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The Shadow Vol. 1: Fire of Creation Kindle & comiXology

by Garth Ennis (Author), Alex Ross (Author, Illustrator, Cover Art), Aaron Campbell (Author, Illustrator, Artist), Format: Kindle Edition

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Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! It's 1938 and The Shadow returns in a tale of blazing action and deadly intrigue, as a night of carnage on the New York waterfront plunges the mysterious vigilante into a conspiracy involving the fate of the world itself. As storm clouds gather across the globe, American Military Intelligence meets with a certain Lamont Cranston, determined to beat a host of spies and assassins to the greatest prize of all... but what that might be, only the Shadow knows. Collecting the first six issues of the hit series written by Garth Ennis and drawn by Aaron Campbell, featuring Garth Ennis' script to issue #1 as well as a complete cover gallery featuring art by Alex Ross, Jae Lee, John Cassaday, Ryan Sook, Howard Chaykin, and more.

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November 7, 2012
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00BWBCVJ4
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dynamite Entertainment (November 7, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 7, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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- #84 in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Graphic Novels
- #223 in Mystery Graphic Novels
- #246 in Media Tie-In & Adaptation Graphic Novels

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Garth Ennis is the award-winning writer of Hellblazer, Hitman, Punisher, Preacher, Pride and Joy and War Stories. He is much in demand for his hard-edged, wickedly humorous style.
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MANDALORE66

The shadow knows!!

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2024

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Awesome!! Totally enjoyed it, the Shadow is one of my favorite characters!! Hope we get another movie or series some day!!

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2013

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This was a totally enjoyable graphic novel. The Shadow's past comes back to haunt him, as he is asked to investigate trouble in Japan-Occupied China. The Japanese are after "magic rocks", really weapon's grade uranium, that a local Warlord has for sale to the highest bidder. Not that the Japanese plan to play fair. One of the Japanese has known The Shadow during his dark past as Kent Allard. So too the warlord. The Shadow must stop this conspiracy at any cost.

A few things are different about this version of the Shadow. His dark past is as Kent Allard, not as Lamont Cranston as in the 1994 movie. Allard was in the orient, not supposedly lost in the Central American jungles as per the pulp storyline. The Shadow's powers go beyond clouding men's minds. Even the dead have to answer questions. and he seems to be able to hold the soul in the body long enough from a task to be completed, such as flying a plane. He can also read the fate of people in their thoughts, although this is, he states, a lot more accurate with children than adults. The Shadow's deadliness with a .45 is as skillful as ever, but machine guns and explosives are common weapons as well.

Not quite the Shadow of the pulps, nor the Shadow of old time radio, or even the Shadow of the 1994 movie, however, this version of the Shadow still provides full fledged pulp action from The Master of Darkness. I highly recommend this to pulp lovers anywhere.

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Branson Boykin

I enjoyed it, but definitely not for the kids

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2016

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My only complaint was how graphic the violence was and some of the content was dark. That being said, we're talking about a man who "knows what evil leeks in the hearts of men. " Kinda hard to approach that without getting dark. All in all, I enjoyed it, but definitely not for the kids.

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2013

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I had originally purchased this comic book as an experiment for using Amazon's one day shipment. It got here exactly one day after I had bought the comic book, I want to personally thank Amazon for never disappointing me when it come to quality shipments.

Second I would also like to thank the Authors and Illustrators of the comic book. The Shadow is one of my favorite heroes, and he has been put into good hands with Dynamite Comics. They didn't wimp out when it came to the action parts, good quality Shadow action. I had originally thought they were going to forget to have a part where the Shadow does his ever famous laugh, but only a real Shadow fan would remember to put in the Laugh.
I would however like to caution to the parents before you allow your kids to read this comic book. There is a part where there is a Japanese beheading suicide part, plus there is some slight bloody gun action, and some brief language. But besides that, the storyline of the comic is amazing, and heart-stopping. It had be gripping the pages, ready for the next page, I just couldn't put it down.
If I could, I would give this product a review of 6 stars out of five, Five stars for the product itself, and one extra for Amazon's amazing quality in Shipment. Thank you both, I will be purchasing more in the future.

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The Shadow Knows

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2021

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This was my first Shadow book. Great story, great artwork and The Shadow is in it. Looking forward to book 2

Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2012

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I'm a huge Shadow fan. He's an amazing character who, more often than not, isn't done justice. Debuting in the turn of the century pulps that pre-dated comics, he was as mysterious and violent as the times. The "suave millionaire who doubles as a vigilante" has inspired the likes of Batman and countless others, and the dark tone of his exploits rivaled anything Frank Miller could dream up.
Film attempts have watered him down, but most of the pulp and comic book ventures have kept the elements of violence and the supernatural. This graphic novel, while not exceptional, carries on that tradition.
The art isn't even close to the Michael Wm. Kaluta, Jim Steranko, or Bill Sienkiewicz heights. Even the usually exceptional Alex Ross cover paintings fall a little flat, but it's not bad. Garth Ennis is a bit hit or miss in my opinion. Preacher was excellent. His renditions of the Punisher and Nick Fury were not. This falls about in the middle of the road. There are a few clever, if not really obscure, historical tidbits thrown in, and the dark edge is retained. The story is a little too straightforward and predictable to really be memorable, but at least it's not a complete wash.

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The Shadow in all his pulpy goodness

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2020

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Garth Ennis brings a story worthy of The Shadow
He's 10 steps ahead of the villains
he takes down
A master manipulator guiding his foes to their just reward and finishing them off with a harvest from the fruit of their dark labors. And enhanced with beautiful artwork awesome

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Michael Hawkins

Very Cool, Yet Very Gritty and Graphic Shadow Story

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2014

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Garth Ennis does a phenomenal job with the Shadow, playing up to his mystery and his haunting persona. Stories like this remind why the Shadow would be a VERY creepy guy to meet in person. A story that pulls few punches (but not nearly as loose as previous Ennis stories and works) as the Man Who Knows fights against a plot by Imperial Japan to harness a power that could easily topple mountains... much less crush civilzations.

The villains are shown to be quite despicable, bordering on disturbing and the Shadow gives them all (in some way, shape, or form) their deserving comeuppance.

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