| Elektra by Frank Miller Omnibus | 
 enlarge | Author: Frank Miller
Creator: Bill Sienkiewicz
Publisher: Marvel Books
Category: Book
List Price: $74.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 174311
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 7.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0785127771
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9780785127772
ASIN: 0785127771
Publication Date: November 11, 2008
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Product Description
Good ninjas never die, let alone the baddest one of all! Fan favorite Frank Miller ushers his awesome assassin through good and evil, life and death, rebirth and more! Who is the otherworldly entity in pursuit of the presidency? When has Elektra met her greatest triumphs and tragedies? Why did she die, and how did she return? Where do smarmy cyborgs and killer dwarves come from? And What If all this had never happened at all? Guest-starring Daredevil! Collects Elektra: Assassin #1-8, Elektra Lives Again, Bizarre Adventures #28, What If? #35.
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Over priced December 8, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I gotta say, that i actually liked how the book was bound and put together. I enjoyed the stories, though its not really a book about elektra, i mean she hardly says many things, but the stories are more about the people around the events of the killings she makes, if that makes sense. Some of it can be a little confusing at times, just cause your trying to figure out what the hell is happening, and of course you have some ridiculous plot points, but just kinda have to go with it and enjoy the ride.
I was glad i preorderd the book when it was going to be 50 bucks, so i only got it for 31. But the 75 buck price tag is just shameful, it has nothing special in my view other than a fancy cover, that could justify the leap in price. I love some of the omnibuses they have put out, but i hope marvel doesn't get greedy and mark everything that collects more than 10 issues omnibus and try to increase the price on it.
I'd only recommend this book if you can get it at 40-50% off :D
 this is not an omnibus November 27, 2008
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have the Daredevil Omnibus and the Daredevil Omnibus Companion. Those were really Omnibus with more than 600 pages each. The quality of the content and the presentation made me want to buy this one as well, to complete the Frank Miller Omnibus collection, especially since it had Daredevil himself as a guest-star. But the Elektra Omnibus has less than 400 pages, so it is just a hardcover. And you can get the tradepaperbacks for the same price, there is no savings in buying this.
The quality was also inferior, with an art and content too surreal and mature for a comic book. I returned the item as I expect to reduce its price by a half in the course of the following year. Then it would be worth what is included.
Horrible edition November 22, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Marvel unfortunately ruined one of the greatest graphic novels ever. "Elektra assassin" script Miller/art Sienkiewicz was an amazing ride; action, magic, cyborgs, spies, and political satire, laugh-out-loud funny and full of suspense, and with art that is as over-the-top insanely beautiful and innovative today as it was 20 years ago. I was so happy to get one of my favorites in a new hardcover version...
But...
This edition is slightly larger than the original (maybe 10%), but it looks as if it was VERY poorly scanned from the original art... The images are slightly blurry when compared to the older TPB. The other stories, with art/script by Miller are better, sharp, with good colors, but "Elektra lives again" (someone called it a "Dark Knight" version of Daredevil...) was A LOT bigger when originally released, and slightly wider, so here you get it at least at a 40% reduction in size!
With the DC "absolute" editions as comparison, this is just an insult...
 Consider this the "essential" Elektra October 31, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
When Frank Miller took over as the writer/artist on Daredevil, he revolutionized the character (and would continue to do so when he would return with the "Born Again" storyline and the "Man Without Fear" mini-series, both can be found in the Daredevil by Frank Miller Companion Omnibus), as well as doing something else. He created one of, if not the, most important supporting characters Daredevil would ever have in his lost love Elektra, who would go on to meet a tragic demise at the hands of the insane assassin Bullseye. However, a little thing like death wouldn't be enough to keep Elektra in the ground forever, as you can see in the Elektra by Frank Miller & Bill Sienkiewicz Omnibus, which collects the duo's "Elektra: Assassin" mini-series, Miller's "Elektra Lives Again" graphic novel, an issue of "What If?", and a rare tale by Miller from "Bizarre Adventures". The "Elektra: Assassin" mini is just something so weird you'll have to read it to believe it, with the amazing art of Sienkiewicz being the main highlight. The "What If?" and "Bizarre Adventures" issues are interesting, but the real gem here is "Elektra Lives Again". Written and drawn by Miller, the tale focuses on the still grieving Matt "Daredevil" Murdock, trying to put to rest the memory of his lost love, which is made all the harder based on the fact that Elektra just won't stay dead. There are obvious pre-cursors to Miller's Sin City (tell me that the injured and bandaged Matt doesn't look just like Marv), but that doesn't detract from how poignant and riveting the story itself is. The only real downside of this Elektra Omnibus is that Marvel's cover price is way too much in my opinion for what is featured here, but if you can find it at a discounted price, it's definitely worth picking up, especially if you're a Miller fan. All in all, the Elektra Omnibus is a more than worthwhile trip, and is worth checking out for "Elektra Lives Again" alone.
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