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Wizard Millennium Edition: Jim Lee (2004)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: February 2, 2013, 7:44 pm
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Wizard Millennium Edition: Jim Lee isn't a full on Coffee Table
Book, but it does have some things in common with one. This is
basically a compilation book of most of his art at the time,
along with some interviews. Now when I say 'interviews', I mean
just that. Whereas most Coffee Table Books are light on text,
this particular book is stacked with the written word for the
first 1/4 of the book. There is so much text that it will take
you a good few days to a week to get through it. The best part
about this is the Inside Image section of what it was like
leaving Marvel and then becoming even bigger Superstars once
Image formed. Everything is addressed from their missed
deadlines to internal squabbles. As much as they get into Jim
Lee, the book does shine the spotlight on the other Image
creators, as well as those that worked at Wildstorm. It's a very
comprehensive book.
But you're not picking up this book to read right? What about
the art? Well, it's here. Lots of it to be exactly. It doesn't
have every single piece he has worked on, but there is a lot to
check out, including bonus stuff never before seen. It even had
a Punisher Story that never saw print, which is a pretty good
bonus. Before Jim Lee's Icon book came out, the Millennium
Edition was the definitive compilation. Now, by comparison, it's
a pretty small book, but it's just as valuable if not more so
because of the fact that the Icon book doesn't have any of his
Marvel work. So, they both make a great companion piece to the
other.
I highly recommend this book as a Buy for any fan of Jim Lee or
Comic Artwork.
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