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Recently acquired 80s graphic novels
Recently acquired 80s graphic novelsMost are from Eclipse; some from Epic. I should have reviews of most of these posted in the next month or so.
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Book Review: Marvel Comics :The Untold Story
Book Review: 'Marvel Comics: The Untold Story' by Sean Howe5 / 5 StarsMarvel Comics: The Untold Story first was published in hardcover in 2012; this Harper Perennial trade paperback version (483 pp)...
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Void Indigo
Void Indigoby Steve Gerber and Val MayerikMarvel Graphic Novel No. 11, 1984During the 1970s, Steve Gerber was (along with Steve Englehart and Don McGregor) one of the most high-profile (some would say...
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New York: Year Zero issue 4
New York: Year Zeroby Ricardo Barreiro (script) and Juan Zanotto (art)Eclipse ComicsIssue 4, October 1988In the fourth and final issue of the series, Brian Chester, along with Delfina Carson, leads a...
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Book Review: The Green Brain
Book Review: 'The Green Brain' by Frank Herbert1 / 5 Stars‘The Green Brain’ first was published as a novelette titled ‘Greenslaves’ in Amazing Stories in 1965; this Ace paperback (160 pp) prints an...
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Pigeons from Hell adapted by Scott Hampton
Pigeons from Hellfrom the short story by Robert E. Howardadapted by Scot HamptonEclipse Books, November, 1988Robert Ervin Howard wrote 'Pigeons from Hell' in 1934, and the story was published...
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Book Review: Cyberstealth
Book Review: 'Cyberstealth' by S. N. Lewitt1 / 5 Stars‘Cyberstealth’ (232 pp.) was published by Ace Books in August, 1989; the cover artwork is by Luis Royo. A sequel, ‘Dancing Vac’, was also published...
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Reunion from Epic Illustrated, February 1984
Reunionby Archie Goodwin (story) and Phil Hale (art)from Epic Illustrated issue 22, February 1984This graytone strip suffers quite a bit from the poor reproduction of the original art - which may have...
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Book Review: Icequake
Book Review: 'Icequake' by Crawford Kilian3 / 5 Stars‘Icequake’ (243 pp) was published in February, 1980 by Bantam Books; the cover artist is uncredited, but may be John Berkey, or perhaps Lou...
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A Canticle for Leibowitz by Peter Jones
A Canticle for Leibowitzby Peter Jonesfrom Solar Wind, Paper Tiger, UK 1980This outstanding painting has been used as cover artwork for multiple editions of the novel in both the UK and the US
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Heavy Metal August 1978
'Heavy Metal' magazine August 1978August, 1978, and it's impossible to escape the Rolling Stones song 'Miss You', which is in heavy rotation on the FM radio stations. The song's video is underwhelming,...
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Book Review: Twilight of the City
Book Review: 'Twilight of the City' by Charles Platt1 / 5 Stars‘Twilight of the City’ was first published in 1977; this Berkley Books paperback (215 pp) was released in September, 1978. The cover art...
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Winter World by Dixon and Zaffino
Winter World by Chuck Dixon (writer) and Jorge Zaffino (artist)'Winter World' was a three-issue, black and white comic published by the indie company Eclipse Comics from September 1987 - March 1988....
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Car Warriors issue 1
Car Warriorsissue 1Epic Comics / Marvel, April, 1991'Car Warriors' was a four-issue miniseries published from April - September 1991 by Marvel's Epic Comics imprint. The series was based on 'Car Wars',...
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Book Review: Antibodies
Book Review: 'Antibodies' by David J. Skal2 / 5 Stars'Antibodies' (220 pp.) was first published in hardcover in 1988; this paperback version was released by Worldwide Library in April, 1989, one of the...
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Heavy Metal magazine September 1984
'Heavy Metal' magazine September 1984September, 1984, and in heavy rotation on the FM radio stations is David Bowie's song 'Blue Jean'.The August, 1984 issue of Heavy Metal magazine was bad. The...
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Jack Kirby's OMAC
Jack Kirby's OMAC: One Man Army CorpsThis 200-page hardbound volume, published in June, 2008 by DC Comics, contains all the issues of 'OMAC ('One Man Army Corps) that DC released, starting with issue...
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Book Review: Eyas
Book Review: 'Eyas' by Crawford Killian4 / 5 Stars ‘Eyas’ (354 pp) first was published in August 1982 by Bantam Books; the cover artist is uncredited. The Del Rey Books version (357 pp) was released in...
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Scout Volume One
Scout Volume Oneby Tim TrumanDynamite Entertainment, 2006Scripted and drawn by Tim Truman, the first issue of ‘Scout’ was published by the Indie publisher Eclipse Comics in September, 1985, and ran for...
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