Title: Indiana Jones Omnibus, Volume 2 Publisher: Mike Richardson
ISBN: 9781593079536 Pages: 375
Publisher: Dark Horse Books, Milwaukee, Oregon, 2008
Readers Annotation:
Nazis, Russians, ship captains, and sea witches, are all after Indiana Jones while he tries to discover and keep precious archeological finds.
Nazis, Russians, ship captains, and sea witches, are all after Indiana Jones while he tries to discover and keep precious archeological finds.
Author Information:
This edition is an anthology of several comic books, therefore has many authors contributing to the omnibus. The following is a list of the contributors to the scripts of Indiana Jones Omnibus: Pat McGreal, Dave Rawson, Gary Gianni, Lee Marrs, Elaine Lee, and Karl Kesel.
Content:
The overall running theme throughout the anthology is about Indiana Jones retrieving ancient artifacts, and ensuring that his opponents don't use them for evil purposes. There is usually some type of love interest for Indiana, alongside adventurous escapades and narrow escapes. This anthology is a complication of several editions of the Indiana Jones comic books: The Golden Fleece volumes 1-2, The Shrine of the Sea Devil, The Iron Phoenix volumes 1-4, The Spear of Destiny volumes 1-4, and The Sargasso Pirates volumes 1-4.
This edition is an anthology of several comic books, therefore has many authors contributing to the omnibus. The following is a list of the contributors to the scripts of Indiana Jones Omnibus: Pat McGreal, Dave Rawson, Gary Gianni, Lee Marrs, Elaine Lee, and Karl Kesel.
Content:
The overall running theme throughout the anthology is about Indiana Jones retrieving ancient artifacts, and ensuring that his opponents don't use them for evil purposes. There is usually some type of love interest for Indiana, alongside adventurous escapades and narrow escapes. This anthology is a complication of several editions of the Indiana Jones comic books: The Golden Fleece volumes 1-2, The Shrine of the Sea Devil, The Iron Phoenix volumes 1-4, The Spear of Destiny volumes 1-4, and The Sargasso Pirates volumes 1-4.
Critical Evaluation:
These comic books accurately portray the cinematic creation of Harrison Ford's character in the Indiana Jones movie series, created by George Lucas. Ford's cowboy disposition coupled with his natural charm, are illuminated in the facial expressions and word usage throughout the comics. Each story line is scripted and drawn by different authors and artists, thereby taking on a slightly different and interesting slant each time. The illustrations are drawn with a variety of tools, including pencils, inks, colors and letters. This variety enables the story to come alive. Additional features that contribute to the reader's understanding of the stories are the actual facial expressions, and the fonts in the talking bubbles. The authors distinguish some of the characters with words that stay true to their corresponding accents, making those personalities more exciting for the reader. At times, mysticism plays a role in the narrative, whereas other times the story is based on true to life events. This creates an interesting assortment within the anthology.
These comic books accurately portray the cinematic creation of Harrison Ford's character in the Indiana Jones movie series, created by George Lucas. Ford's cowboy disposition coupled with his natural charm, are illuminated in the facial expressions and word usage throughout the comics. Each story line is scripted and drawn by different authors and artists, thereby taking on a slightly different and interesting slant each time. The illustrations are drawn with a variety of tools, including pencils, inks, colors and letters. This variety enables the story to come alive. Additional features that contribute to the reader's understanding of the stories are the actual facial expressions, and the fonts in the talking bubbles. The authors distinguish some of the characters with words that stay true to their corresponding accents, making those personalities more exciting for the reader. At times, mysticism plays a role in the narrative, whereas other times the story is based on true to life events. This creates an interesting assortment within the anthology.
Genre: Comic book
Curriculum Ties: English - comic books. History - America in the 1930's and 40's
Booktalking Ideas:
1. Indiana Jones is actually a very smart and well-read archeologist with a Ph.D. Do you think you could juggle being an adventurer and an intellectual?
2. Many of the objects that Indiana Jones discovered contain ancient mystical powers. If you found an item with special powers, would you do with it?
1. Indiana Jones is actually a very smart and well-read archeologist with a Ph.D. Do you think you could juggle being an adventurer and an intellectual?
2. Many of the objects that Indiana Jones discovered contain ancient mystical powers. If you found an item with special powers, would you do with it?
Reading Level/Interest Age: 12+
Challenge Issue: none
Why I chose this item: I enjoyed the Indiana Jones movies as a kid, and was interested in seeing how the adventures developed in comic book form. Additionally, I felt that it was important to include a comic book in my collection.
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