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Comic Book Daily Pick – Awakening

Comic Book Daily Pick – Awakening

Just released July 22, 2009 is the graphic novel fromArchaia Studios : Awakening. Volume 1 – 1st printing. Written by Nick Tapalansky. Art by Alex Eckman-Lawn. The once peaceful city of Park Falls has been tainted by a series of gruesome murders and missing persons. Cynthia Ford, known as the town crazy, finds retired police detective Derrick Peters and relates to him her belief about what’s going on in town. Her explanation? Zombies! Unable to ignore Cynthia’s information, though not sharing her beliefs, Derrick and others in the town explore the mystery as weeks turn to months and the...

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Comic Critique Saturday :: Asterios Polyp

Comic Critique Saturday :: Asterios Polyp

This is a pick for a couple of reasons: Amazing Graphics Chilling Storyline (right through the end) It will be the top literature for 2009 If you are a collector, it is already worth more than orginally priced If you want it . . . you have got to hunt for it.  The 1st printing is done and already most shops (including online) are sold out.  It is now an Amazon or eBay market. Asterios Polyp Story and art by David Mazzucchelli. Meet Asterios Polyp: middle-aged, architect and teacher, aesthete and womanizer, whose life is upended when his New...

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Comic Book Daily Pick – Fahrenheit 451

Comic Book Daily Pick – Fahrenheit 451

Just released  is the ever so anticipated Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. Written by Ray Bradbury. Art byTim Hamilton. F Fifty-five years ago Ray Bradbury, one of America’s greatest writers, envisioned one of the world’s most unforgettable dystopian futures. Thinking is dangerous; trust only the state; turn in your neighbors; and, most important, burn all books. The world of Guy Montag, a career fireman for whom kerosene has become perfume, has been translated by Hamilton into unforgettable full-color art that uniquely captures Montag’s awakening to the evil of government-controlled thought and the inestimable value of philosophy, theology, and literature. Fully depicting...

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Comic Book Daily Pick – Aliens #2

Comic Book Daily Pick – Aliens #2

Just released July 22, 2009 is the ever so anticipated Dark Horse’s Alien #2.  (Read Review of Alien #1) Written by John Arcudi. Art and Cover by Zach Howard and Mark Irwin. 32 pages, full color. A strange, abandoned city of impossible scale lies ready to give up its secrets, but at what cost? Jealously guarded by a half-mad group of planetary prospectors, the labyrinthine necropolis may be a treasure trove of incomparable wealth, or a funeral complex with no exit, as an archaeological team from Earth discovers too late. But these off-planet interlopers soon become the least of...

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Comic Critique Saturday :: Aliens #1

Comic Critique Saturday :: Aliens #1

Dark Horse rides again!  In a previous post I suggested reading the new Dark Horse comic, Aliens #1. This is the first act in the relaunch of all three classic Dark Horse/Fox comics series. The release of Aliens #1 will coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of the Ridley Scott-helmed film masterpiece, Aliens. The Aliens are strong and make their appearance early, only for a few pages and poof the stories begins. It is a familiar sight with military and brains getting out of  hyper-sleeping chambers. The men have full beards while the women are not only in little tiny...

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