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Fire and Ash (Rising Stars #3)
Writer J. Michael Straczynski's superhero tour-de-force reaches its stunning conclusion as the final fate of the 113 "Pederson Specials" is revealed. The final chapter of one of the greatest comic series EVER is now available in trade paperback for your bookshelf! Collects Rising Stars #17-24.
Paperback, 205 pages
Published
October 17th 2006
by Image Comics
(first published April 27th 2005)
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Finally! I finally found how it all ended. And you know what? That's a good and satisfying ending. Just a little too quickly paced. In some ways, I liked that I literally waited years to read this. I must have read Volume 1 and 2 a few times since i picked them up. Well all that study pays off. Everybody gets a reference in the end and, most importantly, I think Stracynski really says something profound about living life to your fullest potential. I guess in some ways, he's very much bringing th...more
I like that the whole story loops back to the beginning. I like the symmetry of it all.
Overall a good story. It's interesting to note some of the loop holes and sort of polyanna-esque ideals in the story, which I think you can get away with in comics a little better than in other types of story telling. Or perhaps it was just this one.
Glad I read them again.
Overall a good story. It's interesting to note some of the loop holes and sort of polyanna-esque ideals in the story, which I think you can get away with in comics a little better than in other types of story telling. Or perhaps it was just this one.
Glad I read them again.
A high score based on the strength of the whole series. An interesting and uplifting story, not really providing tonnes of additional character insights, with one or two notable exceptions. The story proceeds quickly enough (maybe too quickly - a lot of time passes), with a number of tense and exciting moments.
Jul 27, 2011
Rebecca Haslam
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An absolutely stunning story! It is very cinematic and dramatic, and brilliantly written. I must admit I was a bit let down by the ending but I am willing to forgive that because of the amazing, heart stopping journey we are taken on from the start. A MUST READ!
JMS shows himself to be an excellent storyteller regardless of the medium.
Fantastic series. Much like the television series "Heroes".
NBC's Heroes wishes it was this good.
Aug 18, 2008
April Helms
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
young adults (14+) and adults
Shelves:
graphic-novel
Somehow, I managed to check out and read the last book first. Oops! Complete accident. So, now I know the ending in this really neat, really gripping graphic novel. Now...I need to read the previous ones.... Fans of Babylon 5 and Heroes will like this. Basically, it's about a group of children who were in utero when a meteor hit. These children were given various superhero powers. The problem is, how will they be used -- especially when they discover that the death of one special enhances the su...more
Wow, crash and burn
Oct 12, 2009
This Is Not The Michael You're Looking For
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
graphic-novels,
fiction
The final act of the Rising Stars graphic novel, this book was not quite as twist-filled as the previous two, although the ending certainly caught me off guard (although it made perfect sense, once I'd absorbed it). Overall, the series was strong, an interesting look at what it would mean to have superpowers, how the world would react, and what the possibilities might be. A good change of pace story from the usual comic superhero we are used to.
Overall, while the ending to the series was interesting, I didn't find it quite as powerful as the other volumes. There was less emotional impact in the last third of this volume when there probably should have been the most.
I'm nit-picking, though. Easily one of the best comics-series ever produced. Absolutely fantastic.
I'm nit-picking, though. Easily one of the best comics-series ever produced. Absolutely fantastic.
This volume contains one of the best endings to any comic series ever. You also get great Brent Anderson art!
May 19, 2013
Matt
marked it as physical
May 19, 2013
Filip Różanek
marked it as to-read
May 07, 2013
Greg Jones
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Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954), known professionally as J. Michael Straczynski and informally as Joe Straczynski or JMS, is an American writer and television producer. He works in films, television series, novels, short stories, comic books, and radio dramas. He is a playwright, a former journalist, and author of The Complete Book of Scriptwriting. He was the creator and showrunne...more
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