Jurassic Park Comics discussion...

[Eduardo]

Jurassic Park: Redemption issue one from IDW Comics is out today


Jurassic Park: Redemption
Bob Schreck (w) • Nate Van Dyke (a) • Tom Yeates, Frank Miller (c)

It’s been 13 years since little Tim and Lex Murphy escaped from the island of Isla Sorna, and recent public opinion has reversed, with the world clamoring for authorities to re-open Jurassic Park! With the help of their controversial Granddad’s inheritance and their own sharp wits, a secret deal is struck to open a new park! This time they’ll get it right... right? Bob Schreck makes his writing debut on this all-new tale, under covers from fellow industry legends Frank Miller and Tom Yeates!

*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

More information:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25376
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/wondercon-2010-idw-publishing-100402.html

Preview:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=5527

[Icedhope]

I know it's on the website as Isla Sorna, but it's Nublar. And it's an awesome comic book series.

[Eduardo]

I know it's on the website as Isla Sorna, but it's Nublar. And it's an awesome comic book series.

Yep, they confused in the solicit the original island with the Site B one. :D

[Alan Johnson]

This series is pretty good. The art is a little spotty but it's great to have another entry in the Jurassic Park universe. Also, Dodgson is in it.

[Eduardo]

I am waiting for the third issue to arrive, but I agree that the art is a little spotty.

Also in January, after this mini is over IIRC, there will be another JP 4 part story with art by John Byrne.

http://www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35934&PN=56&TPN=1

http://www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/uploads/JohnByrne2/2010-07-25_051958_JP.01.CvrA.jpg

[BlankCanvasDJ]

Yikes, I'm not sure I could get past that art... (not the Byrne art, the Van Dyke art). I'm definitely interested to see how the Bernie Wrightson cover turns out, though.

[Eduardo]

So, in January, a second JP series and a trade of the first one:

Jurassic Park, Vol. 1: Redemption
Bob Schreck (w) • Nate Van Dyke (a) • Frank Miller (c)

It’s been 13 years since little Tim and Lex Murphy escaped from the island of Isla Sorna, and recent public opinion has reversed, with the world clamoring for authorities to re-open Jurassic Park! With the help of their controversial Granddad’s inheritance and their own sharp wits, a secret deal is struck to open a new park! This time they’ll get it right… right? Bob Schreck makes his writing debut on this all-new tale, under cover from fellow industry legends Frank Miller, Art Adams, Bernie Wrightson, Paul Pope and William Stout!

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 Pages • ISBN: 978-1-60010-850-1

http://media.ideaanddesignworks.com/idw/covers/solicitations/01_january_2011/JurassicPark_Redemption_TPB.jpg

Jurassic Park: The Devils in the Desert #1 (of 4)
John Byrne (w) • Byrne (a & c)

The legendary John Byrne brings his talents to the world of Jurassic Park and the results have never been more terrifying! Sheriff Tobias suddenly has more on his plate than he can handle when he is confronted with numerous cattle mutilations and the disappearance of a local farmer. Tensions escalate as the Feds arrive on the scene and the mysterious predators make their presence known!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

http://media.ideaanddesignworks.com/idw/covers/solicitations/01_january_2011/JurassicPark_DevilsoftheDesert01_CovA.jpg

[evil_rex]

The art is a little spotty

With all due respect, I find it hardly fair that TellTale can criticize any art work, after looking at ol' Doc "zombie face" Brown up there.

And this is really cool! :)

[Icedhope]

Well, what he means by spotty is that, it looks like some really amateurish artwork. Good story, and everything it's just the artwork for the dino's could be improved.

[Sadonicus]

With all due respect, I find it hardly fair that TellTale can criticize any art work, after looking at ol' Doc "zombie face" Brown up there.

And this is really cool! :)

The artwork of Redemption is a piece of shit! Nothing looks like anything in the movie, and for a franchise like Jurassic Park with its strong visuals its just a bad joke. The story is good though, even more a shame!

[Eduardo]

I will say that the artwork seems to be getting worse with each issue.

[Alan Johnson]

With all due respect, I find it hardly fair that TellTale can criticize any art work, after looking at ol' Doc "zombie face" Brown up there.

And this is really cool! :)

I didn't say 'Telltale thinks the art is spotty' I said I felt that way. Regardless, it's a personal opinion.

Anyway, I can't even bother with checking up on this series anymore. I LOVE Jurassic Park but the art in this series just doesn't fit with the type of story it's trying to tell. The sketchy art is a hard sell for something with such an established visual look to it already.

[Telekill]

Hopefully they release a digital version of this on PSP.

[Eduardo]

Well, the first mini is over (the art got worse in the final issue), and this week the first issue of The Devils in the Dessert is out.

Preview:http://www.comicbookresources.com:8080/?page=preview&id=7483

[waroftheworlds01]

I agree. The art in that first series was bad. I hope they do better with The Devils in the Dessert. Judging from the screens I saw though it looks more detailed. In Redmetion I couldn't even thell what type of dinosaurs they were.

[Irishmile]

The art is horrible.... I am having a really hard time getting through it... I wish it was a novel instead.

[JurassicGio]

Digital copy for iphone/ipod touch please!!!!!

[Spinky]

You can get digital copies using the free IDW Comics app. I think each issue is around $2 or something.

[waroftheworlds01]

If you have a PSP you can get them on there.

[MantaScorp]

Dodgson! We've got Dodgson here!!

[Alan Johnson]

The art is horrible.... I am having a really hard time getting through it... I wish it was a novel instead.

Wait, so the art is bad in the second miniseries too? :(

[Irishmile]

I was talking about the first.... from what I see from devils in the dessert the art looks fine.

But the first it looks like scribbles and a lot of the stuff is off model and Disproportionate..

[Alan Johnson]

I was talking about the first.... from what I see from devils in the dessert the art looks fine.

But the first it looks like scribbles and a lot of the stuff is off model and Disproportionate..

Oh totally! It was so hard to read and follow the visual storytelling that I had to stop. I never did find out what happened in the story and a synopsis will likely never make it to Wikipedia either.

[Icedhope]

Oh totally! It was so hard to read and follow the visual storytelling that I had to stop. I never did find out what happened in the story and a synopsis will likely never make it to Wikipedia either.


Peter ludlow, survived the attack after the lost world, and basicaly tried to gain control of INGEN, by killing time, his planned backfired, and he was killed by raptors. that's the jist of it.

[Alan Johnson]

Peter ludlow, survived the attack after the lost world, and basicaly tried to gain control of INGEN, by killing time, his planned backfired, and he was killed by raptors. that's the jist of it.

Wow really? That's it? Seems like a poor decision maker that guy.

To me, Jurassic Park stories should take place at...well...Jurassic Park. Luckily, our game does just that.

Having dinosaurs running around here and there just turns into Dinotopia. Ok, maybe it doesn't do that exactly, but still.

[Irishmile]

I think there is somewhere the story could go using Lex and Tim as adults.... if done correctly.

[Icedhope]

I think there is somewhere the story could go using Lex and Tim as adults.... if done correctly.

^ Agreed.

[Alan Johnson]

^ Agreed.

Also agree. But probably not them (Tim) doing what he did in the series.

[Icedhope]

Jurassic stories have been Lackluster unless it's been something with Biosyn and Ingen going at it.

[waroftheworlds01]

Yeah, I always felt that Lex and Tim would want nothing to do with dinosaurs after their first trip on the island.

[Irishmile]

I read the first book of Jurassic Park: The Devils In the Desert, the art is a huge step up from the last series but that is what you get when you have a comics veteran like John Byrne doing the art and writing the story.

It is too early to say what the story will be like.

[Telekill]

I wonder if they have this for digital download on the PSP? Think I'll go check.

[waroftheworlds01]

They have the first ones. Not sure if they have Devils in the Desart yet though.

[WARP10CK]

This series is pretty good. The art is a little spotty but it's great to have another entry in the Jurassic Park universe. Also, Dodgson is in it.

Well as an avid comic book reader I have to say that art is really lazy done.
It's not even consistent sometimes the art is good while other times its looks awful.

[WARP10CK]

Wow really? That's it? Seems like a poor decision maker that guy.

To me, Jurassic Park stories should take place at...well...Jurassic Park. Luckily, our game does just that.

Having dinosaurs running around here and there just turns into Dinotopia. Ok, maybe it doesn't do that exactly, but still.


So just to set the record straight it's the Island from the first movie the game will take place in ?

[Eduardo]

Preview for JURASSIC PARK: DEVILS IN THE DESERT #2

http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album.php?aid=41615

[tarasis]

Thank Eduardo, not sure what to make of the preview.

It looks like it might be interesting but I think, given the price of comics these days, that I'd prefer to have a novel. If I do buy it, it will be a digital comic only.

[waroftheworlds01]

I just got the first DEVILS IN THE DESERT issue. Did not read it yet but looked through it and the art is a lot better. Now to see if the story is any good.

[waroftheworlds01]

So I read it. It's a huge improvement over the Redemption. Which is Ironic seeing how Devils in the Desert is Redemption over the Redemption comics.

The story is better and much more believable than the one Redemption had. It takes place after the Third film and explains what happens to the Pteranodons that fly off the island. The story does a good job of tieing it into the movies and it even mentions the San Diego attack and one of the characters even reference the scene in JP3 where grant call them "Theme park Monsters". They even point out that the Frog DNA may be the cause of the Pteranodons having teeth.

The artwork is also much better. You can tell what a dinosaur is and what a horse is without having to think to much on what is what. lol

So yeah, go buy it. lol But skip Redemption. I only got those to add to my collection. I won't be reading them again any time soon.

[Alan Johnson]

Just read the first issue of Devils in the Desert. I thought it was an improvement on the last series, Redemption, but the story is kind of boring in my opinion. I know, it's just the first issue, but I'm just not digging it...YET. I'll give it another shot, as John Byrne is one of my favorite comic artists. Check out his 70s and 80s Marvel work.

[Irishmile]

Yeah the story seems pretty generic so far... I mean replace the dinosaurs with a biker gang or drug dealers and you pretty much have your self all the Lorenzo Lamas movies from the early 90's

But I too dig John Byrne and will keep reading.

[waroftheworlds01]

It's generic but enjoyable. I was actually compairing it to Tremors but replace the worms with dinosuars.

[Crispy Onion]

The Devils in the Desert is pretty fun. Maybe someone should change the thread-title into Jurassic Park Comics. ;)

Anyhow.

There seems to be a description for the next series on Amazon.

Jurassic Park Dangerous Games
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jurassic-Park-Dangerous-Jorge-Jimenez/dp/1613770022/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1301819216&sr=1-1

It is eleven years after the events of the Jurassic Park movies and CIA agent Daniel Espinoza is working undercover to infiltrate infamously brutal Nicaraguan drug lord Gabriel Cazares' drug ring. Cazares and his henchmen have taken over Isla Nubar and converted the main facility into a walled fortress and pleasure palace in the center of a primeval jungle filled with savage monsters. When his deep cover is blown, Espinoza finds himself lost and alone on the dangerous island, hunted by both armed thugs and prehistoric monstrosities. And there's someone else watching him, too - a mysterious figure in the shadows who could be Espinoza's only hope for survival... or the bringer of his ultimate doom!

Artist: Jorge Jimenez
Writers: Greg & Eric Bear


Sounds pretty badass and they're returning to Isla Nublar! :eek:

[trocks]

IDW is also reissuing the original Topps Jurassic Park comics in paperback form. I just picked up Volume 2: Raptors' Revenge. It has six of the original "sequel" comics. They really are very strange stories.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1600108857?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1

[Crispy Onion]

IDW is also reissuing the original Topps Jurassic Park comics in paperback form. I just picked up Volume 2: Raptors' Revenge. It has six of the original "sequel" comics. They really are very strange stories.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1600108857?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1

Yeah they are weird but I can't wait to recieve that one!

Are they hinting at a third volume on the last pages?

[trocks]

Yeah they are weird but I can't wait to recieve that one!

Are they hinting at a third volume on the last pages?

I don't think it does, but I would have to check again. There are four more Raptor comics that weren't included plus the Return to Jurassic Park series.

[RexMaster]

I don't think it does, but I would have to check again. There are four more Raptor comics that weren't included plus the Return to Jurassic Park series.

Dont forget the four part Lost World adaptation series

[trocks]

Dont forget the four part Lost World adaptation series

Right! But I'm sure we won't see that for a while.

[robotpo]

The Devils in the Desert is pretty fun. Maybe someone should change the thread-title into Jurassic Park Comics. ;)

Anyhow.

There seems to be a description for the next series on Amazon.

Jurassic Park Dangerous Games
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jurassic-Park-Dangerous-Jorge-Jimenez/dp/1613770022/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1301819216&sr=1-1



Artist: Jorge Jimenez
Writers: Greg & Eric Bear


Sounds pretty badass and they're returning to Isla Nublar! :eek:

Awesome find! It actually appears to be graphic novel coming out in 2012...:D

BTW, funnily enough IDW is doing the EXACT same story as a mini-series in their Godzilla line called "Gangsters & Goliaths":

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/comics/1202

[Crispy Onion]

Awesome find! It actually appears to be graphic novel coming out in 2012...:D

BTW, funnily enough IDW is doing the EXACT same story as a mini-series in their Godzilla line called "Gangsters & Goliaths":

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/comics/1202

Now that you say it.

Maybe they want to cut costs by sharing scripts between multiple series. :cool:

But I think that this book will be just a collection of the next series not a stand-alone graphic novel.
Guess it will be serialized over the later part of 2011 and then released as a Trade Paperpack in 2012.

[trocks]

I just read Jurassic Park #0 for the first time. It's a two part prequel to the movie that originally came with the trade paperback version of the movie adaptation. It was interesting to see why Nedry had such a grudge against Hammond (according to Topps, anyway).

[anashastar]

I'm not a fan of the comics. I'm a big comic nerd/artist, but I feel Jurassic park is one of those series that just can't be captured in a still form. It doesn't do justice to the intensity of the novel or movie which are visually stimulating and cause you to react as is intended. I just think it come out too cartoony and just lacks as a result making it feel slightly cheesy :{

[RexMaster]

I have the full collection of every comic including the rares like the amberchrome issue 1 and I will tell you all that they are great. I have the ones from 1993-2011 and I hope that the keep coming (from someone other than IDW hopefully)!

[robotpo]

Now that you say it.

Maybe they want to cut costs by sharing scripts between multiple series. :cool:

But I think that this book will be just a collection of the next series not a stand-alone graphic novel.
Guess it will be serialized over the later part of 2011 and then released as a Trade Paperpack in 2012.

Good point...that's probably it.

I just read Jurassic Park #0 for the first time. It's a two part prequel to the movie that originally came with the trade paperback version of the movie adaptation. It was interesting to see why Nedry had such a grudge against Hammond (according to Topps, anyway).

But it didn't explain why Gennaro is surprised that there are living dinosaurs in the island in the film, where he's apparently seen the Rex being born! :p

Maybe he was just stunned by seeing "full-sized" dinosaurs for the first time. Or maybe he had incurred hysterical amnesia shortly before the events of the film. :cool:

[trocks]

But it didn't explain why Gennaro is surprised that there are living dinosaurs in the island in the film, where he's apparently seen the Rex being born!

What bothered me more is the fact that the first dinosaur hatched was a T.Rex, which seems highly unlikely, and Hammond is so casual about it.

[waroftheworlds01]

I'm enjoying devils in the desert. i think its getting better now the InGen is involved. And the references to the other films are great.

[starpooled]

Is there anyway/anywhere to buy (digital or other) Jurassic Park Genesis/Betrayal #0? I have every comic in the whole JP series, and somehow managed to miss this one.

[Irishmile]

I have not been keeping up with devils in the desert any other species show up?

[trocks]

Is there anyway/anywhere to buy (digital or other) Jurassic Park Genesis/Betrayal #0? I have every comic in the whole JP series, and somehow managed to miss this one.

As far as I know, it was only issued with the original trade paperback of the movie adaptation as a bonus comic in the bag. It was also reprinted in Jurassic Park Classics Volume #2 by IDW.

[synJP]

i have redemption 1,2 and 3, the 117 page movie adaptation and i just ordered the raptor's revenge which i cannot wait to get :).

[waroftheworlds01]

I have not been keeping up with devils in the desert any other species show up?

No. Or at least not yet anyway. I'm interested to see what happens in the next issue cause there's a picture of a polar bear on the cover! lol Might be going LOST on us.

[trocks]

Jurassic Park Classic: Volume 3 is available for preorder on amazon.com with a release date of September 27. No cover art yet. It will include "JP Annual #1" and the three part "Raptor Hijack" (which is actually four parts, so I'm guessing that's just a typo on amazon's site). That just leaves "Return to Jurassic Park" and "The Lost World" adaptation.

Of course I just finally got my hands on a copy of the JP Annual last week.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1613770421?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1

[Tyrannosaur87]

Jurassic Park Classic: Volume 3 is available for preorder on amazon.com with a release date of September 27. No cover art yet. It will include "JP Annual #1" and the three part "Raptor Hijack" (which is actually four parts, so I'm guessing that's just a typo on amazon's site). That just leaves "Return to Jurassic Park" and "The Lost World" adaptation.

Of course I just finally got my hands on a copy of the JP Annual last week.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1613770421?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1

I have every set of comics with the exception of The Lost World. That's the only one I'm missing.

[trocks]

I have most of the comics, too. The annual was on of the few that I was missing. It's always better to have the original than a reprint.

[MasCot]

Did anybody read the new JP comic book Dangerous Games?

The first two issues already came out, I've read them. I kinda liked them, but they were... a bit weird I guess.

Dangerous Games is better than the first two series, that's for sure, especially the artwork (though Devils in the Desert had already way better artwork than Redemption). The first issue has the BEST COVER EVER:

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But here's my review, I'd rate the two issues 7/10 (I'm very generous though), especially after Redemption and Devils. Review filled with spoilers:


The story is okay, way better than the last two: it's about a CIA agent investigating drug cartels, he is captured and sent to Isla Nublar (presently owned by a drug lord) to be the prey in a crazy manhunt.

Of course the first weird thing is: how could a drug lord buy Isla Nublar? I don't think the UN would let this happen, though I do not know how many years have passed since the JP disaster, the infrastructure seems more or less intact.

The first issue is filled with dinosaur activity, a nice change from Devils in the Desert, but it has waaaay too many dino encounters right after each other: 1) we have a nice Stegosaur moment, 2) we have the typical dinosaur vista scene, 3) carnivour attack (and ensuing stampede), 4) the hero kills a dino, 5) a bigger carnivore appears, 5) raptors attack everybody.

It's a bit too intense.

The second issue is less intense, we meet a new character, a sexy female doctor who was the dinosaur specialist in the orignal Park and... she lives with Velociraptors. Yep.

She is a crazy character, but I guess this is understandable after living with raptors for years. She gets a nice (and somewhat fantastic) backstory, BUT she explains she went to the jungle after Peter Ludlow beat her and shot her in the face. I mean COME ON, like in the first series, Ludlow is way out of character here. Yes, he was a ruthless businessman, but still, shooting a woman in the face?

Also in the second issue we see the debut of the Rex. She has an AWESOME entrance, it is creepy and majestic at the same time, the illustrator did a very good job.

However, once again there is a BUT: the Rex doesn't attack the CIA agent and the moment is depicted as very spiritual. Sexy female doctor explains that the Rex "deemed him worthy to survive". Whatever, crazy lady, I think the Rex just didn't see the guy, he was motionless.

Characters: I like the hero and I kinda like sexy female doctor. The villains are just okay, though the main henchman has his moments. Like I said, Ludlow in the flashback was way out of character.

Pretty pictures: once again, waaay better than Redemption, though there is still room for improvement as always. Anyway, the scenes feel intense, the jungle is lush and colourful, I really like it.

So all in all, I liked the first two issues and I'm actually curious how last two will turn out. The story is a bit weird, especially the Tarzan Lady living with Raptors and the spiritual Rex encounter, but still. It's way better than the first two series and it's nice too see Isla Nublar again.

[Shadowknight1]

Oooo, nice cover. I haven't gotten to read Devil in the Desert yet, but I have to say that I'm kinda not looking forward to it after Redemption. Redemption's story was decent, but the art was lackluster for everything but the dinosaurs, and the dinosaurs were abysmal.

Really a shame after I got the first issue of the ongoing Star Trek series and saw how great the art was in that.

[Tyrannosaur87]

Oooo, nice cover. I haven't gotten to read Devil in the Desert yet, but I have to say that I'm kinda not looking forward to it after Redemption. Redemption's story was decent, but the art was lackluster for everything but the dinosaurs, and the dinosaurs were abysmal.

Really a shame after I got the first issue of the ongoing Star Trek series and saw how great the art was in that.

Devils in the Desert is leagues better than Redemption was. The artwork is far improved, and the story is pretty solid, although a tad clichéd here and there. I highly reccomend it.

I haven't gotten the chance to read Dangerous Games just yet, but I do plan on adding them to my collection soon

[Shadowknight1]

In Devils in the Desert, can you tell what dinosaurs are what? That was one of my biggest problems with Redemption. The only dinos that I could identify were the herbivores and the Carnotaurus. The rest could've just been big bipedal lizards for all I knew. It took them calling the one dinosaur a Giganatosaurus for me to realize what it was.

[Tyrannosaur87]

Yes you can clearly identify the animals in this one. Its a huge improvement from the horrid designs of Redemption

[waroftheworlds01]

Yeah, Devils in the Desert was actually good. It's IDW's redemption for Redemption. lol I didn't get dangerous games yet, I've been busy with IDW's Godzilla comics (which I highly recomend by the way) but I'll get to Dangerous games soon.