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Title: Camelot 3000 (DC Comics Series) by Mike W. Barr, Brian Bolland ISBN: 0-930289-30-7 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 October, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.14 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Read-A-Lot!
Comment: Though written quite a while ago,
This Arthur tale is worth the dough.
I read it first when I was a boy.
I read it still, it gives me joy!
Britain falls to alien spoor
and Arthur returns to even the score.
Gwen and Lance renew their lust.
It's hard to know just who to trust.
Merlin returns, Excalibur too.
This story has a lot for you.
If you love Le Morte D'Art
In your collection, make this book a part.
Rating: 5
Summary: Groundbreaking
Comment: It broke new ground. It was one of the first books published on high quality paper and distributed only to the direct market. The first maxiseries in comics history, this book was planned with a beginning, middle and end, much like a prose novel. It also had the freedom to do whatever it wanted with its characters since, despite being published by DC, it was outside of their continuity.
It was published without the Comics Code Authority seal and was advertised as a book for mature readers. Thus this book was able to explore subject matter mainstream comics had shied away from. Two of the central characters in the book are involved in an extramarital affair, for example, and one character is a man trapped in a woman's body.
It had fantastic art. Penciller Brian Bolland today is well known for his beautiful cover art, but in 1982 when this series began, he was largely unknown outside of England. By the time the book finished in 1985 (unfortunately the wait between some chapters was incredibly long, another trend in comics' future that this book foretold), he was widely known throughout mainstream comics for his incredibly detailed and expressive linework.
It was incredibly well-researched. Writer Mike W. Barr utilized a creative consultant for this book, a member of academia who was well-versed in the Arthurian lore Barr was reworking for his own purposes. Barr similarly drew from his own research into the legends of King Arthur and used as inspiration for this story great works of literature, including the masterful poetry of Sir Thomas Mallory.
It mixed genres seamlessly. In this book, these Arthurian legends were reimagined in a completely new setting: a far-flung future Earth in the midst of an alien invasion. The sword-and-sorcery trappings of the Arthurian legend are juxtaposed with science fiction clichés and a hint of political intrigue to make a book that is better than the sum of its parts. Reincarnation meets genetic engineering at one point, leading one of Arthur's knights of the round table to come back as an eight-foot-tall monster. Meanwhile, villainess Morgan Le Fay not only employs aliens from a tenth planet as her henchman, but also the UN's top security advisor as her right-hand man.
This series was Camelot 3000. Innovative, imaginative, and beautifully crafted, it should be on your bookshelf.
Rating: 3
Summary: Interesting, But Dated.
Comment: I remember when Camelot 3000 was originally released by DC. It was their first Maxi-Series, and Brian Bolland was so late with the art that it took over three years to put out 12 "Monthly" issues. The chaotic release schedule insured that I was never able to see how the series concluded...
Flash forward almost twenty years: I'm almost 32 years old, and I guess I actually HAVE matured somewhat, because instead of the amazing classic I remembered, Camelot 3000 came across as cliched, corny, and just plain weird. The story takes place in the year 3000. when an alien invasion of Earth is in full swing. Young Tom Malory, after seeing his Mother and Father killed by the invaders, stumbles upon the crypt of King Arthur......Arthur is resurrected (As per the prophecy), and soon enlists Merlin and the reincarnated Knights of the Round Table in his war against the Aliens, who are actually the puppets of his half-sister Morgan LeFay. The long length of the book allows for some nice character exploration, and the art by Brian Bolland is great. The down side is this: Readers expecting a masterpiece will be disappointed by Mike W. Barr's script. Bolland's art is great, as I said, but I spent more than a little time laughing at his ridiculous "Futuristic" clothing designs. VERY dated.....
Overall, worth a look for the curious comic fan, but not recommended for the more discriminating reader.
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