Manhattan Projects Deluxe Edition Book 2

Book was still wrapped in plastic, but bottom-right cover corners (front and back) were deteriorated and worn. Especially the back cover. Didn't notice until return date had passed. My bad....

While understandably not as riveting as the first volume of the "Manhatten Projects" TPB/graphic novel, in that the irreverent cast of characters and imaginative twisted speculative history are familiar to the reader by the secong book, Volume 2 of the series still entertains even as it slyly manages to ask pertinent questions about man's obsession for technological advance and the ethics of its pursuit.Well written, well drawn. The series' tagline is "Science. Bad." The first two volumes I've read, however...? Book. Good.

This series, i have no fricking clue whats going on but I enjoy it so much. Dogs astronauts, nazis, aliens, its awesome! I feel like a baby who watches the teletubbies- whats going on? IDK but its SO ENTERTAINING. maybe if you're smarter than me you'll be able to keep track of the complicated plot line(s?) but either way its awesome

☆☆☆☆☆

I love how awesome and wacky this story is!

The book deserves 5 stars, the shipping gets 2 stars. Let's get this out of the way first, in agreement with the reviewer above, Amazon has been slipping on their shipping of late. I used to get these trades in boxes delivered to my building's front office. Now I find them in oversized semi-padded envelopes shoved into my tiny P.O. box by USPS (that master of delivery). It leads to bent, misshapen books, and Amazon is better than that.As for the actual review: Jonathan Hickman, for those who don't know him, is a master of grand ideas and bold intricate plotting. His other books  The Nightly News , Pax Romana , and his celebrated run on Fantastic Four and FF display a staggering imagination, and you really just have to strap yourself in and go along for the ride. In my experience, it always pays off. Manhattan Projects, Vol. 2 is no different. The series revolves around an alternate history of the men behind the Manhattan Projects (Einstein, Oppenheimer, Feynman, etc.) in which, frankly, they're all mad scientists run amok.While Volume 1 was quirky, unusual, and vaguely unsettling in its eccentricities, Volume 2 is equal parts wild and exciting. Volume 1 involved a lot of setup, exposing the reader to the players in Hickman's grand world of science gone bad. Volume 2 introduces their Soviet counterparts, including the ubiquitous but suitable brain-in-a-jar-on-a-body, Yuri Gagarin, a talking space dog, and an ex-Nazi scientist who sheds new light on Wernher von Braun. Hickman remains witty as ever while exploring the idea of what happens when science reigns supreme.And it's also just good fun.No review of this book should go without mentioning the art of Nick Pitarra, Ryan Browne (fill-in artist for issue #10), and the incredible colors of Jordie Bellaire. This being a comic book, the art truly does speak for itself, providing a frantic, slightly off feeling to the whole proceedings. Also notable is the gorgeous use of white space in the interstitial pages with quotes from the pages lend a real sense of the epic and foreboding.Do not ignore this book.

So much fun!...... Hmmmm. (Read the book and you'll get it)

Cool comic

I really enjoy this series. It has the kind of imagination to it you will never mistake as plausible, yet it has so many ideas and crazy characters, you can't give up on the reading for sheer curiosity. This is great stuff. Animation is different and requires some getting use to. This is not a superhero or movie-like looking series, but something more introvert, yet good.This second book is a little less rich in plot twists than the first, but it puts the story into perspective for what comes next. If you are a science fiction fan, you will enjoy this a lot.

Really weird but awesome all at the same time

Not as exciting as it plugs itself to be

Inicialmente, quanto a edição, apenas elogios. Ótima qualidade, materiais extras. Vale a pena, pra quem gosta de "embelezar" a coleção, gastar um pouco mais com esta edição capa dura.Quanto a história, o ritmo aumenta, twists acontecem, e vc permanece ávido pela 3ª edição.Pra quem gostou da 1ª, não vai se decepcionar!

The Manhattan Projects es uno de los comics más indefinibles publicados actualmente. No obstante, si quieres salirte de lo habitual, y te gustan las historias de conspiraciones, tecnología y ciencia-ficción, no busques más. La edición es en tapa dura, y el precio es mas que correcto.