Godland
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Graphic Novel Summary: written by JOE CASEY art by TOM SCIOLI cover by TOM SCIOLI & RICHARD STARKINGS THIS IS HOW IT ALL BEGAN! The cosmic superhero epic is back and this collection is chock-full of all the 'cosmic' you could ask for! Everyone from THE JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR to ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY has sung the praises of GØDLAND, so if you missed out on any of the first six issues, this is your chance to experience the glory of Commander Adam Archer, the enigmatic alien Maxim, the wacky Basil Cronus, the evil Discordia, the confusing Freidrich Nickelhead… and that's just scratching the surface!
Codes: SEP072064 NOV051707 SEP082235
- Price:
$14.99$11.99- Author:
- Joe Casey
- Cover Artist:
- Richard Starkings
- Artist:
- Tom Scioli
- Cover Artist:
- Tom Scioli
- Cover Artist:
- Richard Starkings
- Estimated Ship Date:
- October 21, 2008
- In Stock?
- Yes!
- Genre:
- Science Fiction
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It's such a brilliant idea that it's almost a miracle someone else hadn't jumped all over it yet--exploring the work of Jack Kirby not as an homage, or as a copy, but as a GENRE. His comics have enough of their own unique character traits to support genre status, whether it's his trademark tiny energy balls or the tendency of his characters to speak in quasi-biblical pronouncements.
In terms of visuals and story, Godland manages to extract Kirby's ethos into a new tale that is tempered by the smartass humor of writer Joe Casey. There's unforgettable visuals that in terms of manic genius are almost worthy to stand alongside any of the King's greatest creations.
Which is not to say that Godland is "as good as anything Jack Kirby ever did, OMG," just that artist Tom Scioli and Casey have really tapped into the crazy vein that Kirby used to give us the Fourth World, the Eternals, OMAC, Devil Dinosaur, and so many other insane seventies creations. It's a tone and a voice that the comics world could use more of today, and it lives here.
In terms of visuals and story, Godland manages to extract Kirby's ethos into a new tale that is tempered by the smartass humor of writer Joe Casey. There's unforgettable visuals that in terms of manic genius are almost worthy to stand alongside any of the King's greatest creations.
Which is not to say that Godland is "as good as anything Jack Kirby ever did, OMG," just that artist Tom Scioli and Casey have really tapped into the crazy vein that Kirby used to give us the Fourth World, the Eternals, OMAC, Devil Dinosaur, and so many other insane seventies creations. It's a tone and a voice that the comics world could use more of today, and it lives here.
2 pts.