Sword of the Atom #1
Sword of the Atom » Sword of the Atom #1 - Book One: Stormy Passage released by DC Comics on September 1983.
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5 (1) 4 (0) 3 (1) 2 (1) 1 (0) 3.5 starsAverage score of 3 user reviews
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A Short Review 0
I was not a big fan of this book right off the bat. It starts with an “almost” affair were Atom finds Jean Loring making out with another guy in the drive way of their home of all places. I like heroic cool heroes who are people I would like to imagine being, not a dude who's wife is cheating on him. I know she didn't really do the deep so to speak but it was rather classless and poorly conceived by Jean and perhaps the writer. Now after catching his with making out with another man Atom do...
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In the land of giants 0
This is an interesting concept for a miniseries, and stands as a sort of anachronism. At the time at both DC and Marvel, fantasy barbarian elements were popular (with the likes of Travis Morgan, Ka-Zar and Conan) and it appears as though DC was keen to get Atom on this bandwagon as well seeing as the character is one which generally has a hard time holding his own series. So Ray discovers Jean is having an affair and decides to head to the Amazon rainforest for a break from his marriage. He i...
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Fun with the Atom! 7
The year was 1983! DC would actually come out saying a certain series would be mini-series or maxi-series instead of just cancelling suddenly, DC gets the Charlton heroes, Jason Todd dons the Robin suit and becomes everyone's favorite Robin, and Adventure Comics (the comic home of the original Superboy, Legion of Superheroes, Green Arrow, and Aquaman) gets cancelled. Meanwhile, DC had something in store for the little shrinking man known as the Atom. Ray Palmer has been around parading as the re...
3 out of 3 found this review helpful.
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