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Space Ghost (New Edition) Kindle & comiXology

by Joe Kelly (Author), Ariel Olivetti (Artist) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 167 ratings
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THE TRUE ORIGIN OF THE ANIMATED STAR!

After his debut in 1966, Space Ghost was immediately established as a premier hero. His exploits have been on network television and cable ever since, and he remains one of the most recognized adventurers in all of animation.

But WHO is Space Ghost?

A young policeman joins an elite space force that turns out to be horribly corrupt. When his moral standards don’t permit him to live a lie, our hero attempts to stop the grift…at the cost of his own family-and his soul!

Witness the beginnings for the first time anywhere!

The entire hit miniseries is collected here, written by JOE KELLY (JLA, SUPERGIRL) with art by ARIEL OLIVETTI (JLA: HAVEN, G.I. COMBAT) and painted covers by ALEX ROSS (THE WORLD’S GREATEST SUPER-HEROES)!
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Space Ghost got his start as a TV 'toon in the late 1960s and later had a delirious run on Comedy Central as an animated talk show host. Now DC offers up a deadly serious origin tale that takes little from the genial character who first popped up on the TV screen. In writer Kelly's vision, Space Ghost is a big, strong guy who was once named Thaddeus and had a pregnant wife and a yen for justice. When Thad gets tapped to join an elite police squad called Commandment, it looks like everything's going his way. Of course, it isn't. He soon discovers that Commandment is corrupt, and a brutal falling-out ends with the squad murdering his wife. Thad recovers from the twin blows by crushing rocks with a hermit on a distant planet, even as eight-foot-tall praying mantis Zorak sets his eye on the tasty human inhabitants of a number of planets. Kelly and Olivetti have created a handsome, complex universe for their hero, but he's a brooding, nearly wordless character, faced with some really dull villains who are fixated on the best way to rip humans apart. Space Ghost, who was always beloved for his personality, exhibits very little of it here. (Aug.)
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From School Library Journal

Grade 7 Up–Teens are more likely to recognize Space Ghost from his 10-year stint (1994 to 2004) on the Cartoon Network than from the '60s cartoon from which he originated. For this reason, many readers might be a bit disappointed to discover that their cartoon hero is not funny. This book divulges, for the first time, his real origins and how he came to be a superhero. The comic is dark and exciting in places, but the plot lacks imagination. In a typical superhero conversion, Thaddeus is murdered along with his wife and unborn child, is resurrected from the Planet of the Dead, returns to Earth as Space Ghost to avenge the crime, and finally learns what he can do for others. He must also deal with moral issues that he never faced on the TV show; unfortunately, he handles them in a dull way, and shows very little personality. The illustrations will not disappoint hardcore fans of the show; they are bright and similar to the original '60s cartoon.–Scott La Counte, Anaheim Public Library, CA
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01M1OGX66
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ DC (November 15, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 15, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 320291 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 141 pages
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Nichole
5.0 out of 5 stars A serious version of the classic hero
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2011
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WARNING, THIS REVIEW DOES CONTAIN SOME SPOILERS.

While only recently discovering Space Ghost I am a big fan, his costume, abilities, and voice have forced me to be. This isn't for the Coast to coast fans out there, or the Brak show fans, this is for fans of the old 60s and 80s character(he was a character in space stars during the eighties). While this book doesn't show much of Space Ghosts personality (a problem other reviewers had), it wasn't a bad thing, because in reality, it was showing how he got that way, sure he's broody and dark for the majority of the comic, but in the end he was starting to warm up, even getting friendly to the kids, Jan and Jace (he wasn't mean to Blip because Blip never showed up). All in all, I found this to be an amazing comic with beautiful art and great storytelling. The inner conflict, the drama, the action, the pain the Space Ghost goes through to get revenge and serve justice. Well worth the coin, I recommend this wholeheartedly to any fan of Superheroes, revenge stories, or Science Fiction.
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Bryan Variell
4.0 out of 5 stars A hidden Gem
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2024
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It makes Space ghost a serious superhero again. The Art is well done in my belief. The story I found to be good if not predicable. Still, I enjoyed this book and if you're a fan of space ghost it may be worth a read.
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L. J. Garfield
5.0 out of 5 stars Making Space Ghost great again.
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2019
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When I saw that DC had acquired the Space Ghost franchise I was elated. I grew up with these characters and they are just too damned good to slip in obscurity. I sincerely hope DC begins to make animated movies with live action in the not to distant future. All the characters, hero and villain alike, were well thought out by Alex Toth even if 60's animation couldn't do it proper justice.
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K. Pring
5.0 out of 5 stars This was worth the wait
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2012
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The origin of one of the most beloved Saturday morning cartoon heros in comic book form! I have been a fan of Space Ghost for just about a long as I can remember and I have the say the writing team at DC comics did a fantastic job with the origin of Space Ghost! I would say more but that would be spoiling the story. Guess you'll just have to get a copy for yourselves. But once again thanks for reading and have a nice day!
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Gertmm
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Origin of Space Ghost
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2019
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I really enjoyed this comic. I loved Space Ghost cartoon as a child. Loved reading the origin of Space Ghost. Fun Comic. If you are a Space Ghost fan you will enjoy this comic. It is teenager friendly.
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Stuart Wilke
4.0 out of 5 stars A thrilling retro sci-fi romp
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2023
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As someone with basically no knowledge of Space Ghost, I went into this with only a little bit of positive word of mouth and some interesting looking screenshots, and found a fantastic origin story for a pulpy sci-fi hero and some truly gorgeous artwork that really elevated Joe Kelly's already very solid writing. Definitely recommended if you like a good, simple, but very satisfying superhero origin story. Looks like I should go check out that old cartoon.
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Toeknee
5.0 out of 5 stars Great origin story for a beloved hero
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2018
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Great origin tale was a lot darker than I would’ve imagined, but hey this is DC comics right! Loved the artwork, this book left me wanting more I do hope they incorporate another installment. This is a great addition to your TPB collection!
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Nighhawk
5.0 out of 5 stars Seriously, Space Ghost
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2010
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Short and sweet... bought the book based on the previous reviews and they are right on the money! (Spoiler alert..) The scene of Jan and Jace as little kids being rescued by Space Ghost said it all! I would love for DC to continue this series for the sake of fond Saturday morning memories and to see what else could be done in a serious vein to SG's other nemesis's.
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Fabien Lutz-Barabe
5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific origin story with fabulous artwork.
Reviewed in Canada on October 14, 2021
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A great origin story of a hero I used to watch on television in my childhood.
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Fabien Lutz-Barabe
5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific origin story with fabulous artwork.
Reviewed in Canada on October 14, 2021
A great origin story of a hero I used to watch on television in my childhood.
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leitor_hard
1.0 out of 5 stars I don’t recommend
Reviewed in Germany on May 25, 2022
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It was a waste of my time. The best part are the covers made by Alex Ross. Super hard to read it and the drawings are super without agility
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Juan Manuel Viramontes Hernández
5.0 out of 5 stars Gran historia de origen
Reviewed in Mexico on April 25, 2020
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Estamos ante el origen del fantasma del espacio, aunque a primera vista pudiera parecerlo está claro que este no es un prólogo de la historia del fantasma del espacio visto en future quest ya que pareciera contradecirse con su motivación y origen de sus poderes, al final del tomo pareciera que veremos un tomo 2 pero por desgracia creo que hasta la fecha no se ha anunciado. Lo malo de este volumen es que sufre del problema que veo en casi cualquier tpb pasta suave en inglés que he comprado por este medio. Su primera y última página se despega del resto del cómic dando la impresión de que se va a deshojar. Tengo la impresión de que esto ocurre ya que por el tipo de portada esta se llega a abrir un poco más debido a la rigidez de la misma y no se curva como el resto de las hojas de interiores, la primera y última hoja al estar pegadas a la pasta llegan a ser arrastradas con esta haciendo que se abra de más pero al mismo tiempo evitando que se deshoje, he visto que esto se puede evitar con un empastado como los del título Descender de Jeff Lemire que está publicando editorial océano en mi país haciendo que la pasta se doble un poco más arriba del lomo evitando que se abra de más, claro habría que ver la manera de que así no se pierds el contenido que se ubica en la parte central del cómic sobre todo en las viñetas que abarcan 2 páginas y que las portadas no se dañen por ese tipo de doblez.
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claudio santarini
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantasma!
Reviewed in Italy on January 20, 2019
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Nostalgico.....sopratutto per chi ricorda le vecchie puntate degli anni 95'.

Spiega le origini di questo eroe travagliato, e lo fa in modo convincente e con un'arte solida dalle curve morbide e le tonalità sfumate (Ariel Olivetti e Alex Ross hanno creato un piccolo capolavoro).

Il fumetto è stand-alone, ergo chi lo acquista può farlo senza timore di dover poi spendere ulteriormente per altri numeri e, considerato il livello della trama (pur nella sua brevità), direi che lo consiglio vivamente.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in India on December 8, 2018
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Good book
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