andymoon's review against another edition
3.0
Relies on nostalgia more than actual good stories, but not too bad
constant_reader's review against another edition
4.0
Lots of stories in this. Added in details between the movies.
laurenleyendolibros's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
electroclan17's review against another edition
4.0
I love that we get Clara's origin story in this graphic novel.
scostner's review against another edition
3.0
Fans of "Back to the Future," don't be sad that 2015 passed without a visit from Doc Brown or Marty McFly. This collection of stories will help fill that emptiness in your lives. Emmett Brown shares these stories with his boys, Jules and Verne, while they are living in the frontier town of Hill Valley. As he works on his steam engine/time machine, Doc tells his sons about earlier times in his life including his time with the Department of Defense and how he met Marty and Jennifer. For those of us who are fans of the film, these fill in gaps that were never discussed in the trilogy. We now learn about Doc's work with Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project, how he was approached by the government to build a time machine during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and even what he discovered when he visited his alternate self in the sanitarium when he and Marty returned to the alternate Hill Valley controlled by Biff. If you are more interested in romance, there are details about the beginning of Marty and Jennifer's dating life, and even the background of Clara Clayton and how she came to Hill Valley and met Emmett.
One of my favorite stories is about George and Lorraine coming to Doc's house looking for Marty because they need dating advice. In a comic misunderstanding, George thinks Doc and Lorraine are involved in a relationship and when he bursts in on them it sounds like something from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." "Marty!" "George!" "Lorraine!" "George!" (Janet - Brad - Janet - Dr. Scott -Rocky) Another story is a throwback to the 1980s film, "My Science Project," with Marty looking through the items in Doc's workshop trying to find something to turn in for his science assignment. And there's even some of Biff's trip from 2015 when he steals the time machine to visit his younger self (let's just say that he overshoots his target year by a large margin).
If you have enjoyed the films, you will like these untold stories featuring the characters we all know, even Copernicus and Einstein.
I read an e-book provided by the publisher through NetGalley.
One of my favorite stories is about George and Lorraine coming to Doc's house looking for Marty because they need dating advice. In a comic misunderstanding, George thinks Doc and Lorraine are involved in a relationship and when he bursts in on them it sounds like something from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." "Marty!" "George!" "Lorraine!" "George!" (Janet - Brad - Janet - Dr. Scott -Rocky) Another story is a throwback to the 1980s film, "My Science Project," with Marty looking through the items in Doc's workshop trying to find something to turn in for his science assignment. And there's even some of Biff's trip from 2015 when he steals the time machine to visit his younger self (let's just say that he overshoots his target year by a large margin).
If you have enjoyed the films, you will like these untold stories featuring the characters we all know, even Copernicus and Einstein.
I read an e-book provided by the publisher through NetGalley.
jmanchester0's review against another edition
3.0
A set of short stories. Alternate timelines, secret origins, possible futures.
The intro story was‰Ы_well, it involved kind of a prequel/origin story that was just ok.
And, it really never got better. The stories were mildly interesting but never really reached that 88 MPH to rocket you into Back to the Future nostalgia.
Maybe recommended for a completist fan of the film.
Thanks to NetGalley, Diamond Distributors, and IDW for a copy in return for an honest review.
The intro story was‰Ы_well, it involved kind of a prequel/origin story that was just ok.
And, it really never got better. The stories were mildly interesting but never really reached that 88 MPH to rocket you into Back to the Future nostalgia.
Maybe recommended for a completist fan of the film.
Thanks to NetGalley, Diamond Distributors, and IDW for a copy in return for an honest review.
gothamgal's review against another edition
4.0
Great look at some stories that we didn't see, due to time and alternate time, in the trilogy.
jags1942's review against another edition
4.0
One of my favorite movie franchises of all time is the Back To The Future trilogy. Since it’s likely we will never see a Back To The Future IV, my excitement could barely be contained when I discovered that Bob Gale was going to continue my beloved movie trilogy through the comic medium. The first volume of this new series gives us several short stories in the Back To The Future universe. As the title says, It provides us with some additional background and goings on with characters from the movies as well as a few what-if situations.
Though I really enjoyed this volume and am currently reading through the subsequent ones (which take on a more traditional story arc structure), ultimately this still isn’t BTTF IV. But that is ok, because this is far better than not getting any additional glimpses into this wonderful world.
Though I really enjoyed this volume and am currently reading through the subsequent ones (which take on a more traditional story arc structure), ultimately this still isn’t BTTF IV. But that is ok, because this is far better than not getting any additional glimpses into this wonderful world.