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Title: Planetary: Who Is The Fourth Man? by Warren Ellis, John Cassaday, John Layman, John Cassady ISBN: 1-56389-776-8 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: November, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)
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: 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: 4
Summary: Starts Slow, Ends Big...can't wait for Book 3!!!
Comment: After the stellar "Planetary, Book I" I had high hopes for this hard to find follow-up. It does not quite deliver the punch of the first, but it serves admirably to set up book 3. It starts off with a dissapointing story, but gets better with each chapter and finishes quite strong. Ellis continues to recast familiar comics lore in his "X-Files on steroids" world of Planetary (in Book 2 he tackles Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the origin of Superman, Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D., giant ants from the sci-fi flick "Them", and cameos of characters who resemble Swamp Thing, Cyclops, the Impossible Man, Medusa, C3PO and others in Chapt. 1).
If you liked the first, its worth getting a hold of this one and by all means get in line for the 3rd book!
Also recommended: Kurt Busiek's "Astro City " series.
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Title: Authority,the: Relentless by Warren Ellis ISBN: 1563896613 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Authority, The: Under New Management by Warren Ellis ISBN: 1563897563 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Stormwatch: A Finer World by Warren Ellis ISBN: 1563895358 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Stormwatch: Change or Die by Warren Ellis ISBN: 156389534X Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Stormwatch: Lightnin Strikes by Warren Ellis ISBN: 1563896508 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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