books by Ross Andru (september essential fantastic)

books by Ross Andru

books:

Essential Spider-Man, Vol. 8 (Marvel Essentials)

4 reviews
Len Wein, Bill Mantlo, ...

Marvel Comics, 2007

GREAT COMIC
IF you like Spider-Man you'll love this one and don't forget to get the ones before this Volume because then you'll be clueless on whats happenen so great buy now...

Showcase Presents: The War That Time Forgot, Vol. 1

7 reviews
Robert Kanigher

DC Comics, 2007

This book is review-proof
It's 500+ pages of G.I.'s fighting dinosaurs! What more do you need to know? Yes, it feels a little like reading the same story over and over and over again. So? G.I's fighting dinosaurs! As brilliant in concept as it is in execution.

Essential Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 6 (Marvel Essentials)

8 reviews
Gerry Conway, Ross Andru, ...

Marvel Comics, 2004

Spidey at some of his BEST and worst moments!
Once you get past the black & white pages (there is much to be said about how color enhances comicbook artwork), the Marvel Essentials stories really manage to pull you in. Volume 6 has some of Spidey's best storylines ever in Amazing Spider-Man. The pinacle would have to be the character defining two-parter with the Death of Gwen Stacy at the hands of the Green Goblin. Powerful stuff even ...

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: The Defenders Vol 1

1 review
Steve Englehart, Ross Andru and Sal Buscema. By Roy Thomas

Marvel,, 2008

A Worthy Addition to the Masterworks Collection!!!!
The Defenders, "The Non-Team," was always one of my favorite Marvel titles. I loved the incongruity of the team: Dr. Strange, Namor, Hulk, the Silver Surfer, (and during my time period of readership) Nighthawk and the Valkyrie. Outsiders all, but for various reasons, they decide to put their personal problems aside and unite for the greater good. The stories included in this volume are ...

Showcase Presents Metal Men Vol. 2
Robert Kanigher

DC Comics, 2008

The Amazing Spider-man #160 Vol. 1 September 1976
Len Wein

Marvel Comics, 1976

"My Killer, the Car!"

Essential Defenders, Vol. 1 (Marvel Essentials)

12 reviews
Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, ...

Marvel Comics, 2005

Perhaps the most character driven of the Essential volumes
I approached this volume without any prior knowledge of or interest in the Defenders, so this review won't discuss the monumental events contained within that may or may not have shaped Defenders history. Instead, as a complete novice to this "un-team," what really resonates about this volume is the intense characterization that Steve Englehart brings to the stories. I'm used to tedious early ...

The Metal Men Archives, Vol. 1 (DC Archive Editions)

8 reviews
Robert Kanigher

DC Comics, 2006

Metal Men - Heroic robots provide insights into human behavior
In the early '60s, my mother would sometimes bring home a comic book for me to read. One I remember best was a band of robots known as the Metal Men. Constructed by the genius Dr. Will Magnus, each of these robots had abilities which reflected the metal of which they were constructed, i.e. Gold was very malleable, and could form very thin sheets or stretch to extraordinary lengths. Iron was ...

Showcase Presents: Metal Men, Vol. 1

1 review
Robert Kanigher

DC Comics, 2007

Will Magnus and his Amazing Robots!
I guess one distinction between DC and Marvel Comics is that Marvel has been generally more successful with team comics. With the Fantastic Four, Defenders and the many incarnations of the Avengers and X-Men (including X-Force, X-Factor, etc.), Marvel has made superhero teams an essential part of its lineup. On the other hand, DC's record is a bit spottier. Sure, there is the Justice League, ...

The Flash Companion

3 reviews
Keith Dallas, Carmine Infantino, ...

TwoMorrows Publishing, 2008

A fine history of all the artists as well as previously-unpublished scenes
If you're a Flash comics fan, you must have Keith Dallas's THE FLASH COMPANION; it's packed with interviews and articles about the Flash creators through the decades of Flash creations, and presents a fine history of all the artists as well as previously-unpublished scenes. Black and white comics throughout illustrate behind-the-scenes coverage perfect for any comprehensive cartoon, comic or ...

Andru And Esposito's Get Lost!

3 reviews
Ross Andru, Mike Esposito

Hermes Press, 2008

Great fun, a worthy Mad compeitior
Love it! Beautiful book, the colors pop and the art looks brand new. Clever and well done, just a joy.

Amazing Spider-Man #161 Original 1970s

Marvel Comics, 1975

Blue Beetle #15
Len Wein

DC Comics, 1987

Direct sales edition comic book published by DC Comics. The adventures of wealthy inventor Ted Kord, who takes up the heroic mantle of the Blue Beetle after the aparent death of Dan Garrett, the original super-powered hero of that name.

Essential Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 7 (Marvel Essentials) (v. 7)

8 reviews
Bill Mantlo, Gerry Conway, ...

Marvel Comics, 2005

Great Stuff
This can hardly be considered an objective review, as this volume contains many of the first comic books I ever bought, some 30+ years ago. Nonetheless, I have to say that the stories in this volume seem to hold up very well over the years. Gerry Conway is my favorite of Marvel's "B-List" writers (compared to Len Wein, Bill Mantlo, et al); Conway's stories zip along at a quick pace and they ...

Essential Marvel Team-Up, Vol. 1 (Marvel Essentials) (v. 1)

14 reviews
Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, ...

Marvel Comics, 2006

Classic Marvel Fun
This is how I'll always remember these characters. Fun self-contained stories, melodramatic and smart-mouthed heroes. Good Times!

Essential Fantastic Four, Vol. 6 (Marvel Essentials)

3 reviews
Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, ...

Marvel Comics, 2007

Stan Lee ends his run on "The Fantastic Four" with help from John Buscema
You might be surprised at how many times you can take one away from four and get three, but that is a common thread in the comic book issues collected in "Essential Fantastic Four, Volume 6" (which would be issues #111-37 of "The World's Greatest Comic Magazine"). Sue Storm has temporarily left the FF to take care of baby Franklin, with help from Agatha Harkness. The Invisible Woman had been ...

Showcase Presents: The Brave and the Bold - The Batman Team-Ups, Vol. 1

5 reviews
Bob Haney, Mike Sekowsky

DC Comics, 2007

The Caped Crusader at his best!
What's great about this book is the range of the stories. Some have a light tone reminicent of the "Batman" TV series of the sixties, (The Metamporpho team-up even MENTIONS the show) others are dark, pulpy mysteries, (the Neal Adams drawn Deadman team-ups are particularly good) No matter which interpretation of the Dark Knight you prefer, your bound to dig at least a few of these tales. Nearly ...

Essential Classic X-Men, Vol. 2 (Marvel Essentials) (v. 2)

8 reviews
Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich, ...

Marvel Comics, 2006

It's About Bloody Time, Marvel!
Marvel released volume one in this series YEARS ago, and they have finally given us volume two. The stories in this volume are very rarely reprinted, and are very entertaining. Worth a look, especially if you're a mutant continuity nut like me.

Showcase Presents Wonder Woman Vol. 2 (Wonder Woman (Graphic Novels))
Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru

DC Comics, 2008

What If? Classic Volume 3 TPB (What If Classics) (v. 3)

2 reviews
Gary Friedrich, Don Glut, ...

Marvel Comics, 2007

More what if
This is of course the third volume in the Marvel What if series that collects issues 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, and 20. This edition has good content in it. What if Sgt. Fury had fought World War 2 in outer space?: This is more of an alternate timeline. Where the plot begins during the 15th century. Da Vinci creates designs for an airplane but was never built until the Wright Brothers built one in ...