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AGE
OF MONSTERS |
by Steve Bissette, Kevin Maguire, Brandon McKinney,
& Arthur Adams
Cover by Hugo Award-winning artist Bob Eggleton. |
Paperback: 272 pages
Dark Horse Comics, Inc.
ISBN: 1569712778 |
$17.95
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| Go Go Godzilla!
This incredible book is a
complete retelling of Godzilla's history. It has incredible animation and
action scenes. Godzilla is impresively pertrayed. A must have! |
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From Dark
Horse Comics:
Noriko Yoshiwara`s world
changed that fateful day her father discovered the big rock. Little did
she know that the discovery became Godzilla`s wake-up call and set the
pace for her life`s work -- studying the King of the Monsters. Follow her
lead and the scientist team called G-Force through Godzilla`s adventures
as he battles Hero Zero, Charles Barkley, and more! |
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| MOTO HAGIO |
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A,A'
[A, A Prime] |
| by Moto Hagio |
Paperback: 208 pages
Viz Communications
ISBN: 1569312389 |
$15.95
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Science Fiction
With a Romantic Twist.
A genetically engineered
race of people called "Unicorns" have extreme difficulty feeling and coping
with emotions, making their personal struggles a moving metaphor for humanity's
alienation in the modern age. |
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A, A'
[A, A Prime] is one of the best visual novels on the market. If
you're looking for a good romance, tired of bodice rippers, and enjoy storytelling
done with well-drawn artwork and just enough narration -- this one's for
you.
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One of the best visual novels
on the market. If you're looking for a good romance, tired of bodice rippers
and enjoy storytelling done with well-drawn artwork and just enough narration
-- this one's for you.
Done in three pieces, the
common thread running through all three stories is the "artificial mutation"
called the unicorn -- human beings whose outward appearance include a mane
of red hair much like an inline mowhawk. Unicorns have a difficult time
with emotions - and each of the three unicorn characters in this novel
would have a difficult time even if they had normal emotional responses
like the rest of us. Used, abused and misunderstood, they struggle and
manage to find love wherever they go. In the process, we get a different
view on life, love and priorities.
The artwork is simple, stylish
and often funny without being cartoonish. You often smile just before a
frame grabs you by the throat with it's intensity. Complex emotions are
played out with only a portion of a face visible - little or no background
art needed - but what is there is, is done well with no explanations needed.
Keep in mind this is an
adult, PG-13 novel that involves sexuality and questions regarding gender
identity. However, it is done in a fashion that could only annoy someone
unwilling to deal with the topics in the first place. I'd give it to a
high schooler with no reservations. But it is meaty, satisfying stuff for
any age. Don't miss it.
By the creator of They
Were Eleven. Story and art by Moto Hagio. |
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| MARK HAMILL |
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THE
BLACK PEARL |
by Mark Hamill, Eric Johnson, H.M. Baker,
Dan Schaeffer, & Bruce Patterson |
Paperback: 120 pages
Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1569712743 |
$16.95
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Mark Hamill's
THE
BLACK PEARL was all over the news during the release of the
Star
Wars Special Edition trilogy, causing fans to hunt for the sold-out
series. Now the entire story is available in one package, "remastered"
to make it appropriate for all ages.
THE BLACK PEARL explores
the differences between reporting the news... and creating it. |
| Some heroes
are driven by justice. Others are driven by headlines. Luther is no hero.
In fact, he’d probably be called a stalker if he hadn’t stumbled into that
holdup. Now the newspapers, the television, they turned it into something
else, turned him into someone else. Now he’s The Black Pearl — a
real-life superhero — and the media won’t let him quit, even if it means
Luther ends up dead. Written by Star Wars star Mark Hamill
and screenwriter Eric Johnson, with art by H. M. Baker and
Bruce
Patterson. |
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| GARETH E. HINDS |
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BEARSKIN
A
GRIMM TALE |
| by Gareth E. Hinds |
Paperback: 80 pages
thecomic.com
ISBN: 1893131009 |
$5.95
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BEARSKIN is
a graphic novel adaptation of a Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale. It is the story
of a discharged soldier who, homeless and destitute, agrees to a deal with
the Devil. For seven years he must wear the pelt of a bear, and neither
bathe, shave, cut his hair or nails, nor sleep in a bed. If he dies during
the seven years, he will lose his soul, but if he survives he will be the
wealthiest man in the world.
80 pp. b/w. |
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you've read and loved BEARSKIN as I have, believe me, you've only seen
the tip of the Iceberg. Gareth Hinds is a talent to be reckoned with. Don't
let him out of your sight for a minute."
--Scott
McCloud, author of Understanding Comics
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From the publisher, thecomic.com:
This book is intended to
build on the recent resurgence of interest in fairy tales as both timeless
entertainment and deep wells of sociological and psychological information.
Mass-media adaptations of these tales have invariably distorted their symbolic
content to please current narrative tastes. The goal of the Bearskin project
is to give the modern audience a faithful retelling of some of the old
stories, with their original archetypal elements intact, as well as to
flavor each story with a distinct visual interpretation.
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Joseph
Szadkowski, The Washington Times, 8/22/98
"Take
it from a lover of the fairy tale and sequential art, ignore the psychological
and sociological mumbo-jumbo and just enjoy the work for what it is-- a
well-told story with great art."
Bearskin is the first book
published by TheComic.com, a non-incorporated venture into the realm of
independent comics and E-commerce. It is centered on a web page which features
a free, serialized online comic book, Deus Ex Machina, as well as an online
store for Bearskin-related merchandise. Bearskin was published with the
help of a grant from the Xeric Foundation. This is an organization whose
purpose is to give financial assistance to comic book self-publishers,
on the basis of originality, literary and artistic merit, and commitment
to the medium. Bearskin received the maximum Xeric Grant for spring 1998.
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Praise for BEARSKIN:
(from
learned dead people)
"Two
Thumbs Up!"
--Jacob
& Wilhelm Grimm
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"A
Mythic Journey with all the trappings."
--Joseph
Campbell
"A
real Oddyssey."
--Homer
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About the Author:
Gareth Hinds was born in
1971, went to the same High School as Frank Miller, and has a BFA in illustration
from Parsons School of Design. Now he lives in the Boston area and does
artwork for computer games. He is currently working on an adaptation of
the classic hero saga Beowulf. |
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