Zachary Ferguson 2008-11-24

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This book is a great buy in my opinion. I read DC's 52 and the TPB Countdown to Adventure and wished to see more of Animal Man in action. I was not disappointed.


The truly stand out thing about this book is the story. While the issue titled "Coyotes Gospel" is most likely one of the most bizarre of current mainstream comics, the entire book is full interesting plots and sub currents between Animal Man and other characters like his family and villains he encounters. All of the characters in the book are very well written and the diatribe between Buddy Baker and his son or wife is easily imaginable in real life.

The art style in this book is reminiscent of older stories from the 80's and earlier, but it really lends character to the book. The scenes are well drawn out and characters actually look very complex, showing complete emotional expressions.

Being an avid fan of DC comics, I fully suggest purchasing this book if you wish to see more of a minor character that never really got the recognition it deserved until recently.

Stuart Floyd 2008-04-21

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I enjoyed this and remembered this from years ago and was lucky to come across it and collect and enjoy reading it and the great animation.

adead_poet@hotmail.com 2008-02-12

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Morrison is one of the gods of comic book writing, and you can see why with the animal man series. The story is great and only hints at what is to come. And I can't wait to get ahold of the next two books. The art was a little disappointing though.

Blue Tyson 2007-09-03

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Morrison is not your grandpa's comics writer. Your standard superhero type origin, and gets whackier from there. Buddy Baker finds a crashed alien spaceship type device, and he does something to him. He finds that he has gained the ability to gain abilities. This can only be done from all the wildlife that surrounds him at the time, so this can of course be problematic. Then it gets weirder.

N. Durham 2007-02-06

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One of the early titles that helped Grant Morrison make a name for himself in mainstream comics, Animal Man ended up being a hybrid of Morrison's love for classic comic storytelling, his views on animal rights, and above all, a shockingly brilliant series that broke the boundaries for what could be done in mainstream comic books. Without giving too much away of what else occurs in the later volumes, the first volume of Animal Man finds low level Justice League member Buddy Baker taking a new stance on animal rights as he makes some shocking discoveries at STAR Labs, as well as meets some very interesting characters along the way, including a run in with some of Hawkman's war-like people. There's also some very strange Looney Tunes-style antics going in the middle of the story that may seem not only out of place, but just plain mind boggling. However, once the realization dawns on you just what it all means, it's just another example of the brilliance on display from Morrison. Surprisingly violent (the collected graphic novels are now under DC's Vertigo title) and poignant to boot, what Buddy and his family go through are only hints and cues at things to come. The current Mirror Master is introduced here as well, and he will go on to play a pivotal role as things develop further, as will the mysterious, ghostly man that pops up now and then. If there's any negatives about the book, it's that the artwork doesn't always stand up as well as one would like, but that's only a minor complaint. All in all, Animal Man represents the fact that anything can be done in the comics medium, and if you've never given the series a look, you owe it to yourself to see just what helped make Grant Morrison the Alan Moore of his era.