Masters of the Universe Vol. 2: Origins of Eternia Kindle & comiXology

After reading the great story in volume one I ordered this right away, It's a collections of one shots telling the origins of main characters from Masters of the Universe. Sounds good on paper until you read the stories which is just poor writing and poor artwork. It was more work to get through it just to be able to say I read it. You can skip this volume all together and not miss anything in the story.

I found this to be a confusing book. It gave an interesting perspective on how some characters came to be, but the stories were given no logical order or context.

This was published just after DC bought the rights to He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. This book is a GREAT read.

I think the book was great I liked it fine

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This volume is better than the first. To finally have the origin stories of MOTU Characters is like fulfilling a life goal. This volume was written well, and almost reminded me of Kill Bill Vol1. How every character has an origin and how they're conjoined. Definite 👍

At first I was a little bothered by the format - a number of Masters characters have some back-story/adventures which tell us a bit about the character and who they are. Each arc is done by different artists/writers which I found jarring at first, but then it all made a lot of sense to me, especially when I got to Orko's arc. (Nice hidden shout-out to Batman, Spongebob and 8-bit video games)I also didn't realize how almsot all these arcs are actually related until I finished TrapJaws arc. In my opinion the comic is an improvement over Volume 1, and the pay off at the end is a really nice touch and has me very excited for future volumes. If you gave Volume 1 a thumbs up or at least a 3 star, you should definitely pick this one up as well.

It's back to the original feel of MOTU. Prince Adam and Orko are good characters in this version.

This is the second trade paperback instalment in the "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" comic book series by DC Comics (part of their 'New 52' franchise). It collects a number of one-shot stories, which were previously published either in print or online. Each concerns an 'origin' tale - and they focus on: Man-At-Arms; Battle Cat; Randor; Evil-Lyn; Orko; Trapjaw; He-Man; Skeletor; and Hordak. It is, as such, a compilation of 8 issues (and is 144 pages long). It contains no 'extra' features. As the writers and artists differ, from one issue to the next, there is a lack of consistency - with some stories and artwork being much better than others. Nonetheless, generally speaking this is a good book - and it assists in understanding the grander story-arc presented in the series as a whole.To briefly outline this series: it consists of three main volumes, each offering self-contained story-arcs (with each building upon what has gone before), as well as a cross-over mini-series and several one-shots.Volume 1: this first six-issue series was titled “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe”, and it introduced the central characters as well as the wider world they occupy. The particular ‘take’ on He-Man presented here is distinct from earlier incarnations (e.g. the TV series).Volume 2: this second instalment was an ongoing series, consisting of 19 issues: 3 story arcs (each of 6 issues) and a one-shot prelude to the next ongoing series.There is also a six-issue mini-series titled “DC Universe vs. Masters of the Universe” (which takes place between issues six and seven of Volume 2).Volume 3: this was another ongoing series, of 15 issues, known as “The Eternity War”. It concluded in February 2016 (and this comic book title came to an end).Each story-arc (typically consisting of 6 issues) can be purchased as a 'trade paperback' collection. Unless you're a collector of individual comics, I'd suggest buying the collections.

I'm enjoying the Maters Of The Universe current run of comics and was interested to see what the origin story for He-man and two of his most powerful enemies would tell. Its interesting but feels way too short to really go into depth and sadly some of the drawings seem a little below par. The stories do give backgrounds to the villains and run canon with all the issues of the recent storylines. If you can get past the minor criticisms then any fan would enjoy this collection

Purchased for my brother who loves these graphic novels

Damages to cover and spine

Great gift, many thanks!