Everyone loves Doktor Sleepless: except the people who know him. The good Doktor is clearly taking control of Heavenside's subcultures, and strange things are happening all over town. Who's afraid of Doktor Sleepless? And what is he going to do about them? Warren Ellis' satirical-political science fiction novel continues it's groundbreaking run!
Doktor Sleepless aint for everybody, that much is clear but if youre more interested in the future than people getting knocked through walls you should give it a try. Read Full Review
Final Words: This review's been all over the place, so I'll try to sum it all up in these final words. Doktor Sleepless #5 was nothing mind-blowing, but anyone claiming this is just the same old Warren Ellis is out of their wits. This story is building toward something that feels more like a Grant Morrison scheme than something Ellis would do, but if it gets better with time it could get very, very good. There's already a blog that mimics the fictional imminent.sea blog, a fan maintained wiki, and hidden URLs and clues to be found both in the comic and on the website. If it makes you feel better, don't look at Doktor Sleepless as just another comic book, look at it as a multi-media experience because it's through reading the comic and perusing the websites that give you a more complete sense of what exactly Warren Ellis is doing. Read Full Review