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 enlarge | Authors: Mike Carey, Jock
Publisher: Vertigo
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 313554
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 6.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 1401216633
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9781401216634
ASIN: 1401216633
Publication Date: March 5, 2008
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Product Description
Freshman year of college is the ultimate time for reinvention -- except when you can't physically justify why you even exist. This is the case for Nick Philo. The only thing that reassures him that he's not going crazy is that his best friends seem to know him. Or do they? Chock full of ruthless characters with hidden agendas, this graphic novel proves that if you're up for it, you can lie, cheat and fake your way through almost anything.
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not mike carey's best work May 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
i essentially agree with the other review here. i like mike carey a lot, but this was a rare miss for him. it's strictly "ok," not bad but nothing special. there's a somewhat interesting idea that's a major theme and pops up explicitly in a few places (the last page, for one), but it's just not enough. the characters are basically flat, and the pacing was peculiar, but i think that was a result of the bizarre (not necessarily in a good way) turn the plot took. jock's not at the top of his game either. i normally like his art quite a lot, but there just wasn't much here for him to sink his teeth into. some great looking covers (as usual), but otherwise not much to look at. this is probably a 2.5 star book, might appeal more to someone else, but i was disappointed. did like the last page tho, which helps, but i can't really recommend this.
 Not for everyone, but underrated. May 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Mike Carey (Hellblazer) and Eisner-nominated artist Jock (The Losers) tell a tale of disaffected college youth that's equal parts Bret Easton Ellis and Philip K. Dick.
A group of housemates made up of shallow, exploitative people return from winter break and get really trashed at a party. When they wake up, suddenly they find that no one else seems to remember their roommate Nick. Questions of identity, memory, and existence itself soon wreak havoc as the roommates wrestle with their unraveling lives.
If you're willing to go with some of the more far-fetched plot turns, there is a core idea here that hits on very vital issues at a sometimes overwhelming time in one's life.
 A Mediocre Plot With Poor Character Development May 7, 2008
Carey, who happens to be a pretty good storyteller, missed the mark on this one. Carey doesn't do a good job of making the reader feel empathetic towards the protagonists, which is crucial, especially since the characters are not likable to begin with. Additionaly, the story and plot twists were predictable and mediocre at best.
Complicated sf thriller with a loathesome cast June 9, 2008
Inexplicable but surprisingly strong Vertigo one-off.
Difficult to describe (partially because I'm still a bit confused), but Carey does a good job making four utterly reprehensible protagonists into empathetic figures.
The strange bio-nano-psycho-technology at the core of the story exists mostly as an excuse for Carey to do what he wants. Although there are a myriad of twists and turns, it is hard to muster a sense of surprise when there's no initial normality.
The book is supported by solid, but not great art by Jock - I really liked the dyamic layouts more than the pictures within them. And, unlike some of the other reviewers, I love the cover...
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