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Sesana
Sesana rated it 12 years ago
New readers just won't be able to see Maxwell Lord's discovery that he can influence the thoughts and actions of others without getting a chill. I honestly can't tell if it was meant to be read that way, or if I'm bringing too much baggage from later events to the book.
Peace, Love & Books
Peace, Love & Books rated it 13 years ago
Great story about the co-creator of Batman who never got the recognition or rewards he deserved until after his death. Nicely designed and illustrated. I understand the reason for the author's word play but his use of "bat" really got on my nerves.
Rich's Gulag
Rich's Gulag rated it 13 years ago
This is an excellent retrospective on a pivotal decade in the development of comic books. Don't expect Superman and Spider-Man here, though ... this is devoted to what would have been called underground comix in earlier days, and alternative comics later on. Luckily, they're all just classified as c...
Uncertain, Fugitive, Half-fabulous
Uncertain, Fugitive, Half-fabulous rated it 14 years ago
Now this is what I love about 80s comics -- possibly my favorite period for superheroes. There's this wonderful rhythm to superhero stories from this time, where things were flowing into each other more than they had before, but there were still no thoughts toward collecting them in a trade later, s...
Dantastic Book Reviews
Dantastic Book Reviews rated it 17 years ago
This is a fun story focusing on the friendship between Spidey and the Human Torch. Dan Slott shows his love for 70's Marvel comics by including the Spider-Mobile and also a nod toward those Hostess Fruit Pie ads that were in the back of every Marvel comic for years. Each of the five stories contai...
Itinerant Librarian on Books
Itinerant Librarian on Books rated it 19 years ago
See my note on it in my blog: http://gypsylibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/04/booknote-jla-divided-we-fall.html
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