Radioactive Man: Radioactive Repository Volume One Hardcover – July 17, 2012

Until three weeks ago, I thought Radioactive Man was nothing more than an aside, an on-going joke on the SIMPSON's television show. Then, at a Barnes and Noble book store, I saw this beautiful hardcover book and took a few secondes to flip through the pages. I couldn't get it out of my head. Then, I bought it from amazon.com and was thoroughly entertained and amazed by the creativity and skill that put this together. It is so reminiscent of the Marvel Comics' superheroes' soap opera dialog and the small jokes at the bottom of each issue's first page. Like with DC comics, Matt Groening has created a bizarro Justice League of America (the Superior Squad) and the Squad's equally dangerous team of super-enemies.The artwork is superb, the stories are creative, the constantly-repeated "origin stories" take me back fifty years when I devoured the DC and Marvel comics like an addict. This is a great bit of art, storytelling, and social satire. I'll give away the fact that President Nixon appears in it, but I won't say anymore about the evil Illuminati/Bilderbergish group that Radioactive Man and Fallout Boy must contend with. I can't wait until the RADIOACTIVE REPOSITORY - VOLUME TWO comes out.

You just gotta love this book! There really is a reason why it's gotten so many 5-star positive reviews. If you like the old classic-style comics (the way DC and Marvel used to do them), then I think you'll enjoy this collection. Even though it's a parody of "real" comics, it manages to be much more fun than any of the crap currently churned out by both Marvel and DC. I love the cameo appearance of "Peter Parker" on page 125, and I even spotted a Bart Simpson lookalike on page 139. I really do hope there will be a volume two eventually. Until that happens, buy this book and keep on enjoying it! Great writing, art, and beautiful colors printed on quality paper.

I love the design of this book even if it is a nuisance to try to read it on the NYC subway. It wouldn't fit into my bag so I had to carry an extra bag just for it. The black cover underneath the jacket is very cool. Carrying such a heavy tome around was worth the effort for all of the gut busting laughs this book contains, not to mention the finger biting adventures (I don't mean fingernails either). Buy it right away or you will always regret it.

When Bongo comics first started, they published a few series including Radioactive Man, supposedly the actual comics from the Simpsons universe. The series didn't sell well but new stories have been coming every so often and it's very clear that this is a labor of love. So much work is put into the stories that unless you are a hardcore fan of comics, you will miss many references. But the thing is, that doesn't matter, the stories can still be read and enjoyed without a feeling of confusion. Parodying superhero comics from the 50's to the 90's, Radioactive man is also a loving tribute to these stories (well maybe not so loving for certain parts of the 90's). This collection itself is a takeoff of marvel's masterworks line and DC's archives ( it even has a two spoof intros which are cool to read). The book is sturdy and well-built and the stories are fun to read. After reading it once, I read it again a few times and took away something new each time. Highly recommended.

AMAZING! So cool and such an epic gift to give for a crazy Simpsons nerd. Gave it as a gift and let's just say the receiving party was more than excited about it. Recommend to any and every Radioactive Man buff! Fast shipping too!

Classy, well thought out, hilarious, exciting, silly, its the Simpsons humor from back when the Simpsons was the show to beat- in comic book form.

This is a big collection of stories in color concerning the Simpson's spin-off hero-Radioactive Man. The stories are fun parodies that are also loving homages to Marvel and DC comics of the silver/golden age. I had hours of good reading with this book. Somehow the parody remembers what Marvel and DC these days have forgotten and that is comics are first and foremost to be fun!!!

Loved it the condition wasn’t bad it even came with the sleeve some other places don’t even have it

An sich finde ich ein Comic von "Radioactive Man" als super Sache. Aber bitte auch auf deutsch :)

I was pleasantly surprised by how thick the book was when I got it, even though I read the description before buying it.The colours in these comics are quite good and the general feel to the book is very nice.The comics themselves are very bad in a good way. And if you like and know the origin story of classics like Captain America and Superman, you will recognise many little tributes and homages both in the imagery and the dialog.All the characters are spot on clichés from the Hero to the villains and the people they meet on the street.I like the book, and as a comics lover and a Simpsons lover, I feel this is a must have.

Great!

Arrived very swiftly. Got it as a joke for someone...made them laugh!

Funny