Well, it takes a cracking comic to deserve a book this size and this cover price. And you do get all the artwork you need (and a lot more), and all the one-shots, previews, rarities and so on affiliated with the first runs of Fathom, all between these covers. And so you should – it's just that, despite my best efforts, I can't say this is a cracking comic.Sure, the first arc is near-great – a meaty introduction to a great world, one that effortlessly knocks Aquaman's decades of history into a co...

Turner's world is as interesting to a reader as it is to Aspen as she comes to learn who and what she is. Based around a mythical set of sea creatures known as the Blue, Fathom accesses various natural issues in our world as well as adding a fantasy aspect to them. My lone complaint would be the sexualized nature of the art, especially when it comes to Aspen and the various women of the series. Men are also sexualized, however, and it is not done in a distasteful manner, instead seeming simply c...

The drawings are mindblowing. I love them. I would cut them all out and use them as tapestries if it wouldn't hurt me to cut a comic book. The one main minus was the storytelling ... It wasn't that good... It was bad... Oh wow I'm going to join the evil forces because. Yeah, because WHAT??? I'm not sure if I'm going to buy volumes 2 and 3...well see about that.

Got halfway through, just can't take it any more. The art is pretty but the storytelling is awful and the plot itself is shockingly dull. Most of the pages are just pictures of someone posing while narrating. Boring beyond belief.

This book isn't without its problems. The pacing can be a little strange, probably because of the breaks in publication, so sometimes the momentum gets lost or a thread seems incomplete. The characters sometimes lack development, especially the protagonist, about whom we are almost always told rather than shown. The art can be very 90s and improbably sexy. But somehow despite that I really loved it. The characters have presence and style. The plot is familiar, yet different and sometimes unexpec...

Liked the story initally, but the following stories couldn't match the first......in my opinion.

Mało natchnione czytadło. Fabuła jest niezbyt ciekawa, komiks nie radzi sobie kompletnie z tempem akcji. Raz ściany tekstu przez które brnie się jak przez smołę żeby zaraz przewertować kilkanaście stron samej akcji. Jedyne co wyróżnia na plus to rysunki Turnera, które skrzętnie ukrywają kartonowość postaci. Świetnie wyglądają kolory teł i panoramy. Szkoda, że wytrzymał jedynie jedną serię, bo poziom spada na łeb wraz z drugą. W ogóle nieporozumieniem jest wydanie istotnych wydarzeń, które pchają...

Este tomo viene con los tres primeros arcos de Fathom, la obra en que Michael turner unía su talento artistico,el cual disfrute en Witchblade con su afición por el mar, el surf, el buceo y las creaturas marinas, todo mezclado en una épica sci fi...pero no me convence, puede que James Cameron haya querido hacer un film pero no le veo el interes a la obra, la serie es muy, pero muy regular, el guión es simple y básico y la verdad nunca te sientes conectado a la protagonista, ni a sus amigos, ni a

Having now finished this huge volume of Fathom as well as Soulfire, I've developed a theory about the success of Michael Turner. He is without a doubt one of the greatest comic book artists of the late 90s/early 2000s, and totally earned his reputation as a standout comics creator. I think it all came a little too fast, though. After his success on Witchblade, Batman/Superman and the work he did on various covers for the major comics distributors, he had so thoroughly proven himself as a draw fo...

I found Fathom while browsing a while ago and recently pulled it off the TBR shelf. It was apparently a bestselling comic in the late 1990s, although I didn't know that at the time, and I ended up liking it quite a bit.The storyline for most of the thirteen issues collected in this volume revolves around a faction of 'fish people' (they're actaully water nymphs, although that's not specified in-universe) who are hostile toward surface dwellers and want to use Aspen (an unusually powerful water n...

I have extremely mixed feelings about this book. The writing is very uneven, the way the female characters are drawn dips into that uncanny valley where their legs are so long and their waists are so tiny they no longer look human, yet the story as a whole is entertaining and the art is mostly beautiful-- especially the coloration. THE COLORS. I read this in a digital copy, too, so the colors glowed. I've never seen a more beautifully colored comic or book of any type.

Beautiful artwork but ultimately the stories didn't engage me particularly strongly. Not too bad.

I know this was the best selling comic of 1998, but the storytelling in this was just awful. Characters are introduced to never appear again, usually with mind numbing first person diatribes. Aspen goes from not knowing who she is to getting her full powers in 2 pages. The characters are all flat and lifeless with no individuality. The art, however, is peak Michael Turner. His character designs are fantastic. The Blue look like they are covered in coral armor. It looks very natural and organic.

Beautiful artwork, the only place to start the "Fathom" Saga. This saga has spread in so many directions, I gave up trying to follow all of it. But, if you are a fan and can afford this $50.00, 500 page Graphic Novel, with loads of extras, Go For It! This is the very first of the Fathom stories and introduces many of the characters and storylines.

spoilers warning.-1 star for the one part where they removed witchblade and lara croft because they were under top cow... the art there looked rush and incomplete.overall if you're a michael turner fan you'll find nothing wrong here.

A mystery within a mystery about an underwater race colliding with humans around the Pacific mainly because of adopted Aspen, who turns out to have an origin that may connected to the water breathers. Interesting enough to get the second series, but I just can't where all the hype comes for this franchise? 6 out of 12. I read the comic books series one #1-14, and Kinian's Tide #1-4.

This collection is beyond beautiful...artwork is unreal

Love the art style, and how detailed the drawings are. The use of colour give this graphic novel a very special feel. Storywise, however, it didn´t pull me in as much as I had hoped.I recevied a copy through Netgalley, which did not influence my opinion at all.

Great Art, Great WritingI first read this series in print when they were first published but I missed one or two. It’s been great to read the complete set again. I recommend it to anyone who loves a great adventure.

Good story and fabulous illustrations and drawings!!