While not necessarily gaining much more traction than it already had, Evil Empire #2 provides adequate fallout from its debut, and sets everything in motion nicely. If you don't often think about the sad state of politics, revolution, or dystopia, I don't know that this series offers much to change your mind, but if you're into this kinda thing, it's punk rock ethos in comic book form. What's not to love? Read Full Review

Ultimately, this is an incredibly solid piece, with aspirations to be almost a Fight Club for the 21st Century an insightful punk rock record distilled into comic book form, and whilst its final proof remains to be seen, its setting up a fascinating getting-there, though itll take a few more issues to see quite where and why. But right now? All signs are pointing towards getting in on this early. Read Full Review

Check out Evil Empire if you want to read some 2014 left leaning anxiety on what could happen if a good liberal like Hillary Clinton doesn't win the next US election. I personally found it to be a bit nave. It completely misses the recent exposure of the left/right political paradigm, and it's depictions of a hellish future where right wing totalitarianism meets moral collapse and anarchy gave me the very strong message that writer Max Bemis might not be too happy with the current collectivist agenda in the US, but he's happy to support it because he can't envisage a happier alternative. I found this to be very illustrative of how the Rockefeller funded indoctrination of young writers and artists still persists, even though all evidence around them should probably be waking them up a bit by now. However, if anxiety is freedom, then this book is as free as you can get. Read Full Review

Hopefully this series will reach the inevitable point of the actual Empire rising but for now, the story doesnt do as much as it could to really grab your interest and maintain that hold. None of the characters have become particularly interesting yet and it remains to be seen how much can be accomplished with the current plot. Despite the negative criticisms, things could have been far worse. While the story hasnt offered a lot yet, the actual writing is decent, the story is fairly fresh, and the artwork is excellent. Read Full Review

I've read good comics by Max Bemis before. It's clear that Evil Empire is his attempt to break out of his comfort zone, but it just isn't working. Uneven dialogue spouted by characters that have yet to be fully realized set against an increasingly unbelieveable political climate are making this more of an exhaustive melodrama than high stakes entertainment. It feels like there's an effort being made to say something important but if you don't care about who's saying it, then you'll never get your point across. whatever message Evil Empire is trying to get across is falling on deaf ears because the quality of its package isn't up to snuff. Read Full Review