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Title: Meridian v. 1: Flying Solo by Barbara Kesel, Steve McNiven, Joshua Middleton ISBN: 1-931484-03-1 Publisher: CrossGeneration Comics Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.71 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great little read
Comment: This book is a great little read! Crossgen is doing wonders trying to bring new and old readers back to comics. The artwork and storytelling are both done fabulously. I've been looking for a comic that doesn't fit the traditional superhero mould but also has great artwork and story, it's arrived with Meridian.
Rating: 5
Summary: CrossGen genius.
Comment: I know this can only be considered a book by very thin circumstances (ie it has a front and back cover and several pages in between) but it had to get some mention. I myself am not really a comicbook kind of guy. Yeah, I do have ambitions to someday have my own online comic but that's more to fuel my lust for being able to draw. I love to draw and someday I hope to draw well.
Anyway, I found this book while stocking the anime shelves up at Waldenbooks. I opened it up and was instantly impressed with the quality of the artwork. I took a look at it and said "Someday I want to draw like this!" So I bought it. What I found after I bought the book was an original setting fired up by quite a compelling story.
Now what really appealed to me is this isn't an action comic like we associate comics with. Yes, there are a few scenes with fighting in them but in general it's a very politico book which is right up my alley. I'm a sucker for politics. Not our politics but I love to read books in which the characters are driven by politics. I hate black and white circumstances and politics are never as such. They're always grey and that's what appeals to me.
All and all I give then book 4 out of 5 stars. Fantastic artwork, intriguing story, likeable characters. I could've gotten a 5 except I think the rushed the beginning too much. I would've liked to have gotten a little more background on some of the main characters and their ties to the other characters.
Rating: 4
Summary: Worth a Read and not THAT cliched
Comment: This is the most hyped story of the entire CrossGen Universe.
I'll get the bad news out of the way first. At times, the pacing is a little slow, and the story is somewhat predictable. And there are other CrossGen titles that are a more enjoyable read than Meridian (Sojourn, Route 666, and Negation come to mind).
That being said, it's still a CrossGen book, and right now, very few companies are turning out such consistently great material. The artwork (which does have the feel of an animated Disney feature) is beautiful, and really brings the characters to life. And this story, like most all of the CrossGen stories, is character-driven, which is really what makes a story great. If you enjoy comics and you enjoy Disneyana, or if you just like plain old tales of Good Versus Evil, you will enjoy this series. The first volume is (obviously) a great jumping on point, so give it a read and see what you think.
And just to clarify the previous reviewer's point, there are definitely elements of this series that would remind one of the Disney movie Treasure Planet. However, we must keep in mind that this volume collects issues of a monthly comic that was realeased in 2000, well before Treasure Planet was released in theatres. So if anything, you could say Disney was "borrowing" from CrossGen in this case.
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Title: Meridian v. 2: Going to Ground by Barbara Kesel, Steve McNiven, Marry Hollowell, Morry Hollowell ISBN: 1931484090 Publisher: CrossGeneration Comics Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Meridian v. 3: Taking the Skies by Barbara Kesel, Steve McNiven, Tom Simmons, Morry Hollowell, Marry Hollowell ISBN: 193148421X Publisher: CrossGeneration Comics Pub. Date: 17 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Meridian v. 4: Coming Home by Barbara Kesel, Steve McNiven, Marry Hollowell ISBN: 1931484384 Publisher: CrossGeneration Comics Pub. Date: 04 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Sojourn v. 1: From the Ashes by Ron Marz, Greg Land, Drew Garaci, Caesar Rodriquez, Jay Leisten, Justin Ponsor ISBN: 1931484155 Publisher: CrossGeneration Comics Pub. Date: 05 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Mystic v. 1: Rite of Passage by Ron Marz, Brandon Peterson, Andrew Crossley ISBN: 1931484007 Publisher: CrossGeneration Comics Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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