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Villains #1.5

ExtraOrdinary

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Written by #1 New York Times bestselling author V.E. Schwab, Extraordinary expands deeper into the world of Schwab's critically acclaimed novels Vicious and Vengeful.

Torn from the world of 'Vicious', where death is not the end, only the beginning of extraordinary powers... Three new "EO"s must grapple with their new abilities... and with those who would hunt them down! Featuring unseen character design galleries from Andrea Olimpieri and story commentary from V.E. Schwab!

112 pages, Hardcover

First published October 12, 2021

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V.E. Schwab

71 books77.8k followers
This author also writes under the name of Victoria Schwab.

VICTORIA “V. E.” SCHWAB is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including the acclaimed Shades universe, the Villains series, the City of Ghosts series, Gallant, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and The Fragile Threads of Power. When not haunting Paris streets or trudging up English hillsides, she can usually be found in Edinburgh, Scotland, tucked in the corner of a coffee shop, dreaming up monsters.

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314 reviews118k followers
August 23, 2022
3.5 ⭐️ so this is what happens to eli and victor?!! still entertaining tho
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97 reviews1 follower
December 21, 2021
Who were those bulky dudes? I always envisioned Victor as a smol, lean and angry guy while Eli was the fictional embodiment of Timothee Chalamet but then these two bulks of muscle and meat show up and I'm like ???? Hello who are you ??? Who did them this dirty I wanna cry 😭😭😭

Other than this, I loved the narrative aspect of this comic. And I love V. E. Schwab. The twist at the end was a good one, it made me so excited for future installments
Profile Image for Melanie (meltotheany).
1,199 reviews102k followers
March 16, 2022
this owlcrate edition is very beautiful and it really made me excited to pick this graphic novel up! but i thought this was going to be a new story with all new characters set in the world of vicious, so imagine my surprise when eli shows up! vicious was just not the book for me, mostly because of the main characters, even though i loved the concept. but if you enjoyed that story and want a little more in a graphic medium - then i think you will enjoy this a lot more than i did! but i did enjoy meeting charlotte and seeing the new eos!

trigger and content warnings: death, blood depiction, self harm (for power activation), mention of close to attempted suicides in past (for power activation), hospitalization, panic attack depiction, captivity, violence, and gore.

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Author 9 books19.8k followers
October 11, 2021
Embarrassed to say this was the first book I read in this series and I'm pretty sure it's the wrong one to start with but it was still very good and made sense in spite of the fact that I'd missed way too much of the backstory.

Now to go find all of the other books...
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370 reviews157 followers
February 23, 2023
Прикольна ідея, гарна мальовка, шкода тільки, що мало і це перший том з невідомо скільки
Profile Image for Isa Cantos (Crónicas de una Merodeadora).
1,009 reviews43.9k followers
December 24, 2022
Este es el primer tomo de unos cómics que se sitúan, también, en el universo de Villains de V. E. Schwab. En este nos encontramos con la historia de origen de Charlotte, una chica que muere en un accidente automovilístico, pero que, milagrosamente, vuelve a la vida unos minutos después. Sin embargo, no vuelve como una humana normal, sino como una ExtraOrdinaria. Lo malo es que los poderes con los que se despertó Charlotte le permiten ver, en los reflejos, las muertes de las personas… incluyendo la suya propia.

Charlotte, que al principio cree que tiene algún daño cerebral por el accidente, entiende poco a poco que su habilidad es muy real y entonces decide que no va a esperar sentada a que su muerte simplemente suceda, así que va en busca de la persona que la causará. Todo esto mientras una organización, llamada One, la busca para exterminarla. En medio de su aventura, va a conocer a unos cuantos EOs más que le explican quién está realmente detrás de One, de sus intenciones y sus planes.

Creo que esta es una historia bastante simpática y entretenida sobre el mundo de Villains. Ahora, lo que no entiendo es por qué la clasifican como un 1.5 en el orden de la serie si, en mi opinión, no aporta nada imprescindible para entender los libros principales. Es más como una historia curiosa y divertida de conocer, pero nada vital.
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4,975 reviews5,331 followers
March 21, 2022
First of all: that cover is not representative of the tone or content of the story. Neither is the back cover, where a girl listens to headphones in a graveyard while generic-but-ominous hooded figures loom -- none of those elements are in this story except for the girl in headphones.

Second: If you've already read Vicious, know that at least a third of this content will be retelling parts of the background about Victor and Eli becoming EOs and Eli's homicidal quest. Once you subtract the regurgitated parts, this was actually pretty short. I didn't feel like I got to know the knew characters well.

Third, art: This is traditional-superhero-comic in style. Men are Mister Universe Contenders, women are size negative 1 stick insects. At least they don't have boob windows. Other than that, the art is fine. I was neutral.

Profile Image for Hamad.
1,320 reviews1,630 followers
September 28, 2021
Actual Rating: 3.5 Stars

I was excited when I heard about this as I love Schwab and her Villains series. This was a bit shorter than expected but the illustrations and text are perfect! The synopsis explains the story perfectly so there is no point that I do it again by myself.

This did not blow my mind because I expected a totally new story in that same world but it starts with Victor and Eli's story which we know from the main series and then follows Charlotte and her trial to take control of her life -or death- and meeting a few EO on the way.

That being said, it was cool to see characters we already know come to life with the illustrations. As always, I will read whatever Schwab comes out with next!
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536 reviews38 followers
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July 26, 2020
this is the most fantastic thing ive ever laid my eyes on and it does not even exist yet
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971 reviews938 followers
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January 5, 2023
Уже в дикій природі! Перший мій переклад, замовлений і зроблений уже за воєнного часу (спасибі видавництву Віват, як навіть у цілком апокаліптичному квітні року божого 22-го продовжувало думати про підліткові супергеройські комікси).

"Надзвичайна" - це вбоквел від іншої серії Вікторії Шваб, але напевно читається й окремо також. Зав'язка "Надзвичайної" така: помирають усі, але дехто потім ще й повертається - уже з супергеройським навиком, який допоміг вижити (чи зумовлений останніми передсмертними думками). От, скажімо, одна похмура підлітка, що - як то водиться в похмурих підлітків - забагато думала про смерть, після автокатастрофи починає бачити, як помруть усі навколо. Зокрема бачить, хто її вб'є. Починає з підліткового фаталізму й розпачу, але дуже швидко переходить до етапу "шо тут можна порішать і чим можна допомогти". Це страшенно життєствердний месідж, який варто практикувати на щодень, коли не вивозиш - ситуація може й не альо, але подумаймо, чим можна зарадити.

І графіка в коміксі дуже гарна.
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331 reviews158 followers
November 28, 2021
Actual rating: 3.5 stars

I should probably start this review by mentioning that I'm not a huge graphic novel fan. They always leave me wanting more for some reason. However, V.E. Schwab is one of my favorite authors and I read anything she writes.

Vicious is my favorite Schwab book so I was excited to be back in this world. It was cool to see the characters I love brought to life in this graphic novel. I'm not sure how invested I am in the new characters yet, but the ending has me intrigued enough to pick up the next volume.
Profile Image for Ashley.
851 reviews633 followers
March 28, 2023
Star Rating: —> 4.5 Stars

Kickass, & well, this welcome new entry into the Villians universe was just as extraordinary as I've come to expect from Schwab! Awesome new ExtraOrdinaries to get to know, Amazing art style... truly gorgeous to look at!

Overall, just an amazing new, VISUAL (IIIEEEEE!) journey in one of my all time favorite series!
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437 reviews432 followers
September 20, 2024
Strasznie szkoda, że środek nie jest narysowany w tym samym stylu co okładka 😭 Sama historia jest fajnym uzupełnieniem, ale wyglada Eliego i Victora mnie boli.
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216 reviews29 followers
December 24, 2021
“Maybe that’s all life is. Running away from an inevitable end”
IM JUST HERE FOR SOME ELI&VICTOR CONTENT
Profile Image for Rosava Doshchyk.
422 reviews74 followers
December 31, 2022
3.5
Я дурна, бо взяла мальопис, не розуміючи, що це доповнення до серії "Лиходії". Цікаво, це так "Віват" натякає, що він планує видати "Vicious"?
Підлітка Шарлотта помирає в автокатастрофі. І оживає. Але дещо змінилося: вона бачить відображення смерті кожної людини, з якою зустрічається. Зокрема, й власну.
Та Шарлотта вже одного разу померла, і не збирається робити це знову. Тож вона вирішує вбити свого вбивцю, доки він не знайшов її першою. А вбивця її теж з надзвичайників: він вважає своєю божественною місією вколошкати всіх, хто схожий на нього.
Мальопис можна читати без основних книжок: нам пояснюється світ і його проблематика, тут є завершена історія з відкритим фіналом і окреслені характери персонажів. Однак без передісторії він може видатися дещо неповним. Та це зробило свою справу — я тепер сильніше хочу прочитати "Vicious".
Арт на обкладинці просто фантастичний! Сам малюнок у коміксі — нічого особливого, але достатньо приємний і динамічний.
"Віват" добре попрацював з версткою. Зазвичай це питання не підіймається в оглядах, бо правильна верстка коміксів — це невід'ємна частина адаптації, але після випадку з "Астролябією" видається, що про це варто згадати.
В кінці коміксу також є невеличке оповідання про ще одного надзвичайника.
Що тут скажеш? Заінтригували, давайте весь всесвіт.
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1,725 reviews243 followers
November 14, 2021
2 stars

I went into this knowing it probably wasn't for me as although I really enjoyed Vicious, I dnfed the 2nd book as I found it a little boring and the characters werent doing it for me. I didn't know much about this comic when I bought it (which was after I read Vicious and thought I would enjoy the 2nd book) but hoped for a fun new story about EOs. Disappointed that it still revolves around Eli and Victor as it would have been nice to see something fresh.
This book didnt have that much actual content for me either and I felt if you hadn't read Vicious then you would be a bit confused. I wasn't a huge fan of the artwork either, I can appreciate it but it just wasnt the style I like.
Overall it felt like old news rehashed into something lesser than the original.
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1,885 reviews742 followers
January 4, 2022
This was pretty cool, I liked Charlotte and the new EOs. What I didn't like is that a lot of space was taken up by the story we know already and very little new info was provided, but I guess that's good in another way (for people who picked this up without reading the book).

This isn't a must read, but it's still fun.
Profile Image for Andreea (booksstopia).
461 reviews788 followers
February 9, 2022
Love the artstyle and the story!
If you feel like reading this one, you must know that you need to start with Villains :)
Profile Image for riya.
344 reviews
January 17, 2022
whoever thought that’s how canon victor looks like, i hope both sides of your pillow are warm <3
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147 reviews120 followers
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February 16, 2021
2/16/21: The cover was revealed today! It’s pretty cool and I can’t wait to dive into this.
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903 reviews141 followers
January 30, 2022
El libro es brutal. Las ilustraciones y lo que intentan transmitir se siente muy real.

Sí sentí que se quedó algo corto en varios aspectos y aunque fue genial ver una escena de Víctor y Eli, se repitió dos veces y repitió cosas del primer libro… cuando lo que uno esperaba era justo la historia de la muchacha.

Si V E Schwab sigue haciendo estas novelas gráficas e historias cortas, la sacaría del estadio. Ese mundo es increíble y conocer más de EO y sus poderes, uff.

El final es un cliffhanger que lo dejan a uno pidiendo más. Por lo qué hay que esperar no sé cuántos años para el tercero 😭
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289 reviews24 followers
January 1, 2022
They did Victor so dirty ugh…whoever came up with that look come out don’t be shy I just wanna talk
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