The Sin City movie made me want to check the original graphic novels. I found this lone Sin City hardcover at a dealer table at a discount and I just The Sin City movie made me want to check the original graphic novels. I found this lone Sin City hardcover at a dealer table at a discount and I just got to have it. I like the story but I found myself preferring the movie over the book....more
This was an irresistible purchase, a seldom sighted Transformers hardcover graphic novel by Simon Furman at the height of his powers as a scribe chronThis was an irresistible purchase, a seldom sighted Transformers hardcover graphic novel by Simon Furman at the height of his powers as a scribe chronicling the adventures of Hasbro's transforming robots....more
Six years ago, I went to my first and probably only San Diego Comic Con that I will ever have the pleasure of attending. It was just great timing of cSix years ago, I went to my first and probably only San Diego Comic Con that I will ever have the pleasure of attending. It was just great timing of circumstance and some guts to take a week off and make my pilgrimage to the mecca of pop culture.
This first book I listed in my SDCC 2008 shelf I didn't actually bought at the convention but I did manage to accumulate a ton of books that brought me to precipice of excess baggage.
I never actually had the Transformers toys I wanted in my childhood but I guess this expansive guide would soothe that nagging feeling of emptiness an original 1984 Optimus Prime toy would have filled in my childhood.
This is a great guide and a valuable resource for collectors of this toy line. I may not have the toys on my shelf but leafing through this book helped assuage that empty feeling....more
This was a definitive Nineties classic. Marvel Comics launched a new title for artist Jim Lee to actively co-plot. The result was a perfect storm of aThis was a definitive Nineties classic. Marvel Comics launched a new title for artist Jim Lee to actively co-plot. The result was a perfect storm of a bestseller. The great Lee art, the multiple covers, a new number one issue, and comic book speculation, these were all factors that resulted into a genuine Guinness World Record. Over seven million copies of the first issue were sold.
This effectively relaunched the X-Men and defined them for a decade. This trade paperback collects the first seven issues of X-men. This was the best Lee would ever be on the X-Men, and also the last Chris Claremont arc before a lengthy sabbatical from the characters he’s most identified. Granted, the scripting was mediocre, but the art was phenomenal. Whenever I think of Jim Lee’s X-Men, these are the issues that come to mind.
I definitely bought this for the art and I wasn’t disappointed. It was a visually appealing book, I could burn time away just flipping through the pages and appreciate Lee’s impressive technique. The term “superstar artist” fits him like a glove....more
The effort by Dark Horse Comics to make this hardcover edition of Frank Miller's 300 into a panoramic edition is appreciated. This was the way Miller The effort by Dark Horse Comics to make this hardcover edition of Frank Miller's 300 into a panoramic edition is appreciated. This was the way Miller intended as the individual issues (or floppies) were a 2 page splash from start to finish.
My only gripe is I cannot display it spine first on my shelf with my other Miller works. But a great read nonetheless....more
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