Wolverine is the best there is at what he does - fighting in mutant-mixed-martial-arts tournaments, handing out relationship advice and eating hot dogs! Spider-Man issues the ultimate challenge to one of his deadliest enemies - an invitation to the prom! The Mighty Thor forges a powerful new alliance - with a cleverly disguised farm animal! Fear not, Friends of Old Marvel - you haven't fallen prey to the illusions of Loki. You've simply discovered Strange Tales II! A band of the best and brightest talents in independent, alternative and online comics joins forces with the Earth's Mightiest Heroes for a sequel to the acclaimed Strange Tales anthology, one that critics are calling "better than any of the previous run" (Douglas Wolk, Time.com's Techland). Hilarious, haunting and horrifying (sometimes all at once), it's Marvel gone strange!
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Gene Luen Yang: Ever since I bought Spectacular Spider-man #86 in the fifth grade and hugged it tightly to my chest while watching Spider-man and his Amazing Friends, I've dreamed of drawing for Marvel Comics. As I grew older, however, my own deficiencies as a draftsman became more and more apparent and I quickly realized that my dream would have to go unfulfilled. But then, those crazy folks at Marvel decided to publish an anthology called Strange Tales where they would ask indie cartoonists to take a crack at their characters. And they asked me! ME! Not only did I get to draw a four-pager starring my favorite Marvel superhero, but I also got to share pages with comics luminaries like Dash Shaw, Jhonen Vasquez, Kate Beaton, and Jeff Lemire! When I got my paycheck with Spider-man printed in the corner, it was sooo cool that I almost didn't cash it. Almost.
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By Grace
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
The title of this book is very fitting, it is indeed a compilation of some of the strangest tales ever told about the marvel superheroes. However, the amount of creativity in this book is fantastic because the artists are allowed such freedom with the characters. I bought the book for the Kate Beaton stories in it, but I greatly enjoyed all of the content. I recommend it!
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By Eric
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Unless you like alternative comics in general then it's debatable whether you will like what this book has to offer. About half of the collection consists of quirky semi-humorous spoofs on familiar Marvel characters in the same vein as what might be found from the Kitchen Sink Press, and then a fair portion of the book is also just plain "alternative", not necessarily trying to parody as much as being literary experiments of sorts.
This being volume 2, compared to volume 1 this volume is not as humorous or witty, but still has occasional moments of interest. I personally enjoyed the Thor story by Tony Millionaire and the various pieces by Kupperman as being the best of what might be found here.
In general I liked volume 1 substantially more than volume 2, but I still found this to be an interesting purchase, though I will say that I enjoy alternative comics for the mere sake of reading something that gives superheroes a new spin. But this being an alternative comic anthology, I was prepared to accept the good with the bad.
This being volume 2, compared to volume 1 this volume is not as humorous or witty, but still has occasional moments of interest. I personally enjoyed the Thor story by Tony Millionaire and the various pieces by Kupperman as being the best of what might be found here.
In general I liked volume 1 substantially more than volume 2, but I still found this to be an interesting purchase, though I will say that I enjoy alternative comics for the mere sake of reading something that gives superheroes a new spin. But this being an alternative comic anthology, I was prepared to accept the good with the bad.
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By Irving
Format:Hardcover
This comic book is fantastic for several reasons. The comic book is collection of short stories created by various writers and artists, which allows a great range. Several artists gives Strange Tales II a distinct style for every short story. The best part is the variety of writers, from humorous to emotional. By far Strange Tales II has one of my favorite takes on Wolverine. I've already read this comic when I checked it from my public library, but plan to purchase it just for the wonderful addition to my comics.
TL;DR BUY IT, IT'S GOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!! AWWWW YEEEEEAH!
TL;DR BUY IT, IT'S GOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!! AWWWW YEEEEEAH!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
An Even Stranger Collection
After the popularity and success of the original Strange Tales, Marvel is back with Strange Tales II, featuring a whole host of familiar and renowned characters and superheroes and... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Alexandro C. Telander
5.0 out of 5 stars
I liked this one better than Strange Tales 1
Very enjoyable, overall. I perfered it to Strange Tales 1 because it featured a wider variety of comics and comic creators. There was too much Wolverine though.
Published 18 months ago by Elizabeth C. Stege
2.0 out of 5 stars
Boring tales
This is Marvel's second volume of short whacky comics featuring their beloved characters where you can see the Thing talk to Harvey Pekar about getting a civil servant job or... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Noel
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