Not terribly recent but not ancient history yet either. There was even a short period where I was really impressed at the modern art style, but then I looked inside the front cover at the publication date which turned out to be 2009. Honestly, flipping a bit too quickly through the rather worshipful introduction I did get kind of confused as to when exactly this book came out. Five out of five stars.moreĪnd today we will be looking at the Tor: a Prehistoric Odyssey by a very very old Joe Kubert. Is Tor the last masterpiece of one of comic's master artists? Possibly. The sabre tooth tiger gets as much effort as the velociraptor. He doesn't skimp on details for the prehistoric animals, either. Hell, every hominid species Kubert draws is distinctive from the rest, from the hairy near humans to the subterreans to the rest. Tor forms a makeshift family with other outcasts, only to see it torn asunder as they fight for survival.ĭespite being in his twilight years, Kubert draws the shit out of every fight, every mountainous vista, and every hairy ape man. Told using only captions, Joe Kubert treats us to a world of hominids, dinosaurs, a giant, and even a tentacled horror. Joe Kubert has been a relatively recent favorite of mine and I scored this for cheap a few months ago. Despite being in his twilight years, Kubert draws the shit out o Banished by his tribe, Tor roams the world of one million years ago. Tor forms a makeshift family with other outcasts, only to see it torn asunder as they fight for survival. Banished by his tribe, Tor roams the world of one million years ago.
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