Reviews

Olympus by The Original Writer, Mike Allred, John Totleben, Peter Milligan

stevenk's review against another edition

3.0

More of the influence of various mythologies on the Superhero as god story in this volume made this an interesting read. Introducing another alien race and a intergalactic cold war, along with Miracle Woman and a second superhero program this book had a more philosophical feel. Some of that philosophy combined with the art and the destruction wrought by Kid Miracleman (in addition to the 80's look to much of the art) made me feel like listening to metal bands while I sketched in my spiral notebook like I was in jr high again. The extra's in this volume were very eye catching too, it was fun to see how different the inking made the underlying sketches look.

neven's review

5.0

A spectacular book - it's a real shame it's no longer available.

I'm not sure if it would be super popular as a reprint. I absolutely loved it, but the purple prose and the way-way-larger-than-life themes might put off audiences looking for action or easy hooks. This is vintage Moore poetry instead, a wonderful exploration of how far he can go and what you think he'd never do.

ipacho's review

5.0

This was the perfect close: epic, shredding, devantating. Never before seen images of destruction and beauty finely woven with magnificent prose. I almost cried seeing it ending.