Leonardo 2 by Stéphane Levallois Review

I’m going to be honest, I wasn’t really sure what I was getting myself into with this book, and even though I had read the description, It really didn’t prepare me for what really happened. In this graphic novel is a collection of breathtaking works of art, and they are woven into an equally breathtaking story. I never thought scifi could blend so seamlessly with this style of art, and really Leonardo Da Vinci in general, but here I am, blown away and in awe of this book. I really enjoyed it, if you haven’t gotten the message yet.

5/5 Stars 96 pages
Published October 15th 2020 by NBM Publishing

In the future, Earth has been ravaged. The only people left are aboard The Renaissance, a ship circling the planet. But they’re not safe yet. An intergalactic ship has been tormenting the survivors with threats of war and destruction, and they’re going to keep their promise. And the only hope that humanity has, is that by cloning Leonardo Da Vinci, they wish to tap into his genius and allow him to create weapons of mass destruction. However, things don’t go exactly how they could have hoped.

With a beautiful art style unlike any of the other graphic novels I’ve read I think ever, this is a book that would really stand out on my shelf. Not only because of the art, but also the story. Woven together are pieces of their present day Leonardo 2 putting his master plan into place, and snippets of the original Leonardo’s life. He’s haunted by his past mistakes, and hopes to correct them in this new life he’s been given. And I think that’s exactly what he does.

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Overall, I don’t think I’m going to forget this graphic novel for a really long time. I want to re read it, and hold it in my hands, and that’s why I hope I can buy it sometime in the future. I would love to let my friends and family borrow it. I want everyone to know about it. And that’s really just that. I couldn’t get enough of it, and I can’t recommend it enough. Definitely check it out if you see it around, I think you’ll learn some new facts about Leonardo Da Vinci, just like I did.

If you’d like to grab a copy, you can do so here, through my Amazon Associates link.

And if you’d like to keep up with the creator, you can on Instagram, here.

Thanks for reading! Hope you’re doing well and staying safe.

A Walk Through Hell, Volume 1 by Garth Ennis, Goran Sudžuka, Mike Marts & Rob Steen Review

Though I liked the cover for this book and the description sounded right up my alley, this book fell a little flat for me when compared to other horror comics. Though I’ve read a bunch of comics from Aftershock Comics before, I might have had my hopes a little high for the gore in this story. It is interesting, but it just wasn’t my new favourite story, and it was a little confusing with the flashbacks, or whatever they were. That being said, it wasn’t the worst, and I did like reading it.

 

3/5 Stars 120 pages
Published December 11th 2018 by Aftershock Comics

It starts off with a man and a woman going through a mall with a baby. Someone shoots the baby point blank, and the woman holding it dies too. Turns out six people were murdered that day, just two days before Christmas. This is when we’re introduced to Special FBI Agents Shaw and McGregor, who are headed to their job, reading tweets about the murders the whole way.

 

Through their investigation of the murders, they’re lead to a warehouse where people go in, and they don’t come back out. The swat team outside kills themselves out of fear of the place, and before they can stop the special agents, they head on in. This is the beginning of the strangest day of their lives. Sort of a Silent Hill vibe, they are knocked unconscious by an unknown factor. Waking up, they realize that they have no pulse. They start hearing things, and then wonder if they’re both hallucinating when they find a man that just is blowing his head off over and over and over again. Have they been transported to Hell? Judging by the title, I would say yes.

 

With all that out of the way, let me say that what I didn’t like about this, was the kind of disconnected flashbacks that they were having while in this warehouse. I was confused by them, wondering how they got out and went to a diner or back to the station when everyone else couldn’t get out. And then I realized they were memories. I also was hoping for more gore than there was in this book, but that’s my bad. I liked the characters, but I didn’t really get to know them in this volume. The world they live in is like our own, but clearly there’s a hell on earth somehow.

 

Will I be reading the next volume? I’m not sure. I don’t have a favourite character, and I wasn’t super into the story, but I did think it was spooky and intriguing. It wasn’t my cup of tea, but who’s to say it won’t be yours? Check it out if you think you’d like it.

You can grab a copy for yourself here.

Here’s a link to the only one of the creator’s Twitter accounts I could find, if you’d like to keep up with them.

 

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