About this title: Starring Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel, The Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and Hawkman - but not necessarily as you know them! It's judgement day, and war is about to be waged between superheroes old and new, one that will determine the fate of the entire planet. Where before there was order, now there is chaos - perpetrated by a new breed of superhero for whom justice and honour are redundant concepts. This fully painted Elseworlds saga features one of the most astounding visions of the DC universe ever presented; a twilight future more unpredictable and incendiary then any ...
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Edition: Unknown.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: DC Comics, New York
Date Published: 1996
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Includes illustrations. Trade paperback. Spotless inside. Two creases in back cover, each 2-3 inches. Light wear to covers and spine. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dc Comics
Date Published: 2008-09-09
ISBN-13:9781401220341ISBN:1401220347
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781401220341. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: DC Comics, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9781563893308ISBN:1563893304
Description: Near Fine. No Jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Gloss & matt covers. Slight wear on base. Reading crease on front spine edge. Quality mag in satin sheen pages. Brightly col cartoon. Dramatic illusts. Favourites are here-Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman. Sophisticated cartoon strips. Intro by Elliot Maggin. Orig in single issue mags Kingdom Come 1-4. pp230 Comic Art. Bookseller Inventory # 00892. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: DC COMICS, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9781563893179ISBN:1563893177
Description: ROSS, ALEX. Fine. No DJ as Issued. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. HB-2nd. print-FINE / No DJ as issued (Alex Ross painted paste-down and gold gilt on black faux leather boards)-Included for your reading pleasure, Kingdom Come; one of the greatest tales ever told in the DC Universe-Includes all four chapters, character sketches, additional artwork and more... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: DC Comics, Boston, Massachusetts
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781563893179ISBN:1563893177
Description: Very Good. Octavo 7" x 10.5" [W]. Second printing. Hardcover, bound in gilt-embossed leatherette. Light shelf-wear with one corner slightly bumped.. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: DC COMICS, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9781563893179ISBN:1563893177
Description: ROSS, ALEX. As New. No DJ as Issued. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. HB-1st. Print-As New / No DJ as issued (sealed in publisher's shrinkwrap) (Alex Ross painted paste-down and gold gilt on black boards)-One of the great tales of the DC Universe-The old heroes fight the new in an alternate earth battle of Armageddon-Includes all four chapters, character sketches, additional artwork and more... read more
Description: Waid, Mark & Alex Ross. Waid, Mark & Alex Ross., DC Comics, c1997, 3rd printing, black leatherette with gilt decoration and full color pastedown illus. (hard cover), illus. rear eps, fine (as new), no dj as issued, extensive full color illus., small 4to, ISBN: 1563893177, 'In Kingdom Come, Mark and Alex draw a dichotomy between the human race and what we call the metahuman race', Dedicated to Christopher Reeve. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: DC Comics, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781563893179ISBN:1563893177
Description: Fine. No Jacket. Assumed first printing. Illustrated boards, no DJ as issued. Unread, as new. Still in shrinkwrap. read more
Edition: Limited/Numbered
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: GRAPHITTI DESIGNS, Anaheim, CA
Date Published: 1997
Description: ROSS, ALEX. As New. No DJ as Issued-In Slipcase. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Signed by Author and Illustrator HB-Signed & Numbered ltd. edition # 6310-(2 Book Set-FINE in Slipcase)-This set includes the complete "Kingdom Come", including 12 new pages of story and art, and "Kingdom Come: Revelations", a 96 page volume produced for this set. -"Revelations" includes over 100 character sketches, a gallery of promotional artwork, a 10 page gatefold genealogy, and more... read more
"Very enjoyable read of this dark, conflicted future where the children of super humans have multiplied to the point where they've overrun and displaced the authority of humans in governing the world. Great read and stunning graphics that are, at times, so full and complex it's hard to catch everything's that going on.
A fantastic response to Watchmen if you're into the ideological conversation going on in the world of comic books."
"The handful of times I've read this book always bring to mind the real weakness of Alex Ross, the sole reason I even read this: he's a talented, if static, comic artist who is rarely given a legitimately good book to illustrate. First off, I have to say I remain a sucker for Ross' art. I think it's lovely to look at, if utterly impersonal and largely lacking in any actual Style. When he hit the comics scene back in the 1990s, it was just nice to see such handsome work in superhero books, so none of us complained. This far down the road, though, his art merely seems the perfect counterpart for the books he continues to do: superhero comics, albeit generally more 'serious' ones, but still just superhero comics. What remains a major charm in his art is to pick out cameos and little in-jokes in the background...and even that gets a little tiring. Oh, yeah, and Mark Waid. Well, he's a superhero writer, and this reads like a superhero book. Nobody speaks naturally, motivations are explained ad nauseam and narration (such as it is) is stilted and prosaic (although it serves its purpose in this case). Not a great book, but very pretty if you like that sort of thing. This edition's Apocrypha section is nice, but more worthwhile for the key to the cover images than anything else."
"I've just finished Kingdom Come, a graphic novel featuring the heroes of DC Comics. I've never read anything like it before, and wouldn't have picked it up if it hadn't been recommended to me. The illustrations by the amazing Alex Ross are extraordinary and make reading the book a cinematic experience - this is truly a comic book for adults. It was a fantastic leap into another world - reading and film combined."
"Set in the future of the DC Universe, most of the old generation of superheroes have retired and have been replaced by a newer and more violent breed. When Kansas is irradiated and rendered uninhabitable by their antics, Superman comes out of retirement and reforms the Justice League to police these new heroes.
However, in the attempt to restore order, the Justice League begins to trample over the very freedoms they are trying to protect. This is a familiar theme in comic books, I can't call Kingdom Come the most original story. Still, between the amazing artwork by Alex Ross and the sense of grandeur imparted by Mark Waid's storytelling, this story has never been told better."
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