Amory Wars Volume 2: The Second Stage Turbine Blade

The Amory Wars #3.2

by Claudio Sánchez, Gabriel Guzmán (Artist)

Collected at last, the second volume in the ongoing saga of The Amory Wars from Coheed and Cambria's Claudio Sanchez, concluding the story of The Second Stage Turbine Blade. Collects The Amory Wars 2 #1-6, plus the exclusive story "33."

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

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Claudio Paul Sanchez III (born March 12, 1978, in Suffern, New York, United States) is an American writer and musician of Puerto Rican and Italian descent best known for being the lead singer and guitarist for the alternative/progressive rock group Coheed and Cambria. He is the creator of the comic book series The Amory Wars, as well as Key of Z and Kill Audio, both co-written with wife Chondra Echert. Sanchez co-authored the novel Year of the Black Rainbow with Peter David.

From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio...

Reviews

[Oliver · Rating 1 out of 5]

The pacing is a bit better, but that's probably just because the story is in motion now so there's less material to cover. It still feels jumbled and underdeveloped, and there are lots of these "And then this!" surprises that feel too random/impromptu. The Council of Eurocrons ("Twelve opportunists who oversee the Keywork;" Isn't that what the Prise do?) Secret subterranean beings enslaved and used to power the keywork (Isn't that what the stars are doing?)! The Mages are now Onstantine Priests! Crowing Die! Dragonflies! Monstar Virus!



“Star VII is now a sun…”

...Aren't suns stars?

“…And the nine planet, spinning aimlessly in space, are drawn to its gravity."

Wait, so none of the stars had a gravitational pull prior to this?

"If the damage to the keywork is not repaired soon, all of the seventy-eight planets of Heaven’s Fence will be pulled in…”

Oh, that's serious.

"...Smashing into each other and creating cataclysmic destruction for billions of beings… the one true apocalypse."

And you say this was Ryan's plan? To annihilate the entire planetary system that he too inhabits?

(Ten pages later, in the next issue:) Naw, don't worry about it; the Prise are just going to relinquish their corporeal forms and become pure energy.

Oh, well that's... convenient...



I don't know; it still just feels like stuff is getting made up as we go along. The artwork looks a bit better at times, at least.

[Ian Hrabe · Rating 2 out of 5]

The second half of the Second Stage Turbine Blade works a lot better than the first (the art is much improved as well) but the fascinating world created by Sanchez buckles due to the lack of more cohesive (or coherent) world building. Things become more clear in this volume, but the storytelling is as clunky as ever.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yeah, it's a little confusing and hard to follow at times, but I'm so in love with the overall story that I don't even care.

[Alex Mayfield · Rating 2 out of 5]

The imagery is incredibly engaging but the narrative is all over the place and seems to have a tough time nailing down the themes and story that want to be told. It almost feels like the entire story needs to be expanded and told over more issues to allow the narrative to be fully fleshed out.

[Luke Costin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not sure what it is with this book but I’m struggling to fully click with it. Still, it’s not dull and the art is great.

[TumultuousHigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

i have adored coheed and cambria, claudio sanchez's band, since i was 12, so imagine my excitement when i later learned that there was a comic book as well! the story line is one of a kind and the artwork is stunning. any fan of coheed and cambria, even any sci-fi fan would enjoy this! just remember the music makes more sense iwth the comic and vice versa

[Ross Patrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first part of the Amory Wars was a little hard to get into, it was a very confusing start to the story. I honestly had to read it two times to figure it out what was going on. But once I figured out the plot, it all came together and it synced with the album. I really enjoyed it once I figured out what was going on and it was a great start to the series.

[Terrence O'quinn · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's been awhile since I read these, but when I did I could hardly follow exactly what was happening. The story moved far too fast and didn't move very smoothly. I feel like it was disorganized and the idea wasn't properly developed.

[Josh · Rating 2 out of 5]

While the story improves a bit, it still suffers from the same weaknesses as the original: stereotypical characters, bad narration, forced plot. I hear that the comics in the next series (In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth) are better so I may pick them up at some point.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good storyline, and it makes it better knowing that there are songs to go with everything. I liked this one more then the first volume, it seemed to have a bit more going on.

[Aaron · Rating 3 out of 5]

Better than volume one, but not by much.

[Katy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the story and art in this even more than in Volume 1. It's awesome to read the story behind Coheed & Cambria's music.