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The Compleat Next Men, Vol. 2 Paperback – December 30, 2008

by John Byrne (Author), Mike Mignola (Illustrator)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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  • The Next Men, having been falsely convicted of murder, break out of jail and go underground... literally. They head for the abandoned subway tunnels of New York and find them less abandoned than everyone thought, filled with a secret community of homeless people. But they can't stay hidden forever, and when the government's forces finally track down the Next Men it becomes both an exercise in survival and a lesson in betrayal.
  • The second volume of John Byrne’s Compleat Next Men collects over 500 pages of the groundbreaking superhero series.
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  1. Print length
    504 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    IDW Publishing
  4. Publication date
    December 30, 2008
  5. Reading age
    16 years and up
  6. Dimensions
    6.3 x 1.6 x 10 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1600102727
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1600102721
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ IDW Publishing (December 30, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 504 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1600102727
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1600102721
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 16 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.06 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.3 x 1.6 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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John Byrne

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John Lindley Byrne (born July 6, 1950) is a British-born American comic-book writer and artist. Since the mid-1970s, Byrne has worked on many major American superheroes. Byrne's better-known work has been on Marvel Comics’ X-Men and Fantastic Four and the 1986 relaunch of DC Comics’ Superman franchise, the first issue of which featured comics' first variant cover. Coming into the comics profession exclusively as a penciler, Byrne began co-plotting the X-Men comics during his tenure on them, and launched his writing career in earnest with Fantastic Four (where he started inking his own pencils). During the 1990s he produced a number of creator-owned works, including Next Men and Danger Unlimited. He scripted the first issues of Mike Mignola's Hellboy series and produced a number of Star Trek comics for IDW Publishing. In 2015, Byrne and his longtime X-Men collaborator Chris Claremont were inducted into the comic book hall of fame.

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Barbarian
5.0 out of 5 stars Hellboy Cameo
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2022
Hellboy cameo in big city 2 page spread standing next to taxi. Look closely because it's Hellboy's backside. This is prior to Hellboy's cover appearance this series #21.
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Kid Kyoto
3.0 out of 5 stars Tightly plotted, well drawn, but stiff and wooden
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2009
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John Byrne's Next Men concludes in this phone-book sized volume. Well it ends on a bit of cliff-hanger but nothing further was published so this is pretty much the end.

Plot-lines set up in opening story, over a 1000 pages before, are finished and the world is changed forever.

The art is as strong as ever and the B&W reproduction is very clear and very crisp. Special credit has to go to Byrne's ability to draw faces and expressions, even in black and white its easy to tell characters apart.

The villain is suitably nasty, besides his various evil plots he is personally lecherous, racist and slimy. A great character.

So why only 3 stars? The volume feels padded. While the first volume went with the theme of 'realistic' super humans this volume quickly gets distracted with a long, 4th-wall-breaking plot involving the Next Men and a Stan Lee-like comic book publisher. Soon comic book characters are coming to life in the Next Men's world and they have cross-overs with Hellboy and other characters. Too many characters speak in the same wooden exposition-laiden voices. It feels like everything is explained a dozen times.

For all of Byrne's careful planning in the storyline, some things - including one of the main villains - seem to come out of nowhere.

But it's a solid read and for the price is well worth the money.
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Charles Gitteau
2.0 out of 5 stars Ends up where it started from
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2011
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Next Men threatens to become enjoyable during the early sections of this collection, and then falls apart in a bunch of somewhat less than shocking "twists" as it finishes up. It's still about a hundred times better than the issues that are coming out right now, though.
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Jacob L. Warren
3.0 out of 5 stars What?
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2011
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Byrne's runs are best read by forgetting the dangling plot threads and skipping his final story arches. The best part is the Mignola art work towards the end. Still, I can't bring myself to rate the book less than 3 stars so it can't be too bad.
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Babytoxie
4.0 out of 5 stars A conclusion and a beginning
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2009
Wrapping up the run of the `90s comic series, THE COMPLETE JOHN BYRNE'S NEXT MEN VOLUME 2 collects issues 13 - 30 plus all the M4 backup stories in an affordable black and white trade paperback. As the story heads towards its conclusion, Byrne's superpowered youngsters begin to realize the effect their presence has on the world outside of their idyllic artificial environment. The various storylines all come together fairly well, setting the stage for the "beginning" of the story... and yes, you read that correctly. Byrne has cooked up some great time travel scenarios in his various works, and JBNM contains a doozy, with plenty of paradoxes that will leave you thinking. You can reread the story and see all the clues that he planted from the beginning. Additionally, you'll see Hellboy, Monkeyman & O'Brien, Concrete, some characters from Elfquest, an agitated Mike Mignola, and Byrne's hilarious jab at Image Comics (see the actual cover of this book for just what that involves).

Even though this is printed in black and white, both volumes give you almost 1000 pages at $45 total price, which is a great deal. Plus, the covers and paper are of better quality than what you get with a Marvel Essential. Of course, if you're more particular, you can pick up the upcoming hardcover Premiere Editions that collect 10 issues apiece in color for $50. Either way, you'll be experiencing one of the best series of the period. The only problem is, even though the story is cyclical, Byrne had plans for a second series that would address the fate of the Next Men. Apparently, those plans were never put in motion due to the collapse of the comic industry in the mid-`90s; however, this first series works well enough on its own - a true testament to Byrne's abilities as a writer.
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A. Silva
5.0 out of 5 stars suite d'une grande saga
Reviewed in France on April 10, 2009
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Edition en N&B, 514 pages. Ce deuxième volume comprend la nouvelle Next Men 13 à 30, et «M IV backup story» 7 à 16, ces deux séries fusionnant en cours d'histoire. John Byrne, habitué à booster les séries qu'il prend en charge, créée un groupe de super-héros, les Next Men, dont les aventures sont regroupées dans les 2 volumes de «Compleat Next Men». Il traite magnifiquement le sujet principal (que se passerait-il si des vrais super-héros débarquaient dans notre monde ?), en particulier en le liant à des questions annexes : et si le pouvoir d'un super-héros était de créer des super-héros? un super-héros naît-il bon? que faut-il pour le faire tomber du côté obscur? la rédemption est-elle alors possible? Le niveau de réflexion est très élevé, mais le niveau de confusion aussi. En partie volontairement, car de nouveaux personnages apparaissent au cours de l'histoire sans être présentés- Byrne réserve cela pour la suite : il faut accepter de se laisser entraîner par son rythme. A tel point que lorsque HellBoy surgit dans le monde des Next Men, Mike Mignola lui-même substitue Byrne au dessin, sur une douzaine de pages! De plus, Byrne utilise systématiquement l'artifice de narration qui consiste à terminer un dialogue ou une réflexion par un encart sur le dessin suivant. Il réussit l'exploit de résoudre en une dizaine de pages -et avec quel brio!- une intrigue d'une grande complexité. Une «graphic novel» en concentré et en accéléré, en somme.
Les personnages principaux et secondaires sont fouillés aux niveaux graphiques et psychologiques, suffisamment pour l'intérêt de l'histoire, et pas trop pour ne pas prétendre à un autre type de littérature. Le niveau de détail et de recherche sur les dessins eux-mêmes est hal-lu-ci-nant!
Vu la qualité et la quantité du travail, cette édition nous en donne pour notre argent!
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