Filed under: 6 Stars, Dan Barry, Dan Spiegel, Hal Barwood, Indiana Jones, Lee Mars, Leo Durafiona, Noah Falstein
Small sized volume with pretty good paper that is perfect as a travelling companion.
This collection includes:
- “Indiana Jones and the fate of Atlantis”: Script – Hal Barwood and Noah Falstein. Art – Dan Barry.
- “Thunder in the Orient” : Script – Dan Barry. Art – Dan Barry and Dan Spiegle.
- “Indiana Jones and the arms of gold”. Script – Lee Marrs. Art- Leo Duranona.
The stories capture the spirit of the movies but perhaps without the same level of humor. Although there is plenty of action, the plots explore some quite complex mythological themes and you really have to pay attention to not get lost. I am a big fan of the movies so I enjoyed this read.
“Indiana Jones and the fate of Atlantis”. A pretty good story arc with just the right amount of mystery and intrigue. Set in the myth of Atlantis with some Nazis thrown in for good measure. The art work is serviceable but nothing special.
“Thunder in the Orient”. Based on Budah this is another pretty good story but the art is nothing special. The plot kept me hooked from start to finish and the concepts were interesting. Definitely has the feel of one of the movies.
“Indiana Jones and the arms of gold”. Another good story that keeps the readers attention but I think this one finished a little quick. I enjoyed the story but felt they could have done a better job with the ending. Like the other two stories in this book the artwork was OK but nothing to write home about.
A good read that I believe will appeal to fans of the movies. 6/10 (ISBN- 978-1-59307-884-4)
Filed under: 6 Stars, Aric Wilmunder, Bill Stoneham, Dan Spiegel, Dave Rawson, Elaine Lee, Hal Barwood, Indiana Jones, Joe Pinney, Karl Kesel, Ken Hooper, Leo Durafiona, Pat McGreal, Paul Guinan, Will Simpson
This book collects four stories:
- Indiana Jones and the Golden Fleece. Script : Pat McGreal & Dave Rawson. Art: Ken Hooper
- Shrine of the Sea Devil: Script/Art : Gary Gianni
- Indiana Jones and the iron Phoenix: Script: Joe Pinney, Hal Barwood, Bill Stoneham & Aric Wilmunder. Art: Leo Duranona
- Indiana Jones and the Spear of Destiny. Script: Elaine Lee. Art : Will Simpson & Dan Spiegel
- Indian Jones and the Sargasso Pirates. Script: Karl Kesel. Art: Karl Kessel & Paul Guinan.
As an Indian Jones fan I think this book should have some appeal as the feel of the books leans quite heavily on the movies but it can be slightly hard work. I found several of the stories pretty hard to follow. The artwork is OK but at times I found it difficult to pick Indy out in some of the stories and sometimes it was hard to figure out what was supposed to be happening . I found the iron Phoenix to be particularly confusing and a hard read. I was also not impressed by the implausible ending to the “Shrine of the Sea Devil” (it was just a little too far fetched for me). The saving grace for me was the final story (Sargasso Pirates) which I really enjoyed. It had a good pace and the story kept you wanting to read more and the artwork was pleasing to the eye too. The spear of destiny was also a good read and well drawn. ISBN-13: 978-1593079536. 6/10
One Mad Dog 