Crimson: Heaven & Earth - Tome 2 [Paperback]

Brian Augustyn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2000 | Series: Crimson

Teenage vampire Alex Elder returns in this second Crimson collection. Alex is struggling to accept his vampiric fate, and vows never to kill a human being in his blood-thirst. He is also caught up in a battle between the forces of vampirism and the beautiful but deadly Scarlet X, member of the Red Hood, a secret organization dedicated to wiping out supernatural beings.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Wildstorm (February 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563896478
• ISBN-13: 978-1563896477
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,136,959 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The plot thickens, July 20, 2001

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Ron Tothleben ([e-mail]) (Tilburg, Netherlands, Europe) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crimson: Heaven & Earth - Tome 2 (Paperback)

This is truly a (good) continuation of the first Crimson TPB ("Loyalty & Loss"). If you haven't read that get it first, or don't bother at all. Things won't make sense. This book (which collects #7-12 and the "Dynamic Forces Premiere" issue) starts off with sort of an interlude issue. In it Alex meets the 'Heavenly Host', also known as the group of archangels who do the Lords' bidding. They've come down to judge wether Alex should be allowed to live on (being a vampire and all) or that he has to be terminated. Help comes from a rather unexpected/surprising side. This is really the most fun issue of the trade where the cliches about angels' manners are shattered and some sick humor is going on. After that the main story goes on it's way again and I really would like to lable this book 'the clearification-TPB' because after we first met a lot of the main-players in the first TPB, here is much explanation about the legacy's, past deeds and motives of each of them (like Lisseth, Ekimus, Scarlet X, streetcop George etc.). That AND we are told the origin of the 'Clan of the Red Hood'. All this explaning luckily happens during the story (so it's not a collection of facts like in the beginning of th first issues) in which a lot of different parties of interest are after Alex for different reasons. Some good, some bad. It all leads to some pretty heavy confrontations and some beings show to have a great power potential (like Ekimus).

Like I said in the beginning, you should realize when you buy this book that it's really a must to first read the volume 1 book to make any sense of it. It's one big "going deeper into already introduced characters" and it won't make sense if you just dive in it without knowing what's gone before. To first buy the other volume won't be a waste of money though because it's at least as good as this one. For the people who HAVE already read the first volume, you should know that the story is a lot more serious and violent (as in "big-gun-violent" not so much gory) than in the first trade and now the focus is really more on the plot than on punchlines, which it has but a few. It doesn't take anything away from the fun though and if you liked the first TPB this one won't let you down.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The battle between Heaven snd Hell continues, March 27, 2000

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scott krupnick (Brooklyn, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crimson: Heaven & Earth - Tome 2 (Paperback)

In this continuation of the Crimson series,Alex the hero of this series comes to grips with this new reality he stumbled upon (well the reality stumbled upon him!)He is a vampire companied with a masked lunatic and a fallen angel. He wants to see his family but he can't. In this continuation you see Alex fight demons, fight his inner demons, find answers, bite people, fight vampires and kiss the girl. I enjoyed this book. This book is jam packed with sharp pictures, lavish colors, and witty dialogue this is a must read and i ordered this book!

5.0 out of 5 stars Crimson A+, January 13, 2011

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LiquidX - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Crimson: Heaven & Earth - Tome 2 (Paperback)

A friend borrowed this Volume from me and never made an attempt to give it back even when I asked her. So I went ahead to get a "used" copy to keep in my collection. The seller kept this trade paper back in good condition. Glad to have my 4 complete books now.