November 2010
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ADD's Holiday Gift Guide
I don’t think I’ve ever really done one of these before, but with comics and graphic novels more in the public eye than they have been since, what, the 1940s? — and as the Winter Solstice draws nearer, I thought I would weigh in with what I think would make some nice gifts this holiday season for that special someone in your life. You know, that person you are pretty sure...
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Christopher Allen Reviews Fire & Water
Fire & Water: Bill Everett, The Sub-Mariner, and the Birth of Marvel Comics Writer - Blake Bell Publisher - Fantagraphics Books. $39.99 USD
During his time in comics, from the start of the Golden Age to the end of 1972, Bill Everett had the respect of many of his peers for his gifts as a an artist and storyteller. His penciling in the boom time for the industry of the late ’30s through the...
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Christopher Allen Reviews Elmer
Elmer
Writer/Artist - Gerry Alanguilan
Publisher - SLG Publishing. $12.95 USD
In this parable about racism and equality, longtime superhero comics inker Alanguilan tells the story of Jake Gallo, a chicken born in the second generation of chickens who found themselves able to speak, with all the intelligence and emotions of humans. In fact, they’re recognized as equal, but as with blacks...
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ADD's Got Discount Comic Sets and GNs on eBay!
Yes, it’s true, I’m still working my auction mojo on the eBay. Right now I have an updated set of auctions that includes hardcover and softcover graphic novels (including one Absolute edition), comic book sets, mini-series, and even a nice piece of original art. Click over to view my eBay auctions and if you see something you like, bid early and often! — Alan David Doane
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Christopher Allen Reviews Powr Mastrs Vol. 1
Powr Masters Vol. 1
Writer/Artist - C.F.
Publisher - PictureBox. $18 USD
Naive in the best possible way, C.F.’s Powr Mastrs captivated me over a year ago when I bought this volume based only on word of mouth. I hadn’t seen a single panel and from the elaborate logo and no-nonsense pricing and credits below, I thought maybe I was in for a stern sword-and-sorcery epic. And yes,...
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Christopher Allen Reviews DC 1st Issue Special #3...
1st Issue Special #3
Writer - Bob Haney
Artist - Ramona Fradon
1st Special #4
Writer - Robert Kanigher
Art - John Rosenberger and Vince Colletta
Publisher - DC Comics (1975)
Not that anyone cares besides me, but one of my many goals, just ahead of getting a girlfriend and paying off my Visa balance, is to read and review some obscure DC series. I reviewed the first couple issues of this a...
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So I Had a Chocolate Chip Bagel AND a Jelly Donut...
…and wanted to write some jittery, unfocused thoughts on comics. I left the office late and there were leftovers from our monthly breakfast thing, and they would have been stale by morning, so…
By the way, who brings McDonald’s breakfast burritos to one of these? Weird, right? Yes, I ate one.
Thor #615 & #616 - the bar was set pretty low for me to enjoy this one. It really...
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Midweek eBay Auctions Update
I’ve got some auctions ending in a few days on eBay, and quite a few heavily-discounted items still have no bids, so you have a chance to get some great graphic novel reading at low prices in the next few days. Titles include:
Astro City (complete set of all 57 comics) by Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson and Alex Ross From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell Godland (complete TPB set) by Joe...
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ADD Update
No, I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth, I’ve been doing a little non-comics writing these past few days, posted at my personal blog. Click over to read: * My report (with pictures) on a local book fair appearance by James Howard Kunstler, who signed copies of his new book The Witch of Hebron (highly recommended) and performed a reading of three scenes from the novel. * My...
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Christopher Allen Reviews Jack Kirby's OMAC: One...
Jack Kirby’s OMAC: One Man Army Corps
Writer/Penciler/Editor - Jack Kirby
Inkers - Mike Royer, D. Bruce Berry
In the curious but arguably appropriate newsprint under hardcover DC format, this short-lived late ’70s Kirby DC project (eight issues) is a potent mix of wild ideas, headlong storytelling, and kitschy Kirby phrasing that nonetheless feels like a long walk for a short day at...
ADD's eBay Auctions Now Live!
Right now I have some items up on eBay, softcover and hardcover graphic novels and comics, at pretty steep discounts. Titles include Hellboy (both softcover and the hardcover Library Editions) Godland (both softcover and the hardcover Celestial Editions), Gotham Central, Buffy Season 8, Achewood HCs, From Hell, JLA Deluxe HCs, and more. If you’re looking for hours of great comics reading...
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EW Covers The Captain America Movie
Entertainment Weekly sent along their newest issue, #1127, which cover-features next year’s Captain America: The First Avenger movie. Longtime EW go-to comics guy Jeff Jensen writes the article, which looks at the approach to the film and features some good quotes from lead actor Chris Evans, who played the Human Torch in the Fantastic Four movies, although he looks so different in Cap that...
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Christopher Allen Reviews Wonder Woman #603 & 604
Wonder Woman #s 603 & 604
Writer - J. Michael Straczynski
Pencilers - Don Kramer and Eduardo Pansicca
Inker - Jay Leisten
Publisher - DC Comics
Whatever new phrase has replaced “hot mess,” well, this series is it. Although, I guess something has to be more compelling to follow to be a true hot mess, right? These two issues continue JMS’ first WW arc,...
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Christopher Allen Reviews Four Color Fear
Four Color Fear: Forgotten Horror Comics of the 1950s Editor - Greg Sadowski Publisher - Fantagraphics Books. $29.99 USD
I might have reviewed this book a little differently a week or two ago, but in ramping up to Halloween I’ve been watching a number of horror films, new and old. And one realizes that there are few differences between this installment of the Friday the 13th or Final...