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Title: Earth X by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger, John Paul Leon ISBN: 0-7851-0755-X Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.76 (33 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wrapping up the Marvel Universe
Comment: Marvel Comics used to be the greatest thing since sliced bread. It was until the company decided to gouge their young readers for every nickle of their allowance that Marvel was the only universe in graphic art worth reading.
But in recent years with the ridiculous slush pile of X-men related books, stories that are senseless, and art that is pathetic, comic books took a massive nose-dive into pulp-ville.
Alex Ross writes for those of us who grew up with Marvel, trusted them to deliver characters worth caring about, art worth losing yourself in, and plots that made the imagination soar. He is also given the last word on what really ought to happen to the Marvel Universe. For me, this was the best thing to ever happen to the Marvel Universe. After reading this marvellous series there is no need to ever purchase another Marvel book again. Alex Ross set it all right and delivered the goods that our comic book creator-heroes would have wanted to see.
Thanks for the greatest, and merciful, ending to the Marvel Universe Alex. You've done well.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book
Comment: I was a bit put off when i learend that Alex Ross didn't paint the interior art of this tpb, but i was pleasently surprised by the quality of the art by John Paul Leon.
The interior art is nothing short than breathtaking. Gritty and with a newspaper-picture feel to it, it makes reading the story a pleasure and a unique experience. Oh, and the story itself is great, especially if you are an enemy of loose-ends, since this book is nothing less than an attempt to explain the whole Marvel universe, with origins of key figures and races aplenty.
All in all, I heartely recommend it.
Rating: 5
Summary: THIRTY - ODD YEARS FROM NOW . . . . .
Comment: "Many" stories are told in the epic that is "Earth X" and the volumes
that were to follow. So many in fact that one is easily lost in the back alleys
that form a most formidable network of Marvel lore. But you know what? For
the Marvel fan - that's the FUN of it! You also get a story that can be read
and enjoyed over and over and over again because of its relative 'complexity'.
Earth X:
One of the greatest - if not the Ultimate "What If" - stories I've ever read.
Many readers were no doubt daunted by the prodigious length and complexity
of this epic venture in Marvel lore (I was, at first!); but patience bears sweet fruit.
Synopsis:
Welcome to a grim future - a future in which the Terrigen Mists, developed
by a race known as the Kree, have been unleashed upon an unsuspecting
humanity - resulting in the mutation of all the humans on Earth, even its heroes!
Who did it - and why? And can humanity be saved?
Do you know who the Celestials are? Earth X explores their role in the Cosmos
as never explored before, and places our beloved Earth square into the conflict.
What is the purpose of evolution - what lies beyond mutation - and whose ends are
served?
Join earth's greatest heroes as they fight on two fronts: One front is led by
Captain America, who struggles to keep the nations of the Earth together in the midst
of a food shortage; as well as a struggle against The Skull - now the worlds greatest
psychic and telepath - who seeks the subjugation of all mankind. Cap's mission is
further complicated by the devious drones of Hydra, who leach onto a human host
in order to control the mind.
The second front is led by former Machine Man, "X-51", Reed Richards, and the
Inhumans, who attempt to bring some order to the chaos resulting from the empending
threat of the Celestials - a struggle entailing man's future, a struggle to ensure that destiny
is writ not by the gods - but by man himself. Everything ties back into the Celestials
and their ultimate plans for mother Earth.
In short, Earth X is a tour de Force of Marvel Universe history. Nary a stone
(character) is left unturned as our much-beloved characters and their well-known
origins are re-examined and shown to contain more than a few novel twists in their
re-telling: What was the purpose of the Vibranium guarded by Black Panther
and his Wakandian people; what is the difference between a mutant and an
Inhuman; what happened to several heroes the day The Skull's celestial seed
manifested in him; what is the real purpose of the Watchers? The true function
of Galactus?
Heavy weights like the Eternals, the Asgardians, the Kree, and Infinity
Himself are also part of the mystery revolving around mankind. Some heroes still
live, some have died, yet all still exist - their realities still interpenetrate one other,
and each works from its respective side to confront the threat of the Celestials. We
also learn what happens to the X-Men, the Avengers, Fantastic Four and all the
other heroes.
This is not whimsical writing: Kim Krueger and Alex Ross placed a great deal of
effort into re-imagining the Marvel U. Not only that, but the issues are very philosophical
and presented in a way that any reader who's ever pondered the meaning of life and
the place of mankind in the universe will be given plenty of food-for-thought.
I've read the other reviews here and can't help but think many of those who
'read' the series didn't actually have the stamina or willingness to try to understand
or appreciate it. Perhaps they weren't long-term readers (admittedly, that helps)
and were simply lost in the wealth of material and the breadth of storytelling - they
should perhaps try again. This is not some little jaunt to the grocery store, not
your run-of-the-mill monthly title - its a project with all the ambition of Dante's Divine
Comedy told in three parts, so strap your seat-belts on (or don't bother) - this is for fans
of the Marvel Universe and not weekend warriors (sorry, but that's my opinion). I took
the time and money to investigate the whole (over 1,800 pages in toto!) and found it quite
worthy. I can't have been alone: Marvel allowed Jim Krueger et al some 70 issues
(five trades) to tell his story!
The artists chosen could have been better 'at times', but that's not to detract from
the brilliant work we did get, esp. by Leon and Ross. I applaud the efforts of all
those involved for giving us one of the most potent and interesting entries into the
canon of comicbook-dom I've ever come across. Here's to the Future!
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Title: Universe X by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger, Doug Breathwaite, Doug Braithwaite ISBN: 078510867X Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: 13 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Paradise X (Universe X) by Jim Krueger, Alex Ross ISBN: 0785111204 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Marvels by Kurt Busiek, Alex Ross ISBN: 0785100490 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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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: Paradise X: Paradise X Book II (Universe X) by Jim Krueger, Alex Ross ISBN: 0785111212 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: March, 2004 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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