pages, everything just goes to 💩💩💩
Like everyone had a hand of cards they’re holding close to the chest, and each card played could be read either way. In the final battle royale, they lay their hands on the table and it could’ve been all ‘yeah I actually was a decent human who had your back and did the best I could with faulty material’ but instead it was ‘we’re all a bunch of bastards screwing each other because we’re petty.’
The reason I also call it immature: there was one element that came out of left field; the main character, despite constantly talking about saving his family and making all these sacrifices and compromises for them apparently all along actually loved another woman or some crap, and he just wanted to stay alive to be with her. Or something. It was a super cheap ‘pile on the 💩’ tack on.
Any time the story closes with the protagonist basically taking the place of the Big Bad, that is a waste of my time. Very disappointing ending.
The art is fantastic throughout. Incredibly imaginative and detailed. There were deep, dynamic themes introduced that had a lot of room for exploration. Tons of action that held weight. Interesting characters. And a mad dash escape to close it out. It starts with a bang, then continues to slam the pedal to the metal, and I was there for it.
Vol 2: 3 stars
Continued a lot of great story threads but overall was heavier and less enjoyable for it. Some people died I had hoped wouldn’t, and some characters made decisions I wasn’t thrilled about.
Vol 3: 4 stars
The story continued to explore the nuance of the opening themes and story threads. So many elements hang balanced on a knife’s edge. At this point, it felt things could topple into nihilistic (or at least existential) but it felt just as poised for some huge character growth and surprises. (Well, no matter what, there would be surprises in store. So many story threads and characters racing full speed on a collision course.)
Vol 4: 2 stars
I hated this ending. It felt like it really went off the rails.
***Spoilers***
Remender chose the immature, nihilistic path. Very disappointing but not entirely surprising unfortunately. He teased it/left it open the whole time. I just hoped he would be more mature than that.
Basically a lot of the story plays out along a knife’s edge where it could quickly chain reaction to a lot of good triumphing and characters growing and learning to trust and hope and see good, or cascade the other way into betrayal and corruption and everyone is an a-hole! The writers did a great job of stringing that along, although it slowly started to list the wrong way but still in a way that was like ‘ok, not all is lost, that could have just been a terrible decision made in the heat of a desperate moment.’ … until boom, within the span of a few pages, everything just goes to 💩💩💩
Like everyone had a hand of cards they’re holding close to the chest, and each card played could be read either way. In the final battle royale, they lay their hands on the table and it could’ve been all ‘yeah I actually was a decent human who had your back and did the best I could with faulty material’ but instead it was ‘we’re all a bunch of bastards screwing each other because we’re petty.’
The reason I also call it immature: there was one element that came out of left field; the main character, despite constantly talking about saving his family and making all these sacrifices and compromises for them apparently all along actually loved another woman or some crap, and he just wanted to stay alive to be with her. Or something. It was a super cheap ‘pile on the 💩’ tack on.
Any time the story closes with the protagonist basically taking the place of the Big Bad, that is a waste of my time. Very disappointing ending.
September 3, 2019
Seven to Eternity reminds us that our morality and values can shift in the harsh reality of existence.
What started as a somewhat straightforward story about an evil ruler that needs to be dethroned is turning into an exploration of what we would do to get back home. To make sure what we hold dear is safe and sound. And the lengths that we will go to as our moral compass is shattered by our own hands.
Remender has always been able to do focused, personal stories about his characters, even amidst a huge world building experience. The fact that he can further this by then having the character, and to a further extent, having us question who is "good" and "bad" in this world while building, is an incredible feat. The story has to do with the loss of tradition and identity even when we feel that is what we are fighting for.
Remender asks us what we would do for our loved ones? Would we kill? Would we betray our friends? Would we fell whole cities for them? The answers are sometimes apparent to only Remender, as he pushes further and further into the moral grays. Its a delight seeing him play with the notions of nobility versus selfishness.
And again, Opena kills it on the art. He has a way of making strange lands and characters feel like old familiar settings. This book has some of the best art that Opena has done, and it feels like he does it effortlessly, even though I know that's probably not the case.
This is a great book, and its wrapping up in a future, final volume. I cant wait to see how this ends for all the characters, including Osidis.
What started as a somewhat straightforward story about an evil ruler that needs to be dethroned is turning into an exploration of what we would do to get back home. To make sure what we hold dear is safe and sound. And the lengths that we will go to as our moral compass is shattered by our own hands.
Remender has always been able to do focused, personal stories about his characters, even amidst a huge world building experience. The fact that he can further this by then having the character, and to a further extent, having us question who is "good" and "bad" in this world while building, is an incredible feat. The story has to do with the loss of tradition and identity even when we feel that is what we are fighting for.
Remender asks us what we would do for our loved ones? Would we kill? Would we betray our friends? Would we fell whole cities for them? The answers are sometimes apparent to only Remender, as he pushes further and further into the moral grays. Its a delight seeing him play with the notions of nobility versus selfishness.
And again, Opena kills it on the art. He has a way of making strange lands and characters feel like old familiar settings. This book has some of the best art that Opena has done, and it feels like he does it effortlessly, even though I know that's probably not the case.
This is a great book, and its wrapping up in a future, final volume. I cant wait to see how this ends for all the characters, including Osidis.
August 1, 2020
Just when this story was losing steam for me, it was brought back around by the ending of this Vol, volume 3.
With Adam deciding at the end to sacrifice one city, to save many others and asking the question (roughly) "why do they deserve to die for the compromises they were forced into to save their families?" it raises the stakes for Americans specifically but also anyone that lives in a country that is a world power/player.
This Vol 3. bears to fruition the ideas started in the beginning of the series:
1. What duty do we have to the rest of the society we live in?
2. Can you live a life without compromise? But more importantly should you?
3. Is doing things to benefit the people you love selfish? If you have to destroy one family to save your own, who's right?
And introduces some new questions:
1. Is isolating yourself and your family from the evil of the world good? Or merely replicating in smaller form the all-consuming idealistic world you retreated from?
2. Must you, and should you, encourage the lesser sides of people if it creates an overall spread out higher level of goodness, albeit that stills falls very short of the ideal?
A didn't think I'd be waiting for Vol. 4 considering how Vol. 2 and the beginning of Vol. 3 went but considering how it ended and what it has made me ponder, I certainly am now.
With Adam deciding at the end to sacrifice one city, to save many others and asking the question (roughly) "why do they deserve to die for the compromises they were forced into to save their families?" it raises the stakes for Americans specifically but also anyone that lives in a country that is a world power/player.
This Vol 3. bears to fruition the ideas started in the beginning of the series:
1. What duty do we have to the rest of the society we live in?
2. Can you live a life without compromise? But more importantly should you?
3. Is doing things to benefit the people you love selfish? If you have to destroy one family to save your own, who's right?
And introduces some new questions:
1. Is isolating yourself and your family from the evil of the world good? Or merely replicating in smaller form the all-consuming idealistic world you retreated from?
2. Must you, and should you, encourage the lesser sides of people if it creates an overall spread out higher level of goodness, albeit that stills falls very short of the ideal?
A didn't think I'd be waiting for Vol. 4 considering how Vol. 2 and the beginning of Vol. 3 went but considering how it ended and what it has made me ponder, I certainly am now.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 24, 2022
This is a spoiler free review for the entire series.
I read the first volume of Seven to Eternity when it first came out. It didn’t really stick with me, so I didn’t consider the other volumes a priority when they were released. I owned volume two already for some reason and I bought volumes three & four when I saw them recommended to me on Amazon. Boy, I’m glad I did!
Remender is my favorite comic book writer of all time. I’m used to his writing style. However, StE doesn’t fit quite into my expectations for him.
I’m used to Rick writing very character heavy books. Fear Agent & Deadly Class will both sit on my top five list until the end of time for that very reason. However, I think this series really highlights Remender’s ability at worldbuilding.
But this story that started out a testament to worldbuilding quickly became a character study for a hero & a villain that were both more than meets the eye. Neither likable, but both understandable. All other character simply existing as plot devices, these two became sentient beings that simply drew on your curiosities.
The worldbuilding, the character studies, & the incredible art by Opeña (Seriously, somebody get this man on a Green Lantern book ASAP!) make this for a very worthwhile read!
I read the first volume of Seven to Eternity when it first came out. It didn’t really stick with me, so I didn’t consider the other volumes a priority when they were released. I owned volume two already for some reason and I bought volumes three & four when I saw them recommended to me on Amazon. Boy, I’m glad I did!
Remender is my favorite comic book writer of all time. I’m used to his writing style. However, StE doesn’t fit quite into my expectations for him.
I’m used to Rick writing very character heavy books. Fear Agent & Deadly Class will both sit on my top five list until the end of time for that very reason. However, I think this series really highlights Remender’s ability at worldbuilding.
But this story that started out a testament to worldbuilding quickly became a character study for a hero & a villain that were both more than meets the eye. Neither likable, but both understandable. All other character simply existing as plot devices, these two became sentient beings that simply drew on your curiosities.
The worldbuilding, the character studies, & the incredible art by Opeña (Seriously, somebody get this man on a Green Lantern book ASAP!) make this for a very worthwhile read!
June 20, 2020
Darn it, heck and poop! I thought this terrific story was going to wrap up, but there is one more volume to go. Unfortunately, it is not set to release until January, 2022. Rats. I want to know how this ends! Oh well, perhaps anticipation will be just as rewarding. Not!
So, in addition to a very ramped up family squabble between the mud king and one of his sons, we continue Adam's quest to do the right thing(?) and see the impact that all of these decisions have on other inhabitants of this world. Usually with absolutely devastating results. At this point in time I am starting to think that everybody is evil. Or is it all a dream? Of is this all some sort of fictional drama staged by the excellent librarian? So many possibilities and I just know I am wrong!
This continues to be an absolutely outstanding series that fires incredibly well on all cylinders, from story to art to colors to wording, this is just a sterling example of down right excellent and innovative story telling. Hmmm... I am now a couple of minutes closer to volume 4's release.
So, in addition to a very ramped up family squabble between the mud king and one of his sons, we continue Adam's quest to do the right thing(?) and see the impact that all of these decisions have on other inhabitants of this world. Usually with absolutely devastating results. At this point in time I am starting to think that everybody is evil. Or is it all a dream? Of is this all some sort of fictional drama staged by the excellent librarian? So many possibilities and I just know I am wrong!
This continues to be an absolutely outstanding series that fires incredibly well on all cylinders, from story to art to colors to wording, this is just a sterling example of down right excellent and innovative story telling. Hmmm... I am now a couple of minutes closer to volume 4's release.
May 26, 2019
3.5🌟
I'm surprised there was a volume 3. I thought volume 2 wrapped everything up nice and tight. Regardless this continues the Journey of the MudKing and Adam Odsis. Oddly enough they have bonded into some kind of friendship. Remender is trying to sell off deeper meaning on Adam's choices, themes of sacrifice, and betrayal. I personally had trouble buying into it for this volume kind of a bored hollow feeling, as opposed to a mind blowing narrative. However we still are treated to the Marriage between epic fantasy/ Graphic novel which is why I signed up in the first place. This really is a unique read.
Jerome Opena, and Matt Hollingsworth are so on point with the art in this series. This book is gorgeous and absolutely stunning. I would legitimately read this even if the story was complete garbage.
I hope volume 4 can keep the ball rolling I recommend this for fantasy lovers, and people that enjoy a unique tale
I'm surprised there was a volume 3. I thought volume 2 wrapped everything up nice and tight. Regardless this continues the Journey of the MudKing and Adam Odsis. Oddly enough they have bonded into some kind of friendship. Remender is trying to sell off deeper meaning on Adam's choices, themes of sacrifice, and betrayal. I personally had trouble buying into it for this volume kind of a bored hollow feeling, as opposed to a mind blowing narrative. However we still are treated to the Marriage between epic fantasy/ Graphic novel which is why I signed up in the first place. This really is a unique read.
Jerome Opena, and Matt Hollingsworth are so on point with the art in this series. This book is gorgeous and absolutely stunning. I would legitimately read this even if the story was complete garbage.
I hope volume 4 can keep the ball rolling I recommend this for fantasy lovers, and people that enjoy a unique tale
October 11, 2019
Currently, at this moment in time, I think I would confidently replace just about any creative team with Remender and Opena.
That might sound a bit much, but nowadays it's so rare that I sit and stare at a page for minutes on end and take so long to finish a comic book because I want to take in every detail.
Furthermore, this comic dares to answer the "Trolley Problem" set in ethics, about how many deaths are the lesser evil and how does one make such a choice, or even has the right to. The answer is given in a few panels, straight in your face, along with the logic behind it, brutally simple and rather hard to refute, however much we want to.
This is not an easy pill to swallow, but we are reading the story of Adam Osidis: these were his choices and he owns them as few of us do today, claiming no more than the characteristics of a deeply flawed human being.
Aside from that, this surreal, rich world expands with every volume.
Looking forward to the conclusion.
That might sound a bit much, but nowadays it's so rare that I sit and stare at a page for minutes on end and take so long to finish a comic book because I want to take in every detail.
Furthermore, this comic dares to answer the "Trolley Problem" set in ethics, about how many deaths are the lesser evil and how does one make such a choice, or even has the right to. The answer is given in a few panels, straight in your face, along with the logic behind it, brutally simple and rather hard to refute, however much we want to.
This is not an easy pill to swallow, but we are reading the story of Adam Osidis: these were his choices and he owns them as few of us do today, claiming no more than the characteristics of a deeply flawed human being.
Aside from that, this surreal, rich world expands with every volume.
Looking forward to the conclusion.
January 27, 2023
Adam y el Rey de los susurros se dirigen a los pozos a buscar una cura, pero...pero...
LO BUENO: El arte de Jerome Opena es de una preciosidad que duele, y el tipo hace de todo: ¿ciudades aereas?, BANG, ¿creaturas tipo pulpo ?, BANG, y así, cada pagina es un regalo para los ojos, cositas que se te marcan en la memoria comiquera y quieres que el tipo haga muchas mas cosas, es muy bueno y ojala nos regale mas paginas. La historia avanza, y avanza bien , nos muestra una unión que se genera con el paso de las paginas y se cree, y hay una tortura...que da escalofrió, y esta muy buen desarrollada.
LO MALO: Hay momentos que el Remender cree que esta escribiendo una novela...o el queria escribir una novela y forrarse de dinero, pero termino haciendo un comic, y hay momentos en que los diálogos son muy intensos , y no se creen, parece que son entre sociologos y politologos, y esos podrían quedarse atrás y dejar que la obra se moviera mas rápido.
LO BUENO: El arte de Jerome Opena es de una preciosidad que duele, y el tipo hace de todo: ¿ciudades aereas?, BANG, ¿creaturas tipo pulpo ?, BANG, y así, cada pagina es un regalo para los ojos, cositas que se te marcan en la memoria comiquera y quieres que el tipo haga muchas mas cosas, es muy bueno y ojala nos regale mas paginas. La historia avanza, y avanza bien , nos muestra una unión que se genera con el paso de las paginas y se cree, y hay una tortura...que da escalofrió, y esta muy buen desarrollada.
LO MALO: Hay momentos que el Remender cree que esta escribiendo una novela...o el queria escribir una novela y forrarse de dinero, pero termino haciendo un comic, y hay momentos en que los diálogos son muy intensos , y no se creen, parece que son entre sociologos y politologos, y esos podrían quedarse atrás y dejar que la obra se moviera mas rápido.
December 14, 2020
This volume began slow, carrying over from a swampy narrative, and it picks up rather colorfully. I love Remender's meditations on the weight of self-loathing and self-imposed familial grief against wildcard action and an otherworldly adventure plot, but that seems to bounce better in the sci-fi interloping of Black Science than the fantasy journey of Seven to Eternity. You're forever rooting for a sinner that's been cast out on his own terms and likely deserving of the wasteland, whether physical or emotional, and this just carries so many clashes that you're unsure what the lineup is working toward. But there's a floating mantra of "keep going" through the exhaustion of these characters and I'm in for the long haul, though I'm not sure it can endure its own legs of baggage.
July 8, 2025
This volume introduces us to a slew of new characters for Remender to chuck in the meat grinder. The world is expanding as well. The floating island area of the world is pretty cool, as is the reason everyone lives up there. Crazy.
I'm really starting to wonder how the Mud King is able to make all of his deals work, though. That never really gets addressed (unless I fell asleep somewhere along the way and kept reading). It's a fantasy story, though, so it does not have to make all of the sense in the world. It should make internal sense, though. I guess it does. Hmmm. Maybe that's not the point.
Next!
I'm really starting to wonder how the Mud King is able to make all of his deals work, though. That never really gets addressed (unless I fell asleep somewhere along the way and kept reading). It's a fantasy story, though, so it does not have to make all of the sense in the world. It should make internal sense, though. I guess it does. Hmmm. Maybe that's not the point.
Next!
July 8, 2025
This volume introduces us to a slew of new characters for Remender to chuck in the meat grinder. The world is expanding as well. The floating island area of the world is pretty cool, as is the reason everyone lives up there. Crazy.
I'm really starting to wonder how the Mud King is able to make all of his deals work, though. That never really gets addressed (unless I fell asleep somewhere along the way and kept reading). It's a fantasy story, though, so it does not have to make all of the sense in the world. It should make internal sense, though. I guess it does. Hmmm. Maybe that's not the point.
Next!
I'm really starting to wonder how the Mud King is able to make all of his deals work, though. That never really gets addressed (unless I fell asleep somewhere along the way and kept reading). It's a fantasy story, though, so it does not have to make all of the sense in the world. It should make internal sense, though. I guess it does. Hmmm. Maybe that's not the point.
Next!
November 21, 2021
This book is incredible. The prose and imagery are so well executed that it could have just as easily been a fantasy novel series, but it leans into the medium and does everything a good comic should: it’s set in an imaginative and beautifully rendered world. It also does what so many comics don’t: it takes a whole lot of time to develop its characters. It doesn’t mind the wordy moments. It doesn’t mind the quiet moments. Honestly, it’s almost too much; the series as a whole spins it’s wheels in the middle here and drags about 2 chapters too long. But it’s still fantastic.
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