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Ordinary Hardcover – November 18, 2014

by Rob Williams (Author), D'Israeli (Illustrator)
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Imagine a world where everyone has superpowers. That is, except you. You are the same old turgid, miserable, lonely loser you've always been. 

But when it comes to superpowers, apparently you can indeed have too much of a good thing. With everyone able to destroy tower blocks with a single punch, any minor fracas escalates into a city-leveling combat, and the world is now in ruins as terrorism and war threaten the very survival of the planet.  

What's needed is a return to normality, to devolve back from Superhuman to just human - and there's only one man for the job: down-at-heal, divorced New York plumber, Michael Fisher.
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  1. Part of Series
    Ordinary
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Titan Comics
  4. Publication date
    November 18, 2014
  5. Dimensions
    6.99 x 0.42 x 10.42 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1782760091
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1782760092
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Editorial Reviews

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“Williams and D'Israeli have concocted one of the most engaging and
imaginative comics I've read in years.” - Rick Remender

"Rob and D'Israeli craft an uncut diamond of a premise into a warm,
witty and wonderfully illustrated gem. This is lovely comics." - Al
Ewing

"Rob Williams and D'Israeli are masters of the big picture and the
tiny details." - Douglas Wolk, author of 'Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and
What They Mean'

"As brutal as it is funny and as intelligent and thought provoking as
it is violent and gory, ‘Ordinary’ takes an age old idea and flips it
completely on its head" - MASS MOVEMENT

"One of the most critically acclaimed and interesting takes on the
superhero genre in a long time" - FLICKERING MYTH

"Recommended" - SCI-FI ONLINE

"Williams’s script crackles with his trademark wit and imagination" - BROKEN FRONTIER

“Surreal and lovely, one of the most beautiful books of the year.”
 Warren Ellis

“Imagine a place where everyone has their own unique superpower, and you can tell just from looking at them what that story? Now imagine it done with wit and wonder, and a talking bear, and a bloke who can magic beer out of thin air. Who else but Rob Williams could write it?”
 Garth Ennis

“Williams and D’Israeli have a fantasti comconcept on their hands."
ComicbookResources.com

“A great first issue... ORDINARY is anything but.”
ComicBastards  

“ORDINARY is a funny comic... a refreshing twist on the expected.” 
Nerdly.co.uk 

"A great first issue... ORDINARY is anything but.” 
ComicBastards

“Funny and original”  Comics Spectrum

“This comic book is like American Splendor  for X-Men.”  
GodHatesGeeks

“I really fell in love with this book.”  
PopCultMaven 

‘Ordinary is a truly extraordinary experience from two of the greatest creators in British comics.’ Paul Cornell

About the Author

Rob Williams is an immensely talented British comics writer who has worked with virtually every major comics company on both sides of the Atlantic; he is a regular contributor to UK comics stalwart, 2000 AD, and has written everything from Star Wars Tales to Ghostbusters, from characters as diverse as Amazing Spider-Man to Indiana Jones.

The beautifully stylised artwork of much-admired cult favourite D'Israeli has been seen in 2000 AD and steampunk classics Scarlet Traces; he has also done an a stunning comics adaptation of War of the Worlds.

 

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Titan Comics (November 18, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1782760091
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1782760092
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.99 x 0.42 x 10.42 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 10 ratings

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Rob Williams

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Rob Williams is the writer of the Judge Dredd: Mega City One TV show. His comics works include Suicide Squad, Trinity, Martian Manhunter and Action Comics for DC Comics, Amazing Spider-Man, Ghost Rider, Punisher Max and Daken for Marvel, Kingsman: The Red Diamond for Millarworld, Judge Dredd for 2000AD, Doctor Who for Titan Comics and Star Wars and Indiana Jones for Dark Horse. He is currently writing the Roy Of The Rovers Young Adult Graphic Novels for Rebellion.

His creator-owned works include Unfollow and The Royals: Masters of War for Vertigo, Ordinary for Titan Comics and Cla$$war for Com.X.

His website is www.robwilliamscomics.co.uk

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Hannah
5.0 out of 5 stars Ordinary is DEFINITELY Not your Ordinary Book
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2016
I loved this book! I got it recently and I have to say I was impressed. I loved the premise, in that the main guy was the only one without powers. Plus it gives a really insight into human psychology and you can tell the idea was really based on science. I also loved the art in this. It had a great mix of seriousness, good points, and humor.
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K.Shannon
5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good, Good Humor.
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2016
I recently got Ordinary, thought it was interesting that the main character is the only person in the world who doesn't have superpowers. I liked it, It's a pretty quick read and It's got a good bit of humor to it. I'm looking forward to reading the other two in this series.
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Phillip Schultz
4.0 out of 5 stars Ordinary
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2016
Ordinary is about a man with no powers in a world where everyone has powers. The blurb makes it sound like the people with powers have been around for a while, but it comes on rather suddenly.

There is a group working to find out if there is a way to reverse the process. Meanwhile, Michael Fisher sets out on a quest to find his son, who he hasn't seen in quite some time because his divorced wife has custody. Michael is a plumber and doesn't really have anything going for him. This is driven home from the very beginning.

Some of the "powers" that people acquire are amusing, albeit not very useful. The illustrations are great for displaying the different powers and what would happen if everyone could suddenly do something special.

I like the take the creators took on this story. They made an effort to keep the possibility of gaining powers fairly realistic. The story is also contained, which is nice to see within the superhero genre. I would have liked more development for some of the characters and the world in general. An extra 20 pages could have helped here.
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Neil B
5.0 out of 5 stars Cracking book highly recommended
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2019
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This is great story interesting premise what if everyone else got superpowers and u didn't really good read funny and tragic at the same time the bit with the dragon always makes me laugh this really needs to be a tv show or a movie mark marone should bee perfect in this rob Williams is always a good writer with this type of story
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