Monsters Vol. 2: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby

It has been a pleasure reading these old Kirby / Lee tales. Ok, some are very similar but still they are just superb tales of their time. The monsters are plain daft, some turn out to want to invade, some turn out to just want to be friends or explore or need help to leave the planet (normally getting bumped off in the process) - all have daft names given to them. The art is amazing throughout though it varies depending on the inker (many Steve Ditko ones). I just hope Marvel keep bringing out more of these such as a Joe Maneely one ... I would buy them ! You can also see the origins of the MU, with the 'spine chilling' Fantastic Four tag like throughout the book from late 1961 onward (spine chilling ? was it thought of as a horror series ?) Many of the creatures do like the Thing, the girlfriends are similar to Sue and the scientists often have pipes etc and look like Reed in many cases.

What's not to like? 😁

Memorable tales from the time lost. A must have for all lovers of Monsters weird and imaginative.

Quality. Hours of enjoyment. Solidly put together. Great chronicle of comic book history. Reasonable price when it’s on sale.

When I was a kid, my friends collected super hero comics, Spiderman, Batman, Superman... I loved collecting "Where Monsters Dwell", House of Mystery... later Creepy and Eerie, which lead me to underground comic artists like Richard Corben. I have always been a big fan of monsters and aliens, and a huge fan of Jack Kirby!!! So when Marvel and others began to reprint the old comic collections in hardcover editions, I was thrilled! I have other collections in hardcover, but the one I waited for... prayed for.... was this!!! And now it's here, and I am reading through them with great joy! The reprints are beautiful!! Better than the prints I remember! Bold colors! Crisp artwork!!! The stories are not disappointing, but I love the cheesy fifties monster/alien stories!! Thank you Marvel!!!

As an omnibus, this volume is a fantastic production. The pages are thick and shiny and the spine is sturdy. The remastering is great. This volume is the second of two reprints of the 1950s and early 1960s comics from Marvel (before the company of Marvel). The stories are a sign of the times and some will find the portray of eastern cultures to be offensive. I love these omnibus volumes where I can read a run of comics all in come sitting without worrying about missing issues. To be fair, these stories are only 5 - 10 pages longs and they don't span across different issues. It is fun to read comics before the silver age explosion of superhero comics.