Endgame (Star Wars: Clone Wars, Vol. 9)

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Great comic book!!.......2007-05-14

This is a great series! Absolutely worth to begin an excellent Star Wars series! The art is great and there are a lot of details and things to watch in these magazines.

Must have for Star Wars fan.......2007-04-11

The book is a good collection of stories on how the fall of the Old Republic and the fall of the jedi order after Episode 3 of the movies. I will admit that most of the stories are a bit short for my taste and a bit open-ended to boot, but overall not to bad. Great artwork and compelling stories.

Great ending to Clone wars.......2007-04-03

This was a great ending to the whole clone wars comic series.

Finally!.......2007-01-26

I loved the artwork, of course, and Quinlan's story was quite interesting. Bcuz the story takes place during, and immediately after, Order 66, it was touching to see old characters revisited, like Mace Windu and Dooku/Tyranus.

"Into The Unknown" is a story of several surviving Jedi, and their separate destinies. It was a VERY moving story (I almost cried). But even better than the story is the artwork!

"Purge" was interesting, but I didn't see enuf of Vader. The story focused more on the trap-laying Jedi, not Vader. I'd like to get into his head, like "Rise of Darth Vader" did, but visually. See how he's coping w/ his new "body" and his feelings about the life he lost, and his true feelings about Palpatine, knowing that Anakin was lured into a lifetime of servitude to the true monster, the one that trapped him in the suit.

Darth Vader, nuff said!.......2007-01-10

An exciting and chilling end to the Clone Wars as the SW galaxy is transformed by the repercussions of the events from Revenge of the Sith. Several strong characters emerge as lead-ins to other SW series from Dark Horse comics.

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whats up with the ending?
An Ok End to the Series
Great example of how even good ideas can have their bad turning points
Amazing story
Ship time was better than expected

Endgame: A Novel (Doom #4)
Dafydd ab Hugh , and Brad Linaweaver
Manufacturer: Pocket Star
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ASIN: 0671525662

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They left behind everything that mattered to them-- friends, lovers, country-- to journey to the stars. Now Sergeant Flynn Taggart and Pfc. Arlene Sanders, USMC, have reached their destination... the homeworld of the demon invaders who destroyed Earth. But there, they find a scene of destruction that rivals any they left back on Earth. And suddenly, "Fly" and Arlene find themselves face-to-face with an even deadlier enemy than the demons they came to fight. The war for Earth is over. But the battle for the stars has just begun...

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whats up with the ending?.......2007-04-19

im kinda mad that the authors. okay the first book was great. stayed on track with the story from the game. second book was alright with a little change and new characters. the 3rd and 4th books though just go off the wall and change the stroy completely. it was like reading a whole new book. it was a good read but it wasnt what i expected..a huge plot twist that i wasnt looking for. i thought they would fight the demons find the cause of everything and would save earth from the evil invaders..simple yes but i like simple. but at the end of everyboook they always have to go off and do something else! anyways..whats up with the ending..it has 2 endings..that arent really endings! they go back to earth to find alberts grave and they find a box with the with jills handwritting that says albert on it..is it a clone of albert?? whats in the bx..then it switches back to fly and arelene into the computer simulation..is this really fly and arlene or is this the copied souls still in the computer and is it going on at the same time as the real fly and arlene are trying to get back to earth.whats going on? i want some answers..anyways i guess the souls escape the computer simulatin and end up somewhere with the "strangest looking beings ever" what the hell is that all about..i want a decent ending..or at least some answers.

An Ok End to the Series.......2006-10-06

Doom: Endgame
By: Dafydd ab Hugh and Brad Linaweaver

This had to be the strangest book that I have ever read. The ending left me confused as could be until I saw the review by David T. Hadley (an Amazon Reviewer) and frankly now that I understand that there are indeed two separate endings, I'm left with the reminder of the conclusion to Matrix Revolutions, there's all the hype and then everything seems to be crammed into the last few minutes of the movie. Well, in this case, I feel that the book crammed way too much into the last 50 pages or so. All four of the books had pages totally 250 pages exactly, except for the third book in which I believe that there was 247 pages. Personally, I feel that the two writer's could have spent some more time to give reader's a more complete ending to a really good story.

In this book, our heroes, Fly, Arlene, and the two Klave (Sears and Roebuck) continue to travel the galaxy to stop the Fred invaders that attacked Earth. Eventually, they discover that there is a whole new threat to the remaining humans of Earth, a group of aliens that travel the galaxy in an attempt to "fix" other species. But, unbeknownst to them (at least until later) they unwittingly meet up with the new species and attempt to "fix" the "flaws" in Fly and Arlene. This is the final book in the Doom series.

Again, as I stated, this book seemed to be rushed quite a bit. I really wished that the "physical" ending would have continued on more, solving a few more mysteries instead of stopping dead in the middle of a "surprise" and they jumping into the second ending. I was half-a-tick away from giving this book a really poor review until I read through an explanation of the ending. So I'm gonna give this book a 8/10, though it had an ending that reminding me of "Revolutions", so yeah it was quite disappointing but still a good book except for the confusion.

Great example of how even good ideas can have their bad turning points.......2005-09-21

I have read all four doom books, some more than others. Though it has been some time since I read this one, it is still fresh in my mind. I will explain that I have been a fan of the Doom series ever since I first played the SNES version at this time ten years ago(while I was reading HOE for the first time), even though I have since found other similar game series that have gained much more of my attention(Resident Evil in particular). So as fan of the game I feel that, like many other reviewers, there is one completely undeniable flaw here that takes presidence over any of the others:

This is not Doom in any way.

While the first two books(especially the first one) synchronized with the vibes of the game whilst giving it an enhanced story it never originally had, this last one merely takes the characters and events from the first two books and transplants them into a whole new field of space exploration that is not in anyway related to the seek-and-destroy-to-survive motif that the book series began with, and is only read by doom fans because it has the Doom logo in its cover. This plot error all began in Infernal sky when two of our heroes were assigned to return to Phobos and make contact with friendly aliens that sent a warning message about the demons' planned attack on earth. It went downhill fast from there, basically to the point of self-satarization. In the game, the monsters were mythical demons from the abyss that sought to slaughter life on earth. In Infernal sky, we find out that they were merely genetically engineered by a superor alien race to be used for war against another, and the planet earth as well as the UAC bases on the Martian moons were simply caught in the middle. All that mysticism is gone, as is the whole survival premise. The sci-fi idea might have been a good idea had an attempt to futilly link it to Doom not been made. This off-topic plot is not the only thing that brings the book down.

It is written in a way that lacks imagination. One exapmle is on page 187, where the ship captain says he saw Fly and Arlene in the computer fighting mosnters from the books. When Arlene asks what books, Fly says "Knee Deep In The Dead and Hell On Earth. The books that Jill Wrote". Wow, a sub-series of books within an initial series. And what do we call the sub-series? Let's think for a minute....oh, let's just use the titles of previuos books in the initial series, and we'll have the sub-series written by a character who was not present during part of the initial series. Jill did not show up until HOE but is now credited with writing about the events from KDITD in a book of the exact same title. She wrote about things she didn't experience. How much sense does this make? Even my disjumled rough storyboard-ish scenarios that I drew on binder paper during class in 7th grade(oddly when I most obsessively played Doom and ambitioned to actually one day write books like Knee-Deep' and Hell On Earth)made more sense than this. I wonder if this is how the idea for Endgame's plot was created.

And don't get me started on the ending. Though I liked the setting of the first book, I did not care what happened to the F&A who were sucked into a VR computer program based on their memories from KDITD(actually this is too is a blunder, as the virtual Arlene makes the recollection of going into a room with grouped teleport pads in each corner, meaning the level Unholy Cathedral from the first Doom game, which was never mentioned in KDITD) where time passes 1000 times faster than the real world. The chapters where we find out what happened to this pair were a waste that could have been used to further build upon the ending of the real F&A. This is how the series ends, huh? Well maybe it shouldn't be too much of a letdown since the series was pretty much a lost cause part way through Infernal Sky.

The first two books are just over a decade old, and the last two are nealry that old, as is Final Doom, the supposed end to the Doom series. That is until the recent Doom 3 came out last year. But Doom 3 from what I hear actually builds upon the Doom plot while still keeping consistant with it. So no matter how much you hope for or want such things, you can best bet that the series of Doom books is done for, and has been for a long time. So my word of advice to those of you who are curious is to pass this one by completely. Just because is has a Doom logo in its cover and uses characters and events from the better part of the series does not mean it keep consistant with those ealier books or the game. It does not, pure and simple.

Amazing story.......2005-08-16

I had read the first two Doom books years ago circa eigth grade (entering college now) and could never get my hands on the last book until now. The story may be a bit quirky at times but there is something about the book that kept me reading; I just couldn't put it down. As soon as one problem is solved another presents itself. After reading the final book I couldn't help but feel emotionally connected to the characters Fly and Arlene Sanders. After all, you're right there with them throughout the entire series.

The endings (plural) are hard to comprehend at first but scroll down and read a couple of the other reviews that explain them quite well (namely the review by Vorago and the other rewiew by David T. Hadley).

Ship time was better than expected.......2005-07-05

We received this book within 3 days! We were very impressed and my son was so excited to start reading

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The End

The Losers (Vol. 5): Endgame
Andy Diggle
Manufacturer: Vertigo
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The End .......2007-05-07

A conclusion to the story. A few unrealistic scenarios but then this is the work of fiction ... Or is it... Andy Diggle and Jock have weaved and drawn fact and fiction so tightly that every conspiracy feels relevant and real. Who are Americas real enemies, foreign terrorist or American politicians who create these situations. One can only guess if and when a movie will be made

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Good follow up to war Games
Not a bad book, despite the art
Bats Aplenty
Totally Out Of Character Storyline
Batman, as dark as it comes

Batman: War Games, Act Three - Endgame
Ed Brubaker , Andersen Gabrych , Devin Grayson , Dylan Horrocks , and A.J. Leiberman
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Good follow up to war Games.......2007-09-27

I was out of comics for a while, and picked this Graphic Novel, great way to catch up! Batman finally gets some answers following the WAR GAMES saga

Not a bad book, despite the art.......2007-02-13

This tale of the aftermath of Rha's al Ghul's death is great for fans of the character. It provides some excellent insights into his motivations and origins. I don't think it will be spoiling things to tell you he was always nuts! The tale is told between flashbacks to the past and scenes in modern Gotham, where people have become mysteriously unable to die. Besides an overly brisk pace, my problem with this book is the art. The artist does not have a good understanding of the human body, resulting in many panels where people have oversized heads. Look for it and you'll see it. Also, despite the "Year One" in the title, there was no direct connection with Batman Year One, a disappointment. Anyway, still a good read if those quibbles don't bother you.

Bats Aplenty.......2006-03-28

WAR GAMES -- a year-plus serialized event in the history of Batman -- was a terrifically compelling yarn. Everything that could've gone wrong WENT wrong: alliances were forged and fell apart, enemies were made that shouldn't have been made, and people died. That's rare in the comic book universe, but it's one of the traits that strongly separates the Batman and his stories from most other DC "superhero" tales ... Batman is human, and, as a result, he's bound to make mistakes, just like any other character within the Bat-universe.

WAR CRIMES -- at the most basic level -- is about just that: mistakes. Gotham City is well on the road to recover now that the games have ended, and yet the Batman finds himself looking back in order to try to continue piecing together much of what still doesn't quite add up. In doing so, he uncovers a startling secret that sheds light on the disappearance of one of his oldest confidantes, and this discovery shakes him to his foundation.

Compared against the entirety of the WAR arcs, CRIMES fits nicely but perhaps the shock that such discovery should've sent through the Batman wasn't significant enough for my tastes. While I've always appreciated any tale of the Bats largely because of the human factor, there's still a larger-than-life presence to some of his villains (such as the Black Mask) that borders on immortality. CRIMES has a terrific, almost cinematic feel to most of it, and some of that payoff is sacrificed in the conclusion involving the Joker and the Black Mask taking on one another and then involving Batman because the Black Mask has been impersonating the Dark Knight. In cases such as this, I'd rather Batman pull up his sleeves a bit more and rough'n'tumble these two blokes instead of arbitrarily turning them over to the police: sometimes, that solution just grows a bit too safe for my tastes, and it feels out of touch here especially given all that's happened in the past year with these two villains.

Still, it's a solid reliable effort all around.

Totally Out Of Character Storyline.......2006-03-19

I'm not sure why the two previous reviewers thought they were reviewing War Games. This book actually collects the War Crimes arc from the regular Batman and Detective comics series. It's like an aftermath to War Games, but it doesn't measure up to the books that precede it.

In this book, we learn that one of Batman's most devoted allies...someone who had been elevated in recent years to be at the same level as Alfred in terms of mentoring Batman/Bruce Wayne...allowed a key character from the War Games books to die. (This is lifted from Batman#644 in the regular comics.)

It was, without a doubt, one of of the stupidest comic book endings I've read in a long time. I'm all for surprise endings, but not at the expense of a character we know would never do a thing like this based on years and years of back story. In the end, the character is exiled to Africa or somewhere and warned by Batman never to return.

Is DC really this hard up for creativity? No, they aren't, because many of their other products are very satisfying in terms of plotting and characters. They just dropped the ball on this one.

Batman, as dark as it comes.......2006-03-01

Yes, the Bat is struggling to stop the damage that happened in the beginning of the story line, Hush came and go just to remind us about him, so that an introduction for Hush returns takes place.
I was very sad when a certain member of the bat family was killed, but it was logical to happen since that member has done his role, and has no other thing to add.
DC insists that people used to treat him as an urban legend, as if no one knows about JLA or about what he has done in his previous storylines, but any how that is not a big issue, and is not related to this volume.

Spider-Girl Vol. 5: Endgame (Spider-Man) (Spider-Girl)

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Old time hobby with new look and younger appeal.

Spider-Girl Vol. 5: Endgame (Spider-Man) (Spider-Girl)
Tom DeFalco , and Pat Olliffe
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
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ASIN: 0785120343

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The daughter of Spider-Man vs. the son of Wolverine! And that's only one of the fights Spider-Girl faces when her deadliest enemies join forces as the Savage Six (or is it Seven?)! But even with the help of rival/critic heroes like Darkdevil and the Buzz, can she deal with the sudden loss of her super-powers? Featuring A-Next, the Fantastic Five and more! Collects Spider-Girl #22-27

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Old time hobby with new look and younger appeal........2007-03-21

I grew up reading comic books along with my brothers. Comics have declined in popularity since those days and not a lot of them appeal to current day kids. They seem to be aimed at teens and adults. The Spider-Girl series is one of the few comics/ or graphic novels that I have found that I would allow my 8 and 11 year old girls to read that are not disney like. These are great action comics that hold a more appealing hero/heroine for youths. The novel collection of about 3-4 comic books each makes it a little cheaper and handier than buying and caring for the actual comics.

Superman: Endgame (Superman (DC Comics))

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I give this book a guarded recommendation
A great new start for Superman in Y2K!

Superman: Endgame (Superman (DC Comics))
Joe Kelly , Stuart Immonen , Mark Millar , Jeph Loeb , German Garcia , and Butch Guice
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I give this book a guarded recommendation.......2003-10-13

With Y2K rolling around, some people are afraid that the world is about to end. But, Lex Luthor is not afraid; his corporation has set up a security service that will keep everything flowing smoothly. When the New Year arrives, and the lights go out, Lex begins to look for the culprit. The culprit is Brainiac 2.5, but there are schemes within schemes, and soon Brainiac 2.5 finds himself supplanted by Brainiac 13 - a future model who figures that Superman can only be beaten in the past, at the beginning of 2000. Perhaps he's right...

I am rather at a loss when talking about this graphic novel. The story is great, with the cast of characters changing repeatedly. The JLA appears at the beginning, and quickly disappears, while the Metal Men (old favorites of mine) become integral players. The biggest weakness of the book is the fact that each of the sections was illustrated by a different set of artists, which means that the whole appearance of the story changes, giving the story a strangely dislocated feeling. Anyone reading the graphic novel had better understand this ahead of time, or he or she will become quickly confused.

But, that said, I did find this to be a wonderful book. The graphics were generally good (though the changing of them throughout the story is a definite negative), and the story is great. I loved the book, while my ten-year-old son did not like it enough to even finish it (because of the graphics). So, I give this book a guarded recommendation.

A great new start for Superman in Y2K!.......2001-02-11

This graphic novel begins on December 31st 1999 and takes place in great city of Metropolis. Brainiac 2.5 has crashed on Earth and is feeding himself off the energy in Metropolis. He takes all the power from Metropolis at the stroke of midnight and all this power upgrades him and he becomes Brainiac 13. So, basically, Superman has to stop Brainiac from taking all the power of the Planet.

This comic book features the metal men and many members of the JLA. It is exciting and difficult to put down.

There are a few things I found annoying about this though. As this was originally a group of different comics by different artists and writers, each time a new chapter starts, the characters look different. The worst is Ed McGuinness as I think he makes Superman too muscly and cartoon like. Another thing that I didn't like was the look of Brainiac 13. The artists used computers to make him look 3D. This doesn't work. The computer pictures look too fake and don't fit with the rest of the comic. But this doesn't mean it isn't a great book, with a great story. Superman will definitely be with us forever!

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Endgame Volume 1: Starring Witchblade & Lara Croft, Tomb Raider
John Ney Rieber , David Wohl , Michael Turner , Francis Manapul , and Marc Silvestri
Manufacturer: Top Cow Productions/Image Comics
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ASIN: 1582407339

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Sara Pezzini, the New York City detective and bearer of the mystical Witchblade, investigates a series of mysterious deaths which lead her to encounter a mysterious force called "The Weave." She brings in her friend and cohort, archaeologist and adventurer, Lara Croft, and together they investigate "The Weave." But things go horribly wrong and soon Sara's hand is forced against Lara leading to the Death of the Tomb Raider! And in the midst of all the havoc, a new mysterious team emerges, known as Evo. But are they hear to help... or conquer?

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Terminator: Endgame
James Robinson , John Beatty , and Jackson Guice
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ASIN: 1569713731

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He said he`d be back! The long out-of-print finale of the original Dark Horse Terminator run is finally available in one volume. In 1984, Sarah Connor is about to give birth to the savior-to-be of humankind`s future. But in the 21st Century, the monstrous supercomputer SkyNet has one last chance to ensure its own future -- by sending its last man-machine across time to terminate Sarah before John Connor can be born. With an unexpected ending that longtime Terminator fans will enjoy, Endgame features a taut, cinematic script by Eisner Award winner James Robinson (Starman, Leave It to Chance) and detailed, action-packed visuals by Jackson Guice and John Beatty. Endgame marks the end of the original Terminator era with a bang -- lots of them!

Savage Dragon Volume 10: Endgame (Savage Dragon (Graphic Novels))

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Graphic SF Reader
Savage Dragon Never Lets Down

Savage Dragon Volume 10: Endgame (Savage Dragon (Graphic Novels))
Erik Larsen
Manufacturer: Image Comics
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ASIN: 1582403465

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Collected for the first time: The six issues that changed the face of the Savage Dragon for all time! Desperate to help his friends in their time of need, Dragon deserts Special Operations Strikeforce and heads home to Chicago to help stop the Vicious Circle. But can our harrowed hero hope to halt the combined forces of his most fiendish foes? The answer will amaze and astound you!

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Graphic SF Reader.......2007-09-03

Savage Dragon is torn between his government work, and the bad things he knows are happening to his friends and fellow city dwellers back in Chicago.

He leaves to go back to help. The Vicious Circle criminal organisation has been clever, and worked together to defeat heroes and other law enforcement.

Dragon has to find a wedge to drive between them.

Savage Dragon Never Lets Down.......2005-12-06

Savage Dragon is definetly one of the best superhero books around these days and there is no end for him in sight! These hardcover editions are a wonderful and impressive way for the tales of Savage Dragon to be collected.

The only reason I'm giving 4 out of 5 stars is because amazon has vol. 10 listed as the numbered edition. The one they sell is just the regular edition so look out.

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Evo #1: Endgame #3 February 2003
Marc Silvestri and David Wohl
Manufacturer: Image/ Top Cow
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Comic
ASIN: B000VZT8Z2

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