(3/5 ★★★☆☆)
Among the 2014 Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) sponsored comics that I had gotten, I picked this one out of curiosity for the "All You Need Is Kill" story. This was the basis for the 2014 American film, Edge of Tomorrow. This comic contains two stories namely; All You Need Is Kill and Terra Formars.
Among the 2014 Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) sponsored comics that I had gotten, I picked this one out of curiosity for the "All You Need Is Kill" story. This was the basis for the 2014 American film, Edge of Tomorrow. This comic contains two stories namely; All You Need Is Kill and Terra Formars.
All You Need Is Kill
Story by: Hiroshi Sakurazaka
Adaptation by: Nick Mamatas
Illustrated by: Lee Ferguson
Rated: Parental Advisory, Explicit Content
Haikasoru
VIZ Media
This story starts with Keiji Kinya fighting mimcs. These creatures are alien ecoforming bombs that are set to take over our planet. Fighting these creatures over and over again is the fate of Keiji as he reawakens each time to the same exact moment whenever he is killed. Loops are what they call this event that happens to people like him. This story is a short teaser that ends with Rita, another person who experiences loops, as she kills the mimics responsible for her father's death.
The first story is a nice teaser. It has an interesting plot that centers on an alien invasion by creatures that are quickly replicating stem cells that imitates the organism it encounters. Who are Earth's defenders? Well they are individuals who experiences the loop whenever they die and the mission is still left unaccomplished. This teaser can really make you buy the novel, manga or watch the movie and see how the story goes on.
Terra Formars
Excerpt from "Chapter 1: An Encounter with the Known"
Story by: Yu Sasuga
Illustrated by: Ken-ichi Tachibana
Rated: M for Mature
VIZ Signature Edition
VIZ Media
The second story is a shorter teaser compared to the first one. The setting this time is Mars. The characters are a bunch of astronauts from different countries. The story starts with the astronauts' encounter with alien life forms that inhabit Mars. This teaser ends with one of the female character's neck being snapped backwards by the alien.
This second story is confusing for me. Yes, they showed the list of characters on the 1st page of the story. Yes, it was established that they are in Mars. What I don't get is what are their purpose there. They were supposed to pick up any remains, in which I don't know what. I guess I only got surprised as one of them got killed, well almost since I think she has a few more breaths left in her.
This FCBD 2014 comic from VIZ Media was a half enjoyable one. The only thing in common between these two stories is that they both have encounters with an alien life form. It was mostly the first story that I enjoyed reading. I guess that could be attributed to the fact that I understand the plot of the 1st story more than the 2nd one. I would recommend that you purchase the complete story of All You Need Is Kill rather than Terra Formars.
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