Nov 19 2008
Final Crisis Sketchbook
Greetings – once again – from your friendly neighborhood Searnold [Shár- Nŭhld]. Today is Wednesday, November 19th, 2008. Welcome to my daily comic book review blog – thanks for tuning in! Are you interested in a comic book but not sure you want to shell out the cash? Let me know and I’ll review it for you – letting you know if it’s worth your hard earned money!
Today’s Issue:
Final Crisis Sketchbook, published by DC waaay back in May, 2008 with art by JG Jones (Wanted, all 52 covers of 52) and blurbs by Grant Morrison (X-Men, Batman).
Premise:
This sketchbook is a collection of JG Jones’ concept art for Final Crisis. It has short blurbs about the creative process that went into designing each of these characters and character bios that explain how they tie-in to Final Crisis.
Awesome Parts:
This is exactly the type of book I was looking for! I really really wish that I had known this existed BEFORE I read Final Crisis. It explains many of the characters that I didn’t even realize were important characters. Don’t get me wrong - I still think I shouldn’t have NEEDED to read this in order to follow Final Crisis - but it sure did help A LOT! All that and we get some great behind-the-scenes concept drawings from JG Jones.
Un-Awesome Parts:
They focused A LOT on these Japanese superheroes which I am now convinced were created for this series - which explains why they were introduced so much better than any of the other characters in the actual pages of Final Crisis. But I wish the sketchbook had included JG Jones’ concept designs for some of the classic DC characters, too. I also wish there had been a bit more talking about the creative process (maybe let JG give us a little insight himself?) as opposed to focusing almost entirely on Morrison’s explanations of these characters.
My Recommendation:
2 people absolutely need to find a way to get their hands on this book - any DC neophytes interested in picking up Final Crisis and anyone who enjoys looking at concept art. If you’re anxious to see designs for a few characters that haven’t appeared in Final Crisis yet, this has those, too. If you want behind-the-scenes stories, though, this isn’t the place to get them.
That’s it for today. As always - thanks for reading - see you tomorrow. And don’t forget to let me know if there are any comic books you’d like me to review for you – I take requests!
-Searnold, SuperSearnold@yahoo.com www.myspace.com/SuperSearnold
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