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Fade From Grace
The most powerful super-hero love story in years is finally collected! "My husband was a hero, but he never cared about the fame and I love him for it. I just loved him." -- Grace, wife of the super-hero called Fade.
136 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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September 24, 2017
Holy shit. That was depressing!
Why the hell didn't anyone warn me?
If you're looking for a Nicholas Sparksesque superhero story, then this is for you.
Otherwise? Pass!
Why the hell didn't anyone warn me?
If you're looking for a Nicholas Sparksesque superhero story, then this is for you.
Otherwise? Pass!
October 28, 2011
Desperate to save the woman he loves from a burning building, a young man discovers he has superpowers. After the incident, husband and wife both feel that their time together is such an unmerited gift that they owe it to help others, no matter what the risk.
Narrated retrospectively by Grace, this story is minimally textual and relies primarily on the deceptively simple artwork, which is characterized by planes of solid colors and silhouette-like forms.
While I would have liked a bit more what was here was very well done. And it was a relief to encounter some a normal, pleasant superhero with a healthy relationship and no weird psychological issues. Also there was a blessed absence of the distorted and objectified female bodies that frequently decorate comic books -- an absence that is in fact highlighted by the one panel in which the hero is staring at his wife's chest.
I highly recommend this to guys who are trying to convince their girlfriends to try graphic novels. It is inoffensive and really quite sweet (especially the author's dedicatory letter to his wife, Claire).
Narrated retrospectively by Grace, this story is minimally textual and relies primarily on the deceptively simple artwork, which is characterized by planes of solid colors and silhouette-like forms.
While I would have liked a bit more what was here was very well done. And it was a relief to encounter some a normal, pleasant superhero with a healthy relationship and no weird psychological issues. Also there was a blessed absence of the distorted and objectified female bodies that frequently decorate comic books -- an absence that is in fact highlighted by the one panel in which the hero is staring at his wife's chest.
I highly recommend this to guys who are trying to convince their girlfriends to try graphic novels. It is inoffensive and really quite sweet (especially the author's dedicatory letter to his wife, Claire).
November 1, 2013
A superhero love story. Starring a healthy, respectful, deeply loving relationship. With a female lead who is beautiful without being sexualized. Fantastic. The art is streamlined and colorful, and there are many silent pages. This isn't the best superhero story around, nor is it the finest romance. But it just might be the best superhero romance.
July 19, 2013
YESE YES YES
6 stars
i've read over seventy-thousand comics, the comics in this story are among the twenty best i've ever read.
a man's love is in great danger and suddenly he has the power to save her. eventually they realize he needs to use this ability to help others, and in doing so there is a great price to be paid. a couple of friends got married a few days ago, so i've been thinking about marriage/friendship/commitment for jeff amano and these characters marriage is a partnership. he writes them as real grownups.
one reason we love superman and spiderman and the lone ranger is because they overcome the villian at the last second saving themself and us. Fade, his love and their dog, are jeff amano's own characters so he's able to write the story truthfully. this will stand w/"the boy who collected spider-man" and the o'neill/adams green arrow/green lantern issues as some of the reasons to read comics.
the art is every bit as amazing and creative as the writing, i've never seen art like this - colors bump against each other w/out lines separating them. and david mack, in his afterward, explains this from an artist's point of view.
and last, the third character in this book is their collie. gil kane didn't draw rex the wonder dog as well as amano draws this collie. inspired and beautiful and acts entirely doglike.
6 stars
i've read over seventy-thousand comics, the comics in this story are among the twenty best i've ever read.
a man's love is in great danger and suddenly he has the power to save her. eventually they realize he needs to use this ability to help others, and in doing so there is a great price to be paid. a couple of friends got married a few days ago, so i've been thinking about marriage/friendship/commitment for jeff amano and these characters marriage is a partnership. he writes them as real grownups.
one reason we love superman and spiderman and the lone ranger is because they overcome the villian at the last second saving themself and us. Fade, his love and their dog, are jeff amano's own characters so he's able to write the story truthfully. this will stand w/"the boy who collected spider-man" and the o'neill/adams green arrow/green lantern issues as some of the reasons to read comics.
the art is every bit as amazing and creative as the writing, i've never seen art like this - colors bump against each other w/out lines separating them. and david mack, in his afterward, explains this from an artist's point of view.
and last, the third character in this book is their collie. gil kane didn't draw rex the wonder dog as well as amano draws this collie. inspired and beautiful and acts entirely doglike.
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July 27, 2009My kind of comic book!
October 26, 2010
Part of my ratings is heavily influenced on the price tag. Lower ratings like this one doesnt mean this should be ignored , I just dont think you need to own it , if you can hit the library and feel free to put gel in your hair if you want to while at the library but check this out. Its a different take on super powers and how they effect a relationship. I just butchered the story with that sentence
August 7, 2010
I would swear it was created by people who don't read comic books at all.
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