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SPECIES:
HUMAN RACE |
by Steve Bissette, Stephen Blue, Ed Gorman, Gordon Rennie,
& Phillip Amara |
Paperback: 96 pages
Dark Horse Comics, Inc.
ISBN: 1569712190 |
$11.95

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Sil, an immortal,
alien creature, threatens the very existence of life on Earth, in a graphic
novel based on the popular science fiction film in which each chapter is
written by a different author, including Gordon Rennie, Ed Gorman, and
Steve Bissette. Original. |
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JHONEN VASQUEZ |
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JOHNNY
THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC
(Director's Cut) |
by Jhonen Vasquez |
Paperback: 168 pages
Slave Labor Publications
ISBN: 0943151163 |
$19.95

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"Demonically
funny."
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From the Introduction
by Rob Schrab:
"Vasquez has touched something
important here. There's a little monster inside all of us . . . We mustn't
ignore that monster." |
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Mayhem and violence
rule in this collection of issues one through seven of Jhonen Vasquez's
Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, as well as material seen before only in Carpe
Noctem magazine. Dark and disturbingly funny, JTHM follows the adventures
of Johnny (you can call him Nny), who lives with a pair of styrofoam doughboys
that encourage his madness, a wall that constantly needs a fresh coat of
blood, and--oh, yeah--his victims in various states of torture. Join Nny
as he frightens the little boy next door (Todd, known to fans of Vasquez's
work as Squee), thirsts for Cherry Brain Freezies, attempts suicide, draws
Happy Noodle Boy, and tries to uncover the meaning of his homicidal existence.
Subliminal meassage: Eat
the peas...
Johnny The Homicidal
Maniac is
far more than an existential-gen-x-goth-gore-comic-book, it's truly a parable
of modern times where the protagonist is at times highly likeable and easy
to identify with; while at other times he's despicable and just not nice...
This work explores Confucian ideas of civility and morality – is chalked
full of artful angles and highly stylized art – boasts an amazing array
of fantastic monologues – and all while indulging a morbid satirical sense
of humor. Something, which adds an interesting perspective, is the fact
that the protagonist is a villain with whom we can identify.
“I'd
hate for Nny (Johnny) to be some one-dimensional monster. There is no doubt
in my mind that he's a villain in a story peopled by slightly less reactionary
villains. I also don't want there to be some convenient origin to his character
that would make us understand how he came to be, thus making us sympathetic
towards his situation.” -- Jhonen Vasquez.
Another most interesting
thing, which this book contains, is its dual perspectives; you may either
see it as the story of a demented schizophrenic or an unlucky subject of
a supernatural mishap, or perhaps something in-between. All in all, this
is an amazing piece of work.
Spooky meassage: The peas
is evil I tells ya! evil! |
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JHONEN
VASQUEZ |
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Squee's
Wonderful Big Giant Book
of
Unspeakable Horrors |
by Jhonen Vasquez |
Paperback: 144 pages
Slave Labor Publications
ISBN: 0943151244 |
$15.95

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Squee's Wonderful
Big Giant Book of Unspeakable Horrors collects together the four issues
of the Squee comic book series from SLG Publishing. It also contains reprints
from the popular Jhonny the Homicidal Maniac series that didn't appear
in the JTHM: Director's Cut book. |
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About the
Author
Jhonen Vasquez reluctantly
lives in Southern California and is currently developing a cartoon for
Nickelodeon. He likes spooky movies, sugary candy, and cool computer games. |
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