Stan's greatest triumph The Surfer is, or rather was, the prototypical tragic character. He was confined to earth after having soared the universe and to boot, is a romantic soul pining away for his lost love. Jack Kirby came up with the idea for Galactus' herald but it was Stan who brought him to life. While it is true that this volume contains more than one soliloquy (ok, lamentation), it is also true that it is one of Lee's finer moments as a writer. If the other reviews of this book are any indication then this is clearly not a book for everyone and if you are looking for the latter-day Surfer then you will be disappointed. In my opinion, this is the best Surfer ever. It would be disrespectful of me should I fail to point out that John Buscema was in his heyday when he drew these powerful images.
What more can you say- classic Silver Surfer!! I'll give you the straight info on this one, true believers... the plots and scripting by Stan Lee are mostly boring and repetitive (exception being issue number 4, where we Journey into Mystery, and Asgard, with Thor, Loki and the gang), as the Surfer consistently loses every conflict that he is involved in- c'mon Stan, you write a book about a super hero that always loses, then complains about it, and you really wonder how it got cancelled?? However, the true art and beauty behind this collection lies in the breathtaking artwork by Big John Buscema. Face front, comic fans, this is some of the cleanest and most powerful cosmic comic art ever produced, and you'd be doing yourself a favor to pick it up. You'll probably be disappointed by the writing, but for the sake of Buscema's work alone you'll agree that it's worth the cost (and that Thor story is pretty keen, too...)
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