Kingdom Come
Ratings78
Average rating4.1
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Ratings78
Average rating4.1
In the near-future world of Kingdom Come, superheroes are ubiquitous, but heroism is rare. After decades as Earth's champions, the members of the Justice League have all retreated out of the public eye, replaced with a new generation of crime-fighters whose brand of justice leaves humanity terrified, rather than inspired. But with the planet's future in jeopardy, Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman must come out of retirement to make one last stand for truth and justice... From comics writer Mark Waid and artist Alex Ross comes this definitive collection of the seminal masterpiece Kingdom Come, with more than 100 pages of sketches, annotations and other behind-the-scenes features.
Featured Series
2 primary booksKingdom Come is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 1996 with contributions by Mark Waid.
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Great book! Really, this should be a 4.5 star rating, but I round down. I love the art work and layout. I love the story. I love the iconic characters. I'm just a little disappointed with the ending and the character development.
I'm definitely going to recommend this to all my friends who read comics.
An adaptation of the Mark Waid/Alex Ross graphic novel. Adds a lot of necessary depth, especially to the POV character of Norman, but is hampered by silted dialogue and descriptions. I wouldn't recommend reading this one on its own, but if you're fond of the GN it's a good enough read.
A masterpiece. The questions wrestled with, the stakes at hand, the ART. I'm sure if I had a better handle on the DC line up, I would have grasped a lot more of the cameos from various characters, but, a story that primarily focuses on the big three, Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman, is easy entry for an intermittent comics enthusiast like myself. I often find myself feeling disconnected from heroes with superpowers, leaning more towards humans with skills (Batman, Hawkeye, Iron Man), so the ‘humans v. gods' quandary set up as a major theme felt like it to got to the heart of what usually narrows my focus or disrupts my interest in superheroes. And the one year later section? Yes, please! 😁 Because the other thing that tends to turn me off comics, particularly those featuring Batman, is how unrelentingly dark they can be.
Just, one question, re: The Spectre:
If you're going to spend every instance of depiction finagling a way to cover the dude's junk, WHY design a character nude with an open front cape?! 🤦🏼♂️ Do comic book artists enjoy the challenge or curse the character's existence?
I'm not much for reading graphic novels, but I love Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman, etc. This was a great read and the graphics were easy to get lost in because of all the detail.
