No idea what was going on and not a fan of the art. ( )

I think I maybe followed about 8% of what was going on...maybe I need to read previous incarnations of the story to get a better standing. But I loved the art, Diana Dane wears a Kyuss t-shirt, and there's a Sun Ra reference, so I'm happy to give it the benefit of the doubt. ( )

The way that Warren Ellis came make something simple and complex in one book is amazing. You become very aware of your brains frontal lobe when you this book. I enjoyed it but it's something that you want to either talk about or sleep off after you read it. It's not for everyone but for the rest of us it's a reminder of skill. Some writers are so sharp that it's almost magic. On the flip side, certain books are better when high on drugs. I don't do drugs but I think those folks that do will enjoy this book.

I read this book thanks to NetGalley. I thank them for this book. #NetGalley ( )

Alan Moore changed the field of comics forever with Miracleman, The Saga of the Swamp Thing, V for Vendetta, Batman: The Killing Joke and Watchmen. Once he completed those major works, he went on to noodle around with some lesser properties at Image Comics and elsewhere. His trademark cleverness and creativity were present, but I don't believe they ever found nearly as large an audience. One of these properties was Rob Liefeld's Supreme, a thoroughly enjoyable retro homage/deconstruction of the Superman stories of the 1950s and '60s.

Waren Ellis follows in Moore's footsteps, rebooting Supreme again with a very modern meta and surreal take which I find much less successful. First the artist literally scribbles all over the pages and overdoes his distracting coloring style. And the script seems to verge on self-parody as Ellis overdoes the psychobabble and opaqueness that gives an edge to some of his other work. That said, there are some spectacular images in the book and the story starts to come together in the end, but overall the good stuff is swamped by the bad. ( )

Supreme: Blue Rose is a very interesting story that will leave you both confused and wanting more. I have to admit, I was confused quite often while reading through it, and I found myself asking if there was something I was missing. Was there a prequel before this to help readers understand easier? I still don't know the answer, so, if you happen to know it, let me know in the comments for sure.

Though despite the rising confusion, it's not hard at all to continue reading on. There have been plenty of times where a story would confuse me to the point where I just didn't want to continue because it made no sense at all, but this was different. Though I was a bit in the dark, I still went on, hoping for answers. In the end, when questions are answered, more questions rise. It's like a never-ending mystery... (More via website) ( )