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5.0 out of 5 stars
THe BEST Fear Agent Story Ever!, June 16, 2009
This review is from: Fear Agent, Vol. 3: The Last Goodbye (Paperback)
So I am new to the Fear Agent world by Rick Remender. I have the first 2 trades and to be quite honest I almost dropped the series. Wow were they confusing, good from what I got but confusing none the less. But this the Origins story of Huston is AWESOME! there is Love Loss and tons of action. Who knew that Huston had a heart, well everyone I guess but did you know he wasn't always a whiskey guzzeling Texan? He once had it all, until all most all of with the rest of civilization was taken away.
I do this with great honor:
Story ***** Art *****
FEAR AGENT Vol.3: The Last Goodbye is a Must Have for any Fan of Sci-Fi, Post Apocalyptic Love War Stories.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Origin of the Fear Agent, March 17, 2009
This review is from: Fear Agent, Vol. 3: The Last Goodbye (Paperback)
Seeing someone in a big jet pack shooting laser guns at aliens is always cool, but I like a bit of story with my sci-fi violence. I read the first volume of Fear Agent (Re-Ignition) at the recommendation of a friend, and when I finished it and put it down I thought: "So?" See, there was so little character development in volume one that I would have gotten as much depth out of staring at a 50's sci-fi poster. An excellently drawn, totally cool sci-fi poster mind you, but a poster none-the-less.
That seems to be all some people need, which is fine. To each his own. But I want a bit more.
Volume 2 gave us a bit more character development. And here, in volume 3, you get the origin of the Fear Agent. What is a Fear Agent? How did they come about? Why did Heath and his wife seperate? Why does he drink constatntly? And why does he wander the universe?
I'll give you a hint. There's aliens and laser guns and jet packs involved.
I read this volume in one sitting because I just wanted to keep reading. It gets intense at times, violent and bloody, but I couldn't turn away. Remender writes a great story with characters that feel real despite the fantasy setting. Tony Moore can draw pretty much anything, from the undercarriage of a big rig, to multiple and easily indistinguishable alien ships and species.
I normally don't like a to-be-continued flashback, because you already know how things are going to turn out. But in this case, while you know that Heath and his wife survive, you can't help but wonder about the rest of the human race. Plus, other than a very short intro and ending piece in Heath's "present" the flashback itself is nonstop, and it's easy to forget that it's all in Heath's memory.
I feel like this is the best Fear Agent so far, and I have to go back and read volume one now that I know who Heath really is.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
This is where my love affair with Fear Agent began..., November 5, 2011
This review is from: Fear Agent, Vol. 3: The Last Goodbye (Paperback)
How I found Fear Agent: I had just fallen back into comic books due to Walking Dead and was looking for something else to collect so I wasn't just buying 1 issue of something a month. I found Scalped and Northlanders which kicked off around then and loved both and saw in one of these series an ad for a book called FEAR AGENT. It's cover was an homage of an old EC comic (forgive me if incorrect, I saw the original cover it was based on in my uncle's basement when I was 9) and immediately impressed upon me that it was gonna be old school sci fi based. That's a win for me personally. But I never found it anywhere. A few months later, the 1st issue of this trade came out. It cleary had "#1" marked on it, but it was not the cover I remembered. I asked the dude who worked at the store if it was a reprinting or a mini series. He said "They messed up the friggin numbering because it's a flashback or something. Where the Hell am I supposed to organize it? I hate when companies do this" and walked away. Well, I thought, that isnt really a BAD review, right? I'll give it a shot and bought it anyway cause if it was #1, it couldnt be too damning to begin here, right? It changed EVERYTHING! I read the issue 5 or 6 times, pouring over every panel and word. It was damn near as perfect a comic book as I'd ever read. The art was amazing. The writing was loose and quick but razor sharp when it caught you. I told all my friends who had dug or still bought comics and they all worshipped it as well. I went back and bought every single issue my store had and then hunted down the ridiculously rare issues #2 and #3 so that I would own the whole series. I've since bought every issue, trade and would grab the omnibus when it eventually comes out. I can't say enough about this book and could go on for pages but I'm trying to keep this short. I've read negative reviews of the earlier books as not having much character development or personality. I have NEVER found that to be true with FA but I did start with the flashback so I'm a different case. On the other hand, I didnt know anything about Indiana Jones the first time I saw him but by the time he dodged that giant rolling boulder and came face to face with Bulloch, he was so cool I couldnt care less and I feel that's how I would've felt had I picked up the original #1. Regardless, get this book. Buy it now. Right now. Get your freaking credit card or pay pal or whatever and have this priority mailed to your door step. NOW! Don't have books 1 or 2? Doesnt matter. If your reading this and dont own this book yet, you're a fool. Have a friend who can't read? The art alone is worth just starring at. You won't be dissapointed.
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