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Praise for Grant Morrison:
"[Grant Morrison is] comics's high shaman."—
Washington Post"[A] comic legend."—
Rolling StoneAbout the Author
Grant Morrison has been working with DC Comics for more than twenty years, beginning his American career with acclaimed runs on ANIMAL MAN, DOOM PATROL and the ARKHAM ASYLUM graphic novel. Since then, he has written such best-selling series as JLA, BATMAN and New X-Men, as well as his creator-owned titles such as THE INVISIBLES, SEAGUY, THE FILTH and WE3. He has been hard at work expanding the DC Universe in titles ranging from the Eisner-Award winning titles SEVEN SOLDIERS and ALL STAR SUPERMAN, to the weekly comic 52 to, most recently, the ground-breaking crossover FINAL CRISIS. In his secret identity, Morrison is a "counterculture" spokesperson, a musician, an award-winning playwright and a chaos magician. He lives and works between Los Angeles and his homes in Scotland.
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- Hardcover: 712 pages
- Publisher: Vertigo (August 6, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1401238998
- ISBN-13: 978-1401238995
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 7.6 x 1.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
For most American comics readers, this reinvention of D-lister Buddy Baker AKA Animal Man was our first introduction to the talent of Grant Morrison. Then a vegetarian & a staunch supporter of animal rights, it was only natural for him to bestow those beliefs on a superhero whose powers were drawn from the animal kingdom. And while there was an occasional touch of preachiness to those early issues, it was never enough to detract from the storytelling itself.
But Morrison had barely gotten started ...
With the 5th issue ("The Coyote Gospel") it became apparent that he had a lot more in mind. From that point onward, he began to explore Animal Man's nature & essence as a comics character, someone who was gradually becoming aware that he was indeed a character written by someone unknown. The series took a wonderful leap into the metafictional, while still delivering entertaining superhero stories ... but these were examinations of the idea of superheroics as well. As the series progressed into peyote trips & characters breaking the 4th wall with alarming frequency, it became all the more compelling & thrilling. Morrison was clearly going somewhere strange & startling with all of this, and I for one couldn't wait to see where it would end up.
At the same time, he gave us one of the most likable & realistic of families in superhero comics: Buddy's supportive wife Ellen & his children, Cliff & the adorable Maxine. He made the family dynamic such an integral part of the character that to this day, subsequent writers have followed his lead in this regard. He effectively put the lie to the notion that a superhero must be single & unencumbered, even as he examined the power fantasies that so many superheroes embody.
This was FANTASTIC! One of the best Grant Morrison books I've read in a long time. Usually Morrison can get very confusing at times, but this one is written clearly. You can also see all the influences other comic books had after this one was finished, especially with the entire fourth wall concept. I found it funny how the character in the book viewed us as the reader calling us "perverts" sometimes. If you like the fourth wall concept, this one is one of the good ones. Many comics try to attempt it, but it not as well done and kind of just a copy of this book. The only other comic book that came close and succeeded using the fourth wall that I've read before was Alan Moore's book Promethea. That comic made you feel like Promethea actually existed.
I first came to admire Animal Man in the series 52 DC comics did a few years back (not to be confused with the New 52's Animal Man which I have yet to read). I always seem to like his character though. I liked the fact he was a family man and just an all-around good person. Most comics in the late 80s and early 90s just get too weird and always seem to have an emo type of character. I was surprised to see Animal Man is a happily married man with two kids and a couple of pets. It even includes some family friends and neighbors. The artwork worked for the everyman type of comic too. It's nothing that special, but it simple and well detailed at times.
The one thing that stands out with this comic book among other is there isn't one issue that I didn't like. Many single issues stand out the most like Issues 5, 7, 6, 15, 19, and 26. Those are just fantastic reads and really show the power of Grant Morrison's writing.
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