Product Description

He rescued the Hulk and destroyed the New Mutants, he wrestled the Thing and made a deal with Mephisto, he created Kurse and Thundersword and a tower of gold! Doctor Strange tried to teach him; Dazzler tried to romance him! The Avengers wanted to recruit him, Daredevil to sue him, and Puma and Deadpool just wanted him dead! Hero, villain, force of nature and deus ex machina all in one: the Beyonder! For good or ill, he was one of the most powerful agents of change in the eighties, and now you can see all of his work all at once! Collects Secret Wars II #1-9; New Mutants #30 and #36-37; Captain America #308; Uncanny X-Men #196 and #202-203; Iron Man #197; Fantastic Four #282, #285, #288 and #316-319; Web of Spider-Man #6; Amazing Spider-Man #268 and #273-274; Daredevil #223; Incredible Hulk #312; Avengers #260-261and #265-266; Dazzler #40; Alpha Flight #28; Thing #30; Doctor Strange #74; Cloak and Dagger #4; Power Pack #18; Thor #363; Power Man and Iron Fist #121; Peter Parker, Spectacular Spider-Man #111; Defenders #152; Deadpool Team-Up #1, and Quasar #8.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #393945 in Books
• Published on: 2009-06-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1184 pages

Customer Reviews

Fun, Epic, Enjoyable
This was a fun, epic feeling story. It's a bit heavy handed and melodramatc in places (as comics of it's time generally were,)and the action doesn't pack the same punch as the action in modern comics, but it held up better than I expected and was more enjoyable to read than I thought it would be. It's great getting the entire story with tie-ins in one massive volume, and the tie-ins worked better/added more to the story than I would have thought.

At nearly 1200 pages telling one story with a distinct beginning, middle, and end, the story really does feel epic. Touching on pretty much every title Marvel had in the mid 80's, it also gives a fantastic overview of the Marvel universe at the time. The reproduction quality is great as well. The only thing I would have liked to have seen is some sort of text overview of how the series was put together, how well it sold, how it was received by fans and critics at the time, and how it is looked at now, 25 years later.

Overall I'm glad I bought this. It was better than I expected and (taken as a whole) I liked it a lot. Was it as well done as most modern comics? Absolutely not -- comics have come a long way in the last 25 years, the writing, art, coloring, pacing, fight choreographay, intensity, level of sophistication, and production values are all dramatically better now -- but this was still a fun read. I read both this and the latest Green Lantern collection this weekend (Green Lantern Secret Origin,) and that just highlighted how far comics have come in the last twenty five years (and how much better they are now on so many levels,) but that didn't stop me from enjoying this as well.

You've Got to Be Kidding...
With a wealth of classic material at its disposal, it's disappointing to see Marvel choosing to give two of its lamest series the prestige "omnibus" treatment. Secret Wars I and II were badly produced limited series designed largely for the promotion of a line of kids toys. As for the Beyonder, well, the Beyonder is never going to be "classic" or "iconic" material. Period. Silly little series with a bunch of fighting. Perfect for the 8 to 10-year-old reader. Not perfect for this format.

Maybe Marvel is hoping a lot of the folks who read this junk as kids will rush out to buy a copy. Personally, I'll be saving that money for a copy of one of the following:

Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus 2
Fantastic Four Omnibus 3
Tales of Suspense/Captain America Omnibus I
Journey Into Mystery/Thor Omnibus I
Strange Tales/Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD Omnibus I
Captain Marvel Omnibus I
Tales to Astonish/Sub-Mariner Omnibus I

Of course, there's no telling when those books will be released. Given Marvel's priorities, I suspect those titles will take a back seat to the U.S. 1 Omnibus. 'Nuff said.