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Human Target #3-4
Human Target: Second Chances
Collecting the Vertigo title that inspired the new hit series from Warner Bros. TV on Fox! From the aftermath of 9/11 to baseball steroid cover-ups, from reemerging 1960s radicals to an aging, conman looking for that last taste of freedom, Chance goes undercover in his most gripping stories yet.
256 pages, Paperback
First published February 22, 2011
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About the author
Peter Milligan
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Peter Milligan is a British writer, best known for his work on X-Force / X-Statix, the X-Men, & the Vertigo series Human Target. He is also a scriptwriter.
He has been writing comics for some time and he has somewhat of a reputation for writing material that is highly outlandish, bizarre and/or absurd.
His highest profile projects to date include a run on X-Men, and his X-Force revamp that relaunched as X-Statix.
Many of Milligan's best works have been from DC Vertigo. These include: The Extremist (4 issues with artist Ted McKeever) The Minx (8 issues with artist Sean Phillips) Face (Prestige one-shot with artist Duncan Fegredo) The Eaters (Prestige one-shot with artist Dean Ormston) Vertigo Pop London (4 issues with artist Philip Bond) Enigma (8 issues with artist Duncan Fegredo) and Girl (3 issues with artist Duncan Fegredo).
Series:
* Human Target
* Greek Street
* X-Force / X-Statix
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
Peter Milligan is a British writer, best known for his work on X-Force / X-Statix, the X-Men, & the Vertigo series Human Target. He is also a scriptwriter.
He has been writing comics for some time and he has somewhat of a reputation for writing material that is highly outlandish, bizarre and/or absurd.
His highest profile projects to date include a run on X-Men, and his X-Force revamp that relaunched as X-Statix.
Many of Milligan's best works have been from DC Vertigo. These include: The Extremist (4 issues with artist Ted McKeever) The Minx (8 issues with artist Sean Phillips) Face (Prestige one-shot with artist Duncan Fegredo) The Eaters (Prestige one-shot with artist Dean Ormston) Vertigo Pop London (4 issues with artist Philip Bond) Enigma (8 issues with artist Duncan Fegredo) and Girl (3 issues with artist Duncan Fegredo).
Series:
* Human Target
* Greek Street
* X-Force / X-Statix
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April 18, 2013
I'm spending my day in Watertown because I'm getting the car fixed. But I can only spend so long in a library (unfortunately), even though I'm very grateful that a public library is in walking distance of the auto shop, because you can't eat in a library. Which is how I found myself walking into a comic shop after filling my belly, and how I subsequently found this lovely gem of a book, buried in the bargain bin. I saw that Peter Milligan wrote it--one of my favorite writers--but the art, the art! Every page of this volume is breathtaking (figuratively, or I wouldn't be alive to type this), and did I mention this was in the bargain bin? I paid less for this than my sandwich. It was a good sandwich, but this is a great book.
It's marked as a second volume, but that's not important. It's actually the first ten issues of the Human Target comic that was launched around the time of the TV show, which didn't last. Neither did the comic, alas, but I'm willing to bet that this book is far, far better than whatever was assembled for network cameras.
The stories are gripping (if somewhat predictable), but the art is beautiful: clear, stylish, and yet sophisticated. I read it in one sitting, and look forward to reading it again, probably tonight.
It's marked as a second volume, but that's not important. It's actually the first ten issues of the Human Target comic that was launched around the time of the TV show, which didn't last. Neither did the comic, alas, but I'm willing to bet that this book is far, far better than whatever was assembled for network cameras.
The stories are gripping (if somewhat predictable), but the art is beautiful: clear, stylish, and yet sophisticated. I read it in one sitting, and look forward to reading it again, probably tonight.
June 29, 2020
Although this volume only contains the first 10 issues, I read the Vertigo imprint comic books Human Target #1-21, all of season 2. Written by Peter Milligan with the art shared between Cliff Chiang (10 issues), Javier Pulido (10 issues) and Cameron Stewart, this ongoing series improves on the openers with Chance's duplicity revealed in Human Target: Final Cut he plies his dubious trade in NYC, with the physical, mental and psychological pressures of becoming other people pushing him, and us readers to a point, when we have to ask, who is Christopher Chance? Nice work and it has a very satisfying ending. 7.5 out of 12.
February 22, 2022
I enjoyed this a lot more than the first volume (which I reread immediately before reading this), because that sort of slightly plotted itself into a corner with the endless identity switcheroos and identity crises where this just seems to relish the opportunities of smaller scale stories within a wider arc. The plot is both more focussed and somehow more relaxed and by the time we get to the final, almost startlingly off the cuff story in the volume it’s said a great deal more than the first volume ever managed
May 13, 2025
The second volume is much better than the first volume. Here, Christopher Chance:
1. Helps a "victim" of 9/11 take revenge on their crooked boss, (but not get back their family);
2. Smash a steroid and gambling ring in baseball;
3. Give a pedo priest justice;
4. Reconcile the life of a former domestic terrorist; and
5. Five fun days as an ex-con!
1. Helps a "victim" of 9/11 take revenge on their crooked boss, (but not get back their family);
2. Smash a steroid and gambling ring in baseball;
3. Give a pedo priest justice;
4. Reconcile the life of a former domestic terrorist; and
5. Five fun days as an ex-con!
January 17, 2022
4.5 stars rounded up. I like some stories more than others, but they were all solid.
September 12, 2015
More of Christopher Chance. Can't be a bad thing, right?
Absolutely right.
Peter Milligan's writing in this double volume has not declined in the least.
Javier Pulido, who I've been quite vocal about hating in Charles Soule's She-Hulk actually delivers here. His style is a much better fit for the mysterious, suspenseful, psychological style of storytelling displayed in Human Target.
However, once Cliff Chiang (Can't wait for Paper Girls, with BKV) takes over artistic duties, things get that much better. His style is less simplistic than Pulido, and that much gritter, which fits Vertigo titles like this one perfectly.
Absolutely right.
Peter Milligan's writing in this double volume has not declined in the least.
Javier Pulido, who I've been quite vocal about hating in Charles Soule's She-Hulk actually delivers here. His style is a much better fit for the mysterious, suspenseful, psychological style of storytelling displayed in Human Target.
However, once Cliff Chiang (Can't wait for Paper Girls, with BKV) takes over artistic duties, things get that much better. His style is less simplistic than Pulido, and that much gritter, which fits Vertigo titles like this one perfectly.
November 12, 2013
It’s sad to see that this comic never got beyond this stage. Utilizing a goofy premise of a character whose job it is to assume other people’s identities, this series managed to tell psychologically titillating stories that dared examine complicated ethical dilemmas. “Second Chances” continues on with substantial chapters while posing unanswered questions, all the while remaining extremely entertaining.
This might have become something brilliant.
This might have become something brilliant.
April 6, 2015
Human Target: Second Chances collects third and fourth volume of the Human Target series.
Most of the stories are interesting, action packed, and just the right amount of complexed.
The art is great throughout this entire collection, and it fits the stories and characters really well.
Overall, this is an intriguing read with great art that can be enjoyed even if you have never heard of Human Target, but would be enjoyed even more if you read the first collection.
Most of the stories are interesting, action packed, and just the right amount of complexed.
The art is great throughout this entire collection, and it fits the stories and characters really well.
Overall, this is an intriguing read with great art that can be enjoyed even if you have never heard of Human Target, but would be enjoyed even more if you read the first collection.
August 9, 2011
Si no me equivoco, todo lo que contiene este tomo lo leí en distintas ediciones en castellano. Cuando lo corrobore seguro me explaye en la reseña o al menos linkearé esta a aquellas.
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