Absolute DC: The New Frontier
Cooke's affectionate reinterpretation of DC's early-1960s superheroes gets the Absolute treatment, slipcase and all. The large scale shows off Cooke's dynamic, neotraditionalist artwork to spectacular advantage, particularly the "widescreen" horizontal panels that echo the era's prevailing cinematic format, and it emphasizes the ambitious tale's epic sweep. The deluxe edition includes news-story pages, annotations, rare promotional art, and other extras.New Frontiermight not have the high profile of other Absolute Edition selections, such as Neil Gaiman's Sandmanand Frank Miller'sDark Knight, but it, too, deserves the elaborate presentation.Gordon FlaggCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved