Toastie
04-12-2007, 02:00 PM
*this is my first attempt at a review sort of thing so be kind :rolleyes:*
Hey there people. I've just read the first book of the Manga 'Priest' and must say I'm quite impressed!
It's set in the American West (think Cowboys) where evil has started to spread and takeover in preparation to the revival of a Fallen Arch-angle: Temozarela.
The guy who's there to stop them, a Priest (called Ivan Isaacs) who's turned away from God and sold half of his soul to another Daemon to be able to fight this new evil.
The book is filled with loads of gore and undead things from start to finish, with several Cowboy cliches; that we all love; thrown in aswell. As you can guess, Ivan is a kinda shady character (with Trenchcoat) and isn't subtle in dealing with his Daemonic enemies. His weapons of choice are: Tommy Gun, Double Barreld Shotgun (both loaded with Silver Bullets) and a kicka$$ Knife.
The plot is the same kinda Anti-hero, Daemon Killing fest that seems to have been done hundreds of times over, but still feels fresh and new. The artwork itself is very Gothic looking with actions scenes and blood on Hellsing proprtion's. Character design is again, quite cliched, but still looks solid and intriguing, especially Ivan (like Alucard) is instantly cool.
I personally loved this book and can't wait to get my hands on the rest of the series (I think there's 12 books so far) and give it a 8/10 so far. It isn't perfect as like i've said; it's a worn out storyline; but has been done in such a way as you can still enjoy it and the artwork is great. Not only that, but you can't really go wrong with Daemons, Heretic Priests and loadsa gore can you?
Hey there people. I've just read the first book of the Manga 'Priest' and must say I'm quite impressed!
It's set in the American West (think Cowboys) where evil has started to spread and takeover in preparation to the revival of a Fallen Arch-angle: Temozarela.
The guy who's there to stop them, a Priest (called Ivan Isaacs) who's turned away from God and sold half of his soul to another Daemon to be able to fight this new evil.
The book is filled with loads of gore and undead things from start to finish, with several Cowboy cliches; that we all love; thrown in aswell. As you can guess, Ivan is a kinda shady character (with Trenchcoat) and isn't subtle in dealing with his Daemonic enemies. His weapons of choice are: Tommy Gun, Double Barreld Shotgun (both loaded with Silver Bullets) and a kicka$$ Knife.
The plot is the same kinda Anti-hero, Daemon Killing fest that seems to have been done hundreds of times over, but still feels fresh and new. The artwork itself is very Gothic looking with actions scenes and blood on Hellsing proprtion's. Character design is again, quite cliched, but still looks solid and intriguing, especially Ivan (like Alucard) is instantly cool.
I personally loved this book and can't wait to get my hands on the rest of the series (I think there's 12 books so far) and give it a 8/10 so far. It isn't perfect as like i've said; it's a worn out storyline; but has been done in such a way as you can still enjoy it and the artwork is great. Not only that, but you can't really go wrong with Daemons, Heretic Priests and loadsa gore can you?