 Greatest Hits #1 $3.50 Quantity
VERY FINE/NEAR MINT
Written by David Tischman Art and Cover by Glenn Fabry Variant cover by Ethan Van Sciver Meet the Mates! They’re the greatest super team of all time, straight out of England and into our hearts: Crusader, The Solicitor, Vizier and Zipper. But who are the heroes behind the mania? How did they meet? And what’s next for The Mates? You’ll find out in this fab 6-issue miniseries written by David Tischman (BITE CLUB) with art by Glenn Fabry (NEVERWHERE, PREACHER and HELLBLAZER covers) that pulls back the curtain to reveal the men behind the masks. GREATEST HITS looks at The Mates, from their humble 1960s beginnings, through the drug-fueled 1970s, and into the techno ’80s, the grungy ’90s, and to the present day. This is The Mates from the height of their glory to the depths of excess, as filmed by a struggling Hollywood director – one with his own dark ties to the team. Date Available: 09/17/2008 REVIEW by Brian Fisher  Yeah, the premise is pretty obvious from the cover. What if the Beatles were super-heroes instead of musicians? And, yeah that’s pretty much the premise to a tee. It’s not actually the Fab Four, but they do bear a striking resemblance. The comic itself is done really well. It’s approached in a series of flashbacks and interviews, kind of like a documentary (which appropriately enough, is kind of the idea). Four guys from Birmingham in 1966 get together to form the Mates, England’s first super-team; sex, drugs, and super-powers follow. If the premise weren’t so obvious this series could be really good. The writing is smart and the art is great, but with an obvious stumbling point this book is going to have to work hard to hold my interest. I give it 7 out of 10 Grahams VERY FINE/NEAR MINT
Written by David Tischman Art and Cover by Glenn Fabry Variant cover by Ethan Van Sciver Meet the Mates! They’re the greatest super team of all time, straight out of England and into our hearts: Crusader, The Solicitor, Vizier and Zipper. But who are the heroes behind the mania? How did they meet? And what’s next for The Mates? You’ll find out in this fab 6-issue miniseries written by David Tischman (BITE CLUB) with art by Glenn Fabry (NEVERWHERE, PREACHER and HELLBLAZER covers) that pulls back the curtain to reveal the men behind the masks. GREATEST HITS looks at The Mates, from their humble 1960s beginnings, through the drug-fueled 1970s, and into the techno ’80s, the grungy ’90s, and to the present day. This is The Mates from the height of their glory to the depths of excess, as filmed by a struggling Hollywood director – one with his own dark ties to the team. Date Available: 09/17/2008 REVIEW by Brian Fisher Yeah, the premise is pretty obvious from the cover. What if the Beatles were super-heroes instead of musicians? And, yeah that’s pretty much the premise to a tee. It’s not actually the Fab Four, but they do bear a striking resemblance. The comic itself is done really well. It’s approached in a series of flashbacks and interviews, kind of like a documentary (which appropriately enough, is kind of the idea). Four guys from Birmingham in 1966 get together to form the Mates, England’s first super-team; sex, drugs, and super-powers follow. If the premise weren’t so obvious this series could be really good. The writing is smart and the art is great, but with an obvious stumbling point this book is going to have to work hard to hold my interest. I give it 7 out of 10 Grahams |
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