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Freakangels, Volume 1

Freakangels, Volume 1

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  • Create Date：2021-10-08 08:51:04
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Warren Ellis
  • ISBN：1592910572
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Summary

Six years ago， twelve psychic children accidentally used their powers to flood the world。 Now they attempt to rebuild society and defend London's Whitechapel survivors from one of their own。Twenty-three years ago， twelve strange children were born in England at exactly the same moment。 Six years ago， the world ended。 Today， eleven strange 23-year-olds live in and defend Whitechapel， maybe the last real settlement in flooded London。 When a dazed， gun-toting girl appears on the outskirts with a deadly grudge against the self-proclaimed Freakangels， the kids realize that an old enemy is still alive beyond the safety of their borders。。。 a twelfth psychic child， evil and exiled， who can program human minds to hate， and send his private， pirate armies into Whitechapel for revenge。 The first chapter in award-winning author Warren Ellis' post-apocalyptic web comic series！

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Rowan Oats ，

I first read Freak Angels online while it was still in progress。 Rereading it now， it uh。。。 hasn't aged well。 Very much of the early 2008 in style and tone。 Also， fuck Warren Ellis。 I first read Freak Angels online while it was still in progress。 Rereading it now， it uh。。。 hasn't aged well。 Very much of the early 2008 in style and tone。 Also， fuck Warren Ellis。 。。。more

David Bishop ，

The first volume was fine - a good introduction of the characters， if a bit heavy in the exposition。 I’m assuming the next volumes have more plot， or something， to make this such a renowned series。 This was similar in execution to some （well done！） webcomics I read， nothing earth shattering。 I’ll have to see if future volumes are available at the library - it wasn’t good enough to make me run out and spend money on the rest。

Gavin ，

Much better than its title and its character designs and its colouring。 Something about the art screams webcomic， maybe the number of flat colour segments and the absence of brushstrokes。 But it’s no Book of Dave。The book is centred around the Freaks’ reparations for causing the apocalypse。 Except half of em don’t seem contrite （“it’s quieter now。 Remember how everyone used to kill themselves just getting through the day？”）The Whitechapel commune is presented as a lovely sexy anprim haven。 But t Much better than its title and its character designs and its colouring。 Something about the art screams webcomic， maybe the number of flat colour segments and the absence of brushstrokes。 But it’s no Book of Dave。The book is centred around the Freaks’ reparations for causing the apocalypse。 Except half of em don’t seem contrite （“it’s quieter now。 Remember how everyone used to kill themselves just getting through the day？”）The Whitechapel commune is presented as a lovely sexy anprim haven。 But they don’t produce any industrial stuff， they’re running out of salvage， and god knows how they keep their steampunk vehicles going。 The short term dream。Lots of audience applause shots of London landmarks underwater， including my manor。 Not doing it for me though。Interesting touch on p21: a ghostly panel line dividing one panel， in which a characters muses on the nature of time; he says 40 words in this panel， so maybe 10 seconds。 And yet by the magic of comics these seconds happen to the reader despite him not moving。 。。。more

aguacate ，

Starts slow with clunky exposition and I almost put it down， but picked up in the second half。 I like post-apocalyptic water worlds and I'm curious to see where the story will go。 Reminded me a bit of the Umbrella Academy。 Starts slow with clunky exposition and I almost put it down， but picked up in the second half。 I like post-apocalyptic water worlds and I'm curious to see where the story will go。 Reminded me a bit of the Umbrella Academy。 。。。more

OmniBen ，

（Zero spoiler review） 4。75/5I described this to a friend as if Trainspotting was a soap opera， set in a dystopian yet optimistic setting with mild superpowers。 And it might be a rare occurrence， but I feel like I nailed it。 This is how you do superheroes。 This is how you do characters。 This is how you do storytelling。 This ticks so many of the boxes that I look for when it comes to stories and narratives I enjoy， that I couldn't help but instantly for for its many charms。 Its a slow burn。 Its ch （Zero spoiler review） 4。75/5I described this to a friend as if Trainspotting was a soap opera， set in a dystopian yet optimistic setting with mild superpowers。 And it might be a rare occurrence， but I feel like I nailed it。 This is how you do superheroes。 This is how you do characters。 This is how you do storytelling。 This ticks so many of the boxes that I look for when it comes to stories and narratives I enjoy， that I couldn't help but instantly for for its many charms。 Its a slow burn。 Its character driven。 It doesn't inundate you or overwhelm you with an overload of information about what has happened， or even what is happening。 This one unfolds slowly over time。 Always keeping you wondering and wanting more， yet， for me at least， never growing weary of the pacing。 Neither are the characters your typical garden variety superheroes。 They are flawed， dirty and dishevelled， with many of them walking an interesting tightrope between apathy or villainy。 It wasn't even until the end of the book when anything truly noteworthy happened。 Until then， it is simply characters being introduced and their interactions with one another。 The slow unravelling of the state of the world is continually building towards something， yet you are so involved in the prior relationships of these characters， that this book needed no monumental events in order to propel the plot forward。 It was more than interesting and engaging enough already。 Each character is unique and either well fleshed out， or is in the process of being well fleshed out。 This information is drip fed to the reader rather naturally and expertly， rather than everyone appearing on page at once and the reader being overwhelmed。 I've criticised and praised Ellis as needed， but here he has done something very special indeed， at least so far。 The book is actually funny at times to， which is not something I say often about a comic book。 Ellis irreverent English humour frequently had me chuckling or even laughing out loud。 Upon sighting the first panel， I didn't think too much about the art style。 A few pages later， I was hooked and was overjoyed to see it appears to be the same artist across the entire lengthy run。 The art style is as much a part of this story as the writing， so to have character models change with a new， or even multiple artists would be a far more unfortunate occurrence than with other books。 I have already come to care for some of these characters。 I don't want to see another artists representation of them， even if that artist is more talented than Paul Duffield。 Freakangels may not be for everybody， but it absolutely is for me。 If more 'superhero' stories were like this， than I would have a fare greater appreciation of the genre than the simple villain of the day beat em ups they can often become。 This is storytelling， characterisation and pacing done right。 I'm really rather captivated by it all。 A must read。 4。75/5OmniBen。 。。。more

Mark Ames ，

Reread， still good stuff。

Andrea O'Brien ，

Its been a few years since I read this series and I only started ordering them one by one recently。 I find the story interesting 11 out of 12 people born with psychic powers that end the world by accident and now live a small area of London trying to protect the people and make amends for what they did （that the public doesn't know about）。 How the different personalities deal with the power they are given fascinates me; one is "crazy"， one is a socio-path， another a megalomaniac， one tries to bl Its been a few years since I read this series and I only started ordering them one by one recently。 I find the story interesting 11 out of 12 people born with psychic powers that end the world by accident and now live a small area of London trying to protect the people and make amends for what they did （that the public doesn't know about）。 How the different personalities deal with the power they are given fascinates me; one is "crazy"， one is a socio-path， another a megalomaniac， one tries to block the others out and many of them just try to be good people。 Its an interesting mix a neat study in possibilities。 。。。more

Kevin ，

Lo que empezó bastante aburrido， terminó siendo a una historia emocionantes y emotiva。 Son muchos personajes pero son tan distintos que los recuerdo por cara y nombre。 Ayuda un poco que cada uno tenga un atuendo que los distingue。Los diálogos y las secuencias son fantásticas。 La cuadrícula de dos por dos ayuda mucho con la fluidez del libro。 Es algo que voy a considerar para mis próximos trabajos。Debo decir que Ellis es un genio sumergiéndose en conceptos de ficción。 Lo de leer la mente es una c Lo que empezó bastante aburrido， terminó siendo a una historia emocionantes y emotiva。 Son muchos personajes pero son tan distintos que los recuerdo por cara y nombre。 Ayuda un poco que cada uno tenga un atuendo que los distingue。Los diálogos y las secuencias son fantásticas。 La cuadrícula de dos por dos ayuda mucho con la fluidez del libro。 Es algo que voy a considerar para mis próximos trabajos。Debo decir que Ellis es un genio sumergiéndose en conceptos de ficción。 Lo de leer la mente es una cosa， pero como hace Arkady， mi personaje favorita， es algo en lo que nunca me puse a pensar considerando que ella y yo tenemos en común que no tenemos buena memoria。 De hecho， si he de identificarme con un personaje， es ella。Lo único que no me gustó mucho es el dibujo。 Está decente y el estilo se presta a muchas cosas。 Pero se sintió barato en muchas ocasiones。 Pero no es algo para perder la cabeza。 El libro es fantástico y lo recomiendo a cualquiera。 。。。more

James ，

Interesting post-apocalyptic world where 11 people with psychic powers protect a small part of London。 Some very strange personalities and abilities。

Rebecca Watkins ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I liked some of the elements in the story， but it didn’t really impact me in a large way or feel especially original。

Amber-Louise Diskin ，

This was recommended to me by my local comic book store。 There is something about steampunk that ticks my intrigue box and so i thought id give it a try。 There is just the right amount of angst and kickassery to keep me interested。 "12 strange children were born in england at the exact same moment" - the synopsis made this feel like it was going to be similar to the Umbrella Academy， but it definitely isn't and it is a much more exciting plot in my opinion - maybe because it is after the end of This was recommended to me by my local comic book store。 There is something about steampunk that ticks my intrigue box and so i thought id give it a try。 There is just the right amount of angst and kickassery to keep me interested。 "12 strange children were born in england at the exact same moment" - the synopsis made this feel like it was going to be similar to the Umbrella Academy， but it definitely isn't and it is a much more exciting plot in my opinion - maybe because it is after the end of the world and about survival。You get a brief introduction to each of the personalities but there is so much to unearth beneath that and i look forward to getting deeper into the story with the other volumes！ 。。。more

Adam Šilhan ，

Má to potenciál， zatím mě to vůbec nevtáhlo a je mi ten svět lhostejným。 Dám tomu ještě šanci dalším bookem。

Kaitlyn ，

Lovely art， interesting premise。 Not much of a plot yet but there are some mystery threads dangling。

Eugene ，

Solid book。 Starts a little like Umbrella Academy。

Matti ，

Post-apocalypse done right， met een focus op boeiende personages met geestige dialogen en een afgetakeld Londen dat tot de verbeelding spreekt。 De repetitieve layout doet wel wat afbreuk aan het trage verhaal。

Matt ，

FreakAngels is a very strange beast。 Originally published as a free web comic from writer Warren Ellis on its own dedicated web page， the series' story and design are markedly different from the usual monthly released comic fair。 FreakAngels tells the story of twelve individuals that are all connected in two ways; They all have pale skin with purple hair/eyes， and they all have psychic abilities。 These twelve are all based out of Whitechapel; a section of Britian's East End that has been ravaged FreakAngels is a very strange beast。 Originally published as a free web comic from writer Warren Ellis on its own dedicated web page， the series' story and design are markedly different from the usual monthly released comic fair。 FreakAngels tells the story of twelve individuals that are all connected in two ways; They all have pale skin with purple hair/eyes， and they all have psychic abilities。 These twelve are all based out of Whitechapel; a section of Britian's East End that has been ravaged （along with the rest of the world） by a mysterious post-apocalyptic disaster that the FreakAngels claim to have had a hand in causing。This first volume focuses primarily on the FreakAngels themselves， with each character's personality and relationships to those around them effortlessly portrayed using Warren Ellis' signature combination of witty humor and unapologetic drama。 This is a story that seamlessly transitions between very disparate situations; conversations consisting of sharp， sibling like banter can give way to intense scenes of psychological and physical violence。 If you have never been fortunate enough to experience Warren Ellis as a writer of an ensemble cast， then you would be hard pressed to find a better example of Ellis' style than FreakAngels。 Each 'Angel' comes across as believable， albeit quirky， people trying to make their own way in this post apocalyptic world full of steam punk engineering and off the grid survival。 While the first volume introduces a number of hanging plot points that are clearly meant to be addressed later in the series， the plot does take most of the volume to actually get itself up and running。 The plot seems to take a much more decompressed approach due to it's unique method of publishing， which does afford the main cast enough time to be fleshed out and the world of Whitechapel to begin to be realized。Paul Duffield's art really gives personality and charm to Whitechapel and it's residents。 His line work is almost reminiscent of an architect's draft designs， with a slight inclusion of free-handed line application to give everything a subtle stylistic tone。 Characters all appear similar enough to sell the concept of the community's shared humanity， while also maintaining just the right amount of unique visuals to make each person visually distinct。Overall， FreakAngels volume 1 is a testament to the effectiveness （and necessity） of proper world building。 While the larger plot doesn't gain much ground for most of the volume， that time is well spent giving you a living world inhabited by captivating characters。 Those strong characterizations and fleshed out world will make you want to keep reading， even if it is only spend a little more time in the lives of these fascinating FreakAngels。 。。。more

✘✘ Sarah ✘✘ （former Nefarious Breeder of Murderous Crustaceans） ，

Meh and stuff。 Meh and stuff。 。。。more

Jason Bootle ，

Some tired stereotypes of women in here but the premise of the overarching story is interesting enough for me to persist。

Stacey ，

So， uh。。。 wow。

Vojtěch Rabyniuk ，

Původně internetový comics， který sem hltal od první kapitoly。 v postapo světě žije parta lidí， která sdílí společné tajemství a společnou。。。zvláštnost。 tucet děcek， který se narodili ve stejný den mají totiž zvláštní schopnosti a skončili svět。 PRvní book je defakto je npředstavovačka， ale Waren Ellis nenápadně a po kouskách odrkývá nepříjemná tajemství minulosti。 comics je stále dostupný online。

Shawn ，

This was a good one。 The story is set in the future， after a catastrophic flood has wiped out much of the earth （I think）， and it follows a group of teens with psychic powers through their rough and uncertain lives in a broken down England。 There's 12 people you find out， but in this first volume you only get to meet about half of them。 Their relationships with each other are clearly revealed with no wasted space or verbiage （this is a weekly comic strip so time and space are precious）。The artwo This was a good one。 The story is set in the future， after a catastrophic flood has wiped out much of the earth （I think）， and it follows a group of teens with psychic powers through their rough and uncertain lives in a broken down England。 There's 12 people you find out， but in this first volume you only get to meet about half of them。 Their relationships with each other are clearly revealed with no wasted space or verbiage （this is a weekly comic strip so time and space are precious）。The artwork isn't the greatest， but it's possibly the greatest for this story。。。if that makes sense。 It has an almost rushed feel to it but it's also refined and finished nicely， weird I know， but it absolutely works and paired with the soft color palette is easy on the eyes。There is violence but it doesn't start up until toward the end of this volume， and it's pretty damn sudden。 There's a big shoot-em-up fight scene to close out the show with some questions on the rise as to why these enemies are on the FreakAngels' turf。。。will have to jump into volume 2 to find out！ 。。。more

Jesse A ，

Interesting。 Continuing with the series but not totally sold yet。 The art struck me as a bit simplistic。

Douglas Cosby ，

Good start to a steampunk series that seems like it has a lot going on。 A group of telepathic siblings live in a post-apocalyptic Whitechapel with writing and art that are chock full of possibilities。 Like most character groups in literature， there is a good variation of personalities across the siblings with a similar feel to Gaiman's Eternals。 Good start to a steampunk series that seems like it has a lot going on。 A group of telepathic siblings live in a post-apocalyptic Whitechapel with writing and art that are chock full of possibilities。 Like most character groups in literature， there is a good variation of personalities across the siblings with a similar feel to Gaiman's Eternals。 。。。more

Craig Fisher ，

A pretty damned good start to a first rate sequel for the Midwich Cuckoos （Village Of The Damned to our US readers）。 The writing is as good as I would expect from the creator of Planetary。

Erica ，

good start to a series。 lots of characters to introduce， but done well so far。 3。5 stars

Robert ，

Good Ellis with an interesting setup although I found the characterizations a bit thinner than some of his other books。

Bosco Farr ，

3。5 not an option for rating。 Interesting story。 Curious enough to try another

Eugene Mirotin ，

Very entertaining

Vittorio Rainone ，

Fa parte del mucchio di volumi Avatar a firma Ellis。 Forse è il più interessante。 Anzi， forse è l'unico davvero interessante。 Molto particolari i disegni di Duffield， con un'impronta decisamente "anime" oriented， bellissimi colori e scenografie dettagliatissime， ma con un tocco che riesce al contempo ad essere personale。 La storia per i primi due volumi stentava a decollare， il che è quasi un controsenso， con Ellis al timone。 Ma si è rivelata una mossa più che positiva: dal terzo volume gli even Fa parte del mucchio di volumi Avatar a firma Ellis。 Forse è il più interessante。 Anzi， forse è l'unico davvero interessante。 Molto particolari i disegni di Duffield， con un'impronta decisamente "anime" oriented， bellissimi colori e scenografie dettagliatissime， ma con un tocco che riesce al contempo ad essere personale。 La storia per i primi due volumi stentava a decollare， il che è quasi un controsenso， con Ellis al timone。 Ma si è rivelata una mossa più che positiva: dal terzo volume gli eventi si mettono in moto， i personaggi riescono a entrare nella testa， e l'introduzione dei flashback rende la storia anche più varia e appassionante。 Nota: FreakAngels originale è un fumetto pubblicato settimanalmente su web （vedi link）。 。。。more

L。 McCoy ，

So， this book is certainly。。。 well， it's Ellis。 I haven't read many books by him and from what I've read by him I don't think he's a bad author just not all he's hyped up to be。 This book shows exactly what I mean。What's it about？Uh。。。 this is hard to explain， I'll get into that later。Pros:The art is really well done。 The artist and colorist do a fantastic job。There's some pretty funny parts of the book mainly because of how snarky the characters are， I actually enjoyed that。Some fantastic actio So， this book is certainly。。。 well， it's Ellis。 I haven't read many books by him and from what I've read by him I don't think he's a bad author just not all he's hyped up to be。 This book shows exactly what I mean。What's it about？Uh。。。 this is hard to explain， I'll get into that later。Pros:The art is really well done。 The artist and colorist do a fantastic job。There's some pretty funny parts of the book mainly because of how snarky the characters are， I actually enjoyed that。Some fantastic action。 The one thing that I have noticed with Ellis is he can write an awesome action scene and the art in this makes it absolutely stunning。I really like the bike thingy。 I want one。The ending makes me definitely interested in seeing where the story goes。It's unpredictable。Cons:The characters。。。 oh my gosh。 There's no reason to give a s*** about the characters whatsoever。 No real background is given， they don't seem relatable and even though it provided some humor， they're all d****ebags。A lot of this is just boring。I couldn't really tell if there's an actual story or not。 I had this problem with Injection as well。 It's like Ellis sometimes just slaps things together and hope it forms a story， it makes the book confusing and hard to follow。 The dialogue is pretty bad and sometimes seems like it's trying a bit too hard to be edgy。Overall:It would be a real solid comic if the story was clear about what the hell's happening and if there was any reason to like the characters （except for a few laughs） but it really misses the mark on those 2 things。 I love the art and think the action is fantastic so since it's a webcomic I can read for free （yeah， I know you can get the physical collections but I already spend a s***ton of money on comics so if it's available for free via the official site or library that's how I read it） I will definitely be back for the 2nd part。 It's flawed but could lead up to something pretty good。3/5 。。。more

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