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Planetary: Spacetime Archaeology Book 04 Pdf, Epub, Ebook PLANETARY: SPACETIME ARCHAEOLOGY BOOK 04 PDF, EPUB, EBOOK John Cassaday,Warren Ellis | 224 pages | 07 Dec 2010 | DC Comics | 9781401223458 | English | United States Planetary: Spacetime Archaeology Book 04 PDF Book Tweet Clean. Ben jij dit? Explore Now. We're always told how evil and terrible they are, what they've done to the world and what they plan for it later, but for what we're shown , whenever they do appear in the story they go down like a bunch of chumps. Mar 20, Roberto rated it it was amazing Shelves: comics , read-mys. Unfortunately, the violence got a little too graphic and over the top for me, and the concepts got a little too far out. Planetary 20 door Warren Ellis. Archived from the original on But I couldn't. The drummer's origin is revealed and we get to see the conclusion of the war with the Four. Popular Features. Collecting issues of this unique series, Volume 4 features the final battles waged by Elijah Snow, Jakita Wagner and The Drummer against the mysterious Four along with the surprise return of a key player no one could have foreseen! Story Arcs. They take us from outer space to innerspace with ease and bring the series to an immensely satisfying conclusion. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Joe: Resolute animated series Castlevania animated series. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Comic Vine users. The end feels rushed, the way the villains are eliminated was underwhelming. Ellis also introduced the concept of a multiverse to the series, drawing upon the mathematical concept known as the Monster group for inspiration. I'm mourning now, because I will miss them. I think because I originally read this series in a very disjointed way, it was especially hard to see t Looking back on this series as a whole, it was better than I thought as I was reading the individual volumes. Over Contact LibraryThing. Things managed to wrap up neatly in this final volume in a way that made the previous events seem much more interesting in retrospect. Only if Hell freezes ov—whoops. Haiku samenvatting. More Details Account Options Sign in. Warren Ellis. Connect with us. Dec 16, Craig rated it liked it Shelves: comic-books. Jul 31, Juho Pohjalainen rated it it was ok. I am especially a fan of the covers during the series. Audible 0 edities. Does it live up to the hype? For me this was, and still is, one of the benchmark moments in comics and ultimately showed how you can be meta-textual about the medium without having to be morose or lose all sensawunda. In that case, we can't Oorspronkelijke taal. Elijah Snow and the rest of Planetary, using technology based on Randall Dowling's notes, were able to recover Ambrose Chase and save his life. Word een LibraryThing Auteur. One major point does get resolved so suddenly that I couldn't avoid a bit of a "Wait, that was it? An unholy bargain that has made possible the rise of some of Manhattan's most prominent captains of industry. Preview — Planetary, Volume 4 by Warren Ellis. Dec 31, Patrick rated it it was amazing. Published on. Planetary: Spacetime Archaeology Book 04 Writer Everything finally comes together and But our white knight, Elijah Snow is pretty much a super bad ass that is so calm its scary. Also, it's a short series that it's something good since you don't have to spend much to reunite the whole run. Disable this feature for this session. The art in this series is fantastic. Then, Elijah Snow begins to pull back from his allies, acting increasingly in secret. Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. Feb 17, Sam Quixote rated it really liked it. So there it is. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Cassady's art is still as gorgeous as ever, but the story's style has changed, and frankly I'm just not as interested as I used to be. Home Learning. Some of the greatest artwork I've ever seen in comics. Overall not a bad ending to a great series, but honestly I think this series still has a lot of potential. Cookie Preferences We use cookies and similar tools, including those used by approved third parties collectively, "cookies" for the purposes described below. Coming full circle the teams meet up in the desert near the diner where we first met Snow and Jakita way back in issue 1. Archived from the original on This is the end of the main storyline in Planetary and I must say that this was absolutely brilliant. The thematic exploration of Nietzsche's dictum that flighting monsters causes one to become them is given appropriate gravitas here. Main article: List of Planetary characters. Make sure this is what you intended. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Comic Vine users. The repeated theme of the book is "It's a strange world. This will likely increase the time it takes for your changes to go live. Planetary Vol. It's been over a decade in the making — don't miss this unforgettable conclusion to one of WildStorm's most acclaimed series. An unholy bargain that has made possible the rise of some of Manhattan's most prominent captains of industry. Then, Elijah Snow begins acting increasingly in secret. Learn more. This volume almost smacked of "The Invisibles" for me definitely a good thing , but was just awe-inspiring in a completely different wa Wow I can't wait to revisit it now that I've seen the bigger picture. Jakita Wagner. But by a gradual wearing-down, she reaches the point where she's willing to indulge in extra-judicial killing and so on and so forth, because she's been convinced it's for the greater good. Published on. This series must be one of my favorites. On a minor point, Jakita starts out as a strong character, but by book 3 she's faded a bit, and by book 4 she's in danger of becoming 'sexy woman in black neoprene who hits things' version All Rights Reserved. John Cassaday grew more impressive by the page. Will he be able to draw the last of the Four out of hiding, and can he act before his teammates lose their faith in him? And another nice example of the subtlety of approach is that it's only very gradually during book 1 that we discover that Jakita the sexy woman is superhuman in more than being, well, a very sexy woman. Comment and Save Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Comic Vine users. Cancel Create Link. Oorspronkelijk jaar van uitgave. Planetary 26 door Warren Ellis. Then I tried to buy the fourth book. Planetary: Spacetime Archaeology Book 04 Reviews The fourth and final volume of the Planetary collection did not quite live up to the promise of the first three volumes for me. Warren Ellis' Live Journal. Furthermore, this actually makes the prior plot lines much more comprehensible, so it makes the entire series re-read I often find Warren Ellis's protagonists to variations on a particular Generation X cynicism, at times, this is tiring, but Elijah Snow would be the cosmic archetype of that cynicism. Start your review of Planetary, Volume 4: Spacetime Archaeology. Flag as inappropriate. Sign in to Purchase Instantly. View all 12 comments. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. Audible 0 edities. It might have been some of my first exposure to Warren Ellis. Joe: Resolute animated series Castlevania animated series. Go to Link Unlink Change. And I don't just mean the bad guys. The characters are all written so well and are consistent throughout the entire run. It's as if the whole universe he has created is based as a Master Universe which encapsulates the Wildstorm, Marvel and DC universes and others as well. Well, at first you'll wonder what you're getting into. Gangbare titel. I loved them. Boeken zoeken in uw omgeving. John Cassaday grew more impressive by the page. The art from John Cassaday is also fantastic start to finish, good good stuff. Coupled with one of the most intriguing plots ever penned, this is something you MUST check out. John Cassaday's art, as always, is simply astonishing, and Warren Ellis is able to take complicated sci-fi concepts and make them just accessible enough so that even if you don't fully comprehend what's going on, you still feel the impact of the story. Sandman breaks reality barriers by mostly revolving around dreams, and the power that accompanies them. Make sure this is what you intended. Showing Maybe one day? 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