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Indiana Jones Omnibus #2
Indiana Jones Omnibus Vol. 2
Excitement and danger follow Dr. Henry Jones Jr. around the globe in this collection of classic, long out-of-print stories! From Greece to Germany, the South Pacific to the seas of the Vikings, his race against the Nazis to recover artifacts like the Golden Fleece, the Philosopher's Stone, or the Spear of Destiny will run him afoul of legendary monsters, ancient cults, and armies of the undead! Undeniably thrilling, these are the stories that defined the meaning of adventure!
384 pages, Paperback
First published July 2, 2008
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Karl Kesel
1,079 books42 followersKarl Kesel (Victor, New York) is an American comics writer and inker whose works have primarily been under contract for DC Comics. He is a member of Periscope Studio. In 2017, he started Panic Button Press with Tom Grummett to publish the creator-owned graphic novel Section Zero.
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February 24, 2024
Nice enjoyable read. Good art and writing. Recommended
January 2, 2010
Indiana Jones and the Golden Fleece: Apart from Indy’s flowery journal entries, that he delivers a baby in a blizzard while a giant serpent of Hecate prepares to strike, that he offers the baby as a sacrifice, that the villain is a caricatured Dutchman whose villainy is obvious + the usual handful of Nazis, and that Indy dunks himself and his hat in a vat of olive oil and the latter comes out totally unscathed, Indiana Jones and the Golden Fleece is actually not horrible. The action is fast, the story is short (mercifully) and the art is good. And who doesn’t love people mocking Indy about his name (besides me)?
Indiana Jones and the Shrine of the Sea Devil Gary Gianni’s pencils are the best in the Omnibus, and this tight little adventure is faithful to Indiana Jones as a character, but as with many of the Indiana Jones comics, it embraces the cheesy side of Indy a little too much (e.g. the obligatory buffoon, Caspar Zzyzx). Dumb little jokes and a ridiculous cameo from Amelia Earhart are the most annoying bits of the story, but it’s a good way to kill twenty minutes if you’re an Indy fan.
Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix This story is embarrassingly bad. There is no pacing; it feels like Indy’s circling the globe simply because he’s supposed to (the trip to Ireland with the crazy druids is probably the worst part), and then the story turns into something stolen from an old Captain America comic, with a Nazi bad guy who should be called the Purple Skull. Oh yeah, there’re zombies too. For about three or four frames. And the most annoying part of all is that the writer has Indy say “Natch!” at least two separate times. That doesn’t sound like Indy to me, and it shouldn’t to anyone else who cares about the character. What a joke.
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Destiny Better plot, better pace, better use of established characters, particularly Indy, and just better in every department but pencils than the first three stories in the Omnibus. But ... I was driven crazy by Brendan O’Neal, the pain in the ass, ginger Irish bartender turned archaeology assistant turned true king of Ireland. He was written like a leprechaun without a hat, rainbow and pot of gold. He wrecked an otherwise decent story with his presence.
Indiana Jones and the Sargasso Pirates Thank the gods. A tale that redeems the Omnibus. Strong art, creative story, a memorable villain in pirate Bill Lawton, a pair of interesting sidekicks, and NO NAZIS! And that last strength is a huge plus. Using Nazis as the go to villain in Indiana Jones stories is understandable, but it becomes very boring, very fast. It’s one of the reasons I love Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom so much. No nazis. Sargasso Pirates was an excellent way to end this otherwise poor excursion into the adventures of Indiana Jones. I hope the next Omnibus is better.
Indiana Jones and the Shrine of the Sea Devil Gary Gianni’s pencils are the best in the Omnibus, and this tight little adventure is faithful to Indiana Jones as a character, but as with many of the Indiana Jones comics, it embraces the cheesy side of Indy a little too much (e.g. the obligatory buffoon, Caspar Zzyzx). Dumb little jokes and a ridiculous cameo from Amelia Earhart are the most annoying bits of the story, but it’s a good way to kill twenty minutes if you’re an Indy fan.
Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix This story is embarrassingly bad. There is no pacing; it feels like Indy’s circling the globe simply because he’s supposed to (the trip to Ireland with the crazy druids is probably the worst part), and then the story turns into something stolen from an old Captain America comic, with a Nazi bad guy who should be called the Purple Skull. Oh yeah, there’re zombies too. For about three or four frames. And the most annoying part of all is that the writer has Indy say “Natch!” at least two separate times. That doesn’t sound like Indy to me, and it shouldn’t to anyone else who cares about the character. What a joke.
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Destiny Better plot, better pace, better use of established characters, particularly Indy, and just better in every department but pencils than the first three stories in the Omnibus. But ... I was driven crazy by Brendan O’Neal, the pain in the ass, ginger Irish bartender turned archaeology assistant turned true king of Ireland. He was written like a leprechaun without a hat, rainbow and pot of gold. He wrecked an otherwise decent story with his presence.
Indiana Jones and the Sargasso Pirates Thank the gods. A tale that redeems the Omnibus. Strong art, creative story, a memorable villain in pirate Bill Lawton, a pair of interesting sidekicks, and NO NAZIS! And that last strength is a huge plus. Using Nazis as the go to villain in Indiana Jones stories is understandable, but it becomes very boring, very fast. It’s one of the reasons I love Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom so much. No nazis. Sargasso Pirates was an excellent way to end this otherwise poor excursion into the adventures of Indiana Jones. I hope the next Omnibus is better.
November 30, 2015
I read most of this book before I realized that I wasn't actually enjoying it. And it took me a long time to figure out why.
You see, I love Indiana Jones, and I loved learning more about the further exploits of the man...but the reality of reading about his adventures was a lot less exciting than watching them. I could only play the theme song in my head so many times before it got repetitive and useless towards building the tension necessary.
I actually own a few Indy comic books that I now realize this same bit about.
I think a portion of the issue, however, is that they often take on a much larger story than can be expressed within the confines of a standard comic model, meaning that often the action is suppressed, and the explanations are cut short.
There are some gems in here, but ultimately, just realize that Indy is one character that's just better on the screen.
You see, I love Indiana Jones, and I loved learning more about the further exploits of the man...but the reality of reading about his adventures was a lot less exciting than watching them. I could only play the theme song in my head so many times before it got repetitive and useless towards building the tension necessary.
I actually own a few Indy comic books that I now realize this same bit about.
I think a portion of the issue, however, is that they often take on a much larger story than can be expressed within the confines of a standard comic model, meaning that often the action is suppressed, and the explanations are cut short.
There are some gems in here, but ultimately, just realize that Indy is one character that's just better on the screen.
July 24, 2012
This collection was more of a let-down, unfortunately. Both the Golden Fleece and the Shrine of the Sea Devil are short, cheesy, and seem out of character. The Iron Phoenix is the worst of the lot: rambling, unimaginative, and heavy-handed.
The last two are clearly the best. The Spear of Destiny suffers from doing too much in too few pages, which is annoying since it opens by recounting the end of Last Crusade word for word. The plot is jumpy and convoluted, but Indy's father is handled perfectly, and some parts are excellent.
The Sargasso Pirates is really the only reason to own this. The lines are delivered with perfection. The cheese is balanced out by decent character development and humor, such as the Sea Witch falling for New Jersey Jones. It is not that the story is any less goofy than the rest. The difference here is that the side characters are memorable, including what must be the first decent German to show up in an Indy story. My only complaint was the rather sudden ending. Otherwise, this is the best Dark Horse Indiana Jones comic, although Arms of Gold and Fate of Atlantis come close.
The last two are clearly the best. The Spear of Destiny suffers from doing too much in too few pages, which is annoying since it opens by recounting the end of Last Crusade word for word. The plot is jumpy and convoluted, but Indy's father is handled perfectly, and some parts are excellent.
The Sargasso Pirates is really the only reason to own this. The lines are delivered with perfection. The cheese is balanced out by decent character development and humor, such as the Sea Witch falling for New Jersey Jones. It is not that the story is any less goofy than the rest. The difference here is that the side characters are memorable, including what must be the first decent German to show up in an Indy story. My only complaint was the rather sudden ending. Otherwise, this is the best Dark Horse Indiana Jones comic, although Arms of Gold and Fate of Atlantis come close.
March 29, 2018
I really like the format of these Dark Horse Omnibus editions - the dimensions, the page count, but this is the first one I've bought because, frankly, the quality is so variable. In this case, I knew of one good story in this book and decided it was worthwhile to buy it to have that one story in a book form. If anything else was enjoyable, all the better, but I really went into it for one story.
Here's the rundown: Indiana Jones & the Golden Fleece, by Pat McGreal & Dave Rawson, with art by Ken Hooper with Stan Woch & Eric Shanower. Probably second best of the lot. A solid adventure yarn with good pacing, action and one nice cliffhanger (it was a two-issue series originally). The art's a little loose, but does its job.
Shrine of the Sea Devil, by Gary Gianni. Solid done-in-one story, though Gianni's art has a lovely grit, it's sometimes difficult to tell which character is Indy. A little slight on story - just okay.
Indiana Jones & the Iron Pheonix, by Joe Pinney, Hal Barwood, Bill Stoneham & Aric Willmunder (of LucasArts; story), Lee Mars (script) and LeoDuranona (art). Indy and a sassy woman Russian soldier try to keep the Philosopher's Stone from the Nazis. Mediocre to poor art, predictable plotting and pacing. Probably the worst of the lot.
Indiana Jones & the Spear of Destiny, by Elaine Lee, Dan Spiegle and Will Simpson. Starts literally at the end of Last Crusade, having Indy, his dad and a young Irish lad racing around Ireland to prevent the Nazis from getting the Spear of Destiny. I take it back, this is the worst of the lot. Some hazy Lady of the Lake stuff that goes nowhere, lots of magical interference saving Indy, and a female lead who's nothing more than a damsel in distress.
All of these have one huge flaw, especially when read in sequence - they're so painfully formulaic. Nazis, magical artifact, deus ex machina magical ending. The movies all have those elements, but when there's one movie every 3-18 years, it's okay. When you start to have more than a handful of stories, you need to add some variety to the proceedings. These scripts all read like someone picked a few surface elements out of each movie and strung them together, inserted some new quasi-mystic element, and wrote the same story.
Fortunately, the reason I bought the book added a curveball.
Indiana Jones & the Sargasso Pirates, by Karl Kesel & Eduardo Barreto (with layouts by Kesel and Paul Guinan). Indy hires some pirates, including one - Bill Lawton - with a bad grudge against him, to investigate a Viking boat found locked in an iceberg in the North Atlantic. After an attempted murder, their being stranded, and eventual rescue by a freighter, Indy, Lawton, a con man passing off fake trinkets while pretending to be Indy's brother, and a woman with some dark secrets in her past all wind up lost at sea, where they drift into the mythical Sargasso Sea. Hundreds of ships from all eras of history are lost there, and a society of the surviving seamen exists in the shrouded fog. Kesel goes a great job keeping Lawton and Indy at each other's throats, while justifying their frequent need for each other's help to survive. The series, originally four issues, is patterned after the adventure newspaper strips of the 40s moreso than the Indy movies, so it matches the tenor of the movies, but doesn't slavishly imitate them. No supernatural, no deus ex machina; just Indy being resourceful, a delectable femme fatale, and plenty of shysters and grifters playing the angles to their own benefit. Some good comedy relief as well, with Indy's "brother" New Jersey Jones. The story's an absolute winner.
Overall, I rate this package 5/10.
But Sargasso Pirates in specific rates 8/10.
Here's the rundown: Indiana Jones & the Golden Fleece, by Pat McGreal & Dave Rawson, with art by Ken Hooper with Stan Woch & Eric Shanower. Probably second best of the lot. A solid adventure yarn with good pacing, action and one nice cliffhanger (it was a two-issue series originally). The art's a little loose, but does its job.
Shrine of the Sea Devil, by Gary Gianni. Solid done-in-one story, though Gianni's art has a lovely grit, it's sometimes difficult to tell which character is Indy. A little slight on story - just okay.
Indiana Jones & the Iron Pheonix, by Joe Pinney, Hal Barwood, Bill Stoneham & Aric Willmunder (of LucasArts; story), Lee Mars (script) and LeoDuranona (art). Indy and a sassy woman Russian soldier try to keep the Philosopher's Stone from the Nazis. Mediocre to poor art, predictable plotting and pacing. Probably the worst of the lot.
Indiana Jones & the Spear of Destiny, by Elaine Lee, Dan Spiegle and Will Simpson. Starts literally at the end of Last Crusade, having Indy, his dad and a young Irish lad racing around Ireland to prevent the Nazis from getting the Spear of Destiny. I take it back, this is the worst of the lot. Some hazy Lady of the Lake stuff that goes nowhere, lots of magical interference saving Indy, and a female lead who's nothing more than a damsel in distress.
All of these have one huge flaw, especially when read in sequence - they're so painfully formulaic. Nazis, magical artifact, deus ex machina magical ending. The movies all have those elements, but when there's one movie every 3-18 years, it's okay. When you start to have more than a handful of stories, you need to add some variety to the proceedings. These scripts all read like someone picked a few surface elements out of each movie and strung them together, inserted some new quasi-mystic element, and wrote the same story.
Fortunately, the reason I bought the book added a curveball.
Indiana Jones & the Sargasso Pirates, by Karl Kesel & Eduardo Barreto (with layouts by Kesel and Paul Guinan). Indy hires some pirates, including one - Bill Lawton - with a bad grudge against him, to investigate a Viking boat found locked in an iceberg in the North Atlantic. After an attempted murder, their being stranded, and eventual rescue by a freighter, Indy, Lawton, a con man passing off fake trinkets while pretending to be Indy's brother, and a woman with some dark secrets in her past all wind up lost at sea, where they drift into the mythical Sargasso Sea. Hundreds of ships from all eras of history are lost there, and a society of the surviving seamen exists in the shrouded fog. Kesel goes a great job keeping Lawton and Indy at each other's throats, while justifying their frequent need for each other's help to survive. The series, originally four issues, is patterned after the adventure newspaper strips of the 40s moreso than the Indy movies, so it matches the tenor of the movies, but doesn't slavishly imitate them. No supernatural, no deus ex machina; just Indy being resourceful, a delectable femme fatale, and plenty of shysters and grifters playing the angles to their own benefit. Some good comedy relief as well, with Indy's "brother" New Jersey Jones. The story's an absolute winner.
Overall, I rate this package 5/10.
But Sargasso Pirates in specific rates 8/10.
September 26, 2017
"Raiders of the Lost Ark" is my all-time favorite movie, and Indy is probably my all-time favorite character! It is with that background, that I review this collection. It was mostly just meh. The golden fleece story was pretty bad, as was "Shrine of the Sea Devil". "Iron Phoenix" was just so-so (but it was cool to see the Philosophers' Stone in a non-Harry Potter book-and 3 years earlier to boot!) , and "Spear of Destiny" just a step up from that, mostly owing to it's "direct" connection to the "Last Crusade" film. "Sargasso Pirates" might be the best tale in here, but that might be a dubious distinction in this lot! I feel that all of the stories were weighted down by too much information, really slowing down the plot and the action. I'm bummed, because I love Indiana Jones, but this book is still waaaaay better than that fourth movie! Yeesh!
January 26, 2020
I've finally finished reading both volumes of the Dark Horse Comics Indiana Jones Omnibuses that collects most of the Indiana Jones comics made by Dark Horse Comics; so, I've started writing reviews of both volumes. I have to say, in opening, that I liked this volume more than the last probably because of the wider variety and overall better quality in these stories.
Indiana Jones and the Golden Fleece
- This story was nice in its conciseness, focus on action, and quality in the writing. The artwork was alright, but occasionally was unpleasant. However, I don't think that it matched the tone of Indiana Jones. In fact, a lot of the stories in this volume, although good stories, weren't good Indiana Jones stories - they didn't fit the character and what his stories are meant to be. A very bizarre story that provided some really unique illustrations that wasn't quite right for an Indiana Jones story.
Indiana Jones and the Shrine of the Sea-Devil
- Like the previous one, I liked this story for its uniqueness, conciseness, and the quality of the writing in it. The art was also good. Once again, maybe this wasn't the right kind of story for this character.
Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix
- Since I loved The Arms of Gold so much, I welcomed the return of writer Lee Marrs and artist Leo Duranona. However, while the Arms of Gold is an original story from Lee Marrs, the Iron Phoenix is an adaptation of an unused story for another Indiana Jones game written by the same game story writer (Hal Barwood with others) behind Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. In my opinion though, Lee Marrs's adaptation of the Iron Phoenix was tremendously better than Dan Barry's adaptation of the Fate of Atlantis. Moving on, I thought that Leo Duranona's art wasn't as good in this story as it was in the Arms of Gold. I liked the story and script, including Indiana Jones's relationship with Major Nadia Kirov. I also liked how Indy has a different attitude (less skeptical) towards artefacts having supernatural powers, since this story takes place later on in Jones's life in 1947 after so many of his experiences. The story didn't explain why the major villain's head was scarred and purple. Like the other stories in this collection, this story featured some bizarre scenes that may not be fitting to an Indy story.
Indiana Jones and the Spear of Destiny
- The art in this story was really unpleasant, and potentially the worst art in the whole collection. The story was good though, and I liked the positive outcome for Indy in the end
Indiana Jones and the Sargasso Pirates
- Now, I've read some of the other reviews and some people have said that this was their favourite story in the volume and others have said that this was their least favourite. I am in the latter group and have to say that this story was my least favourite Dark Horse Indiana Jones story, more than Thunder in the Orient. Here are my reasons:
1. The art was unpleasant. The art was also unpleasant in the Spear of Destiny, but the style of the art in the Spear of Destiny was less cartoonish compared to the style of art in this story. The colours and outfits were also unpleasant.
2. The characters, although they were memorable and stood out, were also kind of caricatures. I found most of the characters unlikeable, annoying, and out of place (namely the spineless swindler "New Jersey" Jones).
3. The premise of the story was boring (Indiana Jones finds the Sargasso Sea). I mean Indy could have been sent on an adventure to find the Helm of Darkness, the shield of El Cid, the book of Thoth, or the three sacred treasures of Japan. Instead, we get the Sargasso Sea.
4. Indy already fought a Kraken in Shrine of the Sea-Devil, so having him fight another one in this story was also dull.
5. I didn't appreciate the inter-titles.
6. Based on certain elements in this story, I think the writer was hoping to do more Indy stories. Considering how unenjoyable and cartoonish this was, I am seriously grateful that we were all spared more Indy stories from this writer.
In summary, I enjoyed this volume more than the previous one. However, most of the stories didn't feel appropriate, were too "out-there" for an Indiana Jones adventure. Also, in addition to the stories in the previous collection, these Indiana Jones stories are getting slightly repetitive with the formula of Indiana Jones discovers clues to the existence and whereabouts of an ancient artefact with mystical capabilities, joins forces with a beautiful woman to find it, travels across various locations until finally stumbling across some kind of lost civilization or crypt or temple or something, the antagonists stumble across the same place at the same time and seek to utilize the artefacts capabilities which ends up killing them in some sort of horrific fashion, destroys the crypt/civilization/temple, and Indy fortuitously escapes unfortunately without the artefact.
Indiana Jones and the Golden Fleece
- This story was nice in its conciseness, focus on action, and quality in the writing. The artwork was alright, but occasionally was unpleasant. However, I don't think that it matched the tone of Indiana Jones. In fact, a lot of the stories in this volume, although good stories, weren't good Indiana Jones stories - they didn't fit the character and what his stories are meant to be. A very bizarre story that provided some really unique illustrations that wasn't quite right for an Indiana Jones story.
Indiana Jones and the Shrine of the Sea-Devil
- Like the previous one, I liked this story for its uniqueness, conciseness, and the quality of the writing in it. The art was also good. Once again, maybe this wasn't the right kind of story for this character.
Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix
- Since I loved The Arms of Gold so much, I welcomed the return of writer Lee Marrs and artist Leo Duranona. However, while the Arms of Gold is an original story from Lee Marrs, the Iron Phoenix is an adaptation of an unused story for another Indiana Jones game written by the same game story writer (Hal Barwood with others) behind Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. In my opinion though, Lee Marrs's adaptation of the Iron Phoenix was tremendously better than Dan Barry's adaptation of the Fate of Atlantis. Moving on, I thought that Leo Duranona's art wasn't as good in this story as it was in the Arms of Gold. I liked the story and script, including Indiana Jones's relationship with Major Nadia Kirov. I also liked how Indy has a different attitude (less skeptical) towards artefacts having supernatural powers, since this story takes place later on in Jones's life in 1947 after so many of his experiences. The story didn't explain why the major villain's head was scarred and purple. Like the other stories in this collection, this story featured some bizarre scenes that may not be fitting to an Indy story.
Indiana Jones and the Spear of Destiny
- The art in this story was really unpleasant, and potentially the worst art in the whole collection. The story was good though, and I liked the positive outcome for Indy in the end
Indiana Jones and the Sargasso Pirates
- Now, I've read some of the other reviews and some people have said that this was their favourite story in the volume and others have said that this was their least favourite. I am in the latter group and have to say that this story was my least favourite Dark Horse Indiana Jones story, more than Thunder in the Orient. Here are my reasons:
1. The art was unpleasant. The art was also unpleasant in the Spear of Destiny, but the style of the art in the Spear of Destiny was less cartoonish compared to the style of art in this story. The colours and outfits were also unpleasant.
2. The characters, although they were memorable and stood out, were also kind of caricatures. I found most of the characters unlikeable, annoying, and out of place (namely the spineless swindler "New Jersey" Jones).
3. The premise of the story was boring (Indiana Jones finds the Sargasso Sea). I mean Indy could have been sent on an adventure to find the Helm of Darkness, the shield of El Cid, the book of Thoth, or the three sacred treasures of Japan. Instead, we get the Sargasso Sea.
4. Indy already fought a Kraken in Shrine of the Sea-Devil, so having him fight another one in this story was also dull.
5. I didn't appreciate the inter-titles.
6. Based on certain elements in this story, I think the writer was hoping to do more Indy stories. Considering how unenjoyable and cartoonish this was, I am seriously grateful that we were all spared more Indy stories from this writer.
In summary, I enjoyed this volume more than the previous one. However, most of the stories didn't feel appropriate, were too "out-there" for an Indiana Jones adventure. Also, in addition to the stories in the previous collection, these Indiana Jones stories are getting slightly repetitive with the formula of Indiana Jones discovers clues to the existence and whereabouts of an ancient artefact with mystical capabilities, joins forces with a beautiful woman to find it, travels across various locations until finally stumbling across some kind of lost civilization or crypt or temple or something, the antagonists stumble across the same place at the same time and seek to utilize the artefacts capabilities which ends up killing them in some sort of horrific fashion, destroys the crypt/civilization/temple, and Indy fortuitously escapes unfortunately without the artefact.
July 28, 2024
These are all outstanding issues with superb writing and artwork throughout. Any one of these would have made a better movie than …Crystal Skull. I love the Dark Horse Omnibus format, which is smaller than a regular trade while being larger than a digest and is printed on nice paper in full color. This one weighs in at 370 pages for $24.99 MSRP.
February 13, 2020
Něco bylo lepší, něco slabší, ale celkově to bylo hodně fajn. Příběhově i kresebně zdařilejší a rozmanitější než první omnibus.
June 6, 2021
Lost pirate cities! What fun!
July 26, 2023
I think the artwork in these stories are better than Marvel's Indiana Jones run and I really enjoyed the stories as well.
December 5, 2023
Love me some Indiana Jones!
March 26, 2014
This is the second volume of the original Indiana Jones comics printed between 1994 and 1996. As you can imagine from a collection where the stories vary in size (and number of issues the comics took to publish them) the art work style and quality along with the storyline vary greatly from story to storm. The book contains 4 complete and standalone stories where characters and events do not cross from story to another (unlike in the first volume). The story lines vary greatly in what I guess is my own interpretation of who and what Indiana Jones is and stands for. However it is good to see his Father make a substantial cameo in the storyline Indiana Jones and the Spear of Destiny. The book is a fun read and I guess like any book of short stories you have some you like and some you don't - this is very much a case in point but is still a fun read.
December 9, 2012
Personally I enjoyed this collection. As a huge fan of graphic adventures back in the day, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis was begging for a sequel, and Spear of Destiny was supposedly that sequel. The game was never finished, but adapted into a comic book, and it's plain to see where shortcuts were made in order to make it a four issue story. However, both Spear of Destiny and Iron Phoenix were relatively strong stories, the arc that let me down in this collection was Sargossa Pirates which really didn't have much of a "McGuffin" for me.
This collection was a fond recalling of the heyday of Indiana Jones, before Crystal Skull came along and shat on his legacy... I just wish someone could write more adventures for Indy...
This collection was a fond recalling of the heyday of Indiana Jones, before Crystal Skull came along and shat on his legacy... I just wish someone could write more adventures for Indy...
July 26, 2011
This collection of adventures was fun to read. They were accurate in portraying the feel of the original Indiana Jones films, which had action aplenty with just enough of something mystical or otherworldly to spice the story up. The choice to have different people scripting and pencilling each story provided for visually different stories, some nicer to read than others but none which were disappointing. This was a fun read, and it will be interesting if/when I read volume 1 whether this volume was a continuation, an improvement or declination of quality. If it is the latter, I will be very impressed.
October 18, 2012
Wasn't great. I wasn't a fan of the awful art work for Indy and the stories were a bit odd. Especially the Pirate story. The one I liked just a bit was Spear of Destiny. It was a decent story. Everything else was odd, like the baby who was born when a giant dragon was about to destroy it. Odd. Still it's a nice Indiana Jones item to have and has a couple of the comics in one volume. Not a necessary read.
December 25, 2010
Some good, some bad. "Sargasso Pirates" is pretty bad. I like "Shrine of the Sea Devil," though it was too short and had a bizarre ending. interesting/unusual drawing style as well. "Iron Phoenix" and "The Spear of Destiny" were worth the price of purchase.
Did Not Finish
December 1, 2014Overall, I was very disappointed by the quality of the stories in this collection (which ones I was able to read anyway). Some were just rehashes of better-told Indiana Jones stories, while some (like "Shrine of the Sea Devil") were just nonsensical. Wonderful art does not a good narrative make.
May 1, 2012
I didn't actually read this, but halfway through the three stories in the first omnibus was enough to convince me it wouldn't be worth it.
January 25, 2016
The first volume was passable and some parts even enjoyable, this one was pure pain and suffering. The plots of the stories were ridiculous and villains even more.
March 30, 2018
actually started reading this on 03-29-2018, this has several animated adventures, some of which are rather long
November 3, 2008
Indie just isn't the same without that Harrison Ford voice, and half a smile.
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