Set in the not so distant future, Batman is retired, Superman is in a self-imposed exile and the rest of the Justice League nowhere to be found, it seems that all hope is lost. The DC Universe is spinning inexorably out of control. The new generation of heroes has lost their moral compass, becoming just as reckless and violent as the villains they fight. But not for long. Mark Waid and Alex Ross's generational masterwork is now released as a part of DC's prestigious new imprint of standalone graphic novels, DC Black Label.
Mark Waid, aNew York Timesbest-selling author, has written a wider
variety of well-known comics characters than any other American
comics author, from Superman to the Justice League to Spider-Man to
Archie and hundreds of others. His award-winning graphic novel with
artist Alex Ross, Kingdom Come, is one of the best-selling comics
collections of all time.
Alex Ross first came to prominence as the illustrator of Marvel's
before producing the award-winning Kingdom Come. With a graphic
novel for Vertigo (Uncle Sam), several projects for Marvel Comics,
and six oversized graphic novels starring DC's iconic heroes
(collected in The World's Greatest Heroes), the top-selling Justice
series and more, he continues to bring comics to a broader
audience. In 2003, Ross was the subject of a retrospective of his
work for DC Comics, Mythology (Pantheon Books), written and
designed by Chip Kidd.
“One of the best comic stories ever told.” —Washington Examiner
“No library should be without some edition of this book.” —Library
Journal (Starred Review)
“With art that looks like a hybrid of Norman Rockwell and Jack
Kirby, artist Ross has become the preeminent painter of superheroes
of his generation.” —Publishers Weekly
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