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The Adventures of Luther Arkwright

por Bryan Talbot

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Across a multitude of parallel universes, dark forces operate in the shadows, manipulating mankind's histories throughout countless timelines. The agents of these Disruptors all work with a single purpose, the recovery, and activation of Firefrost, a long hidden doomsday device whose unspeakable power is capable of consuming the galaxy in all its incarnations. Standing in the way of the Disruptors is Luther Arkwright, a human anomaly who exists only in a single universe, a man of vast psychic powers and capable of travelling between the parallel realities to counter the Disruptor's malign influence. But the Disruptors are aware of Arkwright and his abilities, and while Arkwright searches the myriad Earths for the location of Firefrost, the agents of darkness race to destroy Arkwright... and to ensure their unthinkable ends. In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the first publication of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright, this new edition features entirely new scans from the original artwork that restore much of the lost detail from previous editions. Arkwright has never looked better!.… (mais)
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Mind-bending, freak-ass sci-fi mysticism. Grant Morrison wishes he was this good.*

Both this graphical novel (black & white) and the sequel, Heart of Empire: The Legacy of Luther Arkwright (in color) deserve to be in the collection of anyone who likes literary comics. The Adventures of… (first issued in 1990) was just reprinted by Dark Horse, so this is a great chance to snap up both collections.

Bryan Talbot writes (sophisticated storytelling, complex characters) and illustrates (beautifully) this master work. Amazing to see how his art got even better in part two. The storyline is a re-imagined history of England if the empire kept growing, rather than collapsed under its own weight, and became a regime much like Nazi Germany. Oh, and if it was supported by dark forces from across parallel universes, of course. You get the idea…no, not really—-both novels have more twists and turns than Timothy Leary’s intestines. Features shamanism, sex magik, critique of power, politics, journalism and many other tasty treats. Fans of Alan Moore will love this.

*Not quite true. The Invisibles was genius. Let’s say, Morrison lately wishes he was this good. (snark!)
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  David_David_Katzman | Nov 26, 2013 |
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It's weird to think that this is over thirty years old, though not published in book form until some time later. It's also a bit embarrassing that I hadn't read it before, given its seminal importance to the comics genre in the UK. I liked a lot of things about it very much: the interplay between Royalist rebels and Cromwellian puritans, the latter still ruling Britain in the 1970s; the role of Arkwright, agent of order, but not necessarily of good; the fantastic detail in the art, and the intricacy of the plotting. Arkwright is clearly based on Jerry Cornelius, and Michael moorcock returns the favour with a warm but also very political introduction to this edition. I am, however, a little relieved that the fan consensus is that the sequel, Heart of Empire, is easier to digest, to the point that some recommend starting with it instead. I shall try to get hold of it. ( )
  nwhyte | Sep 1, 2013 |
This is an excellent novel. I say novel because it crosses the threshold of the comic book into the world of literature. This book understands the fine line between mythos and logos. Luther Arkwright is more than a mere transitory being sent to save the space time linear continuum. Luther Arkwright becomes this enigmatic symbol of evolved spiritual consciousness that understands the sensuous flesh of the universe. Luther Arkwright is the next era of becoming, he is the definition of life and death that is crucified in the pitiful blood drenched mediocrity that is known best as man's history. From this novel we sneak a peek at the transcendence owed to us by GOD. ( )
  TCStrickland | Aug 26, 2010 |
Oliver Cromwell was successful and his descendant has turned Britain into a fascist state. Luther Arkwright is an agent for King Charles II. Alternative history with a touch of sci-fi. ( )
  mschaefer | Aug 11, 2008 |
Re-reading this for the second time, I still have no idea what the hell is going on with this story. I know this is better than 3 stars, but I'm not ashamed to say that I don't get it. I'm also not a big fan of Talbot's drawing style, but there is some very striking work in here. I can see a strong influence from Michael Moorcock, and how this was influential for Alan Moore and Warren Ellis. I would probably appreciate this more if I had a better understanding of British and European history. The sadomasochistic nuns are pretty cool, though. ( )
  jvalka | Jan 3, 2008 |
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The Adventures of Luther Arkwright is dedicated to Serge Boissevain, whose enthusiasm and support made it possible. Many thanks to the following artists for contributing to the "ephemera" page: John Coulthart, Fox, Dave Windett, Chris Brindle. Thanks also to Lawrence Dean for proofreading, and to my family for putting up with me for the duration of this work.
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Across a multitude of parallel universes, dark forces operate in the shadows, manipulating mankind's histories throughout countless timelines. The agents of these Disruptors all work with a single purpose, the recovery, and activation of Firefrost, a long hidden doomsday device whose unspeakable power is capable of consuming the galaxy in all its incarnations. Standing in the way of the Disruptors is Luther Arkwright, a human anomaly who exists only in a single universe, a man of vast psychic powers and capable of travelling between the parallel realities to counter the Disruptor's malign influence. But the Disruptors are aware of Arkwright and his abilities, and while Arkwright searches the myriad Earths for the location of Firefrost, the agents of darkness race to destroy Arkwright... and to ensure their unthinkable ends. In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the first publication of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright, this new edition features entirely new scans from the original artwork that restore much of the lost detail from previous editions. Arkwright has never looked better!.

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