Shadowman Deluxe Edition Book 1 (SHADOWMAN DLX HC)

I was a fan of the original Shadowman so I had to check out this series, the first half of the book has great art while the second part is not bad but not as good as the first. The concept is very inspired by the originalseries but different enough to grab my interest. Overall if you like supernatural superheroe stuff you should give this book a try in the deluxe format to appreciate the art better.

I'm currently reading through all of Valiant's stuff. I picked up this hardcover because I didn't think I'd care much for a comic book based on Voodoo mythos and I just needed an intro on Darque for the new Book of Death series starting next month. While the story had a lot of common super hero elements (which I'll leave out for no spoilers) and not many surprises (save for issues 0/10), it was put together in a way I found rather enjoyable. I'll definitely be finishing the series now.

Re-printing Shadowman #0-10, this Deluxe Edition measures roughly 75% the size of previous Valiant Deluxe Editions. While there are several more issues and a mini-series published, Valiant only put 11 total issues into this book, undoubtedly saving the remaining issues to cobble together a second volume. The result is a volume book-ended by two of the greatest issues Valiant produced: Shadowman #0 and #10. The rest of the series, in my opinion, was lackluster. The larger format is nice, and the overall package fits well with the other Deluxe Editions Valiant has published to date, albeit thinner on content. The art for the books go from GORGEOUS to just so-so, but nothing about it stands out as awful. It's hard to recommend this volume to anyone who isn't a die-hard Valiant collector. Perhaps if you're a big fan of this Shadowman or have heard good things about the series you'll find some value here, but for those of us who have not enjoyed the book the slim offerings are a second reason not to bother.

Shadowman ist gleichzeitig einer der stärksten Figuren des Valiant Universums und zugleich wohl einer denn man aber nicht einschätzen kann, denn in der realen Welt scheint er nicht so Stark wie zum beispiel X.O. Manowar oder Toyo Harada (Harbinger) aber gleichzeitig kann er in der Welt der Toten, Deadside genannt, sogar Götter bekämpfen. Eine sehr interesante Figur mit Top Zeichnungen. und dem Abschluss des ersten Acts von Valiant

Cool

Great story and writing.

Easily the weakest of Valiant's 2012 relaunch, nevertheless this is still a brilliant comic. Exquisite artwork, a fun, action-packed story and a hefty dose of demons and voodoo occultism