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Initial thoughts...

Honestly, a bit of a let down. Thinking this may be more to my own imagination hyping this one up after reading the previews on how essential an issue this would be, and expecting something really earthshaking (i.e. Bloodshot finding out he is Solar and Erica's love-child). In light of what we now know about Harbinger Wars, I see how this is a big issue and will be a "woah" to those not up on upcoming events, but after reading it I was just left feeling "tell me something I didn't know." :(

On top of that, the art has taken a huge step back, IMO. Not familiar with the Matthew Clark/Stefano Gaudino combo before, but the style was to "draft"-ish to me.

Be curious to know what you all think... I imagine some might call be whackadoo for this review. Don't get me wrong, I love Bloodshot and am curious to see where this is all going, just felt let down by this issue.
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Your a whacko.

:lol:

J/k, but I liked the issue. Bloodshot is always very action oriented, and this was no different. I think we actually got a lot of insight into PRS, Kuretich and Bloodshot.

I agree the art is not on the level of Garcia, but its not bad either. A little dark and sketchy, but that fit the story's plot and tone.

So where any of those kids from VH1? Two were mentioned by name (Cloud and Blaster). It also seems that one may have been Simon from Faith's B-Squad: http://wiki.valiantentertainment.com/in ... on_Morrell
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You are correct on the additional insight into PRS, Kuretich, and Bloodshot... very good point. Was just in a meeting, and was reflecting on this issue a bit more (because that is what one does in work meetings)... going back to issue #1, what was the mission that Bloodshot was on at that the start? We know the fake cover story, but what was it really? Was PRS sending him in to eliminate Kuretich?

I thought of Simon, too, for the invisibilty psiot. Not sure about the others, but am curious to their whereabouts. Do any of these children actually get killed, or is that just what they believe happens when the red eyed boogeyman comes for them?

Questions questions... dang it... I'm liking the issue more and more.
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Keith wrote:You are correct on the additional insight into PRS, Kuretich, and Bloodshot... very good point. Was just in a meeting, and was reflecting on this issue a bit more (because that is what one does in work meetings)... going back to issue #1, what was the mission that Bloodshot was on at that the start? We know the fake cover story, but what was it really? Was PRS sending him in to eliminate Kuretich?

I thought of Simon, too, for the invisibilty psiot. Not sure about the others, but am curious to their whereabouts. Do any of these children actually get killed, or is that just what they believe happens when the red eyed boogeyman comes for them?

Questions questions... dang it... I'm liking the issue more and more.
I think in the original mission, Kuretich used a Psiot to bring down that drone and draw PRSs attention knowing they would send Bloodshot. Whether they were looking for the drone, the Psiot, or both, we do not know. What we do know is Kuretich was prepared to knock I'm out and access his files in order to better investigate PRS and their evil deeds. So I don't think they knew Kuretich was there.
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I thought this was a good issue. Loved the back story. As was said, great info on PRS, Kuretich and how Bloodshot "handling" works. It'll be a long time yet before we find out who he really was.

My question was this: these harbinger kids are all aware of who Bloodshot is - he's the boogeyman and been told about him by someone. The someone who is keeping the kids "safe" in their various safehouses. Someone who's other safehouses have been compromised by Bloodshot's "rescue" missions. But who is it? It's not Harada, because there would be adult psiots for defense. So who else is in the game here?

I also thought of Simon. Not sure on the others.
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pixierosa wrote:I thought this was a good issue. Loved the back story. As was said, great info on PRS, Kuretich and how Bloodshot "handling" works. It'll be a long time yet before we find out who he really was.

My question was this: these harbinger kids are all aware of who Bloodshot is - he's the boogeyman and been told about him by someone. The someone who is keeping the kids "safe" in their various safehouses. Someone who's other safehouses have been compromised by Bloodshot's "rescue" missions. But who is it? It's not Harada, because there would be adult psiots for defense. So who else is in the game here?

I also thought of Simon. Not sure on the others.
Interesting, but didn't Harada have non-Psiot guards at the Harbinger Foundation when they brought Pete in? I suppose it could be a third party, but I don't see how that would advance the Hrbinger Wars plot at this point.

I think it has to be Harada. The kids already have code names and are being told about Bloodshot/PRS, which Harada has obviously known about for a while. They also had to have been activated, and appear to have been trained in using their powers.
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Underwhelmed, unimpressed with the art, scratching my head in a lot of ways.

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BugsySig wrote:
pixierosa wrote:I thought this was a good issue. Loved the back story. As was said, great info on PRS, Kuretich and how Bloodshot "handling" works. It'll be a long time yet before we find out who he really was.

My question was this: these harbinger kids are all aware of who Bloodshot is - he's the boogeyman and been told about him by someone. The someone who is keeping the kids "safe" in their various safehouses. Someone who's other safehouses have been compromised by Bloodshot's "rescue" missions. But who is it? It's not Harada, because there would be adult psiots for defense. So who else is in the game here?

I also thought of Simon. Not sure on the others.
Interesting, but didn't Harada have non-Psiot guards at the Harbinger Foundation when they brought Pete in? I suppose it could be a third party, but I don't see how that would advance the Hrbinger Wars plot at this point.

I think it has to be Harada. The kids already have code names and are being told about Bloodshot/PRS, which Harada has obviously known about for a while. They also had to have been activated, and appear to have been trained in using their powers.
I think he did, but it's odd that there were no other psiots there. Also seems like a random place to keep these kids, some of whom look old enough be in the "school." The whole setup is odd, but other than Harada, who could it be?
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I thought this was a really solid issue. It didn't advance the main story (obviously), but it gave a ton of background info WRT a lot of character's motivations and intentions. Now we know why the events in #1 were happening and why the kids last issue had such a strong negative reaction upon seeing Bloodshot "come to their rescue."

I did miss Garcia's pencil's. Clark isn't bad (in fact if they launch an Eternal Warrior series...hint, hint...wouldn't mind seeing him on the art team) but I have become a big fan of Garcia.

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This was a good jump on issue. Dug most of the art. The guy at the end he kills in issue 5. So a flashback issue. Intrestimg premisee, he doesn't know his own past. 4/5.

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cavemold wrote:This was a good jump on issue. Dug most of the art. The guy at the end he kills in issue 5. So a flashback issue. Intrestimg premisee, he doesn't know his own past. 4/5.
At this point, I wonder if Bloodshot was ever a real person. Is it possible he is a cloned body or was manufactured by the Nanites?
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I was disappointed by the issue.

Certain it will be important - especially with the upcoming Harbinger Wars. But felt ALMOST like it was fill-in capable - and able to be inserted anywhere from here on in until the end of the story.

The art was a down, too. Not certain IF I will like it more later or not. But was underwhelmed.

As for the psiot characters - those WERE pretty amazing. The animation of the corpse was excellent. Planning a second read this weekend. Still catching up on the blog.
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After Bloodshot leaves the compound, there are still two psiot children left. One had made himself and the other one invisible. The other one appeared to have brown hair and wearing a yellow hoodie. :hm:

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Blood of Heroes wrote:After Bloodshot leaves the compound, there are still two psiot children left. One had made himself and the other one invisible. The other one appeared to have brown hair and wearing a yellow hoodie. :hm:
Interestingly, the hoodie was green in all the other scenes. The invisibility reminds me of Simon, from Faith's Harbinger school team, and he wore a hoodie a lot. In this case it wasn't the kid with the hoodie with the cloaking ability, but it could be a nod to the old character. I'm assuming the hoodie kid doesn't have a power that can be directly aggressive, unlike blaster and the other kid who jacked into people's minds. Did they say his name? Can't find it. Jeez, hope that's not Axe.

We didn't get to see Cloud's power, but I'm assuming she's got weather mojo.
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I thought it was a good issue over all but it just didn't have the same pace of set up and reveal like XO, Harbinger and Shadowman it felt a little slow.

Still good though I would give it 3.5/5.

Maybe it was because we we're rolling along with a bunch of stuff last issue and this issue was a complete departure from that for back story.

That's a bit of change for this title as previously the back story was mixed with current action, maybe the next issue will be all current events with no flashbacks. The problem with that is Kara, Pulse and Bloodshot are all up to their necks in the PRS base and now we have to wait another month to get any advancement on what's happening there.

I didn't mind the art but it may have been a small step down from the previous issues. I like the tone of the book and where it's going this issue just felt like a bit of a breather.

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BugsySig wrote:
cavemold wrote:This was a good jump on issue. Dug most of the art. The guy at the end he kills in issue 5. So a flashback issue. Intrestimg premisee, he doesn't know his own past. 4/5.
At this point, I wonder if Bloodshot was ever a real person. Is it possible he is a cloned body or was manufactured by the Nanites?
hmmm i think he died and was robotically resurrected . At some point he was a human ,maybe the guy with gun to his head was him. I think it he was once human

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hawkeyeps wrote:I thought it was a good issue over all but it just didn't have the same pace of set up and reveal like XO, Harbinger and Shadowman it felt a little slow.

Still good though I would give it 3.5/5.

Maybe it was because we we're rolling along with a bunch of stuff last issue and this issue was a complete departure from that for back story.

That's a bit of change for this title as previously the back story was mixed with current action, maybe the next issue will be all current events with no flashbacks. The problem with that is Kara, Pulse and Bloodshot are all up to their necks in the PRS base and now we have to wait another month to get any advancement on what's happening there.

I didn't mind the art but it may have been a small step down from the previous issues. I like the tone of the book and where it's going this issue just felt like a bit of a breather.
If I had one major problem with the issue, it was the fact that it completely departed from the ongoing story. It almost would have worked better around issue 8 or 9 as a lead in to Harbinger Wars...Kind of like the Planet Death prologue issues coming up in XO.
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kevinbastos wrote: But felt ALMOST like it was fill-in capable - and able to be inserted anywhere from here on in until the end of the story.
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OK, two little tidbits that I thought of last night.

1 - Pulse, back in issue 4 (I think), tried calling "Tony Harada." We know she was captured by PRS, but likely not by Bloodshot since she didn't seem to recognize him either in present day or during her attempted murder flashback. But that may suggest she overheard the name from one of the other children at PRS, and that they, in turn, may have been part of the foundation.

2 - This issue took place "5 years ago," but we know Archer was adopted from a military base in Arizona ~15 years ago. Kuretich said these raids on kids only started recently, at least for Bloodshot. So either: a) Archer was not adopted from PRS, or b) the child abductions started much earlier. The Psiot who cold raise the dead did say that Bloodshot's mind was not as easy to hack as "the others," so there could have been other operatives performing these extractions before BS. We also know someone was the host for those Nanites that became sentient out in the desert and went all Grey Goo.
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A few Filipino friends had some eyerolls at the "Translated from the Filipino" dialogue box.

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Most told me it probably should have been "Tagalog". At worst, it was a bit like saying "Translated from the English".

Otherwise, I enjoyed this issue a lot, and really liked the art.

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BugsySig wrote:We also know someone was the host for those Nanites that became sentient out in the desert and went all Grey Goo.
Do we know that?

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I thought this one was the best so far. Solid glimpse of some valuable background information... and some "future" Harbingers? :clap:

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Wow, way to make my country appear like a kidnap capital. With two kidnappings in one issue no less.


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