Monster War [Paperback]

Christopher Golden (Author), Tom Sneigoski (Author), Joyce Chin (Author), Vitor Ishimura (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 2006

The first appearance of the Dynamite Monsters is now available in one trade paperback collection! Debuting in a special crossover with the Top Cow Universe, the Dynamite Monsters have their sights set on Ash in the current AOD storyline, but see where it all began in this new collection! Reprinting the entire Top Cow/Dynamite Monsters: Monster War mini-series by writers Christopher Golden and Tom Sniegowski, and featuring the art of Joyce Chin and Vitor Ishimura, this volume also includes an all-star cover gallery featuring the artwork of Marc Silvestri, e-Bass, Joyce Chin and Joseph Michael Linsner!

Editorial Reviews

Review

This is a pretty good horror story overall, one that works well especially if you're a fan of Top Cow characters. The "Classic Monsters" are fun to read about in their own right. I can't imagine Dynamite would have worked on this crossover if there wasn't an itnention of using the Monsters elsewhere, but to the best of our knowledge, that hasn't been done yet. It wouldn't be a bad idea to set them up in osme ne whorror tales, though, if a proper hero could be found to stand against their evil. --The Back Issue Bin

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment (August 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933305304
• ISBN-13: 978-1933305301
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,129,990 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not for monster fans, April 9, 2007

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Riley0091 (Concord, NH) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Monster War (Paperback)

Mr. Hyde,with the help of Frankenstein, the wolfmen, and Dracula, has a plan to unleash the Dark Gods into our world. Our only hope rest in a few scantly clad babes -- it is lamer than it sounds.

Strictly a vehicle to showcase Top Cow's T&A heroes (Tomb Raider, Witchblade, and Magdalena); any monster fan will surely be disappointed.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DRACULA HAS MORE LIFE THAN THIS BOOK, March 9, 2007

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Tim Janson (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monster War (Paperback)

Monster War collects the four issue mini series originally published by Top Cow but now in trade paperback under both the Top Cow and Dynamite Entertainment banners. The book teams four of Top Cows main characters Magdalena, Witchblade, The Darkness, and Lara Croft, Tomb Raider together against the dark forces of Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, The Wolf-Men, and Mr. Hyde.

Being a fan of the old Universal Horror films I was drawn to the title even though I know that these characters only similarity to those classic monsters was in name only. Mr. Hyde turns out to be the mastermind, separated into a fully dark being from his other half, Dr. Jekyll. Hyde has brought Dracula back to life and using the Frankenstein's Monster, he creates a deadly virus, carried by women that Dracula has turned into vampires. This virus will cause the affected to split into two beings, one passive and meek, and the other evil and vicious. His intent is no less than eliminating the entire human race, while opening a gateway to summon in the Elder Gods to take their rightful place again as rulers.

This last plot device is a rather weak attempt to mix in some Lovecraftian-style horror. It was unneeded and clumsily developed, seemingly as an after thought by writer Christopher Golden. Golden has written some great stuff over the years but Monster War is not one of them. Monster War is yet another Top Cow/Image type comic that goes for glitz and scantily clad women over anything remotely resembling a substantial story.

The art is ok, but it's nothing that stands out from the pack these days. It's basically one splash page after another with big guns, [...] and a story more lifeless than it's villains.

Reviewed by Tim Janson