tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51396308645047784012024-03-12T18:04:12.661-04:00Junk Food For ThoughtUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1016125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139630864504778401.post-29787974107637394792019-11-10T07:55:00.001-05:002019-12-04T18:50:27.159-05:00Reviews- PRODIGY. VOL. 1: THE EVIL EARTH, PLANET OF THE APES ARCHIVE VOL. 2: BEAST ON THE PLANET OF THE APES, THE IMMORTAL HULK VOL. 1: OR IS HE BOTH?, and THE IMMORTAL HULK VOL. 2: THE GREEN DOOR<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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VOL. 1: THE EVIL EARTH </span></b></span></span>(Image, First
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like Mark Millar. His stuff doesn't always fry my mind but there is
usually enough of a hook to intrigue me enough to keep going. I'm not
sure if I'm in for the next volume or not. This is close to his
<i>Nemesis</i> series, and I enjoyed that one a lot more than I did
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OF THE APES ARCHIVE VOL. 2: BEAST ON THE PLANET OF THE APES </span></b></span></span></span>(Boom,
First Printing, 2017<span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">;
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material from the </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Planet
of the Apes Magazine</span></span></i></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#1-11, 21 </span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">(cover
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am hoping that Disney buying Fox means that Marvel will eventually
get the Planet Of The Apes license back and we can get proper,
comprehensive reprints instead of Boom's arranged by storyline method
of collecting. While these are nicely done books I prefer material to
be collected in publication order. I'm glad that these were finally
reprinted. They have since been falling out of print and are now
commanding some money on eBay. I'm keeping mine.</span></span></span></span></div>
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had heard endless great things about this title, so when I saw them
at the library I had to give them a spin. Wow! This is very similar
in tone to the first six issues of <i>The Hulk</i> by Stan Lee and
Jack Kirby, only infused with modern sensibilities. The original take
on The Hulk was Horror/monster-tinged, Cold War paranoia. This take
is similar, replacing The Cold War paranoia with the horror of
humanity and conspiracies involving our own Government, who seek to
weaponize the methods which made Bruce Banner turn into The Hulk.</span></span></span></span></div>
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Absorbing Man appears in the second book, and he is one of those
villains that never ceases to make me smile when he shows up to
fight someone. They have reissued both of these trades in one
hardcover. I will pick this series up at some point in some format.
Time and money are both in shorter supply these days for me when it
comes to comic books, but this is a series that I would like to
reread.</span></span></span></span></div>
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stuff that should have just been more issues of </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Old
Man Logan</span></span></i></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">.
But hey kids, a new #1! I am trying to not bag on the industry, but
these endless relaunches seem to be a case of diminishing returns and
jumping off points for older readers without a mass influx of new
readers. We are at a point where we should just go to cover dates
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VOL. 1: REALITY DENIED </span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Aftershock,
First Printing, April, 2019</span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">;
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Brilliant
stuff. There has been no news of any more issues, which stinks. Let's
hope that we'll see more sooner than later. </span></span></span></span>
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#1-3 and </span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><i><b>Marvel
Fanfare</b></i></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"> #33
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were for nerds in 1984. My family being able to afford a computer in
1984 was as far fetched as my family being able to afford a rocket
ship. Plus, what on Earth could we possibly need a computer </span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><i>for</i></span><span style="text-decoration: none;">?
The old world is pretty funny in retrospect.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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bought issue 2 off of the spinner rack in October of 1984. I still
say that it was intended to be issue 97 of </span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><i>Peter
Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man</i></span><span style="text-decoration: none;">
and was recut at the last minute to include the Chief Examiner. Go
back and reread it, you'll see what I mean. The portions that tie in
are almost entirely on separate pages and seem spliced in. </span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><i>Peter
Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man </i></span><span style="text-decoration: none;">#97
was essentially an inventory story with little ongoing subplots.
</span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><i>Questprobe</i></span><span style="text-decoration: none;">
#2 was way more tied into the current series with the supporting cast
featured. </span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><i>Marvel
Fanfare</i></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"> #33 was
intended to be the fourth issue but was cancelled when the computer
company who made the video game went bankrupt. It was released a
couple of years later in that inventory story clearing house series. </span></span></span></span></span>
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MAGIC ORDER VOL. 1 </span></b></span></span>(Image, First Printing,
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Magic Order</span></span></i></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#1-6 (cover dates June, 2018- February, 2019)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Magic
seems to have been reduced from childhood fantasy to the dustbins of
history. Children, with their home computers and surround sound
television, no longer have a need for magic. Magicians used to be a
popular thing at kids' birthday parties. Technology has killed magic.</span></span></span></span></div>
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was good enough for me to buy a Volume 2 if or when it happens. I
still like magicians and all that jazz.</span></span></span></span></div>
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is no longer a void for this blog to fill. Talking about binding,
paper, and restoration is now the norm, not the exception. My work is
done in that regard. There are endless YouTube reviews, message
boards, etc. I will pop in with pellet reviews. Consider this the
“how I spent my summer vacation” book report. </span></span></span></span>
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GIANT-MAN EPIC COLLECTION VOL. 1: THE MAN IN THE ANT HILL </span></b></span></span><span style="color: black;">(Marvel,
First Printing, 2015</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">;
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the Ant-Man/Giant-Man stories from </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Tales
To Astonish</span></span></span></i></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#27, 35-59 (cover dates January, 1962- September, 1964)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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this is one of the “lesser” titles of the Silver Age, it was
still a lot of fun to read. Readers with modern sensibilities will
dislike the “you're just a girl, Wasp” vibe to some of the
earlier stories, but this was a pre-women's lib era. I have a soft
spot for Egghead and The Human Top. Seeing Ant-Man transition into
Giant-Man was pretty cool. </span></span></span></span>
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OLD MAN LOGAN VOL. 10: END OF THE WORLD </span></b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">(Marvel,
First Printing, 2018; </span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Softcover)</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Man Logan</span></i></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
#46-50 and </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Old
Man Logan Annual</span></span></i></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#1 (cover dates October-December, 2018)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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stuff, although it was pointless to end the series here. Rebooted
numberings lose readers in the long run.</span></span></span></span></div>
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PATROL</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>
ANNUAL VOL. 2 </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Gemstone,
2000</span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">;
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#12-16 </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">(cover
dates June-July, 1949- February-March, 1950)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">EC
remains the gold standard for comic books, even here in the
“Pre-Trend” era collected here. The first steps toward EC
becoming a Horror comic company happened here, with the introduction
of The Crypt Keeper in a handful of stories until the final issue,
which was basically the first issue of <i>The Crypt Of Terror</i>.
Within a few issues that title would change into the more familiar
<i>Tales From The Crypt</i>.</span></span></span></span></div>
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used some pretty kick ass glue. This book is almost 20 years old and
doesn't even creak when you open it. </span></span></span></span>
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FOUR BY JOHN BYRNE OMNIBUS VOL. 2</span></b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
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Four</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
#261-295, </span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Fantastic
Four Annual</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
#18, 19, </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Alpha
Flight #</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">4,
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Avengers
Annual</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
#14, </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Thing
#</span></span></span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">10,
19, and material from </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Epic
Illustrated</span></span></span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#26-34, </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Thing</span></span></span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#7, </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">What
If?</span></span></span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#36, and </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">What
The--?! #</span></span></i></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">2,
10 (cover dates November, 1983- January, 1991)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">1984
and 1985 were the zenith of western civilization. The spinner racks
at 7-11 were filled with gold month in and month out. I thought that
it would last forever, as children tend to do. Little did 10-11-12
year old me know that this was the second golden age of Marvel, and
arguably the last time that every single title was hitting high marks
at the same time. John Byrne remains a favorite of mine, and this
stuff still holds up decades later. Hard to pinpoint a favorite
issue, but #276 was one I read several times on the Christmas break
from school in 1984.</span></span></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139630864504778401.post-22362875330440426512019-06-30T17:41:00.001-04:002019-06-30T17:41:40.572-04:00Review- The Replacer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><i><b>The
Replacer</b></i> <span style="color: black;">(Aftershock, cover date April,
2019)</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Zac Thompson</span></span></span></span></div>
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Arjuna Susini</span></span></span></span></div>
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Dee Cunniffe</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Marcus
is a young boy whose loser father has a stroke. The real question is
was it a stroke, or was dad possessed by a demon who tricks everyone
into believing that his father had a stroke? Or is young Marcus
mentally insane? I'm not answering that here, but the story plays it
right down the middle and lets you decide for yourself. I have my own
personal answer. This was a good read with decent artwork.</span></span></span></span></div>
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OCD zone</span></b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b><span style="background: transparent;">-
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is the part where I go into tactile sensations and materials used in
physical media. Those with heart conditions, high blood pressure, or
women who are pregnant should exit my blog at their earliest
convenience, as their safety cannot be guaranteed beyond this point.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u><b>Binding</b></u>:
This was solicited as a graphic novel in Diamond Previews. When it
was released it was a saddle stitched (read: stapled) “64 page
graphic novella”. Seems like a bait and switch to me. Even the
Aftershock website lists it as a “64 page prestige format graphic
novella”. It's a fat stapled comic with a cardstock cover, folks.</span></span></span></span></div>
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THINGS: THE OTHER SIDE </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">(Dark
Horse, First Printing, 2019</span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">;
Softcover)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Things: The Other Side</span></span></i></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#1-4 (cover dates June, 2018- January, 2019)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Jody Houser</span></span></span></span></div>
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Stefano Martino and Keith C. Champagne</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">If
any series lends itself to the comic book format, it is the nostalgic
Netflix series <i>Stranger Things</i>. This four issue mini-series
shows what happens to Will while he is trapped in The Upside Down.
Key moments in the series are shown from the other viewpoint, and
it's really cool. Fans of the series will eat this up. If you haven't
read the series I am not certain if this will make a lot of sense,
especially at the end. </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">It
would have been cool if this were presented and framed like a 1983
comic book with flat colors, cheap pulp paper, and “Ben Day”
dots. Then again, this series skews to a younger demographic than
this fortysomething old man, and those kids seem to dislike the
presentation of old comic books. </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">I
read this book in one sitting with my 12 year old son, who loves the
series. Heck, I even got him the action figures for his birthday last
year. He's at the right age where the vibe of the show clicks with
that sense of wonder we all have at that age before life grinds us
down to a stump. He loved this book and so did I. I'm looking forward
to more <i>Stranger Things</i> comics, and I am really, really
looking forward to Season Three. Is it July 4 yet? </span></span></span></span>
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OCD zone</span></b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b><span style="background: transparent;">-
</span></b></span><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
is the part where I go into tactile sensations and materials used in
physical media. Those with heart conditions, high blood pressure, or
women who are pregnant should exit my blog at their earliest
convenience, as their safety cannot be guaranteed beyond this point.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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stock</b></u>: Thick glossy stock.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u><b>Binding</b></u>:
Perfect bound trade paperback.</span></span></span></span></div>
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cover notes</span></b></u></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">:
Matte coating with spot varnish. The matte portions have sufficient
protection from scuffing, a problem many matte finish covers seem to
have. This is good, since copies of this book are likely to circulate
through libraries across the country.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139630864504778401.post-6634098880299527972019-05-20T19:07:00.000-04:002019-05-20T19:07:04.365-04:00Review- WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN VOL. 9- THE HUNTER AND THE HUNTED<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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OLD MAN LOGAN VOL. 9- THE HUNTER AND THE HUNTED </span></b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">(Marvel,
First Printing, 2018; </span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Softcover)</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Man Logan</span></span></i></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#41-45 (cover dates August- October, 2018)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Ed Brisson</span></span></span></span></div>
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Francesco Manna (#41-42) and Juan E. Ferreyra (#43-45)</span></span></span></span></div>
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Carlos Lopez (#41-42) and Juan E. Ferreyra (#43-45)</span></span></span></span></div>
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volume consists of two stories over five issues rather than a bloated
six part arc. Things move fast, make their point, and we all move
forward. I like it. The first two issues collected here show Old Man
Logan take on Kraven The Hunter. Come to think of it, it really
doesn't make sense why Kraven had never hunted the greatest animal of
them all, does it? It's a match up that is so obvious that you smack
your head wondering why nobody had ever done it before. </span></span></span></span>
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rest of the book shows OML's rematch with Bullseye. As much as I
enjoyed the more cerebral era of this title early on, I have to admit
that the more straight up superhero fare is great fun. Seeing an
older Wolverine realizing the limitations of age unfortunately rings
more true with me with each passing day. Like Old Man Logan, my prime
is in my rearview mirror. And like Old Man Logan, I'm also too damn
stubborn to fold. </span></span></span></span>
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</span></b></span><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
is the part where I go into tactile sensations and materials used in
physical media. Those with heart conditions, high blood pressure, or
women who are pregnant should exit my blog at their earliest
convenience, as their safety cannot be guaranteed beyond this point.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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stock</b></u>: The semi-glossy coated stock Marvel uses is getting
thinner and thinner as time goes on. I get it, rising paper costs,
diminishing demand for paper, etc, but I can still grumble about it. </span></span></span></span>
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Laminated cardstock. The cardstock Marvel uses is also thinner these
days, although it helps to make the book sit in your hand like a fat
periodical, so it's not all bad.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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OF THE RAREBIT FIEND </span></b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">(Dover,
2013 Printing</span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">;
Softcover)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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sixty </span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Dreams
Of The Rarebit Fiend</span></span></i></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
strips which were originally published in the </span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">New
York Telegram </span></span></i></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">10/07/1904-
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and Artist: Winsor McCay</span></span></span></span></div>
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is the 2013 printing of the 1973 facsimile edition of the original
1905 hardcover. As of this writing one could get a 1905 original for
a mere $10,000 on eBay. Or you can do what I did and buy the 2013
reprint which is still floating around out there for under 20 bucks. </span></span></span></span>
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in the 1905 hardcover and 1973 facsimile edition, the strips are
reprinted here in black and white. They are shrunk down from their original publication size,
although the Dover editions are 10% larger than the 1905 hardcover.
Like the 1973 edition, this 2013 printing omits the final strip due
to its unfavorable portrayal of minorities. </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Rarebit
is apparently some sort of toasted cheese snack, and these
unfortunate folks ate them before bed. Apparently this Welsh rarebit
gives folks nightmares which probe their innermost fears and desires.
This predates McCay's signature strip, </span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><i>Little
Nemo In Slumberland</i></span><span style="text-decoration: none;">
but treads the same boards: the realm of dreams. Unlike </span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><i>Nemo</i></span><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
this is not a fun, surreal read, but a bizarre probing of anxieties. </span></span></span></span></span>
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OCD zone</b></u><b>- </b>This is the part where I go into tactile
sensations and materials used in physical media. Those with heart
conditions, high blood pressure, or women who are pregnant should
exit my blog at their earliest convenience, as their safety cannot be
guaranteed beyond this point.</span></span></span></span></div>
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restoration</b></u>: I don't have any source material to compare. </span></span></span></span>
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MASTERWORKS: </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><b>THE
AVENGERS </b></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>VOL.</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><b>
</b></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>14
</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">(Marvel,
First Printing, 2014; Hardcover)</span></span></span></div>
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Avengers</span></i></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
#129-135, </span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Giant-Size</span></i></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Avengers</span></i></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
#2-4 (excluding reprint back-up stories), and </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Foom</span></span></i></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#12 (cover dates November, 1974- June, 1975)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u>Writers</u>:
Steve Englehart and Roy Thomas (#132 and GSA #4)</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u>Artists</u>:
Sal Buscema, Dave Cockrum, Joe Staton, George Tuska, and Don Heck
with additional Inking by Joe Giella, Frank Chiaramonte, and John
Tartaglione</span></span></span></span></div>
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old guys like to bemoan the crossovers. <i>Things were so much better
way back when</i>, we say as we sit around the Internet equivalent of
playing checkers on checkerboard on top of a barrel at the general
store. This book is proof positive that these sort of sales gimmicks
are nothing new, as fans were required to buy both the monthly title
and the double-sized, twice as expensive <i>Giant-Size</i> issues as
well every month in order to get the complete story. </span></span></span></span>
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was a double dip upgrade over the long out of print <i>Celestial
Madonna</i> trade paperback. I think that I enjoyed the story more
this second time reading it, as the Swordsman/Cotati/tree marriage
bit was harder for me to swallow the first time around. Whenever I
see stuff like that now I just shake my head and think Ah...the '70s.
To be fair, none of these guys expected to have their work dissected
in deluxe hardcover decades later or to ever appear on the big
screen. We've come a long way, folks. </span></span></span></span>
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am sucker for Kang and all of his timeslip ret-con goodness. This is
nowhere near as confusing as all of the timeslips in <i>Avengers:
Endgame</i>, though. Mantis was never done right on the big screen. </span></span></span></span>
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this particular book is out of print you can get the same material
with the same restoration (and a ton of other issues) in <i>The
Complete Celestial Madonna</i> trade paperback. I will stick with
this book. No more dips for me. </span></span></span></span>
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women who are pregnant should exit my blog at their earliest
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and Color restoration</b></u>: These books are so expensive because
of the level of restoration done to the material. The beauty of it is
that folks like me are willing to pay the premium and then the
material is later reissued in cheaper formats. Everybody wins!</span></span></span></span></div>
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and Hardback cover notes</span></b></u></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">:
Laminated dustjacket with spot varnish. The hardback has faux leather
grain and dye foil stamping.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN </b></span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>OMNIBUS
VOL. 2 </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;">(Marvel,
First Printing, 2012; Hardcover)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;">Collects
</span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><i>The Amazing
Spider-Man</i></span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"> #39-67,
</span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Amazing
Spider-Man Annual</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
#3-5, </span></span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
Spectacular Spider-Man</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
#1, 2, </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">and
the Spider-Man stories from </span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Not
Brand Echh</span></span></i></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#2, 6, 11 (cover dates August, 1966- December, 1968)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Writer:
<b>Stan Lee</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Artists:
<b>John Romita, Sr.</b> with Don Heck, Larry Lieber, Jim Mooney,
Marie Severin, Mike Esposito, Bill Everett, and Frank Giacoia</span></span></span></span></div>
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I love Steve Ditko, I prefer the artwork of John Romita, Sr. a whole
lot more. I remember teenage me arguing with some nerds at the comic
shop circa 1987. This guy said Ditko all the way. I argued that Ditko
is great and laid the foundation, but it was John Romita, Sr. who
defined the contemporary Spider-Man that we know and love. This was
right before Todd McFarlane would do a hard reset and make Ditko the
only acceptable reference point for the character for decades to
come. Those of us who were Bronze Age children know Romita's version
as the one who adorned t-shirts and luncboxes. </span></span></span></span>
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stuff is art of the highest order. There are too many highlights for
me to do a blow by blow, but I'll take a shortcut and tell you that
if you are not familiar with this run that it is top shelf material
and it belongs in everyone's library. </span></span></span></span>
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women who are pregnant should exit my blog at their earliest
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NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING APPLY TO THE 2012 FIRST PRINTING OF THIS
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and Color restoration</b></u>: There are a couple of issues here
which look like they could be improved upon if better source material
surfaced. I am uncertain if the second printing of this book used any
original artwork which may have surfaced since this book was
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u><b>Binding</b></u>:
Sewn binding. Like many older Omniboo, this has developed the dreaded
Omnibus sag due to gravity and the weight of the book block. Some
folks use post it note pads to prop up the block, others store them
spines down. I like to live dangerously and store my books
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Laminated dustjacket. The hardback has faux leather grain and dye
foil stamping. The second printing does not have that. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<b style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">DAUNTLESS
DURHAM OF THE U.S.A.: 1913-1914 </b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">(Hyperion
Press, First Printing, 1977; Hardcover)</span><br />
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daily strips from January 22, 1913-January 31, 1914 </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">Writer
and Artist: Harry Hershfield</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">Harry
Hershfield's vaudeville melodrama is a charming snapshot of a world
long gone. It was a backward looking piece even in it's day, with
ironic takes on villains of the late 19<sup>th</sup> century. Durham
seeks the hand of his beloved Katrina in marriage. At first Lord
Havaglass was trying to steal her away, but he was soon replaced with
Desmond, the star of Hershfield's previous strip <i>Desperate
Desmond</i>. This is when the series really gets going. </span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">Desmond
launches one caper after another trying to steal Katrina away. I mean
he literally tries to steal her away, as kidnapping must not have
been as frowned on back then as it is today. The capers and pissing
contents between Durham and Desmond run the gamut of the absurd.
There is a real charm to this strip. </span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">Unlike
many strips of the era, minorities are portrayed across the board as
a melting pot, with stereotypes used as less caricature or more
characteristic. There is a huge difference, as one is intended to
offend and the latter offends because times and society has changed.
One must use proper historical context when reading old material,
because nothing from the past can measure up to the values of 2019. </span></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I learned a lot of words when reading this book.</td></tr>
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is fascinating to see then-current events referenced (the new buffalo
nickels, Hoover Dam, and many more). Old slang and old songs are
referenced as well, and I had a blast using Google and YouTube to
experience these as I read the book. It is incredible to be able to
add an extra layer of reference to this material in a historical
context. </span></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This page is not in this book, but I provide it to demonstrate how this strip looked when originally published. Old newspapers were huge. </td></tr>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><br />Volume
194, No. 2 of <i>The
Official Gazette Of The United States Patent Office</i>
lists a claim use date of January 22, 1913 for this strip. <i>American
Newspaper Comics</i> by
Allan Holtz confirms this date as the start of this series. <i>The
Buffalo Enquirer</i> ran
the intro strip on January 25, 1913 with the story beginning on
Monday, January 27, 1913. Pinning down dates on old strips is a wild
game of dice, as syndication often meant that strips appeared on
different days in different markets. (<i>Thanks
to Brent Swanson and Buddy Lortie of the Sunday newspaper comics
1890-1950 Facebook group for providing the answers for the second and
third sentences of this paragraph.</i>)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">This
strip ended when Hershfield created <i>Abie
The Agent</i>, the long
running strip which he is most remembered for. There is a nice happy
ending to wrap things up. This strip is
all but forgotten. Indeed, I wouldn't have even heard of it had I not
checked <i><a href="https://junkfoodforthought-krisshaw.blogspot.com/2016/08/review-art-out-of-time-unknown-comics.html" target="_blank">Art Out Of Time</a></i>
from my local library and been exposed to it. I hope that Library Of
American Comics will reprint this in one of their LOAC Essentials
books, as that is the ideal format for this vintage of strip.</span></span></div>
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is the part where I go into tactile sensations and materials used in
physical media. Those with heart conditions, high blood pressure, or
women who are pregnant should exit my blog at their earliest
convenience, as their safety cannot be guaranteed beyond this point.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><u><b>Linework
restoration</b></u>: The primitive reproduction methods used in the
stone age of 1977 yielded surprisingly decent results. I know that
Library Of American Comics or one of the other publishers could do
better today, but credit where credit is due. There area few spots
that are bad in this book but given the tools that neanderthal 20<sup>th</sup>
century man had to make this book with I would say that this is a
good restoration job for the time and serviceable by 2019 standards. </span></span>
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cover notes</span></b></u><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">:
You don't see textured casewrap like this anymore. Primitive man
feared nuclear annihilation from Russia and used production methods
that ensured that their books would survive the nuclear winter. </span></span></span></span></div>
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OF THE APES: WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE </span></b></span></span></span>(Boom,
First Printing, 2019<span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">;
Softcover)</span></span></span></span> </span></span></span>
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</span></span></span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Planet
of the Apes: The Time Of Man</span></span></span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#1 and </span></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Planet
of the Apes: The Simian Age</span></span></i></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#1 (cover dates October- December, 2018)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Writers:
Jeff Jensen, David F. Walker, Ryan Ferrier, Dan Abnett, Phillip
Kennedy Johnson, and Matt Kindt</span></span></span></span></div>
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Jared Cullum, George Schall, Lalit Kumar Sharma, Carlos Magno, Morgan
Beem, and Matt Smith</span></span></span></span></div>
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Jared Cullum, George Schall, Gabriel Cassata, Gabriel Cassata, Morgan
Beem, and Joana Lafuente</span></span></span></span></div>
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book compiles two giant-sized one-shots which were both anthologies
of various points in Apes history. One was set in the original
quadrilogy (sic?) continuity, the other in the more recent trilogy
continuity. It's a fairly mediocre bunch of stories, perhaps the
laziest <i>Apes</i> offering that Boom has done yet. It's like they
are trying to kill the brand with these uninspired rehashes. The only
ones that seemed worthwhile were the nod to the original Marvel black
and white <i>Apes</i> magazines storyline <i>Terror On The Planet Of
The Apes</i> and the <i>Cloud And Rain</i> story which showed Koba's
subversion in action. </span></span></span></span>
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</span></b></span><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
is the part where I go into tactile sensations and materials used in
physical media. Those with heart conditions, high blood pressure, or
women who are pregnant should exit my blog at their earliest
convenience, as their safety cannot be guaranteed beyond this point.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Thick cardstock with a matte finish.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Warriors </b></i>#1-20 (Marvel, cover dates February, 1979-
September, 1980)</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Writers:
<b>Doug Moench</b> and Steven Grant (#15 only)</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Artists:
<b>Herb Trimpe</b> with Inking by Dan Green, Al Milgrom, Jack Abel,
Mike Esposito, Steve Mitchell, Bruce Patterson, Mike Vosburg (Pencils
#15 only), and additional cover art by Terry Austin, Walt Simonson</span></span></span></span></div>
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is a funny thing. There are times when it's warm embrace is like a
trusty old blanket, and then there are times when fond remembrances
are best left in childhood. Like a lot of fortysomethings, I had
Shogun Warriors toys as a kid. I had Raydeen and Great Mazinga in the
'70s and loved them. They were solid toys that a kid could beat the
heck out of and they kept on trucking. </span></span></span></span>
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owned issues 1 and 14 as cheapo back issues circa 1983. I have been
wishing and hoping for an Omnibus of this book for years. Over the
years I pieced together a run of this title for little money, and
started reading the series a while back.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
verdict? Well, Doug Moench is a fine writer who has done a lot of
good work elsewhere. Herb Trimpe shines with silly Jack Kirby
inspired monster stuff, and giant robots fighting giant monsters are
right up his alley. The title has a certain pedigree of talent. The
general vibe is that not a lot of effort went into this since it was
a cheesy kids comic, which is fine since that was the intended
audience for the toys and this comic book. There are times when the
series is entertaining but by and large it, much like Marvel's
</span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><i>Godzilla</i></span><span style="text-decoration: none;">
comic, were simply bottom rung Bronze Age titles which are now held
in high regard solely based on nostalgia. That said, I can't wait to
buy this in hardcover someday. Someday science will come up with a
name for my malady. I offer the term Shaw Syndrome to science.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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MARVEL EPIC COLLECTION VOL. 1: THIS WOMAN, THIS WARRIOR </span></b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">(Marvel,
First Printing, 2018; </span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Softcover)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Book was actually released in 2019</span></span></span></span></div>
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Marvel </span></span></span></i></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">#1-14,
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Team-Up</span></span></span></i></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
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#57 (cover dates January, 1977- March, 1978)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Chris Claremont and Gerry Conway</span></span></span></span></div>
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Jim Mooney, John Buscema, Sal Buscema, with John Byrne, Keith
Pollard, Carmine Infantino, George Tuska, Dave Cockrum, Joe Sinnott,
Dave Hunt, Tom Palmer, Frank Giacoia, Steve Leialoha, Sam Grainger,
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original series has held up really well, less damsel in distress and
more strong independent career woman determined to make it, both as
an editor of a magazine and as a superhero. </span></span></span></span>
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was pleasantly surprised to see how forward thinking the writing was,
but with Chris Claremont in charge for most of the book I should have
known better. Claremont was ahead of his time in more ways than one.</span></span></span></span></div>
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artwork is good, solid Bronze Age fun done by the usual journeymen of
the day. I really enjoyed reading this book. </span></span></span></span>
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is the part where I go into tactile sensations and materials used in
physical media. Those with heart conditions, high blood pressure, or
women who are pregnant should exit my blog at their earliest
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u><b>Linework
and Color restoration</b></u>: This is the same restoration found in
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stock</b></u>: Matte coated stock. This is a pinch whiter and
glossier than what we have been getting in Epics so far but it's
still nice.</span></span></span></span></div>
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cover notes</span></b></u></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">:
Laminated cardstock cover.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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OF THE GALAXY: TOMORROW'S AVENGERS VOL. 1 </b></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">(Marvel,
First Printing, 2013; </span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Softcover)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Marvel
Super Heroes</span></span></span></i></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#18, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Marvel
Two-In-One</span></span></span></i></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#4, 5, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Giant-Size
Defenders </span></span></span></i></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">#5,
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Defenders</span></span></span></i></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#26-29, and </span></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Marvel
Presents</span></span></i></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#3-12 (cover dates January, 1969- August, 1977)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Arnold Drake, Steve Gerber, Roger Stern, Gerry Conway, Roger Silfer,
Len Wein, Chris Claremont, Scott Edelman, and Stan Lee</span></span></span></span></div>
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Gene Colan, Sal Buscema, Don Heck, Al Milgrom, and John Buscema, with
Mike Esposito, Frank Giacoia, Vince Colletta, Pablo Marcos, Howard
Chaykin, Terry Austin, Bob Wiaceck, Dave Hunt, John Tartaglione, and
Joe Sinnott</span></span></span></span></div>
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this book was about as much fun as chewing chalk. Mediocre is the
kindest word I use when describing these stories. This book is for
masochists and completists only. </span></span></span></span>
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is the part where I go into tactile sensations and materials used in
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women who are pregnant should exit my blog at their earliest
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was acceptable for parents to hit their kids in the '70s. Believe me. </td></tr>
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and Color restoration</b></u>: Fair but not <i>Marvel Masterworks
level</i>. It doesn't matter though, as the material is weak and the
best restoration in the world couldn't save it. </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u><b>Paper
stock</b></u>: Matte coated stock. This is my favorite of all of the
paper stocks, as it feels high end yet looks like a comic book.</span></span></span></span></div>
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cover notes</span></b></u></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">:
Laminated cardstock cover.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>MARVEL
MASTERWORKS: THE X-MEN VOL. 6 </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">(Marvel,
First Printing, 2014; Softcover)</span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">The</span></span></i></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">X-Men
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54-66 </span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">(cover
dates March, 1969- March, 1970)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Writers:
<b>Roy Thomas</b>, Arnold Drake (#54), Linda Fite (#57), and Denny
O'Neil (#65)</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Artists:
<b>Neal Adams</b>, Don Heck, Werner Roth, and Sal Buscema with Inking
by Tom Palmer, Vince Colletta, and Sam Grainger</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">How
many times can one person buy the same material? Let us count the
ways. My first exposure was the <i>X-Men Visionaries: Neal Adams</i>
trade paperback. While the stories blew my mind, the unfaithful
coloring made me ill. I dumped it to buy the first upgrade, which
was...</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><i>Marvel
Masterworks: The X-Men</i> Vol. 6, a nice book marred by wretched
glued mousetrap binding. The awful tight binding made the next dip
more palatable.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><a href="https://junkfoodforthought-krisshaw.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-x-men-omnibus-vol-2.html" target="_blank"><i>The X-Men Omnibus Vol. 2</i></a> not only boasted sewn binding, but was
remastered again, even over the <i style="font-style: normal;">Masterworks</i>! Wow, where do I
sign, or so I thought at the time.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">I
then bought this book, which boasted the state of the art
restoration, albeit it in softcover. I've also dipped again with the
second X-Men <i>Epic</i>, although that was to get the remaining
issues I lost when I dumped the second <i>Omnibus</i>. Clear as mud?</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">In
any case, this is top shelf stuff and is eclipsed only by the
Claremont and Byrne run. I am done with all of these endless dips for
this material. This version is nice enough. At least Marvel cares
enough about their material to revisit it every time superior source
material appears. DC does restoration once and leaves it, which is
unfortunate since they never try to fix subpar restoration.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b><span style="background: transparent;">The
OCD zone</span></b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b><span style="background: transparent;">-
</span></b></span><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
is the part where I go into tactile sensations and materials used in
physical media. Those with heart conditions, high blood pressure, or
women who are pregnant should exit my blog at their earliest
convenience, as their safety cannot be guaranteed beyond this point.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
loved the softcover </span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Masterworks</span></span></i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
line, as the books are wider than a standard trade paperback. Marvel
since went the Epic route, but I would have been happy buying
softcover Masterworks.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u><b>Linework
and Color restoration</b></u>: This is the same upgraded linework and
color restoration found in the second <i>Omnibus</i>. </span></span></span></span>
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stock</b></u>: Matte coated stock. This is my favorite of all of the
paper stocks, as it feels high end yet looks like a comic book.</span></span></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139630864504778401.post-28353737103224928182019-04-03T07:10:00.002-04:002019-04-03T07:10:22.998-04:00Review- The Owl #1 and 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Owl</b></i> #1 and 2 (Gold Key, cover dates April, 1967- April, 1968)</span></span></span></span></div>
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was a campy retread of the 1940s Dell series designed to ride the
wave of campy Golden Age nostalgia in the wake of the 1966 <i>Batman</i>
TV series. I enjoyed the heck out of the complete lack of self
awareness combined with absurd, unnecessarily elaborate exploits.
Gold Key Comics were always decidedly old fashioned and out of step
yet charming, and these are no different. If you were a kid jingling
some coins in your hand at the newsstand then this would have been
buried by anything Marvel or DC were doing at the time. I guess that
it never stood a chance, which is too bad since these were fun reads
with solid artwork.</span></span></span></span></div>
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the character was revived as part of Dynamite's <i>Project
Superpowers</i> universe a few years ago. That universe is comprised
of public domain Golden Age superheroes who are retooled. There is
also a more recent relaunch in inDELLible Comics' <i>All New Popular
Comics</i>, another public domain riff.</span></span></span></span></div>
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is the part where I go into tactile sensations and materials used in
physical media. Those with heart conditions, high blood pressure, or
women who are pregnant should exit my blog at their earliest
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comic books smell great. They should make a candle that smells like
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STARR'S MARY PERKINS ON STAGE VOL. 9 </span></b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">(Classic
Comics Press, First Printing, 2012; </span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Softcover)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Perkins On Stage</span></span></i></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
newspaper strips originally published from November 20, 1967- May 10,
1969</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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and Artist: Leonard Starr</span></span></span></span></div>
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this is what you <i>should</i> be reading. This series has some of
the best writing in the history of the medium. Leonard Starr is no
slouch in the artwork department, either. Top shelf stuff that
belongs in everyone's library. There are only 15 volumes to buy.
Child's play!</span></span></span></span></div>
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is the part where I go into tactile sensations and materials used in
physical media. Those with heart conditions, high blood pressure, or
women who are pregnant should exit my blog at their earliest
convenience, as their safety cannot be guaranteed beyond this point.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u><b>Linework
restoration</b></u>: I do not have source material to compare, but I
do know that Charles Pelto spends a ton of time making these books
look terrific. The only drawback to this book is that the Sundays are
in black and white rather than full color as they were originally
published.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u><b>Paper
stock</b></u>: Uncoated matte stock, great for late night reading by
incandescent light. </span></span></span></span>
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Perfect bound.</span></span></span></span></div>
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cover notes</b></u>: Cover has a matte finish to it which feels a
little “frosty”. I am not sure how to describe it but it feels
dry, like frosted glass bottles.</span></span></span></span></div>
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FOUR BY JOHN BYRNE </b></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>OMNIBUS
VOL. 1 </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">(Marvel,
First Printing, 2011; Hardcover)</span></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i>Avengers</i></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">
#233, </span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i>Fantastic
Four</i></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"> #209-218,
220, 221, 232-260, </span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Fantastic
Four Annual</span></i></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
#17, </span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Marvel
Team-Up</span></i></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
#61, 62, </span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Marvel
Two-In-One</span></i></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
#50, and </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Thing
</span></span></i></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">#2
(cover dates August, 1979- November, 1983)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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John Byrne with Roger Stern (<i>Avengers</i> #233), Marv Wolfman
(#209-217) (Bill Mantlo (#217, 218), Stan Lee (back-up story #236),
and Chris Claremont (<i>Marvel Team-Up</i> #61, 62)</span></span></span></span></div>
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John Byrne with additional Inking by Joe Sinnott, Bjorn Heyn, Dave
Hunt (<i>Marvel Team-Up</i> #61, 62) and pencils by Ron Wilson (
<span style="text-decoration: none;"><i>Thing </i></span><span style="text-decoration: none;">#2)
along with the </span>Jack Kirby (back-up story #236)</span></span></span></span></div>
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double and sometimes triple* dip weighs in at seven pounds. I bought
all of these issues in the <i>Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne</i>
trades in the previous decade. This is top shelf material and I am
currently buying it in “high def” <i>Marvel Masterworks</i>
format.</span></span></span></span></div>
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mom bought me #210 and 214 at Farmer Jack when they came out. I still
have that original copy of #210 from when I was a little kid. </i></span></span></span></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bad light glare in the basement due to the LED bulbs. I read by incandescent light bulbs in my bedroom.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Note
that this review is for the first printing with the Direct Market variant
dustjacket. The current 2018 printing uses thinner paper and cheaper
casewrap on the boards and weighs less as well as having a different dustjacket.</span></span></span></span></div>
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OCD zone</span></b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b><span style="background: transparent;">-
</span></b></span><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
is the part where I go into tactile sensations and materials used in
physical media. Those with heart conditions, high blood pressure, or
women who are pregnant should exit my blog at their earliest
convenience, as their safety cannot be guaranteed beyond this point.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u><b>Linework
and Color restoration</b></u>: The overall restoration is a
bit...<i>rustic</i> by modern standards. Some of it has since been
remastered in high-def in <i>Marvel Masterworks</i> (#209-218) and
that will resume with this fall's release of Vol. 21. I am looking
forward to upgrading this material, as Byrne's run is the second
golden age of the title. This book is like early DVD restoration in a
4k world. </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u><b>Paper
stock</b></u>: Thick coated stock with a slight sheen.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u><b>Binding</b></u>:
Sewn binding. The book block has a slight sag to it after a few
years, a common ailment for these Omnibus books. Some folks wouldn't
notice it, but I do and so would you since you are reading this. </span></span></span></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reading the book resulted in these ugly creases on the spine. </td></tr>
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Laminated dustjacket. The casewrap has the faux leather grain and
foil stamping which you will not find on the 2018 edition.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><b>ROY
THOMAS PRESENTS: THE HEAP VOL. 2 </b></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">(PS
Artbooks, First Printing, 2013; Hardcover)</span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">The
Heap</span></span></i></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
stories from </span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Airboy</span></span></i></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
Comics </span></span></i></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
Vol. 5 #5-12, Vol. 6 #1, 12, Vol. 7 #1-8, 10, 11 a/k/a #52-60, 65-79,
81, 82 (cover dates June, 1948- December, 1950)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u>Writers</u>:
Carmine Infantino, Ernest Schroeder, and other unidentified writers</span></span></span></span></div>
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Carmine Infantino, Leonard Starr, Mike Roy, John Belfi, Clement
Weisbacker, Bob Butts, Dan Zolnerowich, Frank Bolle, Paul Reinman,
and Ernest Schroeder</span></span></span></span></div>
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batch of stories with the original comic book swamp monster aren't as
enjoyable as the earlier ones found in Volume 1. The artwork remains
good throughout, and the writing has honest to gosh continuity, an
uncommon occurrence for the era. This was a fun read in smaller
doses. </span></span></span></span>
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is the part where I go into tactile sensations and materials used in
physical media. Those with heart conditions, high blood pressure, or
women who are pregnant should exit my blog at their earliest
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enjoy huffing these Chinese made books. PS Artbooks smell the best.
Whenever I crack one open I sit there and snort it...</span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Oh
yeah, that's the stuff</span></span></i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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book has the ever delectable sweet, sweet toxic Chinese printing
press smell, likely the result of paper sourced from virgin Amazon
rainforests and ink which is a concoction of lead paint chips, broken
and pulped asbestos tiles, mercury from recalled thermometers, and
the final magical ingredient: the blood, sweat, and tears of the
children working the sweatshop printing presses. If loving these
books is wrong then I don't want to be right! </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">The
sweet smell seems to go away from these books after a few years, so
huff them early and often.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u><b>Linework
and Color restoration</b></u>: Like any PS Artbook, the quality
varies issue by issue. This looks decent for a scan and print
collection.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">The
raw scan presentation has the benefit of the feeling of reading the
original comic book. The drawback, which is a huge one subjectively
speaking, is that all of the shortcomings of the primitive four color
printings presses are apparent. Line bleed, off register printing,
and other anomalies are all present. It's a warts and all approach.
Your mileage may vary and it all boils down to your preference.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u><b>Paper
stock</b></u>: Bright white matte stock.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u><b>Binding</b></u>:
Sewn binding.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;"><u><b>Hardback
cover notes</b></u></span><span style="color: black;">: Matte casewrap with
spot varnish. No dustjacket. Images printed directly onto the
casewrap.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD- THE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS VOL. 1 </span></b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">(DC,
First Printing, 2017; Hardcover)</span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span></i></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">The
Brave and the Bold</span></span></span></i></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
</span></span></span></i></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">#74-109
(core stories only; none of the back-up stories are included) (cover
dates November, 1967- November, 1973)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Writers:
Bob Haney, Mike Sekowsky, and Denny O'Neil</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Artists:
<u>Pencilers</u>- Ross Andru, Neal Adams, Mike Sekowsky, Bob Brown,
Irv Novick, Nick Cardy, Carmine Infantio, and Jim Aparo; </span></span></span></span><u style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; text-align: left;">Inkers</u><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; text-align: left;">-
Mike Esposito, Jack Abel, Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, Vince Colletta,
Irv Novick, Joe Kubert, Nick Cardy, Murphy Anderson, Jim Aparo, and
Frank McLaughlin</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">DC
has really closed the quality gap when compared to Marvel's Omnibus
editions. I prefer the paper stock that DC has been using over the
decontented stock Marvel has been using in theirs for the past few
years. The binding, while stiffer, feels sturdier than Marvel
Omniboo. We'll see if it develops Omnibus sag like the older Marvel
ones do. Both companies have cheapened the hardback boards and
casewrap.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Awful gradient shading. </td></tr>
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OCD zone</span></b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b><span style="background: transparent;">-
</span></b></span><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
is the part where I go into tactile sensations and materials used in
physical media. Those with heart conditions, high blood pressure, or
women who are pregnant should exit my blog at their earliest
convenience, as their safety cannot be guaranteed beyond this point.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Issue
84 had a two page spread which was broken up on pages 265 and 266.
While it is a subtle spread Bruce Wayne's head does continue across
both pages in the original issue. This effect is ruined in this book.
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u><b>Linework
and Color restoration</b></u>: Hit and miss when it comes to the
coloring. Some of the restoration work has been repurposed from the
<i>Legends Of The Dark Knight: Jim Aparo</i> hardcover and the <i>Diana
Prince, Wonder Woman</i> trades. Those issues have awful, lazy
gradient shade blends. While subtle to normal humans, they stab into
my eyes like hot needles. </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">The
issues which were freshly recolored for this book (INCLUDING the Neal
Adams ones!!!) look terrific. Those of us who suffered through Adams'
George Lucas Special Edition bastardization of these issues in those
<i>Batman By Neal Adams</i> line can rejoice in the fact that history
has been corrected. </span></span></span></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scan of the original comic.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Restoration found in this book.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">The
linework is very good throughout, although I did not go page by page
and panel by panel. I might have missed something, but the handful of
spot checks that I did looked good. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u><b>Paper
stock</b></u>: I love the matte coated stock DC uses in their
Omniboo. Top shelf stuff.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u><b>Binding</b></u>:
While the sewn binding is stiffer than Marvel's, the book as a whole
feels sturdier. </span></span></span></span>
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and Hardback cover notes</span></b></u></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">:
The dustjacket has glossy lamination. The casewrap of the hardback is
the sole drawback here, as it feels cheap.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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CARPENTER TALES OF SCIENCE FICTION: VAULT </span></b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;">(Storm
King Comics, First Printing, 2018; Softcover)</span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">John
Carpenter's Tales Of Science Fiction: Vault</span></span></i></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#1-3 (cover dates July- September, 2017)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Writers:
James Ninness</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Artists:
Andres Esparza</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">This
was a double dip from <a href="https://junkfoodforthought-krisshaw.blogspot.com/2017/10/review-john-carpenters-tales-of-science.html" target="_blank">the single issues</a>. I buy everything that Storm
King does and then buy the trade. No, I am not sure why I do that
either. Someday science will come up with a name for my affliction. </span></span></span></span>
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OCD zone</span></b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b><span style="background: transparent;">-
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women who are pregnant should exit my blog at their earliest
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Matte finish with foil embossed accents. Very classy for a trade
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OLD MAN LOGAN VOL. 8- TO KILL FOR </span></b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">(Marvel,
First Printing, 2018; </span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Softcover)</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Old
Man Logan</span></span></i></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#36-40 </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">(cover
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Ed Brisson</span></span></span></span></div>
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Dalibor Talajic and Ibraim Roberson (#39, 40)</span></span></span></span></div>
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quick take: Some folks enjoyed Lemire's heady run more than Brisson's
grounded mainstream superhero take. I dug the heck out of seeing Old
Man Logan taking on Bullseye, so for my money all is still well with
this title...even though it has since been cancelled.</span></span></span></span></div>
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is the part where I go into tactile sensations and materials used in
physical media. Those with heart conditions, high blood pressure, or
women who are pregnant should exit my blog at their earliest
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Perfect bound trade paperback. This book is so thin that it almost
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cover notes</span></b></u></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">:
Laminated cardstock cover.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;">My
son asked me if I would read this before reading </span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><i>Doomsday
Clock</i></span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;">. He assigned it
to me as weekend homework reading before his next visit. His mother
bought him this book, so full disclaimer: I didn't pay to read this
book. My son is 12 and I won't let him read </span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><i>Watchmen</i></span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;">,
which I suppose makes it a sort of forbidden fruit for the lad. Alas,
I am not sure how much enjoyment he will derive from this or </span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><i>Doomsday
Clock</i></span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"> without
understanding the reference points of </span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><i>Watchmen</i></span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;">.
I explained things to him as best as I can without revealing certain,
age-inappropriate things about the series. </span><br />
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FLASH: THE BUTTON- THE DELUXE EDITION </span></b></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">(DC,
First Printing, 2017; Hardcover)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span></i></span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Batman</span></span></span></i></span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
</span></span></span></i></span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">#21,
22, and </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Flash</span></span></span></i></span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#21, 22 (cover dates June-July, 2017)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Tom Cook and Joshua Williamson</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Wow,
talk about your assumed knowledge, self-referencing works. This is
the prequel to the main event which spun out of <a href="https://junkfoodforthought-krisshaw.blogspot.com/2016/08/review-dc-universe-rebirth-1.html" target="_blank"><i>DC Rebirth</i> #1</a>,
that 80 page comic that was a reset of a reset of reset, or something
like that. This story is a fun, action packed read, but falls flat on
its face overall because the writers assume that everyone has a
working knowledge of <i>Watchmen</i> and the DC Universe. While the
majority of readers do, someone like my son who has a budding
interest in comics simply didn't understand a lot of this. Reading
the book with his confusion in mind and looking at it through his
eyes made me look for clues to explain the story to a “civilian”.
The pickings were slim. </span></span></span></span>
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P O I L E R S</b></span> abound- <i>you have been warned</i>. So
Doctor Manhattan is likely the “god” that is somehow pulling the
strings and has left The Comedian's button in the DC Universe? To
what end? Alan Moore would be rolling in his grave if he were dead.
If DC is trying to blur the lines of all ret-cons and reboots into
one cohesive universe, using Reverse Flash (Thawne) seems even more
confusing. Maybe this is my Marvel thinking, but wouldn't every
single attempt at altering Flash's history by going back in time
change nothing and only create alternate timelines? </span></span></span></span>
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I am not a DC expert, I have a mild working knowledge of their
continuity. Even so, I found some of these reference points to be
confusing. I know that this is all make believe, but all of this
ret-conning and rebooting has made a mess of things. </span></span></span></span>
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I said above, as fun a read with nice artwork that it is, it's a thin
story. The prequel is little more than a stunt, which I suppose is
appropriate since this <i>Doomsday Clock</i> event is one of the
biggest stunts since The New 52. </span></span></span></span>
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Food For Thought rating: 3.5 out of 5. </span></b></span></span></span>
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Sewn binding. Go DC! </span></span></span></span>
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and Hardback cover notes</span></b></u></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">:
This particular printing has a lenticular dustjacket. I can't recall
of another collected edition with this feature. Very cool. The single
issues boasted this feature, so this was a nice nod to that. The
hardback has a glossy laminated casewrap.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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OF THE APES: URSUS </span></b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">(Boom,
First Printing, 2018</span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">;
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of the Apes: Ursus</span></span></i></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#1-6 </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">(cover
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David F. Walker</span></span></span></span></div>
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Chris Mooneyham (#1-3) and Lalit Kumar Sharma (#4-6)</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">General
Ursus is featured prominently in the original <i>Planet Of The Apes</i>
movie as well as the sequel, <i>Beneath The Planet Of The Apes</i>.
Identified by his bulbous helmet, he is the leader of the gorilla
army and always at odds with the orangutans. This is his story, with
the events of the first two films as seen through his lens. The all
too familiar proceedings wind up being little more than a backdrop to
his motivations as a character.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">The
biggest problem with the story of General Ursus is the same problem
you have when you go into the backstory of any iconic character. Be
it Michael Myers, Freddie Kreuger, etc, once you have to fill in some
blanks you ultimately have to somehow humanize them in order to make
them relatable to the reader. This robs the villain of his or her
ability to scare the reader (or viewer). Ursus is the gorilla who
famously said “<i>The only good human...is a dead human!</i>” and
“<i>The only thing that counts in the end is power! Naked,
merciless force!</i>” Do those sound like the words of a gorilla
who misses his late wife? This borders on being fan fiction, catering
to folks so bored with repeated viewings and readings that we have to
insert filler into a character to amuse themselves. </span></span></span></span>
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have loved every single <i>Apes</i> series by BOOM that I have read
until now. While I've avoided the crossovers (I have no desire to
POTA commingle with, say, Star Trek, Tarzan, etc) the rest have been
winners. While this wasn't a bad read it fell below the high
benchmark which BOOM has set with these comics over the past eight
years. The artwork in this series is the weakest in the line yet.
Consider this to be a hiccup in an otherwise successful line of
comics. </span></span></span></span>
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Food For Thought rating: 3 out of 5. </span></b></span></span></span>
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is the part where I go into tactile sensations and materials used in
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women who are pregnant should exit my blog at their earliest
convenience, as their safety cannot be guaranteed beyond this point.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Sewn binding glued into a cardstock cover.</span></span></span></span></div>
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ANNUAL VOL. 1 </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Gemstone,1994</span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">;
Squarebound periodical)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Two-Fisted
Tales</span></span></i></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">
#18-22 </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">(cover
dates November/December, 1950- July/August, 1951)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Harvey Kurtzman, Al Feldstein, Wally Wood, and Johnny Craig</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Artists:
Harvey Kurtzman, Al Feldstein, Wally Wood, Johnny Craig, John
Severin, Will Elder, Jack Davis, and Alex Toth</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">These
red-blooded, he-man stories take place during different eras. You get
pirates, Roman Empire, WWI stories and more, although most of the
stories center around modern warfare. This was a most timely series,
as we entered the Korean War only a few months before the first issue
was released.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Take
a glance at the credits above...it's a veritable who's who of Golden
Age legends under one roof. I enjoyed every story in this book but my
favorite was #22's <i>Chicken!</i> We have all encountered bullies in
our lives, from school, work, etc., and every single one of them is a
true coward at heart. It's amazing how the cues of abuse from bullies
gets passed on like a baton. It was nice to see a bully get theirs at
the end in this story. </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Like
all EC Comics, the writing and artwork are top notch. I read EC's at
my leisure, content in the knowledge that whenever I crack one open I
know that I'm getting into the good stuff.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background: transparent;">Junk
Food For Thought rating: 4 out of 5. </span></b></span></span></span>
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OCD zone</span></b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b><span style="background: transparent;">-
</span></b></span><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
is the part where I go into tactile sensations and materials used in
physical media. Those with heart conditions, high blood pressure, or
women who are pregnant should exit my blog at their earliest
convenience, as their safety cannot be guaranteed beyond this point.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u><b>Linework
and Color restoration</b></u>: Bill Gaines kept meticulous copies of
the original artwork. The color palette is faithful to the original
comic books, unlike the <i>EC Archives</i> line. </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u><b>Paper
stock</b></u>: Standard mando paper of the day. While it is a quarter
century old it has surprisingly maintained the off white creamy
color. The blacks look weak, the result of the early water-based inks
used in the flexograph printing process of the day. My other gripe is
that the paper is tissue paper thin. Those accustomed to high end
collected editions would be aghast at this authentic comic book
paper. </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;"><u><b>Binding</b></u>:
Perfect bound.</span></span></span></span></div>
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notes</span></b></u></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">:
This is not a trade paperback in the traditional sense of the word,
since the first few EC Annuals used a super thick glossy comic cover
as opposed to the cardstock that would be used for the majority of
the line.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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