Morrison "A" Material This is one of the best stories Grant has ever written. Please resort to your non-linear, artistic, symbolic lobe when reading. If you do you will "get it". If you can understand THE INVISIBLES you will "get it". If you can appreciate DOOM PATROL you will "get it". If not, then buy it anyway.
Man, it's incredible Hands down one of my top three essential, could not live without graphic novels. People always say "yeah, that doesn't make any sense," when i bring up this book. Seriously, they're stupid. The entire thing has a complete, self-contained system. The stories get very broad, and unless you've got a photographic memory, WILL require some re-reading and back-tracking to either recall character names or situations or complex ideas that are referenced only liminally later. But, the art is fabulous, each issue has it's own specific smaller story (usually the premises are HILARIOUS and absurd, all too gruesome to describe here) and relates to the plot's overture...which, when it hits, will really knock you flat. Morrison, I'm pretty sure you're a genius.
Graphic SF Reader Morrison getting freaky again. There is some whackiness here reminiscent of Robert Anton Wilson. Secret agencies trying to keep consensual reality intact, porn star superhumans with semen weapons, crazy guys, split personalities, and old bachelor guys that live with cats.
I don't think it is supposed to make sense, some of the time, either.
The Filth, by Grant Morrison Fantastic book; incredibly detailed, terrific art, bizarre and surreal, while maintaining a strong storyline and interesting characters. 5 stars. Not for the faint hearted though. ;)
Great Visuals! Difficult to Understand.... First of all, this review is based on what I got out of this graphic novel. I may be very dense and can't understand subtle humor of this nature. I found several parts of this humorous, but most of the time I was confused and lost in the story and where it was going and why it was going that route. Maybe it wasn't supposed to make sense and I just didn't get it. It any case, the art was, to say the least, incredible and visceral. I would definitely get another penned by this artist. But the story left me confused and somewhat disturbed.
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