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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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The public needed a scapegoat and created a sociopath
If you followed the New Warriors, Civil War Frontline, or the Thunderbolts then you know something of Robbie. Former New Warrior who was the public's scapegoat for the tragedy that stemmed the Civil War, turns into a twisted psychological mess following the tragedy. Now this book shows how Penance for the first time in his stand alone story. A good read as you get an...
Published on September 2, 2008 by Ernest P. Bellavita
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Marvel's "Civil War" Epilogue Suffers From Guest-Star Fatigue
"Penance: Relentless" follows the New Warriors' Speedball as he is consumed with guilt over the Stamford tragedy. He reads Marquis de Sade and creates a spiked bondage suit that's more S&M than superhero. It's an intriguing concept, one first dealt with in Warren Ellis's "Thunderbolts". In "Relentless," Speedball (now calling himself Penance) weaves his way through a plot...
Published on September 7, 2008 by Andrew Shaffer
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Marvel's "Civil War" Epilogue Suffers From Guest-Star Fatigue,
This review is from: Penance: Relentless (Paperback)
"Penance: Relentless" follows the New Warriors' Speedball as he is consumed with guilt over the Stamford tragedy. He reads Marquis de Sade and creates a spiked bondage suit that's more S&M than superhero. It's an intriguing concept, one first dealt with in Warren Ellis's "Thunderbolts". In "Relentless," Speedball (now calling himself Penance) weaves his way through a plot that feels more contrived than twisted.
Why contrived? How about guest stars from Wolverine to Iron Man to the Fantastic Four to Dr. Doom failing to stop Penance? Really? The Fantastic Four are powerless against this former third-rate renegade superhero? It's a bit much. What could have been a simple and effective look at a man's broken psyche turns into just another superhero book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The public needed a scapegoat and created a sociopath,
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This review is from: Penance: Relentless (Paperback)
If you followed the New Warriors, Civil War Frontline, or the Thunderbolts then you know something of Robbie. Former New Warrior who was the public's scapegoat for the tragedy that stemmed the Civil War, turns into a twisted psychological mess following the tragedy. Now this book shows how Penance for the first time in his stand alone story. A good read as you get an inside look into his head, I hope to see more of this character if the Thunderbolts drop him.
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This review is from: Penance: Relentless (Paperback)
If you followed the New Warriors, Civil War Frontline, or the Thunderbolts then you know something of Robbie. its aweome i love it
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Penance: Relentless by Paul Jenkins (Paperback - June 18, 2008)
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