He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Minicomic Collection Volume 2

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

by Steven Grant

THE MOST POWERFUL STORIES IN THE UNIVERSE!  The toy juggernaut Masters of the Universe and its subsequent action figure lines featured memorable pack-in minicomics that aided in playtime for children across the world. This two volume digital collection features sixty-eight US releases, including all minicomics from the eighties Masters of the Universe line, the eighties Princess of Power line, and the eighties and nineties He-Man line, plus an introduction to the minicomics in the current Masters of the Universe Classics toy line. Relive the illustrated adventures that fueled your imagination!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

1232 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 3, 2015

About the author

Steven Grant is an American comic book writer best known for his 1985–1986 Marvel Comics mini-series The Punisher with artist Mike Zeck and for his creator-owned character Whisper.
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Reviews

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like the first volume, this collection delivers a fun look at the mini comics included with the Masters of the Universe toy line. In addition to the later He-Man mini comics not included in the first volume, this book contains the She-Ra: Princess of Power mini comics, the few that were produced for the more space opera-oriented New Adventures line, and some fun fan service-filled comics that were created for the recent Masters of the Universe Classics toy line for adult collectors.

While the volume itself is assembled with every bit as much care and attention to detail as the first, it suffers a bit in that the stories included aren’t quite as entertaining as those contained in Volume One. While the entire line was conceived as a marketing instrument to promote toy sales, the earlier comics had more of a “wild and wooly” feel. As the comic line progressed, the formula became a bit more repetitive and the commercial aspect slightly more obvious. This book is still a fun read and a worthwhile companion to the first, but I missed the weirdness and mystery of the first comics, where the setting of Eternia was less developed.

[ISMOTU · Rating 4 out of 5]

This second volume of minicomics completes the vintage run of Masters of the Universe, She-Ra Princess of Power, and New Adventures of He-Man as well as including a handful of modern comics that were packed in with newer action figures. The silliness and fun continues with great art and some interesting experimentation with the Princess of Power series. I enjoyed reading the comics and the interviews with various creators.

[Greg Kerestan · Rating 2 out of 5]

While the first volume had a quirky made-on-the-fly charm, by the second one you could tell the vestiges of inspiration had worn away and they were just doing it to sell product. Nothing wrong with that, obviously, but the "what if Moorcock but wacky and for kids" vibe that endeared the first volume to me is long gone.

[Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having read and enjoyed the first volume I had high hopes for this. I was a little disappointed when halfway through it switched over to She-Ra and then many of the reboot toy lines. I suppose it's better to have the complete collection but the quality of the She-Ra comics is not very good, in my opinion.

[Travis James · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is when MOTU "jumped the shark....."

MOTU started to drastically fall in quality, etc., by the time these comics were released. Way too much ignoring of established original characters, way too much Hordak, and this is when She-Ra began. Yuck.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun nostalgia piece

[Phil Zimmerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this entire book with my 4 year old daughter and loved every minute of it. The stories are short and shallow, but I will never forget the time I spent reading them.

[Bob Gray · Rating 5 out of 5]

Es pura nostalgia. Si de niño no eras un loco de este universo, ni lo intentes. Para mí ha sido un reencuentro con viejos amigos, algunos incluso que ni recordaba