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Indlæser... The Compleat Moonshadowaf J. M. DeMatteis (Writer)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. I read this back in the 90's. It was okay. It never really became what I was hoping and expecting, whatever that was. ( ) The art is five-stars. The writing is two. Jon J Muth’s watercolours are breathtaking, truly. The imagination here is impressive but the story is frustrating, confusing and just hard to read due to the lettering. I’ve been curious about this series for a long time, but sadly it didn’t deliver. I wish DeMatteis had turned-up the Oz and turned-down the slapstick absurdity. I skimmed a good chunk of this and focused on the art. Under the editorship of visionary Archie Goodwin, Marvel's Epic Comics line, with titles such as Dreadstar, Coyote, and Starstruck, showcased some of the best and most innovative comics of the 1980s. Premiering in 1985, the fully painted twelve-issue fairy tale Moonshadow by writer JM DeMatteis and artist Jon J. Muth continued that bold tradition. The chronicles of the young, naive Moonshadow's life continued in 1986. Orphaned and raised by strange aliens and befriended by a cantankerous, foul smelling, hairy creature, by story's end Moonshadow uncovered his true nature through his experiences with fantastic literature and surreal worlds. DeMatteis incorporated elements of his own life along with the works of William Blake and the Romantics. The captions throughout rhapsodize 19th-century writings. Muth's subtle use of color and emphasis on Victorian style art are the perfect complement to the text. Though pretty and passionate, Moonshadow can be at times rambling and dull. DeMatteis manages to rescue the book with well-placed bits of crude and funny humor. Not only was Moonshadow the first fully painted comic book, it, along with Alan Moore's Swamp Thing, ushered in a new era of horror comics, stories that were not for children and appealed to both longtime comic book fans and newer adult readers. Before 1986 there were no comics like this. Sadly since then, very few comics have approached this combination of artistic and literary tour-de-force. (This review originally appeared on RevolutionSF.) Link: http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.html?id=3154 ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Known as America's first fully painted graphic novel, the poetic, philosophical, and groundbreaking Moonshadow gets a deluxe hardcover treatment, with a new introduction by writer J.M. DeMatteis and a new bonus section featuring concept art and early notes from the creative team. A romantic, unreliable narrator leads us through his interplanetary coming-of-age story, as an older Moonshadow recounts his strange mixed-species birth in outer space, his escape from a deep-space zoo, and his struggles to survive in a war-torn universe. With gorgeous watercolor artwork by Jon J Muth, this influential, timeless "fairy tale for adults" also includes the Farewell Moonshadow illustrated novella that gives fans a look at Moon's life after his tumultuous, space-faring teens and misadventures with the miscreant Ira. Digitally restored and including all original cover work, this volume also includes illustrations by Kent Williams and George Pratt and lettering by Kevin Nowlan. A sci-fi fantasy that Ray Bradbury called, "Beautiful, original, haunting," and DeMatteis himself calls "Dickens' David Copperfield meets Siddhartha in space.". No library descriptions found. |
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