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Across a multitude of parallel universes, dark forces operate in the shadows, manipulating mankind's histories throughout countless timelines. The agents of these Disruptors all work with a single purpose - the recovery and activation of Foxfire, a long-hidden doomsday device whose unspeakable power is capable of consuming the galaxy in all its incarnations. Standing in the way of the Disruptors is Luther Arkwright, a human anomaly who exists only in a single universe, a man of vast psychic powers and capable of travelling between the parallel realities to counter the Disruptor's malign influence. But the Disruptors are aware of Arkwright and his abilities, and while Arkwright searches the myriad Earths for the location of Foxfire, the agents of darkness race to destroy him... and to ensure their unthinkable ends.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I struggled with this book. For the first thirty pages i found it utterly confusing. The writing, the artwork, the layout. I couldn't get into it. But the observant amongst you will note that I have given it 5 stars. That is because beyond those first 30 pages I found myself totally caught up in the most amazing work of art.
The complexity of the structure, the fully imagined alternate realities he delivers and the sheer quality of the draftsmanship were irresistible.
I have now read all of Bryan Talbot's graphic novels and am only able to communicate in hyperbole - Bryan Talbot is one of the greatest novelists working in any genre in the UK today.
The complexity of the structure, the fully imagined alternate realities he delivers and the sheer quality of the draftsmanship were irresistible.
I have now read all of Bryan Talbot's graphic novels and am only able to communicate in hyperbole - Bryan Talbot is one of the greatest novelists working in any genre in the UK today.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an amazing read, I've been meaning to buy the collected version for ages having got a couple of issues of the american format in the late 80's. It's been worth the wait, the story line is complex but that's what happens when you have multiple earths and a heady mix of , gothic technology, psychic abilities and european history. Different periods of history are juxtaposed and updated so that one is strangely familiar with the various strands but unaware how the mix will pan out.
The art is sublime and perfectly suited to black and white as is the story. While this isn't as well known as some of Alan Moore and Frank Miller's famous works it definteily ranks up there with them.
The art is sublime and perfectly suited to black and white as is the story. While this isn't as well known as some of Alan Moore and Frank Miller's famous works it definteily ranks up there with them.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Somehow the idea of producing an audio book version of a comic, particularly one as visual and complex as 'Luther Arkwright', had never even occured to me. But this is a very valiant attempt and it's hard to see how anyone could have done it better.
While a few elements of the Arkwright story are a little cliched decades after it was first put on paper, it still works well and the writer of the audio adaption has done a good job of converting the comic into dialog and sound effects; though I could imagine a few parts might be a little confusing to someone who's never read the comic. The acting is good, it's nice to hear Paul Darrow in a role more recent than 'Blake's Seven', I particularly liked the portrayal of Harry Fairfax and Queen Anne, and the mix of adventure, SF, humor and romance kept me following it to the end.
It's well past time someone made a 'Luther Arkwright' movie, but until then this is probably the closest we'll get. I'm sure that if someone does make a movie they could learn a thing or two about how to adapt the story from the audio version too.
While a few elements of the Arkwright story are a little cliched decades after it was first put on paper, it still works well and the writer of the audio adaption has done a good job of converting the comic into dialog and sound effects; though I could imagine a few parts might be a little confusing to someone who's never read the comic. The acting is good, it's nice to hear Paul Darrow in a role more recent than 'Blake's Seven', I particularly liked the portrayal of Harry Fairfax and Queen Anne, and the mix of adventure, SF, humor and romance kept me following it to the end.
It's well past time someone made a 'Luther Arkwright' movie, but until then this is probably the closest we'll get. I'm sure that if someone does make a movie they could learn a thing or two about how to adapt the story from the audio version too.
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For me, Bryan Talbot was the workmanlike artist who took over from the sublime Kevin O'Neill on the 2000AD strip, Nemesis in the Gothic Empire, I can still feel the disappointment... Read more
Published 1 month ago by tallmanbaby
Simply astonishing- on every level.
I first became aware of Bryan Talbot's work in the Eighties when the Luther Arkwright work was showcased in an RPG magazine called Imagine. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Ross Kitson
Brilliant stuff....if you've read the book
I read "The Adventures of Luther Arkwright" as a student way back, picking up the comics as they came out - brilliant. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Dr. Mark W. Stephens
excellent
Excellent audio dramatisation of the first series of The Adventures Of Luther Arkwright. David Tennant (pre-Who) makes a brilliant Luther and Paul Darrow a masterful Cromwell. Read more
Published on 22 April 2010 by Mr. A. Fyfe
Absolutely fantastic book that everyone should own.
Luther Arkwright is probably the best comic book published in the last 15 years - better than even Grant Morrisson's Invisibles, or Garth Ennis' Preacher - a cult classic that... Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2001
Mind Boggling Brilliance.
I'm not even going to pretend I followed most of what was going on in this book, it needs re-reading when I have time. What I could follow, though, was incredible. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2000 by "mr-sprout"
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