The G-Boys discover that world peace has a price. Trowa meets a comrade from the old days who wants to buy his Gundam. But who are the killers tracking Relena and the Gundam pilots?
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Omode and Asagi fill a gap in the chronology of the Gundam saga, a longtime comics/ cartoon/model/game hit in Japan that's now gaining a large American audience on the Cartoon Network. New readers are likely to be baffled, since much lore accumulates around a continuing, multi-part series like this. In brief: before this installment's events, humanity had expanded into huge space stations orbiting Earth, and those colonies were fighting a war for independence from the motherworld. The most dramatic weapons used during the war were Gundams, giant robot exoskeletons piloted by teenagers whose characters grew considerably during the fighting. In this story, the former Gundam crews are trying to figure out what to do with themselves if they can't be warriors. Some are ready to renounce the Gundams, but others distrust Earth and the idea of peace. The Gundams may be out of sight, but they're obviously on everyone's mind (no one wants to give up the cool-looking and wearable weapons of mass destruction). Omode's script deftly establishes and develops the large cast of characters. The book's high point, however, is Asagi's artwork, which beautifully transcends the limitations of b&w printing through jittery line work mixed with blocks of shading. In the same way, she works wonders within the compressed space of digest-sized pages through overlapping irregularly sized and shaped panels. Asagi offers such visual tricks that reading the book is a surprisingly active experience.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gundam Wing manga at its best...,
By the Major (Ohio) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gundam Wing: Blind Target (Paperback)
When I bought Blind Target, I pretty much knew what to expect- I'd read a fan translation on the Internet, and I had already seen the untranslated BT manga on the same site. What I did not anticipate was the sheer elegance of the actual drawing and how well the translation was done. If you have read the series manga published by Tokyopop, this is *nothing* like it. The drawing style is beautifully fluid, and the story is perfect. Viz's translation is wonderful, and I only found one or two minor spelling/grammatical errors in the actual BT story. I can't say the same for the sections called 'Remixes'- the reviewer who said these sections detract from the manga is right. They are very annoying, and contain nothing new. Besides, they only focus on the five pilots and Relena, with the occasional insertion of Hilde or Catherine, and maybe Dorothy. What about Zechs and Noin? Une? However, it is easy to skip over them and continue with the entire reason one buys BT: the story. The basic plot of Blind Target goes like this: in the interval between the series and Endless Waltz, the pilots and Relena are trying to find a sense of normalcy in their lives and adjust to peace after fighting for over eight months. However, at the same time the White Fang remnants are regrouping, and they want the Gundams as the symbol for their rebellion (hey, it worked last time...). There is a lot of action (though no mobile suit battles) as the Gundam pilots gather to try to stop the White Fang from starting another rebellion. Besides kidnapping, there's assassination, a shootout, intrigue, double-crossing, past aquaintances coming back to haunt... just another day in the Gundam Wing universe... The original characters introduced in this manga- Chris and Ralph- are as well done as the pilots. Of the two, I particularly like Chris. It should be a credit to the writers that they are done so well. My only complaint about this (as well as Ground Zero) is that they only focus on the Gundam pilots and Relena. How about the other characters? Like, say, Zechs or Noin or Une? We hear *nothing* about them in the space between the series and Endless Waltz, and I for one would like to know exactly what Zechs was up to in that year before the Barton incident. Or how Preventer was formed. Anything! Even with these (minor) faults, I would highly recommend Blind Target for its action, excellent characterization, and beautiful art. Enjoy!
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the, if not the, greatest "Gundam Wing" manga!,
By "arxane" (Oklahoma City, OK United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gundam Wing: Blind Target (Paperback)
In the world of "Gundam Wing" manga, there are three stories that give their version of the time period between the television series and the "Endless Waltz" movie. They are "Ground Zero" (VIZ), "Battlefield of Pacifists" (to be available from TOKYOPOP in 2002), and "Blind Target" (VIZ). And of all of these, "Blind Target" is probably the best of them.Compared to "Ground Zero", "Blind Target" is more action-packed and probably more realistic. Both works are done in the shojo (girls) style of manga, but "Blind Target" manages to make everyone look their age, unlike "Ground Zero" where some characters looked almost 10-years old. While there isn't any mecha fighting that involves the Gundams, the action level in "Blind Target" is enough to satisfy any readers who were disappointed by the lack of action in "Ground Zero". The story is excellent, and it perfectly explains several things that take place later in "Endless Waltz". While "Ground Zero" shows the more emotional side of "Gundam Wing", "Blind Target" actually perfects the balance of both action and emotional characterization. Characters don't act out of character, and the pacing is just perfect. Also, the artwork is superb. Some readers might find it odd when they see some people missing an eye, but the beautiful shojo style of the characters is enough to make readers ignore this for the most part. Finally, "Blind Target" contains the famous (or infamous) kiss scene (or almost-kiss scene, whichever you believe) between Heero and Relena. Unfortunately, there is one gripe I have with "Blind Target". Spread throughout the book are one page sections called Remixes, and these are basically "newspaper articles" that talk about certain characters and analyzes some of the characters' relationships. The pictures found in these articles are terrible, because these pictures are originally from the TV series and movie and were originally in color. The transfer from color to black and white was very poorly done, and some pictures are almost impossible to make out. These articles are also the most likely places to find typos, although there are not that many. Luckily, the Remixes aren't the main focus of the manga and can be ignored entirely, although it would've been nice to see them done better. All in all, "Blind Target" is an excellent manga side story in the "Gundam Wing" universe. Although both this and "Ground Zero" are good in their own right, I recommend this over "Ground Zero" any day. Just ignore the poor quality of the Remixes and pay attention to the teriffic story and artwork of the actual manga, and that's all there is to enjoying "Blind Target".
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Totally Sweetness,
This review is from: Gundam Wing: Blind Target (Paperback)
I thought this graphic novel was awesome. I love the R+1 scenes and I like the role Trowa plays. I like reading about Relena and the pilots. They're what the whole series is about. I also enjoyed the remixes because they shed a little light on things that might not be so obvious to everyone else, and they bring out things you may not have even noticed.
Totally worth it. Buy it and enjoy.
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