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Mara from Image Comics
27 Jan 2014 13:03 - 27 Jan 2014 13:04 #35309
by j2001
Replied by j2001 on topic Mara from Image Comics
I've just read the whole thing (six issues) and in my opinion this is the epitome of wasted potential.
First two issues had me intrigued, setting and background were original despite their simplicity. The main character seemed ready to show us something big, and I don't mean that just from a fetish standpoint.
Then, nothing happens. From the discovery of Mara's powers to the very end almost nothing happens. Mara is shown to be even less mature than her age (17) would make you think, she shuts off the whole world because a couple of persons treated her badly despite the billions of loyal fans she has. With a short and shallow inner speech she leaves Earth because of her resentment towards humans just to discover that, yeah, perhaps some people are worth something.
This might be one of the most ridiculous things I've ever read. It has no meaning, no purpose. It pretends to dig deep but it doesn't. It fails at whatever it tries to be. Does it want to be a short essay on the side effects of fame? A bedtime story for teenagers (or even pre-teens)? A comic about an emo on steroids? As it is, Mara is a book with half of its first page written. It's a dull short read that drives you nowhere despite the intriguing introduction.
If you're younger than 15, maybe you could like it. Maybe.
As for what concerns our common interest, Mara (character) is essentially godlike. She's utterly invulnerable, she can fly at any given speed and doesn't need to breathe. In one scene we also catch a glimpse of her (allegedly) infinite strength.
But even such prowess can't defeat an utter lack of development.
In my opinion, this is a let-down as big as Dynamite's Bionic Woman.
/rant
First two issues had me intrigued, setting and background were original despite their simplicity. The main character seemed ready to show us something big, and I don't mean that just from a fetish standpoint.
Then, nothing happens. From the discovery of Mara's powers to the very end almost nothing happens. Mara is shown to be even less mature than her age (17) would make you think, she shuts off the whole world because a couple of persons treated her badly despite the billions of loyal fans she has. With a short and shallow inner speech she leaves Earth because of her resentment towards humans just to discover that, yeah, perhaps some people are worth something.
This might be one of the most ridiculous things I've ever read. It has no meaning, no purpose. It pretends to dig deep but it doesn't. It fails at whatever it tries to be. Does it want to be a short essay on the side effects of fame? A bedtime story for teenagers (or even pre-teens)? A comic about an emo on steroids? As it is, Mara is a book with half of its first page written. It's a dull short read that drives you nowhere despite the intriguing introduction.
If you're younger than 15, maybe you could like it. Maybe.
As for what concerns our common interest, Mara (character) is essentially godlike. She's utterly invulnerable, she can fly at any given speed and doesn't need to breathe. In one scene we also catch a glimpse of her (allegedly) infinite strength.
But even such prowess can't defeat an utter lack of development.
In my opinion, this is a let-down as big as Dynamite's Bionic Woman.
/rant
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27 Jan 2014 17:10 #35311
by Woodclaw
While my opinion isn't so negative, I have to agree that the story simply doesn't go anywhere. Especially issues #5 and #6 were simply "there". Mara is the only character who got some attempt at depth, pretty much all the others are just cardboard cutouts, and in the two final issues she's simply does things without much explanation. The final attempt of showcasing her having reached such a level that her reasons are beyond what normal humans can comprehend. While some of it might be true, it seemed to me that the author were either scared of their own creation or so time costrained that they didn't know what to do.
Replied by Woodclaw on topic Mara from Image Comics
j2001 wrote: I've just read the whole thing (six issues) and in my opinion this is the epitome of wasted potential.
First two issues had me intrigued, setting and background were original despite their simplicity. The main character seemed ready to show us something big, and I don't mean that just from a fetish standpoint.
Then, nothing happens. From the discovery of Mara's powers to the very end almost nothing happens. Mara is shown to be even less mature than her age (17) would make you think, she shuts off the whole world because a couple of persons treated her badly despite the billions of loyal fans she has. With a short and shallow inner speech she leaves Earth because of her resentment towards humans just to discover that, yeah, perhaps some people are worth something.
This might be one of the most ridiculous things I've ever read. It has no meaning, no purpose. It pretends to dig deep but it doesn't. It fails at whatever it tries to be. Does it want to be a short essay on the side effects of fame? A bedtime story for teenagers (or even pre-teens)? A comic about an emo on steroids? As it is, Mara is a book with half of its first page written. It's a dull short read that drives you nowhere despite the intriguing introduction.
If you're younger than 15, maybe you could like it. Maybe.
As for what concerns our common interest, Mara (character) is essentially godlike. She's utterly invulnerable, she can fly at any given speed and doesn't need to breathe. In one scene we also catch a glimpse of her (allegedly) infinite strength.
But even such prowess can't defeat an utter lack of development.
In my opinion, this is a let-down as big as Dynamite's Bionic Woman.
/rant
While my opinion isn't so negative, I have to agree that the story simply doesn't go anywhere. Especially issues #5 and #6 were simply "there". Mara is the only character who got some attempt at depth, pretty much all the others are just cardboard cutouts, and in the two final issues she's simply does things without much explanation. The final attempt of showcasing her having reached such a level that her reasons are beyond what normal humans can comprehend. While some of it might be true, it seemed to me that the author were either scared of their own creation or so time costrained that they didn't know what to do.
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