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Elephantmen Volume 1: Wounded Animals (Elephantmen #1)
The sold-out first volume of Elephantmen is back in print - and now includes the sold-out ZERO issue with art by Ladron, as well as an all-new sketchbook section, and the English & Media Studies backmatter from the single issues. Collects Elephantmen #0-7.
Paperback, Revised Edition, 312 pages
Published
December 7th 2010
by Image Comics
(first published August 14th 2007)
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Appeal Characteristics: Art, GIANT ELEPHANT NAMED EBONY, world-building, PTS, soldiers
Another great world building comic. I was afraid this comic was going to be "I AM MALE!" Surprisingly, it was all about the characters. The fact that I saw Wreck-it Ralph, and Ebony reminded me of him, and Hannah, was parallel to Ralph's Sugar Rush friend...this story was just warm and endearing. This comic (which the author mentions) is a tribute to the 60/70s media of everything "science-fiction." I really en...more
Another great world building comic. I was afraid this comic was going to be "I AM MALE!" Surprisingly, it was all about the characters. The fact that I saw Wreck-it Ralph, and Ebony reminded me of him, and Hannah, was parallel to Ralph's Sugar Rush friend...this story was just warm and endearing. This comic (which the author mentions) is a tribute to the 60/70s media of everything "science-fiction." I really en...more
I've been hovering around Elephantmen for a while. It was recommended to me by a clerk in a comic bookstore in Boston two years ago, but the first TPB wasn't available and, to be honest, the premise seemed a little too much on the silly side.
I stumbled upon it again in Dublin a couple of weeks back and decided to give it a shot anyway. I'm glad I did.
Elephantmen is set in a cyberpunk-ish universe in which a mad genius bio-engineered human-animal hydrids and trained them as war machines. Those t...more
I stumbled upon it again in Dublin a couple of weeks back and decided to give it a shot anyway. I'm glad I did.
Elephantmen is set in a cyberpunk-ish universe in which a mad genius bio-engineered human-animal hydrids and trained them as war machines. Those t...more
Definitely shows promise. I have the first three TPBs of Elephantmen and while this is definitely good stuff, it's pretty disjointed. From what I understand this collects issues #0 to #7 of a series that didn't start out to be a series, so a bit of wandering is to be expected.
A lot of it is flashbacks and short story style writing, almost like vignettes. It really feels more like the building blocks of a universe, rather than a coherent story at this point.
However, that being said, there are a f...more
A lot of it is flashbacks and short story style writing, almost like vignettes. It really feels more like the building blocks of a universe, rather than a coherent story at this point.
However, that being said, there are a f...more
So, this comic has a human/elephant hybrid on the front, pulpy science-fiction art on the back, and its basic premise is that there are these animal/human hybrids called Elephantmen living alongside average humans, and the main Elephantman we follow - Ebony - is a detective. Seems like maybe it will be a bit of a silly romp, right? WRONG.
The story of the Elephantmen is tragic - genetically engineered as warriors, brainwashed, women used as carriers and thrown away - and their current reality is...more
The story of the Elephantmen is tragic - genetically engineered as warriors, brainwashed, women used as carriers and thrown away - and their current reality is...more
One of the problems with war is that it requires warriors: you have to take people and turn them into weapons, which creates the problem of what to do with those weapons after the war is over. A gun can go on a rack, a sword can be mounted on a wall - but what to do with the warriors, and how to re-integrate them into regular society?
Starkings et al address this question by literally creating warriors - the oddly-named Elephantmen, warriors created by creating genetic amalgams of humans and diff...more
Starkings et al address this question by literally creating warriors - the oddly-named Elephantmen, warriors created by creating genetic amalgams of humans and diff...more
Aug 15, 2011
Logan
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
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First impressions: I wasn't sure what to expect with this book. I knew nothing about it when I ordered it other than that Lia Habel said the series is so good it has left her sobbing, and that it was about, well, Elephantmen. I love nothing better than a glowing recommendation, so I decided to spring for it despite my limited knowledge of the subject matter.
Lasting impressions: I think that in the future, Lia Habel should be in charge of determining all of my reading material. She has never fail...more
Lasting impressions: I think that in the future, Lia Habel should be in charge of determining all of my reading material. She has never fail...more
This is not my comic. There's a lot of interesting pieces in it, but I can't shake off my discomfort and visceral reaction to a plot point that requires women to be kidnapped, raped, and forcibly impregnated to show you the evil scientist--who is unquestionably evil before this--is like, really evil, you guys.
It's a good idea wrapped in an interesting world, but I won't be reading farther. I gave it a full arc, and it gave me a female-based plot device I thought we were finally leaving behind a...more
It's a good idea wrapped in an interesting world, but I won't be reading farther. I gave it a full arc, and it gave me a female-based plot device I thought we were finally leaving behind a...more
I picked this up after hearing good things on a few blogs I read and I have to say I wasn't disappointed. Billed as 'pulp science fiction' it's set in the world of Hip Flask and Mystery City dealing with the Elephant Men. Dark and surprisingly touching the first volume is light on story but does serve as an introduction to the world. I particularly liked the final story of Captain Stoneheart and the Truth Fairy.
All that aside the artwork is stunning and beautifully rendered. The world is alive a...more
All that aside the artwork is stunning and beautifully rendered. The world is alive a...more
This really just goes to show that some people (and I'm not naming names) are a sucker for advertising and packaging. This is a reprint of a book I've already read and indeed own. The thing is they've standardised it and reprinted it in the same format as the other two collections (following this one) and that just cries out to my OCD tendencies and love of order. So was it worth buying again?
Well, the ongoing format of their collections as I've previously said are gorgeous. Heavy paper, thick,...more
Well, the ongoing format of their collections as I've previously said are gorgeous. Heavy paper, thick,...more
For several years now I’ve been scratching my head wondering just what comic book my brother’s best buddy Justin Norman draws. And, oddly, it wasn’t until I saw him recently at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con when I ran into him at his booth that I finally found out what he’s been whittling away at.
Already several years into this gig, Justin – now going by the mysterious moniker “Moritat”, which explains why I’ve been in the dark all this time – pencils, inks, and even colors the Elephantmen series...more
Already several years into this gig, Justin – now going by the mysterious moniker “Moritat”, which explains why I’ve been in the dark all this time – pencils, inks, and even colors the Elephantmen series...more
This was enjoyable. Definitely not as great as the buzz I've seen online, but still a decent enough read.
There were some things this book was trying to say about classism and racism that were a little too obvious for my tastes, but those weren't the only themes the book explores, so there is a lot of stuff to latch onto in Elephantmen.
However, I just don't buy that normal women, even in the year 2661 (or whenever) would want to shack up with anthropomorphic Elephants and Rhinos. Sorry. Not even...more
There were some things this book was trying to say about classism and racism that were a little too obvious for my tastes, but those weren't the only themes the book explores, so there is a lot of stuff to latch onto in Elephantmen.
However, I just don't buy that normal women, even in the year 2661 (or whenever) would want to shack up with anthropomorphic Elephants and Rhinos. Sorry. Not even...more
I got into this series because I spotted volume three with a GIANT HIPPO MAN on the cover. Naturally I bought it and had to find volumes 1 & 2. Volume 1, aside from human-animal hybrids, doesn't exactly blaze new turf: all the animal hybrids are big tough breeds like crocs, hippos, elephants, hyenas, etc. and all are male while all the women are big boobed and devoted. I will keep reading (maybe it was a slow start) but I'm mostly in it for the hippos.
Wow... these ain't cute furry little cretures. Bred for war, abandoned in peace, the human/animal hybrids known as Elephantmen are creatures who did not as to be created being forced to live in a world that fears them. Basically, what you have here is The Island of Dr. Moreau meets military fiction. It's a treat, with some fantastic art and wonderful writing.
Love the art and the idea behind the series, but I'd like to see a bit more sequential storytelling. This volume is filled with lots of little vignettes that don't really add up to much of a coherent whole. I'll certainly give another volume a try, but hope others are more substantial.
a race of animal/human hybrids (bred for war, known collectively and perjoratively as "elephantmen") attempts to coexist with man in your basic perpetually-rainy dystopian blade runner future-America. talk about modern guilt: it's all about our society's weird, exploitive relationship with animals, and how it would be different if they could walk and talk and get jobs and crush us with their giant rhino hands. and it works as a fable about human soldiers, and the general public's weird exploitiv...more
An entertaining read. Deals with some subjects that cause knee jerk reactions from lots of people and some topics that could be distressing.
the thing that got me is those beautiful layouts and graphics. Some of the futures are a little too manga for my taste but ymmv
the thing that got me is those beautiful layouts and graphics. Some of the futures are a little too manga for my taste but ymmv
This, the first in the collected works of Elephantmen, is easily the best. The art and the pulpy nature of the stories are just wonderful. It's a comic that you don't expect to be good and then turns out amazing.
absolutely awesome art & story background; love the whole animal anthropomorphic angle to it; how crocodiles are the bad tough guys, rhinos & elephants are the more noble, honest creatures, etc.
Elephantmen tiene muchas coas buenas. Muchisimas. La ciencia ficción clásica. Esl estilo pulp. Los enormes ilustradores que participan en ella. Pero tiene un gran defecto. Siempre quieres leer mas.
Awesome art (at times reminiscent of the Jodorowski & Gimenez's Metabarons), consistent world-building, lovable characters... but alas, no plot in sight.
The first quarter of this book creates some good momentum, only to be thwarted by boringly laborious repetition. The latter half has a few bright spots, but largely meanders into ineffectual nothingness.
A visually stunning comic of anthropomorphic animals in a blade runneresque future.
art is beautiful- santa monica is featured - blade runner with animal heads
I discovered this by chance about a month ago, and it looked so intriguing I had to pick it up. It's about these genetically created human-animal hybrids known as "Elephantmen" (though they are not all elephants - hippos, rhinos, alligators, are also used). They were created by the requisite evil genius for use as super soldiers, and then discarded back into society. The story is sort of a pulp detective narrative with flashbacks to the war for each of the characters. The story is excellent, the...more
Beautiful stuff. I love the various snapshots the reader gets of the city, and the art is lush beyond belief.
I liked it. An interesting idea. We'll see how the rest of the series pans out.
Apr 30, 2011
Danielle
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
graphicnovels,
adult
Look forward to reading the others.
Fun!
I liked this a lot though I feel like this volume is mostly establishing the story and characters. Excited to start vol 2!
I'm forever amazed at how much depth of story a graphic novel can tell, with so few words and only limited imagery. The effect is astounding! I'm going to pick up the next few omnibuses quite soon, as the story is only beginning to unfold, but I'm moved by the animosity both felt by the Elephantmen and the hate some humans focus on them. It has the beginnings of a truly epic story!
To be continued...
To be continued...
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