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The Adventures of Jodelle
'The Adventures of Jodelle' by Guy Peellaert and Pierre BartierFantagraphics, 2013'The Adventures of Jodelle' (160 pp.) was published in January 2013 by Fantagraphics Books. Like all the books from...
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Book Review: The League of Grey-Eyed Women
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Behind the Scenes of Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes: Behind the ScenesOver at Flashbak, an interesting photoessay on some vintage behind-the-scenes photographs taken in 1967 by Dennis Stock during the filming of the movie Planet of...
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Book Review: A Chosen Few
Celebrating Black History Month 2021Book Review: 'A Chosen Few' by Hari Rhodes5 / 5 StarsNeither Blood nor Blue noticed the short, stocky corporal standing by the table next to theirs…..Nor did the two...
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Byron Preiss Preiss Visual Publications
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S. Clay Wilson R.I.P.
S. Clay Wilson, R.I.P.July 25, 1941 – February 7, 2021Steven Clay Wilson died February 7 at the age of 79.If you are a Baby Boomer, a fan of underground comix, or the counterculture of the 60s and 70s,...
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Book Review: The Second Book of Robert E. Howard
Book Review: 'The Second Book of Robert E. Howard' edited by Glenn Lord3 / 5 Stars'The Second Book of Robert E. Howard' (368 pp.) was published in May, 1976 by Zebra / Kensington. Jeffrey Jones...
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A Thorgal portfolio
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The Illustrated Roger Zelazny Trade paperback edition
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Robo-Hunter and Cutie
Robo-Hunter and CutieI'm always impressed by the inclusion of the small notes of sly humor in the strips published in 2000 AD from the late 70s and early 80s. Take 'Robo-Hunter', which initially...
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R.U.B. Uno by Parissi
R.U.B. Unoby Andrea Parissifrom Zona 84 No. 77, 1990You never know what might happen when you're scrounging for rats in the sewers.........
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The Tall Man from Phantasm action figure
The Tall Man'Cult Classics' action figure by Necafrom the movie Phantasm (1979)The 'Tall Man', played by Angus Scrimm, was the villainous character in the 1979 movie Phantasm. Note that this action...
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Book Review: The Chronicles of the Deryni
Book Review: The Chronicles of the DeryniDeryni RisingDeryni CheckmateHigh Deryniby Katherine Kurtz4 / 5 Stars'The Chronicles of the Deryni' omnibus was published in April 1985 by Nelson Doubelday. It...
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American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1950s
American Comic Book ChroniclesThe 1950s: 1950 - 1959by Bill SchellyTooMorrows Publishing, August 2013My review of the volume for 1965-1969 is here.My review for the volume for the 1970s is here.My...
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Together
'Together' by TierraFebruary 1981As February turns into March in 1981, the single 'Together', by the group Tierra, peaks at Number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.'Together' is a track off the...
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Book Review: Islands in the Net
Book Review: 'Islands in the Net' by Bruce Sterling3 / 5 Stars‘Islands in the Net’ first was published in 1988 by Arbor House. This Ace Books paperback (396 pp.) was issued in March 1989.The cover...
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Skorpio magazine Argentina
Skorpio magazineArgentinaSkorpio was a monthly Argentinian comic book magazine (revista) published by 'Ediciones Record' from July 1974 to January 1996 (No. 235). Its subtitle, el mundo de la gran...
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Paperback covers by Steranko
Paperback covers by Jim SterankoCourtesy of 'The Drawings of Steranko' website, a nice, three-page gallery of Jim Sternako's illustrations for sci-fi, western, adventure, and fantasy paperbacks...
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Gypsy omnibus
Gypsy OmnibusInsight Comics2018‘Gipsy’ started as a bande dessinee (BD; Franco-Belgian comic) in January 1993, published by industry juggernaut Dargaud. Six volumes eventually were issued, concluding...
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