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Saint Germaine: Shadows Fall
An immortal being who has died 1,000 deaths, Saint Germaine has traversed the paths of mankind for untold years with his companion, Lilith. But Lilith's disappearance and the perils of the modern world direct him to undertake a new quest -- to surrender his immortality.
- GenresComicsGraphic Novels
168 pages, Paperback
First published December 7, 2005
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About the author
Gary Reed
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Gary Reed was a prolific comic book writer and publisher. He was formerly the publisher of Caliber Comics and Vice President of McFarlane Toys.
Also wrote under assumed names (including Brent Truax, Kyle Garrett, Randall Thayer).
Gary Reed was a prolific comic book writer and publisher. He was formerly the publisher of Caliber Comics and Vice President of McFarlane Toys.
Also wrote under assumed names (including Brent Truax, Kyle Garrett, Randall Thayer).
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February 13, 2022
An immortal hires a writer to transcribe his life. Meanwhile his immortal wife is stealing lives to fuel her own. This definitely had a 90's Vertigo vibe to it and Vince Locke often worked for Vertigo during that period. It was interesting enough for me to check out more of the series.
July 13, 2021
Saint Germaine is an immortal with an immortal wife: Lilith. Not only has Germaine decided to end his existence, but to have his history written out by, none other than, Manny Chancu, investigator of the mysteries.
I found the story cumbersome. I was at least passingly familiar with all the historical references, but it still felt as if I was in the dark quite a bit of the time. I can understand Germaine's assertion that historical facts are based on just who is relaying them, and can change with the times, but there are certain truths that are simply unchangeable. I felt the authors manipulated history just a little too much for comfort, but not quite enough to make me want to know more.
Even though I felt the story was lacking something, the artwork certainly was not. It was simply beautiful. Enough detail to spur my imagination, not so much as to hinder it. The "re-creations" of Heironymous Bosch's work were excellent. I am not familiar with all his paintings, so don't know if these were reproductions of existing work, or creations based upon it. If they were the latter, they were sheer genius. If the former, still an extreme example of talent.
I found the story cumbersome. I was at least passingly familiar with all the historical references, but it still felt as if I was in the dark quite a bit of the time. I can understand Germaine's assertion that historical facts are based on just who is relaying them, and can change with the times, but there are certain truths that are simply unchangeable. I felt the authors manipulated history just a little too much for comfort, but not quite enough to make me want to know more.
Even though I felt the story was lacking something, the artwork certainly was not. It was simply beautiful. Enough detail to spur my imagination, not so much as to hinder it. The "re-creations" of Heironymous Bosch's work were excellent. I am not familiar with all his paintings, so don't know if these were reproductions of existing work, or creations based upon it. If they were the latter, they were sheer genius. If the former, still an extreme example of talent.
January 24, 2015
Story's great, but the art is uninspiring.
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