My favourite part of every book is the front matter. The forewords, the introductions, everything but the book. I like how books relate to other books, and how they form a personal constellation.
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As an object, my 1954 copy is one of my favourite books in my library. To me, it has the quintessential book smell. It's got a beautiful dust jacket and it's roughly pocket sized. Best $5 I've ever spent.
There was a time when Lodoss Island was pure and the forces of light and …
The storytelling can feel a bit disjointed. Motivations are loosely sketched out. I think it works in service of the air of mythology Mizuno and Yamada are trying to cultivate. Yamada's art is some of the best I've ever seen.
There was a time when Lodoss Island was pure and the forces of light and …
Finally found a physical copy.
And that's a wrap. The best action ever put to page. There are comics I like better but probably none better technically executed.
Tom Strong welcomes you to an exciting series of previously untold adventures of his own, …
Arthur Adams' cheesecake sci fi is probably the highlight here. Paul Rivoche's Young Tom is uncanny in a way I don't particularly enjoy.
Alan Moore and J.H. Williams III's multiple Eisner Award-winning masterpiece, Promethea, is collected in oversize, …
This middle one is my favourite of the series. The tour through hermetic kabbalah is loving and joyful.
What a hoot
A teenager in 1945 is suffocated by post- WWII nationalism. A tireless doctor in 1955 …
Met Jenna and Lonnie at TCAF 2023 and 2025. Really happy to finally have this in my hands.
These stories from THE INVISIBLES #1-12 and ABSOLUTE VERTIGO #1 introduce the latest recruit into the covert action team known …
These stories from THE INVISIBLES #1-12 and ABSOLUTE VERTIGO #1 introduce the latest recruit into …
Parts of this feel incredibly dated and trapped in the 90s. At times Morrison is just writing nonsense that he thinks sounds cool. Despite all this there are some absolutely brilliant issues in here, but it's hard to canonize The Invisibles as a whole.
Definitive collection from the creator and publication that inspired the underground comix movement.
Hall of …
The quality of the reproduction from scans of original art is immaculate. Absolutely masterful and I'm really glad Vanguard was able to put this together.
Kitaro the Vampire Slayer is the fifth volume in Shigeru Mizuki’s bizarre stories about a …
It's been a while since I picked one of these up. Mizuki's blend of realistic backgrounds and cartoon figures is awesome.
"I am going to sink it." "You are not!" "I am," he coldly replied. "Do …
When this book is at its best it's full of wonder and adventure and at its worst I'm reading endless taxonomies of fish.
This is in the running for one of the best comics I've ever read. It's so sweet and tender and horrifying
Lost in the Great North, two men are saved by the appearance of an old …
My annual foray into Taniguchi. What a master.