Grant Morrison's Seven Soldiers are absolutely nothing like the old version. Well, apart from the bit with Vigilante in it early on. New versions of Klarion the Witch Boy, and the Shining Knight, and quite a lot of the supernatural alien type of influence.
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Grant Morrison began this series intending to, I believe, emulate the critically popular but poorly recieved 'Fourth World' by Jack Kirby. In it, the titular 'Seven Soldiers' each have their own four issue title that all tie in together in a final 'book end' chapter. However, each story is enjoyable in its own right. Reading them together, you can pick up on the subtle interactions - what story happens when in comparison,...
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Every artist represented in this volume (there are six) blew me away - each for a different reason. The artwork in the introductory chapter, by J. H. Williams III, seemed, to me, the most significantly accomplished of the lot. Keep in mind that I do not regularly read contemporary superhero stories, so I had no preconceptions about any of these artists. There's something distinctly Silver Age about Williams' storytelling techniques...
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The transition from single issues to a collected trade was always going to be tough for Grant Morrison's Seven Soldiers of Victory project. The series as a whole is intended to be seven miniseries, each about a particular character, and two bookend issues. Every mini can be read independently but if you read them all you get the whole overarching story. This story is about people who have powers but aren't ready or even willing...
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I picked these up in original issue form. If you like Morrison's work, then you likely will appreciate this series. The structure and characters are interesting to say the least. While not groundbreaking or as deep Morrison's best works, the storyline is entertaining, and the writing is tight. It is an enjoyable ride that helps to reinvent and revitalize what I consider to be the rather stagnant DC Universe, and that's not...
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