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Elephantmen 2261 #1
Elephantmen 2261 Season One: The Death of Shorty
The iconic Elephantmen debuts as a comiXology Original title with this collection of all 5 issues of Elephantmen 2261: The Death of Shorty. Elephantmen has been described by J.J. Abrams as "An Awesome and Unexpected Story. You Must Check it out!" and lauded by Andy Serkis as "Bold, Mythic and heartbreakingly cool, Starkings' universe is a breed apart!" Elephantmen are human/animal hybrids designed to fight a war. But the war is over, and now they live among us. Debuting nearly 15 years and 80 issues ago from Image Comics, Elephantmen returns here with a new jumping on point. This all-new story is a whodunnit that draws our heroes, Hip Flask and Jack Farrell, into the curious death of an Elephantman known to his friends as "Shorty". Part of the Comixology Originals line of exclusive digital content only available on Comixology and Kindle. This title is available as part of Comixology Unlimited, Kindle Unlimited and Prime Reading.
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117 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 1, 2019
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Richard Starkings
603 books29 followersRichard Starkings is a British comics professional, known for writing the hit sci-fi series ELEPHANTMEN and specializing in lettering, thanks to his award-winning Comicraft lettering studio.
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November 15, 2021
It's amazing how Starkings can craft a world and all its characters in 5 issues so you can become so easily familiar with them. The story itself was super interesting and well crafted. I'm glad this was my introduction to Elephantmen!
July 17, 2020
Muitos anos atrás, eu li uma edição aleatória do Elephantmen e achei muito tri, achei umas outras edições, depois eu fiquei de ir atrás do resto, obviamente, eu não fui e hoje apareceu no catálogo dois encadernados dos Elephantmen, esse é o primeiro, A Morte de Shorty.
Para contextualizar, em algum momento futuro, um cientista maluco cria híbridos de humanos e animais - mais fortes, rápidos, resistentes que um humano normal - e começa uma guerra mundial devastando a África, a Europa e parte da Àsia; os "mocinhos" acabam ganhando a guerra, mas há milhares de homens-elefante, rinocerontes, jacarés, camelos, girafas e sabe-se lá o que mais pelo mundo, vamos transformá-los em cidadãos americanos, não tem como dar errado, certo?
Bom, nessa edição, Hip Flask, um veterano que virou detetive em Los Angeles, é chamado para uma rica residência, pois seu amigo, também veterano, Shorty, faleceu. Tudo indica que ele teve uma morte calma e pacífica durante a noite, mas algo não parece certo, será que Shorty não foi assassinado?
No início, parece que estamos num gibi do Brubaker, o detetive noir que precisa descobrir a verdade no meio de tantos segredos e mentiras, porém, conforme a história evolui, isso muda; o verdadeiro Shorty começa a aparecer e a história muda de tom, vamos para o início do Batman do Rei Tom, vamos falar de traumas.
Com a revelação da história de Shorty, descobrimos que mesmo um homem-elefante de 3 metros de altura e meia tonelada também sente dores, remorsos, culpas, dúvidas; a busca por um propósito, a busca por aprender a viver com tudo que se fez, a busca por sufocar essas dores são buscas comum a todos nós e, embora comuns, não são fáceis de lidar; alguns procurarão atalhos - a primeira vez que um gole de whiskey queimou a garganta e te deu um segundo sem pensar naquele sorriso -, outros viverão uma tristeza até só restar a tristeza; não existe uma receita, cada um de nós aprender como viver a própria vida.
Shorty aprendeu, mas tem um dia que algo tão completamente aleatório volta - o perfume de suco de laranja por exemplo - e tudo volta; dor, remorso, culpa, dúvida; alguns se acham, outros se perdem. No final, o que nos resta é se compadecer com toda a dor que Shorty sentia, porque é uma dor que todos sentimos também.
Para contextualizar, em algum momento futuro, um cientista maluco cria híbridos de humanos e animais - mais fortes, rápidos, resistentes que um humano normal - e começa uma guerra mundial devastando a África, a Europa e parte da Àsia; os "mocinhos" acabam ganhando a guerra, mas há milhares de homens-elefante, rinocerontes, jacarés, camelos, girafas e sabe-se lá o que mais pelo mundo, vamos transformá-los em cidadãos americanos, não tem como dar errado, certo?
Bom, nessa edição, Hip Flask, um veterano que virou detetive em Los Angeles, é chamado para uma rica residência, pois seu amigo, também veterano, Shorty, faleceu. Tudo indica que ele teve uma morte calma e pacífica durante a noite, mas algo não parece certo, será que Shorty não foi assassinado?
No início, parece que estamos num gibi do Brubaker, o detetive noir que precisa descobrir a verdade no meio de tantos segredos e mentiras, porém, conforme a história evolui, isso muda; o verdadeiro Shorty começa a aparecer e a história muda de tom, vamos para o início do Batman do Rei Tom, vamos falar de traumas.
Com a revelação da história de Shorty, descobrimos que mesmo um homem-elefante de 3 metros de altura e meia tonelada também sente dores, remorsos, culpas, dúvidas; a busca por um propósito, a busca por aprender a viver com tudo que se fez, a busca por sufocar essas dores são buscas comum a todos nós e, embora comuns, não são fáceis de lidar; alguns procurarão atalhos - a primeira vez que um gole de whiskey queimou a garganta e te deu um segundo sem pensar naquele sorriso -, outros viverão uma tristeza até só restar a tristeza; não existe uma receita, cada um de nós aprender como viver a própria vida.
Shorty aprendeu, mas tem um dia que algo tão completamente aleatório volta - o perfume de suco de laranja por exemplo - e tudo volta; dor, remorso, culpa, dúvida; alguns se acham, outros se perdem. No final, o que nos resta é se compadecer com toda a dor que Shorty sentia, porque é uma dor que todos sentimos também.
January 13, 2021
Release the Hybrids!
Having never read any of the original Image comic run of the Elephantmen I was unsure what I was getting into with this book but it was available on Kindle Unlimited so I decided to give it a try. Turns out this was actually a pretty good book and even though I had no prior knowledge of the series (except that they existed in some format) the book itself did not require you to have any intimate knowledge of the characters as it showed some of the dangers the Elephantmen dealt with in war and faded into a mystery about the death of one of those animal hybrids caught up in that conflict now that they were no longer fighting. Although it is not a long book we are introduced to the characters clearly and the plot was fairly smooth as the detectives (at least they look like detectives) Hip Flask and Jack Farell investigate the death of shorty who was an actual Elephantman as opposed to a hippo like Hip or some other Animal hybrid like the others.
So if you like noir type stories and are not weirded out by the occasional animal hybrid (or the fact it is in the future I suppose) then why not give this series a try. Maybe you will find something new that you will like too. :)
Having never read any of the original Image comic run of the Elephantmen I was unsure what I was getting into with this book but it was available on Kindle Unlimited so I decided to give it a try. Turns out this was actually a pretty good book and even though I had no prior knowledge of the series (except that they existed in some format) the book itself did not require you to have any intimate knowledge of the characters as it showed some of the dangers the Elephantmen dealt with in war and faded into a mystery about the death of one of those animal hybrids caught up in that conflict now that they were no longer fighting. Although it is not a long book we are introduced to the characters clearly and the plot was fairly smooth as the detectives (at least they look like detectives) Hip Flask and Jack Farell investigate the death of shorty who was an actual Elephantman as opposed to a hippo like Hip or some other Animal hybrid like the others.
So if you like noir type stories and are not weirded out by the occasional animal hybrid (or the fact it is in the future I suppose) then why not give this series a try. Maybe you will find something new that you will like too. :)
February 9, 2021
Great Story. New fan. Loved it.
I'd seen issues of Elephantmen and Hip Flask for years and had always wondered what it was about, but never got the chance to read any of it because I never knew a good entry point. With Comixology Unlimited I now have access to their original titles and this was one of the first I read. Loved it. I was worried with this being a continuation of a long established series, but I think I the world was explained enough that I understood what was going on. I loved the story. At its heart its a murder mystery. I'm not usually a mystery fan, but this kept my interest and the resolution was great. Overall I gave this five stars because I loved the art; I loved the story; the established universe was great, and it really was an enjoyable experience. Great entry point.
I'd seen issues of Elephantmen and Hip Flask for years and had always wondered what it was about, but never got the chance to read any of it because I never knew a good entry point. With Comixology Unlimited I now have access to their original titles and this was one of the first I read. Loved it. I was worried with this being a continuation of a long established series, but I think I the world was explained enough that I understood what was going on. I loved the story. At its heart its a murder mystery. I'm not usually a mystery fan, but this kept my interest and the resolution was great. Overall I gave this five stars because I loved the art; I loved the story; the established universe was great, and it really was an enjoyable experience. Great entry point.
June 18, 2019
Not zootopia
A sort of noir crime story. Features humans and anthropomorphic creatures. Has a sort of Sam space of Maltese falcon feel to it. The characters count for more than the mystery.
A sort of noir crime story. Features humans and anthropomorphic creatures. Has a sort of Sam space of Maltese falcon feel to it. The characters count for more than the mystery.
May 27, 2024
This is the first time I’ve ever read an Elephantmen comic. Outstanding story and wonderful characters. The artwork was excellent also. It actually had me almost crying at the end. I have two more collections to read and I put the other collections on my list on Amazon.
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