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3.0 out of 5 stars
Great Art, Weaker Story,
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This review is from: Ronin (Paperback)
Since it's Frank Miller, you know this graphic novel looks awesome, and you can pretty much count on a dark moodiness too. The book starts with samurai in feudal Japan failing his master and becoming ronin (wandering and masterless) before a climactic encounter with the demon who slew his master. Then the book flashes forward to a dystopian 21st-century New York where the streets are rubble ruled by gangs, and ghouls rule beneath the streets. The ronin and demon's story is carried on in the context of a a giant corporation involved in bio-technology. It gets a little complicated and somewhat cheezy after that, but it's still worth checking out.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of te finest graphic novels out there.,
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This review is from: Ronin (Paperback)
If you like science fiction and suspence all in the same book along with japanese characters then you have got to read Ronin. Like Millers other masterpiece "Batman:The Dark Knight Returns" it has the same artwork and depth. Even though Mr. Millers artwork doesn't come close to that of someone like Chaep Yaep, the story more than makes up for it. In the tradition of "Akira" it combines Japanese cultue with a futuristic prescence. If you liked "Dark Knight" you'll love Frank Millers' "Ronin".
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent story, so-so artwork,
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This review is from: Ronin (Paperback)
PLOT SYNOPSIS:Ronin begins in feudal Japan, when a samurai's master is killed by Agat, the demon who has been his archenemy for years. Forced to become a disgraced ronin to avenge his master's death, the samurai finally confronts and slays the demon, but at a terrible price. Leap to the 21st century, where the Aquarius Project and its biotechnological wonders are the last saving grace for a New York that has become a festering corpse. A telepath named Billy Callas becomes the focal point for the renewed battle between the ronin and the demon, a battle which will take on horrific proportions as the violence and corruption brought on by the enemies' resurrection spreads. Who will survive? Ronin is everything I expect from Frank Miller-a solid, hard-hitting story that deftly mixes action, intriguing characters, intelligent dialogue, and some biting social commentary. My only complaint is the artwork, which I've always felt was very crude and amateurish-looking. The cover artwork and character designs are very good but overall everything just looks like storyboard-quality drawings that were colored instead of finished artwork, especially anything that features Aquarius and its products. This is a purely subjective gripe, however, and should not disuade you from dropping what you're doing and immediately buying this book.
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