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A carregar... Superhero Universe: Tesseracts Nineteen (2016)por Claude Lalumière (Editor), Marc Shainblum (Editor)
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing. Some of the stories were more inventive and well-written than others, but the whole book was an interesting look at science fiction written in another part of the world. Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing. I received an ebook copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I must say that it was a very interesting read. I enjoyed the majority of the stories and the ones i didn't enjoy as much were still fun to read. Would recommend.Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing. My impressions of this collection of Canadian Superhero short stories are:1. In general, the stories and the writing seemed to get better as I got farther into the collection, but few stories seemed to put the whole package together. For example, I was disappointed with the first story, in part, because I liked the concept and the writing style, but felt like there was no real story fleshed out. If you start reading, give it a few stories before passing judgment. 2. In connection with #1, there is quite a variety in this collection. This was also something not completely appreciated until later in the text. For example, the "Crusher and Typhoon" story and the Apollo and Greta" story wouldn't be expected to be found in the same collection as "Nuclear Nikki". I'm not a huge superhero reader, but I found the diversity a welcome feature. 3. I don't know that anyone else will agree, but I especially liked the combination of story and writing in "Lost and Found","Crusher and Typhoon", "Bedtime for Superheroes", and "Friday Nights at the Hemingway". I would also give an honorable mention to "The Island Way", "Bloodhound", "The Jam", and (especially the concept of) "Spirit in The Clay" and "The Rise and Fall of Captain Stupendous". I confess that I was annoyed by "SÜPER" and "A Hole Lotta Trouble". 4. Give it a try. You'll find something you like. Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing. I've been a comic collector for years but never got into novelized comics until George R.R. Martin's Wild Cards shared universe anthologies. I mention this in conjunction with Superhero Universe because both take a swing at creating new super heroes. It isn't an easy task. How do you tell a "new" story without being derivative. The anthology is enjoyable some at the level of Wild Cards and many not hitting that mark. Still all in all I was a good read. The Canadian aspect giving it a little freshness for this Californian reader.
"Twenty-five stories that prove that one single idea can be the basis for many different flavors of fiction all surrounding the same theme." Superheroes are often portrayed as figures in masks and these masks allow them to be changeable, to play with identity and invite readers to question what lies beyond the facade. The authors in Tesseracts Nineteen challenge, question, and complicated the superhero while still presenting us with the tales we adore and have come to associate with the genre. As much as these heroes hide behind secret identities, there’s nothing more revealing than tights, and Tesseracts Nineteen reveals all of the potential within the superhero genre for thinking about our society in new ways through that lens of abstraction. Pertence a SérieTesseracts (19) Prémios
Superheroes! Supervillains! Superpowered antiheroes. Mad scientist. Adventureres into the unknown. Detectives of the dark night. Costumed crimefighters. Steampunk armoured avengers. Brave and bold supergroups. Crusading aliens in a stange76669668 land. Secret histories. Pulp action. Superhero Univers (Tesseracts Nineteen) features all of these permutations of the superhero genre and many others besides! Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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A female super-villain breaks out of prison and crashes her family's barbecue, in order to visit her dying grandmother. The rest of the family is not thrilled about her sudden appearance. When a superhero is injured in battle, does he or she go to the local hospital, or to a special superhero hospital? After the public adulation has disappeared, and the government no longer needs their services, what is a superhero to do? Are they forced to fly around the city, carrying a giant "Available" sign, like an airborne taxi?
A woman becomes sidekick to Anthony of Padua, the patron saint of lost things. A native of Prince Edward Island passes up a chance to join an all-Canadian league of superheroes. There is a story about a person who sets herself on fire, and then reincarnates, like a human phoenix. A female friend of Captain Freedom was murdered, chopped to pieces and pinned to a wall as a warning for the Captain. Now she's back from the dead.
Not only is this an excellent bunch of stories, it's also an excellent addition to the superhero universe. There is a lot more to being a superhero than fighting evil. ( )