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Shadowman (2012) (Collected Editions) #4-5
Shadowman: Deluxe Edition, Book 2
Comics icon Peter Milligan (Hellblazer) joins visionary artists Roberto de la Torre (The Death-Defying Dr. Mirage), Valentine de Landro (Bitch Planet), Robert Gill (Book of Death) and many more for the oversized hardcover collection concluding the bone-chilling series Bloody Disgusting calls “the perfect cauldron of mystery.”
When a troubled young man with a history of violence and a penchant for blackouts meets an overwhelming source of power with a mystical scythe, the results are doomed to be destructive. A voodoo loa has possessed Jack Boniface – or so he believes. But after Jack awakens in an alleyway covered in blood, he embarks on a journey across lands of shadows and death to discover if he can expel the dark force that’s seized control of his life…and which may be responsible for a violent rampage throughout New Orleans
Featuring an anthology of tales from a roster of all-star creators – including Jim Zub (Skullkickers), Ales Kot (Dead Drop), Christopher Sebela (Captain Marvel), and Duffy Boudreau (Bloodshot and H.A.R.D.Corps) – that push the outer bounds of the world of Shadowman further than ever before, this prestige-sized deluxe hardcover also comes jam-packed with 20+ pages of rarely seen bonus materials and special features!
Collecting: Shadowman 13-16, the never-before reprinted Shadowman 13X, Shadowman: End Times 1–3, & Punk Mambo 1
When a troubled young man with a history of violence and a penchant for blackouts meets an overwhelming source of power with a mystical scythe, the results are doomed to be destructive. A voodoo loa has possessed Jack Boniface – or so he believes. But after Jack awakens in an alleyway covered in blood, he embarks on a journey across lands of shadows and death to discover if he can expel the dark force that’s seized control of his life…and which may be responsible for a violent rampage throughout New Orleans
Featuring an anthology of tales from a roster of all-star creators – including Jim Zub (Skullkickers), Ales Kot (Dead Drop), Christopher Sebela (Captain Marvel), and Duffy Boudreau (Bloodshot and H.A.R.D.Corps) – that push the outer bounds of the world of Shadowman further than ever before, this prestige-sized deluxe hardcover also comes jam-packed with 20+ pages of rarely seen bonus materials and special features!
Collecting: Shadowman 13-16, the never-before reprinted Shadowman 13X, Shadowman: End Times 1–3, & Punk Mambo 1
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304 pages, Hardcover
First published July 12, 2016
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About the author
Peter Milligan
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Peter Milligan is a British writer, best known for his work on X-Force / X-Statix, the X-Men, & the Vertigo series Human Target. He is also a scriptwriter.
He has been writing comics for some time and he has somewhat of a reputation for writing material that is highly outlandish, bizarre and/or absurd.
His highest profile projects to date include a run on X-Men, and his X-Force revamp that relaunched as X-Statix.
Many of Milligan's best works have been from DC Vertigo. These include: The Extremist (4 issues with artist Ted McKeever) The Minx (8 issues with artist Sean Phillips) Face (Prestige one-shot with artist Duncan Fegredo) The Eaters (Prestige one-shot with artist Dean Ormston) Vertigo Pop London (4 issues with artist Philip Bond) Enigma (8 issues with artist Duncan Fegredo) and Girl (3 issues with artist Duncan Fegredo).
Series:
* Human Target
* Greek Street
* X-Force / X-Statix
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
Peter Milligan is a British writer, best known for his work on X-Force / X-Statix, the X-Men, & the Vertigo series Human Target. He is also a scriptwriter.
He has been writing comics for some time and he has somewhat of a reputation for writing material that is highly outlandish, bizarre and/or absurd.
His highest profile projects to date include a run on X-Men, and his X-Force revamp that relaunched as X-Statix.
Many of Milligan's best works have been from DC Vertigo. These include: The Extremist (4 issues with artist Ted McKeever) The Minx (8 issues with artist Sean Phillips) Face (Prestige one-shot with artist Duncan Fegredo) The Eaters (Prestige one-shot with artist Dean Ormston) Vertigo Pop London (4 issues with artist Philip Bond) Enigma (8 issues with artist Duncan Fegredo) and Girl (3 issues with artist Duncan Fegredo).
Series:
* Human Target
* Greek Street
* X-Force / X-Statix
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December 31, 2018
★1/2
This slogging, confusing, mess of a final book in this Shadowman series cements the fact that this is the worst Valiant series I've read. It completely lacks any narrative direction, or any genuine sense of character. And what's up with the inconsistent art? I know he's mixed race but why does Jack Boniface seem to get more white with each subsequent issue? But, I'll give this an extra half star for introducing a new cool character, Punk Mambo, the glue-sniffing, British voodoo priestess living in the bayou and convenes with the spirit of Sid Vicious.
This slogging, confusing, mess of a final book in this Shadowman series cements the fact that this is the worst Valiant series I've read. It completely lacks any narrative direction, or any genuine sense of character. And what's up with the inconsistent art? I know he's mixed race but why does Jack Boniface seem to get more white with each subsequent issue? But, I'll give this an extra half star for introducing a new cool character, Punk Mambo, the glue-sniffing, British voodoo priestess living in the bayou and convenes with the spirit of Sid Vicious.
November 7, 2017
A weak volume of Shadowman that meanders, dramatically changes course, then anticlimaxes. The whole is less than its parts.
Deadside Blues (11-12). Unfortunately, these stories were a really pathetic end to the first part of the VH-1 Shadowman run. They're by a variety of authors, they have no depth, and they're not important. [3/10]. (Is it good that we got them after they were ignored in the first Deluxe volume? I guess.)
Fear, Blood, and Shadows (13-16). Milligan takes a different tack on Shadowman, one that's much more intellectual than its predecessors. Backed by dark, moody art, it generally succeeds. The result is a storyline that lays a great foundation for who VH-E Jack Boniface is, and what he's capable of. It might be a little shallow in the end, but it's nonetheless a terrific foundation for Milligan's (short) run on the book [6+/10].
End Times (ET1-3). End Times nicely dovetails Jack's story back into the history of the Shadowman. It's got some really meaningful meetings and events, primarily in the last issue. However, it's plagued with two major problems. First, the story is too sparse, leaving a lot of dead space that you have to trudge through, primarily in the first two issues; and second, it's inconclusive, and thus a horrible finale to the story of Shadowman [5/10].
Punk Mambo. At least we end with a great story. This is a great character study of Punk Mambo, really telling us who she was and who she is. It's all so much more than we got in Shadowman, and enough to suggest that she'd be a great character to star in a title of her own. [8/10].
Deadside Blues (11-12). Unfortunately, these stories were a really pathetic end to the first part of the VH-1 Shadowman run. They're by a variety of authors, they have no depth, and they're not important. [3/10]. (Is it good that we got them after they were ignored in the first Deluxe volume? I guess.)
Fear, Blood, and Shadows (13-16). Milligan takes a different tack on Shadowman, one that's much more intellectual than its predecessors. Backed by dark, moody art, it generally succeeds. The result is a storyline that lays a great foundation for who VH-E Jack Boniface is, and what he's capable of. It might be a little shallow in the end, but it's nonetheless a terrific foundation for Milligan's (short) run on the book [6+/10].
End Times (ET1-3). End Times nicely dovetails Jack's story back into the history of the Shadowman. It's got some really meaningful meetings and events, primarily in the last issue. However, it's plagued with two major problems. First, the story is too sparse, leaving a lot of dead space that you have to trudge through, primarily in the first two issues; and second, it's inconclusive, and thus a horrible finale to the story of Shadowman [5/10].
Punk Mambo. At least we end with a great story. This is a great character study of Punk Mambo, really telling us who she was and who she is. It's all so much more than we got in Shadowman, and enough to suggest that she'd be a great character to star in a title of her own. [8/10].
September 30, 2019
More like a 2.5
with a new creative team the Shadowman is not as a good as before
with a new creative team the Shadowman is not as a good as before
June 22, 2019
A bit on the confusing side in terms of storytelling. The last section, End Times, felt like a slog as did Punk Mambo #0.
June 29, 2016
2.5* After first volume this one is just wasting the potential of Shadowman and world he can offer. Script and art is average, inconsistent and few good moments are not enough. Whole story of Shadowman's internal struggle is vague and unbelievable.
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