6/16/2023 0 Comments Domino marvel![]() I have to admit to being a little disappointed when I realised this was an actual novel rather than a graphic novel. I received an advance copy of this book from the publishers in exchange for an honest review. ![]() ![]() So, from a personal enjoyment point, it lands on 3 stars for me. Overall, I found this one to be a solid read with some few highlights, but I really struggled with getting invested into all three timelines and expected something else from the book. Personally, with knowing some over-the-top humor from Domino and a lot of very funny banter, I was a little bit disappointed with the content of the footnotes and the humor in general. The author, Tristan Palmgren, also uses roughly 90 footnotes during the novel, with some more or less funny remarks by Domino. All three storylines play off each other and I think the author accomplishes what they were out to achieve by using this structure.Īlas, I personally needed a lot of time to get invested into the two past storylines and would have preferred a larger focus on the present day story and more relationship work with the current crew, but this is more my issue than the book's fault. This timeline interchanges chapters with two other timelines from Neena's past. It's fine, because this novel is about Domino, but it was still weird how little screentime they got. Other characters like Black Widow or White Fox are barely used and mostly do off-screen things. In this case Outlaw and Diamondback (another favorite of mine since the Captain America/Serpent Society archs) are more prominently featured. We're following a present story line where Neena is hired to get two young adults out of a cult.įor this mission she enlists the help of her team, the Hotshots. The book is told in first person solo pov chapters set within three different timelines. The two most prominent things to take note of with Domino Strays are its structure and the footnotes. © 2020 MARVELĪs a long time Marvel fan, I'm quite intrigued by the ideas of having novels set in the universe focusing on lesser known characters.Īs Domino is a personal favorite, of course this one was the first novel I wanted to pick up. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.įor more information visit. Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned. Received a review copy from Aconyte and Edelweiss. But the poor storytelling device killed any enthusiasm I had for this book. With each paragraph I grew more frustrated as I had to figure out which timeline this paragraph was for. The end of the book gets very confusing as the stories blend together, switching every few paragraphs with no transition. Just when the main story is gathering momentum, Palmgren undercuts it by switching to one of the other stories. The parallel story lines are where the problems lie. There are also two parallel stories, one of her childhood (which Gail Simone already covered) and the other, six years in Domino's past when she met her mother. They are hired to get a brother and sister out of a cult. ![]() Domino has her all female team of mercenaries she works with, The Hotshots. This pulls from the Gail Simone era of Domino from the last couple of years.
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