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Strange Tales II (2011)

by Jody LeHeup(Favorite Author)

3.58 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0785148221 (ISBN13: 9780785148227)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Marvel

series

Strange Tales MAX

review 1: The appeal is a bunch of my fave indie comics artists doing strange short shorts about superheroes. Think: alt-comics meets Marvel/DC, and you know, a lot of these folks as it turns out really not only grew up reading superhero comics but still like them.. The idea is of course that they go for funny, and while some of it is, some of it isn't, as is to be expected with a quick collection. One of Harvey Pekar's last stories, Jeffrey Brown, Kate Beaton, Michael DeForge, and it's all smile worthy, at the very least. I liked it, for the most part, and of course, as with these things, two or three are awesome.
review 2: Really cool set of comics. I must say, the ones I most appreciated were made by artists that I know for their decidedly un-superhero-based work (Kat... moree Beaton, Jeffrey Brown, etc). It's great to see a reimagining of characters that they clearly love but don't work with. I must confess, I think the artists who don't generally draw superheroes also created the most interesting panels. One day I may get past my bias against more traditional comic drawing styles, but until then, I'll always cringe a bit at superhero comics. less

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