Mad Max: Fury Road: Nux & Immortan Joe #1

by George Miller, Nico Lathouris, Mark Sexton (Illustrator)

In a fallen world ravaged by oil and water wars, humanity exists without law or mercy. All those who wander the Wasteland are ruled by a single imperative…survive! Among them is Max Rockatansky, a Road Warrior haunted by his turbulent past… “It’s hard to know who is more crazy. Me or everyone else?!” In this first issue, witness the rise of Colonel Joe Moore, a war hero turned tyrannical warlord…The Immortan Joe! And don’t miss the story of Nux, one of the Immortan’s “War Boys,” who knows only the chaos into which he was born.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics, Comic Book, Science Fiction, Dystopia

34 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 20, 2015

About the author

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George Miller AO is an Australian filmmaker best known for his Mad Max franchise, whose second installment, Mad Max 2, and fourth, Fury Road, have been hailed as two of the greatest action films of all time, with Fury Road winning six Academy Awards. - Wikipedia

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was really interesting. It explains a lot of the things in the movie.

[Marla · Rating 5 out of 5]

FURIOSA IS NEXT HELL YES

[Kiddosparrow · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointed but not surprised. Just go watch more Fury Road.

[Unai · Rating 4 out of 5]

A modo de precuela de la tremendísima Mad Max, Vertigo va a publicar varias series de cómics entrelazadas dedicadas a los habitantes del páramo. Empezamos con el primero dedicado a Nux e Immortan Joe, pero seguirá uno de Imperator Furiosa. Para empezar he de decir, que anoche volví a ver la película y me fijé en mas detalles que se me habían pasado por alto en el primer visionado. Sobra decir que es absolutamente disfrutable una segunda vez.

Uno de los detalles que no me fijé, fue en que la viejilla de la cámara acorazada, estaba tatuada de arriba a abajo y es precisamente una persona como ella, la encargada de contar la historia de este tebeo. 35 paginas para contarnos algo de la historia de Nux y su familia, pero sobretodo la historia de como Immortan Joe, llegó a ser el personaje que es.
Desde la caída del mundo, su nombre real y su historial antes de que el mundo cayera, a como se hace con la ciudadela y con el culto a su persona. Como tebeo, puede que no sea una maravilla, pero como cuenta cosas de una película que ha resultado tan cojonuda y las cuenta, sobre lo que George Miller ha creado, aunque no pueda mostrar en pantalla, y no algo inventado por otros, exclusivamente para hacer caja. Si te ha entusiasmado la película, lo vas a leer, esto es así, aquí y al otro lado de las llanuras del silencio.

[ScarlettMi · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was a very average prequel comic book/movie tie-in but after the stunning movie, average isn't quite enough to live up to its source.

It doesn't help that, when leaving the movie, Immortan Joe isn't anywhere near the top of the list of characters I want to know more about. Obviously the next issue about Imperator Furiosa is what I'm most anticipating. I did enjoy the little more we received about Nux in this issue.

(Personally, I'd love an issue each for Toast the Knowing, Cheedo the Fragile, The Splendid Angharad, Capable, and The Dag... and throw in one about the Vuvalini as well! Get on it, Vertigo!)

[Greg · Rating 3 out of 5]

The artwork on the skin of the "storyteller" was amazingly detailed. Not only do we find the name "Nux" but we can see such authors as "Dickens" and such pop culture references as "Larry Curly Moe". This storytelling device reminds me of Bradbury's "Illustrated Man" from which a film was made. Might we see more on the screen of this "storyteller"? That'd be great, George Miller is certainly a director to watch, again and again. He understands that movies are primarily visual, and he also understands that it takes a writer to come up with these visuals.

[Brian Misakian · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid one-shot that gives a lot of backstory to Fury Road's antagonist, as well as one of its most interesting characters. It's definitely worth checking out if you love the recent film and want to know more about that world.

[Derrick McCall · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice and tight double header of the history of Nux and Immortan Joe. First half is Nux and its a very quick read, very much right to the point while telling you what exactly it wants to without extra fluff.

After the short and sweet story of Nux, you get a little extra information about Immortan Joe. You get to see his strategy, you get to see his violent side, you get to see him take over the Citadel. And then for extra flavor, you learn who The People Eater and Bullet Farmer both are. A nice little "four-for-one" deal in 30-ish pages.

Love the start to this series and excited to see where the next three issues go.

[Hugh's BigBookshelf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun read, Great Ride!

[Mikael · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good prequel that explains some gaps in an excellent but highly action driven story.

[Leonardo · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Hq tem uma história curta, que conta o começo de Nux, e o começo de Joe. Como Joe encontrou a Cidadela, como ele obteve amizade da Vila da Gasolina e da Fazenda das Armas, e outras atitudes que refletiram na estrutura da Cidadela.

[Mayank Agarwal · Rating 2 out of 5]

This prequel comic to the movie is pretty basic, it may have been informative in building up the dystopia world if i had picked it before watching the movie, but as i picked it after watching, it didn't add anything new. In fact there is hardly much to the story of Nox as for Immortal Joe, how he came to rule the citadel would have been interesting telling, just it was missing all the actual action sequences. Kind of a disappointment.

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a huge fan of the artwork, and the flow of the comic is a little odd. But I loved the background the comic gave to the two title characters, and how they ended up in that exquisitely imagined world. 8/10

[Francisco Becerra · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nicely done prequel tie-in that clarifies a lot of the mysterious warlord Immortan Joe and how he gained his cult status. The tale about Nux is interesting in its depiction of the brutality of the Citadel, the Wasteland and the War Boys. A very good read for the fans of Fury Road.

[Hector · Rating 3 out of 5]

sabe a poco

[Kirstie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Gahhhh!!! I wanted to hear detail on Nux's back story and his time growing up with the other War Pups. He was such an amazing character in the movie, my favorite in fact, he deserves his own story!

[Cat Scully · Rating 5 out of 5]

serious must read after watching the movie

Loved this series! Answered somr of the question I had about the world of the film and the history of the world set up

[Giddy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Way too short for five bucks

I like the story and the artwork but wish I had wanted for the graphic novel. Seems overpriced for the amount of content

[Ítalo Mendonça · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muito bom! Complementar ao filme. Ajuda a conhecer o background dos personagens.

[Mindia Arabuli · Rating 3 out of 5]

კარგი ორიჯინებია
სინქრონშია მედმაქსიადასთან
ლამაზია
ბრუტალურია

[Ahermano · Rating 2 out of 5]

nice artwork.

[Kurt Lorenz · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting read, only recommend it to real fans of the Mad Max series.

[Maegan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well, it's better than Furiosa's comic.

[Eukelid · Rating 3 out of 5]

wish it was longer, although no surprises in story.

[Nicole Amburgey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solid 3.5.