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Summary: Dealing with the Issues
Review: First, let me say that I really enjoyed this book. The art was phenomenal and the story very good, but what made this book stand out is the issues that it dealt with. Let me explain. . . Without giving much away, this book centers on the question, 'Why do we need a Superman?'. Looking into the future, when Superman, Batman, and all the rest have grown old, and new 'super heroes' have entered the game, the book explores Superman's role in both the super hero world, and the mortal world. Kingdom Come asks very serious questions, and I think they do a great job of answering them. To top it off, the characters come across as being more real then in most of the stories. Their motives and thoughts are not made painfully obvious. Their actions are not a forgone conclusion, and they respond to the situations of the book like people. Buy it for the art. Buy it for one of the greatest super hero battles of all time (as ranked by Wizard). Buy it because almost every current day hero is in it. For whatever reason you buy it, you will probably enjoy it for the depth that it gives the subject.
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Summary: Perhaps the best superhero novel ever written
Review: I heartily recommend Elliot S. Maggin's novel Kingdom Come. It has been quite some time since I have so thoroughly enjoyed a novel by an author I was not familiar with. Kingdom Come is about DC Comics superheroes: Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and many more. But this novel bursts free from the constraints of its subgenre, turns convention on its head, and masterfully and respectfully deconstructs an entire mythos. Kingdom Come may be one of the best superhero novels every written, and there have been well over fifty prose novels published in this subgenre. Moreover, Kingdom Come is excellent science fiction, and is simply a fine novel, period. If you only read one comic-book based novel ever, make it Maggin's Kingdom Come. If you enjoy good novels and have ever been a comic book reader, you will love this book. Kingdom Come is more than simply an extremely well written, page-turning science fiction adventure. It is a tour de force journey through modern myth, spirituality, ethics, and the whole human condition.
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Summary: Yes
Review: The best comic book ever!!! Superman comes back!! Everyone should read this!! Great art!
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Summary: One of the better comic book stories ever made
Review: In all this time, the best of the "single-shot" stories I have read are Marvel Comics' The Secret Wars and the Infinity Gauntlet, and DC's Kingdom Come. With comics no longer just for kids, Kingdom Come deals with the current issue we're all facing: how do we live in a world where, with each generation, it's getting more and more violent? Using the rarer paint format, Alex Ross gives a fine rendering of the story to us. Mark Waid did a fine job developing a story like this. I'm 28 years old, I've been collecting comics since 1983 and I can attest that this is one book no one should pass up. Just don't buy the lousy sequel, The Kingdom. That one was pathetic!
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Summary: "KINGDOM COME" one, come all!
Review: I am an avid comic collector. I collect comics the way I buy books, and I found out, by accident, that amazon.com also has graphic novels. It's on now! I purchased KINGDOM COME on year ago, and, until I get my hands on others, it will be on my list as one of the most important comics on the market and should be read by all collectors. This is a story of what happens when too many people receives super powers, but not the responsibility that comes with it. Action packed with a superb storyline, characterization that went above and beyond the call of duty, and off the hook artwork, this book should be branded with 10 stars!
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Summary: AudioBook/Radio Play version is great!
Review: I am so impressed with the audio book version of Kingdom Come. I am a big fan of full cast audio productions (Radio Plays) so I was really looking forward to this. I don't know how they managed to get the voices so perfect. The story is great and the audio format really adds a new dimension. As Captain Marvel is my personal favorite, I was a little nervous to hear Billy say "Shazam!" Wow! I got goosbumps. My only wish is that they offered this on CD.
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Summary: Hot Concept
Review: The art is breathtaking. The story is captivating. Highlights include: The Magog/Superman/Joker subplot, The Batman/Wonder Woman Interchange at the great battle, and Superman's confrontation in the bar (One of my personal favorites). What really surprised me was I liked the portrayal of Captain Marvel. I didn't think that was possible. Extremely well done. I Loved the basic theme: What is the effect on humanity when surrounded by super powered protectors? How do we derive any identity or autonomy when surrounded by beings godlike in their scope? Are our dreams or contributions even important? This work ranks just below Watchmen as my all time favorite of the genre.
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Summary: a major disappointment
Review: After Elliot S. Maggin had so wonderfully succeeded in translating the ultra-visual graphic novel into a more traditional prose one, I had every hope that this dramatization would be yet another wonderful re-imagining. Sadly, this was not the case. The script istelf is not bad, being fairly faithful to both the original comics and the novel. It leaves the essential story points inact and while a few favored scenes might be missing it's definitely the same acclaimed story. The only complaint here is that sometimes there is a bit too much narrating going on for things which would be easily understood through dialogue and sound effects. In radio drama, the narrator's job should be to set the scene and help bridge transitions from scene to scene. Here the narration simply relates bits of physical action in a level of detail that stops the flow of the story in its tracks. What truly lets this production down, though, are the performances. None of the actors seem suited to the roles they play. Wonder Woman sounds far too young and does not come across as remotely commanding while Superman always sounds like he's making a speech and Batman mysteriously slips into a British accent at times. The voices for the secondary characters are by and large worse. Everyone sounds like they're going through the motions and simply reading off the page without thinking about the kind of story they're telling. What makes all of this even more disappointing is knowing how effective these characters can be with proper voice casting. Many of the same characters appeared in the animated Batman and Superman productions where the level of voice-talent lived up to the quality of the writing. I sincerely hope that if any future dramatizations of superhero stories are done for the audio medium that the producers will take this lesson to heart.
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Summary: The Boys are back in town!
Review: I grew up reading comics and it always seemed they were timeless, that the heroes never got old or seriously hurt but this book tells the story of what happened to some of those great DC comic book heroes like Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Flash as time went by and the next generation of heroes to come. I enjoyed reading this book it was easy reading, had a lot of action, and bought me back to a time when comic book reading was part of life. I would like to see more books like this where DC comic book heroes are brought to life in books like Marvel comics have been lately.
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Summary: A DC fan grown up
Review: When I was young I watched the Superfriends and the later Justice League cartoons. This book takes those and the comic books to a new level. The story is awsome and the artwork is the best I've ever seen in a book. The final battle's outcome was shocking. And the pictures of the result was just as shocking. I strongly recommend this book. Get the graphic novel for the pictures if nothing else.
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