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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
I've long been a fan of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, and this graphic novel was a lot of fun: a great way to revisit some of the early stories. The artwork is quite nice, and by and large they did an excellent adaptation that is both true to the original work and true to the adopted medium. All in all, very enjoyable.

That said, whoever did the lettering managed to insert a number of errors into the text - basic stuff like its/it's mistakes, the sort of thing any editor off the street would catch and fix. Mr. Pratchett's books have always been conscientiously edited in this regard, and this sort of thing is an insult, just poor craftsmanship. I hope future editions can manage to avoid this sort of thing.
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.The Death of Captain America, Vol. 1
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by: Ed Brubaker

November 21, 2007
Brubaker brings us to the inevitable turning point of his Captain America arc. Captain America might be dead, but the story is is just getting rolling. More Action..More Adventure..More Skull Faced Imortal Body Snatching Nazis..and 100% more dying Captain Americas than have ever been seen before!
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.Palestine
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by: Joe Sacco, Edward Said

2002-01
Palestine puts a very human face on the ongoing tragedy of the people living in their own country, specifically those areas that have not been claimed by Israel. It's not about who's right or wrong, it's about how to deal with the challenge of simply living under very difficult, often fatal, circumstances. There's a sad parallel with the situation faced by native Americans, where even self-imposed exile failed to accommodate the intrusive settlements.
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.Astonishing X-Men Vol. 1: Gifted
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by: Joss Whedon, John Cassaday

December 29, 2004
Astonishing x-men has got me back into the x-men. The story telling and the art are wonderful, the trade flows really well. After reading it I picked up the other 3 trades and started getting the title pulled in my comic shop with issue 25. Astonishing also got me excited for the x-men stories again. When i added astonishing at the comic shop, I also added x-men legacy, and uncanny. I highly recommend it.
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.Ultimate X-Men Vol. 18: Apocalypse
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by: Robert Kirkman

August 13, 2008
I was reviewing an Ultimate Fantastic Four volume and started thinking about one of the main problems I have with the Ultimate universe line: that so many characters and events are brought about because it seems like the writers have to mirror what's happened in the original 616 universe. And not only are they brought to mirror 616, but characters are killed off or storylines are resolved so fast that there's little reason to care.

This volume is the best example I can think of. In the 616 Apocalypse is a major villain. He does not appear every other month with a standard scheme for a major heist or conquering the world or whatever. He is the type of character that figures in major crossovers and world-changing events.

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.The Potpourrific Great Big Grab Bag of Get Fuzzy: A Get Fuzzy Treasury (Get Fuzzy (Graphic Novel))
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by: Darby Conley

September 01, 2008
I was reviewing an Ultimate Fantastic Four volume and started thinking about one of the main problems I have with the Ultimate universe line: that so many characters and events are brought about because it seems like the writers have to mirror what's happened in the original 616 universe. And not only are they brought to mirror 616, but characters are killed off or storylines are resolved so fast that there's little reason to care.

This volume is the best example I can think of. In the 616 Apocalypse is a major villain. He does not appear every other month with a standard scheme for a major heist or conquering the world or whatever. He is the type of character that figures in major crossovers and world-changing events.

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.Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk
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by: Greg Pak

April 30, 2008
It's been a long time since a writer has written a story that allowed the Hulk to let lose and have a lot of fun while doing it. An additional bonus was Bruce Banner's absense from the majority of the story.

Greg Pak did an amazing job with one of my favorite Marvel characters.
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.Adventures of Tintin: Land of Black Gold / Destination Moon / Explorers on the Moon (3 Complete Adventures in 1 Volume, Vol. 5)
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by: Herge

April 01, 1995
Tintin is a great comic book ... funny, witty, adventurous, and with clean language. These are classics! I used to read them growing up in Europe, and I am glad that I can have my children read them too.
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.LOVE MODE Volume 10: (Yaoi) (Love Mode)
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by: Yuki Shimizu

August 12, 2008
Tintin is a great comic book ... funny, witty, adventurous, and with clean language. These are classics! I used to read them growing up in Europe, and I am glad that I can have my children read them too.
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.Ronin
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by: Frank Miller

March 01, 1995
The best graphic novels pull you into a world that may be bizarre, fanciful or exotic, but completely captivating. Ronin makes that grade easily. Beginning as a medieval samurai tale of blood and honor, the tale fast forwards to the near future, where a female supercomputer and a limbless man with unusual mental powers sit at the nexus of a world of biocircuitry in which machines self-assemble without human intervention. There are evil geniuses, demons, and nasty rbots. There are terrific fight scenes, some of which take place in the minds of the the characters. You won't always know what's going on, and a rereading wll be rewarding. But "Ronin"is a rewarding and highly crafted piece divesion that is well worth the time it taks to read and figure out.
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