Silver Surfer: Parable

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Summary: one of the definitive Silver Surfer stories; a must own
Review: "Silver Surfer: Parable" TPB, is a sweeping picturesque` of the very essences of the Silver Surfer, an indubitable tour-de-force of a graphic novella, & absolutely, one of the definitive Silver Surfer takes ever materialize.

It fixates on the ground of religion and likewise, it emphasize on Silver Surfer's anti-thesis of an adversary, the notorious and gargantuan of an existence, literally & figuratively--- Galactus. Silver Surfer is a character I always loves and he is absolutely my second favorite superhero character only behind Spider-man.

A nutshell of this take burgeons when the alien Galactus arrives, & inexplicably radiates down from his mothercraft hovering atop our sky. Devoid of any actions, but merely as a passive observer standing tall aloft us, bidding his treacherous time. His majestic presence ramifies to a series of swaying consequences. The most significant of which, is the entrance of a charlatan preacher, his noble sister & a host of his followers. The faux clergyman decided for his end, to buy Galactus mien by volunteering to be his mouthpiece & embracing his false idealogy by concocting thru himself the words of the great one, which until this time , the cowing Galactus has yet to mouth any. Then mayhem & catastrophe of boundless proportion ensues... Enter the charismatic Silver Surfer who is living in this world & this time around, to lend succour to the masses with himself as stake.

By and by, as much as it is, the grandest & the crescendic juncture of this graphic novella is the enchanting, poetic & completely thought-provoking morality interplay via dialogue exchanges between the the two antipordal titans-- the virtuous Silver Surfer and the vile Galactus, which I think even Stan Lee himself could not superseded what he had invoked in this book. The conversation of both our hero and the menace magnifies the disparity scale in respect to each other's world views, ethics & personalities.

Never a Silver Surfer story had tapped this theme before-- religion, let alone vigorously, as did this magnificent book did. This piece of work is a streaking ray-like swoopings of every fibers, nuances, depth & breadth of the Silver Surfer character . It also greatly grazes upon ferociously & gratifyingly the mere one side of Galactus--sheer passive evilness. If you will like to learn more of Galactus, then you will need to pick-up his other books , since this title prioritizes Silver Surfer than Galactus himself.

To soft soap and hymm Stan Lee, he grasps the Surfer every nook & crater more than anyone else, since the Surfer is his primal conjuration. Stan Lee is one of the most versatiles & a boon of a writer in the whole industry. His talent vastly specializes on characterization, morality, & poignant tales. He also highly excels on telling an intricate & original story.

Jean Geraud Moebius, an internationally distinctive artist & as well the book appointed chore, in my opinion, as great as he is, his art is the only flaw--& huge at that, of this otherwise a majestic book. Perchance, he is not at his very best hemming this work. Nonetheless, the art leaves a lot to be desired as it is never conform to my taste. I find the art not at all eye-pleasing, perplexing, grimy & unfinished. Sad to say.

This sterling book has only 72 pages of contents, softbounded, comicbook size & to cap this off, is bounded with a sturdy but non-glossy cover.

Other graphic novels as scintillating & brace in the same line that are worth keeping tabs are "Origin : the true story of Wolverine" by Paul Jenkins; "Essential Spider-man vol. 1-3" by. Stan Lee; "Daredevil: the man without fear HC" by. Kevin Smith; "Villainy of Doctor Doom" by. Stan Lee; & "Rise of Apocalypse" by. Terry Kavanagh.

A must buy for any Silver Surfer fans.

Most highly recommended !

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Summary: An enjoyable 4 star read.
Review: I haven't read any material from Stan Lee for years. I also haven't read any material from Mobiues in years. So reading this graphic novel was a treat for me.

The story was solid. The art was solid. Everything about the book was solid.

It was not a masterpiece, but still I found it to be a solid 4 star read.

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Summary: More than I expected
Review: I'm someone who is slowly leaving the superherogenre in comics. Next to that I never was a very big fan of Stan Lee as a writer. My surpirse was big when I started reading this and noticed the actual depth in here.

An enormous spaceship enters earth and the world is in fear. It lands and a creature who calls himself Galactus comes out. At first people are in fear and nobody dares to displease him. Earth is entirely without war or terrorism for a moment. A fake disciple steps up and tells how Galactus is the returning incarnation of the Messiah. Because there has been worldpeace since Galactus landed the disciple is believed. People start worshipping the creature from beyond and follow Galactus' every worth. Questioning nothing. The entire world is soon in chaos. The Silver Surfer decides to step up out of the anonymous mass and tries to convince people to stop listening to Galactus. An 'act against God'...

Although the dialogue is full of cliches it's never bothering here, it reads away fluently. And what's more important, the story itself is interesting and honestly thought-provoking. Not only is a fight between good vs bad presented here, but it also makes you think on what grounds you decide something is good or bad. It emphasizes the importance of one thinking for oneself instead of blindly following something you believe in. To never stop questioning. A free mind is everything.
The art by Moebius, although not his best, is very good as well. His imaging of Silver Surfer is probably the best I'be seen so far. I'd definately recommend this to both superhero fans as non-superhero fans.

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Summary: Finally back in print
Review: Marvel has a real problem with keeping their best works in print. They've been making progress over the past few years, however, and this is one of them.

Written by one of the "founding fathers" of the Marvel Universe, Stan Lee used this book to make a return to one of his most outstanding creations. His Surfer tales of old had a style like none of his others, capturing basic themes in stories of galactic scope, with more than a hint of allegory and religious reference. This story reads like one of his classic tales. The art is provided by Moebius, and the Surfer has never looked better. Moebius' fine-line work, detail, and soft colors beautifully capture the mood of this story. I wish he would turn his attention to more work like this, but with the sorry writing in today's American super-hero comics, I can't blame him for keeping a low profile.

Stories don't come along like this very often, so check it out. It's in a softcover printing, so it's affordable. The only problem I have with the story is some of the Surfer's dialogue, which sounds as if it were lifted from fortune cookies or self-help books.

Rating:
Summary: Finally back in print
Review: Marvel has a real problem with keeping their best works in print. They've been making progress over the past few years, however, and this is one of them.

Written by one of the "founding fathers" of the Marvel Universe, Stan Lee used this book to make a return to one of his most outstanding creations. His Surfer tales of old had a style like none of his others, capturing basic themes in stories of galactic scope, with more than a hint of allegory and religious reference. This story reads like one of his classic tales. The art is provided by Moebius, and the Surfer has never looked better. Moebius' fine-line work, detail, and soft colors beautifully capture the mood of this story. I wish he would turn his attention to more work like this, but with the sorry writing in today's American super-hero comics, I can't blame him for keeping a low profile.

Stories don't come along like this very often, so check it out. It's in a softcover printing, so it's affordable. The only problem I have with the story is some of the Surfer's dialogue, which sounds as if it were lifted from fortune cookies or self-help books.

Rating:
Summary: Finally back in print
Review: Marvel has a real problem with keeping their best works in print. They've been making progress over the past few years, however, and this is one of them.

Written by one of the "founding fathers" of the Marvel Universe, Stan Lee used this book to make a return to one of his most outstanding creations. His Surfer tales of old had a style like none of his others, capturing basic themes in stories of galactic scope, with more than a hint of allegory and religious reference. This story reads like one of his classic tales. The art is provided by Moebius, and the Surfer has never looked better. Moebius' fine-line work, detail, and soft colors beautifully capture the mood of this story. I wish he would turn his attention to more work like this, but with the sorry writing in today's American super-hero comics, I can't blame him for keeping a low profile.

Stories don't come along like this very often, so check it out. It's in a softcover printing, so it's affordable. The only problem I have with the story is some of the Surfer's dialogue, which sounds as if it were lifted from fortune cookies or self-help books.

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Summary: definitive Silver Surfer story
Review: Silver Surfer: Parable TPB focuse in a religion themeand it also features Galactus. Silver Surfer is a character i always like and he is my 2nd favorite superhero character.The story itself in this book is quite good, it tackles religion, religion-themed central story, Silver Surfer personality and in that regards also Galactus' and the best moments in this book is about the convrsation between the SS and Galactus, which I think Stan Lee could not done better than it is on this book.The conversation of both SS and Galactus to each other magnifies their each different personalities.Through those cherished sequences, you can pinpoint and distinguish the vastly opposite and very different character of each others.

Stan Lee did agreat job on this story. SS story has never touched this theme or subject as thoroughly as this did.If you don't know the Surfer, you will know him as this book embodies accurately what the Surfer is about, and in that regards also Galactus'.In hailing and appreciating Stan Lee, I think he know the Surfer as well as anybody I've ever seen, though the Surfer is his creation. Going to this route is virtually practical in potraying the Surfer character, yet no one crosses this path before. I think Stan Lee is one of the most gifted writer in all of comics when it comes to nuances, firm understanding and know how of drawing the line in regards to his skill in characterization.

Though the art leaves alot to be desired as it not conformed to my taste. I find the art very confusing, and not pretty to look at which I think should be the bare minimum alongside the storytelling skills, composition and being a technician in regards to an artist's capabilities.

Pls. buy it.

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Summary: The Best Graphic Novel Marvel Has To Offer
Review: With a smooth calculated story that borders on religious teachings and fluid art by Moebius this is the best graphic novel available from Marvel Comics. The book is visualy astounding; with loose pencils that rely on inks the book has a flow that no other can match. It moves like cinema and Stan Lee wrote it. Moebius and Stan Lee. How can you go wrong?