In comic book terms, fifteen years seems like forever. In that amount of time, the readership changes, creators come and go, heroes are created, killed off, brought back to life, turned into villains, and turned back again. Some readers may not remember 15 years ago, when Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross made a huge splash with their work on Marvels.
The Marvels limited series did something that was almost unheard of at the time, it treated the amazing world of Marvel's super heroes as if it were a real place. Through the eyes of everyman photographer Phil Sheldon, readers were given a street-level view of a normal world that was suddenly populated by incredible heroes, villains, and unbelievable menaces. How would we really react to the Fantastic Four? What would it be like to have Galactus walking through our cities? It would be amazing, exhilarating, and pretty darn terrifying, is what it would be. With Busiek’s script and Ross's intensely realistic art, Marvels perfectly captured those feelings.
Now, just a decade and a half later, the follow-up to that ground-breaking series is here! Marvels: Eye of the Camera is still written by Busiek, but this time he is teamed up with artist Jay Anacleto. I can only imagine that, for an artist, following up iconic work by Alex Ross is a pretty terrifying prospect, but Anacleto rises to the challenge admirably. His work is equally detailed and "real," but he doesn't attempt to copy Ross' famous style. He brings his own approach to this world, but still convinces readers that a man can set himself on fire and fly around New York.
This first issue of Marvels: Eye of the Camera re-introduces us to Phil Sheldon, and the experiences he first had capturing the "Marvels" on film. Where the original series focused on events from the Lee/Kirby era of the 1960s Marvel Universe, this series will be moving forward to cover the events of the '70s. Don't worry if you didn't read the original Marvels all those years ago! This book tells you everything you need to know about Phil, his family, and his interaction with the Marvel heroes. If you have read the original, I probably don't have to do much to sell you on picking this up, other than to say that it seems like a worthy successor.
Don't miss out! Would you even know what to do if you found your world invaded by heroes, villains, and conquering aliens? Probably not, so you can learn from Phil Sheldon, and bring back some of the sense of wonder to your jaded fan heart, with Marvels: Eye of the Camera #1. Try it now, while it is Four Color Fantasies' guaranteed Book of the Week!
The Marvels limited series did something that was almost unheard of at the time, it treated the amazing world of Marvel's super heroes as if it were a real place. Through the eyes of everyman photographer Phil Sheldon, readers were given a street-level view of a normal world that was suddenly populated by incredible heroes, villains, and unbelievable menaces. How would we really react to the Fantastic Four? What would it be like to have Galactus walking through our cities? It would be amazing, exhilarating, and pretty darn terrifying, is what it would be. With Busiek’s script and Ross's intensely realistic art, Marvels perfectly captured those feelings.
Now, just a decade and a half later, the follow-up to that ground-breaking series is here! Marvels: Eye of the Camera is still written by Busiek, but this time he is teamed up with artist Jay Anacleto. I can only imagine that, for an artist, following up iconic work by Alex Ross is a pretty terrifying prospect, but Anacleto rises to the challenge admirably. His work is equally detailed and "real," but he doesn't attempt to copy Ross' famous style. He brings his own approach to this world, but still convinces readers that a man can set himself on fire and fly around New York.
This first issue of Marvels: Eye of the Camera re-introduces us to Phil Sheldon, and the experiences he first had capturing the "Marvels" on film. Where the original series focused on events from the Lee/Kirby era of the 1960s Marvel Universe, this series will be moving forward to cover the events of the '70s. Don't worry if you didn't read the original Marvels all those years ago! This book tells you everything you need to know about Phil, his family, and his interaction with the Marvel heroes. If you have read the original, I probably don't have to do much to sell you on picking this up, other than to say that it seems like a worthy successor.
Don't miss out! Would you even know what to do if you found your world invaded by heroes, villains, and conquering aliens? Probably not, so you can learn from Phil Sheldon, and bring back some of the sense of wonder to your jaded fan heart, with Marvels: Eye of the Camera #1. Try it now, while it is Four Color Fantasies' guaranteed Book of the Week!
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