American Flagg Definitive Collection [Hardcover]

Howard Chaykin (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Image Comics 1/1/2004 (2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582404208
• ISBN-13: 978-1582404202
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,286,606 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Reposted review! A futuristic classic..., November 21, 2006

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Lemmy Caution (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: American Flagg Definitive Collection (Hardcover)

There aren't many products that legitimately rate 5 stars, but this one does. I remember being blown away by this series when it came out over 20 years ago. An amazing, visceral mix of science fiction, sex, violence, reality TV, and intrigue - this really was a series way ahead of its time. New readers will be shocked to realize this wasn't made in the internet and reality TV saturated age of today. Howard Chaykin is a great storyteller and pushed the boundaries of graphic design, color, sound effects, lettering, page structure, story arcs, humor and (notably) his portrayal of fetching women. This really set the bar and paved the way for subsequent material like Frank Miller's Dark Knight or Alan Moore's Watchmen.

My only gripe is with the Amazon listing and delivery.
I'm looking forward to reading the collected, remastered edition. The only issues is, I ordered it 3 months ago and am still waiting with no sign of it in sight.

Well worth the price and absolutely indispensable for any lover of comics, Manga or good storytelling and graphic art in general. Don't pass this up.

Updated April 12,2005: Well, I ordered this in November 2004 (when the Amazon listing had it as being available) and just got an email today that this is not released yet?! Not sure if this is a supply issue from Amazon or not, but 7 months of waiting is ridiculous. You may want to check Dynamic Forces or other outlets.

Updated 11/2006....seems we will grow old waiting for this to reissue. It is a shame, I was rereading the original comics this week and they would benefit from recoloring and remastering. Ah,...some day....

5.0 out of 5 stars A rare gem, September 29, 2006

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Carl W. Taitano (Los Angeles, Californai) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Flagg Definitive Collection (Hardcover)

The comic may have been published years ago but it still rings true. I still have the graphic novels of the first 9 issues. It is a story of one man's quest for a lost america in a world full of violence, greed, and strange sex. The characters good, bad, or both are memorable. The first 18 or 20 issues are the best and then I thought Chaykin lost interest. The art is great. No superheroes but great dialog. I'll probably buy this because my copies of issues 10-12 are falling apart and I want a complete set. I highly recommend this to anyone who has the slightest interest in the graphic novel format.