More little stories introducing new versions of old DC characters that then build into a giant puzzle of a story.Klarion reads like a very dark twisted fairy tale and Frankenstien was a brilliant bit of surreal pulp action.Zatanna is a waste that waters down the character, Bulleteer is an interesting character, but all Grant does is use her to snicker at the 'sexual subtext' of super heroes and go on about how absurd super heroes are.Way to shoot yourself in the foot, Grant.The individual storie...

Basic Plot: Seven unlikely heroes are drawn together to defeat a new enemy to the DC universe: the Sheeda.Each of 7 characters got a 4-issue miniseries as part of this run and had a unique part to play in the overall plot. While many readers may be familiar with the character Zatanna, she was probably the best known of the characters in the series. The series was also bookended with an introduction and conclusion issue. Overall, the art for the series was good and the stories were interesting. T...

Ok...starting to see how everything is tying together.

The four trade volumes that make up this story were originally put out as a 30 issue series, and in reprinting them the story is presented chronologically, in the order that it's suggested you should read them. But the brilliant thing about Seven Soldiers - and, to an extent, comics in general - is that you don't have to read them that way, and in fact, the series invites you to read the books in almost any order you'd like.To elaborate: there are 7, four-issue stories that all interlock, and a

Alright...Finally, this series comes with a volume that I can really say that I at least liked with no reservations. Mister Miracle's story develops here with a reality vs. perception motif that I can always get behind. Grant Morrison did enough with the character here to make me want to read New Gods. (No, I'm not converting to a new religion. Jack Kirby's New Gods from the 1970's were the first team that Mister Miracle was a part of.)The Bulleteer story explores sexual fantasy in a way that un...

Such unique characters, and I am a big fan of the layered asynchronous storytelling.

Morrison's saga continues, but unfortunately, it doesn't rise back to the heights of the opener.What started off as a sterling grab-bag of different genres appears to have devolved into some rather rote and formulaic origin stories.Fortunately, Morrison's strength lies in the smaller moments, where he drops a very casual detail and it feels so much grander and exciting than the surrounding text.

This collection certainly spared the best for first... with the exception of a good Klarion storyline, and the adamantly creepy origin of the Buleteer, this part isn't nearly as interesting or entertaining as the earlier parts... Frankenstein, despite having the best artwork, in particular is far too involved in the overall story arch to feel a real character and comes off more as a Dues Ex Machina... the Miracle Man stories, however, are the worst. The art is horrible and the storyline incompre...

Reprints Klarion the Witchboy #4, Mister Miracle #1-2, Zatanna #4, Bulleteer #1-2, and Frankenstein #1. Klarion, Mister Miracle, Zatanna, the Bulleteer, and Frankenstein battle the Sheeda and continue to work to a common goal. This is probably the best of the Seven Soldiers collection because it has the most working series. Klarion and Zatanna wrap-up their mini-series while Mister Miracle, the Bulleteer, and Frankenstein begin their arcs. Mister Miracle is one of the weakest of the Seven Soldie...

Story is coming together. Frankenstein rules. THe art in bulleteer and zatanna is too much. Like way too much. This one isn't the best. Idk. I honestly don't like this series very much. The art is very exploitative and in spite of the large creative teamsThere are no women. Idk. I'll finish it because the story is good but the characterization is lacking. If the art was slightly less cheese cakey then I would actually like it s lot. But it isn't.

Intense. And kind of still too separate. This might have been better if all books were 1-4. Like this is just the Klarion and Frankenstein book or whatever.One thing you can't help but notice after reading this and Grant's X-Men run and his autobiography about comics is contempt for a certain kind of person who reads comics . . . . .

Wow, this series really takes a dip in quality in this volume with the introduction of the awful Mister Miracle and Bulleteer segments. Given how strong the first volumes were, it's a shame, and I hope the fourth can bring it back together.I did like the Frankenstein guy, though.

This volume creates more crossover between the seven story lines. That keeps this series engaging and the fresh influx of three new characters. The Klarion installment has been my favorite thus far, and it will be interesting to see how seven characters will unite, or if they actually will.

Bulleteer, hyper-sexualized like her husband wanted. Why is she giving in to his dead wishes? Frankenstein treats us to some wonderful spreads. The art is detailed, gory. There's so much texture to it all. I can't stop looking.

Overall, I liked it. I was, frankly, somewhat underwhelmed by the experience, as I think I expected more from the individual miniseries than I got. I like how Morrison wove different supporting characters through the various miniseries, but I never quite felt any danger from the Sheeda. It became more an experiment in putting together a puzzle than a fun story.I thought that the individual series were somewhat mixed - Guardian was terrific, as was Bulleteer. Zatanna - despite being a character I...

Like a freight train without brakes screaming down a hill, the story gets more and more intense as it heads towards its conclusion. Can't wait to read volume four! I was not looking forward to starting with three new characters since the first volume took a bit of work to get through, but their stories fit in well here with the tone and urgency that the other stories have reached. I'm enjoying this series immensely at this point but am glad I wasn't trying to read it as it came out in single iss...

I have to say I'm usually not smart enough to read Grant Morrison. This series started out linear enough and was actually quite fun. But, I have absolutely no idea how it ended--I wasn't smart enough and quite frankly, my personal view, is that a mainstream comic book shouldn't require that much work. (that's not saying that I don't like books where each time you read it, you appreciate it more (like Watchman) but my personal feeling is that you should also enjoy the first reading.)This was orig...

Klarion finds trying to warn his people of impending doom is a Chicken Little problem; Zatanna goes very spacey while battling the evil magician Zor and finds out where her father's books of magic are kept; the remaining 3 of the 7 soldiers are introduced. The origin stories of Mr Miracle, Bulleteer, and Frankenstein are given, and all are pretty awesome. Mr Miracle's especially has great art and a great story of inter-dimensional hopping through extreme escapist stunts.The third volume continue...

Ironically, I think, my favorite act in Seven Soldiers is Bulleteer, in a lot of ways the most straightforward storytelling in the whole project, and what best sells the concept. The character, certainly in the chapter that ends this volume, even helps explain it as a kind of follow-up to Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol, a series that famously built on the legacy of that team and the condition in which he found it, in ways his New X-Men tried perhaps too hard to replicate.Here, though, using new ch...

So many great plot points coupled with a heaping helping of WTF moments. This penultimate volume has it all looking to end nicely.