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Tom Strong - Book Two: America's Best Comics Magazine (Tom Strong #2)
In this collection, readers are introduced to the foremost science hero Tom Strong and his remarkable exploits over a nearly century-long career. With a supporting cast of characters that include his wife Dhalua (the daughter of a mighty chieftain) his daughter Tesla, the enhanced ape King Solomon and his robotic valet, Peneuman, Tom finds himself battling in different tim...more
Hardcover, 192 pages
Published
March 1st 2002
by DC Comics
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I got to say, with Alan Moore, when he is great, he's great. When he's awful, he is FUCKING awful like nobody's business. I read the first trade of Tom Strong a couple years ago, and I vaguely remember somewhat enjoying it. It struck me as the sort of pulp science fiction fantasy that The Venture Bros has thoroughly skewered, making it rather difficult for me to take it at all serious. I think Moore intended for this series to also poke fun at the conventions of pulp sci-fi, but frankly, Moore i...more
Tom Strong Book 2 continues the excellence of Book 1 with smart, pulp-influenced science-hero stories. There's a wide mix of tales, many short and a couple longer, and Moore deftly switches between humorous and affecting. The rotating cast of artists, anchored by Chris Sprouse, complement the stories nicely.
Doc Savage/Jonas Venture as seen through the mind of Alan Moore. A very retro-feeling book like the Golden Age Science Heroes. This volume in particular focuses on time travel and parallel universes.
The first half of the stories in the book were just OK. The last few, including Funnyland, I enjoyed much more. I was still interested enough to stick with book 3.
I remember still thinking this was good, but maybe I was wrong.
Second read: This all seems like side stories. Mostly cute. But it seems like the Tom Strong story has already been told.
Also surprised it took me so long to pick up on the Captain Marvel homage.
Second read: This all seems like side stories. Mostly cute. But it seems like the Tom Strong story has already been told.
Also surprised it took me so long to pick up on the Captain Marvel homage.
I'm really enjoying this. It's unpredictable and clever, and the world feels real without being too concrete. The Earth Z (whatever) plotline loses some points for being a little dense, but the alternate universe portal way makes up for it. Bunny Tom Strong!
Sequel to the other Tom Strong book, this one is a lot less impressive. All the elements are still there, some of the opponents are hilarious and some of the references are interesting, but all in all, first one was a lot better.
This one continues the greatness of Volume one, and did i forget to say the art is great? Things start coming together in a more progressive longer story with relationships building here.
Interesting series. Notable for it's non-violence and comic book in-jokes. Not great character development but an overall interesting ride.
Nov 29, 2010
Federiken Masters
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Recommends it for:
Cualquier Moorista y fans del pulp en general.
Recommended to Federiken by:
Sus autores.
Divertida continuación que no alcanza las cinco como el #1 sólo porque algunas historias son un poco flojas.
Nice reading.
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Alan Moore is an English writer most famous for his influential work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. He has also written a novel, Voice of the Fire, and performs "workings" (one-off performance art/spoken word pieces)...more
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