Mars Attacks, the title that swept the world with controversy in 1962 has been rejuvenated for a new era. Step back in time to 1962, schools and churches gathered the violent little pictures of the depraved race and burned them in bonfires across North America in a true display of sanity (sarcasm). Given the 50th anniversary of the martian invasion the original card collection was released for a limited time (If anyone has an extra #2 please I beg you to send it my way it's all I'm missing). Along with the cards a new comic book series was developed with a ton of merchandise I've been asking for since before Tim Burton came along to sour the Mars Attacks name. Don't get me wrong I love the Mars Attacks movie, it's endlessly hilarious, but it also made the martians appear much weaker than they were originally portrayed. This seems to have put the weakest of the martian species in the front of everyone's memory and wiped out the sinister beast that once was. The new series which has had spinoff one shots in which Mars takes on everything from the Ghostbusters to Transformers is a new low to the series, I flipped through them in the comic book store and the entire story was nearly void of anything other than the martians losing on every damn page they are printed on (and the art totally fucking sucks). Sadly the new series focuses way too much on the human characters. This had me completely defeated with disappointment until I flipped through another book butted up with those that don't belong, Mars Attacks: the classics vol. 1!
In Mars Attacks: the classics volume one we witness the beginnings of the Martian invasion in great detail with amazing grotesque artwork that will froth the loins of every true fan of the little green people of Mars! While not the best written piece of work this issue is the key foundation to everything that happens in the better written volume 2 which I'm currently halfway through. Given I know what follows I can say that this story line although not the best at first really catches fire and is leading to an unforgettable and smart story that dare I say might have even been ahead of it's time. Act fast if you want this collection I had to order my #1 online after being informed by the comic book store that this mid 2012 release is already out of print.
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