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Men In Black Comic #1-3
The Men in Black: Initiation · Encounter · Invocation
While much of the world waits and watches the skies for signs of alien civilizations, there is a select group of men who know the truth. That alien beings are here--now--walking among us in human form. These men are members of an agency dedicated to tracking and policing the movements of these aliens--a top secret organization known only as...Men in Black.James Edwards is a tenacious, streetwise NYPD cop who's recruited by Agent Kay of the Men in Black. He will step into a world where his identity will be erased, where nothing is what it seems on the surface. His first case will threaten to make Earth the battleground for two warring races...and end humanity's rule in a fiery apocalypse.
76 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1990
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Lowell Cunningham
42 books7 followersLowell Cunningham is an American comic creator and writer. He is easily best known for creating The Men in Black comic series in 1990, which would subsequently launch the entire Men in Black franchise. He also is known for creating and writing the Alien Nation comic series.
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June 25, 2016
It's "Small Press Comics that You Probably Didn't Know Existed Day!" SPCtYPDKED for short.
This is the original three issue comic run that eventually became the beloved Men in Black movie franchise. The plot is pretty much completely different, and Jay is a completely different character, but there are a couple of lines here and there that make you realize that whomever wrote the MiB script actually read these and didn't just hear the concept and run with it.
And I am sorry they went through that. These are certainly not the standard case where the book is better than the movie. Kay is fairly similar to his movie counterpart, but Jay is so different, and the plot is so different... both being 'worse' different, that this just isn't worth your time. The biggest difference between the two (and there are many, but that's expected) is one of tone. In the movie, Jay is funny. It's lighthearted despite the world being on the verge of destruction. This comic run isn't funny. Ever. There are some places where Kay makes fun of Jay for something, but I'm not sure there's a joke in these pages. Men in Black without comedy just isn't that enjoyable. Go watch the movie instead.
This is the original three issue comic run that eventually became the beloved Men in Black movie franchise. The plot is pretty much completely different, and Jay is a completely different character, but there are a couple of lines here and there that make you realize that whomever wrote the MiB script actually read these and didn't just hear the concept and run with it.
And I am sorry they went through that. These are certainly not the standard case where the book is better than the movie. Kay is fairly similar to his movie counterpart, but Jay is so different, and the plot is so different... both being 'worse' different, that this just isn't worth your time. The biggest difference between the two (and there are many, but that's expected) is one of tone. In the movie, Jay is funny. It's lighthearted despite the world being on the verge of destruction. This comic run isn't funny. Ever. There are some places where Kay makes fun of Jay for something, but I'm not sure there's a joke in these pages. Men in Black without comedy just isn't that enjoyable. Go watch the movie instead.
July 8, 2012
Pretty damn sub-par. I'm used to the source material ending up being gutted when it's turning into a movie. This time, the original makes me wonder why they wanted to make an adaptation in the first place. The first series is slow and no charm, but at least it's obviously a scrappy publisher doing it's own thing. The second series gets a better illustrator, but the writing gets worse. He tries to make it "edgy" and then "funny". Notice all the question marks. Yea. Avoid.
July 12, 2017
a horrifying and equally disappointingly rare example of of a book that is exceeded by a movie.
Screw you Lowell Cunningham
Screw you Lowell Cunningham
March 2, 2019
The comics that inspired the popular movie series is far from good.
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