How did Grant Morrison turn Animal Man from zero to hero?

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Written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Chas Truog, the first issue of Animal Man was published in September of 1988, with the 26th and final for this run being released in August of 1990. And Buddy Baker doesn’t know where his place is in the world. With more experienced and powerful heroes always getting the call first, Animal Man knows he must reinvent his image if he wants to be an A-Lister. But when his role forces him to confront his very morals, it will send him on a journey of discovery that will make him question his very existence. But what if the cost of answers is higher than he bargained for?
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00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Part One: #1-4
07:34 - Part Two: #5-12
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25:59 - Final Verdict
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@MaddoggComics Ай бұрын

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@DanielDeLeon69 Ай бұрын

I Love Grant Morrisons Take On Animal Man😊

@MaddoggComics Ай бұрын

Same here, hope you liked the video too! 🐶

@muriok2474 Ай бұрын

I read the jeff lemire animal man, and was on the fence about checking this run out, I think I will now

@MaddoggComics Ай бұрын

I hope you enjoy it! I remember liking the Lemire run when it first released, maybe its time I revisit it! Thanks for watching the video mate! 🐶

@toganium4175 Ай бұрын

One of my favorite comics ever. So glad to see more people talk about it.

@mladenkulic446 Ай бұрын

I heard nothing but praises for his run on Animal Man.

@MaddoggComics Ай бұрын

I have to agree! Although it is a bit out there haha! Thanks for watching the video mate! 🐶

@mladenkulic446 Ай бұрын

@@MaddoggComics Your welcome. If you are on Grant Morrison binge I'm curious to hear your thoughts on Nameless. That book is asking the reader to be as knowledgeable as the writer. If not you will be lost like me after reading it. Also I highly recommend Klaus by him and artist Dan Mora.

@RedKingdom28 Ай бұрын

I didn’t mind it got halfway through the read but it didn’t catch my attention completely enough to finish the omnibus. I sold it and was skeptical on the lemire run

@stephentheshywarrior2759 Ай бұрын

For now on I declare this day, Maddogg Monday's ha ha. I like AM design but always been on the fence/never been a priority to pick this run up. Maybe I should one day🤔

@hmanhmanhmanhman Ай бұрын

Fantastic review as always. This was the first omnibus I bought and it's still one of my favourite books, so I'm very happy to see it getting a video on this channel

@Pensadordosceus Ай бұрын

Glad you're back!

@MaddoggComics Ай бұрын

Thank you mate, hopefully won't be too long before the next, but I'm a bit under the weather at the moment :( Thank for watching the video mate! 🐶

@warrenweaver6664 Ай бұрын

Idk I tried this back in the day but just couldn’t get into idk if it’s the character or if it Morrison themselves cause this run gets praised a lot kind of like JLA which I found to be a snores fest to so idk if I’ll ever go back to reading anything Morrison has done.

@shengcer Ай бұрын

I like Jeff Lemire’s run more.

@alexlungu3502 Ай бұрын

I hope the next review is DOOM PATROL🤞🤞🤞

@Hawk_Ryder Ай бұрын

I liked some of the ideas put forth in the run, especially around Buddy’s expanded use of his powers but I do not think it lives up to the grail hype everyone bestows upon it. It’s very dated dialogue and plotting by today’s standards and I wasn’t a fan of the bland and subdued color palette. The whole meta thing with Morrison at the end might’ve been edgy at the time but it’s old hat by now and not really anything that would shock and awe a new reader. I give the whole run a 6.5 or 7 out of 10.