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Justice Society of America Vol. 2: Thy Kingdom Come, Part 1

2 reviews
Geoff Johns, Alex Ross

DC Comics, 2008

Still the best super-team story going...
I can't believe that advance word hasn't leaked out to everyone yet (and the cover on the trade is spoiler enough), but, just in case: SPOILERS follow!! Geoff Johns really isn't messing around; typically, dude has had large ideas concerning the Justice Society of America, and he trots out some more here. For one thing, the JSA team roster continues to expand as yet more characters are ...

Justice, Vol. 3

17 reviews
Alex Ross

DC Comics, 2007

part three of an awesome collection
This whole series has amazing artwork and story that keeps up. It was hard not to just read the entire session as was with all three books of this series. FYI each book contains four comics in the twelve part series that makes up the whole thing. If there is not an image that you believe the entire book is as detailed as the cover or any page you can see on the view inside. I was a little worried ...

Justice, Vol. 1

19 reviews

DC Comics, 2006

Fantastic, DC Universe-Wide, Epic Tale
Reprinting the first four issues of the 12-part "Justice" limited series, plus bonus pages, "Justice Volume 1" is the beginning of one of the great epics in JLA history, set fairly early in the team's history, and involving reams of outstanding classic DC Universe characters. I'll admit I'm not exactly sure when - or even if - this fits into continuity; I decided from the beginning to take this ...

Justice, Vol. 2

16 reviews
Jim Krueger

DC Comics, 2007

very good buy
This whole series has amazing artwork and story that keeps up. It was hard not to just read the entire session as was with all three books of this series. FYI each book contains four comics in the twelve part series that makes up the whole thing. If there is not an image that you believe the entire book is as detailed as the cover or any page you can see on the view inside.

Astro City: Life in the Big City

33 reviews
Kurt Busiek, Brent E. Anderson, ...

Wildstorm, 1999

Look up in the sky! It's a bird ... no, it's a plane ...
I cannot seem to shake these stories. In each of the handful of Kurt Busiek's stories about a superhero infested city, I felt connected to the people surrounded by these modern marvels. I love stories that have a point of view away from the typical angle. One of my favorite films that I watched this year was one called The Baxter. It is a love story as told by the other man, the one dumped by ...

The World's Greatest Super-Heroes

17 reviews
Paul Dini, Alex Ross

DC Comics, 2005

A Treasure!
From beginning to end, this book is gorgeous. This hardcover slipcased edition is a tactile wonder. Everything from the cover to every single page has a pleasant, glossy sheen not found even in other DC Absolutes. Now in previous absolute editions, I have lamented the inclusion of both a slipcase AND a dust jacket, (hello, redundant!) I am pleased that this book features both, because it's just ...

The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century

42 reviews
Alex Ross

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007

The Pedantic Mister Alex Ross
I've decided to give this book four stars for a number of reasons, including its highly informative content, its ability to transform and inspire the reader to become a musicologist in the model of the author, and its ability to make obscure, avant-garde pieces of music actually stand out with true color. Despite these positive assessments, I wish to briefly underline why I'm not giving this ...

Astro City Vol. 3: Family Album

7 reviews
Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, ...

Wildstorm, 1999

This really is the first story-arc...
This book contains the first story arch of Astro City. In the previous issues, it was literally issue to issue, no to be continued endings, but this has it. The first arch shows the life of a 10 year old girl who is a super hero and struggles to cope with how she is different from normal girls. The second is of Jack In The Box (the dude on the cover) and how his pregnant wife will have a child ...

Absolute Kingdom Come

14 reviews
Mark Waid, Alex Ross

DC Comics, 2006

Absolute Kingdom COme
Exactly what I was looking for at a great price! My husband could not get enough of it - he has read it from cover to cover!!

Marvels (Marvel Premiere Classic)

55 reviews
Kurt Busiek

Marvel Comics, 2008

MARVELS-ous Masterpiece
How can I be objective: that's us in this four issue series that followed an everyman through WWII and into the beginning of the Marvel Universe circa 1970-something. Ross used many of his friends (and idols) as models in this magnificent tribute to the compendium of Marvel's greatest moments. MARVELS shows heroes at their best across three decades of great Marvel comics. Any aging fanboy ...

Fantastic Four Omnibus, Vol. 1

13 reviews
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, ...

Marvel Comics, 2005

the BEST way to read the F.F. early issues
an earlier reviewer mentioned that it's better/easier to read these issues through the DVD-Rom and I would disagree with that because it's never as comfortable to go scrolling up and down each page of a book like this when you can have each issue reproduced in mint condition and read them all at your liesure in a comfy chair or in bed and appreciate the early brilliance of Lee/Kirby. It simply ...

JLA: Liberty and Justice

11 reviews
Paul Dini, Alex Ross

DC Comics, 2003

The Old Guard saves the world
The classic silver age Justice League of America save the world one more time. All of the old familiar members are here: Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Flash, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Atom, Martian Manhunter, as well as the "associate members" from Black Canary to Zatanna. Yet they all fit together perfectly- for this is primarily a tale of teamwork for the greater good. There is no squabbling ...

Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross

55 reviews
Alex Ross

Pantheon, 2003

Mythology by Alex "Worlds Finest" Ross
Mythology collects the stellar art work of Alex Ross showcasing the worlds finest images of the major DC characters such as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. This book highlights key points of the characters beginnings and evolutions with clear and informative writing. Gorgeously illustrated by Alex Ross coupled with wonderfully laid out design work the reader will find it quite difficult to put ...

Earth X (Earth X 1)

42 reviews
Alex Ross, Jim Krueger, ...

Marvel Comics, 2002

Epic and engaging
I was never really that into Marvel comics until I read this book. It's a great way to get into their mythos and characters. Enjoy!

Justice Society of America: Thy Kingdom Come Part II
Alex Ross

DC Comics, 2008

Justice Vol. 02
Jim Krueger

DC Comics, 2008

Paradise X Volume 1 TPB (New Printing) (Paradise X)

1 review
Jim Krueger, Alex Ross, ...

Marvel Comics, 2007

Old School Comic Book Reader
I enjoyed this book. As a reader of the stories from the 60's, 70's, and 80's I liked the explainations and story line. I stopped reading in the 90's and this is a fresh experience. I plan on reading the companion volume.

Batman: Black & White, Vol. 2

6 reviews
Paul Dini, Warren Ellis, ...

DC Comics, 2003

A Black and White World View
Batman: Black and White vol. 2 is a work of passion and dedication to a character by the artists and authors represented in the book, and their love and fire for Batman shows in every detail. Originally printed as back up stories in Gotham Knights #1-16, these stories which are between 6-8 pages are entirely in black, white, and gray. They encompass a vast variety of the aspects of the Batman, ...

Shazam!: Power of Hope

18 reviews
Paul Dini, Alex Ross

DC Comics, 2000

"Power of Hope" is definitely an appropriate title
I'll admit that this book wasn't entirely what I was expecting. The artwork by Alex Ross was fantastic, just as expected. I learned more about the personality of Captain Marvel than I had hoped. However, I was expecting more of a comic book, like Ross' Kingdom Come series. Instead, I found the story geared more towards children. It is a tale of hope, as the title suggests and it is a powerful ...

Batman: War on Crime

26 reviews
Paul Dini, Alex Ross

DC Comics, 1999

Moving and powerful and laden with messages.
It's always nice to see the comics industry providing books which vary from the usual formula: quipping spandex-clad hero pummeling outrageously garbed and gimmicky villains into submission. The story and art are both a cut above the norm, and I hope Dini and Ross continue this series of collaborations for a good, long time.

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