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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY gave him an A, Hollywood insiders fell all over themselves to praise him, and fans everywhere gave him a full thumbs-up for hilarity. Now, on the heels of his praise and punishment, Brian Michael Bendis puts his sold-out miniseries, FORTUNE & GLORY, into one hefty volume. Marvel once again at the stupidity of Hollywood producers, the vanity of stars like Uma Thurman and Clint Eastwood, and the enthralling mood swings and ego nosedives of a little indie comic-book creator caught up in the maelstrom of the motion picture industry. Presented in a handy 6" X 9" format, this collection features brand-new pages left on the cutting room floor and not included in the original comics. The individual issues are becoming increasingly hard to find, and that's because everyone who read it didn't like it, they loved it. Featuring an introduction by Paul Dini, who himself knows a thing or two about the Hollywood machine.

Product Details

Paperback: 152 pages
Publisher: Oni Press (July 14, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1929998066
ISBN-13: 978-1929998067
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #423,380 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great insiders' look into Hollywood, October 18, 2000

By	Britt Schramm "Comic Book Columnist" (Reston, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Who hasn't wondered about the decisions made behind the big oak doors that house the great minds' of the movie making industry? Well, wonder no more as Bendis brings an insightful tale of the trials and tribulations of a movie plot based on one of his comic books. While the lying agents and movie producers were not surprising, I was shocked to see the ineptness of most of the players involved with making a movie. Clueless does not even begin to describe them. As for the art, Bendis' style may seem a bit cartoony to the average reader but it actually fits the tone and mood of the story. Forget all of you preconceived notions and stereotypes about comic books. If you like deft, dry humor, this book is for you.

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5.0 out of 5 stars No hyperbole- This book is pure genius., July 28, 2000

By	Steven W. Kendrick "Reader" (East Hartford, CT USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you have not read the work of Brian Michael Bendis ( Torso, Jinx, AKA Goldfish, Powers and Sam and Twitch) you are missing out on what the modern comic book can offer. You've probably read the Time/Newsweek articles on how comics are no longer for kids but ignore all that and instead center on your thirst for solid stories and great art ( and they're cheaper than movies, sometimes).

Fortune and Glory is a change from Bendis's usual crime fiction but he does not fail in delivering flawless storytelling and humor that will literally make you laugh out loud. As you read you feel as though the author/artist is actually talking to you and not in a cheesy Mr. Roper-breaks-the-4th-wall kind of way.

The story takes us through Brian's first taste of Hollywood and is sharp in its delivery. It is well worth its price and will soon find its way next to great graphic works like Maus and Understanding Comics. Buy it now before he becomes trendy and you can say you knew him when.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh outloud funny, June 19, 2003

By	Ian Fowler (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Bendis isn't doing anything really new with "Fortune and Glory". Poking fun at Hollywood is like shooting fish in a barrell. But, Bendis is so exceedingly funny that you don't notice just how cliched this story really is. Of course, it helps that Bendis is telling a true story, and from his perspective as a would-be screenwriter

From meeting producers who don't know that Eliot Ness was real to publicists who don't like comics, Bendis tours Hollywood bureaucracy and in the end, finds himself back where he started. This is too funny to miss.

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This is a very funny read, especially the last third when Bendis and Andreyko are pitching "Torso". The jokes are well-paced, and the page layouts are interesting. Read more

Published on April 4, 2007 by Andrew Davison

1.0 out of 5 stars Talk, talk, talk with repeating images as background
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Published on December 27, 2006 by A Reader from Chicago

5.0 out of 5 stars Much better than the book Bendis is trying to sell
You can see in my other reviews that I a) love Bendis and b) did not like Goldfish, so it was interesting for me to read this book, in which Bendis tries to sell his screenplay... Read more

Published on February 5, 2006 by jancola

5.0 out of 5 stars Uncommonly funny
Comics generally don't do humour very well. Visual humour is often spoiled unless the pay off is over the page as the eye has a habit of seeing the punchline even as the brain... Read more

Published on February 15, 2004 by Mr. N. C. Goodchild

4.0 out of 5 stars I THINK I MUSTA MADE A WRONG TURN BACK IN ALBURQUERQUE...
Good, fun read, but hardly the indispenisble tome that many people and critcs claim it to be. It goes on a little too long and drags in places and there are other examples of... Read more

Published on March 30, 2003 by adam david

5.0 out of 5 stars READ THIS GEM
Found this by accident in the bookstore...Great dialogue, great pacing...this Brian dude is one heckuva talent. So much so that I'm going to look at his other stuff. Read more

Published on January 21, 2003 by Ace Jones

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