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The Phantom
The Phantom: Generations
Featuring works by the likes of Ben Raab, Pat Quinn, Tom DeFalco, Don Hudson, Mel Odom, Michael Stribling, Will Murray, Enrique Alcatena, Joe Bucco, Danny Fingeroth, Mike Baron, Alex Saviuk, Gordon Purcell, Greg Cox, Steven Grant, and Justin Gray, this monster-tome collects one-shot comic novellas, with each story (by a different creative team) telling a tale of one of the 21 Phantoms Includes two bonus, never-before-published stories by Tony Isabella and Mike Bullock
376 pages, Paperback
First published June 29, 2010
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Tom DeFalco
2,477 books106 followersTom DeFalco is an American comics writer and editor, well-known for his association with Marvel Comics and Spider-Man.
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August 2, 2012
Long, drawn out stories that are written rather than presented in graphic novel format. Only for the true Phantom fan, and maybe not even then.
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September 13, 2014
Very disappointing. This massive volume of novellas seemed to have so much promise, but the execution is weak to say the least. Each novella tells the story of one of the 21 generations of vigilantes known collectively as The Phantom or The Ghost Who Walks.
I read the first four novellas. The different incarnations of The Phantom were more or less undifferentiated, and their adventures were forgettable. The worst sin, however, was the simple copy editing errors. Three of the four sections that I read were riddled with simple grammatical mistakes, seemingly one or two per page. It is as if once the story made it through spell-check, they were done. It's odd because the artwork is pretty solid by comparison (hence my merciful second star on the rating), and it seems like getting the text to look at least technically proficient would be comparatively easy.
So, forgettable stories combined with lazy, unprofessional writing means I am giving up on the collection after 4 stories, or roughly 1/5 of the way through the volume.
I read the first four novellas. The different incarnations of The Phantom were more or less undifferentiated, and their adventures were forgettable. The worst sin, however, was the simple copy editing errors. Three of the four sections that I read were riddled with simple grammatical mistakes, seemingly one or two per page. It is as if once the story made it through spell-check, they were done. It's odd because the artwork is pretty solid by comparison (hence my merciful second star on the rating), and it seems like getting the text to look at least technically proficient would be comparatively easy.
So, forgettable stories combined with lazy, unprofessional writing means I am giving up on the collection after 4 stories, or roughly 1/5 of the way through the volume.
January 4, 2015
Been a Phantom fan going back to my youngest days. I have a the novel set, I believe eighteen, attributed to Phantom creator Lee Falk, though most were ghost written.
GENERATIONS collects the comic novellas published by Moobnstone, each one by a different writer and artist, telling tales of each of the twenty-one members of the Walker family that assumed the mantle of the Ghost Who Walks, a legend in Africa, the world, of an immortal who defends the innocent.
The various Phantoms cross paths and interact with such people as The Scarlet Pimpernel, Jim Bowie, Dr. Stanley Livingston, and abolitionist Robert Turner.
The stories alternate one page of prose with full page black-and-white illustrations, adding two never before published stories to the mix.
Recommended
GENERATIONS collects the comic novellas published by Moobnstone, each one by a different writer and artist, telling tales of each of the twenty-one members of the Walker family that assumed the mantle of the Ghost Who Walks, a legend in Africa, the world, of an immortal who defends the innocent.
The various Phantoms cross paths and interact with such people as The Scarlet Pimpernel, Jim Bowie, Dr. Stanley Livingston, and abolitionist Robert Turner.
The stories alternate one page of prose with full page black-and-white illustrations, adding two never before published stories to the mix.
Recommended
June 18, 2012
This wasn't at all what I thought it was going to be. I thought that it would be more of a graphic novel, but it wasn't. As the description states, it's a series of novellas; working up from Phantom #1 to (almost) the present. The writing was uneven, and some of the authors hadn't done their homework (guys, the Phantom does not kill). There was enough artwork to keep me interested, and the Phantom does meet up with some interesting characters through the years, including Dr. Livingstone, James Bowie, Francis Marion, Shaka, and Sir Percy Blakeney. Don't let the 370+ pages deter you, it's a quick read. It leave you hoping that they address more of the Phantom lore.
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