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Dynamo Joe #1-9
Comic Publisher: First Comics (1986) Language: English ASIN: B000UYFHH2 Dynamo Joe #2 June 1986 (Comic) ~ John Ostrander (Author), Doug Rice (Illustrator) No customer reviews yet. Be the first.
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X-O Manowar: Retribution
Valiant tpb
X-O Manowar: Retribution Valiant Comics, August 1993, $9.95 REPRINTS X-O Manowar # 1-4 Bob Layton, Jim Shooter, Steve Englehart, Barry Windsor-Smith, Sal Velluto, Mike Manley Imagine Conan the Barbarian wielding the most powerful weapon in the known universe. That's the basic premise behind X-O Manowar, one of the earliest Valiant smash hits. In fact, it holds the distinction as being the first regular Valiant Comic title featuring a character or a concept NOT created by Jim Shooter or Gold Key Comics. Aric of Dacia is a member of the Visigoth tribe, a proud race who have long evaded the iron boot of the Roman Empire. Abducted by the Spider Aliens, Aric spent the next 2000 years in and out of suspended animation as a slave for the Spider Aliens, until a daring escape attempt led him to the fabled X-O Manowar armor. A sentient creature that also serves as a suit of armor and weapon, it is one of the rarest weapon in the galaxy. It is so rare that one unit can only be produced once every two thousand years. The Spider-Aliens are not exactly happy with the loss of their most powerful weapon, and have repeatedly sought to regain that prize. In this trade paperback reprinting the first four rare issues of the series, we see Aric acclimatising himself to the X-O Manowar armor as well as 20th century life. And this is where writers Bob Layton, Steve Englehart, and Jim Shooter shines by being able to convincingly portray Aric's slow but improving command of the English language and the way the modern world works. Crashing down to South America shortly after his escape from a Spider-Alien ship, he eventually makes his way to the United States, befriends businessman Ken Clarkson, and single-handedly destroys the Spider-Aliens' influence on corporate America through Orb Industries, a multinational company Aric and Clarkson eventually took over. Along the way, Aric meets both Solar and Toyo Harada, both powerful mainstays in the Valiant Universe. Barry Windsor-Smith provides the excellent art for the first issue, and in my opinion, ranks as one of his best work in the 1990s. Subsequent issues were pencilled by Sal Velluto (Black Panther), Mike Manley, Jim Calafiore (Exiles), and Bernard Chang. The art as well as the overall production values for the first four issues, were excellent and are much better than the early issues of other Valiant titles such as Harbinger and Magnus, Robot Fighter. This trade paperback comes polybagged with the 8-page X-O Database, which details the technology behind the X-O Manowar armor. It's basically a pile of mumbo-jumbo comic book techno nonsense, but it made a decent if unintentionally childish and funny read nonetheless.
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Spyro: A Hero's Tail (Prima Official Game Guide) by Joe Grant Bell (Paperback - Nov 9, 2004)
0761545751 vg-small ding to binding
Product Description A Tail for the Ages ·Uncover every Dragon Egg and Light Gem ·Detailed, full-color maps ·Every Dark Gem location revealed ·In-depth descriptions of Spyro and his allies' moves and abilities ·Complete, step-by-step walkthroughs for all levels ·Detailed boss strategies ·Tips and strategies for all minigames! Product Details * Paperback: 128 pages * Publisher: Prima Games (November 9, 2004) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0761545751 * ISBN-13: 978-0761545750 * Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches * Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
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Gregory (Paperback)
Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links (What's this?) Gregory Packs for Less opens new browser window eBags.com/Backpacks/Gregory - Huge Selection of Gregory Packs. Free Shipping & Free Returns! See a problem with these advertisements? Let us know Advertise on Amazon Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly Gregory, a straight-jacketed child, is eternally trapped in a barren holding cell where he spends his time in drooling vegetation, banging his head on walls or shouting nonsensical, monosyllabic words. The only thing Gregory can communicate is his own name, which he enjoys screaming to the consternation of medical staff, therapists and asylum outsiders. This is a collection of low-brow humor based on Gregory's misadventures in confinement, a cartoonish, hyperbolic story presented in Hempel's casual, sketchy style. In "Gregory's Big Day," a man in a suit sets Gregory free to the outside world. Not sure what to do, Gregory stays paralyzed in the same spot for hours and eventually returns to the asylum's restricted confines. Even with his lack of communication skills, Gregory manages to make friends with creatures that crawl up through his sewage drain, such as a cockroach and a pseudo-intellectual rat named Herman Vermin. Herman also lends his sarcastic perspective to a few stories, including a fantasy sequence of Gregory as a pipe-smoking, goateed erudite; and a dream where Herman is writing a critically acclaimed autobiography, surrounded by rat-women and sycophants. Compared to Herman's self-absorbed reflections, Gregory is idyllic and carefree, demonstrating that ignorance can be bliss. While this anthology attempts to take witty punches at an absurd predicament, the asylum joke wears thin quickly. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Booklist Looking like Bill Watterson's Calvin's stunted cousin, Gregory is a boy lunatic, straitjacketed in a cell with one barred window, a drain, and the stereotypical double-lock, peep-holed door. His only statement is "I Gregory," though he often runs around screaming "uh" or "ah." Given such a protagonist, Hempel can either essay silence a la The Little King, Henry, Mr. Mum, and Ziggy, or add speaking characters. He uses only sound effects when Gregory sheds the straitjacket in "A Hello to Arms," but the piece is uneasily sentimental. He prefers adding characters: asylum staff, health inspectors, passersby, normally speechless things (window, floor, door, drain, light), and, triumphantly, Herman Vermin, an idiotic, serially reincarnated, motormouth rat, and his cheese-aholic mouse pal, Wendell. Even Gregory gets to talk in Herman's "Disturbing and Completely Illogical Dream," and, eventually, Herman takes the limelight in the funniest stuff in this gathering of two out-of-print collections from 1989 and 1992. Politically incorrect, or plain insensitive, they may be, but Gregory and company are as wonderfully loony as Chuck Jones' best 'toons. Ray Olson Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Product Details * Paperback: 120 pages * Publisher: Dc Comics; 1ST edition (August 1989) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0930289692 * ISBN-13: 978-0930289690 * Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.5 x 0.2 inches
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Classics Illustrated #1: Great Expectations (Classics Illustrated Graphic Novels) by Rick Geary and Charles Dickens (Hardcover - Mar 4, 2008) - Abridged
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From Publishers Weekly Returning to print after more than a decade, this first volume in the relaunch of the Classics Illustrated series presents a handsomely rendered adaptation of the orphaned Pip's first-person narrative of his journey from humble childhood to adulthood as an English gentleman. Though quite involving, this retelling of the Dickens classic registers as a fast forward version of the epic tale of one man's evolution and the hard lessons learned from it, but that aspect is a minor quibble shoved aside by Geary's charmingly cartoony art. Long hailed for his unique work in such diverse showcases as the New York Times, National Lampoon and his exceptional continuing series A Treasury of Victorian Murder, Geary's fleshy characterizations breathe a near-animated life into the classic tale. This pleasant graphic interpretation can serve as an introduction to Dickens for younger readers and perhaps eventually steer them to the wider world of the source material and beyond. (Apr.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Booklist Many baby boomers got their first taste of great literature from a Classics Illustrated comic. This volume in the relaunched line introduces readers to Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, the story of a young man’s search for acceptance after receiving riches from a mysterious benefactor. With a book as long as Dickens’ classic, it’s natural that the comic is text heavy, but even so, it’s astonishing how well adaptor and illustrator Geary hits the high points of the serpentine story. The art captures the drama (and don’t miss the beautiful endpapers), though for those who know the story, Miss Havisham is drawn more coarsely than one might wish. Use this as a gateway to the classic; it may also be the only chance some kids get to meet Dickens’ fascinating characters. Either way, readers will come away understanding why the story has endured. An updated profile of Geary, and a note from the editor of the original series complete the new harcover package. Grades 4-7. --Ilene Cooper See all Editorial Reviews Product Details * Reading level: Ages 9-12 * Hardcover: 56 pages * Publisher: Papercutz; Abridged edition (March 4, 2008) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 1597070971 * ISBN-13: 978-1597070973 * Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.7 x 0.5 inches * Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
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The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967 (Paperback) ~ Hunter S. Thompson Hunter S. Thompson (Author) › Visit Amazon's Hunter S. Thompson Page Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author Are you an author? Learn about Author Central (Author), Douglas Brinkley (Author) "Young people of America, awake from your slumber of indolence and harken the call of the future!..." (more)
Softcover, ISBN 0345377966 Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1998 Used, good, Paperback, cover has nice gloss barely read in excellent, a visit from Doctor Gonzo himself...he never made it to medical
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Captain America Vol 1 #221 May, 1978
Captain America (Steve Rogers) Supporting Characters: Villains: Ameridroid Other Characters: Locations: Items: Captain America's Shield Vehicles: editSynopsis for "Cul De-Sac"Synopsis not yet written. editAppearing in "The Coming of Captain Avenger"Featured Characters: Rick Jones (Captain Avenger) (First appearance) Supporting Characters: Avengers Captain America Thor Iron Man Giant-Man Wasp Villains: Masters of Evil[ (Hallucination) Executioner (Hallucination) Enchantress (Hallucination) Baron Zemo (Hallucination) Other Characters: Captain Marvel (Cameo) Items: Captain America's Shield Iron Man Armor MK IV Mjolnir editSynopsis for "The Coming of Captain Avenger"A six page flashback story. Rick Jones fails into equipment in Avengers Mansion which gives him all the combined powers of the Avengers. Ironically, at that time the Avengers are attacked Zemo and his "Masters of Evil". The Avengers are defeated, but Captain Avenger in turn defeats the Masters of Evil. At the conclusion of the story, Rick regains consciousnees and realizes that this was all a dream. editNotesStory II, The Coming of Captain Avenger takes place between Avengers #14 and Avengers #15. editTriviaNo trivia.
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HEAVY METAL ILLUSTRATED FANTASY MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 1997 (HEAVY METAL, NOVEMBER 1997) - Paperback (1997) by MARINI, SOREL, BILAL & PAHEK LIBERATORE
VG w/slleve and board
# ASIN: B000RDN8WM # Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8 x 0.3 inches # Shipping Weight: 8.8 ouncesNovember - Vol. 21 No. 5 Cover - Gaetano "Tanino" Liberatore p.03 - "Heavy Metal" - Kevin Eastman p.03 - "Dialogue: Letters To The Editor" p.05-10 - "Gallery: Spies, Thighs, Bikinis, And Ballistics" - Andy Sidaris and Arlene Sidaris p.14-15 - "Dossier: Jeffrey Goldsmith Interviews Richard Corben" p.19-32 - "Ranx 3: Amen!" - Gaetano "Tanino" Liberatore, Stefano Tamburini, and Alain Chabat p.33-55, 90-120 - "Gypsy: Siberian Fires" - Enrico Marini and Thierry Smolderen p.58-66 - "Mort À Outrance: The Killer" - Guillaume Sorel and Thomas Mosdi p.68-71 - "Mondovision" - Enki Bilal p.74-75 - "No Man's Land" - Jacques De Loustal p.77-88 - "The Legion Of The Waterproof: Casino" - Željko Pahek <-- Previous Year --- Next Year -->
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Penthouse Comix No.3 Sept / Oct 1994 [Paperback] Penthouse (Author)
good been read and enjoyed,mild edge wear
Metal Hurlant-Lite Penthouse Comix #3 Penthouse, 1-Sep-1994 Origin of Hericane Young Captain Adventure, Part 3; The Origin of Hericane; Doctor Dare and the Spear of Destiny, Part 3; Bethlehem Steele, Part 2; Libby in the Lost World, Part 3; Pets, the All-Girl Rockband, Part 2; Dixie Snakeyes; Scion, Part 3 Writers: George Caragonne, Mark McClellan, John Nubbin, Arthur Suydam, Tom Thornton, Ray Weisfeld Artists: Adam Hughes, Gary Leach, Kevin Maguire, Milo Manara, Gray Morrow, Kevin Nowlan, Jordan Raskin, Arthur Suydam
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First Light Freddie Hubbard
gatefold both in awesomne
* Vinyl * Label: CTI Records * ASIN: B001G7DVPW * Average Customer Review: No customer reviews yet. Be the first. * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #761,018 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music) Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images? Editorial Reviews Product Description Freddie Hubbard - First Light This stereo LP record was released on CTI Records CTI 6013 in 1972 Freddie Hubbard (trumpet/flugelhorn) is featured with Richard Wyands (piano), George Benson (guitar), Airto Moreira (percussion), Phil Kraus (vibes), Hubert Laws/Wally Kane/Geroge Marge/Romeo Penque (flute) Jack DeJohnette (drums) plus a orchestra. Track list is as follows: First Light * Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey * Moment To Moment * Yesterday's Dream * Lonely Town The gatefold album cover shows a minimum of wear
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The uncanny X-men #178
By Marissa Sammy January 12, 2009 ShareThis Uncanny X-Men #178 Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils: John Romita, Jr. Inks: Bob Wiacek & Brett Breeding Hell Hath No Fury ... In case you don't recall, last issue Piotr Rasputin got heated up to the extreme and then blasted with absolute-zero cold, subjecting him to wrenching agony the like of which most of us can barely comprehend without begging for the sweet cessation of pain brought only by death. I won't lie, I really enjoyed writing that out again. We are treated to an opening page of the tortured statue he's become and a version of Kitty that looks like one of the minor characters from Heavy Metal (just as ugly, but more clothed). She busts out this incredible dialogue: "Peter — oh, Peter!! No! I won't cry now — only when I know there's no hope!" Squeezing her eyes shut so hard that her eyeballs liquefy and run down her cheeks, she calls out to Professor Xavier, hoping he will hear her psychic cry. As a matter of fact, the Prof is relaxing in front of a roaring fire, reading a letter from Scott and Madelyne ... in which the newlyweds have seen fit to enclose a photograph of their naked post-coital bodies in their honeymoon bed, covered only by a sheet. I just — I don't even know where to begin with this fucking inappropriateness! For his part, Charley takes it in stride, envying their carefree happiness and supple flesh before he's interrupted by Kitty's cry for help through "the psilink [he] maintains with all the X-Men." Wow, creepy. Kitty debriefs the Professor, who promises to send help and then promises himself not to tell Rogue (who, er, just happens to be hanging out by the fire with him, wearing Walkman headphones so as not to hear his telepathic conversation, I guess) that the Brotherhood is acting up, seeing as they're kind of her family. We join Storm and Wolverine in the Danger Room, where Storm flies around and Wolvie just stands there; there's a single sentence telling us that Storm controls weather and then two panels' worth of love letter to how awesome Wolverine is. Then as Storm flashes past him at a supersonic speed he twitches and cuts her cape from her body without touching her, because as we all know by now, Logan = The Second Coming, or possibly Edward Cullen (also the Second Coming). He tells Ororo that this impossible feat was a "piece o' cake", and when she resolves to fly faster next time he tediously starts lecturing her about being reckless. Ah, so he's that Logan this issue. Anyhow, I think he mostly talks big so he feels less lame when Storm answers the Professor's call by picking Wolverine up like a baby in her arms to fly him to the prospective battle. She chats telepathically with the Prof about how they shouldn't let Rogue know what's going on (guaranteeing that Rogue will find out what's going on) and then Charles's psionic conversation and defenses are smashed through by some unknown force! It was just a scanning wave, but in a way this is somewhat more alarming, considering what could have happened were it a focused attack. We rejoin Kitty, whom I notice is suddenly wearing a powder-blue pantsuit with calf-high white boots instead of the flowing blue gown and matching slides she was wearing last issue. Casting about desperately to find a way to be useful until the other Xs get there, Kitty thinks about something she read in last month's Scientific American, as you do. It seems Reed Richards was in the issue boasting about a "portable, high-intensity heat source" he designed that can thaw organic matter without destroying it. What a coincidence! Kitty "Telephone Hero" Pryde finds yet another pay phone and rings up the Fantastic Four, but at this point Claremont decides that this nonsense is getting too out-of-hand and they're not at home. Undaunted, Kitty hails a cab and heads to the Baxter Building, because really, Colossus ain't going nowhere. On the other side of town, the Morlocks find the body of a dead girl and Masque sets about reconstructing her face to look like Kitty's. From here we cut to Amanda and Kurt making out at Lincoln Center, which is kind of weird; they make it weirder when Amanda pauses to demur, "You, Mr. Wagner, are one sweet, sexy guy," and Kurt pressures her to make out some more. They're just starting to wonder where the hell Kitty and Piotr are when a big dragon made of fire appears in the sky and blasts at them, a strike that Kurt is only narrowly able to bamf them away from. He teleports them to the roof of the New York State Theatre ... where Avalanche is already waiting for them! Considering that the Brotherhood is made up of a wacky pyromaniac, a blind precog, an uninteresting boob, and a morbidly obese hillbilly, they sure know how to get shit done. Avalanche knocks them off the roof and Kurt has an extended series of thoughts that culminate with a psychic warning from Xavier. The fire dragon shows up again and Amanda remembers that she's a witch, creating a shield to protect them from its flames; unfortunately, nothing will protect them from The Blob falling on them. Nightcrawler bamfs away as The Blob grabs Amanda, then comes back so that The Blob can grab him by the throat too. Fortunately, Storm and Wolvie arrive at this point; Wolverine demands to be dropped anywhere and warns her to stay out of his way as he attacks Blob, but Storm curtly informs him that she will "place [him]" where and when she thinks is most strategically effective. Hah! In what I imagine is a regular occurrence with the Brotherhood, Blob and Pyro start to scold Destiny for not foreseeing this, but she gives them the brush and hopes to herself that Mystique will be happy that she kept Kurt from harm. Kitty gets to the Baxter Building and tries to rouse the Prof on their psilink, hoping that he can get some sort of password from Reed Richards or at least give him the heads-up, but no luck. She instantly starts suspecting that Rogue has turned out to be "a Judas" and is showing "her true colours", because Kitty is a total dink that way. In fact, she feels sorrier for the Fantastic Four's robot receptionist, who she has to phase through in order to disable. Storm and Wolverine are still hammering away at the Brotherhood. Amanda's skirt, which was a narrow tube a couple of pages ago, is now stretched out to bizarre proportions by her enormously straddle-legged stance. Wolvie attacks Blob, who name-drops the Hulk as one of the heroes who has failed to flatten him; Pyro directs a beam of fire at Storm, which apparently cannot be dispelled with wind and requires a monsoon. As the rain beats down on them, Pyro is astounded that the "weather-witch" can, y'know, control the weather, and realizes that she has made his fire impotent. Back to Kitty, who finds the Rube Goldberg device she's looking for and then tries to phase out of the building and walk on air to the rooftop across the street. She's startled and starts falling, but we're going back to the fight, where Avalanche accidentally screws over The Blob, causing the Xs to "win" the fight. Storm muses that it seemed like the Brotherhood didn't really give a good goddamn about whether they won or lost, and only then does Wolverine go, "oh yeah, Kitty and Piotr!" "Dummy, the girl didn't matter, an' her Russkie smooch was icin' onna cake!" Blob gigglesnorts. The whole thing was a diversion! The real attack is — you guessed it — back at the Mansion, where Xavier is feeling worse and worse from this psychic jamming. Rogue brings him some herb tea, but Charles realizes that the last time he felt this way, it was due to a psionic scrambler that Mystique used on him ... and the realization comes a minute too late, as "Rogue" zaps him. The real Rogue comes running in, and when she sees the Professor face down on the rug she shrieks, "Christmas!" Then she follows this barrage of profanity with "Christopher Columbus!" and "Jinkies!!" and "Judas Priest!" Mystique the misinformed grammar queen says, "It's only I, come to take you home," but Rogue wants none of it. She rails at Mystique for thinking her so simple and inept that she's unable to make a decision to join the Xs of her own free will, and Mystique asks, "Rogue, don't you love me?" Awwwww, poor Mystique. Rogue feels bad too, because she explains that the Xs offer her best chance to learn how to control her absorption powers; she spent all that time hating Dazzler because she was jealous of Dazzler's life and friends. Faced with this story of patheticness, how can Mystique be mad? Instead, Mystique uses a holographic projection (don't ask me how) to appear to the crowd at Lincoln Center, offering to exchange Xavier's life for the release of the Brotherhood. There's some trash-talking all 'round and then the baddies walk, but not before Destiny offers this parting shot: "X-Men I sense a chronal interface between Kitty Pryde and the Baxter Building. Timelines intersect, but do not proceed ... In my mind, I 'see' the ultimate darkness, fear suddenly silenced — oblivion." The Xs are understandably confused, but we readers are privy to the call that comes over the police scanner regarding a young female jumper at the Baxter Building; in the last panel, we see Kitty lying in fragments of the shattered doohickey and a splotch of blood as the scanner chillingly concludes, "... probable fatality." Next: What Happened to Kitty? What indeed. === Pointless Logan Pandering: Storm: is an elemental, with absolute control over the weather. Wolverine: possesses a fast-healing talent which can cope with almost any wound or disease and also gives him enhanced physical senses and abilities his skeleton is a synthesis of bone and adamantium the strongest substance known making them virtually unbreakable his claws are forged of the pure metal they can cut through anything. Best Line: Kitty: "Great. It always happens this way. When you need someone the most, they're off on some stupid mission." Most Amusing Out-of-Context, Dated Slang: Blob to Wolverine: "How'bout I fall on you, shorty, we'll see how good those fancy bones o' yours really are?"
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X-force #3-#5
Battlecry Credits: Rob Liefeld (Plot); Fabian Nicieza (Script), Rob Liefeld (Pencils), Rob Liefeld (Inks), Joe Rosas (Colors), Chris Eliopoulos (Letters). Summary X-Force battles Black Tom Cassidy and Juggernaut at the World Trade Center. Siryn teams up with X-Force to stop her uncle, Black Tom Cassidy. As Spider-Man swings by to help, Black Tom detonates a bomb and destroys one of the Twin Towers. Miscellaneous Notes The Siryn figure on page one looks as if it was inked by Todd McFarlane. The way her eyes and lips are drawn especially remind me of McFarlane. Pages eleven and nineteen look like more pages ghost-inked by Erik Larsen. Warpath’s infamously large shoulder pads debut in this issue. The tassels attached to them are especially stylish. Cable also appears in new, shiny armor that only lasts a few issues. Review While the previous issue focused almost exclusively on Liefeld’s new creations, this issue has the team fighting long established villains, and the return of the rather obscure character Siryn. Former New Mutant Sunspot also gets involved with the action. I wonder if there was a conscious effort at the time to alternate between using new characters and older ones. Focusing too much on either can alienate fans, so there is a certain amount of sense in alternating back and forth. Siryn was initially introduced in pages of Spider-Woman as the daughter of the X-Man Banshee. She made occasional appearances in various X-titles over the years, but this issue marks the start of her run as a regular cast member. Ever since then, she’s had a surprisingly stable role in the franchise. She’s currently appearing in the relaunched X-Factor series. Bringing her into this story is a nice use of continuity since she already has a connection to one of the villains. The story is, not surprisingly, a collection of action scenes. No subplots or mysteries are introduced in this issue, just a lot of fighting. If kids only want fights and explosions out of their comics, this issue certainly delivers on that much. Nicieza writes a lot of self-conscious “tough guy” dialogue, which is probably the best way to script an issue-long fight scene. It’s impossible to read this issue and not point out that blowing up one of the Twin Towers now seems tasteless. But at the time, who knew? A letter in the letters page compliments the art for never using a “boring grid layout”. It’s worth remembering that at this time, mainstream comics were only just beginning to move away from grid layouts. It seems as if they only return now for specific storytelling purposes. I will say that I haven't had any problem so far following Liefeld's panel-to-panel storytelling. I don’t want to be the five hundredth guy with a blog pointing out Rob Liefeld’s artistic shortcomings, but there are some things I have to bring up. I believe standard comic book anatomy is that the human body is around seven heads tall. Siryn’s hair on page three stands three heads high over her head. Her hair is as tall as a circus midget. Posted by G. Kendall at 5:10 PM Labels: liefeld, nicieza, x-force 3 comments: Isaac said... I know you don't want to turn your blog into a big pile of anti-Liefeld snark, but it'd be great if you could post one or two exemplary distorted figures from each of the issues you review. There's so much in that image of Siryn to be awed by—the giant hair is just the beginning. September 5, 2007 9:07 PM Paul O'Brien said... "Pages eleven and nineteen look like more pages ghost-inked by Erik Larsen." I don't have the issue to hand, but if they're completely different in style from the pages around them, then as I recall, they're ghosted by Marat Mychaels. September 8, 2007 12:43 AM G. Kendall said... Larsen says that he inked a few pages of the second issue, and these look like the same style. There are some pages in #4 that don't look exactly like Liefeld but it's hard to pick out who it is. Michaels might have showed by then. Anyone interested in what I'm doing should check out Paul's excellent site: www.thexaxis.com +34 & 5 which i'm sure peoplea are waiting to comment on
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Star Trek Voyager - Lieutenant Tom Paris
Product Features * Lieutenant Tom Paris Figure * Type II-B Hand Phaser * Personal Access Display Device * Away Team Gear * Compression Phaser Rifle Product Details * Item Weight: 1 pounds * Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) * ASIN: B0009XEDJW
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Alien Legion #1 thru #5
epic(marvel) 1984 excellent
Alien Legion From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Alien Legion Comic image missing.svg If this infobox is not supposed to have an image, please add "|noimage=yes". Publication information Publisher Epic Comics Format Limited series Genre Military science fiction Publication date April 1984 – August 1990 Number of issues 38 Creative team Creator(s) Carl Potts Alan Zelenetz Frank Cirocco Collected editions Slaughter World ISBN 0871357631 Omnibus Volume 1 ISBN 1595823948 Alien Legion is a science-fiction comic-book series and associated titles created by Carl Potts, Alan Zelenetz, and Frank Cirocco for Marvel Comics; Epic Comics imprint in 1983. It features a military unit, Force Nomad, similar to the French Foreign Legion. Contents [hide] * 1 Publication history * 2 Publications o 2.1 Collected editions * 3 Awards * 4 In other media * 5 Notes * 6 References * 7 External links [edit] Publication history Alien Legion — cover-titled The Alien Legion for its first two series and initial graphic novel — features a military unit, Force Nomad, similar to the French Foreign Legion. Its characters include leader Sarigar, whose lower half is serpentine; the fully humanoid Torie Montroc; and an alien of the Thraxian race, Jugger Grimrod. Primary creator Carl Potts and co-creators Alan Zelenetz and Frank Cirocco developed the concept, and in 1983 Marvel Comics' Epic Comics imprint launched the first of several Alien Legion miniseries and one-shots. Collaborators have included writers Chuck Dixon and Larry Stroman, and artists Terry Austin, Whilce Portacio, and Scott Hanna. Potts said in 2000 "The original concept was the 'Foreign Legion in space' and all the legionnaires were human. ... Then I created the humanoid/serpentine design that later became Sarigar and decided that the Legion should include a wide variety of species. This was in the early '70s. By the time I got around to developing the idea further in the early '80s, Star Wars obviously became an influence. The Alien Legion universe is a giant extrapolation of the American democratic melting-pot society where different races and cultures work together for the common good while dealing with the pluses and problems that the nation's diversity creates."[1] Dark Horse Comics announced it is publishing a new Alien Legion series in 2010.[2] [edit] Publications * The Alien Legion (20 issues) * The Alien Legion vol. 2 (18 issues) * The Alien Legion: A Grey Day To Die (graphic novel) * Alien Legion: On The Edge (3 issues, bookshelf format) * Alien Legion: Tenants Of Hell (2 issues, bookshelf format) * Alien Legion: One Planet At A Time (3 issues, bookshelf format) * Alien Legion: Grimrod (one-shot, bookshelf format) * Law Dog - Grimrod: Terror at the Crossroads (one-shot, bookshelf format) * Alien Legion: Binary Deep (one-shot, standard format) * Epic: An Anthology #3 * Heavy Hitters Annual #1 [edit] Collected editions Some of the stories have been published in trade paperback form. Checker Book Publishing released the books Force Nomad and Piecemaker that collect the second series, and Footsloggers, which collects the first six issues of the first volume. Titan Books published trade paperbacks of the On the Edge and Tenants of Hell storylines. Dark Horse Comics published the Alien Legion Omnibus Volume 1 in December 2009, collecting the first seven story arcs of the series (ISBN 1595823948). [edit] Awards The graphic novel, Alien Legion: A Grey Day to Die, received the Squiddy Award for Favorite Graphic Album in 1988.[3] [edit] In other media In 2003, Potts was working with Mainframe Entertainment on a possible computer-animated Alien Legion television series but this was abandoned once Mainframe was sold.[citation needed] In the mid- to late 2000s, Alien Legion was optioned by producer Jerry Bruckheimer and The Walt Disney Company, with screenwriters Derek Haas and Michael Brandt collaborating on a live-action film script.[2] [edit] Notes 1. ^ Carl Potts interview, PopImage (May 2000) 2. ^ a b Geddes, John (November 16, 2009). "'Alien Legion' prepares for blast-off". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2009-11-16-alien-legion-st_N.htm. Retrieved November 18, 2009. WebCitation archive. 3. ^ Comic Book Awards Almanac [edit] References * Alien Legion (1984) at the Grand Comics Database * Alien Legion (1984) at the Comic Book DB * Alien Legion (1987) at the Grand Comics Database * Alien Legion (1987) at the Comic Book DB [edit] External links * Alien Legion official site. WebCitation archive. * http://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/potts_carl.htm Carl Potts] at the Lambiek Comiclopedia Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_Legion" Categories: Epic Comics titles | Comic book limited series | 1984 comic debuts | Military science fiction comics
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PINHEAD VS MARSHALL LAW: LAW IN HELL # 1
Product Description LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE !!! Date: November - December 1993 *** Contains Issue # 1*** COMPLETE ! READ ALL ABOUT IT!! Pat Mills & KEVIN (League of Extraordinary Gentleman) O NEILL have Marshall Law take on Clive Barker's necroid (?) and extensively demented and deformed lunatic - Pinhead! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Product Details Comic Publisher: Epic (1993) ASIN: B001HHLX4M
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The Uncanny X-Men #189 - Two Girls Out to Have Fun! by Chris Claremont
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The X-Men say their goodbyes to Ororo who leaves for Africa where she hopes to find herself. Rachel Summers and Amara Aquilla are having a day out in New York; the bright city that never sleeps reminds Rachel of a her painful past in a future time line. Whilst visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Arts, Rachel senses the presence of Selene, the woman who tried to kill her earlier. Since Amara also has a score to settle with the immortal huntress, the two girls hunt her down to the Hellfire Club's headquarters, where Selene applies for membership. As she senses the two mutant girls‘ presence, she easily defeats them and turns them over to Shaw as a present, but they are rescued in time by Xavier and the X-Men. Meanwhile, Jamie Rodriguez is killed by a thief who wants the necklace that he found. Kulan Gath, the sorcerer imprisoned with in the artifact is finally released.The Uncanny X-Men -1963 (189) X-Men (1963) Canonical Title The Uncanny X-Men #189 - Two Girls Out to Have Fun! Original publication date 1985-01 People/Characters Storm (Ororo Munroe | X-Men) Colossus (Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin | X-Men) Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner | X-Men) Professor X (Charles Francis Xavier | X-Men) Rogue (Anna Marie | X-Men)#189 (1) @Box #4 (1) Bagged (1) Colossus (1) comics (1) Magik (Illyana Rasputin) (1) Magma (1) Marvel (1) Phoenix (Rachel Summers) (1) Sebastian Shaw (1) Storm (1) Synopsis (1) The Uncanny X-Men (1963) (1) X-Men
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Death Hawk Adventure Publications Comics (1988)
Death Hawk Adventure Publications Comics (1988) Imprint of Malibu Start Slide Show # a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Issue Value Own View # 1 $2.25 # 2 $2.25 # 3 $2.25 = Approved = Pending = Small Only = Missing Details Market Reviews Details - edit Issue: # 1 Cover Date: Cover Price: $1.95 Current Value: $2.25 Searched: 42 Owned: 13 Rating: rate Description: Contributors - edit N/A Characters - edit N/A Collects/Reprints - edit N/A Collected/Reprinted In N/A Events/Awards - edit N/A Member Contributions Cover By carmack77 Indexed By glh08
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Youngblood #1-#6
Image April,1992 VG+ or better all with board and sleeve.
wow;way too much fun: Amazing colors, wonderful splash pages,i have no idea what the fucking story could be about?
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Masquerade GP105 Swatch Watc
Rate it US $55.00 US $50.00 You save: US $5.00 (9%) In stock: yes Handling charge: US $4.00 1993 Vintage Swatch Watch. Water resistant 30 meter / 100 Feet. Diameter case 33 mm. New, never worn a new battery will be installed before shipping. Plastic box and instructions are included.
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Handbook to Higher Consciousness (Paperback)
this one has foxing to cover, but what do you care, you are on yourr way to the next spiritual plane....
Handbook to Higher Consciousness (Paperback) Product Description Step-by-step instructions for identifying and reprogramming the "biocomputer" of the mind by freeing oneself from addictions to negative desires, demands and expectations. 32-page guide and cassette. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Product Details * Paperback: 160 pages * Publisher: Living Love Center; 3rd edition (1973) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0960068805 * ISBN-13: 978-0960068807 * Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches * Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces * Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars
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LADY DEATH IN LINGERIE #1
Chaos 1995
Age: Modern Age (1980 - Now) Publisher: Chaos! Comics Issue Number: 1 Genre: -- Date of Issue (MM/YYYY): Aug 1995 Condition: Used Character(s)/ Title: Lady Death Features: -- Lady Death in Lingerie Issue 1 by Chaos! Comics. Used but near mint condition. Lady Death in Lingerie is a special Lady Death Set featuring artwork of her clad in underwear. Excellent comic.
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Lot of 158 marvel comics
Marvel comics almost all in excellent, the occasional dog
comics...comics...comics shipping will ary depending where you at... call me first ron libertus 310-591-7051 bugdig@yahoo.com
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Plop!
New York DC Comics Inc. 1985 Best of DC 60 - Blue Ribbon Digest Excellent Wood, Wrightson, Wolverton, Argones, And Many Others!
The Magazine of Weird Humor
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Lot of 70 DC comics
DC comics m ost in excellent, the occasional dog
its just great to hav a bunch of comic books laying around comfort lit! shipping may be more then $3 so enquire first ron 310-591-7051 bugdig@yahoo.com aloha
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Star Trek #24
Gold key 1974 good reader, binding roll,(mild), lite edge wear, Small scar up top-solid nothing loose
cool story ,starts where they transfer their minds to robots to avoid the acidic air of that planet(bones & spock ) to prove the captains innocence... cho-cool
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DC COMICS SUPER HERO COLLECTION # 25 - DEADSHOT
DC Comics and Eaglemoss Publications 2009 MIB aprox.3
DC Comics Super Hero Collection, featuring DC's cold blooded killer who never misses his target, Deadshot, from DC Comics and Eaglemoss Publications . The Deadshot figurine is sculpted in lead, hand painted and stamped with an individual number. The figurine, in it's own collector's box, #BAM4352 PLEASE DONT BUY IF YOU ARE STOOPID
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Visas That saved Lives: The story of Chiune Sugihara, Japan's Hero of the Holocaust (the "Japanese Schindler")
canada marty gross films good plays wellcasssette looks clean,minimal artwork generic
The story of Chiune Sugihara, Japan's Hero of the Holocaust (the "Japanese Schindler") The story of an extraordinary Japanese diplomat who sacrificed his own career during World War II to write the precious visas that saved an estimated 6,000 Jewish lives. At 5:15 one summer morning in 1940, Chiune Sugihara, Japan's Consul-General in Lithuania, awoke to the sound of over 200 people crowding the street outside his Consulate. Consul Sugihara first feared an attack, but it did not take him long to realize that the people outside were Jews desperate for visas allowing them to escape Nazi-occupied Europe. In direct defiance of his government's orders, Sugihara took it upon himself to issue the visas. Working day and night, he hand-wrote an estimated 1600 transit visas, permitting Jews to escape the Holocaust. This is the story of the bravery of one man, Chiune Sugihara, often known as "the Japanese Schindler" - a true hero of the Holocaust. Based on the book VISAS FOR LIFE, by Yukiko Sugihara, this dramatic film is a good supplement for Holocaust Studies programs. "...recommended." Peter M. Nichols, New York Times Credits Director: Katsumi Ohyama Producers: Tetsuo Suzuki (Fuji TV), Naonori Kawamura, Toshio Ozawa (Kazumo Co., Ltd.) Original Story: Yukiko Sugihara Script: Sentaro Kubota and Mamoru Sasaki Music: Kensaku Tanikawa, sung by Yuka Kamebuchi Cinematography: Takumi Seki & Satoshi Furutani Starring: Go Kato, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Misako Konno, Mizuho Suzuki, Jiro Karasawa Bonus Visit the Sugihara House online museum for more information on Sugihara, the Rescued, and clips from "The VISAS That Saved Lives" film and documentary. Wiki, The Free Encyclopedia reference: Chiune Sugihara
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