One series by Byrne I've developed a recent curiosity about:





Some comments you guys have made about the series:


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Pig Iron said:

My favorites by Byrne [include]:
  • O.M.A.C....


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profh0011 said:
O M A C, after-the-fact, turned out to be my favorite of Kirby's 70's DC books. One more inspired project cut off in mid-stream, far too early. Ressurected in a completely ill-conceived and obscene (yet technically impressive) rethink by Starlin, who dropped off too soon because of the "DC Implosion". Continued to no avail by Mishkin, Cohn & LaRocque, whose attempt to back-pedal to Kirby's intent felt awkward when compared to both Kirby AND Starlin.

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And then Byrne came along, and like HULK, did something UTTERLY bizarre... It was VERY interesting. I loved the part where OMAC killed Adolph Hitler! the discovery that "The World That's Coming" had always been an alternate-reality, NOT part of the "normal" DCU, created by time-travel, seemed inspired. But somehow, in the last half of part 4,
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I think he went too far-- OVER-COMPLICATING it to the point where, after reading the entire mini TWICE, I STILL couldn't make heads or tails of it.


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Mr Nobody said:
And then came OMAC. This is still high on my list of favorite books. This is when I realized that there is a world of comics outside straight up superhero books, and began to get into some of the edgy stuff released by DC and Epic back in the 80s, as well as some indie stuff.


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Im Not Mister Mxypltk said:
I have OMAC and I like it a lot. Art and story are excellent.


Some of you like Byrne's O.M.A.C. series, some don't.
But your reviews are 3 to 1 in favor.

I initially passed on this one because it was in B&W, and because it was out in a period I'd already lost respect for Byrne's work.

I wonder how it compares to Kirby's original series (1974-1975), and to Starlin's backup in KAMANDI 59 (stalled by the book's cancellation after just one issue in the DC Implosion of 1978) and finally concluded as a backup series in WARLORD 37-39, in 1981.
Probably not very consistent in style to Kirby, but perhaps innovative and intriguing in its own right.

Mixed reviews, but I think I'll check these out finally.