Up front you know what I love about Comic Book Resources's review of "Planetary 27"? It tells me everything I need to know about how to buy it right up front. (yes, I used "up front" twice in a row there on purpose). I have the name of the comic, a nice little cover thumbnail, the creators and even the price right at the top, which I appreciate greatly as a consumer.
Chad Nevett does a capable job of summarizing the final issue of the "Planetary" Series written by Warren Ellis with art by John Cassaday and Laura Martin. He does what every other critic would do in praising Ellis and Cassaday and pointing out that this is the last issue and so on. This review tells nothing new. It does not tell me why I as a non-reader should go out and buy it. Of course, in this kind of situation there is not much reason I would. Since I have not been buying individual issues of the series there is no reason that I would start with the last issue, and if I had been buying any of the rest of "Planetary" then I would almost have to buy the final issue. So why review it at all? Especially if you are not going to go out of your way to do an in depth review and critique of the issue or even the series as a whole?
When I first read the piece I was glad that it did not try to stray and delve into the series as a whole, but after thinking about it I realize that is the only way to really do a review on the end of something. If the book was a worthwhile read than the reviewer should want to inspire me to pick it up even if I have to read everything that came before. This review does no such thing.
Chad Nevett does a capable job of summarizing the final issue of the "Planetary" Series written by Warren Ellis with art by John Cassaday and Laura Martin. He does what every other critic would do in praising Ellis and Cassaday and pointing out that this is the last issue and so on. This review tells nothing new. It does not tell me why I as a non-reader should go out and buy it. Of course, in this kind of situation there is not much reason I would. Since I have not been buying individual issues of the series there is no reason that I would start with the last issue, and if I had been buying any of the rest of "Planetary" then I would almost have to buy the final issue. So why review it at all? Especially if you are not going to go out of your way to do an in depth review and critique of the issue or even the series as a whole?
When I first read the piece I was glad that it did not try to stray and delve into the series as a whole, but after thinking about it I realize that is the only way to really do a review on the end of something. If the book was a worthwhile read than the reviewer should want to inspire me to pick it up even if I have to read everything that came before. This review does no such thing.
