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Xie’s sparse fabrication of real events never successfully achieves the admittedly difficult task of visually depicting how music can touch the spirit. Small human moments abound, but the story’s attempts to portray more sweeping emotions fall short.
As an original superhero satire, this might have had some appeal, but for fans of these well-known characters, it lacks sufficient charisma, conceptual cohesion, or fresh commentary on the source material.
An effective primer on the physics and variety of bridges, but too frenetic and lacking in a sufficient humanist or aesthetic hook to grab many readers unless other volumes in the series are already checked out.
Fans of the previous book will enjoy the expansion of the reality of the Avatar world, but recent converts to the cartoon should be wary of the escalated mortal stakes and resistance to moral absolutes.
The gothic atmosphere will entice some, and any previous readers of the series will appreciate the artistic growth of the illustrator, but the weak execution of the storytelling won't create many loyalists.
The gothic atmosphere will entice some, and any previous readers of the series will appreciate the artistic growth of the illustrator, but the weak execution of the storytelling won't create many loyalists.
Video gamers may get a comprehensive sense of the complicated, accidental origin of their favorite pastime, as well as the opportunity to pay brief honors to the individuals who made it happen. But this amiable take is not structured or sourced, making it less than ideal for collections looking for authoritative resources on the topic.
An additional purchase for patrons who may grow up to enjoy fantastic tales of sibling rivalry such as William Sleator's Singularity or Doug TenNapel's Power Up.