Now of course I wont recommend jumping on board mid way through but I 100% give this series my 'Must Read Tramp Stamp of approval'. This would get tatoo'ed right above the ass crack. This is definitely an all ages tale and a throw back to an old fable with its grim dark under tone.
This is the opening page for vol.2 book.3 .. it doesnt make sense if you're new to this right? hence I suggest start from the beginning then this shit will get real
I recommend going back to volume.1 the collected trade The Stuff of Legend Book 1: The Dark
listed price on Amazon.com $10.40 listed price on Amazon.ca $10.83
Description : from Th3d World Studios.
The year is 1944. An allied force advances along a war-torn beach in a strange land, outnumbered and far from home. Together, they fight the greatest evil they have ever known. Never ending waves of exotic enemies come crashing down on them, but they will not rest. Thousands of miles away, the world is on the brink of destruction. But here in a child's bedroom in Brooklyn, our heroes, a small group of toys loyal to their human master, fight an unseen war to save him from every child's worst nightmare.
Led by the toy soldier known as the Colonel and the boy's faithful teddy-bear named Max, the toys enter the realm known as The Dark. There they will face off against the Boogeyman and his army-- a legion of the boy's forgotten, bitter toys. Fighting to survive insurmountable odds, the toys will discover this is a battle not only for the soul of a child, but for their own as well
Led by the toy soldier known as the Colonel and the boy's faithful teddy-bear named Max, the toys enter the realm known as The Dark. There they will face off against the Boogeyman and his army-- a legion of the boy's forgotten, bitter toys. Fighting to survive insurmountable odds, the toys will discover this is a battle not only for the soul of a child, but for their own as well
Gord Says: I usually simplify describing it by just saying its Toy Story+ Lord of the Rings+Wonderland + Oz = Hermaphrodite Fight Club or whatever you consider awesome.
The story is just oozing imagination and creativity out the wazoo and that's a good thing for the wazoo. The heroes will make you cheer , the villains will make you incensed and the plot will keep you intrigued as you make the long trek with the heros and take every twist and turn along the way.
The BoogeyMan snatching the boy early on
I cant say enough about the art, Charles P Wilson's pencil work is breathtaking to say the least and easily some of the best work in the industry today. Its done in a serpia earth tone which gives it the warmer feel and also ages the pages giving it a timeless appeal. To say he captures this story's mood swings and emotional roller coaster to a tee is an understatement.
Here are the toys in the real world
And here are the toys when they cross over into "The Dark".
Its only 1 and 3/4 volumes in , there's so much more to go , I cant wait to see this through to the end.
Im trying a new simple yay or nay rating system of: Dig It or Ditch it.
Dig it to own it. I should've recommended this earlier as my holiday pick caz it didnt occur to me this would make a great holiday story because of the toys.
"We still have the greatest weapons of all , Harmony. Our minds and our hearts. While they both still function I wager we will make it through" - Jester , The Stuff of Legend
"We still have the greatest weapons of all , Harmony. Our minds and our hearts. While they both still function I wager we will make it through" - Jester , The Stuff of Legend
Now of course I wont recommend jumping on board mid way through but I 100% give this series my 'Must Read Tramp Stamp of approval'. This would get tatoo'ed right above the ass crack. This is definitely an all ages tale and a throw back to an old fable with its grim dark under tone.
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