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Mighty Samson
Mighty Samson: Judgment
500 years after the end of the world, the N''yark tribe survives amid the ruins of a once-great city scourged by mutated monsters, marauders, and subhuman predators. But from among the N''Yark arises a champion who can vanquish the most fearsome beast and stand alone against an army. He holds at bay the murderous hordes of Jerz and the dark ambitions of the beautiful, ruthless Queen Terra. Mighty Samson may be the last, best hope for humankind!
- GenresGraphic NovelsComics
96 pages, Paperback
First published March 13, 2012
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Jim Shooter
1,028 books85 followersJames Charles Shooter was an American writer, editor and publisher in the comics industry. Beginning his career writing for DC Comics at the age of 14, he had a successful but controversial run as editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics, and launched comics publishers Valiant, Defiant, and Broadway.
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October 14, 2024
Shooter shows he still had the chops to write a decent story. This post-apocalyptic story with a character with strength like the Biblical Samson is solid, art however is quite poor, and based on that alone I can understand why the series didn’t last long.
January 30, 2017
There were times as I read this post holocaust tale that I was amused by how Shooter was combing the Bible with a Canticle for Leibowitz. I really mean this. It is probably the only reason I can give anyone to read this title.
The mild religious and science fiction overtones work, and Samson is actually given some character and brains. Samson wants to do the right things, but he hasn't been given a lot of guidance during his first 20 years. His mother is essentially a slave, he raised in a community of Jewish scholars ( as scholarly as you can get in post-holocaust New York).
Other than that I really don't think I can give you a good reason to read this.
The mild religious and science fiction overtones work, and Samson is actually given some character and brains. Samson wants to do the right things, but he hasn't been given a lot of guidance during his first 20 years. His mother is essentially a slave, he raised in a community of Jewish scholars ( as scholarly as you can get in post-holocaust New York).
Other than that I really don't think I can give you a good reason to read this.
June 24, 2015
This was the Gold Key character I knew the least about, so that probably helped it's rating.
The other titles were all being compared to past versions. With Samson, I only knew the basics: Bad thing has happened and civilization has fallen apart, stranger with super powers will protect us.
Samson is a well-intentioned knucklehead with super strength who wants to make his mom proud, meet girls and help the people that have taken him in.
He stumbles along, in the middle of things, but with no understanding of politics and women.
He fights monsters, an evil army and along the way realizes the important life lesson of always pick the smart girl over the obviously hot one.
Fun romp and I love that the evil army comes from New Jersey.
The other titles were all being compared to past versions. With Samson, I only knew the basics: Bad thing has happened and civilization has fallen apart, stranger with super powers will protect us.
Samson is a well-intentioned knucklehead with super strength who wants to make his mom proud, meet girls and help the people that have taken him in.
He stumbles along, in the middle of things, but with no understanding of politics and women.
He fights monsters, an evil army and along the way realizes the important life lesson of always pick the smart girl over the obviously hot one.
Fun romp and I love that the evil army comes from New Jersey.
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