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Imaginary Friends
When danger strikes, there's only one group that can make things the imaginary friends of Rex Montana, the greatest imaginary adventurer to never have existed. With the safety of the world hanging in the balance, this ragtag troop has their stop the evil Shift Valentine!
- GenresGraphic Novels
Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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About the author
Jason M. Burns
183 books17 followersNew York Times best selling author Jason M. Burns made the leap into the comic book industry in 2004 after being asked to write a short story for Dead@17: Rough Cut. Since that time he has written and created a number of critically-acclaimed and commercially-successful comic book series, including A Dummy’s Guide to Danger, Curse of the Were-Woman, and The Expendable One, which is being developed into a major motion picture by Intrepid Pictures. Burns has also spent time writing for such recognizable brands as Sesame Street, Shrek, Megamind, Jericho, Pocket God, Kung Fu Panda, Riche Rich, and Fraggle Rock, while working with on-screen talent as well, including Law & Order: SVU’s Christopher Meloni.
Most recently Burns wrote, directed, and produced the live action web series Adults Only, which stars Danny Nucci, Vincent Pastore, Brian Austin Green, Sebastian Bach, and others.
Burns was born and raised in Massachusetts where he began his career as an entertainment journalist and public relations professional.
Most recently Burns wrote, directed, and produced the live action web series Adults Only, which stars Danny Nucci, Vincent Pastore, Brian Austin Green, Sebastian Bach, and others.
Burns was born and raised in Massachusetts where he began his career as an entertainment journalist and public relations professional.
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December 28, 2018
This has got to be the most original story I have read in a while. Seriously its kinda out there. I only wish there was more
April 5, 2020
A ragtag bunch of characters with special powers is called together to save all of reality from being destroyed. This kinda sounds like your typical Justice League or Avengers tale. Only these characters are all imaginary and their powers are so strange (Miss Capicola has the ability to manifest meat whereas JoJo the Clown can make anything out of balloons), they wouldn't qualify as members of the Legion of Substitute Heroes.
I know this all sounds bizarre but it actually works. This imaginative tale takes something that we can all relate to- the imaginary friend- and it spins the concept on its ear. With adventures that will take you from the depths of the Boogey Man's house all the way to a Santa's Land beyond your wildest dreams or in this case, nightmares, everything you think you know about beings of dream and fantasy is actually worse than you can imagine.
The art was a little off. Everything is heavily inked. It looks like it was all done on a computer but without those annoying pixeled edges. It's all quite surreal looking but I think that's the point.
That being said, I want more of Imaginary Friends! Jason M. Burns crafts a world that while comprised of characters that every child from ages 1-92 knows by heart, it's all completely new territory here. I just hate that the book kinda ends very abruptly and that one of the main characters to the story (unrevealed as to not give up spoilers) is straight out forgotten and I really wanted to know how they turned out after the conclusion of these exciting events.
Imaginary Friends is perfect for fans of Harry Potter, Rise of the Guardians, and fantasy in general. If I had the money, I'd buy the rights to turn this into a movie or a TV miniseries event. Or even better, start a Kickstarter campaign to get a sequel published. It was that enjoyable a ride!
I know this all sounds bizarre but it actually works. This imaginative tale takes something that we can all relate to- the imaginary friend- and it spins the concept on its ear. With adventures that will take you from the depths of the Boogey Man's house all the way to a Santa's Land beyond your wildest dreams or in this case, nightmares, everything you think you know about beings of dream and fantasy is actually worse than you can imagine.
The art was a little off. Everything is heavily inked. It looks like it was all done on a computer but without those annoying pixeled edges. It's all quite surreal looking but I think that's the point.
That being said, I want more of Imaginary Friends! Jason M. Burns crafts a world that while comprised of characters that every child from ages 1-92 knows by heart, it's all completely new territory here. I just hate that the book kinda ends very abruptly and that one of the main characters to the story (unrevealed as to not give up spoilers) is straight out forgotten and I really wanted to know how they turned out after the conclusion of these exciting events.
Imaginary Friends is perfect for fans of Harry Potter, Rise of the Guardians, and fantasy in general. If I had the money, I'd buy the rights to turn this into a movie or a TV miniseries event. Or even better, start a Kickstarter campaign to get a sequel published. It was that enjoyable a ride!
March 8, 2018
Wow! An overall average at 2.3 is so misleading. I found this graphic novel amazing and full of creative thought. This ones pretty dark even though the cover looks like fun and games. The end is a little rushed but such a great graphic novel
April 28, 2013
This was not my cup of tea. There was a mish mash of ideas that just didn't seem to fit together. I feel awful about not liking it. There were a one or two interesting ideas in terms of character creation though, and I plan on reading the author's other works.
November 6, 2012
glad this was a wizard world freebie.
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