He-Man and the Masters
of the Universe Minicomic Collection (2015) collects all 49 of the original
Masters of the Universe minicomics
that were packaged with the 1980s line of action figures, plus one that was
never published and a script for another, plus all 11 Princess of Power minicomics, all four New Adventures minicomics, two 200X minicomics, three MOTU Classic minicomics, creator
interviews, and the fantastic vintage Bruce Timm-illustrated The Power of the Evil Horde.
For the purpose of this review, the quality of these stories
is irrelevant (as we’ve seen on this site, they vary widely). The point is that
every single one of them—everything you could possibly want—is right here in
one place.
This is a 1,200-page 6x9 monster of a book. Every minicomic
page gets its own full-size, full-color page here, and it’s absolutely
glorious. The one and only knock on this book is that with practically
non-existent inner margins, the images run nearly into the spine, and the pages
in the middle of the volume can be difficult to read without causing harm to
the book.
Nevertheless, He-Man
and the Masters of the Universe Minicomic Collection is a must-have for
anyone still clinging to their love of 1980s He-Man. I for one want more
collections like this.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
