Stephanie Gladden, a well known illustrator, just became one of my Facebook Friends.  Looking at her 'info page' I noticed that she has drawn comic books of Tiny Tunes, Powdered Toastman, Ren & Stimpy, Looney Tunes, Droopy, Wolf & Red,The Simpsons, Jim Ottaviani's Dignifying Science, Peter Bagge's Sweatshop, Paul Dini's Jingle Belle, and The Powerpuff Girls among others! I was not aware of all of her work that was mentioned above, so I sent her an email asking her what her latest published work was...

She messaged me back that one of her latest works was just released December 3rd in time for the Holiday Season! I have read a few issues of that character's adventures below and enjoyed them!

So I am blogging about that publication here today. Here are the details from an earlier press release:

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Arthur Adams, who is known for his great artwork, just became one of my Facebook Friends yesterday.  He had just joined Facebook on December 10th, and as of the morning of December 12th already had 71 Facebook Friends!

Being added to his 'Facebook Friends' list reminded me that back on December 27th, 2007, I had blogged about meeting him at the 1993 San Diego Comic Con for the first time, and ran the below archived blog post with the photo shown at the top left of this blog post:

Of course since then Art's Fantastic Four issues have since been reprinted in a trade paperback format.

Please Note: If I haven't already reviewed this story arc that Arthur Adams pencilled, I will and then include it with our over 460 Reviews that Tina and I have placed in our eBay Reviews Section. Just click here to see our latest reviews!

Hopefully Arthur will enjoy his Facebook experience, I know that I have so far! If you are a Facebook member and want to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.

 The News Of Bettie (Betty) Page's passing became more known earlier this morning... and I have wondered what to say about the passing of this legend at the age of eighty-five...

In the meantime I have been watching our Blog's stat counters steadily rise to over 2,100 visitors just this morning alone, almost all due to bloggers wanting to know more about this woman and what she meant to so many.

So instead of trying to say this morning of what she meant to me, I will just post links to just a few of the multiple blog posts I have blogged during the past 2 & 1/2 years about her, her contributions, her relationship to Jenny in Dave Steven's The Rocketeer, and more:

She Was Notorious !

So Who's HOT In Our Archived Blog Posts Right Now? 07-09-08

So Much Interest In Our Bettie Page Blog Posts...

Dave Stevens, Creator Of The Rocketeer

Notorious Bettie Page Transformed Into Jenny!

This Is Our 'Notorious' Post...

What Do the Notorious Bettie Page & The Rocketeer Have In Common ?

 Greg Harms, inker on this mini-series, just became one of my Facebook Friends this week.  I noticed he had a cover photo up on his home page of the 10th Muse comic book, so I asked him about when it was coming out!

Well here is what he was able to tell me about the mini-series:

The Bellingham, Washington based Bluewater Productions is bringing back the flagship title '10th Muse' as part of its' Ray Harryhausen Presents comic book line.

The new series titled "10th Muse: 800", is scheduled for a February 2009 release, but can be pre-ordered at your LCBS now.

Ray Harryhausen is a famous name in several different genres including film making. The 'Ray Harryhausen Presents' comics line will be putting a whole new spin on the 10th Muse in this new series. 

How is it different? Well, it all begins when Lxandra witnesses the destruction of Olympus! Lxandra wakes up in the year 2907 to find herself in a whole new world with a completely different body!

Plus the year 2907 the world may have changed, but the pursuit of justice hasn't. Not only must the 10th Muse adjust to her new life in a different time, she must also fight a new enemy with an old face.  This mini-series is scheduled for four issues!

Some of you blog readers may remember that this comic book series was originally with Image Comics when it debuted in 2001!  Well, although the classic characters from that original Image Comics series will be making an appearance in the mini-series, this new version of the character is going to be a little darker than the original series, more along the lines of "Blade Runner." 

So who's the new creative team?

Well, this new version of 10th Muse is written by Adam David Gragg.  Gragg has worked on other 'Ray Harryhausen Presents' titles for Blue Water, most notably "Sinbad and the Merchant of Ages."  

Gragg will be teamed with former Chaos Comics penciler Roman Morales III.  Roman is best known for his work on such Chaos series as Lady Death, Evil Ernie, Lynch Mob, as well as other comics work.

Adding to the mix is Morales' long time inker Greg Harms who has done extensive freelancing work, and will be working on the inks for this mini-series. 

Plus rounding out the creative team, with watercolor paints, will be the colorist Martina. 

And of course, with all the comic book series being turned into Big Screen Films.... it's no surprise that The 10th Muse has been optioned as a film with Castlebright Films who has a deal with Universal Studios!  So we may be seeing this character on the Big Screen in the intermediate future!

For those of you that place pre-orders at your LCBS please note the following: To order issue #1 through Diamond use the order code: DEC083829 F: RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS:  10TH MUSE 800 #1. 

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First, let me explain that this story is set in 1950's Algeria.

Probably most Americans are not aware of what was going on during this period. So for the mainstream American reading public, the storyline will be a little confusing as to who was who during this conflict set in Algeria and France.

This was during Algeria's long and bloody struggle to free itself from French colonial rule.

Baru takes the main character in this story, a boxer, who has an impoverished lifestyle until he rises to fame due to his boxing prowess.

Chaos surrounds him during this time in the slums of his hometown and even into the bright lights of Paris.

The artwork is stylized and may take a little while to get used to while reading. The storyline is not helped by the lack of text on many of the panels. The attempt is to be more cinematic in the panels, which doesn't always easily convey what is going on...

This graphic novel is interesting enough that I did finish it. However I do have a love for history which helped me in staying with the storyline.

This would probably be a good graphic novel for a library, but I am not for sure what personal libraries this would be marketed for. 

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