What If? Classic, Vol. 2
by Roy Thomas, Jim Shooter, Don Glut, Jim Craig
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Author: Don Glut, Jim Craig, Jim Shooter, Roy ThomasIllustrator: Herb Trimpe
Illustrator: Gil Kane
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-12-07
ISBN: 0785118438
Number of pages: 216
Publisher: Marvel
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Book Review: An uneven collection of stories
Summary: 3 Stars
While I enjoyed the old What If? stories more than most older series, this collection was a little weak. At this time, the series was just starting to stretch its wings and get creative, so the stories have their hits and misses. The Spider-Man story had a few good moments, especially seeing Flash Thompson as his version of the hero (Spider-Man without the webs...interesting). The Daredevil story is perhaps the strongest in the collection, though the discovery of his blindness is a little contrived. The Thor story and the Fantastic Four story are the weakest in the bunch. The Avengers story was a really great idea, showing us the 3-D Man (an underused hero) teaming with other greats like Marvel Boy and Gorilla Man for an intriguing twist on the Avengers legend. The Hulk story was funny because you'd never expect the Hulk to call anyone a "square". Still, it was the 70's, so it makes sense. It gets annoying though when they announce the next issue is "What if Conan had lived today?" about 3 times (I don't know what the hold up was or why they kept pushing the story back issue after issue, but they shouldn't have kept announcing the story until they were ready for it. I guess it shows up in the next collection.).
The series got stronger after the stories in this collection, and I hope Marvel continues to release the series, though an Essential collection would probably make more sense. While seeing the stories in color is a nice bonus, only getting 6 stories per collection and paying more for them seems to rob it a bit. Still, keep an eye open for future stories in the first run of the series. They were great!
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