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Tom Strong (Book one)

Alan Moore, Chris Sprouse

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Total reviews: 25 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Just plain great stuff. 5 out of 5 stars.
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First off - Alan Moore writes great stuff. Period.

Tom Strong is some his best work. From the very first page I was sucked into an alternate dimension where Tom Strong books have been in print since before I was born....which was a quite awhile. The setting and characters have the richness of a long-running series.

If I may use an analogy. One night my son and I were talking about 'That '70s Show" and he made the comment that it sounded like the show was written by someone who grew up in the seventies rather than a twenty-year old making a guess as to what the decade it like. Tom Strong does the same thing with comics - it doesn't feel contrived at all - it feels real.

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Alan Moore strikes again with Americas Best Comics, an entire line of comics created and written by him. A physical and mental super-human, Tom Strong was orphaned by his scientist parents, raised by a steam-powered robot, and fights evil alongside his beautiful wife and headstrong daughter. Tom quickly heads into battle against the Nazi super-woman Ingrid Weiss and a prehuman monster in this new volume.

Tom Strong (Book 4) (Tom Strong)

Alan Moore, Geoff Johns, Peter Hogan

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Not the quality of earlier books 4 out of 5 stars.
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Ok... Alan Moore is THE BEST comic book writer ever. In fact Alan Moore is one of the all time great writers in any genre, period. His works have inspired three major motion pictures and a fourth may be in the works. Unfortunately everyone has their limits and Mr. Moore may have reached his. I was astounded by the fact that Alan Moore appeared to be writing every issue of every comic for his own new comic line-up, America's Best Comics. This seemed like a daunting workload even for someone as talented as Mr. Moore and I think that the overall quality of his work has suffered. The first two collections of Tom Strong were absolutely stellar. The third, not as much and the forth is the weakest yet.

The first story arc contains an alternate history story where Tom Strong is re-imagined as a mixed race African/Caucasian named Tom Stone. Tom Stone ends up being significantly more successful in his crime fighting career than Tom Strong and ends up rehabilitating most of Strong's science villains including the Modular Man, Pangaea and even Paul Saveen who becomes Tom Stone's partner in crime fighting. It was interesting to see the Tom Strong characters jumbled around and more of a presence by a character hinted at in earlier issues, Fingel Parallax. Unfortunately the ending telegraphs itself from a mile away and the near total lack of Tom Strong ultimately left the story unsatisfying. The story also felt less tight and coherent than Mr. Moore's usual writing. It's not bad; in fact it's quite good. It's just not up to Alan Moore's usual level of writing.

About half way through the book Mr. Moore passes the writing baton onto Peter Hogan and let me tell you Peter Hogan is no Alan Moore. Since it appears that Tom Strong 5 has no stories written by Alan Moore I'm going to pass on it. I strongly recommend getting the first two books in the Tom Strong series and maybe the third but beyond that things definitely get a little iffy.

BTW: The stars I give are for the Alan Moore material, not Peter Hogan.

Editorial Review:

Best-selling comics scriptwriting supremo Alan Moore (Watchmen, Batman: The Killing Joke) returns with his fantastical science-hero, Tom Strong. Born on a remote South Seas island, orphaned by his scientist parents and raised by a steam-powered robot butler, Tom Strong is both superhero and pioneer. In this astonishing fourth volume of stories, Tom Strong, now the retro-futuristic hero of Millennium City, faces a whirlwind of new adventures! With this veritable feast of imagination and action, Tom Strong proves that, once again, Alan Moore is forging the future of graphic novels! Collected together into a sumptuous hardback and featuring artwork by the best of today's comics artists.

Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?

Alan Moore, Curt Swan, George Perez

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Alternatively... 5 out of 5 stars.
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For those of you who might be interested, this same story is also in "DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore", which you might possibly prefer instead, as it includes additonal material, including Moore's classic Batman-Joker story, "The Killing Joke".

Oz no Moore 1 out of 5 stars.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't comics pretend? Like wrestling, it's fake.
Now, somewhere along the lines, kids who read comics in the 70's and 80's realized one day they were adults, with wives and children and mortgage payments. Suddenly, they thought comics had to "grow up" for them to like them, like they were ashamed to admit that they still liked reading Superman and Spider-Man stories now that their in their 30's and 40's. I disagree with this notion, in fact I believe the opposite...I continue to read and collect comics and graphic novels because they are entertainment.
However,I resist the idea that comics must "grow up"...why do I need the LAST Superman story? It's not the last, nor will it ever be the last...he's a character, a two-dimensional ideal.
With that said, I hated this book for that very reason. Why does Krypto need to die? Why does the bad guys have to be so "real"? Sure, we know that villians in the real world (serial killers, mass murderes, et al) are much scarier because of the fact that they actually exist. Why invade the comics kingdom with the same thing? I want to escape, get away from this decaying world for a few minutes/hours, forget that things are bad all over, and enjoy reading about a man who can fly.
The argument that comics need to be more "real" is a stupid one, it's like saying James Bond movies need to be more factual...if that was the case, they wouldn't be made. Besides, what the heck is so real about an alien from a dead world who has god-like powers and uses to them serve us according to our own laws of morality? That's pretend, and that's what a comic book is...an homage to the dime novels of Wild Bill Hickcock and pulp novels of The Shadow and Doc Savage, where the good guys always won and the bad guys always lost.
I see enough realism in my everyday life,and I see it all too clearly. I want to escape for a short time where life is what it should be like...Alan Moore did not provide that, and in fact left me feeling worse after I had read it. Other than "Watchmen" (another Alan Moore yarn), this is the only comic to have done that.

Editorial Review:

Imagine that, somehow, the adventures of Superman were drawing to a close, never to begin again. This is that final tale: one of the most dramatic Superman stories ever, in which the Man of Steel makes a last stand against Lex Luthor, Brainiac, and other foes, with allies including Supergirl and Krypto at his side. Written by Alan Moore, the Hugo-Award Winning author of Watchmen.

The One: The Last Word In Superheroics

Rick Veitch, Alan Moore

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

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At the height of the cold war, a madman tricks the United States and the Soviet Union into launching their missiles and super-hero agents against each other. But instead of nuclear Armageddon, the act releases the secret cosmic potential of the human race. It was twenty years ago today that Rick Veitch took a bucketful of nuclear fear, added a healthy dollop of New Age mysticism, and served up a comic book super-hero series like no one had ever seen before. Written and drawn at the height of the final showdown between American style capitalism and Soviet era communism, The One spins an outrageous doomsday scenario that has proven even more relevant to today's ongoing global crisis. The One begins with the United States and the Soviet Union pushed into World War III by a certain blonde billionaire who has figured out how to turn a profit from a limited nuclear exchange. But the threat of Armageddon awakens a mysterious force in the human race that disarms the missiles and sets the world on a high-speed collision course with evolution. Finding themselves stripped of their atomic arsenals, both the American and Russian governments unleash top secret super-soldier projects to wage hand to hand combat against each other. The ensuing "Superior War" makes nuclear weapons seem like mere child's play.

Albion

Leah Moore, John Reppion

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

AMAZING ALBION 5 out of 5 stars.
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WOW what a book, the main story is excellent and incorporates characters from some old english comics.This edition has some excerpts from the original comics this book was based on, a trip down memory lane. well worth buying

Why did DC even bother? 3 out of 5 stars.
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I was thrilled when I heard back in 2004 that DC would be taking on the IPC characters from British comics. While I had never read any of their original adventures, I was familiar with their thinly-disguised versions in Paul Grist's excellent JACK STAFF series. As a result, I had a soft spot for the Spider, the Steel Claw, Robot Archie, and others, and I was very happy hearing that they would be in the extremely capable hands of comics superstar Alan Moore. Alas, that's not quite what DC gave us. While Moore did help to develop the plot, his daughter Leah and her husband John Reppion are the actual writers, and I feel that they aren't up to his level of craft.

The story involves a mystery behind various British comics heroes and villains: that their "fictional" adventures are true, being based on people whose existence has been erased from the public consciousness. It has the feel of a Silver Age DC Earth-one adventure, in that actual British writers and artists are incorporated into the story, acknowledging that these characters are real. I'm a sucker for storytelling that blurs the line between fantasy and reality, so this worked very well for me; however, there are too many problems that kept me from enjoying it overall. A big issue I have with this story is the lack of references as to who these characters are. As DC is an American comic publisher, it would seem logical that a large amount of effort would need to be put into character development in order for the story to appeal and/or make sense to American readers. Well, you won't find it here, nor is much provided in the selection of classic reprints that make up the final section of the book. L. Moore and Reppion take too much for granted, so readers are left on their own to figure out who these characters are and what the references mean. Honestly, I had done quite a bit of research on them prior to reading this book, and even I had a difficult time with it. But even worse is that the events in the story are just too convenient - how could such a massive conspiracy be solved so easily? Shane Oakley's art is too cartoonish, and it's difficult to tell who is who, at times. In fact, comparing it to the beautiful artwork in the classic reprints, it's really a shame that a more capable artist wasn't used.

In closing, this book was a letdown. It amazes me that DC would take the time to work out a deal with IPC and then handle these characters so poorly. If you want to see them handled properly, check out the aforementioned JACK STAFF series - the whole thing is quite good! In addition, Titan Books currently has some of their original adventures in print: KING OF CROOKS/THE SPIDER, THE STEEL CLAW, and ALBION ORIGINS (includes Kelly's Eye, Dolmann, Janus Stark, and Cursitor Doom). These oversize hardcovers are available through Amazon UK.

Tom Strong's Terrific Tales: Book One (Tom Strong)

Alan Moore, Leah Moore, Steve Moore

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Tom, Tom and Jonni in a Racier Title 4 out of 5 stars.
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This book collects the first six issues of the title comic. Each issue has stories about Tom Strong (and supporting cast), Young Tom Strong (while he is still a boy), and the time traveling hero Jonni Future (heir to the mantle of Johnny Future).

These stories are racier and more risque that those usually found in the Tom Strong books. For instance, in one story, Tesla Strong sneaks out to party and have sex with an alien. Jonni Future is always in situations that include very buxom women (including herself) and various states of undress.

Overall I found the stories to be entertaining and especially like the classic pulp feel of the Jonni Future stories. Clean art is used in most of the stories and you will probably recognize the work of some of the guest artists. But while humor and action are prevalent readers should be aware of the more adult nature of these stories.

Editorial Review:

Comics scriptwriting supremo Alan Moore leads the way with these fantastical tales of Millennium City's finest 'science hero', Tom Strong. Born on a remote South Seas island, orphaned by his scientist parents and raised by a steam-powered robot butler, Tom Strong is both superhero and pioneer. In this first fantastic volume we witness, among other stories, the debut of sexy heroine Jonni Future and a tale of young Tom Strong! These are just some of the astounding adventures featured in this fabulous first volume of Tom Strong's Terrific Tales, collected together into a sumptuous hardback and featuring artwork by the best of today's comics artists!

Alan Moore's Hypothetical Lizard Limited Edition

Alan Moore, Sebastian Fiumara, Lorenzo Lorente

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missing element... 5 out of 5 stars.
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I love, l-o-v-e all of Alan Moore's work, so I bought this item hoping to experience more work from the genius himself. While I was not entirely disappointed, the following must be pointed out. Alan wrote the novella Hypothetical Lizard, but someone else did the comic book sequential adaptation. While the work is up to Moore's standards, the adaptation lacks Moore's touch. Anyone familiar with Moore's work knows that he is a master at utilizing the visual conventions of the comic book language for maximum effect. While this adaptation is by no means a bad one, it is simply not Moore, and one can tell right away. Since I am a compleatist, I don't mind, but it should be noted, so there!

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Finally collected, here is one of Alan Moore's greatest works and his most critically acclaimed novella of all time, painstakingly adapted to comic books. Moore's frequent collaborator Antony Johnston has carefully preserved the story as it is presented in sequential form with stunning grey-painted art by sensations Lorenzo Lorente and Sebastian Fiumara. What would you pay to learn the innermost secrets of wizards? Young prostitute Som Som has made the ultimate sacrifice; literally sworn to secrecy by cosmetic surgery, the two halves of Som Som's brain have been severed, leaving her able to hear and see... but not speak or act. Now Som Som's unique attributes will put her firmly in the center of an impossible dilemma, as an old friend return to The House Without Clocks, and a deadly game of domination begins.... This collected volume contains the entire four issue series, the full text of the original story, and both artist's original design sketches. Limited to 750 copies.

League of Extraordinary Gentleman, The: The Absolute Edition - Volume 2

Alan Moore

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A New Standard in Absolute Editions 5 out of 5 stars.
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I'm assuming most people reading this review already have the original comics, the trade paperback, or hardback, that you've read the series already. So I won't speak about the story. Suffice it to say, that it's a brilliant reinvention of nineteenth-century characters that you thought you knew, perhaps so well that you didn't think that could have current relevance. Well, Moore's a magician, and he performs some serious alchemy to create a fascinating story. To speak to the price: I had severe buyer's remorse about purchasing this until I received it. This is an astounding reproduction of the comic series. It is wonderfully oversized and slim rather than bulky, and the high-gloss pages bring out a brilliance that makes O'Neill's entire artwork look wonderfully brand new, as if seen for the first time or finally published on a deserving background or, in this case, paper stock. Todd Klein has created a wonderful cover and slipcase design of cryptic letters that you'll having wondering just what clues to the story are hidden in the design. The second volume has a great tongue-in-cheek illustration of Moore with a hooka. And his scripts are extremely smart, literate, and a testament to how deserving he is of all the praise that's been thrown his way. For those of you who feel Moore is more pretense than power, these scripts counter such notions. I honestly enjoyed reading Moore's scripts as much if not more than the comic itself. You'll also get a much better appreciation of O'Neill after reading these scripts, because he has captured much of what seemed too abstract and practically impossible to pull out of Moore's prose. It's a very revealing look into the comics-creative process. This production truly sets a new standard for absolute editions.

Editorial Review:

Alan Moore and Kevin ONeills epic Victorian adventure continues in grand fashion as our intrepid band of heroesMina Murray, Allan Quatermain, Captain Nemo, Mr. Edward Hyde, Dr. Thomas Jekyll and the Invisible Man (a.k.a. Hawley Griffin)once again must face a most dire threatbut this time its not just the fate of an empire that hangs in the balance, but that of the entire world! The first volume contains the thrilling graphic novel, complete with the Almanac of fantastic places, and the second contains Alan Moores entire script for the graphic novel, a rare and wonderful treat for any fan of sequential storytelling. This two-volume hardcover set is enclosed within an attractive slipcase.

The House On the Borderland (Adaptation)

William Hope Hodgson

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Starts well... and then collapses 2 out of 5 stars.
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The House on the Borderland is one of the works which inspired H. P. Lovecraft, and it's easy to see why. A crumbling mansion in a forgotten corner of Ireland, in which an elderly man lives with his sister (shades of Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher) is an intriguing premise. The writing is decent and at times quite evocative.

An earthquake opens up a fissure in the ground, and to the old man's horror an entire nest of peculiar monsters is set loose in the land. Hodgson weaves a compelling narrative at this point; the efforts of the man to repel these creatures is well-described and engaging.

Then -- poof! the tale self-destructs.

The writer shifts gears and takes his main character on an astral out-of-body quest deep into the universe. Colors, flashing lights, and pages upon pages of description that amounts to nothing. It felt a little like the concluding shots of Dave Bowman's fall into the monolith at the end of 2001 -- trippy and drawn out.

In short, Hodgson abandoned his set-up and premise and drops us into an acid-trip. I'm guessing he wanted to weave a paranormal tale that deliberately leaves questions in the reader's mind. To do that well, however, there has to be a meaty story with some form of resolution. Lovecraft rarely gives his audience every piece of information, but there is substance and a concrete value to his metaphors. The House on the Borderland may have been his inspiration, but Lovecraft immeasurably improved on the craft.

Very disappointing.

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The story of an adventure in time and space that spans all of creation. A building, constructed across an invisible chasm of space-time, fated to witness the very end of the world, is waiting with open doors for anyone who dares to enter it.

Tom Strong (Book 3) (Tom Strong)

Alan Moore, Leah Moore

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Alan Moore - need to say more? 4 out of 5 stars.
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This is a non-extraordinary work of Alan Moore. And is better than 99% of the comics in the market.

Hot Stuff 5 out of 5 stars.
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I skipped Volume II to get right into the action of what looked like a more exciting funnybook (now I'll go back and retrace my steps). Boys and girls, don't let the torpor of Chapter One here stop you from continuing--chapter One, the "Ring of Fire," which tells the romance of Tesla Strong and that fiery nut Val Var Garm. Don't get me wrong, Val Var Garm was great back in Book One, but in "Ring of Fire" I found his whole act very enigmatic. I couldn't understand what was going on with those Aztec salamanders turning the world to flame and if you ask me, I don't think the artists and inkers did either. How does Tesla survive without the robotic suits all the other good guys have to wear in that incalculably hot place underground? Instead she's just crawling across the floor of Val Var Garm's harem without any protection, and hardly breaking a sweat like she's just mildly exercised. Oh well, what does it matter, before long Val Var Garm has abandoned his kingdom (why?) and the Strongs swoop Val Var Garm off to Millennium City where Tesla can have sex with him all day long and all night too in "body positions many." -- English isn't his strong point, his smolder is.

However the book picks up considerably with a big three-chapter sweeping saga of the giant ants coming to invade earth and turn us into farm slaves with three eyes. This story had a little bit of a Douglas Adams-Tom Robbins feel, especially with the "Weird Rider" character.