elturko64's review against another edition
5.0
I've always been mixed on Morrison. He's written some of my favorite superhero stories and some of my least favorite ones. And I really regret putting this one off for so long. Grant Morrison's 'Animal Man' is wonderful from front to back. The story goes into environmentalism, animal rights, and its shocking that this book is thirty years old because a lot of Morrison's views feel as impactful as it does today. Simply amazing, go check this one out.
amylynnpatterson's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
5.0
vishal7arora's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
vishal7arora's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
dtier's review against another edition
5.0
My new favourite hero. Grant Morrison's Animal Man isn't someone who goes around saving the world from Earth-shattering multi-dimensional catastrophes. What he tends to fight for is those who are usually kept down or belittled. For the most part, he fights for animals. As a vegan, this hits a real soft spot for me, especially knowing that Grant Morrison agrees with his hero's vegetarian lifestyle.
Animal Man fills a void in superhero graphic novels, tackling animal rights. Surprisingly, the book is 30 years old, but it rarely feels as though it is. It gives strong vibes of Matt Fracton's Hawkeye run, pitting a hero against more everyday villains. Animal Man stops fox hunts, has a villain invade his house, and saves cats from trees.
The art style and colours are vintage, of their time, and took me a page or two to get used to, but they are almost perfect for the story, adding to its everyman tone. There are a few moments where certain female characters seem over-sexualized, but thankfully nowhere near as badly as many old and new comics.
This is one of Grant Morrison's earliest graphic novels and his first work with DC, and it's easy to see how the series would help to catapult him onwards. Animal Man is one the best heros out there, and thankfully his relatively unknown status means that DC are unlikely to give him an awful movie-adaptation any time soon.
Animal Man fills a void in superhero graphic novels, tackling animal rights. Surprisingly, the book is 30 years old, but it rarely feels as though it is. It gives strong vibes of Matt Fracton's Hawkeye run, pitting a hero against more everyday villains. Animal Man stops fox hunts, has a villain invade his house, and saves cats from trees.
The art style and colours are vintage, of their time, and took me a page or two to get used to, but they are almost perfect for the story, adding to its everyman tone. There are a few moments where certain female characters seem over-sexualized, but thankfully nowhere near as badly as many old and new comics.
This is one of Grant Morrison's earliest graphic novels and his first work with DC, and it's easy to see how the series would help to catapult him onwards. Animal Man is one the best heros out there, and thankfully his relatively unknown status means that DC are unlikely to give him an awful movie-adaptation any time soon.
dtier's review against another edition
5.0
I've read this comic slowly over last year and the start of this year, and I've grown to like it more and more. I started reading Morrison's Animal Man because I wanted to read a comic that related to animal activism and explore the place of animals in the world, and in this sense, I was let down by this second book. It did cover that sort of topic for a while, but then it replaced it with something different, something that was surprisingly equally enjoyable.
I found a lot of similarities in this comic to Glass Town by Isabel Greenberg, a radically different and modern book about the lives of the Brontes and the imaginary world they made. What was similar are the questions they ask, about the place of the creator and the power of fiction. I want to say that Morrison's portrayal of the topic came across as pretentious, because (without spoiling anything) it did at times, but there was something loveable, clever, and self-aware about how he examined fiction's place and its limitations.
I'm disappointed I'm finished with this series. Buddy Baker "Animal Man" has become one of my favourite comic book characters. I know Jeff Lemire's does continue on the series, but those comics don't appeal to me, look too bloody and edgy. Part of me hopes Morrison will return to Buddy someday, and part of me is just happy with the way this series ended.
I found a lot of similarities in this comic to Glass Town by Isabel Greenberg, a radically different and modern book about the lives of the Brontes and the imaginary world they made. What was similar are the questions they ask, about the place of the creator and the power of fiction. I want to say that Morrison's portrayal of the topic came across as pretentious, because (without spoiling anything) it did at times, but there was something loveable, clever, and self-aware about how he examined fiction's place and its limitations.
I'm disappointed I'm finished with this series. Buddy Baker "Animal Man" has become one of my favourite comic book characters. I know Jeff Lemire's does continue on the series, but those comics don't appeal to me, look too bloody and edgy. Part of me hopes Morrison will return to Buddy someday, and part of me is just happy with the way this series ended.
pdz's review against another edition
Had to check this one out of the library to continue on the Grant Morrison storyline. The later issues get super weird and good. I'm listening to harpsichord music while reading it, for some reason.
pdz's review against another edition
Amazing writing and art. Seriously one of the best runs of comics in history.
arctor59's review against another edition
5.0
a philosophical masterpiece. reminds me of a more serious "Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe"
dulfbarglin's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
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