Up and atom! Bart Simpson’s favorite comic hero, Radioactive Man, is here to save the day for superhero comics fans both old and new. From Simpsons and Futurama creator Matt Groening comes Radioactive Repository Volume One, at long last giving the Atomic Avenger from the Platinum Age of Comics the showcase he so richly deserves.
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Born in the Plutonium Age of Comics,"Radioactive Man" has delighted comic aficionadoswith its savvy satire and pointed parodies of the lastsixty years of comic book history. Ever since hishistoric comic book debut in 1952 (in "The Simpsons"universe), Radioactive Man (otherwise known aslayabout playboy Claude Kane III) and his faithfulsidekick Fallout Boy (aka former juvenile delinquent RodRuntledge) have been making Zenith City safe frominsidious evildoers such as Dr. Crab, Magmo the LavaMan, Hypno-Head, Larva Girl, Larceny Lass, andRichard Milhous Nixon—to name but a few.
On a grander scale, Radioactive Man oftenbattles evil across the universe, and even betweendimensions, in the ranks of the Superior Squad,a super team of metahumans that includesCaptain Squid, Bug Boy, Plasmo the Mystic,Lure Lass, Weasel Woman, and Brave Heart!
For decades, fans have been clamoring for adeluxe collection of "Radioactive Man" tales. Now,at last, the Atomic Avenger receives the treatmenthe deserves in this comprehensive and historicarchival edition of his greatest adventures!
About the Author
Matt Groening, the creator and executive producer of the Emmy® Award-winning series The Simpsons, as well as creator of the cartoon strip "Life in Hell" and the animated FOX television series Futurama, is the man responsible for bringing animation back to primetime and creating an immortal nuclear family. In addition, Groening formed Bongo Comics Group in 1993 and currently serves as publisher of The Simpsons Library of Wisdom, Simpsons Episode Guides, Simpsons Comics, Bart Simpson Comics, Radioactive Man Comics, Simpsons Comics Treasure Trove, the annual Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror, Futurama Comics and more than 36 comic compilations, as well as many instant classics including Bart Simpsons Guide to Life, The Simpsons Handbook and The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album.
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Up And Atom!
Oct 19 2012
By Jonathan Balofsky
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When Bongo comics first started, they published a few series including Radioactive Man, supposedly the actual comics from the Simpsons universe. The series didn't sell well but new stories have been coming every so often and it's very clear that this is a labor of love. So much work is put into the stories that unless you are a hardcore fan of comics, you will miss many references. But the thing is, that doesn't matter, the stories can still be read and enjoyed without a feeling of confusion. Parodying superhero comics from the 50's to the 90's, Radioactive man is also a loving tribute to these stories (well maybe not so loving for certain parts of the 90's). This collection itself is a takeoff of marvel's masterworks line and DC's archives ( it even has a two spoof intros which are cool to read). The book is sturdy and well-built and the stories are fun to read. After reading it once, I read it again a few times and took away something new each time. Highly recommended.
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Super Cool
Aug 30 2012
By Castalia
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I love the design of this book even if it is a nuisance to try to read it on the NYC subway. It wouldn't fit into my bag so I had to carry an extra bag just for it. The black cover underneath the jacket is very cool. Carrying such a heavy tome around was worth the effort for all of the gut busting laughs this book contains, not to mention the finger biting adventures (I don't mean fingernails either). Buy it right away or you will always regret it.
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A Composite Of Every Superhero
April 22 2013
By SimpsonsFan99
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I don't know how he did it, but Simpsons creator Matt Groening has managed to create a superhero who is all his own with the lightning bolt on his head who incorporates elements of all the other superheroes that have ever been created. There is the super-strength of Superman; the secret identity of Bruce "Batman" Wayne and Clark "Superman" Kent; the red costume of The Flash and Captain Marvel; radioactive powers of Spider-Man and The Hulk; and even the patriotism of Captain America. All of the stories that have appeared in Radioactive Man Comics are gloriously compiled in this great volume, which I have had to keep renewing at the public library until I can buy my own copy. However, one story, "Planet of the Strange-O's" (from Simpsons Comics), was needlessly deleted and should have been included in this book. All in all, the greatest volume from what I consider a non-Simpsons title by Mr. Groening. Now all Radioactive Man needs is his own TV show.
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