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Monsters
Legendary Batman and X-Men talent, Neal Adams, bursts back onto the comics scene with a new graphic novel, Neal Adams Monsters, featuring the most terrifying supernatural creatures in classic horror The Frankenstein Monster, Count Dracula and the Werewolf. Neal Adams Monsters was rendered oversized to take the art to the max. The end result is a masterwork which features the dramatic linework and exquisite fine rendering Neal Adams has been canonized for. Thrill to a level of unprecedented detail as a comics grandmaster reveals the story of these infamous horror legends as only he can see a horror epic guaranteed to thrill. Collected into an English-language graphic novel for the first time, this material was originally serialized in Adamıs groundbreaking anthology "Echo of Future Past." This new edition has digital coloring and effects in a process personally overseen by Adams to conform to his exacting standards for rendering, lighting and form. New pages have been added, new covers, anf a special section of rare paintings, sketches and drawings of monsters from throughout his illustration career. For fans of monsters, great art or great storytelling―comic lover or not―Neal Adams Monsters is a must-have.
68 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2004
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About the author
Neal Adams
1,052 books83 followersNeal Adams was an American comic book and commercial artist known for helping to create some of the definitive modern imagery of the DC Comics characters Superman, Batman, and Green Arrow; as the co-founder of the graphic design studio Continuity Associates; and as a creators-rights advocate who helped secure a pension and recognition for Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
Adams was inducted into the Eisner Award's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1998, and the Harvey Awards' Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Adams was inducted into the Eisner Award's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1998, and the Harvey Awards' Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1999.
Librarian Note:
There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
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June 29, 2023
Basically, this is an updated version of work that Adams and his Continuity Studios did back in the 1970s. My suggestion: Stick with the oriignal.
Adams strength was his rendering. The updated version includes too much digital falderal that impedes the dynamic illustrating. Though, this is not Adams & Co. best work. As Adams was fully able to redraw weak parts of the story, it's too bad he didn't.
The plot is shaky. The written execution is not very good. I noticed this when I read it some 40 years ago. Again, the updated version could've cleaned up the dialogue.
Overall, this new version is fine for the Adams completest, but for the casual reader, stick with the original.
Bottom line: I don't recommend this book. 4 out of ten points.
Adams strength was his rendering. The updated version includes too much digital falderal that impedes the dynamic illustrating. Though, this is not Adams & Co. best work. As Adams was fully able to redraw weak parts of the story, it's too bad he didn't.
The plot is shaky. The written execution is not very good. I noticed this when I read it some 40 years ago. Again, the updated version could've cleaned up the dialogue.
Overall, this new version is fine for the Adams completest, but for the casual reader, stick with the original.
Bottom line: I don't recommend this book. 4 out of ten points.
August 14, 2022
Later-day Neal Adams is generally a madcap romp, and this is no exception. Frankenstein's nephew and his fiancé are fleeing the angry villagers and get saved--by Count Dracula. Bats wants a new monster for his bodyguard, but it goes wrong (natch) and the woman is killed. But that's okay, she's bitten by a werewolf as she dies, because of course, right? That sets the stage for a monster battle royale and one strange happy-ish ending.
Oh Neal, you have quite the brain.
The art's as good as you'd expect, even if the dialogue is a little wonky. Still, a ton of fun I picked up for next to nothing.
Oh Neal, you have quite the brain.
The art's as good as you'd expect, even if the dialogue is a little wonky. Still, a ton of fun I picked up for next to nothing.
December 30, 2024
Great art by one of the greats.
A fast-moving, action-packed story that brings together dracula, Frankenstein and the wolf man. Neal’s inspirations included the universal & hammer horror films and this feels like a comic book version of one of those movies. It’s simple but entertaining. Adams makes charming use of old style captions in the mode of 70s horror comics like swamp thing or tomb of Dracula throughout.
The one negative is the atrocious digital coloring from the photoshop airbrush era.
On the whole this is a quick and fun read. Highly recommended!
A fast-moving, action-packed story that brings together dracula, Frankenstein and the wolf man. Neal’s inspirations included the universal & hammer horror films and this feels like a comic book version of one of those movies. It’s simple but entertaining. Adams makes charming use of old style captions in the mode of 70s horror comics like swamp thing or tomb of Dracula throughout.
The one negative is the atrocious digital coloring from the photoshop airbrush era.
On the whole this is a quick and fun read. Highly recommended!
September 11, 2023
Neal Adams Monsters
A monster mash-up. “It was you who made me do this thing! Let it rest on your head.” ***
A monster mash-up. “It was you who made me do this thing! Let it rest on your head.” ***
July 20, 2009
Wonderful stuff from one of the masters. I can't help but feeling that it just wasn't made fresh or accessible enough by today's standards and felt like it probably would have faired better in 1985 or something. It was good, but kind of average.
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