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Noble Vol. 1: God Shots Kindle & comiXology

by Brandon Thomas (Author), Roger Robinson (Cover Art, Artist), Juan Fernandez (Cover Art, Colorist), Format: Kindle Edition

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Astronaut David Powell helped save the Earth from an approaching asteroid. In the resulting explosion, David gained superhuman telekinetic powers but lost his memories. Now back on Earth, David is on the run from the Foresight Corporation and its CEO, Lorena Payan, using his new powers to stay alive long enough to regain his memories, family, and identity. nTo put her family back together, Astrid Allen-Powell will use every skill and weapon in her arsenal to get back the man she loves. nThe first series of the Catalyst Prime superhero universe is collected, with art by series regular Roger Robinson and Jamal Igle.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0757WB86Z
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lion Forge Comics (October 31, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 31, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 611877 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 136 pages

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Brandon Thomas has been writing about comics since 2001, and writing them professionally since 2003. He has written comics for several publishers, including Marvel, Arcade, Dynamite, and DC Entertainment, and has published over 300 original columns. His first creator-owned project The Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury shipped from Archaia Entertainment to widespread critical acclaim, leading to his biggest comics project to date— the sci-fi conspiracy thriller Horizon (co-created with artist Juan Gedeon) and published by Skybound Entertainment.

He lives and writes in the San Diego area, with the assistance of his wife and their puppies, Drake and Skye(walker).

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M. B.risbois

A Lot Going on Here

Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2017

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The way THE INCREDIBLE HULK captures a specific, modern, human predicament
The way THE FUGITIVE captured another specific, modern, human predicament
This is much more than INCEPTION or MEMENTO
And it's just beginning

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Schizanthus Nerd

Had Potential But I Was Disappointed

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2018

The blurb for this graphic novel sounded like a mash up of lots of movies I’ve enjoyed and while it’s not an especially original concept, it sounded like it would be fun. We have astronauts on a suicide mission to save Earth from an asteroid (Hi, Armageddon, etc). Somehow while saving the world one of the astronauts learns a new trick. David now has telekinesis (Hello, Carrie and Matilda).

For some reason David can’t remember much of anything at all (Hiya, Dory). There’s a villain (Hey, every action film ever!) and a wife that’s fighting to get her husband back (take your pick!). Astrid, David’s wife, is a real badass and I would’ve liked to have seen her in action some more because she had potential to wreak havoc.

Unfortunately there was so much jumping around that if I hadn’t already read the blurb I would have been completely lost and even with that information I still couldn’t really connect the dots with any consistency until around the halfway mark. There were so many time shifts, back and forth to different time periods both before and after the ‘event’.

The main character has no idea who they are so they’re no help to the reader but they do get flashbacks, oftentimes in the middle of a fight scene. There’s a lot of action, with people fighting all over the place as David’s powers continue to grow stronger for some reason.

Had there been smoother transitions and some more information early on to help readers get into the story and get to know the characters this could have been a winner. As it stands I really struggled to make it to the point where the story was starting to make sense and I never really connected to the characters.

While the story will be continuing I won’t be following along, which is a shame because the illustrations were really well done and the story itself had a lot of potential. There are some explanations given along the way but not enough to balance out the frustration I felt at the frenetic time shifts.

Thank you so much to NetGalley, Lion Forge and Diamond Book Distributors for the opportunity to read this graphic novel.

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Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2017

Noble has brain powers. He can make things move. He’s supposed to be dead. Maybe he was dead, but it’s hard to keep a good brain down. Sometimes he wears an Iron Man suit (different color scheme so as not to infringe the look) and sometimes he just wears an iron mask he cobbled together.

He’s in Bolivia but his wife is going to find him, even if she has to jump out of airplanes, which apparently is something she’s done before because she’s kind of badass. Unfortunately for Astrid she jumps into Argentina, which is a few mountains away from Bolivia.

Noble is a weapon, and someone named Lorena at the Foresight Corporation in Mexico is supposed to be the weapon’s safety, but apparently that hasn’t worked out so well. Lorena calls Noble David, but Noble doesn’t like to be called David even though he’s not sure what his real name might be. All you really need to know about Lorena is that she’s … unpleasant.

Chapter 4 explains The Event that gave David his mind powers, whatever they might turn out to be. Except it doesn't really explain anything. David Powell was an astronaut. The Event happened to him in space when he was trying to keep an asteroid from killing the Earth. That’s about all we know. That’s more than David knows.

Now here’s what I don’t get. David keeps griping that he can’t remember anything. So Astrid finally finds him and clearly knows him and wants to help him and what does David do? He says “Sorry, I don’t know you” and flies away. Commitment-phobic? Or he remembers her but wants an excuse to break up? If he really wants to know who he is, why wouldn’t he talk to this woman who obviously knows him and, unlike Lorena, isn’t trying to turn his brain into a jellyfish?

This is just a start to a series so it’s hard to review standing alone. The story seems a little scattered and it doesn’t contain any real surprises, but the art is consistently good and the premise may lead somewhere. Characterization is a bit better than average. I’m giving this 4 stars, even though it just squeaks out the fourth one, in the hope that the story takes an unexpected turn (and that the creators know where it’s going). But the 4 stars is subject to revision; if the next volume doesn't reward my faith, I might decide this one doesn't merit the fourth star.

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lmallett

Excellent opening volume

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2018

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I really enjoyed this opening volume of Noble, and was left at the end of the story wanting more.

I have a real fondness for shared superhero universes, and Noble sounded like a good way to try out the Catalyst Prime milieu. That said, the story stands by itlsekf although it shares roots with the other series in this line.The premise of the conflicted hero is a solid one, and married to the art of the excellent Roger Robinson meant a winning package.

The story is a journey with twists and action along the way. David Powell - Noble - is a hero trying to recover what he has lost: his memories and therefore his identity. Pursuing him is the Foresight Corporation, while other actors become involved in the fray, including David's wife and a mysterious doctor pursuing his own agenda.

The volume is rounded out with the story from the 2017 Free Comic Book day issue which is great for anyone who missed out on that. I recommend this to superhero comic book fans looking for something outside the DC or Marvel offer.

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