Silver Surfer Annual #1
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| Writer | Ethan Sacks |
| Artist | Andre Araujo |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
What mysteries await buried deep within the cosmic multitudes of the Marvel annals? Why - it's an UNTOLD STORY of the dark and tragic past of the SILVER SURFER, brought to you the mighty Marvel way by ETHAN SACKS (writer of OLD MAN HAWKEYE) and ANDRÉ LIMA ARAÚJO (of the THANOS ANNUAL)!
Anxious to find a world worthy enough to sate the mighty hunger of GALACTUS, Norrin Radd's early explorations as the Devourer's new Herald bear no fruit. Until the Surfer discovers an exotic alien planet teeming with life...and energy enough to finally satisfy his master. But can the Surfer really doom an entire sentient civilization just to save his own
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CRITIC REVIEWS Back to Top
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Geekery Magazine - Chino DT
Sep 05, 2018This fantastic story is written by Ethan Sacks and art goes by Andr Lima in a tribute to the art of Moebius, you really can feel the essence of the eternal Giraud on each page and the colors goes by the talented Chris O 'Halloran. Read Full Review
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ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett
Sep 05, 2018In a week filled with ongoing stories of superheroes, Silver Surfer Annual #1 reminds us how much can be accomplished in a single issue and how special the Surfer is within the Marvel pantheon. Read Full Review
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AIPT - Forrest Hollingsworth
Sep 05, 2018Sack and Araujo leave you hanging in the void of space alongside the Surfer, begging for more, in the best of ways at the conclusion of this stunning cosmic story. Read Full Review
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8.5
Bleeding Cool - Joshua Davison
Sep 06, 2018Silver Surfer Annual #1 is an excellently put-together tale of Norrin Radd in his days as a herald, and it puts for the big-idea philosophy which has always been part of the Silver Surfer character and mythos. The depiction of the Surfer is faithful and endearing, the story is solid, and the art is great. This one earns a recommendation. Check it out. Read Full Review
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7.0
Newsarama - Pierce Lydon
Sep 05, 2018At the end of the day, the thing missing from Silver Surfer Annual #1 is emotional resonance. The Surfer is one of the most emotionally wrought characters in the Marvel Universe - oscillating between extreme anger and passion to sadness. Araujo does a good job of trying to communicate that especially as Surfer hears the song of the civilization he has decided to doom. But Sacks doesn't quite get us there because we've already been there years before - he doesn't have anything new to add. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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One of the best Surfer stories I've ever read. A modern Gem.
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Classic Tale....Perfect Issue!! Rare 10/10
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The best space character, deserves the best stories. One more page in his story, this annual brings back the Silver Surfer that I love, with profundity, remarkable moments and the incredible Araujo art. A most to have, to ready again and again.
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9.5
This was really great. Norrin is such a compellingly tragic character, and Sacks really nailed the tone with this annual. The art by Araujo was incredible, and the story was just about perfect. Only taking .5 marks off cause the writing wasn't quite perfect in some spots, but overall this was an amazing read that does justice to one of my favourite Marvel characters.
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What a charming little story!
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8.5
A bit of ancient Surfer history does a fine job showing off the character's fundamental angst. This gets very close to greatness, but the script holds it back. It is great and original, but the part that is great (the Surfer's characterization) is not original, and the part that is original (the musical bug-people) is not great. The art does make the leap to greatness; a conscious and successful drive to emulate Moebius's "Parable" art pays off with superb visuals. There's also a small but critical coloring fault: When you're drawing an important distinction between purple bugs and red bug-people, doing shadow-work by sometimes coloring the latter purple is REALLY confusing.
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Pretty ,,Classic" Silver Surfer story, but not bad. A
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8.0
First off I'll say the art was absolutely beautiful. The first page was really frustrating to me, I don't love how far Stan Lee's original origin and motivation for Silver Surfer have changed over the years. The story itself is fine. Nothing incredible but still good
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