COMIC BINGE: The Amazing Fantastic Incredible Multiversity

While Comic Binge has been on a month long hiatus, we haven’t had a lot of time to read and life got real serious. But on that extra day of the year this year, some magic happened and we were able to finally get some shit read! What better way to get back into the reading mood than to pick up the gigantic, Morrison epic The Multiversity. The Multiversity did its best to feature all of 52 separate worlds within the DC Universe. It was really fun reading Grant Morrison write all of the different stories within the DC Universe but each with its own world. The characters varied from story to story, but the illustrations and overall structure of the story would almost shift and transition to and from. I loved how the art styles would go back and forth to different artists, and the stories would build upon each other while telling similarly separate stories about Multiversity. The concept of course as well, is brilliant. Leave it to Grant Morrison to yet again knock an original story of his out of the park. I generally hate large event books, but The Multiversity was well worth my time to read. I would consider buying this one if it didn’t cost so damn much, but I would highly recommend it to every DC Comics fan at least to read. The Multiversity features an assorted cast of characters assembled from all the different walks of the DCU, and holds a special tone and storyline throughout to create a truly unique comic book experience.

RATED : ( PG-13 )
STORY : ( 9 / 10 )
ARTWORK : ( 9 / 10 )
COVERS : ( 10 / 10 )
AWESOME : ( 10 / 10 )
FINAL RATING : ( 9 / 10 )

Next was a book I have been wanting to pick up for awhile, and that is Stan Lee’s comic book memoir. As if there was any other way to tell the story of the legend Stan Lee, he has written a comic version of his memoirs. I for one found this to be an incredibly grand and perfect way to tell the life of a man who created a lot of the classic Marvel characters. There was plenty of drama, and especially at the beginning you really get a feel for Stan Lee’s troubles as a young man. What all Stan Lee had to grow up through and then overcome in his later years was nothing short of impressive, and is a testament to the man we know of today. He is truly a legend, and even though he tells this story himself, you really can see why he is so good with the fans. The book is full of historical facts about himself, plenty of humor, wit, and self-awareness. There was no mention of Kevin Smith, which I was sort of hoping for, but my other favorite guy in the biz Ron Perlman sort of gets a cameo. Not only was Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir one of the best books I’ve read so far this year, but it was incredible read for anyone at all. It’s a great graphic novel but it’s also just a great book and shows why comic books can be really relevant too. Stan Lee obviously tells his own story best in this comic form, and this is another book that I’m adding to the list to buy here at Comic Binge.

RATED : ( PG )
STORY : ( 9 / 10 )
ARTWORK : ( 8 / 10 )
COVERS : ( 6 / 10 )
AWESOME : ( 9 / 10 )
FINAL RATING : ( 8 / 10 )