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Intriguing concept. Mediocre execution.

At the height of the Second World War England is being bombed. Civilians are being killed in their homes. Soldiers are dying left and right. Prince Charles of England has had enough. In "Royals: Masters of War" the many monarchies of the world are actually a superpowered elite. Their royal blood gives them various superhuman powers, however these superpowered beings are forbidden to involve themselves in the wars of man. But Prince Charles breaks that rule and kills Germans and becomes a national hero among the allies.

"Royals" starts off kinda strong and then begins to slowly lose traction as you get to the end of the book. At first Charles is set up to be interesting because he is the one to break the international pact of keeping the superpowered royals out of the war. But that's all there is to him. He's a one note character and it's hard to get invested into him or really care about what happens to him when he receives little to no development. Maybe this is due to the fact that it's a miniseries and not everything can be explored; but if you can't make the titular hero interesting, how can you expect the reader to care about anyone else in the book?

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed this book. It is a fun read. The art is sometimes inconsistent with it being having great battle scenes with fire and explosions going off, but then sometimes faces are drawn weird. It could be because there were too many hands on the pot.

The most interesting part about the book is the superpowers. The royalty have superhuman abilities (with Charles' resembling that of Superman's) which is a really cool concept because the more pure your bloodline is, the stronger your powers will be. And I wish they had done more with this and explored the capabilities of these royals. There are fight scenes, but they are few and far between and never last more than a few pages.

The plot itself has some issues as well. So many threads are opened up at the beginning of the story that either don't get addressed, or they're hastily tied up at the end. A weird recurring subplot was Charles' incestuous relationship with his sister that goes nowhere. Aside from some sexual tension between them there is little to purpose for this subplot because it doesn't develop them or further plot in any way. A majority of the time this plot thread is addressed is through insults from Charles' other sibling Arthur; which is just awkward.

There some is evidence that this series may have been cancelled midway through the story because there is a glaring continuity error that exists within this book. Which is astounding because the whole series itself is only six issues long if I'm not mistaken. At the beginning of the story Charles is being beaten by another superpowered royal who's speaking German which then switches over to a flashback in where the rest of the story is told. At the end of the series the identity of this royal is never discovered, addressed, or even mentioned. And because this is a miniseries, there is definite finality which makes that opening fight scene confusing because when the plot catches up to the present it never happens.

There is a twist towards the end that I myself did not see coming and I quite enjoyed. However when you really put thought to it, it doesn't make that much sense in retrospect. It could be that this was just a mock up/rushed ending just to give the series an ending when it got canned.

The best thing the the series introduces are the Japanese royals. They are more interesting than their English counterparts and I wish more was shown of them. There are plot threads that lead you to believe that there would be some clash between them but it ultimately never happens. The Japanese royals also had cool abilities. With one being able to construct a colossal samurai armor around himself that's made of water. Maybe if the perspective of the book had been on the side of the Japanese the book would've fared better.

All in all, "Royals: Masters of War" is a fun read with some decent action and semi-decent characters. I wholeheartedly believe that this series would've been better as a longer story that could've lasted a few volumes. It had a lot of potential with it's interesting premise, but for the most part it's mediocre. Which isn't a bad thing. I snagged a copy of it on Amazon for five bucks and I one hundred percent believe that it was worth that, five dollars. I'd have been remiss if I had paid the 15 bucks that it's usually sold for. If you find a copy of it for cheap, it's good, solid entertainment and I'd recommend it.
Just don't expect much.

6.5/10


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The Royals Masters of War Rob Williams Simon Coleby 9781401250546 Books Reviews

If you like alternate history war stories loaded with super-humans, then you will love this graphic novel. It is World War Two and Nazi Germany is about to win when a prince of England becomes determined to save his country. Normally, this wouldn't be a big deal for one man can't turn the tides of war. Or can he? It turns out he can for in this world those with royal blood have super-human powers. Unfortunately, the prince soon finds out he is not the only super powered royal willing to join the war. Will Nazi Germany win or will the Allies prevail? Will the royals survive and maintain their right to rule? Well, I suggest you read this highly entertaining graphic novel to find out.

As a kid, I used to love the 1970s era Invaders comic books from Marvel. Consequently, this really is my type of book. I thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it. The art was excellent for it moved the story along nicely and did a very good job of expressing the emotions of the characters. The writing was witty and seemed authentic in that you could imagine the characters actually taking the way they did.

This graphic novel collects the six issues of the stand alone Vertigo series and is 146 pages. There are scenes where sex is implied, and violence is graphically displayed. There also is quite a bit of profanity. Consequently, I do not think it is suitable for anyone under 17.

I primarily review graphic novels and my rating system is simple. Five stars for books that I couldn't put down and read from start to finish in one sitting. Four stars for excellent books that I highly recommend and will continue reading myself. Three stars for books I liked and may recommend. Two stars and below for books I would not recommend.

I hope this review helped.
The year is 1940 and all the super powered people in the world are members of the royal bloodlines. These are the families that have ruled nations for centuries. They've managed to hide their secrets until one young man can't take the destruction being rained down on his home.

I dig the concept behind this book. It's cool that the superheroes are restricted to this specific group of people, which gives a sort of legitimacy to their rule. The characters felt bland though. There is the well meaning prince that uses his powers to help the common people, his selfish brother that is more interested in drinking and sex than helping anyone, their sister who is mostly forgettable, and their father who will do anything to protect their family.

Some aspects of this book were great, particularly the attempt by the United States to form a group of superheroes to represent themselves along the real powers of the world. This is contrasted by some things that didn't make sense, like why these English princes would abandon the war in Europe to fight in the Pacific. The thing that really kept me from enjoying this book more is that I felt no connection to any of the main characters and had little interest in their role of historic events.

For the most part, I liked the art. I think it captured the feel of the era and went well with the events portrayed. There is a grittiness that plays well with some of the darker aspects of the book.
love it
So it turns out that the royal families of the world have super powers and when world war 2 starts, they step aside, until one son of England's king, idealistic, breaks this rule. An ok story with decent art, the totals has some story gaps but is an ok read. I've read worse and better.
This was a truly brilliant volume. If you have royal blood, you probably have superpowers, and that means when war hits your country, the crown weighs heavy. Do you keep yourself out of the fighting, or do you potentially spark a superpowered arms race the likes of which the world has never seen?

The themes of duty and honor run highly through this book, along with royal debauchery and culture clashes. There are great twists on historical events, too. Highly recommended book!
Intriguing concept. Mediocre execution.

At the height of the Second World War England is being bombed. Civilians are being killed in their homes. Soldiers are dying left and right. Prince Charles of England has had enough. In "Royals Masters of War" the many monarchies of the world are actually a superpowered elite. Their royal blood gives them various superhuman powers, however these superpowered beings are forbidden to involve themselves in the wars of man. But Prince Charles breaks that rule and kills Germans and becomes a national hero among the allies.

"Royals" starts off kinda strong and then begins to slowly lose traction as you get to the end of the book. At first Charles is set up to be interesting because he is the one to break the international pact of keeping the superpowered royals out of the war. But that's all there is to him. He's a one note character and it's hard to get invested into him or really care about what happens to him when he receives little to no development. Maybe this is due to the fact that it's a miniseries and not everything can be explored; but if you can't make the titular hero interesting, how can you expect the reader to care about anyone else in the book?

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed this book. It is a fun read. The art is sometimes inconsistent with it being having great battle scenes with fire and explosions going off, but then sometimes faces are drawn weird. It could be because there were too many hands on the pot.

The most interesting part about the book is the superpowers. The royalty have superhuman abilities (with Charles' resembling that of Superman's) which is a really cool concept because the more pure your bloodline is, the stronger your powers will be. And I wish they had done more with this and explored the capabilities of these royals. There are fight scenes, but they are few and far between and never last more than a few pages.

The plot itself has some issues as well. So many threads are opened up at the beginning of the story that either don't get addressed, or they're hastily tied up at the end. A weird recurring subplot was Charles' incestuous relationship with his sister that goes nowhere. Aside from some sexual tension between them there is little to purpose for this subplot because it doesn't develop them or further plot in any way. A majority of the time this plot thread is addressed is through insults from Charles' other sibling Arthur; which is just awkward.

There some is evidence that this series may have been cancelled midway through the story because there is a glaring continuity error that exists within this book. Which is astounding because the whole series itself is only six issues long if I'm not mistaken. At the beginning of the story Charles is being beaten by another superpowered royal who's speaking German which then switches over to a flashback in where the rest of the story is told. At the end of the series the identity of this royal is never discovered, addressed, or even mentioned. And because this is a miniseries, there is definite finality which makes that opening fight scene confusing because when the plot catches up to the present it never happens.

There is a twist towards the end that I myself did not see coming and I quite enjoyed. However when you really put thought to it, it doesn't make that much sense in retrospect. It could be that this was just a mock up/rushed ending just to give the series an ending when it got canned.

The best thing the the series introduces are the Japanese royals. They are more interesting than their English counterparts and I wish more was shown of them. There are plot threads that lead you to believe that there would be some clash between them but it ultimately never happens. The Japanese royals also had cool abilities. With one being able to construct a colossal samurai armor around himself that's made of water. Maybe if the perspective of the book had been on the side of the Japanese the book would've fared better.

All in all, "Royals Masters of War" is a fun read with some decent action and semi-decent characters. I wholeheartedly believe that this series would've been better as a longer story that could've lasted a few volumes. It had a lot of potential with it's interesting premise, but for the most part it's mediocre. Which isn't a bad thing. I snagged a copy of it on for five bucks and I one hundred percent believe that it was worth that, five dollars. I'd have been remiss if I had paid the 15 bucks that it's usually sold for. If you find a copy of it for cheap, it's good, solid entertainment and I'd recommend it.
Just don't expect much.

6.5/10