Review of "Heroes #1"

I am sure you all know of this book by now. Marvel comics have assembled an incredible array of artists and writers to bring a September 11th memorial book to the store. The artists include, Alex Ross, who did the painted picture that was selected for the cover, Mark Bagley, George Perez, the Hildebrandt brothers, and Todd MacFarlane to name a few. Also folks in the industry you would not expect to hear from also contributed including Stan Lee, Neal Adams, Jim Shooter, and John Romita.

The retailer tells me that $3.00 out of the $3.50 cover price goes to the victims of this tragedy. All of the people that contributed to this book did so for free.

There are a number of incredible graphics and some word that bring together a feeling of sadness and remembrance. Unfortunately, due to copy write laws from Suite 101 editors tell me I am no longer able to bring you these pictures. I believe I can bring you the cover, as it is out on the web as a preview tribute. Instead of bring you the graphics; I will describe them to you as best I can.

Many of the graphics are truly stunning. I will describe some pictures from this book that you may not have seen. The first is from Igor Kordey, an incredibly tense view of the interior of an airplane. This view shows terrorists in the foreground with a depth shot down the isle of the passengers massing to confront them. This picture is truly a sad and powerful scene.

A second is a picture of a New York street where people put up signs of noting that people last seen in he World Trade Centers were "missing". The legendary Joe Kubert draws this picture. The only reference to heroes is Captain America's shield shrouded in the foreground. This is a sad scene of remembrance. I had the chance to visit Manhattan about a month ago and saw this first hand for myself. It was on the walls next to Madison Square Garden. Words cannot describe how strange a sight this truly is in the hustle of the city. The "missing" notices are very strange. We all know they are not "missing". I guess this is a sort of "group therapy" to help the survivors cope. .

A third scene, almost lost next to the aircraft drawing is a beautiful picture of a woman and small child in New York looking out their window as the smoke continues to rise from ground zero. This is an incredible picture from John Romita that needs no words to convey it's feeling of loss.

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