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Title: Planetary: The Fourth Man by Warren Ellis, John Cassady ISBN: 1-56389-764-4 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 December, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Buy this book
Comment: I have often been asked by many of my friends about why a man of my age would even bother to spend time reading a comic book. Usually, my response is to lend them a copy of something by Warren Ellis.
In my opinion, this book and the one that precedes it are great examples of the very best that western adventure comics have to offer. Ellis skilfully constructs a hidden history and slowly draws the reader along, often leaving us gasping for more. He satisfies the comic lover with his exploration of some of the genre stereotypes, while, At the same time, giving us a great thriller/mystery that the not-so-comic-versed can also enjoy.
All this and great art too. Cassaday really adds immeasurably to the words on the page.
This is a strong piece of work that you should really look into.
Rating: 5
Summary: There is originality in comics. Planetary is.
Comment: The other reviewers on this page are right. This is a great collection of stories that just bubble over with imagination and originality. It goes without saying that you must read the first volume before reading this one, but it is here that you start to see a much larger tapestry being woven from the stories in the first set. These tales continue to fascinate the reader with pop culture references (comic super heroes, 50's science fiction, many more), and the way in which art imitates life, and vice versa. After reading the fourth man, I am also excited to get my hands on the third volume, and continue travelling all over the world with Planetary. If you liked Grant Morrison's The Invisibles, then these stories will also entertain you. If you like to be introduced to something completely new when reading a graphic novel, then this is for you. I cannot praise this enough.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good writing; Excelent Art
Comment: This is the second work of Ellis I've read. The first was the previous Planetary volume. In this one, aside from crafting a tale of espinoge and intrigue that reads like the X-files meet the X-men, Ellis continues to reinturrpet pop culture archetypes. Here he brings in analogues to John Constantine, James Bond, Marilyn Monroe, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and even Morpheus from the Matrix. Even more than that he explores and developes these ideas and uses them to create a strange and compelling universe.
If I have one complaint, it's that Ellis doesn't get into the psyches and background of the characters as much as I'd like to see. We do get into the territory by the end of the book, though,
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Title: Planetary: Crossing Worlds by Warren Ellis ISBN: 1401202799 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Authority, The: Relentless by Warren Ellis ISBN: 1563896613 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Authority, The: Under New Management by Warren Ellis, Mark Millar, Bryan Hitch, Frank Quitely ISBN: 1563897563 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Authority: Earth Inferno And Other Stories by Mark Millar, Frank Quitely, Chris Weston ISBN: 1563898543 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Stormwatch: A Finer World by Warren Ellis ISBN: 1563895358 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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