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The Charlton Companion by Jon B. Cooke (book review).
The publisher Charlton has different memories for people depending how old you are. In their time, they were the third major publisher next…
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December 2022
November 2022
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The Team-Up Companion by Michael Eury (book review).
For his introduction to ‘The Team-Up Companion’, writer Mike Eury describes what is the essential team-up comicbook and how it contrasts to the…
September 2022
ReviewBooks
Pulp Power by Neil McGinness (book review).
I need to point out from the start that this is a massive large book but fortunately light enough to take to bed…
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The Art And Life Of Dave Cockrum by Glen Cadigan (book review).
I have a slight vested interest in ‘The Art And Life Of Dave Cockrum’ by Glen Cadigan because he’s used some of my…
June 2022
ReviewBooks
The Art Of DC Comics Bombshells (book review).
I picked up ‘The Art Of DC Comics Bombshells’ on a whim really, mostly because of the sampled artwork on-line. ‘Bombshell’ art is…
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Sal Buscema: Comics’ Fast & Furious Artist by Jim Amash (book review).
I pulled ‘Sal Buscema: Comics’ Fast & Furious Artist’ by Jim Amash last year at auction last year. In many respects, I think…
May 2022
ReviewBooks
Doctor Strange: The Book Of The Vishanti by Matthew K. Manning (book review).
Don’t expect everything to be normal about ‘Doctor Strange: The Book Of The Vishanti’. The initial surprise was having none of the original…
March 2022
ReviewBooks
DC Comics Cover Art by Nick Jones (book review).
In the introduction, former DC Comics editor/librarian Steve Korté points out the power of the comicbook cover in selling to the public, although…
February 2022
ReviewBooks
The Alex Ross Marvel Comics Poster Book by Alex Ross (book review).
Any book with Alex Ross’ name on it is going to sell. This book, ‘The Alex Ross Marvel Comics Poster Book’ contains 33…
January 2022
ReviewBooks
The Best Of Draw! Volume Two (book review).
You know how I was saying how hard it was to come across the second volume of ‘The Best Of Draw!’ after reviewing…