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Joined 3 years, 11 months ago

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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Brandon Graham, Xurxo Penalta: Moonray, Book Two (Hardcover, Living the Line) No rating

In a post-human world, the Miium warrior Adam is now separated from his companions and …

People who look into this might see that it's associated with some dumb crypto/NFT game and I'm begging you to look past that. This is like the absolute best of Heavy Metal comics, just dripping with inspiration and joyful creation.

commented on Necroscope II by Brian Lumley (Necroscope, #2)

Brian Lumley: Necroscope II (1989, Tor Books)

Only Harry Keogh, prisoner of the metaphysical Mobius Continuum, can stop the vampire Yulian Bodescu. …

Doing the homework given by Alan Moore and reading something terrible. Lumley has some interesting ideas and floats them in a cesspool of bad prose, misogyny and homophobia.

Dave Stevens: The Rocketeer (Paperback, 2015, IDW Publishing)

Cliff Secord, a down-on-his luck pilot, is always looking for ways to make a fast …

Fantastic but could really do with a new edition

I loved this but the edition that I read and is widely available features truly awful recolouring. It speaks to the insecurity of publishers that they think anything old needs to be "modernized" for the sake of commercial viability.

The beautiful, warm, sun soaked colours of the original are replaced with sterile, overly rendered colours that detract from Stevens' immaculate line art

His figures are incredible, his layouts are energetic. The character design is vivid. It's good pulpy fun.

The original publications aren't cheap to track down so I dunno, it's either the $200CAD artists' edition or scans ☠️ to get the best experience.

Even so, it's not like the IDW edition isn't enjoyable and it does include both arcs. Stevens left us far too soon.

Dave Stevens: The Rocketeer (Paperback, 2015, IDW Publishing)

Cliff Secord, a down-on-his luck pilot, is always looking for ways to make a fast …

I loved this but the edition that I read and is widely available features truly awful recolouring. It speaks to the insecurity of publishers that they think anything old needs to be "modernized" for the sake of commercial viability.

The beautiful, warm, sun soaked colours of the original are replaced with sterile, overly rendered colours that detract from Stevens' immaculate line art

His figures are incredible, his layouts are energetic. The character design is vivid. It's good pulpy fun.

The original publications aren't cheap to track down so I dunno, it's either the $200CAD artists' edition or scans ☠️ to get the best experience.

Even so, it's not like the IDW edition isn't enjoyable and it does include both arcs. Stevens left us far too soon.