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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Vinnie's Take On: Reverence - Volume 1 - By Jeanie L.S. Galster
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Other Non Comics Works

                                        

Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents... 

Vinnie's Take On The:

Reverence 

Volume 1

A YA Book by Jeanie L.S. Galster with Illustrations by C J Draden

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Top Left Photo:  One of the illustrations by CJ Draden that is shown in the book!
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Above Photo:  The front cover to Reverence Volume 1 - written by Jeanie LS Galster!
  

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3525:

(Vinnie)  Hello, today I am guest blogging about the young adult fiction book, "Reverence Vol. I". It is a story about a young woman who uses her newfound powers to take reverence on her parents' killers.
 
It is a short book, just 87 pages in length. It is the first volume... So what's it about? 
 
[SPOILER WARNING] 
 
It starts when the main character was a kid, and her father, one who owned the neighborhood they lived in, started going into drug dealing and drinking his sorrows away. The men later killed him and his wife, while the daughter, Allessandra, and her brother, Nico, were both in school. At the time, she was only a child, just 10 years of age, and her brother was even younger. Their grandmother took them in, and while Nico could forget about the pain and anger, Allessandra could not. She went down the same path her father did, but at a much earlier age. She hung out with the wrong crowd, doing things just to fit in. She started getting tattoos, first because it was the only thing that let her emotions and pain leak out.
  
Allessandra started training in martial arts, where she found her first true friend, Michi. However, his father said they must not hang out any longer, and he must take on the family business. This made her have more pain, as she not only lost her parents, but that one friend she could always count on. She was now a bit older, and started getting tattoos for a real cause. Each year on the anniversary of her parent's death, she would get a tattoo commemorating them.
 
She began to be more respectful to her grandmother, and took her request of this year being the last year of getting the tattoos. So she agreed, and went to her favorite inking artist, who had done her previous tattoos. His name was Skeet, a man who took pride in his work. Her final tattoo was a big project, and it spanned over several days. It was a mighty phoenix, who could be reborn from its ashes. She took it to being her own "rebirth". That night, Skeet finished it, and moments later, several thugs came bursting through the front door firing on all of the occupants in the room. Skeet was shot, and fell to the ground. Allessandra felt a stinging pain in her leg, arm, and back. The table she was laying on to get the tattoo collapsed, and she fell into a puddle of ink and blood. Then, the electrical tattoo gun fell in with a burst of combustion and bright light.
  
Allessandra blacked out, and woke up in a hospital bed, with Nico and her grandmother at her side. She later went home, despite her doctor's wishes. When she got home, she kept hearing a hissing sound. She also noticed her tattoos were 3D, like there was added depth to them. She thought she was going crazy when the shurikens on her arms began to spin. She cleared her eyes and she still found them spinning. She concentrated, and shot one at her wall. It was definitely real. She also noticed they were rapid reload.
  
She decided to use these powers to take reverence on her parent's murderers. She took off that night to find an old friend from school who was part of the dark side in the town, where parties and such happened at night. She used her to get in to one. She noticed the same men were there, their names were Vic and Lu. She kept her eyes on them, and noticed they went into a back library.
  
Allessandra then found a guy, Stu, who obviously didnt get any of the women, and used him to get her into the back room.  He apparently knew the men well. She had to lose him, and told him to fetch her a drink. He did so, and she went in to talk to them. She asked who their boss was, but they wouldn't budge. She threatened them, and they pulled their guns out. Her cobra tattoo split out into two and wrapped around them. They finally told her that there was someone else that was closer to the boss than they were. They told her where to find him. She put a note with their signatures and their crimes and tossed them out the window into a garbage can, where a police man was waiting.
  
She then headed out where she found  Stu again, and asked him to get her into the room where the man Vic and Lu told her he was. As he was taking her there, her feet stopped. She didn't want to continue. Yet, she had to. She continued walking forward when the man said, "Allessandra, its me, Michi. Do you remember me?" She couldn't believe it. She continuously repeated "No, it can't be you!". And that, is where the first volume ends.
 
[END SPOILER WARNING]
  
Although probably intended for older "young adults", I quite liked it. The storyline was smooth, it displayed the characters and their personalities well, and made sense overall. It showed that Allessandra had a motive to use her powers, and that was to take reverence on her parent's killers. The artwork, while in black and white, and a bit "scratchy" was giving the book another sense to show that there was sadness and drearyness.
 
I really enjoyed this book, and I will definitely keep a lookout for volume two, which should be released sometime in Fall of this year. Although it is NOT a graphic novel, instead it is a novel with illustrations, I give this book a "comic book grade" of Very Fine / Near Mint, (VF/NM), a 9.0 out of 10.0 grade scale. You can purchase a copy of it here: Reverence: What Will You Seek? .
  
~Vinnie! 
 

(Michael)  Thanks, Vinnie!

I appreciate your reading this Young Adult (YA) book that was mailed in to me after I met the author, Jeanie L.S. Galster,  who was at the 2011 Comic-Con International: San Diego!

I have gotten a little behind in reviewing items that were given to me at the most recent cons, and Vinnie always looks to see what is new that has come in the mail when he visits. 

He expressed interest in reading this book, and the comic book that review blogged yesterday. I'm glad he enjoyed this book, although it is a little out of the normal 'niche' that this blog covers...!

Plus, here's the link to where you can order the book he just reviewed: Reverence: What Will You Seek?

~ Michael


Note: Vinnie makes it to as many conventions with me as he can. He collects the 'Amazing Spider-Man' comic book series, but is open to read other titles from publishers that print titles that are age appropriate for him.  He also has been attending 'behind the scenes' events, such as the one he blogged about ht here: Vinnie's Special 'Look at The Captain Rochester Party for the Artists' at the recent 2010 Comic-Con International: San Diego! He really had fun meeting and having dinner with Sergio Aragones, Bob Burden, Scott Shaw! and others there at this exclusive after hours Comic-Con Party in San Diego!

Also...If YOU liked Vinnie's guest review blog today, you may also enjoy reading Vinnie's other reviews on: Dorothy of Oz promo comic book,  Zombie Ranch #2,  Yets! #2, The HTHGNP: Red Phones,  The Strand Prophecy by JBB WinnerStuff that Dreams Are Made of - The Mini-Comix,  The Adventures of Faithboy #1Mouse Guard: The Black Axe #2 of 6Yogi Bear Film (DVD), Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock Vol 2 #1 of 3Space Punks #2Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock Vol 2 #2 of 3Kleeman and Mike #1Mortifera #3,  Classics Illustrated #142 Abraham Lincoln - 8th Edition2011 FCBD Edition - Mouse Guard / Dark Crystal Flip BookFraggle Rock Volume 2 #3 of 3Bear and Fox #2Space Punks #1The Daughters of Merlin #1Sea Ghost #1Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard #4 (of 4)Clutch Cargo DVD, The All New Super Friends Hour Season 1 DVDThe Ultimate Underdog Collection Volume 1Planet HulkCoraline, Ponyo, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Sonic the Hedgehog TPB Vol 1, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, The Possum #1 comic book, Vinnie's Take on Berona's War: Field Guide, just to name a recent few! 


My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and the archived blog posts, now over 3,523 total posts in number!  I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this Blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app!  We currently have over 2,567 'Followers'!  Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

~ Michael D Hamersky 

Note: My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items.  Possibly even copies of the item that was reviewed here today...!

If I have it... You can find it 'Under The Big Top Of Comics' at:   ComicBooksCircus.com.

If it isn't available in my online 'Local Comic Book Shop, (LCBS), then you may be able find it in my Amazon affiiate link, as seen here:  Comics & Graphic Novels at Amazon!

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safarai, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up differently, sorry about that!

The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works!!  (Note:  I don't list my email address here, due to 'spambots' gathering it and 'spamming' me. 

To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:

Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to have sent me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages in my network already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' for myself so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page! 
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Vinnie's Take On: The Dorothy of Oz Promo Comic Book!
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Books - New

                                        

Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents... 

Vinnie's Take On The:

Dorothy of Oz Promo Comic Book 

On the Upcoming Animated Film

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Top Left Photo:  The Dorothy of Oz Film Poster announcing that it is coming in 2012!
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Above Photo:  The front cover to the Dorothy of Oz promo comic book published by IDW!
  

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3524:

(Vinnie)  Hello, today I am guest blogging the promotional comic book "Dorothy of Oz" which is based on the upcoming movie. The idea of this specific publication came from Roger S. Baum, the great-grandson of the original writer of "The Wizard of Oz" L. Frank Baum.
 
Basically, the promoters want you to pick up this promo issue which could be considered "issue 0" or a "sneak peek" to the upcoming comic series, "Dorothy of Oz". It has been mentioned that five comics are being published, and then followed by the movie. The publisher is releasing the material issue by issue so it follows a specific order. The Dorothy of Oz movie leads from where the comics stop, and the comics lead from where the original Wizard of Oz story ends. So, essentially, it is a continuation of his great-grandfather's story.
 
As the movie is planned to come out in August of 2012, there is a slight wait. They therefore direct you to their Facebook Fan Page so you can see all the latest news and keep updated. They also direct you to the landing page of what will soon be a "virtual journey" into the "Adventure in Oz". It is stated to be a virtual world in which you can play games and learn about the characters. You can find their Facebook Fan Page at www.facebook.com/dorothyofozthemovie. You can also visit Adventure in Oz at www.adventureinoz.com.
 
Just an FYI to any hardcore Oz fans, that the 48th annual Winkie Con runs from July 27-29 of 2012 in Pacific Grove, CA. This will be a great con for any fans to find others with like interests or to find other "Oz-themed" publications to purchase and read. Also, considering this con is currently 47 years old, it is 5 years older than the famous San Diego Comic Con International, running for 42 years.  That is quite an accomplishment!
 
Well back to the promo comic... This promotional comic served its purpose wonderfully. It drew attention to the comic book series and upcoming movie, and told you where to go while you wait, and how to learn more. I'm just a casual Oz reader, but it definitely made me excited to wait for it. For this promotional comic book, "Dorothy of Oz", I give it a comic book grade of Very Fine / Near Mint, (VF/NM), a 9.0 out of 10.0 grade scale. I can't wait to read the rest of the series!
 
~Vinnie! 
 

(Michael)  Thanks, Vinnie!

I appreciate your reading this comic book that was presented to me at the 2011 Comic-Con International: San Diego as I walked past the IDW booth!

It does seem to be something that I would also like to read, and possibly check it out on DVD when the film is released in that format.

There is a growing interest in all thing OZ... And I was surprised to learn last year that Winkie Con actually existed and had been in existence that long! 

Here's a link to Oz related comics that I have reviewed blog so far, for those that are interested in all things Oz!.

~ Michael


Note: Vinnie makes it to as many conventions with me as he can. He collects the 'Amazing Spider-Man' comic book series, but is open to read other titles from publishers that print titles that are age appropriate for him.  He also has been attending 'behind the scenes' events, such as the one he blogged about ht here: Vinnie's Special 'Look at The Captain Rochester Party for the Artists' at the recent 2010 Comic-Con International: San Diego! He really had fun meeting and having dinner with Sergio Aragones, Bob Burden, Scott Shaw! and others there at this exclusive after hours Comic-Con Party in San Diego!

Also...If YOU liked Vinnie's guest review blog today, you may also enjoy reading Vinnie's other reviews on: Zombie Ranch #2,  Yets! #2, The HTHGNP: Red Phones,  The Strand Prophecy by JBB WinnerStuff that Dreams Are Made of - The Mini-Comix,  The Adventures of Faithboy #1Mouse Guard: The Black Axe #2 of 6Yogi Bear Film (DVD), Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock Vol 2 #1 of 3Space Punks #2Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock Vol 2 #2 of 3Kleeman and Mike #1Mortifera #3,  Classics Illustrated #142 Abraham Lincoln - 8th Edition2011 FCBD Edition - Mouse Guard / Dark Crystal Flip BookFraggle Rock Volume 2 #3 of 3Bear and Fox #2Space Punks #1The Daughters of Merlin #1Sea Ghost #1Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard #4 (of 4)Clutch Cargo DVD, The All New Super Friends Hour Season 1 DVDThe Ultimate Underdog Collection Volume 1Planet HulkCoraline, Ponyo, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Sonic the Hedgehog TPB Vol 1, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, The Possum #1 comic book, Vinnie's Take on Berona's War: Field Guide, just to name a recent few! 


My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and the archived blog posts, now over 3,523 total posts in number!  I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this Blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app!  We currently have over 2,571 'Followers'!  Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

~ Michael D Hamersky 

Note: My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items.  Possibly even copies of the item that was reviewed here today...!

If I have it... You can find it 'Under The Big Top Of Comics' at:   ComicBooksCircus.com.

If it isn't available in my online 'Local Comic Book Shop, (LCBS), then you may be able find it in my Amazon affiiate link, as seen here:  Comics & Graphic Novels at Amazon!

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safarai, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up differently, sorry about that!

The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works!!  (Note:  I don't list my email address here, due to 'spambots' gathering it and 'spamming' me. 

To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:

Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to have sent me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages in my network already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' for myself so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page! 
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Monday, October 10, 2011
My Take On: The Comic-Con International San Diego 2011 Souvenir Book
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Book History

                                        

The Comic-Con International San Diego

2011 Souvenir Book

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Top Left Photo: The 50th Anniversary of Comics Fandom Celebration Cake at the 2011 Comic-Con International San Diego!
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Above Top Photo:  The front cover to the Comic-Con International San Diego 2011 Souvenir Book!
  

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3523:

I've been so busy reading comics and graphic novels that were given to me at the 2011 Comic-Con International San Diego, and other events I've been to, that I have neglected to finish reading the 2011 Comic-Con International San Diego 2011 Souvenir Book.  

Well... I remedied that this weekend, and realized that it was a book that I wanted to blog about, as there were several milestones featured in it.

I've already mentioned the 50th Anniversary of Comics Fandom, and blogged about it in blog #3468 with photos. In addition, I posted many of the photos not used in that blog at a special photo album at my Michael D Hamersky On Comics Facebook Fan Page.  The special feature on the same 50th Anniversary in this Souvenir Book is worth the time and effort to read it, even if you haven't been in Comics Fandom for 50 years! It is that good of an article!

I've also mentioned the 50th Anniversary of Fantastic Four #1 at blog #3483. In the feature article in this souvenir book, Mark Alexander presents a really nice story on  "Stan Lee & Jack Kirby: The Wonder Years".  Even though I lived during those years, it was great to revisit it from Mark's POV. Plus the art submitted by others to complement the article was very sharp in presentation style!

The 'Golden Age of Fanzines' feature is a gold mine of info and pics about those early days!  Definitely worth reading to catch up on past history if you are new to comics!  There wasn't an internet back then!

50 Years of 'Spy vs. Spy', which was a feature in MAD Magazine that I always enjoyed!   Sheesh!   50 Years now!   Peter Kuper does a fine job in covering this!

'1986: The Year Comics Grew Up' - which although is NOT one of my favorite periods, (too much grim n gritty since then for my tastes), it still is a watershed year and covered very well by Mark Lucas.

Other feature articles are presented in this special souvenir book, including: '25th Anniversary of Dark Horse Comics', '25th Anniversary of SLG Publishing', '20th Anniversary of the CBLDF', and '20th Anniversary of Bone', but I'm just commenting on the features that were of major interest to myself here in this review.

Returning features inlcuded seeing the 2011 Will Eisner Award Nominees, the 2010 Will Eisner Award Winners, Will Eisner Hall of Fame, the Inkpot Awards, and remembering those in the comics industry or fans of that have passed on since the last souvenir book.

My comic book grade for this year's Souvenir Book is a NEAR MINT (NM) 9.4 out of a possible 10.0 comic book grading scale. My only semi-negative thought is that the 50th Anniversary of the Fantastic Four #1 would have been a more logical choice for the front cover due to the significance of that issue, instead of the JLA... But then again, it is the Editor's choice for cover feature placement.

Once again, this is a Comic-Con Souvenir Book that those interested in comics should not be without!  My thanks to those that were instrumental in publishing this, Gary Sassaman, Jackie Estrada, Fae Desmond, David Glanzer, and others.

If YOU didn't attend this year... I do have extra copies of the 2011 Souvenir Book listed for sale in my online local comic book shop!

~Michael D Hamersky On Comics!


NOTE FROM THE BLOGGER:

My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,523 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!  We currently have over 2,570 'Followers'!  Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button! 

And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

~ Michael D Hamersky

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!

If I have it... You can find it 'Under The Big Top Of Comics' at:  

http://www.ComicBooksCircus.com/ 

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up differently, sorry about that!

The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  As of Monday, June 27th, 2011, I'll be using my new laptop, where the default resolution is 'higher', so there may be some temporary glitches until I am used to the new resolution.

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works!

To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:

Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page! 
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Sunday, October 9, 2011
The First Ever COMIKAZE Expo Is Running November 5th & 6th of 2011!
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Cons

                                        

The First Ever Comikaze Expo 

Is Running November 5th-6th!

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Top Left Photo: One of the Comikaze Expo Posters!
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Above Top Photo:  Another Comikaze Expo Poster!  This first time convention is covering comics, anime, sci-fi, fantasy and horror... All under one roof!  At the Los Angeles Convention Center in downtonw Los Angeles, California, on November 5th & 6th of 2011!
  

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3522:

I want to bring to your attention that the first ever COMIKAZE EXPO will be running November 5th thru 6th at the Los Angeles Convention Center!

As it is with any first time show, there will be many questions as to what the convention is about... What it is exhibiting... What Guests will be there... Who else is attending... etc., etc.

Well, I'm going to list the links that I think are important for you to check out, as the Expo isn't that many days away now!   Only four weekends away, actually!

First, as it is a new show on the convention circuit, I'm going to direct you to the Facebook Fan Page for the Comikaze Expo, where you should direct any questions directly to the con promoters!  They have been pretty good in responding so far to questions that are posted there...

The actual main web page for the Comikaze Expo is shown here.

The web page for Guests of Honor is here. Including Pop Culture guests: Stan Lee & Elvira as the headliners!  

Featured Guests page shows that there are several Star Trek: Voyager stars will be there, including Robert Beltran, Jennifer Lein, and Tim Russ.  Plus Erin Gray of Buck Rogers of the 25th Century TV Show will be there!  Who else...?  Take a look at the link to see more!

Writers, Artists, and other Comic Book creators will be there as well, including Wes Huffor, George Chase, and several of the new DC 52 creators.

Interested in gaming tournaments?  Check out this link.

Okay... that's about it right now on upcoming features at this point in time when this blog is posted.

Again, I'm going to suggest that you 'Like' their Facebook Fan Page, to keep up with what else will be happening at this Expo. Which is easier to spot than on their web page.

As for tickets, you can purchase them right now at their ticket web page.

Tina and I are planning to be there both days, taking photos for my own Facebook Fan Page, and additional blog posts afterwards. 

The special photo album at my own Facebook Fan Page has been set up here.

Since the Comikaze Expo is the first weekend of November, I suggest that you mark your calendars now, purchase your tickets online, and be set to attend, as first of the month events sometimes sneak up on us way too soon!

As I said above... Tina and I will be there... So we hope to see  YOU there also??!!

~Michael D Hamersky On Comics!


NOTE FROM THE BLOGGER:

My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,522 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!  We currently have over 2,567 'Followers'!  Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button! 

And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

~ Michael D Hamersky

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!

If I have it... You can find it 'Under The Big Top Of Comics' at:  

http://www.ComicBooksCircus.com/ 

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up differently, sorry about that!

The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  As of Monday, June 27th, 2011, I'll be using my new laptop, where the default resolution is 'higher', so there may be some temporary glitches until I am used to the new resolution.

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works!

To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:

Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

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Friday, October 7, 2011
My Take On: The Kingdom Zone - Tales of the Kingdom #1
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Books - New

                                        

The Kingdom Zone

Tales of the Kingdom Issue #1

A Graphic Novel Format Comic Book From KingdomComcsOnline.com!

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Top Left Photo: The Logo to Kingdom Comics.
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Above Top Photo:  The Front Cover to the Graphic Novel: The Kingdom Zone - Tales of the Kingdom - Issue #1!
  

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3521:

Last Saturday I blogged about the upcoming Long Beach Comic & HoRRoR Con that is running October 29th & 30th in Long Beach, California.

The con's promoters had just added the 'HoRRoR' title to the name of the con, as the con keeps occuring during the Halloween period.

So I thought to continue this week with review blogs on HoRRor / MoNSTer / Sci-Fi comic books that have been given to me or mailed in for review. Here's the fifth one of this week's reviews:

Which, when looking at the top right photo of this blog post, might seem a little strange by including this title in such a genre of comics...

Yet the way this graphic novel / anthology / comic book unfolds puts it gently into this genre for me! I'll explain why in just a bit. First let me print what the Publisher says about this publication:

"This is a 64 page anthology consisting of 7 different short stories with a "Twilight Zone" flair, but coming from a Biblical perspective. Each story is narrated by a mysterious old man, as he explores the Biblical nature represented within the stories. The stories include an old retired pastor, who attends a very unique college reunion only to find a special surprise awaiting him. Another story involves a man who realizes that being the "best" is sometimes not good enough; Especially when approaching the Throne of God. This will be an ongoing series, with new stories every issue."

Okay... So now you can start to see why I'm including this graphic novel formatted comic book into this genre!  

Just like the first comic book that was reviewed during this special week, (The Attic #1 from Main Enterprises), this publication also has a series host.  In addition, just like 'The Attic', this is an anthology title.  Plus the stories presented, although religiously oriented... Come across with a mix of 'HoRRoR' / 'Sci-Fi' twists and turns. 

Yes, it is a 'strange' kind of mix for a presentation, especially with the front cover which looks at a first quick glance seems to be not of that genre...!

You would have to do a little bit more than just glance at the front cover to get the fact that 'The Kingdom Zone' inside is going to be more of a 'The Twilight Zone' presentation.

The inside front cover is the 'Table of Contents' page, which would have been a little more insightfull if the 'creators credits' had been included.  This page just shows the page number... And the 'story title', with no credits.

The first page is used a 'splash page', which was good when introducing the host of the stories being presented in this issue.

'The World's Best Person' is written and illustrated by Brian Bradley, who is also the Editor and Publisher.

Which is followed by the story '7 Days', written by Brian Bradley and illustrated by Jeremy Atkins.

The third story 'The Time...' is written by Brian Bradley and illustrated by multiple artists, including Hal Jones, Kathleen Webb, Rob Marsh, and Frank Humprhies among others.  That's because each page is separately illustrated, by one of the illustrators. 

Page 31 starts the fourth story, again with art and story by Brian Bradley.

Page 43 is also a story titled 'Barabass' with art and story by Brian Bradley, which is based on a short story by an unknown author.

'The Guillotine' starts on page 48, with a story by Brian Bradley, and art by 'Just Mike'.

The final story starts on page 56, and is titled 'Go to Hades', with story by George Macas and art by Rob Marsh.

Okay... The reason I listed the above stories with the titles and credits, is to help explain why I'm including this 'graphic novel formatted comic book' in with the others I've review blogged during this week's theme.

When I first opened the package that this came in, I kind of got the idea of what might be in the interior pages from the cover, as the title 'The Kingdom Zone' was in a different font and did 'hit me' with being close to 'The Twilight Zone' in presentation.  Especially with the black & white cover.  It was the golden cross that kind of threw me off at first as to what I had in my hands...

But upon turning the cover and seeing the table of contents and splash page.. I quickly got the idea of what the Editor / Publisher was striving for.

Did he make it in covering the 'look' he was aiming for in this publication?

For me... I appreciated the effort to take these stories and present them in such a way as to appeal to a different reading audience that what one would think the stories would normally be produced for.

The table of contents could / should have included the creators credits in my opinion, especially as there was enough room on the inside front cover to do so.

The 'host' of the stories, who was first introduced on the 'splash / first' page, was a good idea to use, similar to having Rod Serling introduce stories on 'The Twilight Zone', both on the TV show and in the comic books that were based on the TV show.  So I liked that use of a 'host'.

The stories that were published were well presented, and so was the dialogue.

As with any anthology comic book or graphic novel that is published, it is always hard to have a certain 'feel' or 'look' with the stories and artwork presented.

In this publication, I found that the stories presented all fit the 'feel', but the artwork didn't always work for me.  The 'look' of the artwork in almost all of the stories was a little bit too 'underground comix' look for me. 

I don't say that in a 'negative' sort of way... Because as long time readers of this Blog know... I have reviewed blogged several underground comix here.

It's just that the artwork in total didn't quite 'jell' for me when taking these stories and mixing them with a 'Twilight Zone' sort of presentation.

I liked the idea / concept of this publication, and the stories presented.  However, being a reader of the original 'The Twilight Zone' comic books published by Gold Key Comics, from 1962 - 1979... I believe that the execution of the artwork presented in this volume would have been better presented in a more 'realistic' art style similiar to the Gold Key Comics, rather than an 'underground comix' artstyle.

Again, as I have stated here many time before... Reviewing anthology comics is one of the hardest things to do being a reviewer.  I do believe that the artwork presented in this publication is all in the same style that the Editor wanted.  There are no jarring styles conflicting with each other in this publication.  The artwork presented in each story here meshes quite well with the others.  So if this art style is one that you enjoy, then the concept and execution would be just fine for you, as it is a good representation of the art style mixed with the stories presented. 

The opinion expressed above is just my own personal taste after reading the publication from cover to cover, and watching where the Editor / Publisher took this.

So... I'm giving this a VERY FINE (VF) 8.0 out of a possible 10.0 comic book grade, because of what I just mentioned above...

Where can you find this for sale?

You can find this publication with a color cover, with black and white interior pages at this Kingdom Comics web site link.

While you are there... Take a look at this comic book that was previously review blogged in this Blog, 'Faith Boy #1'.   Here is my son's review link on it, plus a comment from me with my comic book grade, and here is the link to purchase it directly from the publisher.

I want to add the following that is found on the web site about Kingdom Comics:

"Kingdom Comics is a Christian comic book publishing company. Through the publication and distribution of our printed materials, it is our mission to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. By presenting the Gospel in comic book format, we are able to reach a culture that may otherwise be unreached. While this includes adolescence and young adults, it has also included those incarcerated. In addition, our books have been used as teaching tools for youth ministries.
 

Kingdom Comics publishes comic book for entertainment, as well. Some books are more subtle in the Christian message than others; however, we always strive to offer stories of an uplifting and interesting nature. We attempt to offer comic books that are the alternative to what currently passes for mainstream. This includes comic books about superheroes, as well as comic books dealing with everyday people dealing with everyday circumstances."

For additional info and to be interactive with others interested in this Publisher's publications, feel free to 'Like' The Facebook Fan Page for Kingdom Comics.

Thanks to Publisher Brian Bradley for bringing this issue #1 to my attention!

~Michael D Hamersky On Comics!


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