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.Batman: The Killing Joke

by: Alan Moore, Brian Bolland

March 19, 2008
You must buy it for the artwork. It the most beautiful artwork I ever seen in a Batman book. I read a review here saying the recoloring in this book is bad. This reviewer is so wrong. Recoloring this book is the best thing that ever happened! I literally compare the original with this book side by side before I made the purchase and it is night and day! In this book, Brian Bolland, joins among the great Batman artists such as Jim Lee and Neal Adams. Spectacular artwork, extremely clean and sharp with rich colors. The story on the other hand, I do not appreciate as much as other people may have, because while it gives the Joker some background as to how and why he became the Joker, I'm not sure that I would want to know since it is the ... Read More:
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.Doom Patrol, Book 5: Magic Bus

by: Grant Morrison

January 31, 2007
If you have been following Grant Morrison's run on the Doom Patrol you have certain expectations. This book is good, but not great and feels transitional. Crawling from the Wreckage, The Painting that Ate Paris, and Down Paradise Way are better books. I will say this is a step up from the last collection, Musclebound, as the Pentagon and Flex Mentallo stories are really kind of overrated.

On to the Magic Bus...

Issues 51 & 52 are dealing with the new Brotherhood of Dada, but the old Brotherhood was better in The Painting that Ate Paris. The whole Mr. Nobody for president story is ok, but I was a little unsatisfied.

Doom Patrol 53 is a tribute to Jack Kirby. Weird issue, I love Jack Kirby but this issue ... Read More:
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.Camelot 3000 Deluxe Edition

by: Mike Barr

December 02, 2008
If you have been following Grant Morrison's run on the Doom Patrol you have certain expectations. This book is good, but not great and feels transitional. Crawling from the Wreckage, The Painting that Ate Paris, and Down Paradise Way are better books. I will say this is a step up from the last collection, Musclebound, as the Pentagon and Flex Mentallo stories are really kind of overrated.

On to the Magic Bus...

Issues 51 & 52 are dealing with the new Brotherhood of Dada, but the old Brotherhood was better in The Painting that Ate Paris. The whole Mr. Nobody for president story is ok, but I was a little unsatisfied.

Doom Patrol 53 is a tribute to Jack Kirby. Weird issue, I love Jack Kirby but this issue ... Read More:
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.Studio Space

by: Joel Meadows, Gary Marshall, Brian Bolland, Dave Gibbons, Tim Bradstreet, Howard Chaykin, Sean Phillips, Duncan Fegredo, Joe Kubert, Mike Mignola, Tim Sale, George Pratt, Tommy Lee Edwards, Adam Hughes, Sergio Toppi, Walter Simonson, Jim Lee

May 28, 2008
An excellent book that is well detailed and showcases some of the best people in the business.....

Recommended for all readers even if they are not into the comic world...
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.The Art of Brian Bolland

by: Brian Bolland

December 13, 2006
For those of us who are self-taught artists and look to the work of other artists for inspiration and guidance, Brian Bolland's work is, in a word, intimidating. One of the deans of comic book artists working today, Bolland's clear, clear, virtuoso style is one of the most recognizable on the comics page, and looking at his work - deceptively simple - you can't help but ask yourself "How did he do that?" The Art of Brian Bolland showcases Bolland's work and will no doubt have you asking the same question.

Published by Image Comics - which has produced a number of excellent "art of..." books over the past few years - The Art of Brian Bolland is a retrospective of Bolland's career thus far, starting with his childhood drawings and continuing ... Read More:
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.BOLLAND STRIPS

by: Bolland Brian

February 15, 2008
Brian Bolland is in on the jokes. He gets them, and he knows how to tell them to others. He understands what is funny and what is tragic. And he understands what is funny in what is tragic.

The book "Bolland Strips!" is a collection of his more controversial, and arguably less commercial artworks. The artworks constantly discuss topics that polite society does not discuss, such as; torture, prostitution, unrequited love, sexuality, and the absurd cruelty of some Biblical stories.

Bolland's art is the opposite of abstract. He does not intend to hide, soft focus, or airbrush the appearance of things. He does not hide unpleasant or difficult things from view. His work is about removing rose-colored glasses. As an artist, ... Read More:
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.Munden's Bar

by: John Ostrander, Del Close, Tim Truman, Mike Baron, Phil Foglio, Jim Valentino, Rick Veitch, Steve Bissette, Hilary Barta, Joe Staton, Steve Rude, Rick Burchett, Jerry Ordway, William Messner-Loeb, John Totleben, Brian Bolland

January 02, 2008
Brian Bolland is in on the jokes. He gets them, and he knows how to tell them to others. He understands what is funny and what is tragic. And he understands what is funny in what is tragic.

The book "Bolland Strips!" is a collection of his more controversial, and arguably less commercial artworks. The artworks constantly discuss topics that polite society does not discuss, such as; torture, prostitution, unrequited love, sexuality, and the absurd cruelty of some Biblical stories.

Bolland's art is the opposite of abstract. He does not intend to hide, soft focus, or airbrush the appearance of things. He does not hide unpleasant or difficult things from view. His work is about removing rose-colored glasses. As an artist, ... Read More:
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.Batman the Killing Joke - First Edition

by: Alan Moore

1988
This is one of those core Batman titles.You get to see The Joker before the accident that turned his skin white,his lips red and his hair green.He was a comedian that turned into a criminal and fell into a vat of chemicals at a playing card factory. This title came out a year and 4 months before the original Batman movie premiered in 1989. It was a backstory or preview to the movie.The origin story in this comic was used in the film except for the comedian part and the chemical plant was called Axis Chemicals. But this story gives you a idea of just how mentally cracked the Joker is.Killing to him is funny and he makes it so with deadly pranks.Some DC fans think that the Joker isn't crazy at all and that it is a persona or mask that he puts on.He gets locked ... Read More:
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.Camelot 3000 (DC Comics Series)

by: Mike W. Barr, Brian Bolland

October 01, 1997
An original graphic novel way back way. An excellent exploration of heroism, mythology and gender by way of the Arthurian mythos.

Earth is under the thumb of aliens, and resistance is pretty much non-existent. One man still wants to fight, and the discovery of an ancient site may help him out in a big way.



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.Tank Girl: The Odyssey #2

from: DC/Vertigo

1995
An original graphic novel way back way. An excellent exploration of heroism, mythology and gender by way of the Arthurian mythos.

Earth is under the thumb of aliens, and resistance is pretty much non-existent. One man still wants to fight, and the discovery of an ancient site may help him out in a big way.



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