Absolute Planetary Book One [Hardcover]

Warren Ellis (Author), John Cassaday (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 13, 2010

Collecting the adventures of Elijah Snow, a powerful, hundred year old man, Jakita Wagner, an extremely powerful but bored woman, and The Drummer, a man with the ability to communicate with machines. Infatuated with tracking down evidence of super-human activity, these mystery archaeologists of the late 20th Century uncover unknown paranormal secrets and histories, such as a World War II supercomputer that can access other universes, a ghostly spirit of vengeance, and a lost island of dying monsters. Collecting issues #1-12 plus the full script from issue #1.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: WildStorm (July 13, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401203272
• ISBN-13: 978-1401203276
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 1.4 x 15.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #693,573 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for any Planetary fan!!!!, December 19, 2006

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Cesar A. Valle (Alexandria, Va) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Absolute Planetary Book One (Hardcover)

Planetary to me is Warren Ellis's (The Authority) masterpiece, his clever story telling and homage to the golden age heroes makes this book a endless treasure. His plots are well written and the connections un fall able. He put a lot of effort and time into this novel. John Cassadays (Astonishing X-men, Desperado)work is marvelous, a bit rough at the beginning but his ever daunting potential was visible even then, this collection is evidence of his talent and his beautiful artistic development. The oversize pages filled with Cassadays pencils are alone worth the cost. This is a must have for any planetary fan, a hard bound collection of today's best stories. Snatch this up while you still can, 1st prints were limited and quickly made there way onto ebay for upward of $100 plus. Thank God I found one for the retail price. Absolute Planetary collects issues 1-12 and the preview issue.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best comics produced today in a great package, December 2, 2005

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Vincent "[e-mail]" (Fayetteville, Ga, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Absolute Planetary Book One (Hardcover)

Planetary is the magnum opus of Warren Ellis and John Cassaday.
This edition collects issues 1 -12 in a gorgeous oversided hardcover edition.
Since these are the first issues of Planetary, this is a perfect place for newbies to start reading the series.
The series features an eclectic mix of superhero, archeology, secret histories,
ghost stories and good old fashioned mystery.
Each story fits beautifully into main story arc of the series.
The art by Cassaday is incredible and this edition's 12" x 8" glossy paper really brings that out.
Absolutely wonderful.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantasic Read, November 26, 2010

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Tz - See all my reviews

This review is from: Absolute Planetary Book One (Hardcover)

Planetary is one of those series that is not for everyone, its main focus is showing off the various genres of storytelling that came out in the 20th century from a present day perceptive. So if your just starting to get into comics and/or do not have much knowledge of anything earlier than the 80s a lot of the content you may end up not getting, however for long time fans of comics you'll be in for a great time seeing homage from all the classics you have grown to enjoy over the years.