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For untold years Norrin Radd has surfed the galaxy, exploring the darkness between stars, witnessing the rise and fall of vast civilizations. Now his ride is about to come to an end. It starts with a small spot - a blemish that will spread until he is no more. Until then, the Silver Surfer would undertake his final voyage - to the one destination that has always eluded him. His journey starts where it began. Guest-starring the Fantastic Four! Collects Silver Surfer: Requiem #1-4.

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5 out of 5 stars

Quite possibly the best Silver Surfer story ever told January 6, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

You've really got to hand it to Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski (Amazing Spider-Man, Supreme Power) with what he has whipped up here. Silver Surfer: Requiem is by far the best handling that the character has ever gotten, and may very well be the best Silver Surfer story to ever see the light of day. Silver Surfer: Requiem finds Norrin Radd, AKA the Silver Surfer, discovering that his life is coming to an end. He makes a trip to Earth and visits Reed Richards in hopes of help, and finally makes one last trip to his homeworld in hopes of seeing his beloved wife and people before his inevitable fate catches up with him. Startlingly poignant and surprisingly emotional, Silver Surfer: Requiem also features the wonderful paints of Esad Ribic (Loki), who despite some stylistic inconsistencies, portrays the most human depiction of the Silver Surfer yet. What really makes Requiem work the most is Straczynski's interactions between the Surfer and Marvel icons like the Fantastic Four, Doctor Strange, and in particular, Spider-Man; as the Surfer bids farewell to one and all here. If there's any drawbacks to Requiem, its that it ends too quickly, but by the time you reach the final page, you'll discover the best cosmic superhero tales to come out of Marvel in quite some time.

5 out of 5 stars

The Greatest Ever Take on the Silver Surfer February 9, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

The infamous JMS, loved by many because of his Rising Stars, Midnight Nation and Squadrom Supreme comics (as well as his Babylon 5 TV series) and hated by many due to his mostly below par run on Amazing Spider-Man, writes the "last" Silver Surfer story here, its got a lot of emotion and it feels like JMS put all his heart into this, the result is a comic that blows the reader away.

The Silver Surfer is dying, this is his last journey as he intends to pass away peacefully in his home world Zen-La. Each story is almost a stand alone story, showing the Surfer's journey to make his last moments meaningful. The fact that this is an out of continuity tale doesnt hurt the story, because its that good.

In issue one he founds out he is gonna die, the only problem I have with the whole book as well, is that JMS keeps trying to hide that the surfer is dying throughout the first issue, but its obvious since the get go, that that is what is going to happen. In issue two (the best of the series) the Silver Surfer bumps into Spider-Man and they have a talk, the Surfer wants to help his adopted home in someway before he passes away, the solution JMS comes up with is brilliant and its an exciting moment, which criticises humanity for its lack of ambition. Issue three is great, as the Surfer journeys to Zen-La he finds himself in the middle of a war and he tries to stop it, the speech he gives is nothing short of beautiful. Issue 4 is well, the issue in which he dies and well, its extremely sad, I think this was the first time I got really upset while reading a comic book, you have to read it to understand how I felt, I also particularly love how JMS portrays Galactus in this issue.

The characterization of the Silver Surfer is brilliant, he is such a noble man and JMS' take on the character's last moments feels authentic. The pacing is great as well, and the story just grasps you and doesnt let you go, even though there is no action in it.

The painted art by Ribic is great, it looks beautiful and it matches the emotional beauty of such a story, every single panel in this book looks great.

Do yourself a favour buddy and pick this one up.

5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful Art - Too short but good story January 22, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

The art is very distinctive, and has an almost blurry impressionist effect. Big kudos to the style and inking, as I've never seen Silver Surfer so uniquely rendered.

I enjoyed the story and the writing was excellent, but it's questionable that even Galactus could not save the Silver Surfer. It doesn't match up to the beating that Silver Surfer took in the battle with Aegis and Tenebrous after Annhilation day. Galactus was able to heal a near death Silver Surfer with a broken board and shattered skin.

This a minor gripe - Still, a definite buy for the great art alone!

3 out of 5 stars

Sorry to see him go... June 11, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful

The Silver Surfer was one of Marvel's most under-used cosmic superdudes... He was also one of the most difficult to frame dramatically, and had a history of disappointing storylines, which may help to explain the motivation behind this Death-Of-The-Silver-Surfer mini-series.

Part of it may have been that he had a bit of a "Superman problem," since he was so super-ultra powerful compared to the rest of the characters in the Marvel universe -- indestructible, able to alter reality, faster and mightier than nearly any foe he could encounter. Initially, writers dealt with this by focusing on the soap opera-tinged alien-in-exile theme (after Galactus banished him from space and forced him to stay on the planet Earth) and later, when his banishment was broken, by sending him out into the stars where he could encounter all kinds of trippy, cosmic stuff. In between, there was his run as a more or less conventional super-hero in "The Defenders," and many random cameos in various space sagas. But for whatever reason, the Surfer never really clicked and the folks at Marvel decided to have him go out with a big bang in the four-part series, "Requiem."

Although I've considered myself a Silver Surfer fan, I have to admit I wasn't really wowed by this book. It felt rushed and there was just too much crammed into its pages, too many plot-points and too many marks to hit. (Perhaps a fifth issue would have helped?) Also, the tone was too melodramatic and too monochromatic -- reverence and awe for the Surfer; maudlin sorrow at his inevitable demise.

What was missing, more than anything else, was a sense of the cosmic majesty that the Surfer could experience. We are given this sense of wonder by proxy, when the Surfer zaps Spider-Man's wife and gives her cosmic consciousness and lets her trip out on the universe for a while, but the Surfer himself never basks in the beauty of the stars, which is something I imagine he might do, were he flying off to his own death. When he returns to his home planet to die, he simply goes from Point A to Point B (with a detour to end a pointless space war on the way). Personally, I would have enjoyed an entire issue just devoted to having him cruise through the cosmos, glorying in and saying goodbye to the unimaginable beauty that only he had the opportunity (and soulfulness) to appreciate. It would have been a nice artistic note to strike, but, alas, the moment has passed. As it was, this series felt functional, but little more, not unlike the late-1960s stories in his own short-lived series. And, I suppose, that is as fitting a tribute to this character as any. This book is worth checking out, but I wish it could have been more. (Joe Sixpack, ReadThatAgain book reviews)

5 out of 5 stars

This is what you call beauty. March 2, 2008
"If a herald you desire, then a herald shall I be!" With those words, the Silver Surfer was born out of the man Norrin Radd, and in this miniseries, he sees his death (don't worry, though, it's out of continuity).

From Earth - where he unearthed his humanity - to Zenn-La, where he became Galactus' herald, every issue is a tribute to Norrin Radd's character, all beautifully painted by Esad Ribic. It warmed my heart to see the Surfer done so well.

The characterization of Norrin is stunning, from his graciousness ("To a monarch butterfly, two weeks is a generation. I have lived countless generations, Richards. I am blessed.") to his utter eloquence ("The beauty, the terrible, majestic beauty all around you. Thus freed even once, would you ever wish to surround yourself with a shell again?") to his unending idealism (he confronts a cosmic war) to his faith in and love for humanity (EVERY SINGLE ISSUE).

I hope I didn't give too much away, but if you're still not convinced. . . (this is kind of embarrassing, but:) I cried in each and every issue. The only issue that faltered was the third one, which did seem a bit trite (a cosmic war? we've seen it before). Ultimately, though, if you love the Silver Surfer, if you love what he stands for, if you love beauty, then you need to get this book. The writing is amazing, character-driven and consistently emotionally heavy.

Amazon's selling it for fourteen bucks, but it's worth so much more.

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