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Good sharp writing - bastardly good writing I'd say. But feels a bit slight, like Ellis had a good set of ideas but didn't spend as much time as usual inhabiting them until all the nuances came into focus.
Love every time Ellis comes at us with his slightly feral notions of what the future looks like to the slightly curious but guileless bystander. It's fun to experience that sense of wonder and glee at seeing behind the curtain and wonder what else is going on just outside my doors that only Ell ...more
Love every time Ellis comes at us with his slightly feral notions of what the future looks like to the slightly curious but guileless bystander. It's fun to experience that sense of wonder and glee at seeing behind the curtain and wonder what else is going on just outside my doors that only Ell ...more
I enjoy Warren Ellis the most when he exhibits his maturation as a writer. In other words he avoids his usual tropes (profanity, snarkiness, etc.) and tries to stretch himself as a writer. Captain Swing continues the trend of his improvement as a writer. Oh, he does resort to some of his usual tricks, but nowhere near as much as he does in his work-for-hire books (this is a creator owned work). We get a little bit of a history lesson about 17th Century London (Peelers and Bow Street Runners in p
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I wished the story was longer. Drawings and story were really good but content was more of a tease than a book.
Jun 28, 2011
Jessika
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