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Title: Marvels by Kurt Busiek, Alex Ross ISBN: 0-7851-0049-0 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.51 (45 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Story...Great Artwork...
Comment: Alex Ross has to be one of the best illustrators in the Comic industry today. He takes characters that are often "Larger than Life" and makes them real and human. Nearly every frame of this Graphic Novel could be taken and blown up into a poster for wall display.
Kurt Busiek does a fantastic job of encapsulating the formative years of marvel history and relating it to modern day ideas and visions.
Marvels is a must read for any Marvel comic fan.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent!!! Excellent!!! Excellent!!!
Comment: First off, let me say that I absolutely love the art work in the comic series. AMAZING!!!
What a gift it is to have a written story that rivals the artwork.
I thoroughly enjoyed Marvels. I love the concept of seeing the birth of superheros, in the Marvel Universe, through the eyes of a photo journalist. From it's skaky beginnings with the battles between the original Human Torch and the very angry Sub Mariner up until the very sad tragic death of Gwen Stacy at the hands of the Green Goblin.
Everything else in between those two story plots are just comic genius. An accurate timeline of Marvel events happening at once to every and all characters. While the Hulk was on a rampage in Washington, The Fantastic Four were having a wedding, and the Wasp was having her own clothing line... etc.
Upon reading the series, I kept recalling all these stories I had read as a child. To see them all combined, backed by beautiful artwork was a sheer pleasure.
I highly recommend this graphic novel for old and new fans. Very smartly written. Very beautifully drawn.
Rating: 1
Summary: Plotless with little characterization
Comment: This book was not worth reading. While it starts out with the 'birth' of the human torch, soon many random superheros and super villains are incorporated within the book. There's lots of action, but the reader doesn't really care who wins or who loses, since other than the torch and the protagonist (a photographer) there is absolutely no characterization! Obviously the author is trying to pack in as many superheros/supervillains into one book as he can. There's almost nothing to keep you turning the pages in this book and i am surprised i even finished it. I recommend sticking with a book that focuses on just one hero (or one group of heros, such as with the X-Men). Don't waste your time reading this book with no plot or characterization.
Idea to fellow female readers: Check out "Merridian" instead. It is way cool.
To female and male readers: pick up an ordinary comic book or a good graphic novel like Galaxy Express 999.
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Title: Kingdom Come (Graphic Novel) by Mark Waid, Alex Ross ISBN: 1563893304 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross by ALEX ROSS ISBN: 0375422404 Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: 21 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by DC Comics ISBN: 1563893428 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons ISBN: 0930289234 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Shazam!: Power of Hope by Paul Dini, Alex Ross ISBN: 1563897458 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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