Animal Man Vol. 1

Author:   Jeff Lemire ,  Travel Foreman
Publisher:   DC Comics
ISBN:  

9781401235079


Pages:   144
Publication Date:   15 May 2012
Recommended Age:   From 13 to 16 years
Format:   Paperback
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Animal Man Vol. 1


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"Animal Man Buddy Baker, has gone from """"super"""" man to family man - but is he strong enough to hold his family together when Maxine, his young daughter, starts to manifest her own dangerous powers? As these new abilities continue to terrify Buddy and his wife Ellen, things take a turn for the worse as Buddy begins a startling transformation of his own that will lead him on a journey into the heart of The Red. Collected here are the first 6 issues of this dramatic new series from writer Jeff Lemire (SWEET TOOTH) and artist Travel Foreman (The Immortal Iron Fist)!"

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Author:   Jeff Lemire ,  Travel Foreman
Publisher:   DC Comics
Imprint:   DC Comics
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 25.80cm
Weight:   0.258kg
ISBN:  

9781401235079


ISBN 10:   1401235077
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   15 May 2012
Recommended Age:   From 13 to 16 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

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Travel Foreman's art is innovative and excellently creepy when it needs to be, and will hopefully get a lot of eyes as Lemire's everyman hero makes his mark in the new DC Universe. - USA Today<br> <br> A profound meditation on consumer culture and the economy of disposability. - PopMatters <br> <br> Animal Man has the sensational Jeff Lemire at the helm. - Entertainment Weekly<br> <br> A strange, dark fantasy book with unpredictable plots and fantastic art. - Complex Magazine<br> <br> Haunting...Travel Foreman provides sleek, meticulous art that grounds the book in reality, and he uses inventive page layouts during the scenes in the Baker home to create visual excitement where the situations are less fantastic...Animal Man is just a cool, odd character, grounded in the real world but still very much a superhero. - The Onion AV Club<br> <br> I don't want to overhype it, but if you don't love it from the very first page, you're not human. - MTV Geek<br> <br> The best thing to come out of the DC relaunch. Absolutely knocked it out of the park...Gold stars for the creative team. - io9<br> <br> Visceral and intriguing. - SFX<br> <br> This book sets the benchmark. - Comic Book Resources<br> <br> A great introduction to Animal Man for new readers, while also giving long-time fans something fresh to be excited about. - IGN<br> <br> The character Jeff was meant to write. Lemire and Foreman did an amazing job. - Ain't It Cool News <br> Well-crafted and bold. - iFanboy, Pick of the Week<br> <br> Animal Man is one you can't pass up. - Bloody Disgusting, Pick of the Week


Tom writes: Last September DC Comics publisher of many famous comic book characters like Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman cancelled their entire publishing line and launched 52 all new number one comics. The aim was not only to revive interest in their decades old pantheon it was to reimagine them for a new generation. Animal Man is easily the most successful new title thanks not only to the sales and critical reaction but also in living up to the promise of new comics with new ideas for new readers. Buddy Baker is a family man, fledgling actor, animal rights activist and occasional super hero able to emulate the abilities of animals. The speed of a cheetah, the strength of a bear and flight of a bird are only a fraction of his capabilities. Despite this marvellous power very few people are aware of his efforts outside of his local community. Our introduction to this bizarre world is anything but bizarre itself -the Baker family at home trying to have dinner with matriarch Ellen slaving away and the children vying for attention. Lemire's intent is twofold; this is a family like any other but this is not a super hero book like anything else out there. Similarly Travel Foreman's art is like no other in main stream comics. His choice of panel layout makes the ordinary extraordinary, captivating readers from the get go. The books supernatural elements are teeming with originality and flair. Even the creepy antagonists - the Rot, the embodiment of death are bursting at the seams (in some cases quite literally) with life thanks to design work that is as creepy as anything you would find in a sci-fi horror flick (Alien, eat your heart out) The characters have a life of their own thanks to the masterful collaboration of Lemire's script (also an artist) and Foreman's art. This is absolutely a step in the right direction for DC Comics decade's old pantheon and should not be missed by comic book buffs as well as horror and fantasy readers.


Travel Foreman's art is innovative and excellently creepy when it needs to be, and will hopefully get a lot of eyes as Lemire's everyman hero makes his mark in the new DC Universe. - USA Today A profound meditation on consumer culture and the economy of disposability. - PopMatters Animal Man has the sensational Jeff Lemire at the helm. - Entertainment Weekly A strange, dark fantasy book with unpredictable plots and fantastic art. - Complex Magazine Haunting...Travel Foreman provides sleek, meticulous art that grounds the book in reality, and he uses inventive page layouts during the scenes in the Baker home to create visual excitement where the situations are less fantastic...Animal Man is just a cool, odd character, grounded in the real world but still very much a superhero. - The Onion AV Club I don't want to overhype it, but if you don't love it from the very first page, you're not human. - MTV Geek The best thing to come out of the DC relaunch. Absolutely knocked it out of the park...Gold stars for the creative team. - io9 Visceral and intriguing. - SFX This book sets the benchmark. - Comic Book Resources A great introduction to Animal Man for new readers, while also giving long-time fans something fresh to be excited about. - IGN The character Jeff was meant to write. Lemire and Foreman did an amazing job. - Ain't It Cool News Well-crafted and bold. - iFanboy, Pick of the Week Animal Man is one you can't pass up. - Bloody Disgusting, Pick of the Week Travel Foreman's art is innovative and excellently creepy when it needs to be, and will hopefully get a lot of eyes as Lemire's everyman hero makes his mark in the new DC Universe. USA Today A profound meditation on consumer culture and the economy of disposability. PopMatters Animal Man has the sensationalJeff Lemire at the helm. Entertainment Weekly A strange, dark fantasy book with unpredictable plots and fantastic art. Complex Magazine Haunting Travel Foreman provides sleek, meticulous art that grounds the book in reality, and he uses inventive page layouts during the scenes in the Baker home to create visual excitement where the situations are less fantastic Animal Man is just a cool, odd character, grounded in the real world but still very much a superhero. The Onion AV Club I don t want to overhype it, but if you don t love it from the very first page, you re not human. MTV Geek The best thing to come out of the DC relaunch. Absolutely knocked it out of the park Gold stars for the creative team. io9 Visceral and intriguing. SFX This book sets the benchmark. Comic Book Resources A great introduction to Animal Man for new readers, while also giving long-time fans something fresh to be excited about. IGN The character Jeff was meant to write. Lemire and Foreman did an amazing job. Ain t It Cool News Well-crafted and bold. iFanboy, Pick of the Week Animal Man is one you can t pass up. Bloody Disgusting, Pick of the Week Travel Foreman's art is innovative and excellently creepy when it needs to be, and will hopefully get a lot of eyes as Lemire's everyman hero makes his mark in the new DC Universe. - USA Today A profound meditation on consumer culture and the economy of disposability. - PopMatters Animal Man has the sensational Jeff Lemire at the helm. - Entertainment Weekly A strange, dark fantasy book with unpredictable plots and fantastic art. - Complex Magazine Haunting...Travel Foreman provides sleek, meticulous art that grounds the book in reality, and he uses inventive page layouts during the scenes in the Baker home to create visual excitement where the situations are less fantastic...Animal Man is just a cool, odd character, grounded in the real world but still very much a superhero. - The Onion AV Club I don't want to overhype it, but if you don't love it from the very first page, you're not human. - MTV Geek The best thing to come out of the DC relaunch. Absolutely knocked it out of the park...Gold stars for the creative team. - io9 Visceral and intriguing. - SFX This book sets the benchmark. - Comic Book Resources A great introduction to Animal Man for new readers, while also giving long-time fans something fresh to be excited about. - IGN The character Jeff was meant to write. Lemire and Foreman did an amazing job. - Ain't It Cool News Well-crafted and bold. - iFanboy, Pick of the Week Animal Man is one you can't pass up. - Bloody Disgusting, Pick of the Week


Travel Foreman's art is innovative and excellently creepy when it needs to be, and will hopefully get a lot of eyes as Lemire's everyman hero makes his mark in the new DC Universe. - USA Today A profound meditation on consumer culture and the economy of disposability. - PopMatters Animal Man has the sensational Jeff Lemire at the helm. - Entertainment Weekly A strange, dark fantasy book with unpredictable plots and fantastic art. - Complex Magazine Haunting...Travel Foreman provides sleek, meticulous art that grounds the book in reality, and he uses inventive page layouts during the scenes in the Baker home to create visual excitement where the situations are less fantastic...Animal Man is just a cool, odd character, grounded in the real world but still very much a superhero. - The Onion AV Club I don't want to overhype it, but if you don't love it from the very first page, you're not human. - MTV Geek The best thing to come out of the DC relaunch. Absolutely knocked it out of the park...Gold stars for the creative team. - io9 Visceral and intriguing. - SFX This book sets the benchmark. - Comic Book Resources A great introduction to Animal Man for new readers, while also giving long-time fans something fresh to be excited about. - IGN The character Jeff was meant to write. Lemire and Foreman did an amazing job. - Ain't It Cool News Well-crafted and bold. - iFanboy, Pick of the Week Animal Man is one you can't pass up. - Bloody Disgusting, Pick of the Week


Author Information

Award-winning Canadian cartoonist Jeff Lemire is the creator of the acclaimed monthly comic book series SWEET TOOTH published by DC/Vertigo and the award winning graphic novel Essex County published by Top Shelf. Now one of DC Comics cornerstone writers, Jeff was prominent in the publisher's recent New 52 line-wide relaunch as the writer of GREEN ARROW, ANIMAL MAN and FRANKENSTEIN- AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E. He has also written the monthly adventures of SUPERBOY, THE ATOM, and JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK. In 2008 Jeff won the Schuster Award for Best Canadian Cartoonist and The Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent. He also won the American Library Association's prestigious Alex Award, recognizing books for adults with specific teen appeal. He has also been nominated for 5 Eisner awards and 5 Harvey Awards. In 2010 Essex County was named as one of the five Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade. He currently lives and works in Toronto with his wife and son.

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