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Indiana Jones Omnibus #Further Adventures 1
Indiana Jones Omnibus: The Further Adventures, Vol. 1
Join comics luminaries Walt Simonson, John Byrne, Archie Goodwin, and Howard Chaykin, among others, in the very first appearances of the esteemed professor on the comic-book page! Weighing in at a hefty 368-pages, this tome collects the first twelve issues of the 1980s ongoing series - along with the adaptation of Raiders of the Lost Ark - for the very first time. And David Michelinie, the writer who would go on to pen most of Indy's four-color adventures, begins his imaginative run here! Fans of the films won't want to miss these classic tales that extend the Indiana Jones mythos beyond the silver screen.
368 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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Dennis O'Neil
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Dennis "Denny" O'Neil
was a comic book writer and editor best known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics from the 1960s through the 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of titles until his retirement.
His best-known works include Green Lantern/Green Arrow and Batman with Neal Adams, The Shadow with Michael Kaluta and The Question with Denys Cowan. As an editor, he is principally known for editing the various Batman titles. From 2013 unti his death, he sat on the board of directors of the charity The Hero Initiative and served on its Disbursement Committee.
His best-known works include Green Lantern/Green Arrow and Batman with Neal Adams, The Shadow with Michael Kaluta and The Question with Denys Cowan. As an editor, he is principally known for editing the various Batman titles. From 2013 unti his death, he sat on the board of directors of the charity The Hero Initiative and served on its Disbursement Committee.
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March 9, 2024
Good stories that capture the feel of the character. Nice read. Recommended
May 27, 2015
Exactly what you expect, and with a few variant takes on movie scenes to boot.
January 27, 2017
Ok. With 80's art that kinda fit the silliness of the stories. Very much in line quality wise with Star Wars and Star Trek Omnibii that were put out. Worth a glance.
May 28, 2019
To be quite honest, it sorta mystifies me when I see reviews by people who seem to find it so incredibly easy to be hard on a classic Marvel Comics title like The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones. I mean, what's not to like? The art in the three issue adaptation of the first IJ film, Raiders of the Lost Ark, could have... well... maybe... been just a wee bit better, I suppose (as I also recall thinking when I first read the Marvel Super Special version of the comic way back in the summer of 1981), but that early eighties four color comic was still quite competently executed in most respects.
I mean, seriously, John Buscema and Klaus Janson were never what you'd call slouches in terms of their particular brand of comic book art. And given that the legendary Walt Simonson wrote the adapted script... what more could any self respecting comic book lover or Indiana Jones fan ask for? As with most adapted works of this type, the story and dialog very closely follows what ended up in the final cut of the 1981 film. Even better, in the Raiders three part adaptation, we get to see some snippets of the story that didn't make it onto the big screen - presumably because it was all in the shooting script that the mighty Marvel team worked from. Again, what's NOT to like here?
Okay, The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones didn't actually hit newsstands until 1983, almost two full years after Raiders, but even though most of us (then fledgling) fans of everyone's favorite whip cracking hero were pretty darn sure that an ongoing comic book with all new adventures would most likely pale in comparison to the pulse pounding cinematic version, I think it's now safe to say that the vast majority of us were actually completely and totally WRONG, with a capital W. And in a very big way, too.
Because seriously, the comic turned out to be absolutely wonderful at capturing the sense of fast paced, far out adventure and death defying daring-do that the world first glimpsed in Raiders of the Lost Ark. And it's certainly not that Spielberg and Lucas's landmark blockbuster of the summer of 1981 didn't inspire imitators. In fact, in 1982 alone, TV audiences were introduced to hastily rushed into production "Raiders clones," such as Bring 'Em Back Alive (starring Bruce Boxleitner) and Tales of the Gold Monkey (starring Stephen Collins). But neither of those shows ended up capturing even a fraction of the spirit and flavor of Raiders of the Lost Ark. No sir, it took The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones to do just exactly that.
And quite a lot of what made TFIOIJ so irresistible was the fact that the art was much better on average than what we saw in the Raiders adaptation. Yes, some of those first twelve stories penned primarily by David Michelinie (after an initial, well received two parter by John Bryne) were somewhat far fetched. Okay, sometimes they were even downright hokey! Yes, some of the good and bad guy characters could probably be considered, by the standards of today's creativity crippling political correctness, to be "racist," "sexist," or whatever "ist" has everyone holding their breath and walking on eggshells these days, but for crying out loud, people! Lighten up, will ya? Live a little before you die, for goodness sake! After all, these are TALL TALES! These are amazing adventure stories with death defying cliffhangers endings, with fantasy fueled fantastic plot twists galore! This, folks, is pure, unadulterated, high octane, seat of your pants, thrill ride INDIANA JONES! And it's good stuff. Real good.
For yours truly, the art in the vast majority of the fifteen issues that comprise this first TFAOIJ Omnibus from Dark Horse Comics is absolutely superb, luscious stuff. It's not only skillfully rendered, but it's got a rustic beauty that so effectively evokes the style of art that was popular in the newspaper strips of the 1930s and 40s (when Indiana Jones would have been reading them, in his down time, during his frequent globe trotting escapades). No, the art isn't quite the same kind of early 20th century awesomeness that Alex Raymond gifted the world with in his seminal Flash Gordon comics, but a similarly high quality is there in TFAOIJ in most respects. Best of all, Indiana Jones and his friends and foes didn't end up looking like the usual classic, overly muscled up Marvel superheroes and villains - which is a good thing. A VERY good thing, indeed.
Okay, okay... I'm probably re-rereading some of this material through the rose colored glasses of nostalgia, but I wouldn't let that stop anyone from enjoying these fifteen more than worthy classic Indiana Jones comics to their very fullest. As if they were brand spanking new, and not smothered in the dank, ghostly dust of an ancient tomb riddled with timeless secrets and unseen dangers. Because you see, I'm also a big fan of cinema and literature from way, way before I was ever born. Because really good stuff never really goes out of style, you know. Never. Sort of how Indiana Jones never loses his hat and his bullwhip. Actually, though, come to think of it... he does lose one, the other, or even BOTH from time to time. Even in these wonderful classic tales from Marvel Comics, that really should not be either carelessly underrated, or forgotten.
I mean, seriously, John Buscema and Klaus Janson were never what you'd call slouches in terms of their particular brand of comic book art. And given that the legendary Walt Simonson wrote the adapted script... what more could any self respecting comic book lover or Indiana Jones fan ask for? As with most adapted works of this type, the story and dialog very closely follows what ended up in the final cut of the 1981 film. Even better, in the Raiders three part adaptation, we get to see some snippets of the story that didn't make it onto the big screen - presumably because it was all in the shooting script that the mighty Marvel team worked from. Again, what's NOT to like here?
Okay, The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones didn't actually hit newsstands until 1983, almost two full years after Raiders, but even though most of us (then fledgling) fans of everyone's favorite whip cracking hero were pretty darn sure that an ongoing comic book with all new adventures would most likely pale in comparison to the pulse pounding cinematic version, I think it's now safe to say that the vast majority of us were actually completely and totally WRONG, with a capital W. And in a very big way, too.
Because seriously, the comic turned out to be absolutely wonderful at capturing the sense of fast paced, far out adventure and death defying daring-do that the world first glimpsed in Raiders of the Lost Ark. And it's certainly not that Spielberg and Lucas's landmark blockbuster of the summer of 1981 didn't inspire imitators. In fact, in 1982 alone, TV audiences were introduced to hastily rushed into production "Raiders clones," such as Bring 'Em Back Alive (starring Bruce Boxleitner) and Tales of the Gold Monkey (starring Stephen Collins). But neither of those shows ended up capturing even a fraction of the spirit and flavor of Raiders of the Lost Ark. No sir, it took The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones to do just exactly that.
And quite a lot of what made TFIOIJ so irresistible was the fact that the art was much better on average than what we saw in the Raiders adaptation. Yes, some of those first twelve stories penned primarily by David Michelinie (after an initial, well received two parter by John Bryne) were somewhat far fetched. Okay, sometimes they were even downright hokey! Yes, some of the good and bad guy characters could probably be considered, by the standards of today's creativity crippling political correctness, to be "racist," "sexist," or whatever "ist" has everyone holding their breath and walking on eggshells these days, but for crying out loud, people! Lighten up, will ya? Live a little before you die, for goodness sake! After all, these are TALL TALES! These are amazing adventure stories with death defying cliffhangers endings, with fantasy fueled fantastic plot twists galore! This, folks, is pure, unadulterated, high octane, seat of your pants, thrill ride INDIANA JONES! And it's good stuff. Real good.
For yours truly, the art in the vast majority of the fifteen issues that comprise this first TFAOIJ Omnibus from Dark Horse Comics is absolutely superb, luscious stuff. It's not only skillfully rendered, but it's got a rustic beauty that so effectively evokes the style of art that was popular in the newspaper strips of the 1930s and 40s (when Indiana Jones would have been reading them, in his down time, during his frequent globe trotting escapades). No, the art isn't quite the same kind of early 20th century awesomeness that Alex Raymond gifted the world with in his seminal Flash Gordon comics, but a similarly high quality is there in TFAOIJ in most respects. Best of all, Indiana Jones and his friends and foes didn't end up looking like the usual classic, overly muscled up Marvel superheroes and villains - which is a good thing. A VERY good thing, indeed.
Okay, okay... I'm probably re-rereading some of this material through the rose colored glasses of nostalgia, but I wouldn't let that stop anyone from enjoying these fifteen more than worthy classic Indiana Jones comics to their very fullest. As if they were brand spanking new, and not smothered in the dank, ghostly dust of an ancient tomb riddled with timeless secrets and unseen dangers. Because you see, I'm also a big fan of cinema and literature from way, way before I was ever born. Because really good stuff never really goes out of style, you know. Never. Sort of how Indiana Jones never loses his hat and his bullwhip. Actually, though, come to think of it... he does lose one, the other, or even BOTH from time to time. Even in these wonderful classic tales from Marvel Comics, that really should not be either carelessly underrated, or forgotten.
July 6, 2015
I didn't care for these stories too much when they first came out, but I thought I would give them another try. The first volume of Marvel's continuing adventures wasn't that bad actually. Some of the stories were pretty good - especially the first one by John Byrne. It is too bad he didn't continue, or return, to the title.
If you read these you need to remember that when this volume came it only had Raiders to work from. There were no other movies, TV shows, or books so the characters were still up in the air and Marvel couldn't do anything permanent with them and I don't think Lucas knew where it all was going, much like the Marvel Star Wars comics at the time.
If you read these you need to remember that when this volume came it only had Raiders to work from. There were no other movies, TV shows, or books so the characters were still up in the air and Marvel couldn't do anything permanent with them and I don't think Lucas knew where it all was going, much like the Marvel Star Wars comics at the time.
July 2, 2021
It has been a while since I have read this volume, but I am glad that I finally re-read it. These issues pick up where Raiders of the Lost Ark left off and features some of the characters in these stories. Marion is in many of them, as well as Sala. I sure wish I got my hands on all of these omnibuses back in the day. They are about as rare as an Indiana Jones artifact. Nonetheless, I consider this volume a classic. Yea, it's kinda tropey and certainly has its flaws, but a must read for a fan. Adventure has a name...
August 2, 2022
Raiders adaption + issues 1-12 of 'Further Adventures'.
These are the comics that got me interested in reading comics, so has a huge heep of nostalgia.
Stories in issues 1-12 range from great to okay. As is common in 80s comics, there is lots of dialog just explaining what people are doing which comes across as silly if you think the characters are really saying these things in the moment.
Love that the Indy and Marion story is continued in a believable way. Looking forward to remaining omnibuses.
These are the comics that got me interested in reading comics, so has a huge heep of nostalgia.
Stories in issues 1-12 range from great to okay. As is common in 80s comics, there is lots of dialog just explaining what people are doing which comes across as silly if you think the characters are really saying these things in the moment.
Love that the Indy and Marion story is continued in a believable way. Looking forward to remaining omnibuses.
February 27, 2020
Kresebně i scenáristicky těžký průměr až podprůměr marvelovských komiksů 80. let. Některé příběhy dokážou celkem obstojně zabavit, po jiných zůstává divná pachuť v ústech: zejména po dvou posledních, ve kterých Indy bere artefakty domorodým obyvatelům, kteří v podstatě jen brání svůj majetek nebo ho chtějí zpět, a přesto jsou automaticky obsazeni do rolí hromadně likvidovaných padouchů... Indianajonesovské komiksy z éry Dark Horse se mi líbily podstatně víc.
July 18, 2024
This collects the Marvel run, and the core title was a decent read. The Raiders of the Lost Ark adaptation sucked, though, with what must have been the worst art of John Buscema's career. Klaus Janson is a terrible inker, and I'm sure that he didn't help things any. I bought Issue 7 off of the stands back in '83.
June 6, 2020
A mně se to líbilo! Chvíli mi trvalo, než jsem si na tenhle typ komiksu zvykl, ale pak jsem ty příběhy doslova hltal. Škoda, že osmdesátkách tyhle komiksy nevycházely u nás...
October 13, 2021
Indiana Jones is too quick to kill random natives in this
February 3, 2024
I love the continuing adventures of Dr. Jones.
April 19, 2012
Media tie-ins can be a mixed bag. This one is good, though it struggles to capture the true flavor of the movie's characters and dialogue.
Nice to see these reprinted, as Marvel no longer holds the license. Marvel originally put these out in the 80s shortly after Raiders came out. And they managed to, at least occasionally, deploy some top rank talent on the book. Issue 1 has one of my favorites, John Byrne, on script and pencils, inked by one of the best talents to match him, Terry Austin. Denny O'Neill (of Batman fame) picks up scripting duties on #2. Sadly, Byrne quickly departed the book to work on a little project called Alpha Flight.
Issue 6 is a tight little single issue with a crackerjack script from David Micheline, pencils by Howard Chaykin, and inks again by Terry Austin. Austin is immensely underrated. (As are many inkers.) He just knows how to make a page pop.
Fans of the movie will have to look past some continuity discrepancies. Also, this is not the type of book to astound you with its innovations. But, overall, a good fun read.
Nice to see these reprinted, as Marvel no longer holds the license. Marvel originally put these out in the 80s shortly after Raiders came out. And they managed to, at least occasionally, deploy some top rank talent on the book. Issue 1 has one of my favorites, John Byrne, on script and pencils, inked by one of the best talents to match him, Terry Austin. Denny O'Neill (of Batman fame) picks up scripting duties on #2. Sadly, Byrne quickly departed the book to work on a little project called Alpha Flight.
Issue 6 is a tight little single issue with a crackerjack script from David Micheline, pencils by Howard Chaykin, and inks again by Terry Austin. Austin is immensely underrated. (As are many inkers.) He just knows how to make a page pop.
Fans of the movie will have to look past some continuity discrepancies. Also, this is not the type of book to astound you with its innovations. But, overall, a good fun read.
January 27, 2017
The opening story is a rendition of “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” purists will note the poetic license taken by the creators. It is abbreviated, altered and some of the best lines are transplanted from one scene to another. Yet, it maintains the original tale of the great adventurer, Indiana Jones.
The remaining stories have Indie, often with Marion Ravenwood as a sidekick, engaged in dramatic adventures where he is routinely in grave danger, only to be saved by happenstance or his great skill in finding a way out of trouble. Indie’s travels take him all around the world as he searches for the greatest of archeological artefacts and takes on a wide range of adversaries. From the now traditional Nazis to lost civilizations to mercenary collectors and sometimes just basic street thugs, Indie is shooting, whipping and punching his way from one danger to the next.
In the stories, his female sidekicks prove to be very capable at fighting and otherwise surviving, several times pulling Indie out of what appeared to be a hopeless situation. These stories are in the spirit of the Indiana Jones adventures, a bit of the occult interspersed with the myths surrounding some of the most significant missing artefacts of the ancient world.
The remaining stories have Indie, often with Marion Ravenwood as a sidekick, engaged in dramatic adventures where he is routinely in grave danger, only to be saved by happenstance or his great skill in finding a way out of trouble. Indie’s travels take him all around the world as he searches for the greatest of archeological artefacts and takes on a wide range of adversaries. From the now traditional Nazis to lost civilizations to mercenary collectors and sometimes just basic street thugs, Indie is shooting, whipping and punching his way from one danger to the next.
In the stories, his female sidekicks prove to be very capable at fighting and otherwise surviving, several times pulling Indie out of what appeared to be a hopeless situation. These stories are in the spirit of the Indiana Jones adventures, a bit of the occult interspersed with the myths surrounding some of the most significant missing artefacts of the ancient world.
July 29, 2013
I didn't expect much, but god these are awful. The art work is bad even for Marvel. A wonderful example is Marion, who's face is uglier than in the film but she appears to have undergone breast and butt enhancements. What can you expect from comic book artists, noted for giving women ample endowments? Worst of all, the character of Indiana Jones is utterly flubbed up. In this series is too perfect and injected with marvel cliches. The Dark Horse comics weren't perfect, but they were far better at this sort of stuff.
August 24, 2023
The actual movie adaptation of RAIDERS is in here with - SHOCKINGLY - good artwork from my nemesis John Buscema. He actually has some good renders of Harrison Ford's face.
The additional Indy stories from Marvel's old series are fun and very indicative of the times (early to mid 1980s), so there's nothing earth-shattering contained within. I did enjoy, however, how Indy hooks back up with Marion and watching her misfortune continue to plague him.
The additional Indy stories from Marvel's old series are fun and very indicative of the times (early to mid 1980s), so there's nothing earth-shattering contained within. I did enjoy, however, how Indy hooks back up with Marion and watching her misfortune continue to plague him.
July 24, 2010
This book was a lot of fun and succeeded in capturing the globe-trotting adventurous spirit of Indiana Jones. It's a shame John Byrne wasn't able to stay on this title longer, but his replacements did a fine job. The art looks great shrunk down to fit in the omnibus format. Considering that it's a licensed comic from the 80s, it's surprisingly good. And at nearly 400 pages, this book is a great value.
September 9, 2014
A mixed bag. Some of the artwork is terrible. Some of it is fantastic. Story lines follow the same pattern.
Enjoyable for the most part.
For extensive discussion about each issue, check out The IndyCast episode guide :
http://raven.theraider.net/showpost.p...
Enjoyable for the most part.
For extensive discussion about each issue, check out The IndyCast episode guide :
http://raven.theraider.net/showpost.p...
August 13, 2010
I loved theese when I was a kid.
February 19, 2016
This was fun. Just in the same spirit as the movies.
And there were some clumsy 80s art too. So what not to like? Ok.... the movie adaption that was crammed here was not-so-good.
And there were some clumsy 80s art too. So what not to like? Ok.... the movie adaption that was crammed here was not-so-good.
January 5, 2016
Fun stories of Indy and friends!
May 30, 2016
I actually read this as the original single issues after finding them from the attic. Well, the original Finnish issues, which each contain two US stories. Very uneven but usually entertaining.
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