The Twelve #12 of 12 eBook J Michael Straczynski Chris Weston
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The epic conclusion of THE TWELVE's fate comes to light.
The Twelve #12 of 12 eBook J Michael Straczynski Chris Weston
I recently found volume 1 at a discount.I quickly read the volume and decided needed the entire collection. So I purchased this hardcover collecting the entire series. Here's some feedback:
1. The characters are original and nostalgic. The heroes fit the era from which they are from (WW2).
2. Weston's art is great and appropriate to the story. I'd go so far as saying he's the perfect artist for the story.
3. JMS story is engaging and the reveals are shocking and timely. Nothing is revealed too soon or too late.
The story has twists, turns, romance, mystery, drama, comedy and tragedy
I quickly connected with the characters and I wanted to know more and see their lives successfully lived out.
4. I remember this book getting lots of hype from Marvel, but (if memory serves) the book lost some steam over the second half of the story.
It's a solid story, great art and some fun new characters.
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The Twelve #12 of 12 eBook J Michael Straczynski Chris Weston Reviews
This is part one of a story collecting the first half of the serial comics tale that eventually filled two volumes. I bought volume 1 and put it on a shelf until the second volume came out, since quick scan revealed it really couldn't be appreciated if I had to endure a long wait to read the rest of the story. So my review here carries the same title and rating as I gave to Volume 2 The Twelve - Volume 2. Both volumes are now coming out in a single hardcover Twelve. And after this, my comments are heavily pasted in from the review of volume 2, since my comments apply to both books. . . .
Having lost interest in the Marvel universe many years ago, I pick up their titles only to see work by particular creators as I did with this book. Other Marvel characters are seen in the briefest glimpses, mostly unmentioned except for World War II context, and the twelve heroes here are in their own world. Fortunately, a reader today can buy both books (this one, The Twelve - Volume 1 and Volume 2) at the same time instead of waiting years between the first half of the series and second as encountered by followers of the monthly serialization or the first volume. As with any work by JMS, the long story is tight, the characters mostly interesting, using story details that are so involving you overlook what too much thought reveals as logical inconsistencies. At first I was a bit put off on how some of the characters looked in costumes, till it struck me that a fit yet reporter who decides to pick up a gun and become a crime fighter vigilante is a thin guy in a brightly colored suit, hat, mask and opera cape, so of course he would look like your basic dork. The art and story all fit together.
It should be stated that I am a long-time fan of JMS, going back to his writing on the TV "Babylon 5" series and movies. So I grab many comic collections only because he wrote them, and really, he is best read as part of collections. Waiting the period for each issues of a serial to come out would drive you crazy. And with each of his efforts, such as another limited graphic series "Rising Stars," as happened for me in "Babylon 5," the audience gets just beyond the middle of the stories -- all written with a clear start, middle and ending, as he likes to say -- with high anticipation for what follows. There is a real strong high point about three-quarters through the tale, but then leading to an ending that is almost a let down. Don't misunderstand. This is a great read supported by interesting art, that you are flipping back to earlier sections to relive it after discovering later "reveals." It's just that the endings of this tale, as I find with anything by JMS, while upbeat and optimistic about the people, world or universe (depending on the canvas), feels so mundane in comparison to everything else. In the full story of The Twelve, after the evil doer is defeated, what comprised the last issues of the serialized publication mostly feel like filler. Yes, many people consider it both interesting and important to see where all of the characters went after the primary tale ends, but once again it felt like the back end takes too much space to say little.
I greatly enjoyed this graphic novel, collecting all the issues of The Twelve. I'm an unabashed fan of J. Michael Straczynski, going back to his days running Babylon 5 and more recently his work on Sense8. His movie and television writing is excellent, and it was no surprise to me when I started reading his comic book works that they too are assembled well and written with great intelligence, wit, and emotion.
The art is outstanding, especially the cover. Designed specifically to look old and worn, I did a doubletake when I first received this. I thought I'd been sold a poor quality used product. Upon closer look, though, it was actually in perfect condition.
The story itself is not earth-shattering, but I think it's well constructed and interesting throughout. In some ways, it can be seen as Marvel's answer to Watchmen, as many of the same themes apply. It's not as good as Watchmen, but I am particularly intrigued by the question of why certain people choose the life of a costumed hero, whether they have powers or not. The Twelve tackles this question expertly, and I felt satisfied by the whole experience.
I was extremely happy to see this series collected and given the Marvel hardcover treatment. I personally think this is Marvel's best limited series from the past decade, at least out of those that were intended to be limited. This one almost went the Sonic Disruptors/All Winners Squad Band of Heroes route and didn't get finished, due to apparently low sales and schedule conflicts for the creative team, which would've been a damned shame.
The Twelve is the story of ten World War II-era mystery men, one mystery woman, and a robot who ended up in suspended animation during the fall of Berlin, only to be discovered and awoken in the present day. The tale follows the group's attempts to try and get back into society, in a world that has drastically changed in sixty-five years.
Most of these characters only appeared once or twice in the old Timely/Marvel golden age comics, so anyone outside of a comic book expert has a blank slate to experience. I think the character with the most page time before this series was Electro, the robot who plays a pivotal role in several subplots in the story.
J. Michael Straczynski, one of the pop sensations of the current crop of comic book writers, provides a masterful script that has pretty much everything a comic book reader would want. The art is by Chris Weston, who is never afraid to make people look like, well, people. I enjoyed his work on Grant Morrison's The Filth series, and he shines here.
I would really like to see these characters brought into the Marvel NOW Universe, since they've all gone back into stagnation since the series ended. I suppose that's a pipe dream, since unless the character's slinging a shield today, the Golden Age is a long forgotten memory for the average comic book fan. Again, it's a damned shame, since The Twelve are great characters - fully-realized and believable.
I recently found volume 1 at a discount.
I quickly read the volume and decided needed the entire collection. So I purchased this hardcover collecting the entire series. Here's some feedback
1. The characters are original and nostalgic. The heroes fit the era from which they are from (WW2).
2. Weston's art is great and appropriate to the story. I'd go so far as saying he's the perfect artist for the story.
3. JMS story is engaging and the reveals are shocking and timely. Nothing is revealed too soon or too late.
The story has twists, turns, romance, mystery, drama, comedy and tragedy
I quickly connected with the characters and I wanted to know more and see their lives successfully lived out.
4. I remember this book getting lots of hype from Marvel, but (if memory serves) the book lost some steam over the second half of the story.
It's a solid story, great art and some fun new characters.
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