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Silver Surfer: Parable Kindle & comiXology

by Stan Lee (Author), Moebius (Illustrator, Artist), Keith Pollard (Illustrator, Artist) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 382 ratings
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Collects Silver Surfer (1988) #1-2 and Silver Surfer: Enslavers.
Galactus has converted humanity into his followers, and he's leading them to their doom! And the only challenger is the hero he himself trapped on Earth: the Silver Surfer. Plus: The Surfer must save his world and ours from the planet-sized peril posed by the Enslavers!
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GHY5SZU
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Marvel (May 9, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 9, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 525628 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 136 pages
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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Exemplary work from combined titans, Stan Lee and Moebius. The bonus for me were the original marvel posters showcased inside such as punisher, iron man, spiderman, wolverine, elektra.. like the original hardcover released in the 80s, this book contains sample sketch work and storyboard art. And it looks great next to my galactus bust!
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Ian Moodie
5.0 out of 5 stars A TRULY SIGNIFICANT OUTPUT!!!.
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2016
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Greetings once more true believers and this is my personal reflections on this particular output: THE SILVER SURFER: PARABLE. At first, I was very hesitant about it but been a die-hard SILVER SURFER fan I nervously purchased it and was pleasantly pleased; this hardcover edition is well bounded, pages are of thick semi-glossy stock which heightens the art, also the wrap around is of great quality, overall this book will certainly last a lifetime, this is indeed a premiere presentation!!!
It is titled "PARABLE" but there is another tale entitled "THE ENSLAVERS", so you're in for a double treat!!
The main story "PARABLE" is written by Mr. STAN LEE and ARTED by the french super talent MOEBIUS , this is one of the most uniquely stunning type of art I've ever seen. The works of Mr. MOEBIUS is truly ARTISAN indeed!!..and STAN'S story sure does compliment the art in which the MIGHTY GALACTUS gets cunning, declaring to all of humanity that he is GOD himself, allowing total anarchy, wanting humanity to destroy themselves, then he could consume the earth but his former herald: THE SILVER SURFER soars in to confront GALACTUS but it's not fisticuffs that wins the day but a bizarre doctrine by the SILVERED ONE...The story is deeply rooted in PHILOSOPHY, THEOLOGY and RELIGION itself!! The message is most potent, it will have you pondering your destiny, your purpose and placing yourself in the grand scheme of things...
The other tale, "THE ENSLAVERS" also written by STAN LEE, is another well crafted effort with classy art by KEITH POLLARD, takes up approximately two thirds of the book in which THE SILVERED ONE confronts the dreaded MRRUNGO-MU!!! an absolute dictator, plunderer and conqueror, MRRUNGO-MU, he who enslaves entire worlds and civilizations and absorbs the essences of the powerful into himself and thus possesses nearly unlimited POWER COSMIC!!!. After conquering countless worlds including fabled ZENN-LA, the home of the SILVERED ONE, MRRUNGO-MU next target is the EARTH!! ....And only THE SILVER SURFER can stop him!?!?!? A tale of love, peril and hope, "THE ENSLAVERS" is very impacting indeed!!!
This edition collects two very significant SILVER SURFER stories, though out of the continuous Marvel Universe, these tales are supreme towards themselves!!...There are so many unanswered questions out there and right here: perhaps we are living in a "PARABLE" and are perhaps under the drill of "THE ENSLAVERS". For all SILVER SURFER fans, this is a must-have and very highly recommended to all who crave a powerful feast for the mind and eyes alike!!.. a marvel masterpiece..a truly significant output...once more,,Make Mine Marvel!!!.
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Kristian
5.0 out of 5 stars More than the average hero tale
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2017
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I don't know how the Silver Surfer fits in today's Marvel Cinematic Universe; he hasn't been seen since the 2007 Fantastic Four movie, but with all films pointing to the Infinity Gauntlet, that will likely change (if licensing rights allow it). But the Surfer was always a different kind of hero, often misunderstood, harboring the private loss of his love and a homeworld forbidden to him, drifting through the endless cosmos alone.

This volume has two tales, with the Surfer saving the Earth in different ways. The second story is the more traditional, with the Earth invaded by the Enslavers and Mrrungo-Mu, an all-powerful race who weaken the planet by first taking its heroes, then its population to satisfy its own needs. If the Surfer is to be mankind's last, best hope, he will need to rely on his virtue even more than his Power Cosmic. It's a well written story, but beyond that doesn't do much to distinguish itself; on its own, it is probably a 3.5 star story.

What elevates this collection is Parable, a two-part, Eisner winning story that otherwise doesn't fit with the Surfer timeline. It pits the Surfer against Galactus, his traditional foe, as instead of the powerful alien invading the Earth, he merely appears, and watches as humanity tears itself apart. Again, the Surfer's greatest power in this battle is his virtue, but the tale is far more than Herald against his former master; it is a story of prophets and false prophets, of fanatic belief and disbelief, of gods and idols. On its own, it makes the collection worthy of 5 stars, and is one of the most moving stories I have ever read in a comic book/graphic novel. To say that it's timely today would be trite; the story's theme is more universal to human nature.
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Peter Drummond
4.0 out of 5 stars Stan's Swan Song
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2012
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With the way the Jack and Stan debate that has raged on for years, it's hard not to be an apologist for liking something Stan has written. I think we have all been polarized since the court ruling against the estate of the King not long ago. So I wanted to try and get a picture of Stan outside of current events. To read his work without seeing Jack's lines to square up to where I would draw the line regarding who is responsible for creating the Silver Age Marvel U.

And let the record show, in those debates, I am pro Kirby getting his fair share all the way... but to be clear I think that share is half.

I also think Stan has been an amazingly charming ambassador for the medium I love. He has been the booster and face for the comics industry, good or ill, for as long as I've been alive, and I think this is the only work of his I can think of where no debate lingers on how the credit should be divided, it's just a powerful mingling of idea and art. As a result, I got meet both of these contributors on the page rather than anything vestigial from the collective voice of the community.

Preamble complete, this is what I came up with:

I think Stan wrote an amazingly heartfelt story. Sure the language has that tinge of purple that I get from all of Stan's writing, but it is not without its charms. The characterization was subtle, pushing everyone into their archetypical roles early on - some not the most flattering.

Man is portrayed pretty openly as a cruel and stupid mob, quick to turn to lawlessness and anarchy at the drop of a hat. Cast among them in the rags of the destitute we find the Surfer, a noble outsider who refuses to let us destroy ourselves no matter the personal cost. Galactus and his prophet pick up the rear as simple forces of nature that drive the events of the story. One of them avarice, the other blind hunger; both struggling to tip mankind toward what appears to be that inevitable end.

While the brush strokes are pretty heavy conceptually, I think it was a pretty powerful and forward thinking story, touching on themes and concepts that I would not have expected of Marvel at the time or if it had come from the house of M, I would have certainly expected something so initially bleak to come from another writer altogether.

This was clearly Stan's swan song in terms of message, with fears and observations about people that had been swirling in his belly for a long time. It just drips with subtext, and I would say it stands a tier just below Dark Knight, Year One, Watchman, and other touchstones from that decade as a story executed in an adult and un-ironic way unintentionally elevating the medium (hence the Eisner in 89), even if it wasn't as nuanced with characterization as the others. And let's not forget about the art. My exposure to Mobius has been limited to the Airtight Garage and Blueberry. I was as unfamiliar with his artistic stylings as I was with Stan's voice in the singular. Mobius has this thick feathered line which took no time to get used to - it's gorgeous. He renders cities in this stark futuristic but believable way that just drips with life and motion. The colors are blissfully muted which gives it a different feel from the bright primary colors you see in books of the time, casting everything with a painterly form and function I really enjoyed.

If I have one criticism it was that I kept waiting for the preacher to turn out to be Adam Warlock...
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Ansel Vyrauen
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in Canada on January 15, 2021
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Great read
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José de Jesús Adame Carrillo
5.0 out of 5 stars Grandioso
Reviewed in Mexico on January 20, 2020
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Excelente relato de Stan Lee hablando metafóricamente de las religiones que buscan venderte milagros, crítica a los movimientos que mencionan que son divinos pero exigen que no pienses. No puede divinidad sin consciencia.
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Sam
5.0 out of 5 stars Great comic
Reviewed in Germany on December 19, 2019
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Kit
5.0 out of 5 stars The cover becomes a double-sided poster
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2019
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Great anniversary edition book, about double the size of a comic, with some lovely extras inside - the outer cover even folds out to either a nice and large poster of Galactus and Silver Surfer or Moebius art featuring Wolverine and The Thing on the other side which will look great framed
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ウィット・ウィッキー
5.0 out of 5 stars 必見！
Reviewed in Japan on May 25, 2013
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メビウスの描くアイアンマンやスパイダーマンの一枚絵も収録されています。 必見です。
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