| Title | : | The One |
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| ISBN | : | 0962486450 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780962486456 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 1989 |
The One begins with the United States and the Soviet Union pushed into World War III by a certain blonde billionaire who has figured out how to turn a profit from a limited nuclear exchange. But the threat of Armageddon awakens a mysterious force in the human race that disarms the missiles and sets the world on a high-speed collision course with evolution. Finding themselves stripped of their atomic arsenals, both the American and Russian governments unleash top secret super-soldier projects to wage hand to hand combat against each other. The ensuing "Superior War" makes nuclear weapons seem like mere child's play.
The One Reviews
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The apocalypse is as fragile as the collective consciousness. Uberanimals and people fight their fights in a land populated by human bodies that have overspent their earthly welcome by far.
Inventive to the nth degree, Veitch is a master at making the superhero world even more super albeit very much less heroic. Here, the terrors of the psyche that's at the verge of Apocalypse. -
Rick Veitch's The One is definitely a product of its time. It has sex, drugs, New Age love and salvation, Commies, nuclear holocaust hysteria, etc. And it employed characters commenting on their current situation or evolution; some characters are drawn grotesquely to an effect.
Its 1980s sentimentalities or stylistics may not be for all fans but it can be a fun read.
Now, reprinted in its full-color glory by IDW Publishing (2018), this package will be a fine addition on your 1980s comics library.
Finally, i will give this modern reprint a 4-star rating because it is pioneer revisionist superhero comics and a fine 1980s comics. -
Ha. This story was a trip. Like a journey I'd go through in my mind while on mushrooms.
The story and afterward posits an interesting question that's probably more relevant now than ever: can existential pressure put upon us by the circumstances we've created fundamentally transform humanity?
Interesting premise and storytelling nearing an oral history narrative with snippets of interviews with main characters a la The Office.
A hopeful message and enough legit critical social commentary on the United States that the story remains relevant and, unfortunately, timeless.
Cool art and incredible coloring. -
Fun Cold War comics. Clever, witty, and creative.
The Puzz Fundles was incomprehensible. Skipped that stuff. -
Still stunning, even all of these years after its initial publication.
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Ah, the '80's; when creators thought existential Cold War super heroes were avant garde even though everybody was doing it.
The United States and Soviet Union launch their nuclear arsenal, triggering the One, a being composed of our collective unconscious, who disarms all the missiles. But with the One comes the Other, a corrupting influence. And, without nuclear missiles, the super powers release the, uh, super powers.
Maybe this felt revolutionary at the time, but now this feels like only a surface exploration of the concepts. -
En su época fue una buena crítica a los cómics de superhéroes, una mezcla del underground con el mainstream con un estilo feista muy atractivo. Hoy en día creo que no ha envejecido tan bien como otras obras del estilo, pero si ignoramos la moraleja new age sigue teniendo su gracia.
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3.5 stars
Revisionist super-hero tale that preceded both "Watchmen" and "The Dark Knight Returns". Although, it didn't have the impact of those other seminal works, this is still a fascinating step in the evolution of comics and deserves to be remembered. -
The One is a tough comic to rate. It's ugly, dated, and lacking in subtlety + depth. However, it's hard to put down due to its sheer weirdness and cold war era social commentary. Worth a look for fans of off-center superhero comics.
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ITZ GUD.
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Un cierre un tanto mediocre para la trilogía 'The King Hell Heroica'. Simplemente no está al nivel de 'Niñatos' y mucho menos de 'El Maximortal'. Esperaba más.
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I loved the tongue and cheek story this trippy comic ran with. I'm bummed my copy was in black and white and not in full color like other releases.
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Read the 6 Issue Series for the story and the trade for the forward and bonus materials.
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Lo conseguí en la edición española de Norma publicada como "El Uno", quinto tomo en la colección "El día después". Tras años de posponerlo me lo leí en dos toques y si bien no me gustó uniformemente todo el libro, en promedio es más que bueno, y estuvo cerca de las cuatro estrellitas en varios momentos (más en cuestiones conceptuales que técnicas, pero cerca igual). Si no cuelgo mucho, El Maximortal y Niñatos no van a tardar en caer.
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Written and drawn between 84 and 86, Veitch's story speaks just as truly to the fear of worldwide collapse, even if it's an economic collapse (now) rather than nuclear annihilation (then). What I particularly like in this story is the apocalypse isn't teased, but taken in stride. Artwise, probably the cleanest lines of his I've seen. Good stuff.
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Although not as good as Watchmen, or Dark Knight returns, I would definitely put it as a younger brother in what those books were trying to do to the established medium at that time. It's actually really good.
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A real mess, reading mostly like a weak knockoff of Watchmen crossbred with Veitch's other similar superhero works. Skip.
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Immensely enjoyable take on a lot of things, god, the cold war, ambition, super heros. even the judging other by appearance. A great read
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Colección El Día Después #05. Podría considerárselo el tomo 0 de la saga King Hell Heroica.
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Sick, sick, sick and wholly wonderful
