The New Justice Machine: High Gear Edition [Paperback]

Mark Ellis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 3, 2009

The triumphant return of the first independently published super-team! The Justice Machine is fondly remembered as one of the most popular titles of the 1980's and now they're back in a two volume set written by best-selling science-fiction author Mark Ellis with art by Darryl Banks, Mike Gustovich, Adam Hughes, and Rik Levins! Collecting material originally released by Millenium Publishing. Machine, Gear Up! The Justice Machine told of the adventures and various tragedies befalling the super-powered members of a law enforcement agency from the planet Georwell, an alternate Earth.

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About the Author

Mark (James Axler) Ellis is a best-selling SF author, the creator of the long-running novel series, Outlanders, now in its 11th year of consecutive publication. He has written 45 novels and is the co-author, with Melissa Martin, of The Everything Guide to Writing Graphic Novels. His numerous credentials in the comic book field include critically acclaimed stints on Doc Savage, The Wild, Wild West, Star Rangers, The Justice Machine and many others. In the early 1990s, Mark Ellis was co-founder of Millennium Publications and worked with comic legends such as the legendary Jim Mooney, Don Heck, Darryl Banks, Adam Hughes Doug Wildey, and the late Mike Wieringo.

Product Details

• Paperback: 130 pages
• Publisher: Transfuzion Publishing (April 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941613666
• ISBN-13: 978-0941613668
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,370,652 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm a professional artist/photographer, designer and author.

Please visit my website: Mellissart.com to check out the background and research on my latest projects, "101 Ways to Find a Ghost", "The Everything Ghost Hunting Book" and the "Everything Photography Book".

My artwork has been featured in numerous New England exhibits and galleries, as well as in print media accompanying articles in the Redwood Review, Newport This Week, Newport Life Magazine, The Boston Globe, Horseman's Yankee Peddler, The Newport Round Table Anthology and Balancing The Tides.

I'm the author of three nonfiction books: "The Everything Guide to Writing Graphic Novels", "The Everything Photography Book", and "The Everything Ghost Hunting Book".

My husband, author Mark Ellis and I have collaborated on numerous graphic novel projects, including "Death Hawk: The Soulworm Saga", "The Miskatonic Project:H.P. Lovecraft's The Whisperer in Darkness","Mr. Holmes & Dr. Watson: Their Strangest Cases", "The New Justice Machine", and "The Miskatonic Project: Bride of Dagon".

Our most recent graphic novel, "Nosferatu, Plague of Terror" harkens back to the origin of the vampire myths and the F. W. Murneau film, "Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horrors."

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elegant and too short, July 16, 2009

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Chris Van Deelen "Chris Van Deelen" (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New Justice Machine: High Gear Edition (Paperback)

I'll dispense with my typical long winded review and just get to the heart of the matter.

I've recently finished reading The New Justice Machine: High Gear Edition Volume one, by Mark Ellis, Darryl Banks, Mike Gustovich, Adam Hughes, Rik Levins and Melissa Martin-Ellis.

Now, I have to say until I met Mark, I didn't really know about the Justice Machine - Of course I knew all about the major superhero teams like the Avengers, JLA etc... but never heard of the Justice Machine.

I guess it was because back then if it wasn't Marvel or Dark Horse, I really didn't care about it.

I've always been willing to try something new and different, so when it was finally available at my local comic shop, I bought the first volume of the New Justice Machine.

It intrigued me.

The characters hail from an alternate universe, and the first few pages of the graphic novel gave enough back ground information so that I wasn't totally lost, or for that matter, overwhelmed by information. I'd say it was a great balance.

The rest of the graphic novel essentially had these quite literal aliens trying to fit into American society, while trying to prove their worth to the American Government.

It allowed an insight to the characters themselves, as well as had some great dialog, and some scenes that were quite funny to read.

Overall story simply had me wishing that the graphic novel was longer - now I'll have to wait for volume 2 to hit the stands.

Some people will argue that having a graphic novel done in black and white takes away from the quality. I would disagree. I've seen plenty of comics that were done in full color and they were terrible. Sometimes by doing a comic in black and white, it tends to make it more `atmospheric'.

The fact that the graphic novel is done in black and white in my opinion actually adds to the experience of reading it, instead of taking away.

The artwork throughout is excellent, as one would expect.

One other thing that really makes the graphic novel worth picking up is the Musings Redux by Mark Ellis at the end. It essentially tells the history of the Justice Machine comic - its various incarnations, publishers and longevity.

It's a worthwhile read, not only for original fans, but for newcomers such as myself.
5 out of 5