Age of Reptiles: The Hunt [Paperback]

Ricardo Delgado (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 29, 1997 | Series: Age of Reptiles

His mother slaughtered by a pack of Ceratosaurs, a terrified Allosaur must make his way across the sweltering deserts of Jurassic North America -- or face the same fate himself. The Hunt is on in this new chapter of Ricardo Delgado's Age of Reptiles! Told entirely in pictures, the Age of Reptiles series is regarded as one of the finest uses of the comics medium and is appropriate for all ages. Through his innovative approach, storyteller Ricardo Delgado has earned such renowned fans as Burne Hogarth, Ray Harryhausen, Mike Mignola, John Landis, Mark Schultz, and Steve Bissette -- and once you've read Age of Reptiles: The Hunt, you'll count yourself among them!

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse (July 29, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569711992
• ISBN-13: 978-1569711996
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,523,331 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clever and Unique, March 6, 2003

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This review is from: Age of Reptiles: The Hunt (Paperback)

I stumbled upon this book and bought it on the spot (and am back to Amazon for the author's others - just finished buying one). Anyway, it has no words, just [many] pictures. Ricardo Delgado makes pictures worth much more than a thousand words. Each picture adds another part to the story in a really quite clever and interesting way. This story itself is good as well.

The age range indicated is 9 - 12 (which is appropriate, though even adults would like it) but I got this for my 3 year old. He loves dinosaurs, but also it enabled him to look at each picture and tell the story himself (which is supposed help when it comes to reading or something). [As the name implies, there are a few fights amongst them, but nothing too horrid I thought.]

It's hard to discribe the pictures ... for example, to show a particular dinosaur had travelled a long way, you see him walking across several elongated frames, with sun light then fading light, etc. By the end, his head is hanging implying his energy is failing .. To show a year passing at a particular location, it shows first autumn colours, then snow, then spring, etc. These are the two least interesting examples but I didn't want to give anything away and also they were the easiest to describe. The book must be 60 plus pages long with several hundred frames. I think it's something a lot of boys would like, and I took the time to write this because I found it to be sufficiently unique.

PS It's award recognition such as through the 'Eisner Award for Best Limited Series and Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition'.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vividly descriptive illustrations, November 20, 1998

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This review is from: Age of Reptiles: The Hunt (Paperback)

I'm a dinosaur artist myself, and this book graphically portrays Delgado's dinosaurs as what dinosaurs should be: smart, agile, and fast. His dynamic shading adds real depth to his images. His wordless narations tell you exactly what's happening, and leaves you waiting for a continuation.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent , Creative, Action Packed, March 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Age of Reptiles: The Hunt (Paperback)

This was one of the coolest comics I've ever purchased. I would say It's more of a work of art than a comic. There is no or dialogue, no words of any kind. The magnificent artwork tells the story. If you love art, and, or, dinosaus this is a must have.