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Absolute Dark Knightby Klaus Janson, Lynn VarleyISBN 1401210791 (1-4012-1079-1)
Hardcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Absolute Dark Knight'Book summary:Written by Frank Miller Art by Miller & Klaus Janson Cover by Miller Reoffered to coincide with the ABSOLUTE RONIN HC, this oversized, slipcased hardcover collects both THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS and THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN, along with bonus sketch material and more. Hailed as a comics masterpiece, Frank Miller's THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS - and its equally provocative sequel THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN - get the oversized Absolute treatment in a giant one-volume, slipcased edition! This Absolute edition features an extended sketch section from THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN with commentary by Miller, a look at the plot and pencils from the legendary finale to THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, a new introduction by Miller, striking new cover and slipcase art by Miller, and more! On sale July 2 - 8.25" x 12.5", 512 pg, FC, $99.99 US - RELIST [via]
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Absolute Kingdom Comeby Alex Ross, Mark WaidISBN 1401207685 (1-4012-0768-5)
Hardcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Absolute Kingdom Come'Book summary:DC Comics Absolute Editions set the standard for the highest quality, most in-depth presentation of classic graphic novels. Each oversized volume is presented in a slipcase and includes unique additional material making each Absolute Edition a cornerstone of any serious comic collection. The latest Absolute Collection is the classic KINGDOM COME, written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Alex Ross. This riveting story set in the future pits the old guardSuperman, Batman, Wonder Woman and their peersagainst a new, uncompromising generation of heroes in the final war to determine the fate of the planet. Published to tie-in with the 10th Anniversary of its original publication, ABSOLUTE KINGDOM COME is packaged in a beautifully designed slipcase that features an all-new painted image by Alex Ross, annotations of the entire series, rare art, promotional images, a gallery of DC Direct Kingdom Come products, a feature on the evolution of a story page and much more. [via]
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Ace in the Holeby George R. R. MartinISBN 1596872829 (1-59687-282-9)
Softcover, ibooks, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ace in the Hole'Book summary:Continuing the best alternate universe series edited by George R.R. Martin, the sixth volume in the Wild Cards saga is set in Atlanta, 1988. Terror stalks the halls of the Omni convention center. A fanatical religious leader has vowed to crush the rights of all Wild Cards, and a hidden Ace wields a terrifying power to determine the outcome of the convention. Against this backdrop of passion and intrigue, a handful of Aces and Jokers struggle for control of a nation. Features stories by Walton Simons, Victor Milan, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Stephen Leigh, and Walter Jon Williams. [via]
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All over the World and Other Storiesby Warren Ellis, John CassadayISBN 1563896486 (1-56389-648-6)
Softcover, DC Comics
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Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clayby Michael ChabonISBN 0312282990 (0-312-28299-0)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay'Book summary:Like the comic books that animate and inspire it, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is both larger than life and of it too. Complete with golems and magic and miraculous escapes and evil nemeses and even hand-to-hand Antarctic battle, it pursues the most important questions of love and war, dreams and art, across pages brimming with longing and hope. Samuel Klayman--self-described little man, city boy, and Jew--first meets Josef Kavalier when his mother shoves him aside in his own bed, telling him to make room for their cousin, a refugee from Nazi-occupied Prague. It's the beginning, however unlikely, of a beautiful friendship. In short order, Sam's talent for pulp plotting meets Joe's faultless, academy-trained line, and a comic-book superhero is born. A sort of lantern-jawed equalizer clad in dark blue long underwear, the Escapist "roams the globe, performing amazing feats and coming to the aid of those who languish in tyranny's chains!" Before they know it, Kavalier and Clay (as Sam Klayman has come to be known) find themselves at the epicenter of comics' golden age.
But Joe Kavalier is driven by motives far more complex than your average hack. In fact, his first act as a comic-book artist is to deal Hitler a very literal blow. (The cover of the first issue shows the Escapist delivering "an immortal haymaker" onto the Führer's realistically bloody jaw.) In subsequent years, the Escapist and his superhero allies take on the evil Iron Chain and their leader Attila Haxoff--their battles drawn with an intensity that grows more disturbing as Joe's efforts to rescue his family fail. He's fighting their war with brush and ink, Joe thinks, and the idea sustains him long enough to meet the beautiful Rosa Saks, a surrealist artist and surprisingly retrograde muse. But when even that fiction fails him, Joe performs an escape of his own, leaving Rosa and Sammy to pick up the pieces in some increasingly wrong-headed ways.
More amazing adventures follow--but reader, why spoil the fun? Suffice to say, Michael Chabon writes novels like the Escapist busts locks. Previous books such as The Mysteries of Pittsburgh and Wonder Boys have prose of equal shimmer and wit, and yet here he seems to have finally found a canvas big enough for his gifts. The whole enterprise seems animated by love: for his alternately deluded, damaged, and painfully sincere characters; for the quirks and curious innocence of tough-talking wartime New York; and, above all, for comics themselves, "the inspirations and lucubrations of five hundred aging boys dreaming as hard as they could." Far from negating such pleasures, the Holocaust's presence in the novel only makes them more pressing. Art, if not capable of actually fighting evil, can at least offer a gesture of defiance and hope--a way out, in other words, of a world gone completely mad. Comic-book critics, Joe notices, dwell on "the pernicious effect, on young minds, of satisfying the desire to escape. As if there could be any more noble or necessary service in life." Indeed. --Mary Park [via]
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Animal Manby Grant Morrison, Mark Farmer, John Costanza, Doug Hazlewood, Chas Truog, Paris Culins, Steve MontanoISBN 156389968X (1-56389-968-X)
Softcover, Vertigo
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Arkham Asylumby Dave McKean, Grant Morrison, Berger, Karen (AFT)ISBN 1401204244 (1-4012-0424-4)
Hardcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Arkham Asylum'Book summary:Batman: Arkham Asylum is Batman on the cutting edge, as he faces not only his most dangerous foes but his own inner demons as well. Full-color illustrations. [via]
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Arkham Asylumby Grant MorrisonISBN 1401204252 (1-4012-0425-2)
Softcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Arkham Asylum'Book summary:Batman: Arkham Asylum is Batman on the cutting edge, as he faces not only his most dangerous foes but his own inner demons as well. Full-color illustrations. [via]
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Astro City: Local Heroesby Kurt BusiekISBN 1401202845 (1-4012-0284-5)
Softcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Astro City : Local Heroes'Book summary:graphic novel in Astro City series [via]
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- Astro City: Local Heroes: ISBN 1887279482 (1-887279-48-2)
Softcover, Diamond Comic Distributors - Astro City: Local Heroes: ISBN 1401202810 (1-4012-0281-0)
Hardcover, Dc Comics - Astro City: Local Heroes: ISBN 0965329011 (0-9653290-1-1)
Softcover, Aegis Entertainment Inc - Astro City : Local Heroes: ISBN 1401202845 (1-4012-0284-5)
Softcover, DC Comics
- Astro City: Local Heroes: ISBN 1887279482 (1-887279-48-2)
The Authorityby Warren EllisISBN 1563896613 (1-56389-661-3)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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Batmanby Alan MooreISBN 0930289455 (0-930289-45-5)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Batman'Book summary:The Killing Joke, one of my favorite Batman stories ever, stirred a bit of controversy because the story involves the Joker brutally, pointlessly shooting Commissioner Gordon's daughter in the spine. This is a no-holds-barred take on a truly insane criminal mind, masterfully written by British comics writer Alan Moore. The art by Brian Bolland is so appealing that his depiction of the Joker became a standard and was imitated by many artists to follow. [via]
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Batmanby Grant Morrison, Karen BergerISBN 0930289560 (0-930289-56-0)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Batman'Book summary:Batman: Arkham Asylum is Batman on the cutting edge, as he faces not only his most dangerous foes but his own inner demons as well. Full-color illustrations. [via]
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Batman :Dark Victoryby Bob Kane, Jeph Loeb, Tim SaleISBN 1563894696 (1-56389-469-6)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Batman :Dark Victory'Book summary:It is vastly refreshing when you find a Batman tale that is both epic and successfully explores the core of a resolutely explored character. Taking as its catalyst a sub-plot from the seminal Batman: Year One, the story revolves around murders occurring on national holidays, the victims connected to Mob boss "The Roman". Dubbed "Holiday", the killer uses an untraceable handgun and leaves small trinkets at the scene. Plenty of suspects are available, but the truth is something the Dark Knight never suspected. This series scores two major coups: it brilliantly portrays the transfer of Gotham rule to the supervillains and charts the horrific transformation of Harvey Dent from hardened D.A. to the psychotic Two-Face. Both orbit around the sharply portrayed relationship between Dent, Commissioner Gordon and Batman: a triumvirate of radically different perceptions of Justice. It is always great to see the formative incarnation of Batman, drenched in noir here. Loeb's writing is keenly aware that Batman is a detective and Tim Sale portrays a Gotham that is a fertile breeding ground for corruption and madness. Here, Batman is coming to terms with the potent image he projects and the madness it attracts. There are many fine Batman stories, but the ones that capture the spirit with extreme clarity are few. On this alone, The Long Halloween comes highly recommended. Masterfully executed, this is an excellent chance to revisit the world of Batman as fresh as in the summer of 1939. --Danny Graydon [via]
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returnsby Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, Lynn Varley, John Costanza, Bob KaneISBN 1563893428 (1-56389-342-8)
Softcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Batman : The Dark Knight Returns'Book summary:Whether you grew up reading Batman comics, watched the campy television show, or eagerly await each new movie, this is the book for you. A retelling of the events that led to Bruce Wayne's becoming Batman, this book combines Frank Miller's tight film-noir writing with David Mazucchelli's solid artwork. [via]
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Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Againby Frank Miller, David MazzucchelliISBN 1401207529 (1-4012-0752-9)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again'Book summary:The Dark Knight Strikes Again is Frank Miller's follow-up to his hugely successful Batman: the Dark Knight Returns, one of the few comics that is widely recognised as not only reinventing the genre but also bringing it to a wider audience.
Set three years after the events of The Dark Knight Returns, The Dark Knight Strikes Again follows a similar structure: once again, Batman hauls himself out of his self-imposed retirement in order to set things right. However, where DKR was about him cleaning up his home city, Gotham, DKSA has him casting his net much wider: he's out to save the world.
The thing is, most of the world doesn't realise that it needs to be saved--least of all Superman and Wonder Woman, who have become little more than superpowered enforcers of the status quo. So, the notoriously solitary Batman is forced to recruit some different superpowered allies. He also has his ever-present trusty sidekick, Robin, except that he is a she, and she is calling herself Catwoman. Together, these super-friends uncover a vast and far-reaching conspiracy that leads to the President of the United States (Lex Luthor) and beyond.
The Dark Knight Strikes Again is largely an entertaining comic, but much of what made The Dark Knight Returns so good just doesn't work here. Miller's gritty, untidy artwork was perfect for DKR's grim depiction of the dark and seedy Gotham City, but it jars a bit for DKSA, which is meant to depict an ultra-glossy, futuristic technocracy. Lynn Varley's garish colouring attempts to add a slicker sheen, but the artwork is ultimately let down by that which worked so well for DKR--this time around, it just feels sloppy and rushed. The same is true of the book's denouement, which happens so quickly that it leaves the reader reeling and looking for more of an explanation. Moreover, DKSA is packed full of characters who will mean little to those unfamiliar with the DC Comics universe (eg, The Atom, The Elongated Man, The Question).
Perhaps the book's biggest failing is that where The Dark Knight Returns gave comic book fans a base from which to evangelise to the uninitiated, The Dark Knight Strikes Again is just preaching to the converted. Comic book superhero fans will find much to enjoy here, but others would be better off sticking with the original. --Robert Burrow [via]
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- Batman : The Dark Knight Strikes Again: ISBN 1563899299 (1-56389-929-9)
Softcover, DC Comics - Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again: ISBN 1563898446 (1-56389-844-6)
Hardcover, Dc Comics - Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again: ISBN 156389341X (1-56389-341-X)
Hardcover, Dc Comics - Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again: ISBN 0930289137 (0-930289-13-7)
Softcover, Dc Comics - Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again: ISBN 0930289331 (0-930289-33-1)
Softcover, Dc Comics - Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again: ISBN 1401207529 (1-4012-0752-9)
Softcover, Dc Comics
- Batman : The Dark Knight Strikes Again: ISBN 1563899299 (1-56389-929-9)
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Batman, Green Arrowby Dennis O'Neil, Archie GoodwinISBN 0930289153 (0-930289-15-3)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Batman, Green Arrow'Book summary:A deadly plague threatens the world, Black Canary is on her deathbed, and Poison Ivy is responsible. Batman and Green Arrow must team-up to avert disaster. Prestige format one-shot, written by Dennis O'Neil with pencils by Michael Netzer and inks by Joe Rubenstein. [via]
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Black Orchidby Neil Gaiman, Karen Berger, Tom Peyer, Dave McKean, Mikal BairISBN 0930289552 (0-930289-55-2)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Orchid'Book summary:A New York Times BestsellerBefore introducing the modern version of The Sandman, Neil Gaiman wrote this dark tale that reinvented a strange DC Comics super hero in the Vertigo mold. Featuring spectacular art by Gaiman's frequent collaborator, Dave McKean, BLACK ORCHID is now collected in hardcover for the first time.After being viciously murdered, Susan Linden is reborn fully grown as the Black Orchid, a hybrid of plant and human, destined to avenge her own death. Now, as this demigoddess attempts to reconcile human memory and botanical origins, she must untangle the webs of deception and secrets that led to her death. Beginning in the cold streets of a heartless metropolis and ending in the Amazon rainforest, this book takes the reader on a journey through secrets, suffering and self-rediscovery. [via]
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Crisis on Infinite Earthsby Marv Wolfman, George PerezISBN 1563897504 (1-56389-750-4)
Softcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Crisis on Infinite Earths'Book summary:A spectacular and original novel based on the epic comics series that forever changed the universe of Superman and Batman by the man who created the original tale! Trapped in a timeless limbo, Barry Allen, the Flash, can only watch in silent and helpless horror as, one by one, countless universes fade from existance in order to feed the insatiable need for power of the Anti-Monitor, a being from the anti-matter universe of Qward. Under the guidance of the Monitor, his benevolent opposite, the super-heroes and villains of all realities are brought together for a last, desperate stand against the forces that promise the literal end of all existance. [via]
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- Crisis on Infinite Earths: ISBN 1596873434 (1-59687-343-4)
Softcover, Ibooks - Crisis on Infinite Earths: ISBN 140120712X (1-4012-0712-X)
Hardcover, Dc Comics - Crisis on Infinite Earths: ISBN 159687290X (1-59687-290-X)
Hardcover, ibooks, Incorporated - Crisis on Infinite Earths: ISBN 0743498399 (0-7434-9839-9)
Hardcover, Pgw - Crisis on Infinite Earths: ISBN 1563897504 (1-56389-750-4)
Softcover, DC Comics
- Crisis on Infinite Earths: ISBN 1596873434 (1-59687-343-4)
Dark Knight Returnsby Frank MillerISBN 0606240020 (0-606-24002-0)
Hardcover, Demco Media
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The Dark Knight Strikes Againby Frank MilerISBN 1563898713 (1-56389-871-3)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Dark Knight Strikes Again'Book summary:The Dark Knight Strikes Again is Frank Miller's follow-up to his hugely successful Batman: the Dark Knight Returns, one of the few comics that is widely recognised as not only reinventing the genre but also bringing it to a wider audience.
Set three years after the events of The Dark Knight Returns, The Dark Knight Strikes Again follows a similar structure: once again, Batman hauls himself out of his self-imposed retirement in order to set things right. However, where DKR was about him cleaning up his home city, Gotham, DKSA has him casting his net much wider: he's out to save the world.
The thing is, most of the world doesn't realise that it needs to be saved--least of all Superman and Wonder Woman, who have become little more than superpowered enforcers of the status quo. So, the notoriously solitary Batman is forced to recruit some different superpowered allies. He also has his ever-present trusty sidekick, Robin, except that he is a she, and she is calling herself Catwoman. Together, these super-friends uncover a vast and far-reaching conspiracy that leads to the President of the United States (Lex Luthor) and beyond.
The Dark Knight Strikes Again is largely an entertaining comic, but much of what made The Dark Knight Returns so good just doesn't work here. Miller's gritty, untidy artwork was perfect for DKR's grim depiction of the dark and seedy Gotham City, but it jars a bit for DKSA, which is meant to depict an ultra-glossy, futuristic technocracy. Lynn Varley's garish colouring attempts to add a slicker sheen, but the artwork is ultimately let down by that which worked so well for DKR--this time around, it just feels sloppy and rushed. The same is true of the book's denouement, which happens so quickly that it leaves the reader reeling and looking for more of an explanation. Moreover, DKSA is packed full of characters who will mean little to those unfamiliar with the DC Comics universe (eg, The Atom, The Elongated Man, The Question).
Perhaps the book's biggest failing is that where The Dark Knight Returns gave comic book fans a base from which to evangelise to the uninitiated, The Dark Knight Strikes Again is just preaching to the converted. Comic book superhero fans will find much to enjoy here, but others would be better off sticking with the original. --Robert Burrow [via]
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DC : The New Frontierby Darwyn CookeISBN 1401203507 (1-4012-0350-7)
Softcover, DC Comics
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The Death and Life of Supermanby Roger SternISBN 0553569309 (0-553-56930-9)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Death and Life of Superman'Book summary:"Superman-dead!"--The Daily Planet. On November 18, 1992, news of Superman's death shocked the world as the legendary Man of steel was killed defending Metropolis from the monster called Doomsday. Here at last is the dramatic story behind the best-selling comic book of all time: the fates of Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Ma and Pa Kent, the Justice League, and the reign of the four super-beings who mysteriously appeared after Superman's funeral, each claiming to be the real Last Son of Krypton. And finally, here is the complete incredible story of Superman's triumphant retum! In this thrilling novel, Roger Stern, a veteran writer of Action Comics, chronicles the most amazing comeback in comic book history--told with more gripping detail and background than ever before.
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Kingdom Comeby Elliot S. Maggin, Alex Ross, Mark WaidISBN 0446606693 (0-446-60669-3)
Softcover, Grand Central Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kingdom Come'Book summary:It is the early years of the Twenty-First Century. Without the guidance and values long championed by the old guard -- Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman -- a younger generation of super heroes is ravaging the world. But when the Man of Steel returns from self-imposed exile, his very presence could be the catalyst that pushes us all into Armageddon. Seen through the eyes of Norman McCay, an aging minister who embarks on a disturbing odyssey of revelation with an angel known as the Spectre to guide him, "Kingdom Come" is the story of what defines a hero in a world spinning inexorably out of control...of the heroes who adapted to that changing world, and those who couldn't...of personal battles fought with inner demons, and the final war that would determine the fate of our planet. [via]
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Kingdom Comeby Mark Waid, Alex Ross, Waid MarkISBN 1563893177 (1-56389-317-7)
Hardcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kingdom Come'Book summary:As comic books gained in respectability, the superhero comic has remained a much-maligned medium. Oh sure, Batman was given new levels of sophistication by the likes of Frank Miller and Alan Moore, and Watchmen added a dose of reality to the concept of superheroes, but the likes of Superman and Wonder Woman have for years watched their lesser-powered colleagues gain critical acceptance while they were left behind to keep the kids happy. Until, that is, Kingdom Come accorded DC's premier superheroes the respect they have long deserved.
In the near future, Superman has retired, plagued by an inability to accept a world where his generation's super-powered descendants run roughshod over the values he fought for. When tragic events force his return, he gathers his former team-mates and colleagues to once again lead the fight for justice and order. However, their return sparks a chain of events that could lead the world to Armageddon.
With its intelligent storyline and superb painted artwork, writer Mark Waid and artist Alex Ross have created a thoroughly believable world where superheroes could exist, paying particular attention to the social and political implications of such a world. Why bother with the Olympics when there are beings who can bench-press buildings and run faster than light? What's the point of normal humans making laws when they are powerless to enforce them against superhumans? Above all, where Kingdom Come succeeds is by adding new depths of humanity to some of DC's timeless characters--including icons like Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman--as well as offering interesting future glimpses of the lesser known (but no less interesting) likes of Orion, Blue Beetle and Aquaman. --Robert Burrow [via]
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Kurt Busiek's Astro Cityby Kurt Busiek, Brent Eric AndersonISBN 1563895501 (1-56389-550-1)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kurt Busiek's Astro City'Book summary:Kurt Busiek's Astro City is a comic book series centered on a fictional American city of that name. Written by Kurt Busiek, the series is co-created and illustrated by Brent Anderson with character designs and painted covers by Alex Ross. The first series debuted in August 1995, published by Image Comics, and since then has been published by Homage Comics, part of the Wildstorm Signature Series. [via]
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- Kurt Busick's Astro City: ISBN 1563895528 (1-56389-552-8)
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Softcover, Dc Comics - Kurt Busiek's Astro City: ISBN 1563896532 (1-56389-653-2)
Hardcover, Dc Comics - Kurt Busiek's Astro City: ISBN 1563895501 (1-56389-550-1)
Softcover, Dc Comics
- Kurt Busick's Astro City: ISBN 1563895528 (1-56389-552-8)
Life in Big Cityby Kurt BusiekISBN 0606251030 (0-606-25103-0)
Hardcover, Demco Media
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Life in the Big Cityby Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, Will BlybergISBN 156389551X (1-56389-551-X)
Softcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Life in the Big City'Book summary:Volumes 1-6 of "Kurt Busiek's Astro City" are collected in this volume that also includes a sketchbook showing the development of Astro City a cover gallery of cover paintings. [via]
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Marvel 1602by Neil Gaiman, Andy Kubert, Richard IsanoveISBN 0785123113 (0-7851-2311-3)
Softcover, Marvel Enterprises
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Marvel 1602'Book summary:All's not well in the Marvel Universe in the year 1602 as strange storms are brewing and strange new powers are emerging! Spider-Man, the X-Men, Nick Fury, Dr. Strange, Daredevil, Dr. Doom, Black Widow, Captain America, and more appear in the waning days of the reign of Queen Elizabeth. As the world begins to change and enter into a new age, Gaiman weaves a thrilling mystery. How and why are these Marvel stars appearing nearly 400 years before they're supposed to? Collects Marvel 1602 #1-8. [via]
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Marvel 1602 HC Gaiman Coverby Neil Gaiman, Andy KubertISBN 0785125698 (0-7851-2569-8)
Hardcover, Marvel Enterprises, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Marvel 1602 HC Gaiman Cover'Book summary:All's not well in the Marvel Universe in the year 1602 as strange storms are brewing and strange new powers are emerging! Spider-Man, the X-Men, Nick Fury, Dr. Strange, Daredevil, Dr. Doom, Black Widow, Captain America, and more appear in the waning days of the reign of Queen Elizabeth. As the world begins to change and enter into a new age, Gaiman weaves a thrilling mystery. How and why are these Marvel stars appearing nearly 400 years before they're supposed to? Collects Marvel 1602 #1-8. [via]
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Marvelsby Kurt Busiek, Alex RossISBN 0785100490 (0-7851-0049-0)
Softcover, Marvel Enterprises
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Marvels'Book summary:Welcome to New York. Here, burning figures roam the streets, men in brightly colored costumes scale the glass and concrete walls, and creatures from space threaten to devour our world. This is the Marvel Universe, where the ordinary and fantastic interact daily. This is the world of MARVELS. Collecting MARVELS #0-4. [via]
Origin of the Speciesby Grant Morrison, Tom Grummett, Chas TruogISBN 156389890X (1-56389-890-X)
Softcover, DC Comics
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Planetaryby Warren Ellis, John CassadayISBN 1563897644 (1-56389-764-4)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Planetary'Book summary:Layers of mystery wrap Planetary: All over the World like rice candy. Follow the enigmatic heroes Jakita Wagner, Elijah Snow, and the Drummer as they excavate the secret history of the world from its wealth of bizarre happenings. Though the characterization isn't sparklingly brilliant--the "insane" Drummer behaves more like the A-Team's Murdock than a believable madman--the stories are both broad and deep, exploring a web of conspiracies and shadowy superheroes that manipulate and "protect" our world. Clever retellings of primal comics myths are interlaced with X-Files-esque secret government tales, and they drive the reader back and forth to collate evidence; the characters can't do all the work. Illustrator John Cassaday mirrors Warren Ellis's script from circumspect to sublime, befitting the best successor yet to the pulp comics of the 1940s. --Rob Lightner [via]
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Powersby Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming, Pat GarrahyISBN 1582401837 (1-58240-183-7)
Softcover, Image Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Powers'Book summary:Because readers demanded it, Marvel presents a hardcover collection of the entire first year of Powers in chronological order! The first three epic Powers stories are presented in order of publication for the very first time - remastered, redesigned, and reformatted! Plus all the bonus features you've come to know and love: sketchbook, scripts, interviews, galleries, original designs, and a special Best of the Letter Column, Year One! This is where the story begins! A must-have for your comic library! [via]
Powers 4: Supergroupby Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon OemingISBN 1582406715 (1-58240-671-5)
Softcover, Image Comics
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Powers: Who Killed Retro Girl?by Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon OemingISBN 1582406693 (1-58240-669-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Powers: Who Killed Retro Girl?'Book summary:Heroes glide through the sky on lightning bolts and fire. Flamboyant villains attempt daring daylight robberies. God-like alien creatures clash in epic battle over the night-time sky. And on the dirty city streets below, homicide detective Christian Walker does his job. He has to investigate the shocking murder of one of the world`s most popular superheroes, Retro Girl. Walker has teamed up with spunky rookie, Deena Pilgrim, as the murder investigation takes them from the seediest underbelly the city has to offer to the gleaming towers that are home to immortal beings. As hidden truths about Retro Girl come to light, Walker finds that to solve this crime, he may have to reveal a dark secret. [via]
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Prometheaby Alan MooreISBN 140120094X (1-4012-0094-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Promethea'Book summary:Written by Alan Moore; Art by J.H. Williams III, Mick Gray and Jose Villarrubia; Painted cover by Williams and Villarrubia The second volume of the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning series PROMETHEA is every bit as good as, if not better than, the first volume - and we don't make that statement lightly! This collection follows Sophie Bangs, the latest in a long line of Prometheas, on a winding journey of discovery as she continues to learn the secrets of the Immateria...and herself. Her transcendental adventure brings young Sophie to realms of magic and wonder that none have experienced before. Collecting PROMETHEA issues #7-12, this book contains such fan-favorite stories as "Rocks and Hard Places," where Sophie learns about the Promethea named Bill, and "Sex, Stars, and Serpents," where Sophie learns some...er...valuable lessons. Moore - the most lauded writer in the history of comics - and the fan-favorite art team of Williams & Gray combine their talents for a unique vision in comics that Entertainment Weekly has given an "A-" - describing the creative team as "seemingly hell-bent on reinventing the art of comics storytelling." [via]
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Prometheaby J.H. Williams, Mick Gray, Alan MooreISBN 1563896559 (1-56389-655-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Promethea'Book summary:Written by Alan Moore; Art and cover by J.H. Williams III & Mick Gray The third thrilling collection of the critically acclaimed, award-winning PROMETHEA is back, offered as a softcover version of the original hardcover! PROMETHEA BOOK THREE is a 224-page trade paperback from AMERICA'S BEST COMICS reprinting PROMETHEA #13-18, written by Alan Moore with art and cover by J.H. Williams III & Mick Gray. Featuring the first half of a cosmic road trip, this volume finds Promethea and Barbara traveling an unlikely path. Their wanderings take them through the many realms of Heaven and Hell, visiting manifestations of great visions and visionaries. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Stacia is the acting Promethea - protecting and serving the people of New York while Promethea is away. Is she up to the task? [via]
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Promethea Bk. 1: The New Collection by the Author of Watchmenby Alan Moore, Williams, J. H., III, Mick Gray, Charles VessISBN 1563896672 (1-56389-667-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Promethea Bk. 1: The New Collection by the Author of Watchmen'Book summary:Alan Moore, like Neil Gaiman, constantly flirts with the too-smart-for-his-own-good aesthetic without alienating his readers. Promethea weaves Moore's trademark scholarly mysticism with wild, fun swipes at post-everything culture in a complex tale based on the importance of story. Following a teenage girl, whose interest in an obscure and possibly real heroine leads to her assumption of the heroine's role, Promethea draws on a century of comics art to express themes of history and fiction. Action, intimacy, fantasy, and ennui all find their place, and when it's over, the reader will hunger for the next collection. --Rob Lightner [via]
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Promethea Book 2by Alan Moore, Mick Gray, J. H. WilliamsISBN 1563899574 (1-56389-957-4)
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Stormwatchby Michael Ryan, Warren Ellis, Tom Raney, Randy Elliott, Oscar JimenezISBN 156389534X (1-56389-534-X)
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Stormwatchby Warren Ellis, BleedISBN 1563895358 (1-56389-535-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stormwatch'Book summary:Written by Warren Ellis; ART BY Bryan Hitch, Michael Ryan, Paul Neary, and Lucian Rizzo; COVER BY Hitch and Neary Reoffered to coincide with the release of STORMWATCH: FINAL ORBIT, this trade immediately precedes it. A FINER WORLD reprints STORMWATCH Volume 2 #4-9 by PLANETARY writer Warren Ellis and the JLA art team of Bryan Hitch & Paul Neary, and features the first appearance of Authority members Apollo & Midnighter. SC, 7x10, 144pg, FC [via]
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Supergroupby Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon OemingISBN 1582403090 (1-58240-309-0)
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Top 10 Book 1by Zander Cannon, Alan Moore, Gene HaISBN 1563896575 (1-56389-657-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Top 10 Book 1'Book summary:Written by Alan Moore; Art by Gene Ha and Zander Cannon This is the tale of Neopolis, a modern metropolis with a citizentry made up exclusively of super beings. In a city where everyone is blessed with powers, it takes a unique and powerful police force to protect and serve. In this Eisner Award-winning book, we are introduced to the extremely diverse officers of Precinct Ten; an armored and talking dog, a genetically engineered "perfect woman," a high tech cowboy, an indestructible man, and a rookie with a toy box full of "helpers." Individually they are unique personalities, together they are Neopolis' finest. [via]
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Top Tenby Alan MooreISBN 1563896680 (1-56389-668-0)
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Ultimate Spider-Manby Mark Bagley, Brian Michael Bendis, Bill JemasISBN 078510786X (0-7851-0786-X)
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Ultimate Spider-man: Superstarsby Mark Bagley, Brian Michael BendisISBN 0785108203 (0-7851-0820-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ultimate Spider-man: Superstars'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The breakout hit of 2000, this collection revisits the Spider-Man mythos by mining the richness out of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's creation. [via]
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Ultimate Spider-man: Superstarsby Brian Michael BendisISBN 1417651989 (1-4176-5198-9)
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Ultimate X-Menby Adam Kubert, Mark MillarISBN 0785110089 (0-7851-1008-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ultimate X-Men'Book summary:THE CREATORS *Mark Millar *Andy Koburt *Adam Koburt [via]
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Ultimate X-Menby Andy Kubert, Adam Kubert, Mark MillarISBN 0785107886 (0-7851-0788-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ultimate X-Men'Book summary:The place is a world very much like ours. The time is now. The phenomenon is genetic mutation. It is a time of change. Humanity now faces mutants, a mysterious sub-species that is gifted with strange and frightening powers. Hidden among the population. they are feared and hated by their human cousins. As rumors and urban myths about their existence spread across the world, the US government creates its own initiative to deal with this threat: the Sentinel Project. Meanwhile two men wage a secret war for the hearts and minds of young mutants everywhere. Charles Xavier has recruited a cadre of students including Cyclops, Jean Grey and Beast, that call themselves the X-Men. But there are others out there, living in fear, struggling to deal with what they are: Ororo Munroe, Bobby Drake and another, more dangerous mutant named Logan. Simultaneously, the terrorist known only as Magneto has assembled The Brotherhood, a militant group dedicated to the overthrow of human authority. A war is on the horizon and these amazing young men and women will decide the future of all humanity!
Just as Ultimate Spider-Man reinvented and reinvigorated Marvel's flagship character, Ultimate X-Men promises do the same for comics' most popular super hero team. Streamlining the mutant heroes into a manageable core group, this non-stop saga action and intrigue takes place in a continuity recognizable to fans of this year's blockbuster smash X-Men movie. Ultimate X-Men is the perfect choice for anyone who can't get enough of the X! [via]
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Ultimate X-Menby Mark MillarISBN 0613536908 (0-613-53690-8)
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The Ultimates: Super-humanby Bryan Hitch, Mark Millar, Andrew CurrieISBN 0785109609 (0-7851-0960-9)
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The Ultimates: Super-humanby Mark Millar, Ralph MacChio, Joe QuesadaISBN 0785110828 (0-7851-1082-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Ultimates: Super-human'Book summary:small tear on dust jacket near UPC. [via]
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Watchmenby Alan MooreISBN 0930289234 (0-930289-23-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Watchmen'Book summary:Has any comic been as acclaimed as Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' Watchmen? Possibly only Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, but Watchmen remains the critics' favorite. Why? Because Moore is a better writer, and Watchmen a more complex and dark and literate creation than Miller's fantastic, subversive take on the Batman myth. Moore, renowned for many other of the genre's finest creations (Saga of the Swamp Thing, V for Vendetta, and From Hell, with Eddie Campbell) first put out Watchmen in 12 issues for DC in 1986-87. It won a comic award at the time (the 1987 Jack Kirby Comics Industry Awards for Best Writer/Artist combination) and has continued to gather praise since.
The story concerns a group called the Crimebusters and a plot to kill and discredit them. Moore's characterization is as sophisticated as any novel's. Importantly the costumes do not get in the way of the storytelling; rather they allow Moore to investigate issues of power and control--indeed it was Watchmen, and to a lesser extent Dark Knight, that propelled the comic genre forward, making "adult" comics a reality. The artwork of Gibbons (best known for 2000AD's Rogue Trooper and DC's Green Lantern) is very fine too, echoing Moore's paranoid mood perfectly throughout. Packed with symbolism, some of the overlying themes (arms control, nuclear threat, vigilantes) have dated but the intelligent social and political commentary, the structure of the story itself, its intertextuality (chapters appended with excerpts from other "works" and "studies" on Moore's characters, or with excerpts from another comic book being read by a child within the story), the finepace of the writing and its humanity mean that Watchmen more than stands up--it keeps its crown as the best the genre has yet produced. --Mark Thwaite
A Q&A with Dave Gibbons on the Making of Watchmen
Question: You were tasked with drawing new illustrations of key shots from the new Watchmen film. Was it a difficult challenge to re-imagine your work in this movie format?
Dave Gibbons: I dont think that I actually did many key shots from the film. I had to actually imagine them rather than exactly recreate what was going to be in the movie. But as far as the drawings I did for the licensing purposes, accuracy was the real key so that they looked exactly like the movie. Whereas doing the graphic novel was creating stuff afresh and being very creative, this was more the case of interpreting something that already existed. So it was rather more a commercial art job than a creative thing.
Q: How many scenes from the original graphic novel did you redraw in the new "movie" format?
DG: I kind of did them piecemeal, these licensing drawings. I did do a section of storyboarding for Zack Snyder. There is a part of the movie that isnt in the graphic novel and he wanted to see how I would have drawn it, if it had been in the graphic novel. So I redid the storyboards as three pages of comic on the nine-panel grid, also getting it coloured by John Higgins so it looked authentic. But I think there were probably only 3 or 4 scenes that I drew, which were from the movie.
Q: What was your working method for producing these new illustrations from the film? And how has it changed from when you originally illustrated Watchmen?
DG: When youre producing things from existing material, you have to look at and assemble the references... you know, keep looking backwards and forwards to make sure what youre drawing is accurate to whats in the photos. I did have lots of photos from the movie and in some cases I had more or less the illustration I was going to do in photo form, which made it a lot easier. On others I had to construct it from various references: really just the usual illustrators job of drawing something to reference. And on the original illustrations of Watchmen, I was free to come up with exactly the angles and exactly the costumes and everything that I wanted to. When youve designed a costume and drawn it a few times, you actually internalize it and you find you can draw it without having to refer to reference at all. So in some ways its more creative and in some ways its easier!
Q: In Watchmen: The Art of the Film, there are concept designs by other artists of their visions of your iconic characters. What do you think of their versions and did you offer any guidance while they were working on these?
DG: Its always really interesting to see versions of your characters drawn by other artists. You tend to see things in them that you hadnt noticed before. So I really enjoyed looking at those. I certainly didnt offer them any guidance. The purpose of getting those kinds of drawings done is to get a fresh perspective on what exists. I noticed actually that they really stuck more closely to my original designs than those, but I really enjoyed seeing them.
Q: Watchmen: Portraits is Clay Enoss stunning black and white collection of photos of each character from the Watchmen movie. What was it like looking through this book at all the characters you had conceived years ago now being brought to life by actors?
DG: Its rather interesting; you know if you look at the Watching the Watchmen book you can see these characters as fairly sketchy rough conceptual versions. Then when you look at Clays book you can actually see them right down to counting the number of pores on the skin on the end of their noses! Its incredible high focus! Its like zooming in through space and time to look at the surface of some moon of Saturn or something. I thoroughly enjoyed his book... it had a real artistic quality to it that was really so good. And of course to see these actors who so much are the embodiment of what I drew, that its a tremendous thrill to see them made flesh!
Q: Watchmen: The Film Companion features some stills from the animated version of The Black Freighter. What do you think of the look and design of this animated feature?
DG: It looks really interesting! Although I drew my version in the comic book in a kind of horror-comic style, these are very much in a savage manga style. I think they work really well... theyve got the kind of manic intensity, which I think that work should have and I really cant wait to see the whole feature. Ive seen the trailer for it and that looks great and again theyve used a lot of the compositions that I came up with but just translated them to this kind of very modern drawn animation.
Q: How much time did you spend on the set of Watchmen? Was it a surreal experience to see your work recreated like this?
DG: I was on the set of Watchmen for a couple of days and it really was surreal to walk through a door and then suddenly be in the presence of all these people in living breathing flesh! I was there for what you would call the Crimebusters meeting where they were all there in costume in the same room, which was incredible. They had obviously planned that so I would get to see everyone. It was surreal though quite a wonderful experience to see it come to life.
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Watchmen : The Absolute Editionby Alan Moore, Dave GibbonsISBN 1401207138 (1-4012-0713-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Watchmen : The Absolute Edition'Book summary:Has any comic been as lauded as Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' Watchmen? Possibly only Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns but Watchmen remains the critics' favourite. Why? Because Moore is a better writer, and Watchmen a more complex and dark and literate creation than Miller's fantastic, subversive take on the Batman myth. Moore, renowned for many other of the genre's finest creations (Saga of the Swamp Thing, V for Vendetta, and recently From Hell, with Eddie Campbell) first put out Watchmen in 12 issues for DC in 1986-87. It won a comic award at the time (the 1987 Jack Kirby Comics Industry Awards for Best Writer/Artist combination) and has continued to garner praise since.
The story concerns a group called the Crimebusters and a plot to kill and discredit them. Moore's characterisation is as sophisticated as any novel's. Importantly the costumes do not get in the way of the storytelling, rather they allow Moore to investigate issues of power and control--indeed it was Watchmen, and to a lesser extent Dark Knight, that propelled the comic genre forward, making "adult" comics a reality. The artwork of Gibbons (best known for 2000AD's Rogue Trooper and DC's Green Lantern) is very fine too, echoing Moore's paranoid mood perfectly throughout. Packed with symbolism, some of the overlying themes (arms control, nuclear threat, vigilantes) have dated but the intelligent social and political commentary, the structure of the story itself, its intertextuality (chapters appended with excerpts from other "works" and "studies" on Moore's characters, or with excerpts from another comic book being read by a child within the story), the fine pace of the writing and its humanity mean that Watchmen more than stands up--it retains its crown as the best the genre has yet produced. --Mark Thwaite [via]
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Year Oneby Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli, DC Comics StaffISBN 0446389234 (0-446-38923-4)
Softcover, Grand Central Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Year One'Book summary:A ne deluxe trade paperback edition of one of the most important and critically acclaimed Batman adventures ever, written by Frank Miller, author of The Dark Knight Returns! In addition to telling the entire dramatic story of Batman's first year fighting crime, this collection includes reproductions of original pencils, promotional art, script pages, unseen David Mazzucchelli Batman art and more! [via]
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Las asombrosas aventuras de Kavalier Y Clay/ The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clayby Michael ChabonISBN 8497932951 (84-9793-295-1)
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