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Ooh, shiny!
Nov. 12th, 2007 01:46 amSo I wander into Kings Comics to pick up my standing order, when I see on the shelves before me a thing of utter beauty:
Oh yes, it's Heroes Volume 1, the graphic novel collecting together the online comics. I hadn't even realised it was out yet. I spent twenty seconds staring at the gorgeous Alex Ross cover before I weakened and bought it.
It's a lovely volume. It contains the first 34 instalments of the online comics, an introduction by Masi Oka, and an interview with Jeff Loeb, Aron Eli Coleite, and Joe Pokaski about the creation of the comics. In addition, the Tim Sale paintings from the show are used as frontispieces for the stories, which is a nice touch.
It may surprise you to learn that I hadn't actually read the online comics before this. One of the reasons was that I figured they'd eventually release them in print. I love the net and all, but there's nothing quite like the feel of paper and the smell of ink. So reading this volume was like a voyage of discovery.
The short format - most of the stories are around five pages long - works well. There are glimpses into lives, moments of insight, and revelations about history. The Hiro and Nathan stories were two of my favourites, and it was fascinating to see backstory for characters like Eden and Linderman. I would have preferred the Hana Gitelman arc to be shorter, and for us to see more of the regular characters or the other guest characters, but that's a minor quibble. The graphic novel was a pleasure to read, and it reminded me how cool Season One was.
( More shiny pics this way! )
Oh yes, it's Heroes Volume 1, the graphic novel collecting together the online comics. I hadn't even realised it was out yet. I spent twenty seconds staring at the gorgeous Alex Ross cover before I weakened and bought it.
It's a lovely volume. It contains the first 34 instalments of the online comics, an introduction by Masi Oka, and an interview with Jeff Loeb, Aron Eli Coleite, and Joe Pokaski about the creation of the comics. In addition, the Tim Sale paintings from the show are used as frontispieces for the stories, which is a nice touch.
It may surprise you to learn that I hadn't actually read the online comics before this. One of the reasons was that I figured they'd eventually release them in print. I love the net and all, but there's nothing quite like the feel of paper and the smell of ink. So reading this volume was like a voyage of discovery.
The short format - most of the stories are around five pages long - works well. There are glimpses into lives, moments of insight, and revelations about history. The Hiro and Nathan stories were two of my favourites, and it was fascinating to see backstory for characters like Eden and Linderman. I would have preferred the Hana Gitelman arc to be shorter, and for us to see more of the regular characters or the other guest characters, but that's a minor quibble. The graphic novel was a pleasure to read, and it reminded me how cool Season One was.
( More shiny pics this way! )
