I don't know how popular this story was when it came out, but I feel like The Sentry is a hidden Marvel secret that more people need to discover. It stole me away.

Basic Plot: The introduction of a forgotten superhero called the Sentry.A comic book superhero with multiple personality disorder, almost unlimited power, who the world has largely forgotten about. Now there's a bit of a twist on superheroism. It's a far different concept from what we're used to seeing in superheroes. I love the idea that he was once this huge hero who did all this cool stuff, but because he was insane he went into hiding and the world completely forgot him. Now he's remembering...

Bob Reynolds wakes up one morning knowing something is wrong.He can't immediately put his finger on what it is, but he thinks he's a superhero.After some time he's sure he's a hero, but he can't understand why he and everyone else has forgotten him. The one thing he knows for sure is that his enemy, The Void, is returning and he's the only one who can stop him.The Sentry was an interesting tale of a forgotten hero that the world was made to forget. Even his wife forgot who he was.The Sentry was

I really should hate The Sentry.His introduction has all the elements of the ill-conceived "event" that shocks readers and boosts sales in the short term, but ends up so ridiculously stupid that it must be ignored or explained away by the creators that follow. It's a revisionist ret-con of the entire history of a universe whose continuity is tight as a drum and doesn't need tampered with. And worst of all, it started with a gimmick. (A hoax that he was a "lost" Stan Lee creation that pre-dated t...

What if Stan Lee created Superman? No, really? Imagine an all-powerful being beset by worldly problems, a do-gooder with a heart of gold but also just a teensy bit of existential angst.I'm not sure if this book is supposed to presage the dawning of a new age in the Marvel Universe, or whether it's supposed to retroactively explain the switch from the rather ho-hum Silver and Bronze era Marvel to the darker Modern age of comics. I think the latter, because in this book, something very terrible ha...

Imagine being the world's first, mightiest, and most beloved superhero - and having to conceal that from everyone, even yourself, at the risk of universal annihilation. That's the story of the Sentry in a nutshell. Jenkins does a great job deftly inserting an entirely new character into the Marvel universe as if he'd always been there, but we'd all been programmed to forget him entirely. He shows us how stalwarts like Reed Richards, the Hulk, and Spider-Man react to realizing that someone they l...

Before there were the other heroic superheroes, there was one. One that has been forgotten by time and men. The Golden Guardian of Goodness. The one that taught everyone else the art of superheroing. The one everyone idolised. The first of them, and the best. Robert "Bob" Reynolds. The Sentry.Bob wakes up one night, in his modest house, having glimpses and fleeting memories. He is coming back. Who? His arch nemesis of course. His memory is hazy, but what drives him is present. His nemesis is the...

This was dope! At first, after reading the first issue, I was like what is this? Is this going to be one of those weird ass comics? Then by the second issue, I started to see what Jenkins was doing. Cool as hell. Nice way to build the story for those first 5 issues. The next 4 issues were like filler. They really just showed how different characters, Fantastic Four, Hulk, Spidey and Angel,came to know The Sentry. They were decent. Then the last issue got back to the good stuff. Some more reveals...

Coming back to this so many years later, I was concerned that my memory of it would exceed the actual story. I'm happy to report that it was as good, if not better, than I remembered it.At the time it was released, Sentry was Marvel's answer to Miracleman. At least that's what many of us thought. The premise was similar, but Jenkins and Lee brought so much magic to the page that it quickly changed my perspective. It's big and subtle in the way that few stories manage to achieve. It's smart, touc...

The idea is solid enough: that the Marvel Universe once had a golden, Superman-style hero above all the rest, but that the world had to forget he existed, and now everyone, himself included, is gradually remembering. Early Miracleman, in some ways, but in a pre-existing universe, complete with publicity material suggesting it was all based on truth, that Stan Lee had created Robert Reynolds before the Fantastic Four*. And even all these years later, after the Sentry has been integrated into the

Why can no-one remember the Sentry? That's one of the themes of this story by Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee. It left me with more questions than answers, but I'm still thinking about it, which doesn't happen so often with comics these days. Also, great art by Lee!

The Sentry is a short standalone Marvel comics run that is the first appearance of Bob Reynolds aka The Sentry. But who is the Sentry? Well, until this book he was no one and even in this book most people think he's no one. Bob knows that he used to be a superhero. He knows that all he needs to do is take his super serum and he'll become one again. But he also knows that something happened to erase everyone else's memory of him ever being a superhero. The Avengers don't know him anymore and no o...

This had kind of a unique and cool superhero origin story. The writing was sublime, but also managed to keep a bit of suspense throughout that will certainly grasp the readers' attention. The art has a gloomy, melancholic vibe to it, and really fits the story.Overall, it was a great read.

Robert Reynolds is an overweight drunk but he used to be super hero called The Sentry. Why doesn't anyone remember him? And what will happen when they do?The basic premise behind The Sentry is that a Superman-level hero once existed in the Marvel Universe but everyone forgot about him for some reason. I remember Wizard being in on the marketing, that the Sentry was actually a Stan Lee creation from the Silver Age that never made it to print. I didn't read it until years later, sometime in that h...

One of the coolest superhero concepts ever, you have to read it to find out why.

Have you ever dreamed about being a superhero? What if you were?The Sentry is easily my most cherished graphic novel. I've always had a fondness for the obscure and/or unloved characters of the Marvel universe. So when I heard there was an overweight, mentally unstable dude in his 30's who forgot he was the world's most powerful superhero, I was instantly intrigued. This book did not disappoint. I've never finished a graphic novel on the verge of tears. It was a wonderful experience. Some Marvel...

Who is Robert Reynolds and why is he suddenly remembering another life?Me? I knew who he was before I started reading, but this was so well done that it had me questioning exactly what it was that I thought I knew.Like the blurb says, Bob is suddenly aware that he used to be, not only a superhero, but the superhero. And now, no one ever remembers he even existed.Why?And, maybe more importantly, why is the unbelievably powerful and incredibly evil monster The Void suddenly on his way back to Eart...

Now imagine you were the first superhero, with Superman level powers. You mentored most of the heroes in the Marvel universe. But everyone has forgotten you ever existed including yourself. Then you wake up and remember you're the Sentry years later, but no one else can remember who you are. Slowly your friends start to remember you but there's all these warning you're best left forgotten...This was a very cool concept. Marvel went all Blair Witch Project saying they found this character that St...

Chili Dog My 138th comic this year. That’s not just single issues people. I rarely read single issues compared to collected editions. Now, this book has an interesting history with Marvel. Long story short, this was the I think the first title under the Marvel Knights line. I think anyway. I’ve heard a lot of good stuff about The Sentry and all of its tie ins, especially from Rob at Comicsexplained on YouTube. I like and respect this comic. I didn't love it. The Sentry has always been a bit

Bob Reynolds is the superhero that the Marvel universe forgot, this Superman analogue that's been missing from history and now the Marvel Knights imprint gives him a chance to shine. Future Marvel series will include the Sentry and it sort of diminishes this story, some of this only works in an imprint and trying to make it 'canon' rubs everything the wrong way. But on its own, it's a fun story. Some beautiful art by Jae Lee. The Hulk issue with Bill Sienkiewicz was my favourite, because it was