
Review: Crossover, Volume 1: Kids Love Chains
“If you’re concerned that you might not be that into a book full of characters that you may only be tangentially familiar with, then don’t be.”
“If you’re concerned that you might not be that into a book full of characters that you may only be tangentially familiar with, then don’t be.”
“I don’t get to combine social policy and shotguns anywhere near often enough.”
“One of the more tenured IPs in the 2000AD canon, Rogue Trooper examines the futility of war by putting the reader in the middle of a seemingly never-ending conflict between the Southers and the Norts, that has rendered Earth uninhabitable to humanity and necessitated the creation of Genetic Infantrymen (GIs). These lab-grown soldiers, able to endure Nu-Earth’s now-toxic atmosphere, are the Souther Army’s best hope of finally defeating the Norts and putting an end to the war.”
“In AER’s outdoor environments, it looks lovely; big, bright, colourful shapes gliding past as you soar serenely through the angular cloud formations.”
“There’s a farcical quality to everything that Ernie does that, despite his gross, base motivations engender sympathy. Also, pitting him against actual fascists doesn’t hurt.”
“It would be easy to write The Fall off as another post-apocalyptic tale of how, when the chips are down, humans are kind of awful, and I’m not about to tell you that this isn’t that book…So, what does The Fall do to set itself apart from the rest in a crowded marketplace?”
“As point-and-click adventure games go, Jenny LeClue – Detectivú, is something a little bit different.”
“…despite a rampaging elephant and a sodding arm cannon, it’s just not much fun.”