The Planetary Omnibus Author: Visit Amazon's Warren Ellis Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1401242383 | Format: PDF
The Planetary Omnibus Description
About the Author
Warren Ellis is a prolific writer whose works include the novel Crooked Little Vein (William Morrow) and, for Marvel Comics, Iron Man, Nextwave, Newuniversal and many others. His work for DC Comics includes PLANETARY, RED, STORMWATCH, OCEAN, GLOBAL FREQUENCY, HELLBLAZER, and a five-year run on TRANSMETROPOLITAN.
- Series: Planetary
- Hardcover: 864 pages
- Publisher: DC Comics (January 28, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1401242383
- ISBN-13: 978-1401242381
- Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 7.5 x 2.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 5.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
In the world of Superhero genres, everything is examined from the perspective of the Superheroes, and not so much the genre itself. So the idea of Warren Ellis's series Planetary came from that simple concept, seeing at the time of the series was approaching the new millennium, wanted a way of looking at the past 20th century of fiction and celebrating it. Because the rise of books into the comic medium started in the 20th Century, so why not take that idea and make something new with it? It being the year 2014, Planetary is not really "new" by today's times, but this series still stands up extremely well for the 21st century in writing and art. Seeing as I am a Warren Ellis fan and never got to reading Planetary (I know, shame on me) until now, this was the perfect time to start, and it was well worth the wait.
PLANETARY OMNIBUS collects the entire series from issue #1 - #27, the preview issue released in 1998 #33 of Gen13 and issue #6 of C-23, as well as PLANETARY/THE AUTHORITY, PLANETARY/BATMAN, and JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA. The following are collected in the links below:
Planetary VOL 01: All Over the World and Other Stories (collects preview & #1-6)
Planetary VOL 02: The Fourth Man (Planetary (Windstorm)) (collects #7-12)
Planetary is among many things, a study in fiction. That fiction is comic books, pulp magazines, novels, movies and more. Its all referenced here in one way or another and discussed how it works. But planetary through its plotting and characters is also a study of the human person. Intricately written and beautifully drawn, planetary is a whole different breed of comics, and one that started a good trend that has been continued in comics like Hickman's S.H.I.E.L.D. and others. That said no other writer has managed to recreate planetary truly. It is a one of a kind gem.
Planetary's characters are well written and thought out and through the twists and turns they go through, we come to identify with them and with what they represent. If a character doesn't seem familiar to you, or you don't get the reference, that's fine and you can still enjoy the book and appreciate it. If you do get the reference, then its even better and a major treat. We see analogues to Tarzan, Fu Manchu, Doc Savage, and more, as well as comic characters from 80's DC and how they change. Plus analogues to Marvel characters show up as well with a major bearing on the plot.
But what is the plot you may ask? Planetary is an organization that serves as the architects for the hidden secrets of the universe, whether that be Giant monsters in Japan, super computers in mountains or the design of the multiverse. Chief among enemies is the Four a group of four superhumans who explore the strange secrets ( sound familiar?) but with no compassion for humanity. The struggle depicted is excellent to read and enjoy.
The Art in Planetary is simply amazing and must be seen to be believed.
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