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Solo Parte 1
A Coleção DC Graphic Novels - Sagas Definitivas reúne as principais sagas da DC, com o rigoroso e reconhecido padrão de qualidade editorial e gráfica da Eaglemoss. Já imaginou como seria um encontro romntico entre Batman e Mulher-Gato? Supergirl em um amor secreto perdido? Clark Kent é capaz de deixar de lado suas super-responsabilidades na sua própria festa de formatura? Quando Jim Corrigan encontra a garota desaparecida Adah Isaacs, será esse um trabalho para o vingativo Espectro? E conseguirá OMAC, o exército de um homem só, provar que a violência superior e inteligente pode realmente trazer paz a um mundo atribulado? As respostas para essas perguntas e muitos outros mistérios extraordinários estão nesta coletnea de contos, apresentando o trabalho de alguns dos mais aclamados artistas da DC: Tim Sale, Richard Corben, Paul Pope, Howard Chaykin, Darwyn Cooke e Jordi Bernet.
- GenresDc Comics
304 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2019
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425 books176 followersTim Sale was a comic book artist best known for his work with writer Jeph Loeb on Batman.
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October 15, 2020
When DC set out to do this series, they might just as well have looked through my own comics collection to select likely candidates. Most of those nominated to contribute rank among my favourites in the field from the last 30 years or so. As with any anthology series, however, results from these creators are mixed.
Tim Sale contributes his usual stripped-down, iconic imagery with stories of Batman, Superman, Supergirl and other characters considerably less super but no less interesting. He writes two of these five stories himself, with some top-notch authours on the others. The quality in his issue is pretty high, if kind of typical of his output.
Long-time Heavy Metal superstar Richard Corben is definitely the odd on out of this collection, and he doesn't make any attempt to cater to the usual DC readership: of his five stories, the only one that (as far as I can tell) takes place in the DC Universe is the only one not written by him (a Spectre piece by John Arcudi). His illustrations haven't changed in something like 50 years, and we are given his usual grotesqueries and amply endowed females. The stories are fun, goofy and playfully dark, as is also his tendency.
Independent mainstay Paul Pope really manages to show off his talents more than anyone here. He pens all his own stories and runs the gamut from Greek mythology through autobiography to a couple stunningly audacious DC character stories (featuring Kirby's OMAC in one and Robin in the other). His stories show him at the top of his game, while his imagery is its usual manic sprawl of penwork heightened by garish colour.
It was a nice surprise to be reminded of just how strong a comics creator Howard Chaykin can be, after all this time. He too has written all his stories here, and seems to have place maybe two of them within the DC Universe. The remaining four cover ground from a WWII jazzman's last night in Paris to a white supremacist wife's gun rampage, and includes an autobiographic homage to EC. Though Chaykin's storytelling has always run a little toward the black-and-white -- and here is no different -- he tends to exhibit such a freewheeling joy in the tales he spins that it's hard to not get wrapped up in his enthusiasm, even in the darkest of stories.
Darwyn Cooke spent years working in the WB Animation Studios on projects related to and including the iconic Batman: The Animated Series, and his trim highly-stylised visuals reflect that influence. He is the only one of these creators to use a framing story, incorporating Slam Bradley to spin stories in a bar. The device is cute, but only half-used as Cooke tells a tale from his childhood, makes some cute vintage-style pinup and activity pages and gives us a positively Twilight Zone piece about a man in love with a vacuum. He appears to have written all the work in his issue, and it is mostly up to his usual engaging, entertaining standard.
Spaniard Jordi Bernet is probably least familiar to DC readers, as his popularity is greatest in his own country. If he didn't gain some new fans from his contribution here. He is the only creator in this volume to have written none of the stories he's illustrated here, but the writers providing the tales are a remarkable assortment of familiar comics names. Four of the five stories seem to be outside the DC character universe, with only a Batman/Poison Ivy story (penned by Brian Azzarello) using familiar characters. The rest cover multiple genres (western, prison, sci-fi/horror) but are mostly pretty dark stories, all peppered liberally with humour.
I'm not sure how I missed this series when it was originally published, but I'm sure I would have preferred a collection of them anyway. I'm glad I've caught up with it now, as it's been a pleasure to read and a great way to get some new work from some old favourites.
This Eaglemoss edition includes the original covers, creator biographies after each issue, and adds an introductory page, additional biography page and some meagre sketchbook pages for each contributor.
Tim Sale contributes his usual stripped-down, iconic imagery with stories of Batman, Superman, Supergirl and other characters considerably less super but no less interesting. He writes two of these five stories himself, with some top-notch authours on the others. The quality in his issue is pretty high, if kind of typical of his output.
Long-time Heavy Metal superstar Richard Corben is definitely the odd on out of this collection, and he doesn't make any attempt to cater to the usual DC readership: of his five stories, the only one that (as far as I can tell) takes place in the DC Universe is the only one not written by him (a Spectre piece by John Arcudi). His illustrations haven't changed in something like 50 years, and we are given his usual grotesqueries and amply endowed females. The stories are fun, goofy and playfully dark, as is also his tendency.
Independent mainstay Paul Pope really manages to show off his talents more than anyone here. He pens all his own stories and runs the gamut from Greek mythology through autobiography to a couple stunningly audacious DC character stories (featuring Kirby's OMAC in one and Robin in the other). His stories show him at the top of his game, while his imagery is its usual manic sprawl of penwork heightened by garish colour.
It was a nice surprise to be reminded of just how strong a comics creator Howard Chaykin can be, after all this time. He too has written all his stories here, and seems to have place maybe two of them within the DC Universe. The remaining four cover ground from a WWII jazzman's last night in Paris to a white supremacist wife's gun rampage, and includes an autobiographic homage to EC. Though Chaykin's storytelling has always run a little toward the black-and-white -- and here is no different -- he tends to exhibit such a freewheeling joy in the tales he spins that it's hard to not get wrapped up in his enthusiasm, even in the darkest of stories.
Darwyn Cooke spent years working in the WB Animation Studios on projects related to and including the iconic Batman: The Animated Series, and his trim highly-stylised visuals reflect that influence. He is the only one of these creators to use a framing story, incorporating Slam Bradley to spin stories in a bar. The device is cute, but only half-used as Cooke tells a tale from his childhood, makes some cute vintage-style pinup and activity pages and gives us a positively Twilight Zone piece about a man in love with a vacuum. He appears to have written all the work in his issue, and it is mostly up to his usual engaging, entertaining standard.
Spaniard Jordi Bernet is probably least familiar to DC readers, as his popularity is greatest in his own country. If he didn't gain some new fans from his contribution here. He is the only creator in this volume to have written none of the stories he's illustrated here, but the writers providing the tales are a remarkable assortment of familiar comics names. Four of the five stories seem to be outside the DC character universe, with only a Batman/Poison Ivy story (penned by Brian Azzarello) using familiar characters. The rest cover multiple genres (western, prison, sci-fi/horror) but are mostly pretty dark stories, all peppered liberally with humour.
I'm not sure how I missed this series when it was originally published, but I'm sure I would have preferred a collection of them anyway. I'm glad I've caught up with it now, as it's been a pleasure to read and a great way to get some new work from some old favourites.
This Eaglemoss edition includes the original covers, creator biographies after each issue, and adds an introductory page, additional biography page and some meagre sketchbook pages for each contributor.
August 26, 2024
A collection of short tales, intended to showcase the work of six artists, from a range of genres and from across the DC universe. Among the stories here we get retelling of famous legends, Western revenge tales, murder mysteries and stories featuring the likes of Batman, Superman, Supergirl, Catwoman and the Spectre.
In general with graphic novels I prefer a nice full-length cohesive narrative, however, that's not what we get here and yet I still enjoyed it quite a lot. In a way that's hard to quantify, the stories here feel more like they're lifted from a prose anthology than the mix of stories that comic book anthologies usually contain. This is particularly interesting when you consider the fact that the tales told here were led by the artists rather than the script writers.
What I also appreciated was that although some of the stories here are standard DC-style fare, a large number of them are quite adult in their themes and storytelling. These are stories which aren't afraid to go to dark places, which I found very engaging. One of the ones which stands out is the story of Detective Jim Corrigan (AKA The Spectre) trying to track down a missing girl, knowing all along that he has no hope of finding her alive.
This book genuinely surprised me with how much I liked it and I was particularly pleased to get another chance to enjoy the artwork of Darwyn Cooke and Tim Sale, who are favourites of mine from DC's roster.
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In general with graphic novels I prefer a nice full-length cohesive narrative, however, that's not what we get here and yet I still enjoyed it quite a lot. In a way that's hard to quantify, the stories here feel more like they're lifted from a prose anthology than the mix of stories that comic book anthologies usually contain. This is particularly interesting when you consider the fact that the tales told here were led by the artists rather than the script writers.
What I also appreciated was that although some of the stories here are standard DC-style fare, a large number of them are quite adult in their themes and storytelling. These are stories which aren't afraid to go to dark places, which I found very engaging. One of the ones which stands out is the story of Detective Jim Corrigan (AKA The Spectre) trying to track down a missing girl, knowing all along that he has no hope of finding her alive.
This book genuinely surprised me with how much I liked it and I was particularly pleased to get another chance to enjoy the artwork of Darwyn Cooke and Tim Sale, who are favourites of mine from DC's roster.
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February 13, 2023
A quite uneven work. Some of the short stories are pretty great but most of them are mediocre and some of them plain bad.
March 17, 2021
Solo is an anthology series of comics from DC. With a whole host of different creators and characters. None of the stories are connected or linked to each other. You also don’t need any background knowledge of any DC characters.
This format is just Part 1, so only half of the stories.
It was part of the Zavvi Threads box for November 2020 (I’m slowly catching up with my backlog of these!)
With it being DC, some familiar faces show up. Including the likes of Batman, Robin, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Superman and Supergirl. However for the most part it featured characters I have no knowledge of or familiar with. Those mentioned DC characters only make up a small percentage of this book overall.
Unfortunately this is very much a mixed bag of stories. For me the highlights were the touching Superman, and Supergirl stories. A lot of them just weren’t memorable.
There is also a mix of art styles. To be expected due to the nature of this book. However some of them just didn’t work for me.
Overall an interesting concept, but I think people’s mileage will vary. Yes you don’t need to be a DC fan to enjoy this. But if you were looking for an introduction to DC comics then this would be a poor place to start. This is for a niche audience and for completionists only.
This format is just Part 1, so only half of the stories.
It was part of the Zavvi Threads box for November 2020 (I’m slowly catching up with my backlog of these!)
With it being DC, some familiar faces show up. Including the likes of Batman, Robin, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Superman and Supergirl. However for the most part it featured characters I have no knowledge of or familiar with. Those mentioned DC characters only make up a small percentage of this book overall.
Unfortunately this is very much a mixed bag of stories. For me the highlights were the touching Superman, and Supergirl stories. A lot of them just weren’t memorable.
There is also a mix of art styles. To be expected due to the nature of this book. However some of them just didn’t work for me.
Overall an interesting concept, but I think people’s mileage will vary. Yes you don’t need to be a DC fan to enjoy this. But if you were looking for an introduction to DC comics then this would be a poor place to start. This is for a niche audience and for completionists only.
December 10, 2021
Tim sale - 4
Richard corben- 3
Paul Pope- 5
Howard chaykin- 3
Darwyn Cooke- 5
Jordi Bernet- 4
Some really amazing stuff in here, all great short stories. This was an extremely fun read. I may review the individual issues at some point?
Richard corben- 3
Paul Pope- 5
Howard chaykin- 3
Darwyn Cooke- 5
Jordi Bernet- 4
Some really amazing stuff in here, all great short stories. This was an extremely fun read. I may review the individual issues at some point?
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