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9-11 September 11th 2001: The World's Finest Comic Book Writers and Artists Tell Stories to Remember; Volume 2 (9-11: Stories to Remember #2)
by
Paul Levitz,
Jill Thompson, Stan Lee, Will Eisner, Marie Severin, Joe Kubert, Eduardo Risso, Geoff Johns
Join an incredible array of award-winning comic book writers and artists as they explore September 11th, 2001. Original stories and powerful illustrations, both heartwarming and heartwrenching in turn. Among the almost 200 contributors: New York Times bestselling fantasy author Neil Gaiman with his first new Endless story in two years, legendary sf novelist Michael Moorcoc...more
Hardcover, 223 pages
Published
January 1st 2002
by Turtleback Books
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So I picked up both volumes of these, which are comic people's responses to 911, and I did so knowing that they were likely to make me kinda mad, or kinda feel sick, but hoping that some of the contents might make me feel like maybe the world was kinda not always full of idiots. Both volumes accomplished tasks 1 & 2 quite handily, but not so much of task 3.
There was some stuff that was okay, and a LOT of stuff that was awful and insulting and offensive and bad in numerous ways - most notabl...more
There was some stuff that was okay, and a LOT of stuff that was awful and insulting and offensive and bad in numerous ways - most notabl...more
After 9-11, many comic artists and writers came together and created two compilations (this is the second) of stories. Thus, the art and writing style contained in this edition is quite varied, though they mostly focus on the 'real heroes' of this trajedy: the policemen, firemen, medical personnel, soldiers and every day people that somehow made a difference. Most of the stories are extremely well done as well as touching, and I cried throughout reading them. The ones that most moved me were the...more
Nine years later, the events of 9-11 are still affecting life in innumerable ways, and those affects will certainly provoke innumerable responses. The beauty of these comics are the vast range of perspectives, the wealth of ways to look at the tragedy and how it affects each of us. There is anger here, and pain, bewilderment, sadness, and even some desperate attempts at humor. If it is true that boys are explorers at heart, then they must find some grasp on such a powerfully unique event. They d...more
ummm, I didnt think this was nearly as good as volume 1. For many reasons. I didnt think the variety of opinions depicted were varied enough, some I didnt even understand because the message wasnt clear, some I completely had to roll my eyes when I read them bc of the message being depicted and others I didnt feel like the message came out strongly enough. Also, I am not a superhero fan or a comic book reader so most of these stories were too long for me. I liked the first book better because th...more
Given the sheer number of contributors to this collection you won't be surprised to hear that the quality and sentiment of the stores vary greatly. Some are brilliant, some are sweet, some don't quite get there and others are so disgustingly patriotic it makes me want to puke.
Mawkish beyond belief, proving yet again how difficult it is to write about tragic events such as what occurred on 9-11 ... and how filtering it through a mainstream comics sensibility without the material become cloying even more so. Sincere, but a chore to read.
Some good stories, some lousy stories, but mostly just very sentimental. It's worth a read if you can stand the sugar coated Americana pulp that takes up more than 75% of the book.
May 17, 2012
Randie
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommended to Randie by:
A student
Shelves:
graphic-novels,
sept-11
I have mixed feelings about this graphic novel. Many of the stories are well done and capture the complicated emotions of the events, aftermath, and deaths of loved ones. On the other hand, some of the stories seem to be lacking depth and appear to based on generalizations/stereotypes. However, I feel a collection of creative 9-11 stories is needed to help others understand the tragedy that unfolded on that day because many of the non-fiction books out there do not do a good job of showing how p...more
Really, some amazing visuals in this book and a whole new look at heroes of all kinds.
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