Planetary Vol. 2: The Fourth Man (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of Planetary Vol. 2: The Fourth Man Sunday, August 2 2009.

• Warren Ellis improves on his already outstanding stories and characters in the second collection of Planetary: The Fourth Man.While scraping their way through their investigations, the three archaeologists of mystery, enigmatic themselves, deal with their own past and learn more about the creepy metahumans lurking behind practically every oddity on the planet.Ellis seems to take pleasure in turning superheroic icons inside out. Fans will find references and deconstructions from the Golden Age to the post-postmodern comics world.John Cassaday's penciling adapts itself well to the stories, giving intimate barroom chats and epic battles against giant ants equal credibility.While reading Planetary, one gets the sense that superhero comics really do have somewhere to go after being so thoroughly demolished in the '80s and '90s--and that we'd do well to keep reading. --Rob Lightner

Shelfari edited the contributors of Planetary Vol. 2: The Fourth Man Sunday, July 26 2009.

• Added a contributor: Warren Ellis: (Primary Author)
• Added a contributor: John Cassaday: (Primary None)
• Added a contributor: John Layman: (Primary None)