The Manhattan Projects, Vol. 1: Science Bad

I really enjoyed the first volume. The handling of the Oppenheimer character was amazing, enough said no spoiler. The characters as a whole seem to have a good depth and variety. Whether or not it plays out well only time, and volume 2 and 3, will tell. This volume does a good job of laying a foundation, introducing characters, and coming to something of a conclusion while simultaneously leaving an opening for more story, hence volume 2 and 3. You really can't ask for more. The art is good. It grew on me as I read. This book would be good for people that enjoy a comic outside the normal "dude with gadgets versus bro in panties and a cape" stuff that we get in heavy doses. Don't get me wrong,I like superheroes plenty, but something like Manhattan Projects, Wasteland, and Walking Dead are a nice change from that formula. Nicely done and cool take as an alternate reality using some real people from actual history. Like Thor! Ok, maybe not like Thor but it is cool and unique. Worth a comic lover's time in my opinion.

I found this book hugely entertaining. Didn't like the art style in the beginning, but it grew on me and now I love it. Likewise, after reading the first 2 pages I thought it was going to be a boring story: just a slightly different take on history. Until I realised it's a hardcore science-fiction story. If you liked the movie Inglorious Basterds from Quentin Tarantino you may like Manhattan Projects too. This comic has the same mix of historical fantasy, suspense, violence, humor and interesting characters. But with lots of sci-fi added. I also liked the design of the book. Nice soft paper and cover. Lots of white. Nice graphic chapter divisions with interesting or funny quotes from one of the characters. Really, this book is unique (and cheap on Amazon) enough to warrant a trial. If you don't like it you can trade it with a friend for another paperback. (that's why they call it a Trade Paperback?)

decent execution. I know people swear by Hickman but I really couldn't get all that into this story. The characters are hard to relate to by any means and the way the story progresses seems a bit off track at points. That being said, still great on the eyes- the graphics are phenomenal. The story is unique and it's worth reading. Probably going to read book two at some point, although I do own the later comics.

A unique gem. There are few or any comics like this. The story is not fixated on the physical appearance of the characters to embellish physique and some ideas of far reaching sci fi are put forward and not fixated on grandeur of tech. It is also great how there is also parts of magic realism and personalities of scientists that shaped our world are presented. *for those who have read independently into the history of the manhattan projects, you can find many aspects hidden from common knowledge in the story. you can tell that the authors really researched the topic in depth. some aspects of the real history of the characters comes through in this story. All the major scientific minds are there with the exception of some key british scientists and szilard unless I forgot their parts in the comics. This is a true rarity as most entertainment does the same story line as always using some copy paste names.

Jonathan Hickman had a great run writing The Fantastic Four for Marvel the last few years. As good as some of those stories have been, though, they pale in comparison to his original series The Manhattan Projects, a collaboration with up-and-coming artist Nick Pitarra published by Image Comics. As the title suggests, the series is set in the 1940s around the Manhattan Project with a cast of characters that includes Robert Openheimer, Albert Einstein and Harry Truman. However, despite the presence of familiar people and and events, this series is far removed from the standard alternate-history approach. Put another way, Hickman is not dealing in what-ifs but rather WTFs. It's hard to summarize without spoiling the story, but a keyword is "multiple". The scientists involved are engaged in multiple projects beyond the atomic bomb, we encounter multiple US presidents and Doctor Openheimer has multiple personalities to name a few. Comparing any new series to one of comics' landmark series is going out on a limb, but this comic bears comparison to Watchmen. Though Pitarra's art is a very different style to Dave Gibbons' work on the older series, it certainly fits the tone of this book. As for the story itself, its intersecting plot threads traversing time, place and mental space may be even more complex than the relatively simply parallel structure Alan Moore used for Watchmen.

I know a lot of people like this series, but I couldn't get into it. I guess it's not bad, but it didn't grab me, and I've already sold it on ebay, hopefully to someone who is enjoying it more than me.

I was a little hesitant at first because I read Hickman's Pax Romana and wasn't really blown away like everyone else. Also historical fiction stories can get a little sometimes...But I really enjoyed The Manhattan Projects. Hickman's take on these famous scientists like Einstein, Openheimer, and Feynman are all great with kinda goofy but fun artwork from Nick Pitarra and excellent colors by Jordie Bellaire. The story was a lot of fun, crazy stuff where the scientists are working on far more than an atomic bomb. Things like interdimensional travel, deals with aliens. It's out there, but really intriguing, definitely worth a read.

I am so disappointed in this book, in spite of the quality being very fine and the price is nice. It is however a book for teens of adults who wish to read comic books. It is the second time I have made a purchase of a book here that turned out to be a comic book type publication. I am disappointed in Amazon for not making that more clear in the selection process. If I wanted a book of pictures I would have searched for that and not artistic renderings of pictures. NOTHING BUT A JUVENILE DELINQUENT TYPE BOOK. A waste of my money.

Dieser Comic ist eine Mischung aus ein bisschen Geschichte und viel Science Fiction. Der Zeichenstil ist nicht ganz mein Geschmack da etwas roh, aber die Story fängt sehr gut an! Hat mich definitiv neugierig auf den nächsten Band gemacht. Also definitiv empfehlenswert!

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This is a really great original idea, which is something I appreciate in comics. The over arching theme and plot is one of the adventures of a cabal of mad scientists, centering on the english speaking world and the US, featuring scientists who will be familiar to the reader as those who actually were involved in the real manhattan project which produced the atomic bomb which was used in the war with Japan. Although instead of it being the Manhattan Project singular it is plural, there are many projects being undertaken, and it is set at the finish of the war so their are of course rival projects from other nations, the zen powered portal which operates on the suffering of "death buddhists" is such a crazy but brilliant idea for instance, and the kidnap and co-opting of nazi scientists is also a plotline. This volume essentially introduces the character cast for what I suspect will be a series which will run and run, each of the scientists, two of which are definitely not what they seem at all, and all of which have little or no redeeming qualities with perhaps one exception, although given the overarching theme of real mad scientists I suspect more revelations about the more apparently "good guys" in later volumes. There is one other very briefly featured character who seems to be a good through and through guy, well from the perspective of humanity at least, but he sort of is a little like a Star Trek redshirt, doomed to die before he has a chance to be wicked (or much else). However while the book is full of beginnings and presents some cliff hangers or points up possible future story lines, ie there's mysterious characters who say little but make an appearence and disappearence, there's people exiled who could return, that sort of thing it is a volume in and of itself and reading it does not feel like its a long advertisement for the next episode (like a graphic novel version of back to the future two). I loved the artwork and I loved the quotations which started and finished "chapters", recommended to fans of good comics, sci fi and mad science!

Excelente tpb, amazon muy bien con la entrega, muy pronta y en perfectas condiciones. La historia muy entretenida y una historia muy original!!

This storyline is taking historical features and changing it for a unique result. Your gonna follow a psychomaniac hearing himself speaking to him. A bunch of known scientists and enemy of the state, naziz, dark monks and MORE. Im gonna buy the whole serie for sure. This serie has been a discovery for me and i recommend it for everyone who likes graphic novels.