Let me first just say, I am not a comic book Guy. Although I respect the medium, I never really got into them as a kid. I am a huge fan of the TV series and that is probably why I enjoyed this quote unquote "novel" so much.
It does have some great back story to Walter and belly, but maybe no more then an after thought to the real story arc. Bottom line, if you love the series, and you can read, then you should like this.
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Fringe Paperback – December 22, 2009
by
Mike Johnson
(Author),
Tom Mandrake
(Illustrator)
FBI Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant scientist Walter Bishop and his estranged son Peter investigate the world of "fringe science"(telepathy, time travel etc) following a series of unexplained events, which begin to raise suspicions that a large scientific research company Massive Dynamic is experimenting on the general public.
The secret history of Walter Bishop and his onetime scientific partner William Bell continues in this exclusive tie-in to the hit Fox show Fringe! Witness their first attempts at pushing the boundaries of science and reality!
The secret history of Walter Bishop and his onetime scientific partner William Bell continues in this exclusive tie-in to the hit Fox show Fringe! Witness their first attempts at pushing the boundaries of science and reality!
- Print length144 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherWildStorm
- Publication dateDecember 22, 2009
- Dimensions6.65 x 0.28 x 10.16 inches
- ISBN-101401224911
- ISBN-13978-1401224912
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- Publisher : WildStorm (December 22, 2009)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 144 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1401224911
- ISBN-13 : 978-1401224912
- Item Weight : 8.6 ounces
- Dimensions : 6.65 x 0.28 x 10.16 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,100,147 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #4,697 in DC Comics & Graphic Novels
- #8,974 in Media Tie-In Graphic Novels
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Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2011
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2012
I want I start off by saying how much I love fringe and how great this book was. Even the little details it fills in give you a totally different perspective of Walter and Bell. If you are a fringe fan get this product!
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2010
As a huge fan of the Fringe Television series, I knew I had to add this graphic novel to my collection. I was a bit put off by the list price of $19.99 for such a short book. However, Amazon came through with a much more reasonable price which convinced me to order it. Anywho, the graphic novel details the meeting of a young Walter Bishop and William Bell and follows them on some of their earlier experiments/adventures. At first it seems to loosely tie into the television series. However, if you have been watching with a close eye as I have, you will notice that some of the events within this novel are mentioned in the television show. It also reveals some interesting events leading up to Oliva's arrival to the mental institution where Walter was being held. The book finishes with a few back stories involving other experiments from "The Pattern" and some revelations about Massive Dynamic practices. Overall, I found this to be a good read. However, I felt it was too short for its list price. That is why I'm rating it a 4 out of 5 stars.
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2010
The comic happens to share an isbn with a book that looks nothing like the book I thought I ordered by Mike Johnson.. The cover and author shown on Amazons page match a book with a different cover by JJ Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci.
That said, as a real Fringe fan I thought this comic would give me some insight into the series, some background. It did not and was a disappointment.
That said, as a real Fringe fan I thought this comic would give me some insight into the series, some background. It did not and was a disappointment.
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2013
Fringe has been one of my absolute favorite shows for years now, and it recently ended. While the ending was everything I would have hoped for, I wanted more. Which is why I picked up this comic when I found it at the library last week.
Unfortunately, if you aren't into the show, you won't find much to appeal to you here. The characters here really rely on your knowledge of the show for their life. The flip side of this is that longtime fans of the TV show will find familiar faces here.
The first half of the book details the early relationship between Walter Bishop, portrayed brilliantly in the show by John Noble, and William Bell, played on the screen by Leonard Nimoy. In the seventies they share a lab at Harvard and together are able to bend the very laws of the universe out of shape before Bishop is committed and Bell goes on to found the megacorporation Massive Dynamic. Their adventures here are very fun, and occasionally the writers hit their stride and you can hear John Noble deliver the lines on the page. Other times, it falls flat. Unfortunately, I think this was published before we had actually met Bell in the show (He was missing for a long time) and thus knew he was Leonard Nimoy--the Bell in the book doesn't really look a thing like him.
The second half of the book details several "Fringe events" occuring within the world of Fringe. Unfortunately, we don't get to see how things turn out either here or on the show--a number of them are just kind of left unresolved. There's a segment involving mind-swapping, a man trying to reclaim his stolen briefcase with unexpected results, a child who kills whatever he touches, an astronaut on an experimental drug, and a reporter who gets more than she bargained for when she begins investigating Massive Dynamic.....
Tom Mandrake's art throughout the book is consistant, if lackluster. Its not bad, its just not particularly outstanding. The writing, on the other hand, is spotty--either its good or its bad. This inconsistancy is understandable, given the fact that its written by a committee. The Bell And Bishop segment is apparently broken up into chapters with a different production team (these breaks are only apparent on the credits page--the chapter breaks don't appear in the book itself). Writers include Zack Whedon on one segment, Julia Cho, Mike Johnson, Alex Katsnelson, Danielle DiSpaltro, Justin Doble, Matthew Pitts, and Kim Cavyan.
Unfortunately, if you aren't into the show, you won't find much to appeal to you here. The characters here really rely on your knowledge of the show for their life. The flip side of this is that longtime fans of the TV show will find familiar faces here.
The first half of the book details the early relationship between Walter Bishop, portrayed brilliantly in the show by John Noble, and William Bell, played on the screen by Leonard Nimoy. In the seventies they share a lab at Harvard and together are able to bend the very laws of the universe out of shape before Bishop is committed and Bell goes on to found the megacorporation Massive Dynamic. Their adventures here are very fun, and occasionally the writers hit their stride and you can hear John Noble deliver the lines on the page. Other times, it falls flat. Unfortunately, I think this was published before we had actually met Bell in the show (He was missing for a long time) and thus knew he was Leonard Nimoy--the Bell in the book doesn't really look a thing like him.
The second half of the book details several "Fringe events" occuring within the world of Fringe. Unfortunately, we don't get to see how things turn out either here or on the show--a number of them are just kind of left unresolved. There's a segment involving mind-swapping, a man trying to reclaim his stolen briefcase with unexpected results, a child who kills whatever he touches, an astronaut on an experimental drug, and a reporter who gets more than she bargained for when she begins investigating Massive Dynamic.....
Tom Mandrake's art throughout the book is consistant, if lackluster. Its not bad, its just not particularly outstanding. The writing, on the other hand, is spotty--either its good or its bad. This inconsistancy is understandable, given the fact that its written by a committee. The Bell And Bishop segment is apparently broken up into chapters with a different production team (these breaks are only apparent on the credits page--the chapter breaks don't appear in the book itself). Writers include Zack Whedon on one segment, Julia Cho, Mike Johnson, Alex Katsnelson, Danielle DiSpaltro, Justin Doble, Matthew Pitts, and Kim Cavyan.
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2012
Like my title says, I love the show, and I was looking for more Fringe stories to enjoy, but these are bad. Bad for a number of reasons:
1. Poorly written. The show is better written. These stories don't really go anywhere, they have holes in them, and they're dumb.
2. The show has a certain formula. Most of the time there is a "case per episode" and the stories center around the "family" of main characters which you grow to love over the series. These stories don't have the characters from the show in them (except for the first story about Walt Bishop's early days). And we are essentially just witnessing the beginnings of or the circumstances a case. ((quick SPOILER ALERT - and nothing is solved; we just see weird stuff happen and are supposed to be awed and amazed, but no. dey be dumb. END SPOILER))
3. The art is subpar (or the coloring is). What I mean is, in the first story, it's actually pretty hard to tell anyone apart, especially Bishop and Bell. It's so bad, that at one point the colorist actually mixes up the coloring on the two characters. Bishop has blond hair and a purple shirt, Bell has brown hair and a green shirt. And half way through their conversation, all these colors switch and Bell has blonde hair and a purple shirt and Bishop has brown hair and a green shirt. Dat jus dumb!
Anyway. You may like this book, but just because you're a fan of the show does not mean that you are guaranteed to like it. It essentially has nothing to do with the show whatsoever. And the story about Bishop's past isn't worth it either.
This just stinks! "But you don't have to take my word for it!"
1. Poorly written. The show is better written. These stories don't really go anywhere, they have holes in them, and they're dumb.
2. The show has a certain formula. Most of the time there is a "case per episode" and the stories center around the "family" of main characters which you grow to love over the series. These stories don't have the characters from the show in them (except for the first story about Walt Bishop's early days). And we are essentially just witnessing the beginnings of or the circumstances a case. ((quick SPOILER ALERT - and nothing is solved; we just see weird stuff happen and are supposed to be awed and amazed, but no. dey be dumb. END SPOILER))
3. The art is subpar (or the coloring is). What I mean is, in the first story, it's actually pretty hard to tell anyone apart, especially Bishop and Bell. It's so bad, that at one point the colorist actually mixes up the coloring on the two characters. Bishop has blond hair and a purple shirt, Bell has brown hair and a green shirt. And half way through their conversation, all these colors switch and Bell has blonde hair and a purple shirt and Bishop has brown hair and a green shirt. Dat jus dumb!
Anyway. You may like this book, but just because you're a fan of the show does not mean that you are guaranteed to like it. It essentially has nothing to do with the show whatsoever. And the story about Bishop's past isn't worth it either.
This just stinks! "But you don't have to take my word for it!"
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2011
I enjoyed the early stories of Bell & Walter but the ending of that story was a little much. Then it changes pace & turns into an anthology halfway through. Some of the stories are not bad while others are just odd. What started off well sort of lost it's way.
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Lucas Levitan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Muito bom!
Reviewed in Brazil on January 15, 2023
Graphic novel excelente para os fãs da série. Consegui uma cópia não muito cara de um sebo nos USA. Demorou um pouco mas chegou direitinho. A foto da capa não é essa. Essa edição reúne as 6 edições da mini-série intitulada "Fringe" pela DC... Não é Beyond the Fringe nem Tales from the Fringe.
happy shopper
5.0 out of 5 stars
Collectable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2015
My husband collects anything relating to Fringe, and this was a well received addition to his collection!
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