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The Factor
There’s a hero. He saves the day. But what effect does he have on everyone else’s life?
This is the book where you never see the hero. It isn’t about him. These are the tales of the man on the street, the cop on the beat, the dreamers and schemers and even the kid playing with a doll of the hero. One person can change the world for so many...
This is a complete collection of the series that got Nat Gertler the first of his Eisner Award nominations. Over 20 short stories in all adding up to one full graphic novel, with a range of artists including Huntress co-creator Joe Staton, children's book creator Adam Rex, mini-comics king Matt Feazell, crime novelist Alex Grecian, and Eisner- and LA Times Book Prize-winning graphic novelist Carla Speed McNeil.
This is the book where you never see the hero. It isn’t about him. These are the tales of the man on the street, the cop on the beat, the dreamers and schemers and even the kid playing with a doll of the hero. One person can change the world for so many...
This is a complete collection of the series that got Nat Gertler the first of his Eisner Award nominations. Over 20 short stories in all adding up to one full graphic novel, with a range of artists including Huntress co-creator Joe Staton, children's book creator Adam Rex, mini-comics king Matt Feazell, crime novelist Alex Grecian, and Eisner- and LA Times Book Prize-winning graphic novelist Carla Speed McNeil.
127 pages, Paperback
First published April 7, 2004
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November 6, 2013
This graphic novel presents a truly unusual approach to telling a superhero story. For one thing, the reader never sees the superhero, or even gets a coherent description, other than that he probably wears a star on his chest.
Each short chapter is illustrated by a different artist, including Joe Staton, Carla Speed McNeil and Tom Luth, among a wide variety of others. The varying styles of the artists as they illustrate The Factor purely from the descriptions of witnesses further clouds the imagery, which is a good thing, as it furthers several of the stories.
The tales themselves range from serious crime stories to slapstick comedy, as the ripples of a superhero's crime-busting affect people in varying ways.
I was familiar with Nat Gertler primarily from his writing for kids and from his work on the history of comics. This shows a side of his work well worth reading.
Each short chapter is illustrated by a different artist, including Joe Staton, Carla Speed McNeil and Tom Luth, among a wide variety of others. The varying styles of the artists as they illustrate The Factor purely from the descriptions of witnesses further clouds the imagery, which is a good thing, as it furthers several of the stories.
The tales themselves range from serious crime stories to slapstick comedy, as the ripples of a superhero's crime-busting affect people in varying ways.
I was familiar with Nat Gertler primarily from his writing for kids and from his work on the history of comics. This shows a side of his work well worth reading.
October 17, 2019
The premise is solid and well orchestrated throughout many angles by one writer and drawn by many artists.
The art was what took the star off because I didn't find any superb and even disliked a handful.
The art was what took the star off because I didn't find any superb and even disliked a handful.
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