Alex Ross Terminator: The Burning Earth

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Summary: Solid Terminator story
Review: Before artist Alex Ross made a name for himself with Marvels and Kingdom Come, he made his debut with Terminator: The Burning Earth; a tie in with the Terminator 2 film. The story finds an aged adult John Connor leading the remnants of the human resistance against Skynet's forces as Skynet prepares one final attack on humanity. Ron Fortier's script is full of cheesey dialogue mixed in with some brilliant ideas and an anticlimatic ending. The real star of this graphic novel is Ross' artwork, which may not be as sophisticated as his recent work, it still manages to present the story brilliantly and perfectly fits the Terminator universe. This new "Digitally Remastered Collector's Edition" (sounds just like a DVD doesn't it?) seems to try to cash in on Ross' name rather than it's license, which made me a bit skeptical when I picked this up, but I was pleasently surprised for the most part. All in all, Terminator fans or fans of Ross' unique art should give this a look.

Rating:
Summary: Solid Terminator story
Review: Before artist Alex Ross made a name for himself with Marvels and Kingdom Come, he made his debut with Terminator: The Burning Earth; a tie in with the Terminator 2 film. The story finds an aged adult John Connor leading the remnants of the human resistance against Skynet's forces as Skynet prepares one final attack on humanity. Ron Fortier's script is full of cheesey dialogue mixed in with some brilliant ideas and an anticlimatic ending. The real star of this graphic novel is Ross' artwork, which may not be as sophisticated as his recent work, it still manages to present the story brilliantly and perfectly fits the Terminator universe. This new "Digitally Remastered Collector's Edition" (sounds just like a DVD doesn't it?) seems to try to cash in on Ross' name rather than it's license, which made me a bit skeptical when I picked this up, but I was pleasently surprised for the most part. All in all, Terminator fans or fans of Ross' unique art should give this a look.

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Summary: different but good
Review: burning earth is a story about the future briefily shown in the begining of the movie and during flash backs and dreams. it is the story of a middle aged john conner and his rebel band out to destroy skynet the master computer behind the terminators. a good storie that stays true to the first movie but of course it couldnt happen after the events of the second.

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Summary: Vintage Alex Ross?
Review: If you're an Alex Ross fan, like myself, you're probably anxious to see this early effort of his from awhile back. Beware - the artwork, even though digitally enhanced, or whatever they did with it, is murky and dark throughout, and, in some cases, I couldn't figure out what was going on in the panels. If you know somebody who has this, borrow it from them before deciding on whether or not to purchase a copy for yourself. My personal copy will probably be going on E-bay in the near future. Better to save up your sheckels and buy MYTHOLOGY - which is worth every cent, and then some.

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Summary: formative look at alex ross' first series
Review: It's his earliest work, but still fascinating. In some panels you see what his work will become. Yes, for hardcore Alex Ross freaks and completists, but worth it if you never saw it for the covers alone. Better yet, it's probably going to increase in value...