Has some obscure Neal Adams artwork!
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Didn't buy the hard copy when it came out...now it's near impossible to find this in print! Glad I was able to get this and view the Neal Adams artwork!
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You have to remember before issue #56 of the "X-Men" came out in 1969 that the comic book was hurtling towards oblivion (which meant it would became a reprint title for Marvel).  Jim Steranko had come in and done a few wonderful issues but then we had issue #53, which we all thought was the worst drawn comic in the history of the world.  The artist was some young kid off the boat from England named Barry Smith who was clearly trying to imitate Jack Kirby (what we did not know was that Smith had literally drawn the pages sitting on benches in Central Park.  In what was clearly a final but big time effort to save the X-Men, Neal Adams was brought in as the artist, the pages inked by Tom Palmer, the stories written by Roy Thomas and then Dennis O'Neil.  For those who had suffered through issues drawn by the competent but uninspiring Don Heck, the nine issues drawn by Adams raised the bar for what the art in a comic book could look like.  Whereas Steranko was the master of style, Adams provided a realism that was just great, as he went on to show while drawing Batman and Green Lantern/Green Arrow for DC.
Collected in "X-Men: Visionaries - Neal Adams" are issues #56-63, and 65 of "X-Men," published originally in 1969-1970, and since all of them run for over $100 in proverbial near mint condition, this is a nice way of enjoying these great comic book stories.  Issue #56 has the Living Pharaoh, #57 the start of an awesome Sentinel trilogy, #58 offers the first appearance of Havok, #59 has Cyclops as the last X-Man standing against the Sentinels, Issues #60-62 offers the Sauron trilogy, which gets the X-Men back to the Savage Land and a meeting with Ka-Zar, #63 is a nice Magneto story (picking up on the Steranko bit of the devil having a daughter), and #64 is admittedly a lame monster story.  These were just above well above average stories with the longer storylines working to the advantage of the characters and the artwork.  I did not understand the importance of using the name "Sauron" as a villain, since I was still a few years away from reading the Lord of the Rings, but it was cool to have a monster that was a flying dinosaur.  The Havoc costume was pretty cool too and I still remember the way Adams introduced Magneto without his helmet in one of the great reveals of all time.  There was one more original issue after the run by Adams and then the title started reprinting issues #12-45.  Granted, the run by Chris Claremont and John Bryne when the X-Men were brought back as an international gang of merry mutants in 1975 is the highpoint of the series, but the issues by Adams comes in a strong second.
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Battlestar Galactica Vault is a nice compilation of material on both the original series and its remake, but there's nothing really new here.  It actually features a better collection of material on the original series than that of its remake.  The artwork and photos have been collected from a number of older publications.  If you admire this series, you probably already have almost all of them.  The only new material I spotted are a pair of small pictures of Andrew Probert's artwork for a bomber-version of the Colonial Viper for the original series.  Interesting, but not great, and not worth purchasing the entire book.

If you haven't amassed a collection of Galactica material before, this is an excellent book.  Otherwise, just dust off your old collection.
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Just a very cool looking book that you'll want to pickup over and over.  The incomplete stories can be annoying, but with the predictability of the plots it's not exactly like they're cliffhangers!  The artwork is great, but the photos interspersed of Batman toys that were sold in Japan in the 60's is the greatest feature!
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A great looking cover hiding terrible, ill-defined, sketchy artwork within.  The story was cool once I got past the art, but I sometimes had a hard time following the story because I couldn't tell what was happening in the art.  The story is kind of a grownup, steampunky version of Alice in Wonderland.  I am intrigued enough by the concept to seek out other books in the series.

Received an advance copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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Must have collection of famous works by Batman storyteller and innovator Neal Adams.
Over time, Neal Adams' work on the Bat-books evolved from simple narrative to capital A Art.
Modern post-Dark Knight readers may find some of the stories, particularly in the first volume, too campy or goofy.
But I enjoyed these classic adventures immensely.
They hark back to the era where comics could be about anything, not the same half dozen gloomy themes and plots.
Some minor gripes. Although the collection includes several great Ras Al Ghul stories, there's too much Man Bat.
I took the plunge and bought all three volumes of the collected Neal Adams Batman. If you can afford it, it's worth your money.
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This book is a great collection of Peter Parker issues from the 70's. Awesome stuff! 1976-9 collecting 'Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man' issues 1-31. Spider-Man faces some long forgotten foes such as- Tarantula, Lightmaster, Hitman, and Hate Monger. With guest-stars such as the Fantastic Four, Razorback, Black Bolt, and Daredevil. 18 issues penciled by Sal Buscema. And one of my favorite artists Jim Mooney and two issues penciled by the legendary Frank Miller! Also a bonus appearance by X-men writer Chris Claremont. An excellent addition to any comic book fans collection. All interior pages are black and white which are an excellent resource of reference for aspiring pencilers and inkers.
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Great artwork by the ussual gang of idiots lead by Mort Drucker, one problem is the misleading dustcover mentioning the Lord of the Rings trilogy who is not part of this book, only dissapointment but love everything else!:)
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Nice artwork. Looks familiar though, something akin to, or exactly like... The Expendibles? I hope the original artist is paid royalties for using it?
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The second volume in the BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER OMNIBUS is a bit of a mixed bag. Featuring diverse artwork from several distinctive artists, this a weird collection, chronologically speaking: we start out with two pre-season One stories, then it's on to a few Spike and Dru tales; the next times we meet Buffy, it's Seasons Two and Three, with Angel vacillating between good and evil. With all this jumping around, it can prove difficult at times to place the stories in the overall context of the show. That said, it's still a (mostly) enjoyable collection.

My favorite piece by far is also the longest: "A Stake to the Heart," which deals with the Summers's divorce and Buffy, Dawn, and Joyce's subsequent relocation to Sunnydale. In an effort to assume Buffy's pain and self-doubt, Angel unwittingly unleashes malignancy demons on the Summers family. Aesthetically pleasing and unexpectedly touching, it alone is worth the price of admission. Also enjoyable is the short piece "Angels We Have Seen On High" - though there isn't much by way of plot, the style is uncharacteristically "cartoony," in editor Scott Allie's words. Most likely you'll love it or hate it. (Think: Puppet Angel.)

"Queen of Hearts," "Paint the Town Red," and "Ring of Fire" (the first two being Spike and Dru exclusives) are by Ryan Sook, "one of the most controversial artists to have worked on Buffy." While I don't mind his dark noir style, the characters are way off: Spike and Dru look a good fifty years older than the actors who play them. In the same vein, not all of the Scooby Gang is immediately recognizable in "The Dust Waltz": Willow and Cordelia and nearly indistinguishable (Willow hair is a blah beige color!), and Xander has been transformed into quite the beefcake.

And then there's the short piece "MacGuffins" - which might have been fun but for the artwork. Here we have a ridiculously (one might even say "comically" - hardee har har!) oversexualized Buffy, complete with larger-than-life breasts and legs spread wide for the male gaze in no less than three panels. At least "The Dust Waltz" compensated for Buffy's exaggerated mammary glands by giving her oversized biceps to match.

As if one needs to improve upon Sarah Michelle Gellar. *As if!*
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This is, so far, my favorite issue of the rebooted Weirdbook. It has a wonderfully bizarre cover painting (then again, I am partial to cephalopods), excellent interior art, as always, and a great collection of stories and poems -- a nice variety that includes a fairly generous amount of science fiction among the horror and fantasy material. An excellent issue!
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A bit of the obscure Kirby stuff that is rarely seen or collected for reprint. The art is vintage Kirby and is a very quick and enjoyable read.
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This a highly sought after issue! get one even of it`s low grade, if you enjoy TTA comics also.
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The Phantom has always been a favorite comic strip character of mine but here you have collected the stories by the great artist Jim Aparo when he was in high [great] form. It reminds me of Neal Adams art but in many ways I prefer it and find it more consistent. If you know what I am talking about you won't be disappointed.
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Nice addition to the Adams pile and background material.  Some stories you haven't heard and some photos you haven't seen.  Very interesting book, though it's got some blank spots where one story or chapter doesn't seem to flow into the next.  Still. overall, a used bargain.
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Amusing puzzle for old English majors or comic book collectors.
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Ugh. So, I've recently begun the new obsession of a complete Green Lantern collection. The Blackest Night series as a whole is incredibly satisfying - great sculpts, decent articulation, BEAUTIFUL paint jobs, and a few of the figures even feature cool-looking translucent parts, like the Carroll Ferris Star Sapphire. THIS ITEM, HOWEVER, SERIOUSLY BRINGS DOWN THE QUALITY OF THE OVERALL SERIES. This is a four-pack of figures in one box, which I wasn't expecting. I'd ordered another box set from another seller, and it was just four individually packaged figures. This, however, is four in one, with a bonus comic, which I suppose is a nice surprise. However, these figures all feel rushed in their own way - Fatality is more or less a repaint of Carroll Ferris with a different head. Unlike Ferris, however, she absolutely refuses to stand up. I live in a college town, and I see drunk bimbos stumbling down Main Street who can stand better than her. Hal looks super sweet with the dual-tone metallic paint job, but he is only wearing his Green ring, so there's no reason he should have the Blue going on. It's a tiny detail, I know, but it does kinda drive me nuts. Also, he overhangs his stand by about half of his foot. Munnk is pictured with his staff, but no staff is included in the package. Again, a small detail, but the pic I saw when I ordered clearly shows him with his staff, and now I feel shorted. I'm gonna have to order another Atom figure JUST for the staff, which is bull. The strongest figure in the set is Black Lantern Beetle, and he's about as basic as it gets. He hits all the basic points - good sculpt, god paint job, stands on his own, decent articulation. It's a shame that these other big-hitter characters can't keep up with Ted Kord.