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TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3236: I've already mentioned that one of the great pleasures I receive at visiting comic-cons, no matter what the size of them, is visiting the sections named 'Artists Alley', and 'Small Press' or 'Indy Aisles'. It's even better when I find a comic book that my youngest son can also enjoy, as so many comics today are not aimed at his age group. This is Vinnie's 'Take' on a promotional comic magazine that we found at the SDCC in July. ------------------------
While there, he picked up some comics, magazines, and all sorts of things for possible review, and this happened to be one of them. The title of this comic book is "Physics Quest 2008: Nikola Tesla and the Electric Fair." It is a "promotional comic book," although, it is the size of a Magazine. The sponsors of this comic book are the American Physical Society. Their website is www.aps.org. You can even download this comic at www.physicscentral.com/physicsquest. We talked to the creators, who also did the promotional comic "Spectra #1," which my dad blogged about, and can be found here. This book was very interesting, and I feel it would be a great study tool, as it is probably more interesting to read this, than a chapter from a textbook. Now to go more "in-depth." Front Cover - It shows most of the main characters; Nikola Testla, Thomas Alva Edison, "Mark Twain", and George Westinghouse Jr. For the background, it has a flash of electricity or lightning, whichever it may be, and a tower. I feel both tie up the picture nicely. Inside Front Cover - It shows the sponsor's title and logo. It also states their website and address, as well as the website to download this comic for free (which I mentioned above). I feel it is nice they allow you to download a copy of this for free, as this is a promotional comic after all. Splash Page - States the title, and credits for who did what. All the people mentioned who helped with the production of this are Rebecca Thompson-Flagg, Christopher DiScenza, Justin Reeder, Kerry G Johnson, and Alan Chados. It again states the website, and in fine print, says this comic is copyrighted. Interior Pages - The first page has an "About the Comic Book" page as well as the bibliography for their research on Nikola Tesla. The second page is an informant about Nikola, telling about his life. The third page has a picture of Tesla reading a book in front of his spiral-coiled tranformer. The fourth page and onward contains the story and art, which are both great. They presented it in a way a kid might enjoy reading it, which may be the reason I enjoyed it so much. In the way the pages are numbered, the Splash Page is Page 1, meaning a total of 12. The actual comic is only 8 pages, however, making it a quick read, which is probably why it works as a promotional comic book. Inside Back Cover - The Inside Back Cover is blank, so I don't really have much to say about it. Back Cover - It has a picture of Tesla, and basically uses the same words used in the "About Nikola Tesla" page to "summarize" it. It was almost as though someone "cut-and-pasted" the more interesting parts from it onto the back cover. This part wasn't as impressive, but it was fine if someone was to read that to see what it's about, and if they wanted to pick it up or not. Storyline - The way they put it all together made it seem as though tis was the only event in his life, although they made "quick facts" about current topics on most pages. To summarize this all, it was a great read, had wonderful art, and was presented in a way children could enjoy it, making it a great study tool. This is great if you are having a test or something related to a test about Nikola Tesla, or even electricity in general, as this gave information about currents and even has a graph of how two kinds of currents work. This would also make a good gift for someone interested in science or electricity, or have Tesla as a "rolemodel" of sorts. This is even good if you want to "spark" you or a friend's interest in science, as I can almost guarentee this is much more fun than reading from a textbook. I give this a Comic Book Grade of Very Fine / Near Mint (VF/NM) 9.0 out of a possible 10.0 scale. Vinnie! ---------------------- Thanks Vinnie for guest blogging here today, and giving us your thoughts on this promotional comic book magazine from a tween's POV! Again, my thanks to Rebecca Thompson-Flagg and Kerry G Johnson for introducing this promotional comic book to us at this year's San Diego Comic Con International! Looks like Vinnie enjoyed this as much as I did your Spectra #1 promotional comic book! Besides the web links that Vinnie mentioned above...The APS web site is at: APS.org for more info. Just type in 'Physics Quest' or 'Spectra comic' in the search bar on the portal page to see what links they have to stories about the creators and the comic books produced so far.
Including the graphic novel as shown to the left. Here's his review blog on this publication: Vinnie's Take on Berona's War: Field Guide. After reading that and thinking that this is something YOU would like to read or give as a gift, here's a link to where you can purchase it online! Berona's War: Field Guide Also...If YOU liked his review on this publication today, you may enjoy reading Vinnie's reviews on: Clutch Cargo, The All New Super Friends Hour Season 1 DVD, The Ultimate Underdog Collection Volume 1, Planet Hulk, Coraline, Ponyo, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Sonic the Hedgehog TPB Vol 1, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, just to name a recent few!!!
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While at the San Diego Comic Con International, my dad and I went through the Small Press Pavillion and Artist Alley. 
BTW, If you liked Vinnie's 'Take' on this promotional comic book magazine, he's also review blogged several other publications so far this year. 
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