Amazon by Steven T. Seagle

by Steven T. Seagle

One of the earliest projects from acclaimed writer Steven T. Seagle and superstar artist Tim Sale returns in a gorgeous hardcover edition!The Amazon jungle is among the most ancient and biologically diverse places on earth, but it's being plundered for its resources and destroyed at a rate of thousands of acres a day. Reporter Malcolm Hilliard travels to this remote land of mystery to investigate the disappearance of an American worker and the subsequent sabotage of a timber company. Once there, Malcolm learns about the local cultures and myths, experiences the dark underside of industrial progress, gets drugged and left to fend for himself in the jungle, and is confronted by the Spirit of the Amazon itself in Seagle and Sale's South American Heart of Darkness.* This deluxe twentieth-anniversary hardcover features new colors by Matt Hollingsworth, and a new cover by Tim Sale and Dave Stewart!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

Hardcover

First published May 5, 2010

About the author

Steven T. Seagle is an American writer who works in the comic book, television, film, live theater, video game, and animation industries.

Reviews

[Rick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Originally published in 1989 as a three issue mini-series, Seagle and Sale created The Amazon, which helped to establish both of their nascent careers, in response to the realization that humans were destroying a Rhode Island-sized chunk of the Amazon rain forest every year. The tale follows reporter Malcolm Hilliard as he travels to Brazil to investigate accidents at an American-owned timber mining site. Quickly immersing himself within the culture of the indigenous peoples, he uncovers the Spirit of the Amazon. By using Hilliard's published article and his accompanying notes as a framework, Seagle creates a well-rounded vision of public half-truths and dark secrets. Sale's organic style perfectly compliments the script and brings the lush jungles to life. For the 20th anniversary of The Amazon, Matt Hollingsworth recolored the Dark Horse reprint of the three-issue series. This volume collects the seminal work along with creator remembrances and rare art. In their afterward, Seagle and Sale point out that the pace of Amazonian rain forest destruction has doubled to a Rhode Island-sized chunk every six months.

[Alfredo Garcia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Man, sometimes I miss home. And this book captured perfectly why: Amazon will always be bigger than us. Always.

[C. · Rating 1 out of 5]

James Cameron's 'Avatar' but angry.
John Booreman's 'The Emerald Forest' but colder.
Pass.

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interestingly written perspective of the resource excavation occurring along the amazon river. The text bubbles jump from thoughts to what seem like the main characters final media report about the happenings. It takes a lot of shots at many "problems" in the area, not only for nature, but for the local people and their culture. It was a nice dose of truth but looked at and interpreted though the main character. Overall an enjoyable read with good artwork.

[Sharm Alagaratnam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great artwork.