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Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross.
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Overview: The unforgettable, best-selling miniseries by acclaimed writer Mark Waid and superstar painter Alex Ross. Set at the dawn of the 21st century in a world spinning inexorably out of control, Waid and Ross weave a tale of youth versus experience, tradition versus change, and what defines a hero. Kingdom Come is a riveting story pitting the old guard – Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and their peers – against a new, uncompromising generation of heroes that declare war against each other to determine the future of the planet.

Genre: Comics, Super Heroes, Mini-series, Digital.

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Kingdom Come

    Alex Ross artist, penciler, inker, colorist, cover
    Mark Waid writer
    Todd Klein letterer
    Dan Danko, Dan Raspler editor
    An introduction by Elliot S. Maggin for Kingdom Come TPB. Dedicated to Christopher Reeve: "who makes us believed that a man can fly."
    Published by DC Comics, 1996.

      Kingdom Come was part of DC Comics, Elsewords imprint, taking place approximately 20 years in the future. Painter Alex Ross had been looking for a new project. Already lending his realistic depiction of super heroes to an unsuspecting public in Marvel Comics’ Marvels series, Ross was ready to bring his stylish brush over to the DC Universe and an eager readership awaited him. Alongside writer Mark Waid, Ross developed a complex future story for DC’s icons in the 4 issue prestige format Kingdom Come. Under the limitless possibilities of the Elseworlds label, Ross and Waid crafted a tale of biblical proportions. Ross fleshed out a reality in which a reader could become fully immersed, creating new costumes for nearly every character, while attempting to stay true to each character’s roots and personality. He also added dozens of characters of his own creation, including some designs from his childhood. It was a world as real and as fantastic as Ross’ paintings themselves. In the DC Universe of the near future, Superman had retired from the life of fighting crime after the death of Lois Lane, and a new generation of super powered beings had risen to prominence. Without the guidance of their elders, the younger characters spent their days in a series of violent skirmishes rather than protecting the innocent. This was Ross and Waid’s commentary on the modern state of violent anti-heroes prevalent in comics at the time, and the chaos of this dystopian future spoke to the readers.

      Superman was coaxed back into action by Wonder Woman in order to rein in the new generation of heroes. Restored to his rightful role as the inspiration to millions, Superman and his fellow allies of the Justice League attempted to right the wrongs of the youth, until Superman’s new battle escalated with the involvement of Lex Luthor and his mind – controlled puppet, the powerful Captain Marvel. In a final dramatic conflict, heroes battled anti-heroes even as a nuclear bomb killed the majority of the players on each side. Superman survived, however, and with the help of Wonder Woman and Batman, began to carve out a better, more peaceful world for the survivors to call home.

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      The Epic "End?" Reviewed by Silkcuts on June 10, 2010.

        Many have said that this is a rework of Alan Moore’s Twilight of the Superhero story. I am an Alan Moore fan and I say who cares? This is one great graphic novel.

        Many major comic-book characters are in this book. My personal favorite is Wesley Dodds the Golden Age Sandman! We never see him in custom, but the tale is told in the same drug influence haze he is famed for.

        Alex Ross, is Alex Ross… his art is stunning. No one paints a comic like him. The Art alone makes this a good investment.

        Mark Waid does justice to every character he works with. His knowledge of the DCU can only be rivaled by few. The play off between the House of Steel and the House of Thunder is wonderfully executed. Everyone seems in on the action. This is the direction I would aim the DCU in. Superman should be with Wonder Woman, not Lois Lane. Bruce Wayne is the peek of Human perfection, he is a DCU’s Bruce Lee. Captain Marvel is put in his place as the non-Super, Superman and it is one fun ride along the way.

        The religious themes are well done, not offensive at all. Which is hard for some writers, since religion is so sensitive a topic today.

        This book is a great intro book to the DCU. I have a friend you uses it as the Gateway Drug to new readers. I disagree as the first book policy, since this book works as the Epic "End?" but to each his own, it has worked. I know 3 new readers because of this book.

        If you want a great read, self-contained and reasonably priced, I think we have a winner. Pick this up!

        Cheers!
        – Silkcuts

      Thumbs Up (if not all the way up) Reviewed by etragedy on Sept. 23, 2011.

        The series (now graphic novel) "Kingdom Come" was recommended to me by friends, shopkeepers and online recommendation wizards for a decade before I finally got around to reading it. As can be expected from something that was been on the "to read" pile for so long, a great deal of anticipation was built up in my mind. Did it live up to the hype?

        Sort of.

        Let me explain. "Kingdom Come" was a DC Comics ‘Elseworlds’ (parallel universe – unaffected by long range continuity) stoy of the DC superheroes – all the big names are here: Captain Marvel, Superman, Batman, etc. (although it should be noted that DC’s ‘heavy hitters’ like Superman and Batman hog the "screentime" while a lot of DC’s midlevel charcters receive short shrift, and the principle antagonists – a host of new 2nd generataion heroes – are almost reduced to nonentity status, their names recorded only in the books back matter). There is no doubt that the comic was groundbreaking at the time of it’s release – with Alex Ross’ painted panels adding a wonderfully epic feel to this DC Ragnarok. Unfortunately, some of the material seemed to go over ground which had been covered better and more extensively in other truly great graphic novels; such things as the golden age heroes (and by extension the comics medium in general’s) loss of innocence, philosophical discourse on the moral compass of an ubermensch, and the conflict between the mortal/human superheroes (e.g. Batman, Green Arrow) toward the immortal/superhuman ones (e.g. Wonder Woman, Superman) ALL had been given better treatment in such outstanding graphic novels as the "Miracleman" volumes, "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" and "The Watchmen". And have since been covered further (and again better than in "Kingdom Come") in such volumes as "JLA:Tower of Babel", "Marvels" (also illustrated by Ross), the graphic novels of Kurt Busiek’s "Astro City" and perhaps to a lesser extent, Marvel’s "Ultimates" series.

        The upshot being that after having already read all of those titles, the power of this book seems somewhat diminished, and repetitive. Which is not to say that it is a bad book. In fact, it remains a great read today, and judged in terms of its place in comic history – a milestone. In fact, it is nearly flawless on it’s own merits.

        One of the few complaints I did have was that my copy came with a promotional CD-ROM which promised lots of great comic art and previews. The disc was attached to the back cover – making the book inflexible in the center, and difficult to read. The disc proved impossible to remove without damaging the book, and it was a major let down in terms of contents. I’d have prefered that it came seperately, or not at all.

        So, in closing, if you are expecting something as good as "The Dark Knight" or "The Watchmen" you are in for a let down, but if you want a good graphic novel in the superhero genre, you could do a lot worse than this one.

        Thumbs up.

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Kingdom Come in Audiobooks

Note: See also by Alex Ross:

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http://ceesty.com/wLYeot — Kingdom Come 01 Strange Visitor (1996) (Digital)
http://ceesty.com/wLYeoi — Kingdom Come 02 Truth and Justice (1996) (Digital)
http://ceesty.com/wLYeoz — Kingdom Come 03 Up In The Sky (1996) (Digital)
http://ceesty.com/wLYeom — Kingdom Come 04 Never-Ending Battle (1996) (Digital)
http://ceesty.com/wLYeoY — Kingdom Come TPB (Digital-1996)
http://ceesty.com/wLYeoX — Kingdom Come Special: Magog (2009)
http://ceesty.com/wLYepk — Kingdom Come Special: The Kingdom (2009)
http://ceesty.com/wLYepQ — Kingdom Come Special Superman (2008)
http://ceesty.com/wLYepP — Comicology V01 The Kingdom Come Companion (1999)
http://ceesty.com/wLYepC — The Kingdom 01 Never Ending Slaughter (1999) (digital)
http://ceesty.com/wLYepN — The Kingdom 02 Mighty Rivers (1999) (digital)
http://ceesty.com/wLYep2 — The Kingdom: Kid Flash (1999)
http://ceesty.com/wLYep5 — The Kingdom: Nightstar (1999)
http://ceesty.com/wLYeaq — The Kingdom: Offspring (1999)
http://ceesty.com/wLYeau — The Kingdom: Planet Krypton (1999)
http://ceesty.com/wLYeap — The Kingdom: Son of the Bat (1999)




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