

Buy The Animal Man Omnibus (2022 Edition) by Morrison, Grant, Truog, Chaz online on desertcart.ae at best prices. ✓ Fast and free shipping ✓ free returns ✓ cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. Review: Went into this pretty blind, & I was floored. One of the best runs in the history of comics! It’s a must own! Review: This is more a review of the Omnibus product itself rather than the content; the latter is pretty much perfectly summarised in William Timothy Lukeman's review (from desertcart.com, below). Having said that, humor me ^_^ It's worth pointing out that this is the first time I've read Animal Man. I'd always dabbled in Morrison and liked most of what I read but I really started to dig deeper a few months ago. Animal Man is a standout moment in the writer's career and it's great to have it finally collected all in one place rather than having to track down the various softback volumes. It is - even after all this time - one of the more thought-provoking and strangely charming runs of any comic I've ever read. There's a good deal or meta-angst within, Animal Man subjected to all the whims and vagaries that Morrison's reflection on the medium of comics throws up. A few creators try to get cute mulling over the relationship between writer, hero and the printed page, but Morrison really feels to have offered one of the most (if not *the* most) personal and authoritative musings on the topic. In a way it reads like a more narratively-focused version of Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics (which can only be a good thing) - both Morrison and McCloud choose to live amongst the natives rather than observe from afar. As well as that there's action, absurdity, laughter and drama...it really is the complete comics package. And, speaking of packages, this Omni's a good one. It is a glue binding, yes, but it feels a good deal more rugged than the recent Invisbles Omni, as well as being a damn sight easier to handle. There's very few extras to speak of - in fact there's only a brief but entertaining foreword from Morrison which I'm sure has already been reprinted elsewhere - but the Brian Bolland artwork seething under the dust cover just about makes up for it. Seriously, this book's a real looker in its birthday suit. It's a shame that there's not the kind of commitment to developmental material available made elsewhere (as enjoyed in the Arkham Asylum TPD for example) and a word from Karen Berger or any number of Morrison's peers would have been great, but then again...maybe it was best to let the comics just do the talking? They certainly have plenty to say, and all of it's worth listening to. Highly, highly recommended.
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T**R
Went into this pretty blind, & I was floored. One of the best runs in the history of comics! It’s a must own!
M**N
This is more a review of the Omnibus product itself rather than the content; the latter is pretty much perfectly summarised in William Timothy Lukeman's review (from Amazon.com, below). Having said that, humor me ^_^ It's worth pointing out that this is the first time I've read Animal Man. I'd always dabbled in Morrison and liked most of what I read but I really started to dig deeper a few months ago. Animal Man is a standout moment in the writer's career and it's great to have it finally collected all in one place rather than having to track down the various softback volumes. It is - even after all this time - one of the more thought-provoking and strangely charming runs of any comic I've ever read. There's a good deal or meta-angst within, Animal Man subjected to all the whims and vagaries that Morrison's reflection on the medium of comics throws up. A few creators try to get cute mulling over the relationship between writer, hero and the printed page, but Morrison really feels to have offered one of the most (if not *the* most) personal and authoritative musings on the topic. In a way it reads like a more narratively-focused version of Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics (which can only be a good thing) - both Morrison and McCloud choose to live amongst the natives rather than observe from afar. As well as that there's action, absurdity, laughter and drama...it really is the complete comics package. And, speaking of packages, this Omni's a good one. It is a glue binding, yes, but it feels a good deal more rugged than the recent Invisbles Omni, as well as being a damn sight easier to handle. There's very few extras to speak of - in fact there's only a brief but entertaining foreword from Morrison which I'm sure has already been reprinted elsewhere - but the Brian Bolland artwork seething under the dust cover just about makes up for it. Seriously, this book's a real looker in its birthday suit. It's a shame that there's not the kind of commitment to developmental material available made elsewhere (as enjoyed in the Arkham Asylum TPD for example) and a word from Karen Berger or any number of Morrison's peers would have been great, but then again...maybe it was best to let the comics just do the talking? They certainly have plenty to say, and all of it's worth listening to. Highly, highly recommended.
W**Q
Leuke omnibus een beetje "old school" tekenstijl.
A**O
Grant Morrison, ancora giovanissimo e non ancora pienamente affermato al pubblico (la consacrazione definitiva nel Comicdom avverrà con il quasi parallelo Arkham Asylum), partorisce dalla propria mente un ciclo narrativo geniale, pregno degli elementi che caratterizzeranno il proprio stile fumettistico. È una run fresca, moderna e brillante sotto tutti i punti di vista, in particolar modo se si pensa al che fatto che è stata pubblicata verso la fine degli anni 80. Gli elementi morrisoniani all'interno dell'opera sono evidenti; la meravigliosa metanarrazione con cui l'autore si diverte ad intrecciare l'intera trama dei 26 volumi, la continua ed innovativa (specialmente in un'epoca dove regnava il realismo assoluto in stile Moore) rottura della quarta parete, plot twist singolari e bizzarri disseminati nelle vicende da piccoli indizi premonitori inseriti con una precisione chirurgica. Non c’è solo grandissima abilità narrativa, ma anche un citazionismo intelligente, come i riferimenti fortissimi pre-Crisis (di cui Morrison ricordo essere uno dei massimi esperti, a livello di continuity), alla stessa Crisis On Infinite Earths, e le atmosfere sci-fi e weird à la Silver Age (amatissima dallo scrittore). Il tutto condito con una esplicita etica animalista/ambientalista, feroce nei confronti di un uomo che sembra avere perso totalmente il controllo del suo pianeta ospitante, forse più attuale che mai in questi anni rispetto a 35 anni fa. Di conseguenza, Buddy Baker diventa un araldo portatore delle opinioni personali dello scrittore, che unisce in maniera matura un contesto supereroistico con temi di attualità di una certa importanza. Oltre a quanto elencato, è importante anche notare il distaccamento da parte di Morrison rispetto al Revisionismo tanto in voga alla fine degli anni 80 (e che perdurerà anche negli anni 90). L'autore attua sì una forma di decostruzionismo supereroistico, ma secondo la sua visione fortemente autoriale, visione che poi sarà uno dei punti cardine del proprio e cosiddetto Morrison-pensiero: secondo Grant il fumetto come medium non dovrebbe essere espressione del realismo assoluto, quindi carico di atmosfere cupe, oscure, violenza gratuita e negatività, bensì dovrebbe inneggiare alla meraviglia, allo stupore ed alla magia che solo i comics possono offrire nel mondo della nona arte. A tal proposito, è evidente già in queste pagine antesignane la valorizzazione del Sense Of Wonder rispetto al contrapposto Grim and Gritty dell’epoca, e questo ciclo di Animal Man lo dimostra pienamente in anticipo rispetto ad altre sue opere future come, ad esempio, Flex Mentallo: After The Fact o il capolavoro assoluto All-Star Superman. Fanboyate a parte, è un'opera meravigliosa, che mi sento di consigliare a tutti e non solo ai fan hardcore dello scrittore scozzese. Il comparto artistico non è memorabile, le tavole di Chaz Truog, così come quelle dei suoi collaboratori (ad eccezione del sempre grandioso Brian Bolland alle copertine), si lasciano guardare ma non lasciano il segno. Nonostante questo piccolo difettuccio, con lo scorrere delle pagine ci si affeziona in realtà anche ai disegni e soprattutto alla narrazione, che numero dopo numero crea dipendenza e tiene incollato il lettore alle pagine. Infine, qualche considerazione personale circa l'edizione in oggetto: è meravigliosa. Robusta, solida e spettacolare a vedersi, è anche estremamente più maneggevole delle classiche bombe da 1400 pagine. Semplicemente fantastica. Un'opera consigliata vivamente a tutti, specialmente in questo gioiello di omnibus.
J**E
Ansioso para ler!!!
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