Planetary (DC Comics): Leaving the 20th Century (Paperback)

from slothman

Warren Ellis' exposition of the secret history of the Wildstorm Universe continues, with the hero Elijah Snow moving against the superhumans who have no regard for the humanity they have departed. The series makes a fine counterpoint to Alan Moore's work on Miracleman.

from jawalter

Despite being mostly dedicated to further explaining the conflict between Planetary and the Four Voyagers, I feel that this volume is at its strongest in the moments that have little to do with that plotline. My favorite is the Gun Club and the idea of the three explorers slowly dying in their se...

from ragwaine

So this is the kind of series that you don't read one and then come back 6 months later to read the next one. There's just too much going on. So I had to go back and read some of the 2nd one to get it. I'm still a little shaky on exactly who "The 4" are but at least I wasn't totally lost. This wa...

from acheekymonkey

Great series of comics, but not for everyone. Can be a little elliptical. Blends pop culture with superheroes.

from GiacomoL

This is one of the few examples that made me think that maybe, just maybe, there's still hope for the superhero genre. It feels somehow constrained in graphic-novel form, as its original nature as series is intrinsically exploited by the authors. Divided in small, self-contained units, and leavin...