The Sentry (New Avengers) [Paperback]

Paul Jenkins (Author), Jae Lee (Illustrator), Stan Lee (Afterword)

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Marvel; 2nd Ed edition (December 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785121242
• ISBN-13: 978-0785121244
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 0.4 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,079,881 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Marvel's Superman, August 26, 2007

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Andrew Shaffer "Author, Blogger" (Iowa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sentry (New Avengers) (Paperback)

This is the book that introduced the Sentry to the world...or is it? At the time of its release, Marvel and WIZARD Magazine collaborated for an elaborate hoax involving the "discovery" of Stan Lee's "longlost creation" the Sentry (reprinted in this trade paperback). I have to admit, I was a casual comics reader at the time and bought into it! It was one of Joe Quesada's wacky promotional ideas, and earns him a spot in my book as the most entertaining huckster this side of WWE's Vince McMahon.

The story, by Paul Jenkins, ranks up there with his "Inhumans" collaboration with Jae Lee (maybe a little below that...). Issues 1-5 of the mini-series plus the "Sentry vs. the Void" finale (billed as "part 6" here) are the real meat of the story. There are 4 other tie-ins collected here, but they aren't essential reading and generally tread the same ground to death.

If you like the story, it's continued in New Avengers Vol. 2: Sentry. The "New Avengers" trade paperback adds some interesting twists to the Sentry mythos and firmly entrenches the Sentry into the Marvel Universe.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Graphic Novel., September 2, 2010

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This review is from: The Sentry (New Avengers) (Paperback)

One of my friends let me borrow this, I didn't really know what to expect or know much about The Sentry, but after I read this I came to like him a lot. Sentry is definitely a character you love or hate, (Look on any forums, theirs a lot of hate.) I really enjoyed it, although the team up flash back issues with the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Angel of the X-Men, and the Hulk I found rather "meh." Although I enjoyed the Spiderman one and Hulk one a bit more. But the actual mini-series was great, leading up to The Sentry vs The Void. The action throughout the book is light, I don't really recall that much until the last issue. The art is epic.The story was good enough where it didn't really need it. I really like Bob Reynolds/The Sentry as a character. I've only read him in this mini, and New Avengers Volume 1. I've heard they really messed up him character-wise in newer issues, so I haven't bothered to read them.

But if you're looking to get into this character start here. (Most people say to stop after here... So you've been warned!)

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great art and story., March 10, 2007

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Dennis E. Henley (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sentry (New Avengers) (Paperback)

This is a really interesting take on the Marvel Universe. The art was beautiful and the story was compelling.