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The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel series for The Empty Man series, from Boom! Studios (2019) - Graphic novel review by KadmonThe Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel series (2019)
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The The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4 (2019) is a contemporary fantasy thriller graphic novel series. The graphic novel was reviewed by Kadmon.

Product: The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel series (2019)

Company: Boom! Studios company

Original title: The Empty Man Ongoing #5-8

Series: The Empty Man

Previous entries in the series: The Empty Man #1-6 (2014), The Empty Man 2: Recurrence #1-4 (2018-2019)

Other adaptations of the story: the The Empty Man, movie (2020) might have been based on concepts from this storyline

Setting: contemporary fantasy Earth

Product type: Graphic novel, Genre: contemporary fantasy thriller, Features: fantasy, contemporary fantasy, thriller, horror, supernatural horror, creature, super-human abilities - psychic powers, post-apocalyptic

Release: 2019.03-06

Reviewer: Kadmon, Type: Male, 40s, Preferences: Immersive, logical story, consistent setting, prefers surprises to spoilers, prefers establishing elements before referencing them

Read: very recent (2022.01), first time

Rating: Weak (2- out of 3 points), Enjoyment: Weak (2- out of 3 points)

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This is my review of The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, a contemporary fantasy thriller graphic novel series for the The Empty Man series from 2019. It's about a group of people trying to survive in a world turning chaotic. The The Empty Man: Manifestation comic book is confusing, I don't recommend it, unless you are already fan of the Empty Man series.

 

"It’s the nation’s final chance to stop the terrible Empty Man pandemic from completely taking over, as the Kerry family fights against their own personal armageddon.

The Empty Man has gone viral -- not just pathologically, but also through the airwaves as cultists broadcast their “message” of indoctrination to all within range of a television. Agents Jensen & Marsh must escort the Kerry family outside the city limits, shielding them from quarantine crews and the cults looking to bring the infected Melissa into their ranks.

Written by Eisner Award-nominated author Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, Bone Parish) and illustrated by artist Jesús Hervás (Lucas Stand), Manifestation is the third installment in The Empty Man franchise, bringing the haunting story of the Kerry family to a close."

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Review (spoiler-free) - The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel (2019)

After watching the The Empty Man (2020) movie, I've read again The Empty Man #1-6 (2014) to see how it relates to the film. Then I've decided to read The Empty Man 2: Recurrence #1-4 (2018-2019) to complete the story, and now I'm here again, hoping to reach a conclusion in the final issue.

The The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4 graphic novel series is about a group of people trying to survive in a world turning chaotic.

The story was weak. The storyline from the previous series didn't really go forward, and the creator was rushing to give a conclusion to the story he started in the first series. As the story broadens its scope, it needs a lot of expositions, so most of the pages are spent on explanations. The pacing and the consistency was off due to this. There are no character arcs, things are just happening to the characters. I didn't find major logical problems.

The art is okay. There were many two-page spreads in this series.

The characters are not introduced, and we don't even get to know anything about them. Some characters (the husband and the daughter) don't even have roles, they just tag along.

I've felt that the artwork is the previous series (The Empty Man 2: Recurrence (2018-2019)) was better. The storytelling, and the actual plot was also better in that one, a more focused story. The rushed story with many irrelevant storylines is reminiscent of the first The Empty Man (2014) series.

The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4 is a confusing contemporary fantasy thriller series, that I think only the most dedicated fans of the genre could enjoy.

My experience

I was not satisfied with The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4 (2019). I happen to like stories with plots with proper stories, and this series couldn't deliver that.

Second reading

To make sense of the The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4 graphic novel for the review, I've read some parts again for a second time.

Rating: Weak (2- out of 3 points). The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4 is a average comic book, with a weak plot.

Enjoyment: Weak (2- out of 3 points). The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4 was boring and confusing.

Rereadability: That's a good question. You'll probably need to read the story more than once to understand the confusing parts.

Chance of reading it again: Low. Now that I know the story, there's probably no need to read it again.

Chance of reading a sequel: I'd probably read it, although after all these stories I'm less and less interested.

The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel series for The Empty Man series, from Boom! Studios (2019) - Graphic novel review by KadmonThe Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel series (2019)
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Will you enjoy this?

If you like mystery or thriller graphic novels, you might like The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4.

If you like horror or action thriller graphic novels, you might like the comic book, although there are not many action scenes or scary scenes in the The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4 comics.

If you enjoyed the The Empty Man (2014) graphic novels, you might be interested in this story.

If you don't mind confusing elements in your graphic novels, you can enjoy this.

If you prefer visuals over story, this series probably won't satisfy you.

Do you need to read the previous comic books in the series to enjoy this?

As there are no introductions or explanations of what's going on, I think you should read The Empty Man 2: Recurrence (2018-2019) first to understand the beginning story. To appreciate the ending, you should probably also read The Empty Man (2014).

Do you need to read the sequel comic book to enjoy this?

As of 2022.01.25, there's no sequel to this story.

Reading for plot points

If you are interested in contemporary fantasy stories, I think it's worth reading the The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4 graphic novel series for the plot points.

Should you read the issues individually?

As the story is told in a continuous narrative, the individual issues don't contain proper stories that could be enjoyed independently.

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The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel series for The Empty Man series, from Boom! Studios (2019) - Graphic novel review by KadmonThe Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel series (2019)
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Review with spoilers - The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel (2019)

I didn't like the The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4 graphic novel series.

I don't think that the cosmology we've been introduced to in the The Empty Man (2014) series, fits the one presented in this series. This creates a discrepancy for me between the series, even though this series is supposed to be the conclusion of the storyline from the first one.

If they ever decide to continue the story, it looks like it's going to be about a cosmic war, between the Empty Man pretenders, and Monica Jensen. I prefer either stories rooted in a realistic setting about human affairs, or magical stories set a full-blown fantasy setting, making it interesting to get to know the cosmology. That's why I'm afraid that these sequels - falling somewhere between these two - won't really interest me. I was a fan of the Hellboy stories, until the Hell on Earth storyline happened, starting the Apocalypse, leaving the world ravaged by demons. This made the story less and less interesting for me. I still read them, I was just not really satisfied. That's why I liked the previous series, that was about the fate of one family, and the Empty Man universe was just a backdrop for that.

What I'd really like to see is a reboot of the series, to see how things are advancing in the setting, how an ordinary contemporary world changes into the chaos of the Empty Man. For that story to unfold, these few issues were not enough. Also, the change of viewpoint in the second series was a good choice, I'd like the see the events through the eyes of different people.

I also have to add that I preferred the less cosmic version of the setting, with the Empty Man being an individual, limited in space, time and impact, rather than a whole dimension existing through the ages, full of pretenders who wish to influence the people.

The framing pages

There are some pages that show similar scenes throughout the series. Here are some examples:

The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel series for The Empty Man series, from Boom! Studios (2019) - Graphic novel review by Kadmon The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel series for The Empty Man series, from Boom! Studios (2019) - Graphic novel review by Kadmon The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel series for The Empty Man series, from Boom! Studios (2019) - Graphic novel review by Kadmon
The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel series (2019)
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Covers

The covers of the graphic novel are weak. They are not interesting, but at least they also don't spoil the story.

Promise of the first scene

We see a prehistoric man. I hope we'll find out more about this.

Execution: Indeed, in the end, it turns out that the Empty Man is an ancient thing. It might have been a more satisfying fulfilment of the promise, if that promise gave us more information.

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The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel series for The Empty Man series, from Boom! Studios (2019) - Graphic novel review by Kadmon

Issue #1

The creators didn't establish the setting, not the characters. We just jump into the middle of the action, where the previous issue ended.

The story from the previous issue moves slightly forward, but not much happens. The story itself was not interesting. The issue ends with a shocker.

Release: 2019.03

The cover: The cover isn't interesting, and it doesn't even hint at the genre.

Rating: Average (2 out of 3 points), Enjoyment: Average (2 out of 3 points)

Promise of the first scene

We see a prehistoric man. Does this imply that the Empty Man thing is something older? I hope we'll find out more about this.

Execution: The end parallels the beginning scene, that's a nice framing device. Although I didn't feel that's a good fulfilment of the promise. And yes, as revealed in a later issue, that means that the Empty Man thing is as old as humanity.

The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel series for The Empty Man series, from Boom! Studios (2019) - Graphic novel review by Kadmon

Issue #2

The story moves forward slightly, but not much happens. The issue ends with a shocker.

Release: 2019.04

The cover: The cover is weak and uninteresting. It looks like some regular crime story.

Rating: Weak (2- out of 3 points), Enjoyment: Weak (2- out of 3 points)

Promise of the first scene

Medics get dosed with spores from the Empty Man. Does this mean that he can expand himself this way?

Execution: The ending didn't connect to the promise.

The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel series for The Empty Man series, from Boom! Studios (2019) - Graphic novel review by Kadmon

Issue #3

The story moves forward slightly. There's a lot of metaphysical exposition that I don't think makes much sense. The issue ends with a kind of shocker.

Release: 2019.05

The cover: The cover is slightly interesting. At least it hints that it's a fantasy story.

Rating: Weak (2- out of 3 points), Enjoyment: Weak (2- out of 3 points)

Promise of the first scene

We see the returned male agent in the Empty Man's mind. I'm not sure where will this lead.

Execution: As I had no clue what to expect, I was not entirely satisfied with what I got.

The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel series for The Empty Man series, from Boom! Studios (2019) - Graphic novel review by Kadmon

Issue #4

The story moves forward. The issue ends with soft cliffhanger, that acts as a conclusion, and sets up the next story. (That never arrived.)

Release: 2019.06

The cover: The cover is slightly interesting.

Rating: Weak (2- out of 3 points), Enjoyment: Weak (2- out of 3 points)

Promise of the first scene

There's explanation about the nature of the Empty Man. I have no clue how would they conclude this.

Execution: There was finally some kind of conclusion.

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Plot summary / Synopsis

The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1 (2019)

In the past: A prehistoric man sees an Empty Man hallucination, after an event that killed all of his tribe members. He sees a strange humanoid on a column of human skulls.

Now: The police arrives at the scene of a fight (probably the hotel where the agents and the family stayed at). They find the body of a creature.

The agents and the family arrives at a hospital. The male agent is injured. The woman says that the creatures let them go, as they could have killed them all. On TV they see a report about the creature.

We see the leader of the cult talking to his employer, who thinks he became obsolete for their goals. In retaliation, he calls the gathering of his cult.

As the agent and the family are travelling in a car, we see a flashback of what happened in the hotel. When they killed the first creature, the others just left. The female agent feels that they did that intentionally, they wanted them to kill one of the creatures.

The cult leader walks among the dead bodies of his cult members (probably killed by himself). He walks up to the Empty Man, still on a breathing machine, who opens his eyes.

The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #2 (2019)

In the past: We see a facility where the Empty Man was kept. He was flatlining, so a team of medics arrived in hazmat suits. Suddenly spores came from the Empty Man's body. Even though the suit protected the medic from the spores, he still felt that every particle was talking to him.

Now: The cult leader removed the Empty Man from the machine, and put him in a wheelchair.

People are rioting on the streets due to feeling mislead by the government about the creatures. We see scenes of chaos. A creature attacks the female agent and the family, but the male agent who went into the mind of the Empty Man returned, and he, who shoot the creature.

The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #3 (2019)

In the past: We see the returned agent enter the mind of the Empty Man, from the last issue of the first series.

Although his mind is a desolate place, he found some dead bodies of people who came here before to kill the Empty Man, and failed.

One day he puked up the things that became his helpers.

Now: The returned agent tells his experiences to the others. He tells them that he found and killed the Empty Man, but it didn't change anything, as there are multiple Empty Men.

The injured male agent is probably killed by infected people.

In the past: We see those three strange humanoids from the first series again. The returned agent says that we are all the Empty Man. If they really kill it, that will end the world.

The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #4 (2019)

The agents arrive at the TV station, where the Empty Man is currently.

The Empty Man awakes, and eats the cult leader. The returned agent kills the boss of the cult leader. Then a door opens to the mind of the Empty Man, and the female agent and the returned agent step inside.

The returned agent asks the female agent to take the place of the Empty Man, and stop the signal. Out in the real world, only the sane will survive this. The new Empty Man asks the returned agent to help her hunt the Empty Men pretender who inhabit that world.

The daughter of the infected woman will become one of the soldiers in the war of Empty Men.

The setting

The story is set on contemporary fantasy Earth. It continues the story on the next day after The Empty Man 2: Recurrence (2018-2019) ends.

The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel series for The Empty Man series, from Boom! Studios (2019) - Graphic novel review by KadmonThe Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel series (2019)
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The Empty Man

During the time the Empty Man was still on the breathing machine, he was flatlining, and released spores from under his mask, that were talking to the people they've adhered to.

The Empty Man dimension

The Empty Man was just a thought, it might have been coming from a person's mind, or the thought itself got into a person. That thought was controlled by a person, who became the first Empty Man. Then the place got abandoned. Then others came, trying to become the Empty Man, but they are just pretenders.

The female agent, Monica Jensen, took the place of the latest Empty Man, to stop the signal, ending the violence on Earth. This will cause that in the real world, only the sane will survive.

But as there are many Empty Men pretenders there in that dimension, this meant the start of a war (between the pretenders and Monica Jensen?).

That dimension can be accessed from our world. Physical bodies from our world can enter it, then leave it. They can even take parts of the Empty Man dimension with them into the real world.

Plot points of interests

The were a couple of changes to the setting and characters.

Changes to characters

"Cultist leader woman": She gets killed by Langford.

Grace Simmons: She is still delivering the messages of the Empty Man with her brother, Justin.

Justin Simmons: He is still delivering the messages of the Empty Man with his sister, Grace.

Karl: He managed to get the body of the Empty Man. The Empty Man eats him.

Monica Jensen: She takes the place of the Empty Man in the end.

Owen Marsh: He gets assaulted by the infected.

Vicki Kerry: In the future, she will become a soldier in the war of the Empty Men.

Walter Langford: He returns from the mind of the Empty Man. He has small humanoids attached to him by umbilical cords. Then he returns there with Monica.

Characters killed

"Cultist leader woman": She gets shot by the returned Langford.

Karl: He gets eaten by the Empty Man.

Owen Marsh: He gets overrun by the infected. He most likely dies.

Powers

  • While getting out of the Empty Man, taking things out from there.

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The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel series for The Empty Man series, from Boom! Studios (2019) - Graphic novel review by KadmonThe Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel series (2019)
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Analysis of the story - The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel (2019)

I didn't like the story, the faults of the plot prevented me from enjoying The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4.

The message of the story

I'm not sure there's one.

The structure of the story

The scenes of the The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4 comic book are mostly played in sequence, following the same storyline. There are some flashbacks.

There is no single viewpoint character.

The story has a truncated arc of the dramatic structure - no introductions, it starts with action, then a resolution. The individual issues don't have this structure.

Things I liked

 

Problematic elements

#1:

The prehistoric Empty Man: As revealed in a later issue, the Empty Man is as old as humanity, so what we've seen might have really happened. Establishing this in this issue, and not in #3-4 would have been better for the story.

Skipping the hotel attack: At first, I was delighted that the creators didn't spend needless pages on it, as we already know that the main characters are not in danger. Then, we get a two-page spread of it in an unnecessary flashback.

The creatures: These Empty Man creatures have been out there since Empty Man #2. We have even seen footage on TV, when some people caught the Jersey Devil. Why does everyone act like they haven't seen these before? If the government wanted to cover up the existence of the creatures, why do they let the news out now?

#2:

The cover: It's not only weak, it's also misleading, because by this time, Owen Marsh is not with the team, he is in a hospital.

Getting the Empty Man: How was the cult leader able to remove the Empty Man from the FBI? First, I think he'd need a lot more than some dedicated cultists to do that. Second, the FBI would probably do everything to track the machine, and find the guy. That storyline would have made a more interesting story than the one we got.

#4:

The mirror page: We get a page near the end, mirroring the framing pages of #1. I would have preferred to have less text on it, to fit with the look of the previous pages better.

Unanswered questions

#1:

  • How is the Empty Man suddenly able to open his eyes?

#2:

  • How is the Empty Man suddenly able to exist without the breathing machine?

#3:

  • How did others get inside the Empty Man? Are there occult groups in this universe who are able to do that? Why don't we see more of these in the stories?
  • What are those strange humanoids in gas masks? We've already seen then in The Empty Man #2 (1994).
  • Did Langford kill an Empty Man pretender, or the real one?

#4:

  • How is the Empty Man suddenly able to move?
  • Why does the Empty Man kill Karl? Why does he eat him?
  • How do they enter the Empty Man dimension? How do they create a door? We have seen previously it's not an easy task. If it was the Empty Man who creates the door, why does he do that?
  • Why is Monica Jensen any special? How is she able to take the place of the Empty Man? What does it take for someone to take the place of the Empty Man?
  • Who are the Empty Man pretenders?

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Possibilities of improvement

#1:

  • Cut the two-page spread of the hotel attack.

#3:

  • Cut the pages with Owen Marsh. His story doesn't really matter.

How it could have been better?

 

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How does it compare to the other works of the creators?

From the writers (Cullen Bunn), I might have read Conan the Slayer (2016), but I don't remember that. I also think I've read some of his Marvel Universe comics. I've read Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team (2020), that I didn't like. I've read The Empty Man #1-6 (2014), that felt unfinished for me, then The Empty Man 2: Recurrence #1-4 (2018-2019), that was a lot better written, but still unfinished. This series felt closer to the first Empty Man series, the second one was better.

From the illustrator (Jesús Hervás), I've read the first few issues of Androids, that I liked. I've also The Empty Man 2: Recurrence #1-4 (2018-2019), that I felt was better than this one.

How does it compare to the other comic books in the series?

I liked the previous series better than this one. The first one was closer, but at least that one had a proper story, although without conclusion. The second one was interesting. This third series is just one big exposition dump.

How does it compare to other adaptations of the same story?

I'm not sure about this, but this story felt closer to the The Empty Man (2020) movie, then the original The Empty Man #1-6 (2014) comics. The two are also similarly bad in storytelling.

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Behind the scenes

 

Thoughts about the reviews of others

 

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Uses for the comic book - The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel (2019)

Plot

  • A man travels to another dimension to kill the ruler of that dimension.
  • A man travels to another dimension to take the place of the ruler of that dimension.

Scenes

  • The scenes that take place in the Empty Man dimension could be used to show some desolate parallel dimension.

Designs

 

Scenario ideas - Role-playing game scenario ideas

  • A character is requested by a mentor figure to take the role of one of the leaders of the setting. The mentor promises he'll arrange everything, and provides the opportunity.

Scenario ideas - Wargame scenario ideas

Assault the cult: A special team is assembled to assault the temple of a cult. The defender sets up the playing area, including a defensible temple in the middle. The defender sets up the cultists and the cult leader anywhere on the playing area. The cultists are not well equipped (no armour, mostly light weapons, no heavy weapons), not very skilled (low combat abilities), but they are determined (high Morale). Then the attacker deploys the assault team anywhere on the edges of the playing area. They are low in numbers, but highly skilled, and they have access to many kinds of weapons and armour. They intend to capture the cultists. When they defeat a cultist in close combat, that cultist model gets a Captured token. If another cultist touches the captured model, and spends an action, they can free the cultist. The captured cultist can be moved by any model. The game ends at the end of the turn, when the cult leader is captured or killed. The Victory points of the attacker gets lowered by N points with every killed cultist, and 5N if they kill the cult leader. The attacker wins if they defeat the cult leader, while more than half of their own units is still alive. The defender wins if they kill more than half of the attacker units. It's a draw if the cult leader is lost, but more than half of the attacker units are killed.

Fanatic cultists (easier for the defender): The cultists don't have to test for Morale.

Regular lawman (easier for the defender): Instead of the special team, regular law enforcers arrive. They don't want to kill any cultists. When aiming a ranged weapon at a cultist, they have to test for skill (or roll a d6, they pass on 1-3). If they fail this roll, they only shoot warning shots, or try to drive the targets away.

Creature summoning (easier for the defender): The cult leader is able to sacrifice one of the cultists to summon a creature. Use the statistics of something that's dangerous even for special assault team members. The base of the cultist leader has to touch the cultist model, and the cult leader has to spend an action. The cult leader can sacrifice itself as a last ditch effort.

Uncertain summoning (harder for the defender): When the cult leader sacrifices a cultist to summon a creature, the player has to roll a d6. The summoning only works on a roll of 1. The cult leader may spend any number of actions on a sacrificed cultist.

One sacrifice, one roll (harder for the defender): When the cult leader sacrifices a cultist, and has to roll, if the roll is failed, the cultist is lost, and the leader has to sacrifice another cultist.

Remote summoning (easier for the defender): The cult leader only needs to see the cultist to be able to sacrifice it.

Summoning pool (easier for the defender): The game starts with the creature set aside in a summoning pool. When the creature is summoned, it's placed on the playing area. When it is killed, it gets back to the summoning pool. If the base of the cult leader touches the base of the creature, and the cult leader spends an action, the creature can be sent back to the summoning pool.

Remote sending (easier for the defender): The cult leader only needs to see the creature to be able to send it back to the summoning pool.

Multiple creatures (easier for the defender): There are multiple creatures in the summoning pool.

Invincible cult leader (easier for the defender): The cult leader exists in two dimensions. The defender player sets up a defensible Sanctuary area with a portal on a nearby table, and places a model representing the presence of the cult leader on that plane. The defender also sets up a portal anywhere on the regular playing area. The cult leader can be pushed away by attacks, but a killing hit only takes him out for one turn, and he stands up with his next action, so he can't be captured. Models touching one of the portals get moved to the other portal. The cult leader presence is has the abilities of a regular human in the Sanctuary area, and if it gets killed, the cult leader becomes a regular human. The defender has to choose every turn which one to use for actions, as the cult leader has to concentrate for the cult leader presence to act. The cult leader presence cannot use the portal. If you use the Summoning pool, the Sanctuary also acts as the summoning pool. If the creatures are killed in the Sanctuary, they are removed from the game. The creatures can't use the portal.

Portal opening ritual (easier for the defender): It takes an action for a model to be able to enter the portal.

Cultist friendly portal (easier for the defender): The cultist models don't need to spend an action to be able to enter the portal.

Uncertain opening (easier for the defender): When a model tries to enter the portal, they have to roll a d6. The model is only moved on a roll of 1.

Cultist friendly portal (easier for the defender): The cultist models don't need to roll to be able to enter the portal.

Miniatures - 1/50-1/60 (28-32mm scale)

Civilians: Human-sized (S3) modern (advanced) human female / male civilian.

Agents: Human-sized modern human civilians, with a pistol.

The creature: Large insectoid carnivore.

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Similar stories - The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel (2019)

Novels like The Empty Man 3: Manifestation

Koji Suzuki: Ringu / Ring series (1991, 1995, 1998): There's a curse that affects people. It spreads worldwide. It comes from a trapped, lonely kid with psychic abilities, who tries to reach out to others. The protagonist has to enter a virtual place, never returning to the real world, to save humanity.

Graphic novels like The Empty Man 3: Manifestation

Akira (1982-1990): In a futuristic setting, a man with psychic powers causes deaths. He needs to be defeated to save the world.

Hellboy - B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth (2010-2016): Civilisation is in chaos as demonic creatures appear.

Hellboy in Hell (2012-2016): The protagonist wanders around in another dimension. He is told to take over the place.

The Empty Man (2014): The first story in the series.

The Empty Man 2: Recurrence (2018-2019): The second story in the series.

Movies like The Empty Man 3: Manifestation

Akira (1988): In a futuristic setting, a man with psychic powers causes deaths. He needs to be defeated to save the world. Based on the Akira graphic novels.

The Empty Man (2020): A movie very loosely based on the Empty Man story.

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Frequently asked questions - The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel (2019)

Is the The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4 comic book based on a book or a movie?

No, The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4 is not based on either books or comics.

Is the The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4 comic book a remake or reboot?

No, the The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4 comic book is neither a remake nor a reboot.

Where can I read The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4 online?

As of 2022.01.24, the The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4 is available on comiXology Unlimited, and Hoopla Digital.

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Resources - The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel (2019)

Official

Boom! Studios: The Empty Man: Official article.

Information

Comicvine: The Empty Man » 8 issues: Database article.

WikiPedia: The Empty Man: Database article.

Goodreads: The Empty Man: Manifestation: Database article.

Creation

: Concept art article.¤

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Buying the product - The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4, graphic novel (2019)

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Have you read the The Empty Man 3: Manifestation #1-4 comic book series for the The Empty Man series from Boom! Studios? How do you like the issues? Would you recommend it to others? Do you know reviews or resources you'd like to add? What further thoughts do you have about it? Tell your opinion in the comments!

 

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