Super-unequaled Hero of Excellence!
Super-unequaled Hero of Excellence!
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Just the Series: Bravoman Vol. 1   

Series and Publisher: Bravoman   

Annotation: Collects webcomics featuring the Japanese-style superhero as he battles intergalactic monsters and nemeses who happen to be lovers and fanboys, in a volume that includes commentary on each strip and the artist's layout sketches.
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #103283
Format: Perma-Bound from Publisher's Hardcover
Special Formats: Inventory Sale Inventory Sale Graphic Novel Graphic Novel
Copyright Date: 2013
Edition Date: 2013 Release Date: 02/18/14
Illustrator: Gordine, Dax,, Perez, Josh,
Pages: 145 pages
ISBN: Publisher: 1-926778-93-6 Perma-Bound: 0-605-88509-5
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-926778-93-8 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-88509-7
Dewey: Fic
Dimensions: 22 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
School Library Journal (Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 CDT 2014)

Gr 3-7 Originating as a Japanese arcade game in 1988 and spinning off console titles in the early '90s, Bravoman is an obscure video game about a superherolike character with extendable appendages. While the premise sounds strange, the source material lends itself well to the character revival webcomic, of which the first 131 comics are collected in this volume. Familiarity with the video game franchise is not a prerequisite and, in fact, in some ways the less readers know about the source material knows the better. The book's foreword serves as an introduction to the world of Bravoman and provides suitable background to the characters and situations contained in the webcomic. Comic creator Moylan lovingly pokes fun at the game's bizarre content throughout the series and creates a context for the game's characters that is hilarious and action-packed. Highlights include a mortal enemy who doubles as a love interest, a self-centered TV spin-off celebrity with inopportune timing, an unobjectionable nemesis who is an unabashed fanboy of Bravoman, and a handful of guest artist cameos that interpret the comic in a variety of different styles. Each entry appearing in the collection includes a number, title, and date of original publication. Most also include commentary from Moylan and artist Gordine along with Gordine's rough layout sketch. The majority of the strips in this collection are four-panel with dialogue between two characters, and though each stands on its own, this serialized webcomic is meant to be read in order. This collection should be considered for general purpose and will have broad appeal among readers. Matthew C. Winner, Ducketts Lane Elementary School, Elkridge, MD

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School Library Journal (Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 CDT 2014)
Reading Level: 5.0
Interest Level: 5-9

It's Bravoman: Super Unequaled Hero of Excellence! This ultra-stretchy, Japanese-style superhero battles intergalactic octopus monsters, city-smashing giant robots, and armies of squawking crow-demons, all while trying to fit in some quality videogame hours on the couch. And did we mention the deadly ninja princess who wants to both date and kill him? Yikes! Bravoman Volume 1 collects over 130 zany strips from the Bravoman webcomic, plus bonus pin-ups, rough sketches, and plenty of creator commentary.


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