slrichte@uok.UUCP (03/06/86)
NOTABLE BOOKS AND COMICS SHIPPING IN MAY 1986
LOVE AND ROCKETS Book Two reprints the third and fourth issues
of the popular black and white magazine. Recommended. Soft-
cover, $9.95. Signed, limited edition hardcover, $30.00.
WILL EISNER'S NEW YORK will be published in late April. This
trade paperback will retail for $10.95 and features vignettes
of city life. The work was previously titled 'Big City' and
was published in the old SPIRIT magazine.
ELRIC graphic novel by Thomas, Russell, and Gilbert, adapted
from Moorcock's novel. This will reprint the Pacific Comics
adaption in one volume and will retail for $14.95.
PRINCE VALIANT Book One by John Cullen Murphy, published by
Blackthorne. "The heroic prince has never looked better than
when drawn by the expert draftsman Murphy." Am I dreaming, or
did Hal Foster once draw a page or two of PRINCE VALIANT?
STAR HAWKS Book Two, by Goulart and Kane, published by Black-
thorne. This book continues the exploits of interplanetary
lawmen Jaxan and Chavez and their sarcastic robot hound, Sniffer.
Trade $5.95, HC $14.95. This is enjoyable stuff, and Kane's
art is very nice.
DICK TRACY MONTHLY by Chet Gould begins this month from Black-
thorne. Each issue will be 32 black and white pages for $2.00.
THE ENCHANTED APPLES OF OZ by Eric Shanower, based on the books
by Frank Baum. The story is new, not an adaption, and will be
priced at $7.95. From First Books.
BETTY BOOP Book Two from Blackthorne is $5.95 for trade and
$14.95 for hardcover.
THE COMICS JOURNAL #109 features Howard Chaykin talking about
Time Squared, his new series of graphic albums from First. The
Comics Journal "writes about comics as if they really mattered."
I highly recommend this to all comic fans. $2.95 for 100 pages
from Fantagraphics. Stop buying six Marvels and pick up TCJ
instead.
ADOLESCENT RADIOACTIVE BLACKBELT HAMSTERS in 3-D. $2.50 from
Eclipse, written and drawn by Chin and Templeton. Did anyone
actually like the first issue of this? At least the art, by
Stig's Inferno creator Ty Templeton, will be enjoyable.
WORLD OF WOOD #1 by Wally Wood with a cover by Dave Stevens.
Finally, an Eclipse reprint worth reprinting. $1.75 on baxter.
GARFIELD OUT TO LUNCH - his 12th book. $5.95 tradepaper.
THE FISH POLICE #1 Reprint, $1.50. This is the latest 'hot' book,
as speculators continue looking for the next Cerebus or Turtles.
The prices on the first printing of this and other small press
comics (SAMURI #1, for instance) seem very artificial to me.
HOW TO PUBLISH COMICS by Gary Brodsky. Featuring "How To Publish
Your First Comic - Starting With Nothing!"; How To Start Your Own
Publishing Company - With No Money!"; "Distributors - What They Like...
What They Don't Like"; and "Much, Much More!" $10.00 from
Solson Publications. S-0-L-S-O-N: Sol's Son. Why isn't this man
applying his superior intellect to High Energy Physics?
-- Steve Richter
USENET: {ihnp4,allegra!cbosgd}!okstate!uokvax!uok!slrichte
Science in the Comics, Part One
"I know what I have to do! It's dangerous...but by
increasing my power levels...and channeling the power
back into myself...I'll be stronger than EVER!!"
-- Booster Goldcdrigney@uokvax.UUCP (03/06/86)
/* Written 7:47 pm Mar 5, 1986 by slrichte@uok.UUCP in uokvax.UUCP:net.comics */ > THE COMICS JOURNAL #109 features Howard Chaykin talking about [...] > I highly recommend this to all comic fans. $2.95 for 100 pages > from Fantagraphics. Stop buying six Marvels and pick up TCJ Four Marvels. Now everyone knows why I buy my comics at your shop, Steve. :-) > ADOLESCENT RADIOACTIVE BLACKBELT HAMSTERS in 3-D. [...] Did anyone > actually like the first issue of this? At least the art, by > Stig's Inferno creator Ty Templeton, will be enjoyable. I wish he'd devote his time to more worthwhile projects like Stig's. > HOW TO PUBLISH COMICS by Gary Brodsky. > "How To Start Your Own Publishing Company - With No Money!" > "Distributors - What They Like... I see a contradiction here. :-) > ... from Solson Publications. S-0-L-S-O-N: Sol's Son. Why isn't this man > applying his superior intellect to High Energy Physics? High Energy Physics has enough superior intellects already, thank you. :-) > Science in the Comics, Part One > "I know what I have to do! It's dangerous...but by > increasing my power levels...and channeling the power > back into myself...I'll be stronger than EVER!!" Wasn't it the Beyonder who said that? :-) --Carl Rigney University of Oklahoma High Energy Physics USENET: {ihnp4,allegra!cbosgd}!okstate!uokvax!cdrigney It is the official policy of the University of Oklahoma to neither confirm nor deny the presence or absence of agreement or disagreement with any opinion expressed in this article. Particularly the last two opinions.
slrichte@uok.UUCP (03/06/86)
>>Steve >> THE COMICS JOURNAL #109 features Howard Chaykin talking about [...] >> I highly recommend this to all comic fans. $2.95 for 100 pages >> from Fantagraphics. Stop buying six Marvels and pick up TCJ >Carl >Four Marvels. Now everyone knows why I buy my comics at your shop, Steve. :-) Yes, rereading that after it had been networked made me cringe in fear at the expected jabs. Oh, well, stop buying another Marvel and buy a thin, overpriced, black and white comic with lots of xeroxing. :-) -- Steve Richter USENET: {ihnp4,allegra!cbosgd}!okstate!uokvax!uok!slrichte USMAIL: S. Richter c/o Southside, 754 Asp, Norman, OK 73069 "We all know the ONLY way to create CHARACTER...DON'T we?" "*conflic*" "Say again?" "conflict? Yer Massiveness?" "Bingo." *PUNCH*