- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: WildStorm; 1st edition edition (Aug 1 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1563896648
- ISBN-13: 978-1563896644
- Product Dimensions: 16.6 x 1.1 x 25.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #355,855 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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As his 1980's masterwork Watchmen proved so magnificently, Alan Moore's greatest talent is taking a classic format and re-imagining it with a fresh perspective. After years of heated animosity with the comics industry while chucking out the odd masterpiece (From Hell), Moore returned to the mainstream with a vengeance with "America's Best Comics", writing no less than five titles a month at the turn of the Millennium. Headlining ABC is Tom Strong, Moore's supremely enjoyable take on the "Thrilling Tales" pulp comics of the 1930s and 40s. A square-jawed hero of the classic mould, Tom Strong is the peak of mental and physical perfection, raised on the mysterious island of Attabar Teru after his parents became shipwrecked there in 1899. A century later, he's the saviour of Millennium City, still fighting fit thanks to the age-defying powers of the "Goloka Root" and aided by his wife, daughter, his steam-powered butler Pneuman and an intelligent (English) ape called King Solomon. In these first seven issues Moore provides a wonderfully rendered homage, with Tom constantly leaping into danger with a sense of selfless heroism that would make Superman envious. Whether it be alien threats, ancient curses, the fiendish plans of Tom's nemesis Paul Saveen or struggles facing the lethal landscape of Prehistoric Earth, Moore weaves short, sharp and undeniably thrilling stories that are free of the tired grim'n'gritty cynicism so common in comics. With such high-calibre storytelling, and Chris Spruce's engaging art, you cannot fail to enjoy such an honest, engaging re-telling of throwaway adventures as seen through Moore's ever-incisive and beautifully observant gaze. --Danny Graydon
--This text refers to the
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Alan Moore strikes again with Americas Best Comics, an entire line of comics created and written by him. A physical and mental super-human, Tom Strong was orphaned by his scientist parents, raised by a steam-powered robot, and fights evil alongside his beautiful wife and headstrong daughter. Tom quickly heads into battle against the Nazi super-woman Ingrid Weiss and a prehuman monster in this new volume.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Today's Age-Old Hero,
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This review is from: Tom Strong - Book 01 (Paperback)
Moore has shaped Tom's mythology out of the strong fabric that preceded the Superhero Golden Age: the American pulp and serial hero. Tarzan, Doc Savage, etc. Like them, Tom has a unique origin, being born and raised outside of society by his scientifically inclined mother and father on the lost island of Attabar Teru. Forged in science & nature, Tom returns to his parents' Western world and become the force for Reason & Good that he was invariably designed to be. Moore wants to give modern readers a similar return with Tom Strong, rebuilding the empire of comics darkened by Watchmen with a modern variation on the archetypes from before the superhero genre's rise. Today's comic companies must repeatedly reinvent their heroes to meet society's shifts; Tom is born whole, the product, not just of science and nature, but of innocence and intellect. Who will save these heroes from obsolescence, who will rally and guide the muscle-bound masks and costumes? Tom Strong, the product of the lost pulp/serial heroes and modernity's yen for realism, could just be the right man for the job.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great Idea But Only Average Execution,
This review is from: Tom Strong - Book 01 (Paperback)
Tom Strong is a tip of the hat to many classic comic book heroes and cliches. Tom Strong is based on Doc Savage, Solomon is based on the intelligent apes that populate the DC Universe, Tom's wife is like a cross between Wonder Woman and Storm of the X-men and so on. Having said that, there is a lot of originality in the book too. Without giving anything away, there are at least two characters in this book that are truly unique. I can't think of any other like them. I think all the characters in it are interesting but I don't think the story is as well executed as it could be. It starts off well but the collection seems to become less fun as you reach the end, although its never bad. Its not the best of Moore's ABC line (according to my experience that is A League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) and its no where near his classic works, but its worth checking out if you are a fan. I will buy the next collection, but I don't have very high hopes for it.
3.0 out of 5 stars
true pulp comics.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Tom Strong - Book 01 (Paperback)
This follows Tom Strong from his chilhood on a mysterious island where his parents trained him on a harsh gravity, to his most recent adventures as he nears the age of 100.Teaming up with his wife, daughter, butler robot, and super smart ape. The first three issues are okay, but it really works in the last four, showing one of the coolest characters of all time, the Pangean. This is an okay book and if you like Alan Moore and have a few bucks, pick this up.
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