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The Philistine: Anthology/Chronology
A renegade government agent brings his own brand of justice to the mean streets of his youth. The secret agency he left behind wants him dead. The police want him behind bars. A psycho-killer blonde wants his blood. Billy Newz wants his story. All Vanessa wants is a second chance. WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF NICK BOTTOM. Nick Scrappy orphan becomes gifted Ivy Leaguer. Idealistic government agent becomes hard-nosed vigilante. City hero becomes one of America's ten most wanted. And who's there to catch the man who would dare to be a superhero? The love he left behind, Big Brother Agent, Vanessa Fields. Playfully deconstructing the costumed avenger mythos, artist Michael Zittel and writer Michael Mongillo walk the fine line of lampooning the superhero genre while reveling in all its guilty pleasures. The Philistine is action/adventure/intrigue/romance at its strangest.
216 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2003
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October 23, 2010
There is so much in here I don’t where to start. I enjoyed the read, it has a simple message and it delivers it in such a tongue in cheek method. Let’s just say it is a bit over the top. Here is the background on Nick Bottom who is the Philistine: Nick Bottom, scrappy orphan becomes gifted Ivy Leaguer. Idealistic government agent becomes hard-nosed vigilante. City hero becomes one of America’s ten most wanted. And who’s there to catch the man who would dare to be a superhero? The love he left behind, Big Brother Agent, Vanessa Fields.
Michael Mongillo combines so many different elements into his character Nick Bottom; he seems to be equal parts Batman, The Punisher, and any hard- boiled detective you can mention. The entire graphic novel is excellent comedy and satire and makes many good social points. Nick Bottom is an engaging in your face character that both infuriates and infiltrates your mind. The artwork is complimentary to the story. The dialogue is irreverent, and it seems the entire time the writers and artists are thumbing their collective noses at mainstream graphic novel characters .What more can one for in a graphic novel?
United Comic Works, the creators and producers of The Philistine, have a few things going on. They have three more titles in the works;
Shockwave: Featuring “The Easter Pet” and other sci-fi short subjects- Coming in the winter of 2010
Blackthorne: A hero conspiracy comic from the mind and pen of Caleb M. Edmond. They were America’s Best Keep Secret…that was their First mistake. Starts summer 2011
Vagabonds: The most unlikely team in the most unlikely place. How long will their alliance last before they tear each other apart….?
Here are the links you can use to get to all this fun stuff:
www.thephilistine.com
www.unitedcomicworks.com
Email them at- UnitedComics@juno.com
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Michael Mongillo combines so many different elements into his character Nick Bottom; he seems to be equal parts Batman, The Punisher, and any hard- boiled detective you can mention. The entire graphic novel is excellent comedy and satire and makes many good social points. Nick Bottom is an engaging in your face character that both infuriates and infiltrates your mind. The artwork is complimentary to the story. The dialogue is irreverent, and it seems the entire time the writers and artists are thumbing their collective noses at mainstream graphic novel characters .What more can one for in a graphic novel?
United Comic Works, the creators and producers of The Philistine, have a few things going on. They have three more titles in the works;
Shockwave: Featuring “The Easter Pet” and other sci-fi short subjects- Coming in the winter of 2010
Blackthorne: A hero conspiracy comic from the mind and pen of Caleb M. Edmond. They were America’s Best Keep Secret…that was their First mistake. Starts summer 2011
Vagabonds: The most unlikely team in the most unlikely place. How long will their alliance last before they tear each other apart….?
Here are the links you can use to get to all this fun stuff:
www.thephilistine.com
www.unitedcomicworks.com
Email them at- UnitedComics@juno.com
What are you reading today? Check us out and become our friend on Shelfari & Linkedin. Go to Goodreads and become our friend there and suggest books for us to read and post on. You can also follow us on Twitter, and the Gelati’s Scoop Facebook Fan Page. Did you know you can shop directly on Amazon by clicking the Gelati’s Store Tab on our blog? Thanks for stopping by today; We will see you tomorrow. Have a great day. http://www.gelatisscoop.blogspot.com
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