books by Wildstorm

books by Wildstorm

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Alan Moore, J. H. Williams III, ...

Wildstorm, 2003

Not for everyone, but a magnificent book!
Alan Moore is perhaps the most groundbreaking and innovative comic book scribe in the history of comics. Sure, the field has provided many groundbreaking and innovative comic book artists (from Windsor McKay to Will Eisner, from Jack Kirby to Frank Miller, from Alex ...

Ex Machina, Vol. 1: The First Hundred Days

Brian K. Vaughan

Wildstorm, 2005

Have to keep reading
It is impossible to judge series by the first arc. But it is clear that you have to read more - if Spiderman and others feel "cartoonish" this one is more mature, movie-like. This TPB contains an origin story and shows some tasks the lead character has to tackle - ...

Planetary Vol. 1: All Over the World and Other Stories

Warren Ellis

Wildstorm, 2000

One of the best comic books of all time.
I keep coming back to this extraordinary story by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday. It's the ultimate post-modern comic -- basically a deconstruction of the great superhero mythology that came before it. The series starts out with solid, almost self-contained ...

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier

Alan Moore

WildStorm, 2008

Excellent follow-up.
Not just a comic book, this is, for the most part, the titular Black Dossier. Not a place for anyone who hasn't read a League book before to start with the series, but a truly exciting follow-up for fans. Alan Moore mimics everything from Shakespeare to Kerouac in a ...

World of Warcraft

Walter Simonson

WildStorm, 2008

Very good comic
Excellent story of the King of Stormwind and the overall comic is well put together. The images are well drawn and it is overall very good. Helps explain why the King is back now in the game. Recommend for all the lore people and non lore people alike.

Promethea (Book 1)

Alan Moore

Wildstorm, 2001

Trust the Snakes
I'm up to Promethea Part IV by now so I should back up and rein in my thoughts on Volume 1 (which collects the first 6 comics from back in 1999 it looks like). Anyway hats off to Alan Moore for serving up another variation on his "superwoman" ideal, as if Mina Harker ...

Ex Machina Vol. 7: Ex Cathedra

Brian Vaughan

WildStorm, 2008

Issues #30-34 of this excellent Vertigo/DC series
Vaughn and Harris return with a seventh collection of this fine series. Issues #30-33 comprise a four-part story arc centered on Mayor Hundred's visit to the Vatican to meet Pope John Paul II, and the shadowy, ruthless individuals that pursue him. As the title ...

Heroes Vol. 1

Various

Wildstorm, 2008

A MUST HAVE FOR HEROES FANS!
If you are a Heroes fan you should get this. The art is great and the stories are equally good. This is NOT just a redo of the show. It is extensions, fill-ins and extra stories streaming along the same vein as the TV show. I just finished this one and I can't wait for ...

Heroes Vol. 2
R. D. Hall

WildStorm, 2008

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2

Alan Moore, Kevin O'Neill

Wildstorm, 2004

The Blazing World
Allan Moore and Kevin O'Neill are at it again with the second installment of "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen." When giant canisters from Mars crash land all over England, they release creatures so powerful that even the League can't seem to stop them. Worse ...

Planetary Vol. 3: Leaving the 20th Century

Warren Ellis

Wildstorm, 2005

Graphic SF Reader
Ellis has a complex, sophisticated and highly entertaining Wold Newton type take on comics literature. Using his own characters, of course, but this is just all around fabulous. The story takes a turn, as Snow gets more aggressive about taking the fight to The Four. ...

Ex Machina, Vol. 2: Tag

Brian K. Vaughan

Wildstorm, 2005

A good comic gets better
Mitchell Hundred continues his third career: engineer, unwilling superhero, and now willing but inept mayor of NYC. Well, if you want something done strangely, count on an engineer. They're generally so honest that there's no way to guess what they'll do next - ...

Planetary Vol. 2: The Fourth Man

Warren Ellis, John Cassaday

Wildstorm, 2001

Planetary kicks in to a whole new gear
I was somewhat disappointed with the previous volume of Planetary. I felt that Ellis just kind of dropped us into the action without much set up, especially in character development. The Fourth Man really improves upon the earlier premise. Ellis starts to unwind a ...

Promethea (Book 3)

Alan Moore, J. H. Williams III, ...

Wildstorm, 2003

Interesting layouts and parallel stories
Prior to reading this I had read Book 1 in the Promethea series. I picked up on what was going on here OK, but starting in at this book would not be a good idea. The Background for the series: Basically Promethea is the Goddess myth embodied. She enters the real ...

Ex Machina, Vol. 3: Fact v. Fiction

Brian K. Vaughan

Wildstorm, 2006

Nice Collection With a Different Structure
There is a trend in modern comics that I've really come to like. Around the third or fourth collection, a lot of regularly arc-oriented comics hit readers with a few shorter tales. One-shots, shorter arcs, whatever the case may be, it happens a lot, and I love it. ...