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.Preacher Vol. 5: Dixie Fried
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by: Garth Ennis

September 01, 1998
Ah, at last, back on track and back to the high quality we missed in vol 3.
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.How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way
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by: Stan Lee, John Buscema

September 14, 1984
This book really breaks down the way to draw like a Marvel pro. Its fun and easy. Anyone can do it. Perfect for your self or as a gift. I love it.
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.Preacher Vol. 4: Ancient History
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by: Garth Ennis

March 01, 1998
A Jesseless collection, pretty much. This is combination of other smaller sections that deal with the back story of some of the secondary characters in the Preacher Saga, the Saint of Killers, for example. There is no real need to have this is you are satisfied with the other story, but if you want more, or are a fan, you will enjoy it.



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.Swamp Thing Vol. 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing
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by: Alan Moore

February 23, 1998
With Swamp Thing, Alan Moore, one of the most talented authors in comic book history, rewrote the rules. I picked this up 20 years ago and am still amazed. Steve Bissette and John Totleben are probably my favorite art team in the history of comics. This is close to their start, so it's a little rough around the edges, but still way above and beyond the vast majority of most illustrators out there. Steve drew the amazing layouts, destroying storyboard conventions, and John tightened the loose sketches up into works of art. This was hugely influential when it came out, and still a highlight of work in graphic storytelling to this day. Many people copied, but few could rival, Alan Moore's dark and serious style.
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.Cosmic Motors: Spaceships, Cars and Pilots of Another Galaxy
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from: Design Studio Press

December 17, 2007
I first read this book in 'Top Gear' magazine, checked out the website, and then discovered that Amazon were selling the book cheaper! It's an incredible book! While there are many artists who create stunning visuals, Daniel Simon's are so incredibly lifelike I though initially he had got someone to actually build his vehicles! His love and dedication to his art are obvious from the design processes that are explained in the book. All my colleagues in my architectural firm are fighting for their turn to look through this book! Amazon, you've come through for me again. Thank you!
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.The Discworld Graphic Novels: The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic
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by: Terry Pratchett

June 03, 2008
Brilliant. I have read all of the Discworld novels and I look forward to the reinvention of the rest of them through the graphic format. The pictures are lively but they still carry a bit of the darkness with them. A must read for A'tuin fans.
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.Batman: The Man Who Laughs
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by: Ed Brubaker

January 30, 2008
This is the first thing I've ever read from Brubaker, so I don't have much to go on in terms of how different or new it is from his other stuff. What I can say, is that it's a much better written Joker story compared to a lot of the other ones out there. The book builds nice tension up until the last confrontation Batman and Joker have; which I felt was very lackluster and not even close to as memorable at The Killing Jokes end. The Joker taking over televison and what not is old at this point. However, the additional story of the Green Lantern I thought was great, that managed to invoke more emotion from me than the TMWL. What is top-notch here is the art. I recommend this to anyone who is a fan of the Joker as it is a short and fun read.
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.Preacher Vol. 6: War in the Sun
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by: Garth Ennis

March 01, 1999
The Preacher series is a very well written, unusual graphic novel. I have liked every one of them.
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.Shards (Star Wars: Legacy, Vol. 2)
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by: John Ostrander

April 02, 2008
This is the 2nd collected volume in the Star Wars: Legacy series (taking place 125 after Return of the Jedi). It collects issues 8, 4, 9, 10, 13, 11, and 12 from the original comic release.

Yes, you read that right. The stories are presented out of order from their first run, though this seems to be a creative choice. This volume is comprised of several smaller arcs detailing the Imperial side of the war, with some one-off tales in between. The stories give an insightful look into Legacy characters including Emperor-in-exile Roan Fel, the traitorous Moffs who first allied with the Sith, and a Stormtrooper squad ordered to eliminate some of their own. The bad news is that Cade Skywalker, the series protagonist, only appears in the last two chapters (Issue 13 was moved ... Read More:
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.Batman: A Death in the Family
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by: Jim Starlin, Jim Aparo, Mike DeCarlo

December 01, 1995
This is a decent story which is mainly well known for the out come rather than a great story. This is something I would recommend to fans of Batman to read for the sake of the importance to the Batman story line, but I probably wouldn't recommend to many others. In fact even if you're a Batman fan and you don't have a lot of money to through around there a lot of other Batman stories I'd point to before this one. Now I don't want to say that this is that bad of a story I was entertained and never thought about not finishing reading it.

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