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| Original Title: | Kingdom Come |
| ISBN: | 1563893304 (ISBN13: 9781563893308) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/graphic_novels/?gn=1410 |
| Series: | Kingdom Come #1-4, Justice League: Miniseries |
| Characters: | Wonder Woman, Oliver Queen, Hawkman, Aquaman, Power Girl, Dick Grayson, Sandman, Red Tornado, Selina Kyle, Edward Nigma, Kal-El (Earth-22), Billy Batson (Earth-22), Hal Jordan (Earth-22), Jim Corrigan (Earth-22), Wally West, Nathaniel Adam, Bruce Wayne |
| Literary Awards: | Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for Best Publication Design (in 1998 awards for deluxe slipcover edition), Best Limited Series, Best Painter (for Alex Ross), Best Lettering (for Todd Klein), Best Cover Artist (for Alex Ross) (1997) |
Mark Waid
Paperback | Pages: 231 pages Rating: 4.26 | 52068 Users | 1422 Reviews
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| Title | : | Kingdom Come (Kingdom Come #1-4) |
| Author | : | Mark Waid |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 231 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 1997 by DC Comics (first published August 1996) |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Comics. Graphic Novels. Superheroes. Dc Comics. Comic Book |
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Writer Mark Waid, coming from his popular work on Flash and Impulse, and artist Alex Ross, who broke new ground with the beautifully painted Marvels, join together for this explosive book that takes place in a dark alternate future of the DC Superhero Universe. Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and almost every other character from DC Comics must choose sides in what could be the final battle of them all.Rating Epithetical Books Kingdom Come (Kingdom Come #1-4)
Ratings: 4.26 From 52068 Users | 1422 ReviewsCommentary Epithetical Books Kingdom Come (Kingdom Come #1-4)
I love Alex Ross's superhero art, especially on a book like Kingdom Come. There's the right mix of epic pages with awe-inspiring visuals and panels that use realism to show these still larger-than-life characters as flawed and human, in their own ways. The character design, both aging up existed DC characters and creating new ones, is almost flawless.And yes, there's a story, too. And the story is perfectly suited for the art, or vice versa. It's a story with larger-than-life, almost godlikeThis wasn't easy to judge. I know it's Legendary status, I know people swear by it, and I know it's super respected. Saying that I didn't love it, just enjoyed it. The idea of having all the old heroes "retire" or "retreat" and having the world overrun by new heroes who are violent. I believe when written in the 90's it was talking about the state of all heroes becoming gritty in the 90's, which is nice to talk about it, but not all that important in this day and age. Anyway, I was let down by
I know that this was one of those epic comic storylines of the 90s. And on its face, it's a good story - war is about to break out between the generations of superhumans and everyone, super and regular, will suffer for it. Will the older generation of heroes like Superman and Wonder Woman abandon their morals to stop their children and grandchildren, who have little regard for human life? And on the other side, we have mortals like Batman (who is not aging well - but who ever expects Batman to
This story is about the children and grandchildren of the Old Guard superheroes (think Justice League and the like), who are lacking in finesse, compassion and an overriding need to protect the regular people. Instead, they bicker, brag about wiping out Old Guard villains and then proceed to become the villains by having gang fights out in public, putting the humans at risk amidst flying cars, crumbling buildings and all types of energy blasts. Superman has since withdrawn from things after a
"They move freely through the streets through the world, but unopposed. They are, after all our protector." I wasn't expecting to like this. I really wasn't. It was just one of those days when I have no idea what to read, then remembered someone recommending this, so I picked it up. Imagine my surprise when I ended up loving it. I'm pretty iffy with older comics because of how they are written. I don't really enjoy the way it's written as some of them are written in a very dated way. I prefer
"Kingdom Come" is one of the most boring, overrated, and simply bad "event" books from DC I've read. It lacks a coherent narrative, competent writing, strong characterisation, and, maybe most basic of all, an interesting story. Mark Waid's writing on this book is truly abysmal. The saving grace of this book is Alex Ross' artwork which may be the reason so many people think it's a "classic" of the superhero genre. But even Ross' photo-realistic art can't save it from the literary quagmire it
This story is about the children and grandchildren of the Old Guard superheroes (think Justice League and the like), who are lacking in finesse, compassion and an overriding need to protect the regular people. Instead, they bicker, brag about wiping out Old Guard villains and then proceed to become the villains by having gang fights out in public, putting the humans at risk amidst flying cars, crumbling buildings and all types of energy blasts. Superman has since withdrawn from things after a
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