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Title: Fantastic Four: Redemption of the Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics (New York, N.Y.).) by Michael Jan Friedman, George Perez ISBN: 0-425-16489-6 Publisher: Boulevard (Mass Market) Pub. Date: April, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.12 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A solid effort
Comment: This was the first Fantastic four book I've ever read, although I have many of the comic books. It seemed that the storyline was more of a Silver Surfer book than a Fantastic four one. Either way, there was enough action to keep my interest. The character development fell a bit short, but the Fantastic Four aren't about drama anyway, they're about action. This book delivers that action: it's a solid effort.
Rating: 2
Summary: childish, shallow and mindless
Comment: I don't read Fantastic Four comics, so I can't say whether Michael Jan Friedman's novel successfully captures the spirit of the comic book. However, I must say that if it does, I won't be adding the FF to my comics buying list anytime soon.
The plot of "The Redemption of the Silver Surfer" seems promising enough. The FF are drawn into the Negative Zone by Blastaar, one of their old enemies, who enlists their help against Prodigion, who may or may not be a Negative Zone equivalent of Galactus, the eater of worlds. The Silver Surfer, Galactus's former Herald, joins the FF in the Negative Zone, where Prodigion perhaps offers him a chance for redemption. Hence the title.
However, Friedman's writing is childish and heavy-handed. There is no subtlety of characterization; the FF are essentially one-note cardboard-cutouts, and the Surfer's guilt is completely unconvincing. Given his past, I'd say it must have taken work to make him so shallow. Great job, Mr. Friedman. Furthermore, the is-Prodigion-good-or-bad question, which could have been interesting and raised hard ethical issues, gets old very fast. The ethics never get much more serious than "It's good to help people, and bad to hurt people." Wow. I never knew that. Thanks for telling me.
"Redemption" is a fast read, and fine to fill an otherwise empty afternoon, but I know comics can provide a lot more. One great thing about superhero comics (besides the action and ridiculous costumes) is their ability to cut to the heart of myths and archetypes, without having to worry about strict realism. "Redemption" keeps the action and impossible costumes, but it's novelization by the numbers. It has no deeper level. Hell, it doesn't even have a human level, to give the action even minimal coherence. And that hurts.
(The illustrations, on the other hand, are great! Pity there aren't more of them...)
Rating: 5
Summary: A fantastic read!
Comment: This, like Countdown To Chaos is a very good read, and a must have for anyone who loves Fantastic Four and stories about the Negative Zone. I also would strongly recommend this for those who are fans of the Silver Surfer for this novel has some of the best characterization ever done on him in any work.
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Title: Countdown to Chaos (Fantastic Four) by Pierce Askegren, Paul Ryan ISBN: 0425163733 Publisher: Boulevard (Mass Market) Pub. Date: June, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: The Avengers and the Thunderbolts by Pierce Askegren ISBN: 0425166759 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: January, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Spiderman and Fantastic Four Wreckage (Doom's Day Book, 3) by Eric Fein, Pierce Askergren, Steven Butler, Pierce Askegren ISBN: 1572973110 Publisher: Boulevard (Mass Market) Pub. Date: November, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Fantastic Four: To Free Atlantis by Nancy A. Collins, Paul Ryan ISBN: 1572970545 Publisher: Boulevard (Mass Market) Pub. Date: December, 1995 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Daredevil: The Cutting Edge by Madeleine E. Robins, Max Douglas ISBN: 0425169383 Publisher: Boulevard (Mass Market) Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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