As an act of violence spirals out of control to encompass the entirety of the news media, a cult has emerged from the errors and retractions that have ruined careers, marriages and even lives. Under direction from his cult master, The Hand leads an army of followers committed to revolution, willing to die for their cause.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am still in shock about what this story did for me. I heard some good things about Nightly News, but nothing prepared me for the unsettling hold it had for the duration of the experience.
To boil it down, it's about a group/cult of people dedicated to change the news by destroying their reporters by any means necessary. If this was all it entailed then I would've just thought it was ok and moved on. He goes for the jugular and exposes why journalism is tainted and shouldn't be trusted anymore. The visual style Mr. Hickman brings to each page makes my graphic designer/creative mind drool with envy. Comics are not done this way for more than a few pages, but he throws the traditional out the door and moves with a palate that is overwhelming and mezmerizing on every page.
I had to slow down and read each chapter to take in all the details wrapped in it. He throws statistics that are great ammunition toward convincing me that tv is no good (not that I didn't know that already, but it reenforces it). I don't want to give too much away, but just flipping through the book demand that I read it. This is a rare breed of work that moves me like Fight Club, Donnie Dark and anything by Daniel Quinn. It makes us look at the world around us and want to change it, while providing an entertaining story. This is a book that I want to buy copies for friends and give out. I want to hand it over and say, "See someone else is thinking like we do."
I cannot give it anymore higher praise and hope others will latch on and love this series like I do.
To boil it down, it's about a group/cult of people dedicated to change the news by destroying their reporters by any means necessary. If this was all it entailed then I would've just thought it was ok and moved on. He goes for the jugular and exposes why journalism is tainted and shouldn't be trusted anymore. The visual style Mr. Hickman brings to each page makes my graphic designer/creative mind drool with envy. Comics are not done this way for more than a few pages, but he throws the traditional out the door and moves with a palate that is overwhelming and mezmerizing on every page.
I had to slow down and read each chapter to take in all the details wrapped in it. He throws statistics that are great ammunition toward convincing me that tv is no good (not that I didn't know that already, but it reenforces it). I don't want to give too much away, but just flipping through the book demand that I read it. This is a rare breed of work that moves me like Fight Club, Donnie Dark and anything by Daniel Quinn. It makes us look at the world around us and want to change it, while providing an entertaining story. This is a book that I want to buy copies for friends and give out. I want to hand it over and say, "See someone else is thinking like we do."
I cannot give it anymore higher praise and hope others will latch on and love this series like I do.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Uthor
Format:Paperback
The Nightly News is a condemnation of the corporate news media in the US which favors profits and ratings over facts, thus leaving lives ruined in the pursuit of stories.
The story follows a terroristic cult as it kills and executes dozens of news people in an effort to force the rest to stick to factual news reporting and not sensationalistic story reporting.
The main drive of the story, however, is a mystery as to who The Voice really is and what his goals are.
Obviously, the author doesn't believe in going out and killing dozens of people is a solution to the problem (and makes it very clear throughout the story), but the story is peppered with facts and figures that make the reader question everything from control of the media, to globalization, to public schools. It is a dense story with a lot of information to take in on every page.
Not enough can be said about the artwork. It is very far from traditional comic art, ignoring traditional panel layouts for a style best described as "graphic design." The pages are laid out as infographics, with even charts and graphs popping up from time to time. There are lots of straight lines (including rectangular word balloons) and solid shapes. Everything is neat and orderly, which makes a huge impression when chaotic violence breaks out. Within these stylized graphics and layouts are realistic figures. This is all topped off with a monochromatic color scheme. It is like nothing else seen in comic books.
The only complaint is that the figures of the very large cast tend to blend together. It is hard to tell the dozen or so characters apart with the heavy inking and limited color pallet. You are reduced to trying to figure out which spiky-haired or glasses-wearing person you are looking at.... Read more ›
The story follows a terroristic cult as it kills and executes dozens of news people in an effort to force the rest to stick to factual news reporting and not sensationalistic story reporting.
The main drive of the story, however, is a mystery as to who The Voice really is and what his goals are.
Obviously, the author doesn't believe in going out and killing dozens of people is a solution to the problem (and makes it very clear throughout the story), but the story is peppered with facts and figures that make the reader question everything from control of the media, to globalization, to public schools. It is a dense story with a lot of information to take in on every page.
Not enough can be said about the artwork. It is very far from traditional comic art, ignoring traditional panel layouts for a style best described as "graphic design." The pages are laid out as infographics, with even charts and graphs popping up from time to time. There are lots of straight lines (including rectangular word balloons) and solid shapes. Everything is neat and orderly, which makes a huge impression when chaotic violence breaks out. Within these stylized graphics and layouts are realistic figures. This is all topped off with a monochromatic color scheme. It is like nothing else seen in comic books.
The only complaint is that the figures of the very large cast tend to blend together. It is hard to tell the dozen or so characters apart with the heavy inking and limited color pallet. You are reduced to trying to figure out which spiky-haired or glasses-wearing person you are looking at.... Read more ›
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By J. Davidson
Format:Paperback
"Nightly News" is a thoughtful, inventive polemic. I was expecting this to be boring and pretentious, but it's not at all dull (it is very pretentious, however). Especially given the polarization in news and politics today, it's quite an accomplishment that a reader can find much to like here on either side of the political spectrum.
Basically this is a concept book and not one where you care about the various protagonists - or can even tell them apart. As noted by other reviewers the dark artwork, though visually stunning, makes it really hard to distinguish the characters. The constant jumping around between time frames doesn't help either.
Still, it's a beautiful book, very well written and with a pointed message.
Basically this is a concept book and not one where you care about the various protagonists - or can even tell them apart. As noted by other reviewers the dark artwork, though visually stunning, makes it really hard to distinguish the characters. The constant jumping around between time frames doesn't help either.
Still, it's a beautiful book, very well written and with a pointed message.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By darklordzden
Format:Paperback
America, The Present: The first ominous shots ring out and the pedestrians fall to their knees; the news crews arrive with their usual ghoulish precision...and then find themselves targeted. The opening battle in a war prosecuted against a corrupt self-serving media has just been declared by the ominous "Brotherhood Of The Voice": a cult made up of a psychopathically dedicated group of people who have all, in some way or another, had their lives destroyed by a media more concerned with sensationalism and the pursuit of ratings than truth. But who commands the brotherhood? What are their aims? And just far are they prepared to go in their quest?
"The Nightly News" was the world's introduction to the breath-taking talents of Jonathan Hickman, a writer and artist who, with this debut, almost single-handedly redefined the term "graphic novel" itself with his ingenious use of classical graphic design techniques. When I first read this book at the time of its original publication, I felt a frisson of amazement run up my spine as I realized that I was witnessing the arrival of a talent to rival the likes of Will Eisner and Alan Moore.
In terms of the story itself, Hickman's tale manages to combine a relentlessly compulsive thriller (peopled with frighteningly believable, flawed characters) with an astonishingly prescient expose of the corruption and hypocrisy endemic to modern media and governance. As other reviewers have observed, "Network" and "Fight Club" are thematic touchstones - as is Alan J. Pakula's massively underrated seventies conspiracy thriller, "The Parallax View".... Read more ›
"The Nightly News" was the world's introduction to the breath-taking talents of Jonathan Hickman, a writer and artist who, with this debut, almost single-handedly redefined the term "graphic novel" itself with his ingenious use of classical graphic design techniques. When I first read this book at the time of its original publication, I felt a frisson of amazement run up my spine as I realized that I was witnessing the arrival of a talent to rival the likes of Will Eisner and Alan Moore.
In terms of the story itself, Hickman's tale manages to combine a relentlessly compulsive thriller (peopled with frighteningly believable, flawed characters) with an astonishingly prescient expose of the corruption and hypocrisy endemic to modern media and governance. As other reviewers have observed, "Network" and "Fight Club" are thematic touchstones - as is Alan J. Pakula's massively underrated seventies conspiracy thriller, "The Parallax View".... Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent story, interesting art
I have been a fan of Hickman, and this book cemented that for me. Very interesting reading. Highly recommend checking this out.
Published 2 months ago by Jon
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best creator owned books I've ever read.
I heard a lot of hype about this book and it definitely stood up to all of the positive reviews. This book is intuitive, funny, dark, and will really make you think. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Joel
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing
I could not put this down! An amazing commentary on our reality-show obsessed society and our vapid, superficial pop media.
Published 6 months ago by Jason Robinson
4.0 out of 5 stars
Can there please be a follow up?
Hickman enters Morrison territory with this one. Abstract, ambigous & intellectual. The story is pretty straight forward and the characters are not all that noteworthy. Read more
Published 6 months ago by R. Ross
1.0 out of 5 stars
Shenanigans
A sniper begins shooting journalists and anyone connected to the media, journalists, cameramen, sound guys, all in the name of an obscure cult leader called The Voice. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Noel
5.0 out of 5 stars
necessarily unsettling
Reading Jonathan Hickman's The Nightly News has been one of the more jarring experiences I have yet encountered with graphic novels. Read more
Published 15 months ago by gonzobrarian
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't try this at home
Freaking crazy- that about sums up this comic about a terrorist group out to destroy the news media. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Christopher Hayes
5.0 out of 5 stars
This was most likely the book that made me love comics.
I first read this story in a somewhat battered copy from my library, and it was most likely one of the first comics I ever read. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Niel J.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow
I will keep this short, great artwork, great story, i love the layout. Media well, this may say it all for some. Buy you won't regret it.
Published 18 months ago by C. W. Johnston
4.0 out of 5 stars
great graphic novel
Nightly News is definitely a non-traditional graphic novel. Made with a graphic design perspective it eschews the typical three box layout for something much more unique. Read more
Published 19 months ago by C. Lane
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