Point Appertaining To Books Omega the Unknown Classic (Omega (1976) #1-10)
Title | : | Omega the Unknown Classic (Omega (1976) #1-10) |
Author | : | Steve Gerber |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 223 pages |
Published | : | December 14th 2005 by Marvel Comics Group (first published January 11th 2005) |
Categories | : | Sequential Art. Comics. Graphic Novels. Superheroes. Marvel. Fiction |
Steve Gerber
Paperback | Pages: 223 pages Rating: 3.47 | 169 Users | 28 Reviews
Description In Favor Of Books Omega the Unknown Classic (Omega (1976) #1-10)
Marvel's short-lived superstar fought enemies both infamous and obscure, but it took his death to unveil the story of his life It's demons, depowerment and drama when the Defenders discover the true secret of Omega and his mysterious charge Plus, the death of a super-villain who, so far, is still dead When was the last time you saw that? Guest-starring Spider-Man (if you look closely enough) Collects Omega: The Unknown #1-10 and Defenders #76-77.Declare Books Toward Omega the Unknown Classic (Omega (1976) #1-10)
Original Title: | Omega: The Unknown Classic TPB |
ISBN: | 0785120092 (ISBN13: 9780785120094) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Omega (1976) #1-10 |
Characters: | Valkyrie, Janet van Dyne, Heather Douglas, J. Jonah Jameson, Maxwell Dillon, Betty Brant, Richard Rory, Ruth Hart, Omega the Unknown, James-Michael Starling, Amber Grant, Dr. Thomas Barrow, Nick Delbello, John Nedly, Thomas 'Tank' Tyson, Dian Wilkins, Teresa Mendez, Gramps (Omega the Unkown), El Gato, Kurt Klemmer, Bart Dietzel, Robert L. Hunter, Greg Salinger, Thursday Rubinstein, Dibbuk, Dollar Bill, Patsy Walker, Ledge, Kyle Richmond, Bruce Banner, Peter Parker |
Rating Appertaining To Books Omega the Unknown Classic (Omega (1976) #1-10)
Ratings: 3.47 From 169 Users | 28 ReviewsAssess Appertaining To Books Omega the Unknown Classic (Omega (1976) #1-10)
Some interesting ideas that never really quite work.Gerber takes the basic idea of Superman, gives it a little twist and drops it into the marvel universe.Clever, but he then spends too much time on the kid and the stories all feel a bit forced. As if, Gerber had this great idea, but wasn't sure what to do with it, or maybe he was given a lot of restrictions by his editor and he couldn't get the story elements to come together.Steve Gerber graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in communications and took a job in advertising. To keep himself sane, he wrote bizarre short stories such as "Elves Against Hitler," "Conversion in a Terminal Subway," and "...And the Birds Hummed Dirges!" He noticed acquaintance Roy Thomas working at Marvel, and Thomas sent him Marvel's standard writing test, dialoguing
This is fantastic, just so everyone knows.
In about 1978 or -79, when I was about eight or nine years old, I took a driving vacation with my family. To keep me occupied in the back seat, my mom bought me one of those plastic wrapped three-packs of comics you could get at places like K-Mart. One of the comics in the pack was issue #10 of "Omega the Unknown." As #10 was last issue of an unsuccessful run, it was the worst possible place to try to pick up the story, but something about it stuck with me for years. It was grim and creepy in a
This was sort of fun back in the day in a corny, hokey way.
Good idea that was poorly executed it story, but for it's time, I'm sure it was profoundly mediocre. The main aspect that killed it for me and made it hard to push through was the narrative exposition. It seemed pointless and could have been made leaps and bounds better by Omega having some inner narrative instead of this disembodied voice that followed convention too easily. But the book isn't all bad, like I said, the idea behind the story was great and the conclusion really lifted the overall
This has a lot of mixed reviews but I thought this was excellent. It rattled along at a fast pace. The writing was good throughout. Good Art. And a story that tugged at the heartstrings, which was unusual for a comic from this time.
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