The Jeff Smith sci-fi noir caper comes to a close with more questions than answers. Okay- the biggie: 'What does RASL mean?' gets finally gets answered and it's a satisfying one. But there's quite a few that are still left untouched.
I would love to see a sequel come of this. But from what I heard, Smith is busy returning to the world of Bone first. So it could be some time before a RASL Volume 5 ever saw light of day. If ever at all.
Just as Smith is willing to return to Bone, so am I. He really did a fantastic job on this book even if the first chapter was a near recount of the first chapter of volume 2 and even if I wasn't quite 100% happy how this story ended.
Still, Jeff Smith is a comics master and RASL is proof of it.
I didn't want it to end and I didn't want it to end without every one of my questions answered.
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 7 out of 10 stars.
RASL is given a deadline of 48-hours to provide the lizard faced assassin the missing journals of Nikola Tesla or the art thief's loved ones are going to start dying.
The penultimate chapter of Jeff Smith's RASL gets metaphysical thanks to the scary looking girl on the front cover. Just who is she is up to debate. But man, is she freakin' creepy. (A look at the director's cut extras in the back of the book shows a sketch of RASL that might just blow the lid over the identity of one of the most disturbing moppets in all of comic book history.)
I can't wait to get my hands on the final chapter of this cross-dimensional caper. The story has just kept getting better and better. And I can't believe that I am saying this, but I am more than willing to give Smith's all-ages classic Bone another try. It's quite rare that I give works a third try. But Jeff Smith has really impressed the heck out of me with RASL that I feel it's worth yet another go!
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.
The origin of RASL is explored in this volume by Jeff Smith (Bone). Fans of the mystery of Nikola Tesla, the Philadelphia experiment, UFOs and conspiracies will delight as this series peels another layer to this multiversal sci-fi noir thriller.
I've really been enjoying this series. I still have zero clue as to why our main character, officially named Dr. Robert Joseph Johnson, is called RASL. The name doesn't really appear anywhere else in this story though it's plot is steeped in Native American folklore and shadow conspiracy. I hope to find out somewhat soon. But I am afraid I may have to go straight to the source of Jeff Smith. Man, will I be pissed if he answers 'it's just a name.'
A great second act that keeps getting better and better!
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
A inter-dimensional art heist. A lizard-faced assassin. Sex. Lies. And Nikola Tesla!
RASL is a book that I've been aware of for a while. Let for some dumb reason, I just wasn't willing to pull the trigger for one reason or another. But then something just clicked and I couldn't overlook it any further.
Man, what a doof was I! The opening chapter to Jeff Smith's physic/crime caper was fantastic! The story was quite good. But it ended too soon! Good thing I was able to head to the library today and pick up the next two volumes.
In terms of the artwork of RASL, it's typical Jeff Smith for me. I love the inking and how clean everything is. But for some reason, he just can't do some faces right. The reptilian baddie is creepy good. But our hero looks like a bobble-head!
There was an old lady in Smith's most popular series, the all-ages friendly Bone. Rose Harvestar! RASL or Robert, depending on who is referring to him, looks like a male version of Rose Harvestar. When he first appears all beaten up and bloody; let me just say that it's not a pretty sight.
An excellent opening salvo of a story. Great art overall with some really terrible faces. But I can overlook it because Jeff Smith has created a universe- no multiverse!- that I want to return to again and again!
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.
