City Of Heroes [Paperback]

Mark Waid (Author), Troy Hickman (Author), David Nakayama (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 6, 2005

Top Cow Productions and award-winning comic scribes Mark Waid and Troy Hickman bring the massive multiplayer online role-playing game City of Heroes to life! Enter Paragon City, home of majestic heroes and horrific villains. Eight stories in all make the characters leap off the page... and provide a bridge to the sequel City of Villains game! Plus, a special bonus section takes you behind the scenes into actual video game production! Collecting issues #1-6 of the City of Heroes comic, based on the popular multiplayer video game.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Top Cow Productions/Image Comics (December 6, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158240545X
• ISBN-13: 978-1582405452
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,067,821 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Just Alright, August 18, 2006

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This review is from: City Of Heroes (Paperback)

I was hoping this would be like Kurt Busiek's Astro City series which is a favorite of mine. Unfortuneately it is a mesh of retro comics with a modern take. In my opinion though it falls short of the mark. The characters are your classic justice league/avengers arch types. Though set with modern tones, the dialog often seems like it should be in a 70's comic. The artwork is solid, though sometimes the facial expressions seem off. The writing is just okay, nothing groundbreaking, but nothing terrible either. This is one series I will not continue getting.