This trade collects Concrete: Think Like a Mountain issues #1-6 and numerous shorter stories from various anthology comics.The main story here doesn't depend on previous events nor characters (except Concrete). The first four volumes add a little depth but aren't prerequisites.An extremist environmental group asks Concrete to help their protests against deforestation and to protect an ancient forest. He agrees only to travel with them and anonymously chronicle their struggle, but they hope to sw...

Why don't more adults read comics? Because they assume that they are melodramatic soaps about guys in tights. Well, pick up any "Concrete" collection, and be amazed at the possibilities a great comic can offer. A reader finds all of the intelligence, excitement, and thought-provoking stories one could wish for - and beautiful artwork to boot! What could be better?I think that "Think Like A Mountain" was a real breakthrough in the series, because it had such a powerful story, such an important me...

In this installment, Concrete becomes reluctantly involved with a group of environmentalists.While this story was not as poignant to me as Fragile Creatures, I really appreciate Chadwick's even treatment of the environmental questions raised. Even though Concrete befriends some ecological warriors, it was rare that I felt Chadwick was pushing an underlying philosophy. I also felt this story demonstrated the degree to which Concrete protects his morality and the burden this seems to place upon hi...

This is the volume where the Concrete character really becomes interesting. He goes from being somewhat directionless to being a crusader for the environmentalist cause (somewhat ironic, given the origin of his rocky body). One would think that this would be tiresome or overly preachy, even if you agree with the sentiment, but Chadwick manages to include enough dissension and gray-area morality that it feels genuine. Even a story that is simply an illustrated speech is more interesting than, say...

I have this book in color. Unfortunately, when my students order it they only get a black and white copy, which is unfortunate because the color in my edition is beautiful.Concrete can be a pain in the ass because he’s a Byronic hero, and he’s always got to run off and contemplate his role in the world as this bulky hero, covering himself with mud or traipsing through Puget Sound and shit. But I found this to be my favorite of the concrete collections I had to read, and it was so refreshingly di...

The art is always beautiful and the stories are thought-provoking, even when they are a bit outdated.

A work of art I-- and Chadwick himself, I'm betting-- wish were not necessary to write, but a work of art all the same

Concrete, my favorite comic book that's pretty much about nothing. Which is kind of a minimization of what each volume of the series brings. Other than protagonist, Ron Livingston, having his brain transferred into a giant rock body, this series is very grounded in reality. It's not quite a power-fantasy story; perhaps more of a deep-though, "what if"-kind of fantasy. For this volume, the "what if" comes in the form of Concrete's participation with a fringe environmental group hoping to save a f...

My first Concrete story, bought way back in 96. Recommended by Garth Ennis in the Preacher lettercol (he mentioned Concrete was one of his favorite comics). So I ended up trying. At first wasn't really into the whole neo-realistic story of a couple of Earth-Firsters (real-life gung-ho environmentalists) fighting their fight with a huge talking rock (Concrete) getting involved in their lives, but was slowly taken by the characterization (Paul Chadwick really knows how to get into the souls of his...

7 out of 10comic book superhero Concrete... who I hadn't heard of before... not that surprising as I'm not all that conversant with the superhero genre beyond the biggies. falls in with some radical Earth First! ers... my only issue with Earth First! is their insistence on that exlamation point... learns of their cause and is converted to their ways. a good story... pretty basic comic art that serves its purpose in showing the story but doesn't distinguish itself otherwise. A good intro to the e...

This book, one of my favorite volumes in the series, follows the protagonist as he is drawn into the circle of Earth First!, a group of radical environmentalists seeking to stop the clear cutting of old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest. Written in 1996, this graphic novel hits many of the themes of the recent Pulitzer Prize winner The Overstory by Richard Powers, and Think Like a Mountain is depressingly relevant over 20 years later.Chadwick does such a good job taking his central sci-fi

Think Like A Mountain is Chadwick's environmental dissertation, as Concrete gets involved in the eco-war. I wish I were more involved in this cause myself, but I appreciate that Chadwick took time to make the Earth First!ers fully fleshed out people, including their flaws. Good stuff.

It was a little weird, but I might read more about eco-terrorism.

Huh??? Great artwork, but WTF is happening here? Definitely a cult thing and not for the first timer!

I hadn't gleaned much about Paul Chadwick's political leanings from his prior Concrete books, but in THINK LIKE A MOUNTAIN his opinions come through loud and clear. And I like what I'm hearing. Through one 6-part arc and a handful of shorter stories, THINK LIKE A MOUNTAIN explores Concrete's transformation from a largely indifferent outsider into a concerned player in the environmental movement. Concrete addresses logging, pollution, alternative energy, population control, climate change, suburb...

I picked up a copy of this Dark Horse Comics collection at a thrift store for a quarter. I hadn't read a graphic novel in quite a long while, and this one looked interesting.I'd never heard of Concrete before. Apparently, the character used to be human, and still has a human brain, but some time in the past, aliens turned his body to stone. Concrete is huge and strong and nearly indestructible. I didn't realize the book's main character was going to be an alien created superhero. Well, ok. The s...

I still don't like 'Concrete's' writing style. Too "Look at me. I am having thoughts that are profound." for my taste, but the drawings are beautiful, and the message is fairly convincing(although as far as 'Save The Earth!' goes as a message, I am pretty much the choir). There are some bits that are essentially just telling the reader to "Behold! The Wonder Of Nature!" (most notably a little mini drama about the insect and plant life in one of Concrete's footprints), and I actually found those

"Concrete" is actually Ron Lithgow, a speechwriter who was abducted by aliens and had his brain transplanted into a virtually indestructible 1,200 pound stone body. Sound ridiculous? Then you have to read some of these titles which are surprisingly moving, thoughtful, and intelligent. In fact, I would rate "Concrete" as one of the best titles for young adults (though it is certainly enjoyable for older readers as well). This is not a superhero story; instead, it is about a man on a journey to le...

This was my first time reading Chadwick's classic eco-comic. While this isn't the first Concrete story, the volume is self-contained and doesn't suffer much for not knowing the character's origins. Think Like a Mountain is a story about wrestling with conscience and and the line between observation and action. The Earth First movement is front and center here, not superheroics or fantasy. Eco fiction always makes me a little sad. The more radical passion of the last generation of the green movem...

Yep, I liked it. Didn't love it, in spite of the obvious signs of Chadwick's technical expertise growing in the drawings. Chadwick is always in a hurry to set Concrete beyond his origins and beyond the essence of what he is - which I felt was the most compelling part of Concrete's story. I didn't care for the secondary characters in this one, they are interchangeable. I also thought we spend too many panels watching Concrete lay around and think in this one.But even my not-favourite Concrete is