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Animal Man (2011-2014) Vol. 3: Rotworld: The Red Kingdom Kindle & comiXology
New York Times best-selling authors Scott Snyder (BATMAN) and Jeff Lemire (SWEET TOOTH) team-up to conclude a story that began when the New 52 first launched in ANIMAL MAN VOLUME 3: ROTWORLD: THE RED KINGDOM.
Collects Animal Man issues #12-19 and Swamp Thing #12, #17.
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- Publication dateSeptember 10, 2013
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"The dialog snaps, the pacing is solid and the action is really well done."—Craveonline
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Now one of DC Comics cornerstone writers, Jeff was prominent in the publisher's recent "New 52" line-wide relaunch as the writer of ANIMAL MAN and FRANKENSTEIN: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. He has also written the monthly adventures of SUPERBOY and THE ATOM and is set to tackle JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK.
In 2008 Jeff won the Schuster Award for Best Canadian Cartoonist and The Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent. He also won the American Library Association's prestigious Alex Award, recognizing books for adults with specific teen appeal. He has also been nominated for 5 Eisner awards and 5 Harvey Awards.
In 2010 Essex County was named as one of the five Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade. He currently lives and works in Toronto with his wife and son.
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- Publisher : DC (September 10, 2013)
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About the authors
New York Times Bestselling author Jeff Lemire has built a unique career as both the writer and artist of acclaimed literary graphic novels like Essex County, The Underwater Welder, Sweet Tooth and Trillium and also as one of the most popular writers of mainstream superhero comics with acclaimed runs on such titles as Green Arrow, Animal Man, Justice League and Hawkeye for Marvel and DC Comics.
Current projects include the original graphic novel ROUGHNECK to be published by Simon and Schuster in 2016, as well as the science fiction series DESCENDER with Dustin Nguyen and A.D. with Scott Snyder.
In 2008 and in 2013 Jeff won the Schuster Award for Best Canadian Cartoonist. He has also received The Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent and the American Library Association’s prestigious Alex Award, recognizing books for adults with specific teen appeal. He has also been nominated for 8 Eisner awards, 7 Harvey Awards and 8 Shuster Awards.
In 2010 Essex County became the first graphic novel to be included in the prestigious Canada Reads contest making it to the final five and winning the people’s choice vote as best Canadian novel of the decade.
He lives in Toronto with his wife and son.
I write comic books! Growing up, I always wanted to write comics, but I ended up trying my hand at fiction first. I got my MFA from Columbia University, published a book of short stories with The Dial Press in 2006 called Voodoo Heart, then finally broke into comics in 2009 and haven't looked back since. I've worked extensively for DC Comics, writing such titles as Batman, Detective Comics, Justice League, the comic event books DC Dark Knights Metal and Death Metal, and Swamp Thing, among others. I've also created a number of series with some great co-creators and partners -- books like We Have Demons, Clear, Night of the Ghoul, Nocterra, American Vampire, Wytches, the Wake, AD: After Death, and more... I live in NY with my wife, Jeanie and our three boys. I am also a big fan of Elvis Presley.
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As such I'm praising not simply the superb writing of two of my already-admitted favourite writers in the current DC lineup, but the size of this book, the relevance of all the issues to A-Man's life, and the addition of #18 and 19 is a welcome one, not only simply because I only have the digital issue of #18, but also because it serves as a *SPOILER ALERT*grim epilogue to his story containing immense emotional tragedy*END SPOILER ALERT*. While I dearly miss the artwork of Travel Foreman, as it is quite literally gone for a while (but for those who remember, he at least comes back for Annual #2 later on, so yay!) but Steve Pugh pulls out all the stops in this particular storyline, an apocalyptic vision of a world doomed to fall to the Rot.
Now, seeing as there have been recent discussions about DiDio's...errm, controversial (to say the least) decision to wipe his ass with any notion of characters being able to balance in a happy life, it was also important to note that the conclusion of this story *SPOILER*does make it tricky to see how Buddy's life be happy again*END SPOILER*, and yet despite that, there does appear to be an effort to maintain what makes A-Man the unique character he is, a character who attempts to have it all, and in the grand scheme of his narrative, perhaps this is the ultimate test as to whether he can do that. This is welcome, as opposed to other, more concrete adherence to DiDio's "grimdark" policy of comic characters like Batman, the dour man in the cape who has lost a lot of his literary significance as a character but remains engaging to a good number of people for that exact reason - DiDio assumes all characters should be like this and this is the problem, the assumption that comic characters can't live happy, or normal, lives outside their extraordinary escapades. Take what I say here with a grain of salt though, as again, this is not a permanent development in A-Man's life, especially if they keep Lemire on the helm, and if the #1 New York Times Bestseller caption at the top or the critical praise is any indication, they'll be prying the writing privileges for this one out of his cold, dead hands in all likelihood, and I couldn't be happier.
A horrifying, yet light take on the DC Universe, Animal Man makes yet another massive mark on the continuity of the New 52, co-starring with Swamp Thing in what so far has been my favourite crossover event. Batfans can eat it, although I will say, Death of the Family is something else I'm looking into, but to be fair, that's a much larger-scale event in terms of how many principal characters are among the main cast, as opposed to supporting characters like in Rotworld. Back to my point though, this is what I've been strongly anticipating after the events of Vol 2, for those reading book-by-book, and I was thoroughly not disappointed.
Cheers, and best of luck to Lemire in the future, and YEAAAAAAH, there's even work by Rafael Albuquerque to come in the future! So...is there any more reason to read A-Man aside from what I've already said? Why are you still reading this and not A-Man?
ANIMAL MAN VOL.3: ROTWORLD: THE RED KINGDOM collects issues #12-19 and SWAMP THING #12 and #17.
Picking up where volume 2 of Animal Man left off (or volume 2 of Swamp Thing), Buddy Baker and the Baker family have finally caught up with Alec Holland, AKA Swamp Thing and Abigail Arcane. It comes down to Buddy and Swampy to head into the heart of the Rot to end the madness of Anton Arcane and his Rot army. But something happens when Buddy and Alec go through the portal. The Rot starts invading the Earth because both the Red and Green avatars are gone, as well as both Alec and Buddy windup one year into the future, split apart from one another, and the Rot have desecrated the Earth. What happened? How can this be? Either way, Anton Arcane is the root of this madness and Buddy Baker and Alec Holland need to put an end to it all and find out what caused the Rot to win.
The first thing to know is although this might sound like a massive crossover, both Animal Man and Swamp Thing are, for the most part, stand alone series and interpretations of Rotworld. The most vital crossover issues of Swamp Thing with Animal Man are thankfully collected here as issue #12 and #17. The rest of the little cameos and names drops are not necessary and can be found in Swamp Thing volume 3 if you like.
Besides that, Animal Man vol.3 is a great book by itself. Most of the emotional aspects of the Baker family found in the last two volumes are dulled down considerably in favor of an action/horror theme for Rotworld. There are pieces of the story that do revert back to the current world of the Baker family trying to ward off the Rot coming out of the portal and there struggles, as well as emotional rollercoaster in the aftermath of Rotworld in issues #18 and #19, but the focus here is on Buddy in Rotworld and trying to fight off the hordes of the Rot. This leaves numerous characters still alive to join Buddy's cause, numerous super heroes and villains now controlled by the Rot, and some other surprises that await Animal Man on his journey to stop Arcane. And yes, Animal Man and Swamp Thing do team up at the end to take down Arcane, so prepare for a bloody war.
After Rotworld, issues #18 and #19 of Animal Man serve as an emotional ending and setup for volume 4. It's quite dark and surprising what happens and you have to wonder if it was necessary. Either way, the same emotional resonance that was in the earliest part of this series return after the Rotworld event and for me, makes it the highlight of the book.
Mention of artist Steve Pugh and Timothy Green continue to make a graphic and disgusting world for Animal Man. Lemire allows their imaginations to run wild for Rotworld and it does look utterly dreadful for the horror that it's supposed to represent (I mean that in a good way). Blood flies everywhere, twisted and contorted bodies make up fortresses, cities are drowned in dead plant life, and the final battle against Arcane is wild. And Marco Rudy does Swamp Thing #12 very nicely.
Possible complaints toward this collection might be the tonality shift from previous volumes. One of the main reasons Animal Man has been so great since its re-launch, is the theme of family. It has been so prevalent that it might turn some readers off knowing that a good majority of Rotworld is mostly action. The second qualm might be Swamp Thing #17 because of the fill-in artist, Andy Belanger. I think its good, but it doesn't belong with either Animal Man or Swamp Things art styles. It's cartoony and messes up the tone that artist Pugh and Green setout upon. And the last flaw is the ending: it is anti-climatic. Not to give anything away, but the way Rotworld ends, it leaves you wondering "what was the point of Rotworld then?". And seeing as Snyder leaves Swamp Thing after issues #18 and Lemire goes into a different storyline, I'm not sure if the ending or Rotworld will mean anything. It just makes the event feel glossed over.
ANIMAL MAN VOL.3: ROTWORLD: THE RED KINGDOM overall does what it sets out to do with making an epic fight for Buddy and Alec, with lots of action, gore, and content for your dollar ($17 for 10 issues impressive). But the tone shift from family to action, art on Swamp Thing #17, and the ending are disappointing. None the less, this was still an enjoyable book and series that faithful readers can still pick up. If it satisfies you, then you may want to pick up Swamp Thing Vol. 3: Rotworld: The Green Kingdom (The New 52) . I do wish DC make a new Rotworld book that includes all of Animal Man and Swamp Thing in one trade though.
Thing will get dark and serious for Buddy, and other questions are answered in Animal Man Vol. 4: Splinter Species (The New 52)
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Remember to collect volume 1 and 2!
Would recomend you pick up Swamp thing vol 1 - 3 as well as they are part of the same story!
Great books, All of them!
Ce crossover voit le héros du monde animal (Animal Man, pour "The Red" mais sachant que déjà Maxine BAKER, sa toute jeune fille, se révèle être la nouvelle promue) faire alliance avec le hérault du monde végétal ("Swampy", pour "The Green") afin de combattre la troisième et dernière partie de l'univers, The Rot mené par le maléfique Parliament Of Decay qui est pris en otage par personnage encore plus sinistre et que l'on pensait disparu.
Le scénariste Jeff LEMIRE reste aux commandes mais il doit partager le manche avec Scott SNYDER qui fait plus qu'accompagner son personnage "Swamp Thing".
Aux dessins, s'efforcent de conserver les horrifiques et mémorables designs originels de Travel FOREMAN, Steve PUGH à titre principal, Marco RUDY (un épisode seulement) et Timothy GREEN II pour divers passages tout au long du recueil. Aucun n'y parvient véritablement mais c'est GREEN qui est le souvent moins heureux dans ses tentatives, notamment dans les scènes avec Maxine et sa famille (c'est mieux dans les grandes bagarres de la fin). Quant à Andrew BELANGER, the less said, the better...
Nous sommes tout du long de ce livre éprouvant plongés dans l'horreur et conduits vers la dramatique conclusion de l'arc. Difficile d'en dire plus sauf à produire quelque <spoiler>. Peut-on dire qu'à moment on croise des personnages de premier plan de chez DC qui semblent tout droit sortis du même monde que celui des "Marvel Zombies" ?
S'affrontant à de multiples cauchemars, Animal Man, Swampy et l'improbable petite troupe de curieux super-héros qu'ils parviennent à rameuter au fil de leurs pérégrinations nous sauvent la mise. Mais à quel prix !
Ceux qui ont commencé la série voudront lire cette suite qui n'échappe pas au Grand-guignol mais qui clôt dignement ce premier arc, même si le premier tome reste le meilleur, là-haut avec ' Saga Volume 1 ' ces derniers temps, en termes de dépaysement.
Les plus jeunes lecteurs attendront peut-être quelques mois de plus avant de tenter cette lecture...
*** et 3/4
(1) cf. les tomes ' 1: The Hunt ' et ' 2: Animal Vs. Man '.
しかしロットの長アントン・アーケインの策略により再びスワンプシングと引き離されてしまう。
彼らが辿りついたのは一年後の未来、ロットが世界を覆い、数多のヒーロー・ヴィランがロットに侵された地獄の世界であった。
娘の生存を信じるバディは生き残っていた数少ない「まとも」なヒーロー、ビーストボーイ、スティールらと共にロットとの決戦に向かうが…。
そして現世にて姿を消した息子クリフを探すため、エレンが行動を開始するが…?
Vol.1から続いたロットとの戦いが締め括られる巻。
クロスオーバーの常として並行して連載されていた『Swamp thing』も参照しなければ
分からない点も多いのが難点ですがそれを差し引いてもグロ描写と家族愛と先の読めない展開で読ませる面白さは相変わらず。
ロットとの戦いを終わらせる解決策はやや安易では?とも思いましたが
ラストバトルの盛り上がりのそんなささいな不満を吹き飛ばす凄まじさ。
「アニマルマンこんなに強かったのかよ!」「スティールそんな事できちゃうのかよ!」と
ツッコみながら読むことをオススメ。
そんなバトルに反し、ラストは酷く苦い欝展開で締められるため
ベイカー家の希望ある明日を求めてやはり続刊も付き合わざるを得ないという憎い構成。
ライターのジェフ・レミーアが近年売れっ子となり、多忙を極めているようですが
New52!発刊から続くこのシリーズの完走を祈りたいものです。
なお、2013年10月現在Amazonの内容紹介で
『Animal Man issues #12-17 and Swamp Thing #12, 17-18』と書かれていますが
正確には
『Animal Man issues #12-19 and Swamp Thing #12,17』が収録されています。
Can't give it perfect as a couple issues had different artists which felt let it down but over all great.