Strange Adventures
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Summary
Adam Strange is the hero of Rann， a man famous throughout the galaxy for his bravery and honor。 After leading his adopted home to victory in a great planetary war， Adam and his wife Alanna retire to Earth， where they are greeted by cheers， awards， and parades。 But not all is as happy and nice as it seems， as the decisions Adam made during battles on Rann come back to haunt his family and threaten the entire DC Universe。 And now a surprise DC hero will have to choose between saving Adam Strange and saving the world。
Reviews
Valéria。
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Another fricking gem from talented King with art by absolutely brilliant Gerads and Shaner。 He knows what he’s good at and these complex， emotional， superhero things is that。
Danny
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In the mid 80s， while outlining Watchmen， Alan Moore asked DC if he could utilize old Charlton comics characters for the story。 DC declined， arguing how they didn't want to ruin classic characters。 Characters no one was writing for。In the same time frame， Frank Miller reconfigured the Batman mythos with his Dark Knight miniseries。 He got angry letters from both professionals and fans about how he ruined their character。 The critics loved it， and in time， it was deemed a contemporary classic。 But In the mid 80s， while outlining Watchmen， Alan Moore asked DC if he could utilize old Charlton comics characters for the story。 DC declined， arguing how they didn't want to ruin classic characters。 Characters no one was writing for。In the same time frame， Frank Miller reconfigured the Batman mythos with his Dark Knight miniseries。 He got angry letters from both professionals and fans about how he ruined their character。 The critics loved it， and in time， it was deemed a contemporary classic。 But the persona had this massive transference into all forms of BatMedia。 One could argue that that's not the true Batman。In 1996， a movie based on the TV series Mission Impossible is released and becomes a huge hit。 It spawns multiple sequels and is generally seen as one of the best action franchises in film history。 But the first movie uses a beloved good-guy character as a secret villain in the movie。 It upset the original actor and old school fans of the show。 Now， hardly anyone remembers the show， least of all the importance of said character。Strange Adventures takes an old-school niche space opera comic book character and adds more pathos to it than most people probably saw coming。 He took this character and world and created a parable about war diplomacy。 What comes is a story， at times far too drawn out， that should piss off old school comic book fans of Adam Strange。Since I don't have a history with the character， and not many do， I was intrigued yet still shocked at how far King was permitted to go。 I suppose DC understands that in order to shake things up， you have to stop treating every single thing as sacred。 If you do so， it can have a great effect。 Not always， but on occasion。 I also want to applaud King for utilizing two very different artists to tell the story in a way that shows how comics have changed。 Doc Shaner brings old-school simplicity and bright colors to flashbacks， while Mitch Gerads does a more realistic muddied look for the present。 My sole problem really is that it can be a bit meandering towards the middle， but it does stir things up in an exciting and shocking way in the end。I know the ending received a mixed reception， and I can see why， I just disagree。 I'm ok with not having everything wrapped up tidy。 Perhaps it works for me because I don't have a historical love for Adam Strange or maybe because I wanted certain characters to finally be dealt the hand they deserved。 。。。more
Tomás Sendarrubias García
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Pues con la lectura de Strange Adventures， y las previas de El Sheriff de Babilonia y Mister Milagro， creo que el dueto Tom King/Mitch Gerard va ganando cada vez más posiciones en mis gustos comiqueros。 Creo que funcionan de una forma espectacular， y me encanta el trabajo de viñetas de Mitch Gerard， creo que narrativamente es uno de los muy grandes， o lo es al menos con Tom King， que creo que no le he visto por separado。 En fin， sobre Strange Adventures en concreto， el dueto repite el mismo esqu Pues con la lectura de Strange Adventures， y las previas de El Sheriff de Babilonia y Mister Milagro， creo que el dueto Tom King/Mitch Gerard va ganando cada vez más posiciones en mis gustos comiqueros。 Creo que funcionan de una forma espectacular， y me encanta el trabajo de viñetas de Mitch Gerard， creo que narrativamente es uno de los muy grandes， o lo es al menos con Tom King， que creo que no le he visto por separado。 En fin， sobre Strange Adventures en concreto， el dueto repite el mismo esquema con el que tuvieron un exitazo con Mister Milagro， un héroe relativamente desconocido y casado， en formato serie de doce números y en el que abordan temas que normalmente no son considerados propios de la literatura de superhéroes。 Aquí， la historia va a formarse alrededor de Adam Strange y su esposa Alanna， dos personajes de tercera/cuarta línea。 Adam Strange había sido un arqueólogo terrestre que se había visto atrapado en un proyecto extraterrestre， el Rayo Zeta， que le había teleportado al planeta Rann， donde se había convertido en un héroe que llevaba una mochila voladora y una pistola láser。 Adam había construido allí su familia， casándose con la "princesa" Alanna y teniendo una hija， Aleea， y había ido apareciendo y desapareciendo de forma intermitente en los cómics de DC desde su creación en 1958。 Tom King nos presenta un Adam Strange convertido en famoso en la Tierra después de haber escrito un libro en el que narra su experiencia en la guerra de Rann contra una raza de conquistadores galácticos， los Pykktos， pero durante una de sus firmas de libros， un hombre le acusa de crímenes de guerra y a los pocos días aparece muerto con heridas compatibles con un arma láser como la de Adam。。。 Así que para defender su inocencia pide la intervención de la Liga de la Justicia， solicita que Batman le investigue， pero al considerarse Batman implicado por su relación de trabajo con Adam， la investigación queda en manos de un agente independiente， Mister Terrific。。。 y pronto Mister Terrific va a comenzar a sospechar que hay algo que no funciona en la historia de Adam y Alanna， en su historia heroica y de superación， en la muerte de su hija Aleea en la batalla por Rann。。。 Así que con ese fondo， se va a desarrollar la trama de la historia de Tom King， que se va a complicar aún más cuando la Tierra se convierta en el objetivo de los derrotados Pykktos， que parecen decididos a vengarse aquí de lo que Adam Strange les hizo en Rann。。。 y cada vez vamos entrando en una historia de muchas capas que nos habla de estrés postraumático， de relaciones familiares， de la guerra。。。 Una lectura fascinante y absorbente。 。。。more
Slade Grayson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 When Tom King was a kid， he read Alan Moore's WATCHMEN。 And he's been trying to duplicate that story ever since with DC's B and C List characters。 What he misses every time is that Moore wasn't writing superheroes as dark and gritty characters， but that he was making them flesh and blood， with human frailties and flaws。 Even when Moore wrote a story using long established DC heroes， he added depth to them without changing their fundamental character。 For example: See how Moore handled Adam Stran When Tom King was a kid， he read Alan Moore's WATCHMEN。 And he's been trying to duplicate that story ever since with DC's B and C List characters。 What he misses every time is that Moore wasn't writing superheroes as dark and gritty characters， but that he was making them flesh and blood， with human frailties and flaws。 Even when Moore wrote a story using long established DC heroes， he added depth to them without changing their fundamental character。 For example: See how Moore handled Adam Strange in his Swamp Thing run and compare it to this。。。 whatever this is。King isn't the only one to blame， however。 I'm convinced that DC Comics no longer employs editors who actually care about story or continuity。 When once there were editors who would point out plot holes or out-of-character moments， it seems current editorial staff are quick to sign off on stories/issues/plots as long as there are enough pretty pictures to look at， or one or two shocking， "can you believe it？" fan fiction moments to cause a ripple of small talk at the comic shops。And maybe the DC editors are right。 Maybe today's readers don't care about stories that make sense， or that characters are suddenly acting much different than they have over the previous 60+ years。 Maybe readers only care about nice artwork today and "gotcha" moments， and that's enough to cover up a nonsensical story。 （The majority of positive reviews for this book seem to prove my point。）How nonsensical is the story？ Well， I can't list it all without getting into major plot points， so if you wish to avoid spoilers， stop reading now。*******************MASSIVE SPOILERS****************Adam Strange and his people are at war with another race on Rann。 The other race have interstellar ships， as shown later in the series， but for some reason， they're engaged in a war of hand-to-hand combat。 No bombing of cities （as they do to Earth later in the series）。 Adam is captured at some point， and instead of being executed， which you think would be the immediate choice of his captors， he's tortured。 It's unclear what he's tortured for because he doesn't really have any strategic information or useful secrets he can give up。 In fact， he'd be more useful to hold for ransom， but whatever。 They torture him。 （This plot hole is far from the most egregious one in the story。）Under torture， Adam turns traitor and makes a deal with the enemy: He'll give them the coordinates to Earth and help pave the way for them to conquer it。 For whatever reason， they trust Adam so much that they let him go after he promises to deliver his daughter to them as a hostage。 Does he go back home and laugh at what a bunch of suckers they are to have believed him？ Nope。 He fakes his daughter's death and delivers her to them as promised， then to make it look really good， he goes on a murderous rampage killing captured enemy soldiers and even wiping out a whole city。 Does the enemy retaliate by killing his daughter？ Nope。 They take it all as "part of the plan" （I guess， because it's never really explored）。 A victory， of sorts， is reached and Adam retires to Earth with his wife。 He spends months writing a book， then I assume more months getting an agent， a publisher， waiting for the book to be printed， a book tour scheduled， etc。 At a minimum， writing a book to getting it published and going on a book tour is about 18 months。 What's the enemy race doing during this time？ Waiting for Adam to send them a signal？ Watching Earth's entertainment news for book publication updates？ Reading sample chapters and sending Adam editorial notes？You'd think those would be enough plot holes， but no。 There are plenty more:* Why do they give up on conquering Rann and decide to go after Earth？ Why believe Adam in the first place？ Wouldn't they suspect it's all a lie told by a man under torture？* If Adam is really helping them， why does he warn the Justice League Earth is about to be invaded？ For that matter， why doesn't the League immediately believe him？ You would think if a space-faring hero showed up and said， "Earth is about to be invaded，" the League would jump to immediate attention。 Couldn't Green Lantern or Superman have done a little space recon to check out Adam's warning， at least？* Who's the guy at the book signing that accuses Adam of being a war criminal？ How would he know what Adam did or didn't do on another planet？ Is there some sort of interplanetary Reddit？* If the guy is just some crackpot， why does Adam kill him？ And then asks Batman to investigate to clear his name？ Um， wouldn't you go to a less competent detective if you were trying to clear your name of a murder charge？* Why give Mr。 Terrific access to everything if he's really guilty？ * Imagine if Batman had gone to Martian Manhunter to investigate the murder allegation。 "I read his mind。 He's guilty of murder， and is working as an enemy agent against Rann and Earth。"* Bible quotes in his book to give his daughter a coded message on why he did what he did？ Really？ She's been gone for years。 Why would he think she's still alive？ Or would one day read his book and search for clues as to his traitorous behavior？Okay， you could say that a lot of Adam's actions are the result of a fractured psyche caused by being held prisoner and tortured by the enemy， but that doesn't explain why the other characters （his captors， the Justice League， Adam's wife） all act so illogically throughout the story。 You know what would have worked？ If Adam had been brainwashed。 Or replaced with an alien clone。 Or anything else， really。 I'm reminded of a line I read in a review of a different book:"Standing on the shoulders of giants to spit on their creations。"If you're going to destroy a long running character， it shouldn't be for an incoherent mess of a story like this one。 。。。more
kelton mann richardson
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Hands off！Why disgrace a classic dc character？ What a novel thing to do now a days。This take on Adam strange is akin to movie remakes。since you can't come up with something new just tarnish an existing character or idea。its easier than actual work。 Hands off！Why disgrace a classic dc character？ What a novel thing to do now a days。This take on Adam strange is akin to movie remakes。since you can't come up with something new just tarnish an existing character or idea。its easier than actual work。 。。。more
Trevor Dailey
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This book is why I enjoy the DC Black Label imprint。 Before I started reading this excellent trade， I didn't know anything about Adam Strange。 Don't let that scare you off。 Tom King's plotting and dialog are brilliant， and the art team's work is gorgeous。 I don't want to explain too much。 If you have ever read pulpy science fiction like John Carter or anything post-modern like SAGA， you should check this out！ Read via Hoopla。 This book is why I enjoy the DC Black Label imprint。 Before I started reading this excellent trade， I didn't know anything about Adam Strange。 Don't let that scare you off。 Tom King's plotting and dialog are brilliant， and the art team's work is gorgeous。 I don't want to explain too much。 If you have ever read pulpy science fiction like John Carter or anything post-modern like SAGA， you should check this out！ Read via Hoopla。 。。。more
cloverina
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。5Have my standards been getting higher lately？ I've been giving a lot of below-4-star ratings， but I used to give almost only 4 star reviews。 Maybe I've just been reading slightly worse stuff。 Who knows。Anyways， Adam Strange sucks。 A lot。I'll mark this review as spoilers since that's kind of the big reveal of the book， but I have to mention it。 If he was originally written as a likeable character， I don't think I can read the original books and look at him the same anymore。 That's not to say I 3。5Have my standards been getting higher lately？ I've been giving a lot of below-4-star ratings， but I used to give almost only 4 star reviews。 Maybe I've just been reading slightly worse stuff。 Who knows。Anyways， Adam Strange sucks。 A lot。I'll mark this review as spoilers since that's kind of the big reveal of the book， but I have to mention it。 If he was originally written as a likeable character， I don't think I can read the original books and look at him the same anymore。 That's not to say I don't like the way King wrote him， I think he did a great job there。 He wrote him to be a bad person， and I think that's an interesting angle that's explored in a good way。 This was an interesting story that kept me reading。 I can't really tell if the length helped or hurt it， because on one hand I think the story was consistently pretty intriguing， but I also might have been bored for a couple issues？ I can't remember。 Basically， that's not why it's 。5 lower than Mister Miracle。 It's because of all that dang time skipping！ It made sense in the last couple issues， but in almost every issue before it the time skips had me lost。 How was I supposed to know when they were set？！ One moment he had a beard， one moment he had a buzzcut， and the next he had a clean shaven face！ The one that confused me most is when he was tortured（？） by the not Rannian but also not Pykkt alien guy， which was just kind of thrown in there without explanation。 That really threw me off。 Other than that， this was a great story。 Mister Terrific was definitely the best part of the story， so the ending made me happy。 I'm glad Allana got away from Adam。 Mitch Gerads' art is always good， and I'd never heard of Evan Shaner， but his art was good too。 I didn't mind the switching between the two。 Overall， about a 4 star story with 4 star art that's hurt by the confusing time skips。 If you liked Mister Miracle， this doesn't capture the same special things that Mister Miracle did， but it's still worth a read if you don't mind the length。 。。。more
Chad
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A tale of two Adam and Alanna Stranges。 One taking place now on Earth drawn by Mitch Gerads， the other by Evan Shaner flashing back to the war on Rann。 Adam seems to be hiding some things about the war， while warning that the aliens who attacked Rann will soon be coming to Earth。 Mr。 Terrific is tasked to look into the Stranges after an angry fan was murdered。 So you have a tale moving forward on Earth while on Rann we get some old-fashioned， sci-fi pulp goodness as Adam and Alanna try to unite A tale of two Adam and Alanna Stranges。 One taking place now on Earth drawn by Mitch Gerads， the other by Evan Shaner flashing back to the war on Rann。 Adam seems to be hiding some things about the war， while warning that the aliens who attacked Rann will soon be coming to Earth。 Mr。 Terrific is tasked to look into the Stranges after an angry fan was murdered。 So you have a tale moving forward on Earth while on Rann we get some old-fashioned， sci-fi pulp goodness as Adam and Alanna try to unite the races of Rann to fight back against the invaders。 It's one of those stories where if you liked what Tom King did with Mister Miracle， you'll probably enjoy this too。 。。。more
Joe Schiro
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A dive into Adam Strange’s past and present。 I really liked the contrasting art styles between time periods。 I hope DC does more like this！
oisin carr
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Absolutely stunning Simply incredible story more than a little reminiscent of 80s and 90s deconstructionismin comics but with an amazing depth and insight into the grey areas of how we treat and talk about war， this one will stick with me for a long time。
Alex Sarll
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This one is mostly on me， because the first half of Human Target made me think that maybe I'd been too harsh on Tom King's 12-issue puzzle boxes。 This despite my reservations， and despite knowing full well that much of what I enjoyed there was the glamour of Greg Smallwood's art。 Here， on the other hand， it's known King associate Mitch Gerads teaming up with Evan 'Doc' Shaner， and the visuals are that overfamiliar mix of a shiny veneer – but what is the truth behind it， aaaah？ Put it this way: t This one is mostly on me， because the first half of Human Target made me think that maybe I'd been too harsh on Tom King's 12-issue puzzle boxes。 This despite my reservations， and despite knowing full well that much of what I enjoyed there was the glamour of Greg Smallwood's art。 Here， on the other hand， it's known King associate Mitch Gerads teaming up with Evan 'Doc' Shaner， and the visuals are that overfamiliar mix of a shiny veneer – but what is the truth behind it， aaaah？ Put it this way: the cover of the first issue， half-reproduced and half-tidied for the collection， has Adam Strange with a crude speech bubble saying "I KILL"， and "SPACE LIAR" on his helmet – makes u think detournement on a level of which even Banksy would be ashamed。 I mean， they could at least have done a classic three-line cock on his forehead too， but instead we get STRANGER DANGER across his chest， though the implication that DC's Flash Gordon knock-off is a nonce isn't one the story follows up。 For which we should probably be grateful， because it would fit perfectly with this photocopy of a photocopy of revisionist eighties superhero books。 Strange longing for the good old days of villains easily defeated with clever science tricks， instead of war crimes， while he gets caught up in a situation back on Earth which makes unobjectionable yet also deeply unoriginal points about fake news and media polarisation。 King all the while trying as desperately as ever to be the new Alan Moore， closing each issue with a quote from a comics old-timer about the industry as if that adds rather than merely gesturing at a level of metafictional depth。 Instead coming across more like Geoff Johns trying to reinvent himself as one of the cool kids， yet still unable to refrain from sobbing 'Why aren't comics fun and innocent anymore'， while somehow never noticing that he himself has just written yet another comic about a massacre。 。。。more
Daniel G Keohane
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Very clever （and beautifully drawn/rendered） story， it's massive both in size and ambition。 Hard to explain and still give it enough credit， let's just say it had me turning pages again and again to see what was coming around the corner。 Right up there with the likes of SAGA and other series which make you think。 Very clever （and beautifully drawn/rendered） story， it's massive both in size and ambition。 Hard to explain and still give it enough credit， let's just say it had me turning pages again and again to see what was coming around the corner。 Right up there with the likes of SAGA and other series which make you think。 。。。more
Angel Ortiz
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The graphic novel has become the perfect storyboardThe cinematographic visualization par excellence since the superhero cinema has invaded us for more than a decade。 Watchmen is a clear example of what should not be done in terms of free adaptations full of licenses that deviate from the original outline of the story written and drawn by graphic artists。 Why do I mention Watchmen？ Because Tom King's Adam Strange is not a simple story， it is a complex universe designed to the millimeter to become The graphic novel has become the perfect storyboardThe cinematographic visualization par excellence since the superhero cinema has invaded us for more than a decade。 Watchmen is a clear example of what should not be done in terms of free adaptations full of licenses that deviate from the original outline of the story written and drawn by graphic artists。 Why do I mention Watchmen？ Because Tom King's Adam Strange is not a simple story， it is a complex universe designed to the millimeter to become an excellent film adaptation: in the right hands。 。。。more
Rolando Marono
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Tenía rato que quería leer esta obra， como todo lo que saca Tom King， no puedo esperar para echarle una leída。 Lo compre en kindle a muy buen precio al final del año， pero quería disfrutarlo a colores así que tuve que esperar a que mi Ipad volviera a mí。 Una vez que lo empecé no pude parar。Si， otra historia de guerra de King。Si， otra historia con paralelismos al 9/11。Si， otra historia de moralidades grises y decisiones difíciles。Pero no sé por qué， esta me pegó más duro que Sheriff u Omega men， Tenía rato que quería leer esta obra， como todo lo que saca Tom King， no puedo esperar para echarle una leída。 Lo compre en kindle a muy buen precio al final del año， pero quería disfrutarlo a colores así que tuve que esperar a que mi Ipad volviera a mí。 Una vez que lo empecé no pude parar。Si， otra historia de guerra de King。Si， otra historia con paralelismos al 9/11。Si， otra historia de moralidades grises y decisiones difíciles。Pero no sé por qué， esta me pegó más duro que Sheriff u Omega men， que tienen temáticas parecidas。Quizá es muy larga para lo que es， al contar dos "historias" al mismo tiempo， King extiende un poco su historia。Me gustó mucho que es una especie de meta libro。 Tenemos a Adam Strange lanzando sus memorias en un libro llamado Strange Adventures， esa parte la tenemos en el cómic y está ilustrada por Doc Shaner， el estilo es más pulpy de tira cómica de antes。 Y lo que está viviendo Adam actualmente tras lanzar su libro， lo ilustra Mitch Gerads con un estilo más Noir。 Ese cambio me parece genial， y no siempre es de página a página， a veces en la misma página tenemos ambas。 ¿La historia del pasado es necesaria？ Creo que no， ayuda a entender las motivaciones de Adam y Alana pero si lo analizas fríamente， quizá no。De todos modos es un libro crudo。 Trata la guerra y el tema de que en las guerras no hay ni héroes ni villanos de una manera muy clara y pegadora。 Hubo varios diálogos que quedaron marcados， y algunos cuadros con las expresiones de los personajes también。 Al acabarlo de leer me quedé pensando todavía en lo que leí。 Wow。 Creo que esta es una de esas historias que volvería a leer más adelante。De mis favoritas de Tom King hasta ahora。 。。。more
DOUGLAS J BERRY
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Two dimensions into three。Good color artwork。 Do not read this if you are a fan of the original book。 Adam strange was always a fantasy and lie。 This gradually reveals the truth。。。any hero who lives long enough becomes a villain。。。 Real heros die young or ride off into the sunset。 The princess loses her innocence or purity。 All wars are crimes， the best you can hope for is survival。
Luke
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goddamn I love comic books
Peter Derk
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In the Tom King Universe， this one is not my least favorite， also not favorite。 Right there in the middle。 Great review， Pete。 With stirring lines like that， you'll be working for Wizard: The Comics Magazine， in no time！Man， that was like the dream job back in the day。 You'd read comics， then write stuff about them， and that would be your job？ How sweet would that be？At 17， if you'd told me the cost of such a job would by dying a virgin， I'd be like， "Forget it。" At 39， if you told me the same t In the Tom King Universe， this one is not my least favorite， also not favorite。 Right there in the middle。 Great review， Pete。 With stirring lines like that， you'll be working for Wizard: The Comics Magazine， in no time！Man， that was like the dream job back in the day。 You'd read comics， then write stuff about them， and that would be your job？ How sweet would that be？At 17， if you'd told me the cost of such a job would by dying a virgin， I'd be like， "Forget it。" At 39， if you told me the same thing。。。I'd ask how long I have to get back to you on it。 。。。more
Stewart Mitchell
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I’m about to dive into a massive novel so I wanted to read one final， easy thing before getting in over my head。 This was perfect， it really scratched the comic book itch that I only get about twice a year now。 Tom King is clearly the best writer in comics today， and this was among the best things I’ve read from him so far。 Recommended。
Juan Sanmiguel
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Adam Strange and his wife have returned to Earth from Rann。 He is promoting his auto biography。 A protestor at a book signing is killed。 Strange asks Batman to investigate and chooses Mister Terrific to do the job。 We take a hard look at the Strange’s last battle on Rann。 This is a deconstruction at the tropes that are part of Adam Strange’s origin。 It is engaging， and powerful。
Marcelo Soares
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Pew Pew！Gibizinho triste do Tom King; vocês já sabem como funciona， sábado， calor infernal， rockzinho， gibizinho e a vida vai meio que assim mesmo。Primeiro， a arte é fantástica。 O Gerards já é conhecido da galera; agora o Doc Shaner， putaquepariu， as cenas do espaço tem uma vibe Space Ghost in Techinicolor que eu não sabia que precisava。 Absolutamente fantástico。Sobre a história; é uma história sobre como Adam Strange venceu a guerra contra os Pykts em Rann e， com a esposa， vem avisar a Terra qu Pew Pew！Gibizinho triste do Tom King; vocês já sabem como funciona， sábado， calor infernal， rockzinho， gibizinho e a vida vai meio que assim mesmo。Primeiro， a arte é fantástica。 O Gerards já é conhecido da galera; agora o Doc Shaner， putaquepariu， as cenas do espaço tem uma vibe Space Ghost in Techinicolor que eu não sabia que precisava。 Absolutamente fantástico。Sobre a história; é uma história sobre como Adam Strange venceu a guerra contra os Pykts em Rann e， com a esposa， vem avisar a Terra que nós podemos ser o próximo alvo。 E adivinha o que acontece？ Não interessa， a história não é sobre isso。A história é sobre decisões impossíveis。E sobre como o Adam Strange precisa decidir， e sobre o que ele decide。Há vários elementos que nós já lemos no Tom King; o Sr Incrível me lembrou do Xerife da Babilônia; o Adam Strange do Kyle dos Omega Men; a Alana do Batman。 E todos eles da dor。A guerra é vendida como algo heróico， como se o sacrifício de alguém por um ideal obscuro sobre nobre e honrado; especialmente por quem ganha e por quem ganha com a guerra。 "Não sei que país acima de tudo！ Não sei que deus acima de todos" e essas bobajadas que se escutam por ali dão uma espécie de desculpa para ganhar a guerra a qualquer custo。Mas um dia o preço chega。E o preço chegou pro Adam， pra Alanna， cosiderando uma ou outra coisa li no meio até pro Sr Incrível e pro Batman; mas eles são os heróis， então pode。 。。。more
Niche
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Bummed me outMore and more I feel like Black Label is less about R-rated super hero comics and more about trying to out edgelord Identity Crisis。
Broganne
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As someone who doesn’t usually enjoy comics， but decided to give this one a chance… WOW！ The art was amazing and the story was brilliant
Jake
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Tom King keeps finding characters I've never cared about and makes them engaging， heroic， flawed and wonderful。 I have never even heard of Adam Strange or cared for Mr。 Terrific but I can't wait to read more！ Tom King keeps finding characters I've never cared about and makes them engaging， heroic， flawed and wonderful。 I have never even heard of Adam Strange or cared for Mr。 Terrific but I can't wait to read more！ 。。。more
Colin Parfitt
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UnderwhelmedThe idea of a superhero whodunnit is very clever - as is the two different art styles to represent Now and The Past。 This also has a twist that is much darker than I would expect from a superhero book。Unfortunately， it's over long and the central concept - Adam Strange is the only person who can travel between Earth & Rann makes no sense as several characters zip back and forth without explanation。Very frustrating。 UnderwhelmedThe idea of a superhero whodunnit is very clever - as is the two different art styles to represent Now and The Past。 This also has a twist that is much darker than I would expect from a superhero book。Unfortunately， it's over long and the central concept - Adam Strange is the only person who can travel between Earth & Rann makes no sense as several characters zip back and forth without explanation。Very frustrating。 。。。more
Sal
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I'm no Tom King fan， and I'm a big Adam Strange mark， so the idea that King would take a revisionist approach to the character so as to explore the moral failings of pulp space-heroes （or， more apropos to King's background as a former CIA operative， an analogue of a military war-hero） who wage war against entire civilizations （coded as barbarian hordes） ought to put me off， but this is arguably King's most ambitious work: Enlisting two artists who are tasked with indicating Strange's time on Ran I'm no Tom King fan， and I'm a big Adam Strange mark， so the idea that King would take a revisionist approach to the character so as to explore the moral failings of pulp space-heroes （or， more apropos to King's background as a former CIA operative， an analogue of a military war-hero） who wage war against entire civilizations （coded as barbarian hordes） ought to put me off， but this is arguably King's most ambitious work: Enlisting two artists who are tasked with indicating Strange's time on Ranagar and Earth， respectively， drawing different panels of the same page in most cases。 Such a complicated approach to comic book storytelling invariably constitutes a workflow nightmare for any editorial team， who are given credit for each of the twelve issue in this collection--a rarity in comics， since the editor（s） is/are almost always only credited in small print at the beginning of a trade collection such as this。 This formal gambit could have resulted in disaster， but it works （mostly） and King writes Mr。 Terrific， Batman and Superman very well。 Furthermore， critical deconstructions of the simplistic， often reactionary and status-quo-affirming ideologies inherent in pulp fiction （to say nothing of the overt racist paranoia inherent in Lovecraft and others） are always welcome AFAIC。 。。。more
Joshua
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Really well done in the complexity of character development and the chronology of the story telling like King's other comics。 I wish there were more twists in the revelation of the ultimate truth about Adam Strange （and stories about superheroes being fundamentally maybe irredeemably flawed aren't my cup of tea）。 Really well done in the complexity of character development and the chronology of the story telling like King's other comics。 I wish there were more twists in the revelation of the ultimate truth about Adam Strange （and stories about superheroes being fundamentally maybe irredeemably flawed aren't my cup of tea）。 。。。more
Thubelihle Zondi
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Scared MeBig epic superhero storytelling。 Psychological exploration of trauma。 Gorgeous imagination-quenching visuals。 The end is scarier than it had any right to be。
Fraser Simons
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King comes along and takes another esoteric character I had never heard of and manages to make a pretty subversive and transgressive narrative。 At the start， we have Adam Strange’s return to earth and the publication of a fictional book， about the account of the war on Rann， where he met his wife， had a daughter， and repelled an alien invasion。 He’s now a celebrity， and the limelight is ever so bright。 When an accusation from a fanatic about How he won the war on Rann raises questions about his King comes along and takes another esoteric character I had never heard of and manages to make a pretty subversive and transgressive narrative。 At the start， we have Adam Strange’s return to earth and the publication of a fictional book， about the account of the war on Rann， where he met his wife， had a daughter， and repelled an alien invasion。 He’s now a celebrity， and the limelight is ever so bright。 When an accusation from a fanatic about How he won the war on Rann raises questions about his account， Mr Terrific （another esoteric hero I’d never heard of） is commissioned to dig up the truth; with the notion from Strange endorsing this， ostensibly， to have him exonerated。 But things get far more twisty。 There’s a dual narrative of past and present， the past possibly being the actual fictional book that was printed， but I’m not sure that was ever expressly said - it just seems initiative based on what unfolds。 As the truth is being dug up an alien invasion is also coming for earth， and we slowly learn who this Adam Strange is， who is leading the force against the invasion， as he did on Rann。What makes this very nearly perfect is how it transgresses from the comics to the real world immediately。 It’s about fiction itself。 The veracity of memoir and the stories we tell ourselves being who we actually are， and then the commodification of that。 Comics are absolutely a form of story that resonates with the morality tales of myths， which is why they’re so successful。 But What is a hero in modern times in modern war？ What is good and bad？ Through the interrogation of Strange and his actions， as well as what happened to him， his subsequent trauma from the war， we end up with an allegory that’s able to explore a lot of questions while delivering a super hero comic that is actually new and interesting。 It is so hard to find compelling stories that aren’t just regurgitating their own past。 Everything about this is interesting because it’s not really a story that would be compelling to read to most readers of super hero comics。 It does have some similar beats and some action， but it’s also methodical and slow， as is King’s way。 It pokes at nationalism in a way that very few comics do。 They gesture at it rather than actually do it， typically。 And it’s willing to subvert more expectations， particularly around the hero archetype。 It’s absolutely a story for me， but maybe that’s because I’m very bored with typical super hero stories and I am steeped in the lore of comics as a format。 。。。more
David Friedman
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Another sad beautiful deconstruction of a classic hero from Tom King。
Jonathan Bartholomew
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Excellent story。 Tom King is absolutely a modern great。
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I don't have personal preferences or opinions since I don't hold feelings or thoughts。 Hence， I can't provide you with a personal opinion regarding the book 'Strange Adventures。' However， I can give you a general idea of the book's plot and reviews。 'Strange Adventures' is a graphic novel written by Tom King and illustrated by Mitch Gerads and Evan "Doc" Shaner。 It features Adam Strange， a science fiction superhero who protects the galaxy from extraterrestrial threats。 The book centers on Adam's personal struggles and his uncertain place in both the world of humans and outer space。 The book has received positive reviews， with critics praising its unique storytelling and captivating artwork。 The narrative combines elements of mystery， sci-fi， and superhero genres， providing a fresh take on the traditional superhero story。 Overall， if you are fond of science fiction stories and graphic novels， 'Strange Adventures' may be a book worth exploring。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I cannot form an opinion about books。 However， I can provide information about 'Strange Adventures' book。 'Strange Adventures' is a comic book series published by DC Comics。 The first issue of the series was published in March 2020。 The series is created by Tom King， Mitch Gerads， and Evan "Doc" Shaner。 The book centers around the character of Adam Strange， who is a space adventurer。 The series consists of twelve issues and has received critical acclaim for its unique storytelling and artwork。 The book explores the themes of science fiction， adventure， and mystery。 If you are a fan of science fiction comics， you might enjoy reading 'Strange Adventures。'
tpg2
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I apologize， as an AI language model， I do not have personal preferences， but I can tell you that 'Strange Adventures' is a science fiction anthology of short stories edited by Canadian author Leo Margulies。 The book was originally published in 1950 and features works by authors such as Ray Bradbury， H。P。 Lovecraft， and John Wyndham。 The stories all share a common theme of "strange adventures" and explore unique concepts within the realm of science fiction。 Overall， the book has received critical acclaim and is still regarded as a classic in the genre。
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