Albion: Origins

Albion

by Steve Holland (Editor), Scott Goodall, Francisco Solano López (Illustrator)

Now starring in Albion, the critically acclaimed US comics series plotted by the legendary Alan Moore, come four of British comics’ most loved — and most bizarre — characters!

There’s Tim Kelly, a boy who finds the Eye of Zoltec, a jewel which grants him fantastic power; Dolmann, a genius inventor with a legion of crime-fighting toys; occult troubleshooter Cursitor Doom; and Victorian escapologoist Janus Stark!

Never-before-collected, boasting a stunning new cover by comics legend Brian Bolland (Batman: The Killing Joke), and featuring exclusive new articles exploring the history of these characters’ comics, this is another amazing trip into the past!

Genres: Comics, Superheroes

112 pages, Hardcover

First published October 16, 2007

Reviews

[Artur Coelho · Rating 3 out of 5]

Um aventureiro protegido pelo poder místico de uma antiga jóia pré-colombiana, em cujas aventuras se sucedem riscos mirabolantes para a vida e integridade física. Um génio da mecânica, que constrói marionetes com capacidades especiais e lhes dá voz como ventríloquo, ao serviço de uma agência de combate ao crime e espionagem. Um prestidigitador vitoriano, com a capacidade de esticar os seus ossos para lá dos limites ínfimos, que utiliza os seus poderes ao serviço de um ideal de justiça que nem sempre está do lado correcto da lei. E um poderoso ocultista, que com a sua biblioteca é o defensor do real contra as piores ameaças sobrenaturais.

Kelly's Eye, Dollman, Janus Stark e Cursitor Doom foram personagens clássicos da banda desenhada juvenil inglesa dos anos 60 e 70. Com uma breve ressurreição por Alan e Leah Moore em Albion, ou nalguns momentos mais nostálgicos de edições especiais da 2000AD, são aqui recuperados nas suas histórias originais. Com argumentos simplistas, mostram-nos personagens que hoje nos parecem bizarros. As aventuras exóticas de Kelly's Eye têm o seu quê de fardo do homem branco, Cursitor Doom é demasiado parecido com Aleister Crowley para ser coincidência, as imagens de um Janus a espremer-se nas fendas mais apertadas algo de muito creepy. Já todo o conceito de um génio da tecnologia que combate o crime com bonecos animados e lhes dá voz como ventríloquo merecia toda uma tese sobre distúrbios psicológicos. Como é habitual neste género de recuperações, são personagens cujas aventuras não envelheceram bem, mas este misto de bizarria e aventura garante-lhes um lugar na história da banda desenhada.

[Jean-Pierre Vidrine · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was definitely an interesting read. I loved Wildstorm's Albion, and reading the kinds of strips that inspired it was a nice history lesson. House of Dolmann and Janus Stark were easily my favorites. Kelley's Eye was full of pulpish adventure and is a lot of fun. I have to admit, though, that I get a little annoyed with him blabbing the secret to his invulnerability so loosely to everyone. Cursitor Doom could have been better with a little more character development. To be fair, I don't think the story are presented here is the first Cursitor Doom story. So, perhaps I would have gotten to know him and his assistant better in an earlier strip.
If you enjoyed Albion, or if you'd just like to see what another country has done with the comic book medium besides colorful men in tights, this is a good selection.

[Fraser Sherman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This collection was, like King of Crooks, a spinoff from the Albion miniseries collecting past tales of some of the characters. The robot master Dolmann and the escapologist Janus Stark get origins (plus several other tales) while the invulnerable Tim Kelly and the master sorcerer Cursitor Doom just get adventures (though good ones). I don't think you have to grow up with these characters to enjoy this, but it certainly helps.

[Norman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kelly's Eye of Zoltec, The House of Dolmann, Cursitor Doom and Janus Stark! A cover by Brian Bolland. All these names are enough to evoke nostalgia in any 50 year old who remembers when UK comics used to have a free gift once in a while and the smell of pulp paper sent him or her (yes girls read comics!) to heaven once a week. These brilliantly drawn stories are brilliant

[Skjam! · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun look at some characters who are almost entirely new to me.

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[Variaciones Enrojo]

Antología del universo Albion.

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