Doctor 13: Architecture and Mortality [Paperback]

Brian Azzarello (Author), Cliff Chiang (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 19, 2007

Pub in September of 2007, .Softcover, full color

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (September 19, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401215521
• ISBN-13: 978-1401215521
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 0.2 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #581,694 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great read for fans of the kitsch, October 8, 2007

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J. Woodworth "Comic Book Supernerd Extraordin... (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doctor 13: Architecture and Mortality (Paperback)

I honestly don't know what to think about Brian Azzarello. He does great gritty crimework on 100 Bullets. And then he has a lot of short, dark works. Lex Luthor: Man of Steel, Banner, Batman: City of Crime and Superman: for Tomorrow (the last two I'd consider REAL disappointments).

And then there's this...

I'd consider this an unofficial sequal to Grant Morrison's Seven Soldiers of Victory maxiseries, as well as the two major DC Crises. If you don't have knowledge of those and aren't a fan of third and fourth string DC heroes, villains and gobbeldygook getting their time to shine in the spotlight, then this series isn't going to do much for you.

However, if you do like this sort of stuff, this book has it in spades; it's weird and it's great and it's grand. Also, if you crave more Seven Unknown Men of Slaughter Swamp/The DC Architects weirdness, give this book a flip.

I definitely came into this book with little to no expectation, just hoping the story would be as good as the art (by the way, Chiang, the artist, is BRILLIANT). And I was blown away.

But, don't take my word for it!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Trippy Entertainment, October 3, 2007

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David Keith "FurNTats" (Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doctor 13: Architecture and Mortality (Paperback)

This here collect the Doctor 13 back up stories that appeared in the most recent Spectre mini series. This is a very fun collection with great artwork that tackles and gives new life to some old minor DC characters. It's a trippy adventure tale laced with bits of humor that I enjoyed very much. I'd love to see this creative team do another Doctor 13 series.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is why I read comics!, December 6, 2008

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Gene Ha (Berwyn, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doctor 13: Architecture and Mortality (Paperback)

First off, the art by Cliff Chiang is perfect. Dynamic, clear, and solidly drawn. Most importantly, it's fun.

That defines the whole book. It is fun. But despite the camp and the silliness (gay ghost pirates fighting the editorial gods to exist) Brian Azzarello creates deep and well drawn characters. One really comes to care about them and their tragedies by the end of the series. I dare guess that none of these characters has been this well written before. Specifically, Dr Thirteen has a long history with various brilliant Vertigo writers, and I never gave a damn about him (sorry, Neil Gaiman). Now I do.

Unique talents creating a uniquely brilliant book.