Madame Xanadú #1 (Madame Xanadu Vol. 1 Vertigo Visions)
ISBN:
9788467482751
Publish date: November 15th 2009
Publisher: Planeta DeAgostini Comics (Vertigo Comics)
Pages no: 240
Edition language: Spanish
Category:
Fantasy,
Magic,
Historical Fiction,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Graphic Novels Comics,
Comix,
Comic Book,
Manga,
Comics Manga
Series: Madame Xanadu ; issues 1-10 (#1)
More fine artwork from Amy Reeder Hadley, this time paired with an excellent story from Matt Wagner. Spanning distances from Arthur's England to Marco Polo's Asia to, of course, some spectral Nowhere, the narrative tells of the exile of a forest nymph and her dealings across eras with someone known...
Madame Xanadu is a bit of a niche character, and I doubt I would have heard much of her if she hadn't been included in the new [b:Justice League Dark|13532152|Justice League Dark, Vol. 1 In the Dark|Peter Milligan|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1345666722s/13532152.jpg|19093828]. I was surprised to d...
I find the stories fairly dull, but, my god, the art. You can see the manga influence in the way Amy Reeder does page layouts, and some of the sleekness of the character design.
Lovely artwork from Amy Reeder Hadley. The story was interesting, but Madame Xanadu, as a character, fell a little short of my expectations. I felt that she had the potential to be a lot more interesting, not to mention likable. The Phantom Stranger was simply annoying and had a serious lack of comm...
This first volume of a series amounts as an origin story for Madame Xanadu, from her original identity as Nimue, to her final resolution to help people with her powers of foresight.Art-wise, very interesting, some lovely pieces.Plot-wise, I hated it. Nimue/Xanadu is a seer of immense naivety, ineff...
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 by Matt Wagner, Amy Reeder Hadley, Richard Friend, James Robinson, now listed on BookLikes)