Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Comic Adaptation

by John Jackson Miller, Luke Ross (Illustrator)

The intrepid Doctor Henry Jones Jr. is back in his biggest adventure yet! This time, the world-renowned archeologist finds himself caught in a series of events that all point to a discovery unlike any other. But will his rivals in pursuit of this priceless treasure seize his quarry from right under his nose? Not if he, and a few unexpected companions, have anything to say about it! The thrill and the humor, the action and the romance, the hat and the whip - everything you love about Indy is this is a tale sure to please long time fans as well as foster a whole generation of new ones!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Archaeology

96 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2008

About the author

New York Times bestselling author John Jackson Miller has spent a lifetime immersed in science fiction. His Star Trek novels include the Discovery – Die Standing, the acclaimed novel Discovery — The Enterprise War, the Prey trilogy, and Takedown. His Star Wars novels include A New Dawn, Kenobi, Knight Errant, Lost Tribe of the Sith, and the Knights of the Old Republic comics, available from Marvel as Legends: The Old Republic.

He’s written comics and prose for Halo, Iron Man, Simpsons, Conan, Planet of the Apes, and Mass Effect, with recent graphic novels for Battlestar Galactica, Dumbo, and The Lion King. Production notes on all his works can be found at his fiction site.

He is also a comics industry historian, specializing in studying comic-book circulation as presented on his website, Comichron.. He also coauthored the Standard Catalog of Comic Books series.

Reviews

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

Manages to be worse than the movie, which is saying something. The narration strives to inject some additional humor, but ends up making the story feel campier than ever. At least the author had the good sense not to include the scene where Mutt swings like a monkey through the trees. Condensed into a two-issue story arc, INDY 4's plot makes virtually no sense, and Jones himself looks completely different from panel to panel. Sometimes he looks like Henry Winkler, other times like Greg Gutfeld, and other times like Mark Hamill. Once or twice, he actually resembles Harrison Ford!

[Kellie Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Even though this is the least liked Indiana Jones movie, I personally didn’t mind it (saw it once some time ago). The graphic novel has actually made me want to go back and watch it again just for some mindless fun one evening.

Usual Indiana Jones shenanigans. An old character, from a previous movie, returns; new ones appear. Nazis after artefacts to help them win the war.

[#ReadAllTheBooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had the incredible luck to have read this before it hit the shelves thanks to my job. It only took me a half hour to read the comic (my lunch break), but I could've spent hours pouring over the pages. Since everyone knows what this is about, I'm not going to waste my time talking about the plotline.

The artwork is pretty nice for a movie to comic adaptation & the artists really do try to keep the characters looking as close to their real counterparts as possible (although they do smooth out age lines & such). The pacing of the book is also nice, although at one or two points I did feel as if the plot felt a little rushed & that elements felt left out. Then again, this is usually the case with most plots that are transferred from the big screen to the comic book usually have this problem. (There's only so much you can translate without deviating from the source.)

Even so, this was a very good comic & one that would probably sell even if it wasn't a movie tie in. Would I say this about it even if it wasn't an Indiana comic? Maybe, maybe not, but it is what it is. And what this comic is is a pretty darn good ride. It won't replace the movie, but it's not supposed to.

Would I recommend this to a friend? You bet the farm I would. I'm an Indy fan to the bone & I believe that the only people who don't like the movies are ones who haven't seen them or just don't like action films in general. (Even the ones who are lukewarm still "like" the films.)

[Martyn Perry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent adaptation of the much maligned but equally decent 4th Indy movie.

Recommended?: No gophers and no swinging with the monkeys in this adaptation. The comic is a whistle stop tour of the plot and an enjoyable half hour read.

[Will Plunkett · Rating 3 out of 5]

As someone who DID like the film, I wish that this script would've been what the film actually used; just enough differences to improve the storyline. The art reminded me of the 1980s IJ comics, and seeing Drew Struzan and Hugh Fleming do covers and illustrations was great.

[Melies Buchlounge · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones ist zurück und stürzt sich in sein 4. Kino Abenteuer!
1957: Indiana Jones führte zuletzt ein recht beschauliches Leben, doch damit ist es vorbei, als skrupellose Schatzjäger einer geheimen, kommunistischen Organisation einen mysteriösen Schädel aus Kristall auf die Spur kommen. Der Schädel ist einem Wesen nachempfunden, das nicht von der Erde stammen kann. Hatte unser Planet Besuch von Außerirdischen? Wenn diese Frage jemand beantworten kann, dann der Mann mit Hut und Peitsche! Und für dieses Abenteuer bekommt er sogar noch gänzlich unerwartete Unterstützung. Die braucht deeer heißspornige Archäologe auch, denn seine Gegner sind so hinterhältig und rücksichtslos wie nie zuvor. Indiana Jones ist wieder da. Schlagkräftiger denn je!

Meine Meinung zum Buch:
Ich fand die Filme von Indiana Jones schon immer gut. Überhaupt wenn ich die Titelmusik gehört habe, habe ich mit gesummt :). Das Buch ist genauso ein renner wie die Filme. Es macht mir jedesmall spaß es zu lesen. In dem Buch gibt es Bilder von dem Film und viele witzige Stellen in dem man einfach nur lachen muss. Die Bücher und Filme sind bei mir einfach schon Kult :D
Das Cover gefällt mir am besten und erst die Personen wie sie beschrieben sind und der Schreibstil. Man kommt schnell durch mit dem Buch. Wer sich für Archäologie oder Action interessiert oder gefällt wird dieses Buch mögen.

[Neville Ridley-smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was actually a really good adaptation! The art is great - the character likenesses were decent and the panel layouts were really good - lots of widescreen panels etc. Also the text and narration was well done. And I don't care what anyone else says - I like the fridge! There's a lot of equally ridiculous fun stuff in the first 3 movies if you take off your rose-tinted glasses.

[George Trello · Rating 3 out of 5]

This GN, obviously, suffers from the same terrible plotline that the movie it's based on does. The advantage to this is that it takes a lot less time to read than to watch the movie! Plus the art is pretty good. All in all, a decent way to waste an hour. I'm glad I got mine for cheap, though. :)

[Bubba · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's always interesting to see how elements of the plot change between comic adaptation and when the movie comes out.

[John Yelverton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very compact and to be honest, bad adaptation of the latest installment to the Indiana Jones franchise.

[WhatShouldIRead · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short and sweet. Perfect to read when I can't seem to concentrate on reading two paragraphs in a row these days. The illustrations were very well done and I overall enjoyed this comic/graphic story.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brilliant artwork, and the story rattles along at a good pace. Enjoyed this one.

[Eli Poteet · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't really have anything to rave about. I'd go as low to say: blah.

[Miguel Abuel · Rating 2 out of 5]

It has underwhelming illustrations and it felt a bit rushed

[Timo · Rating 2 out of 5]

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