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Superman: Our Worlds at War Omnibus
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A new volume including the two original Our Worlds At War collections!
Imperiex has been unleashed! As planets are destroyed in its mighty wake and with Earth
in its path, Superman is forced to form alliances with President Lex Luthor and
Darkseid. For once, this looks like a job that not even Superman can handle!
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Superman's lost it.......2007-08-18
I did not like this volume for a few reasons. The art is jumbled and rushed, which I assume was done to create a sense of urgency because it is a war and all, but it ends up just confusing me. I also don't like the manga look that certain artists have adopted for Superman.
Imperiex was an awesome villain, but just when it's getting good with him, he's gone.
i wasted a lot of time with this one.
Excellent Massive Superman Volume.......2007-06-16
First I want to say that I wish more Graphic Novel collections were this thick and not just reserved for the Essential/Showcase B/W editions. More bang for the buck. This excellent volume is a long but interesting story with many poignant moments, from actual quotes of key figures in points of history to the appearances of key characters in the DC universe, the best being Sgt Rock. A character better served than Marvel's Nick Fury. A must have for anyone's comic collection that is exciting and historically informative as well.
Hefty read, but worth it........2007-03-19
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Superman 171-173
Man of Steel 115-117
Adventures of Superman 593-595
Action Comics 780-782
Supergirl 59
JLA: Our Worlds At War 1
Wonder Woman 172-173
Young Justice 36
Impulse 77
Superboy 91
Worlds Finest: Our Worlds At War 1
Very large collection of comics, but a very interesting read. I originally read only a small portion of this entire story, mostly the Superman and Superboy titles, and I'm very glad to have read the entire story, front to back. I love McGuinness' artwork, as well as Pascual Ferry's.
The writing was fairly good too, not too many complaints there. The reader gets to see this huge war from many different perspectives...from Superman's, to Wonder Woman's, to Perry White's, to Young Justice's.
I was kinda surprised that there wasn't much of a Batman presence in this story. Batman was supposedly protecting Gotham from the attacks, but none of it is ever shown.
All-in-all, I enjoyed this story and highly recommend it to any Superman or DC Comics fan.
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Interesting, but nothing great.......2006-07-01
I am a long time fan of both War of the Worlds and Superman. I have grown up with both. When I saw this book on the shelf (had heard of it before) I bought it thinking it could be an interesting story. What if Superman had been on Earth when it was invaded by H.G's classic Martian tripods.
It has some great art drawn in a classic nostalgic style and features some cool Superman moments such as flying a canon up to the hood of a tripod and letting it go off.
It even contains a drawing of superman smashing a tipods leg with a car which is a tilt of the hat to the Action Comics cover he first appeared on.
All things considered this is a giggle and a mildly interesting read for a fan of either story but nothing amazing.
A very fun book, that's the key word, fun........2005-08-22
You see the book is not overly long, and of course plays fast and loose with the HG welles story and the superman story, but it blends them very well, the story is set in the 30's and even has a more throwback feel to the art.
the story is mostly fighting but there is a lot of epic stuff going on and a fan of either will smile as you see how they blend this or that together, like for example the narration at the beginning is really well blended to tell both the superman and WOTW story with both having come from the respective books, very nice.
I love alternate stories because there is much to be done in the "what if?" setting, I wish the book had been longer since it feels rushed along, but for the price you can't be bothered too much, it's less than $6, so if you like either then get this book.
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Second Compilation Of A Great Crossover, But Incomplete.......2004-11-24
"Our Worlds At War" is one of the greatest largescale crossovers in comic book history. In the two-volume trade paperback form, though, it is somewhat hampered by the fact that not all of the chapters are present - they've endeavored to get the 'main' chapters in here, but there are a large number of other issues (apparantly considered 'peripheral' to the overall story) that were omitted. The reader can still, of course, buy the issues not reprinted here separately, but it's still a major (and rare) misstep for DC to have not made this collection a set of three larger trade paperbacks to have the complete saga represented. My advice is to buy the trades anyway and try to get as many of the other OWAW tie-ins as possible too. Despite the mishandling of the presentation, I can't bring myself to give this anything less 5 stars.
I myself have read most of the crossover but have yet to secure a couple of issues from the early going; I have the "Volume 2" Trade Paperback and a slew of individual issues from the first half of the event, plus issues from the second half that actually fit in 'in between' individual issues reprinted here. I really wanted to review "Volume One" as well, but I don't have every issue reprinted within (even though overall I have most of the first half, including issues not reprinted in trade form). Some of the Trade Paperbacks I've done writeups on I have done based on the original issues reprinted (as opposed to the TPB format), but only when I have the complete material. I don't with OWAW Vol. 1, so I'll have to just do a writeup for this volume.
Now the crossover itself (if you're still reading, thanks for putting up with that preamble) - this is bigger and more far-ranging than any event DC has done since at least "Zero Hour", bigger even than "The Final Night" - far bigger in fact since this is a galactic, time-spanning conflagration that threatens to eventually consume the whole universe, and it crossed into numerous titles (although the title of the TPBs would imply it's an entirely Superman-oriented event that's not really true - the Man Of Steel and his cast play the biggest role but it involves just about all the main characters of the DCU. This volume actually does a better job of presenting a wider cross-section of the books involved than Volume 1 did). The great adversary of the event is Imperiex, a Galactus-level character who commands legions of "Imperiex Probes" that are basically smaller, non-sentient versions of himself, each of them powerful enough to alone be a challenge to Superman. Opposing this world-destroying entity is a vast coalition of planets, into which Earth is inducted at the beginning of the event. So great is the threat that not only have worlds like Almerac and Tamaran and the survivors of Kalanor (Despero's homeworld), destroyed by Imperiex prior to the OWAW Volume 1 TPB at the beginning of "Superman: Or Worlds At War Secret Files # 1", (which REALLY should have been included in the first trade), have come together, but even Apokolips itself is in on the alliance! Other players come into the fray very unexpectedly in this volume, and are best let unrevealed for the reader to discover on their own.
Clearly, this is not an 'introductory' book to Superman or the DC Universe - it's very complex and of necessity assumes a familiarity by the reader with a great number of characters, races and concepts; a saga for fans already deeply and passionately into the DC Universe. If you're not a Superman reader this crossover isn't the place to start - the "Superman: No Limits" trade paperback, reprinting material from a couple years earlier when DC did one of their periodic 'jumping-on' points to make it easier for new readers to come onboard, would be a good choice and fairly recent place to start off if you want to get into the comics - using this as a starting point would be kind of like starting off on "Lord Of The Rings" with the third novel (except of course that's the final novel, and there is no 'final chapter' to things like the DC Universe or Marvel Universe, and, God willing, never will be).
There is massive destruction in the event, more than in "Lord Of the Rings", the whole "Star Wars" saga, and "Independance Day" put together, and thankfully it's Felt by the characters, it's not like some action movies where everything blows up but nobody seems emotionally affected by it. Younger Superman fans might be better off going with some DVDs from the animated series of a few years ago, than something this intense and technical. People who don't read comics are unaware of how much there is to them these days in terms of intense action, drama, social issues, massive complexity, etc. There's also alot of humor, lightness, fun, etc. but OWAW is an example of how thunderous and grand-scoped they can get. All this is expertly brought to life by the writers and artists, to the point where you can practically hear the lava plumes of Apokolips.
An excellent book this Volume 2 is, though of course anyone reading it should go with the Trade Paperback/OWAW issues that preceded it. One of the best of the 'giant-sized' crossovers, up there with the Batman "No Man's Land" event and Marvel's X-Men "Age Of Apocalypse" saga from a few years back.
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Confusing? Not really. Great? Definitely!.......2006-07-29
This is a great story. The only real problem is that DC decided to call this collection "Superman" Our Worlds At War. By making it a Superman book, they chose to collect only the issues that feature him or Supergirl, Superboy, Wonder Dog. Since this was originally a story that crossed over into all kinds of DC comics, not every issue was reprinted here. Which is fine being that Superman IS that main character in the story and all that's important is in here.
So what might seem confusing to some, is really a great story of awesome proportions.
A good story that's worth your time.......2005-01-09
Every so often, it seems the DC bigshots decide to scale up the traditional superhero battles between good and evil. Usually, this involves a sort of "mega villan" where every superhero, their cousin, the army, and their arch nemesis have to pitch in to avoid universal destruction. As Doctor Evil would say, pretty standard really. This is basically a in continuity version of Crisis on Infine Earths (which is great as well). Our Worlds at War part I & II continue this fine tradition of throwing out a huge, evil pinyata for our heroes, and villians, to wail on.
The two books are loaded with great action, but there are some very good character moments as well. Superman has to overcome his doubt and uncertainty in the wake of his (supposed) parents death. Surpisingly, some of the best moments are between Supes and his long time enemy Lex Luthor. While they still hate each other's guts, both men realise they have to set aside not only their rivalry, but their preceptions of each other to save the world. They actually have to *trust* each other and work together as a *real* team. The two might still hate each other by book's end, but you get the feeling they understand each other better. Lets just say by the end of the story, Superman gets mad, REALLY mad. People who value their lives should learn not to do that. Kudos to the team for bringing back a lot of interesting supporting characters back into the limelight. World War II veteran Frank Rock and telepathic British badass Manchester Black both make cameo appearences (with a pretty important impact on the war's strategy).
I find it a little silly people criticise these books because they're "rip offs" and "unorigional". Hello? The entire history of comic books is ripping off other people's work. The only good ideas are the ones you steal. These trade paper backs lose a star for not including the JSA issue of Our World's At War (which is a pretty important part of the plot) and for some inconsistency in the art work. Overall though, if you want to see some old fashion superhero smackdown, you really can't go wrong with Our Worlds At War.
Skip this...you won't miss a thing.......2004-10-15
Let me start off by saying that I am a big-fan of a lot of the writers involved in this project, i.e. Jeph Loeb, Joe Kelly. Individually, these guys have produced some of the most memorable super-hero stories of the last few years. But this massive cross-over leaves a lot to be desired, especially a cross-over so heavily advertised and touted as "Will shatter the DC Heroes forever".
A lot of the reviewers are right when they say that the story makes no sense. The readers are basically bombarded with cast of characters, slug-fest after slug-fest after slug-fest, massive casualties and a vain attempt at being emotional. The story basically revolves around Imperix probes landing on Earth and for some cliched reasons wants to destroy Earth. Of course Superman, the JLA and every major DC heroes are going to try and stop them. There is one battle after another...people die (Aquaman, Steel, Wonder Woman's Mom, The Kents etc.) There is also a Supergirl story thrown in there for no reason...and the story is pretty bad. The idea however had a lot of potential but the pacing and the particular focus of different writers drag it downhill. A better story is created out of the aftermath of Our Worlds at War, which is JLA: The Obisidian Age (see my review).
Superman also teams up with Darkseid to stop Imperix but the nature of their relationship escapes me...one moment they are advicing each other and the next moment, Darkseid is beating on Superman to get him to wear a suit?!
The art is pretty bad also. I never was a big fan of manga and Ed. McG mostly draws manga. There are other artists whose work is sub-par. The best of the lost being Doug Mahnke.
My advice is to skip over this arc. It is pointless, confusing and you'll soon wish for a refund (anybody want to buy mine?). Trust me when I say you won't miss a thing. This money is better spent on JLA: Trial by Fire or JLA: Obisidian Age.
what a mess.......2004-10-13
what a mess...really i sat down with this and barely understood a single thing that was going on...does aquaman die, for real?? wonder woman to?? is steel dead?? whats doomsday doing here...whys there a random supergirl story (with awful art) chucked in there...why is superman fighting with darkseid one moment and then with him the next...whys zod there...whos the random ghost girl luthor keeps seeing...
non of this makes sense...
not the way to do crossovers at all
the best work ive seen done with superman in recent years has been on JLA by grant morrison...buy some of that
avoid this unless you enjoy being confused to the high heavens
A bit disjointed.......2003-08-11
Despite what many say this is not a horrible story. In fact, the plot itself is quite good. The problem is that it was written by seven different writers, each doing thier own chunks of the storyline. They all do a fine job, but the end result is a disjointed narrative. If this had been a mini series written and drawn by one creative team(like Crisis on Infinite earths) it would be a classic. As it is, it was not and is just a fun, but mindless and ulitimately forgettable romp.
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Action Comics #697 : Featuring Superman in "War of the Super Powers" (Bizarro's World - DC Comics)
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The dynamic writing team of Geoff Johns & Richard Donner joins artist extraordinaire Eric Powell (The Goon) for Escape from Bizarro World, a 3-part story that will thrill and horrify! Bizarro returns to kidnap one of the most important people in Superman's life. But what does the twisted, ersatz Man of Steel want? The only way to find out is to travel to the enemy's home: Bizarro World!
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Amazing Adventures #32 : Featuring Killraven - Warrior of the Worlds (Marvel Comics)
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Breeding Superman: Nietzsche, Race and Eugenics in Edwardian and Interwar Britain (Liverpool University Press - Studies in European Regional Cultures)
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Before the First World War there existed an intellectual turmoil in Britain as great as any in Germany, France or Russia, as the debates over Nietzsche and eugenics in the context of early modernism reveal. With the rise of fascism after 1918, these debates became more ideologically driven, with science and vitalist philosophy being hailed in some quarters as saviors from bourgeois decadence, vituperated in others as heralding the onset of barbarism. Breeding Superman looks at several of the leading Nietzscheans and eugenicists, and challenges the long-cherished belief that British intellectuals were fundamentally uninterested in race. The result is a study of radical ideas which are conventionally written out of histories of the politics and culture of the period.
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Satiric Impersonations: From Aristophanes to the Guerrilla Girls
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In this entertaining and provocative new work, Joel Schechter selectively surveys political satire covering a wide range of periods and events from Aristophanes to the present. His absorbing essays focus on the satire of Jonathan Swift, Charlie Chaplin, Will Rogers, Dario Fo, and the Guerrilla Girls, among others.
Schechter argues that some politicians are as theatrical, if not as comic, as the plays, pamphlets, and films in which they are satirically impersonated, and he contends that their very theatricality invites their satirical treatment by playwrights and performers. As examples, he cites Hitler, Stalin, and Reagan as performers whose "acts" rival anything a satirist could invent and any impersonation a comedian could stage.
To Schechter, impersonation is both an art form through which one living person appears to be another and an act that reveals that the person imitated is an impostor. For example, he contends that "while Hitler conquered Europe, Chaplin [in his film The Great Dictator] in his own way conquered Hitler, adding him to a repertoire that included the Little Tramp and (later) Blue-beard."
Schechter concludes with a memoir of his own brief career as an actor-politician.
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