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Marvel Monsters
Marvel's monsters unleashed in four timeless tales by today's hottest creators! In Monsters on the Prowl, it's the Hulk, the Thing, Giant-Man and the Beast vs. a tidal wave of classic creatures when the Collector inadvertently lets loose Droom, Grogg, Goom, Rombuu, Grattu and more on New York City! In Devil Dinosaur, two young Celestials debate prehistoric Earth's superior life form. But when the ferocity of Devil Dinosaur proves no match for the opposition, a savage from the future is brought back for a battle you thought you'd never see: Hulk vs. Devil Dino! In Fin Fang Four, four giant monsters - incarcerated for years for their crimes against humanity - now find themselves shrunk to human size and working at the home of the very people who captured them: the Fantastic Four! Meet Googam, Son of Goom; Elektro; Gorgilla; and Fin Fang Foom! But when Goom's mad plan to rescue his father goes awry, the quartet must put aside their differences and become - the Fin Fang Four! And in Where Monsters Dwell, witness the terror of Monstrollo, the horror of Manoo and the fright of Bombu! Collects Marvel Monsters: Devil Dinosaur, Fin Fang Four, Monsters on the Prowl, Where Monsters Dwell & Marvel Monster Handbook.
216 pages, Hardcover
First published February 10, 2006
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Peter David
3,568 books1,365 followersaka David Peters
Peter Allen David, often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.
Peter Allen David, often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.
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November 21, 2016
Thought this might be a prudent investment given the coming new Marvel event. Really loved reading it the first time through and have always regretted selling it. Jeff Parker and Peter David. What more do you need to know other than those two names? Plus, it's got some great artists including Eric Powell. A marvelous homage to the Atlas era monster comics Kirby and Ditko ruled.
Recommend getting a copy while they're still to be had at under $18!
Recommend getting a copy while they're still to be had at under $18!
January 6, 2026
Prima di diventare la Marvel, la casa editrice si chiamò Atlas e per tutti gli anni '50 produsse storie di vario tipo ma non super eroistiche. Tra western, fantascienza, storie d'amore, avventure nella giungla e fantasy spiccavano le storie di mostri.
Alla base c'era l'immaginario divulgato dal nipponico Gozilla, a sua volta nutrito dal King Kong del '33. Stan Lee ed i suoi collaboratori produssero decine di storie di mostri giganti dai nomi altisonanti e al tempo grotteschi quali Droom, Gorgilla, Bombu, Rommbu, Grottu, Groot, Xemnu (che all'epoca si chiamò The Hulk ma un certo bruto verde si prese il nome un paio d'anni dopo) il mitico Fin Fang Foom e tanti altri.
Nel 2005, presa da nostalgia per le storie delle origini la casa delle idee pubblicò alcuni albi con i titoli richiamanti il mezzo secolo precedente, quali Monster On The Prowl ed uno spirito giocoso, ironico, divertente laddove le storie originali erano più seriose anche se l'ironia ed il sarcasmo non mancavano.
Questo volume italiano raccoglie le storie del 2005 ed una selezione di quelle degli anni '50. L'ispirazione a King Kong e Gozilla è chiara ed è oltremodo divertente cercare di riconoscere l'influenza di alcuni altri film di mostri di quegli anni; purtroppo c'è anche una brutta storia, quella che apre il volume.
Si tratta di Hulk & Devil Dinosaur, sinceramente poco riuscita e con una visione dei Celestiali totalmente sbagliata. Vabbè, consideriamola una storia di fantasia.
Invece tra quelle moderne splendidamente riuscite c'è la divertentissima Fin Fang Four in cui il makluano dragone (di cui ci viene presentato anche l'esordio degli anni '50) si ritrova a lavorare come chef in un ristorante del Baxter Building e credete, c'è molto da ridere.
Anche la storia che vede la Cosa, Hulk, Giant-Man e la Bestia degli X-Men combattere contro molti dei mostri di quegli anni è buona e divertente. Ma le storie migliori per me rimangono quelle d'annata.
Diciamo 4 stelle e mezzo per questo volumone eterogeneo.
Alla base c'era l'immaginario divulgato dal nipponico Gozilla, a sua volta nutrito dal King Kong del '33. Stan Lee ed i suoi collaboratori produssero decine di storie di mostri giganti dai nomi altisonanti e al tempo grotteschi quali Droom, Gorgilla, Bombu, Rommbu, Grottu, Groot, Xemnu (che all'epoca si chiamò The Hulk ma un certo bruto verde si prese il nome un paio d'anni dopo) il mitico Fin Fang Foom e tanti altri.
Nel 2005, presa da nostalgia per le storie delle origini la casa delle idee pubblicò alcuni albi con i titoli richiamanti il mezzo secolo precedente, quali Monster On The Prowl ed uno spirito giocoso, ironico, divertente laddove le storie originali erano più seriose anche se l'ironia ed il sarcasmo non mancavano.
Questo volume italiano raccoglie le storie del 2005 ed una selezione di quelle degli anni '50. L'ispirazione a King Kong e Gozilla è chiara ed è oltremodo divertente cercare di riconoscere l'influenza di alcuni altri film di mostri di quegli anni; purtroppo c'è anche una brutta storia, quella che apre il volume.
Si tratta di Hulk & Devil Dinosaur, sinceramente poco riuscita e con una visione dei Celestiali totalmente sbagliata. Vabbè, consideriamola una storia di fantasia.
Invece tra quelle moderne splendidamente riuscite c'è la divertentissima Fin Fang Four in cui il makluano dragone (di cui ci viene presentato anche l'esordio degli anni '50) si ritrova a lavorare come chef in un ristorante del Baxter Building e credete, c'è molto da ridere.
Anche la storia che vede la Cosa, Hulk, Giant-Man e la Bestia degli X-Men combattere contro molti dei mostri di quegli anni è buona e divertente. Ma le storie migliori per me rimangono quelle d'annata.
Diciamo 4 stelle e mezzo per questo volumone eterogeneo.
August 6, 2019
Throwback stories to when Marvel characters the way I recall them being. So much love for old school Hulk being in more than one of them. The Devil Dinosaur story was pure gold. Some of the other stories were fun too.
April 27, 2019
Cute but uneven... everyone’s favorite Fin Fang 4!
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June 7, 2021i liked the octopus
January 16, 2012
This is far and away one of the best comic book books I have purchased in the last ten years or so. It's a beautiful ever-so-slightly oversized hardcover collecting the first batch of Marvel's Monsters event from about six or seven years ago now. I had been out of the comic book store circuit for some time at that point, but I have always had a love of those weird, crazy monster stories Marvel produced in the sixties (around the time I was born), and this book has some of my favorite talents (Roger Landgridge, Eric Powell, Steve Niles, Peter David, Duncan Fegredo) doing new stories alongside reprints of classic monster books (mostly by Jack Kirby).
I had skipped the back material before because it looked a little too "Marvel Universe files" for me (I was never a fan of those), but reading them this time around I realized that they're actually hilarious parodies of same.
Langridge, incidentally, did a sequel to his Fin Fang Four story in here, which . . . well, I don't think there's going to be another collection of these (this book's already out of print, incidentally, though there should be plenty of cheap copies to be found online), so see if you can't pluck that out of your comic store's back issue bins. It's worth hunting down.
I am, incidentally, a really big fan of the Langridge brothers generally, ever since the days of Zoot! and Knuckles the Clown.
I had skipped the back material before because it looked a little too "Marvel Universe files" for me (I was never a fan of those), but reading them this time around I realized that they're actually hilarious parodies of same.
Langridge, incidentally, did a sequel to his Fin Fang Four story in here, which . . . well, I don't think there's going to be another collection of these (this book's already out of print, incidentally, though there should be plenty of cheap copies to be found online), so see if you can't pluck that out of your comic store's back issue bins. It's worth hunting down.
I am, incidentally, a really big fan of the Langridge brothers generally, ever since the days of Zoot! and Knuckles the Clown.
July 18, 2008
I love the Marvel Monsters so much that it was dashedly difficult for me to rate this book. I've been putting a lot of the monsters in my own writings, in books like the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, and Age of Sentry, and so I largely failed to remove myself from thoughts of "hmmm, I would have handled that differently."
So...three stars. Overall, I found the stories to be stuck in between on the "reverency" level. Either they were too loyal to the source material, or else too far out of bounds. Either way...most of the stories fell flat for me. The Googam story was probably my favorite...but it ran on too long, and by the end of it had not only recycled itself, but lost direction. Damn, I do loves me that Langridge art, though.
So...three stars. Overall, I found the stories to be stuck in between on the "reverency" level. Either they were too loyal to the source material, or else too far out of bounds. Either way...most of the stories fell flat for me. The Googam story was probably my favorite...but it ran on too long, and by the end of it had not only recycled itself, but lost direction. Damn, I do loves me that Langridge art, though.
October 17, 2014
This short fifth-week event series had one of those things that's missing from most comic books nowadays: It was fun! Goofy stories, good artwork, and just an all-around enjoyable feel to these tales, using many of the monsters that were the main reason Marvel stayed in business long enough to become Marvel. Nothing too cosmic or too angsty, but just right. It also has a treasure trove of history, with the reprinting of the Marvel Monsters Handbook, and reprinting several original Atlas monster stories from the fifties and sixties. A fun read all around that will remind old-time fans of how good Marvel Comics used to be, and hopefully engender newer fans to take a look back at the good ol' days.
October 22, 2007
Obscure Marvel monster from the company's Golden Age get the star treatment here with brand new stories from the likes of Peter David, Eric Powell and Jeff Parker to name but three.
Fin Fang Foom, Goom, Gormuu, Grogg, Droom, Grattu, Googam: Son of Goom. C'mon! It's GOOGAM. Son of GOOM! With a name like that, you have to read this fun book!
Fin Fang Foom, Goom, Gormuu, Grogg, Droom, Grattu, Googam: Son of Goom. C'mon! It's GOOGAM. Son of GOOM! With a name like that, you have to read this fun book!
October 9, 2016
I'm going to real with everyone and say I'm not sure this is the right comic. mine is this all ages collection with various writers I got at target. however Peter David isn't included. regardless it is an amazing collection of some of the funniest one shots I've ever read. total surprise find. 5 stars big time
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