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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Contemplating On Roy Thomas...
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TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3797 -    I have been reading a collection of Alter Ego magazines that I purchased at the San Diego Comic Con International. 

The magazine is Roy Thomas' volume 3 of the magazine and is published by TwoMorrows Publishing.

I just finished reading issue #50 (cover dated July 2005), which celebrated 40 Years Since Modeling With Millie #44, the first Marvel Comic that Roy worked on!

In that same issue of Alter Ego were other articles, all on Roy's 40 years in the comics industry.

Now this was a magazine that needs to be shared with others!

Roy was interviewed by Jim Amash in the article titled"Roy The Boy" In the Marvel Age of Comics. A wealth of information was presented, including Roy's thoughts on persons that were working there in 1965 when he first came to the company, after working at DC Comics for about two weeks!

I was really pleased reading this article, and the other flip side of the magazine.  Well worth the cost of the magazine!

Which got me to thinking... I haven't really blogged about Roy Thomas in this Blog before.  Sure, I've posted a few pics of him, but as for a full fledged blog post... no.

Here's Roy's Wikipedia entry so you can see Roy's background.

I knew Roy was a little older than me, he was born November 22nd of 1940.  He was first involved in comics fandom, and was part of the first Alter Ego run of issues.

In 1965 he was given an offer to work for DC Comics in New York City.  He was there for almost two weeks, when he realized that he had made a mistake in accepting the offer.  He took a writer's test with Stan Lee at Marvel Comics and joined them.  He stayed from 1965 to 1980!  After that he went back to DC Comics, and then in later years worked for independent comic companies. Today he is the Editor of Alter Ego magazine, now with over 100 issues in volume three of the mag, and writes in other industries as well as comics.

That would make Roy 'The Boy' 72 years old... Whew!   I knew I was getting older, but still...

Well, Stan 'The Man' Lee just turned 90 in December...

Anyways, the title of this blog post is 'Reflecting on Roy Thomas...', so I'll get back to Roy.

It seemed to me, back in the mid 1960s, that Stan would start a comic book, and then turn it over to Roy.  For the most part, that was okay with me, as Stan developed a lot of comic books, and couldn't keep up.  Which is why they had 'the Marvel Style' of producing comics. See this link as to the two main different style of producing comics.

It was Roy's influence at Marvel that led to that company obtaining the license to publish Conan the Barbarian comics.  Which I found the early issues to be great!

Roy was the first Editor-In-Chief after Stan Lee, from 1972-74.  This was a period of growing pains for Marvel Comics, and Roy went back to writing.

I found his fondness for the 1940s era to be amusing, as I enjoyed his 'The Invaders' comic book title to be pretty good.  I didn't follow Roy to DC Comics, so I missed a lot of his work there...

Here's a link to Roy's comic book credits at Grand Comics Database. You'll see a lot of titles there where Roy worked on a series.  With over 11,000 credits to his name! Whew!

After Roy joined Marvel Comics, there seemed to be a gradual increase in the number of writers there.  I saw less and less of his work, as the Marvel Universe expanded.

After 1980, when Roy left for DC, I just didn't see anything by him, as I wasn't reading DC Comics at that time.

Of course in later years, I read some of the indie comics he was writing, including Xena: Warrior Princess for Topps Comics.

Over the years, I've run into Roy at several San Diego Comic Con International events, and gotta say... That Roy is a really nice guy!  I look forward to see what he has coming next!

Here's a link to other posts I've included Roy in...

Here's a link to the Alter Ego Magazines that I have listed for sale.

 ~ Michael

 


NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On ComicsMy thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,797 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!   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!!!

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'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly 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:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

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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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
My 2013 Convention Schedule...
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Cons
                                        
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His 2013 Convention Schedule
 
Comic Cons, Other Cons & Comic Book Films
 
 
 
  
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TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3796 -    I have been a little hesitant in publishing my convention schedule for 2013 this year.  I've usually posted the next year's schedule ahead of time, but I've held back, thinking that I may expand the areas I would be travelling to for 2013.

However, that will not be the case for 2013!   

Here's my tentative convention / films schedule:

March 29 - 30 - 31         WonderCon - Anaheim, California.  I've been invited to be on a panel on Sunday. More on that in a future blog.   Facebook Fan Page is at this link.

May 3                              Iron Man 3 Film -  Movie Theater  Looking forward to this one!

May 4                         Free Comic Book Day - Nationwide - I'm not for sure which LCBS I will be attending this year... More on that in a future blog post! Here's the Facebook link

May 11                       Long Beach Comic Con Expo - Long Beach, California.  The one day convention, which is pretty darn good for a one day show!  I haven't missed one of these yet!  Here is the Facebook Fan Page link

June 14th                       Man of Steel - DC Comics film (Superman)

July 18 - 19 - 20 - 21      San Diego, California - I have't missed one of these since con moved to the the new San Diego Convention Center in 1991!   Plus, I started as a comic book dealer at the 1972 comic con at the El Cortez Hotel.   Here's the Facebook link

July 26                            The Wolverine - Marvel Comics film

August __                        Read Comics In Public Day - I don't see the San Diego date set yet... Which is sometimes different than the National Day of this event.

October 4 - 5                 San Diego Comic Fest - San Diego, California - The 2nd Annual convention! I'm one of the organizers, so I won't be missing this one!   More at the Facebook link

November 1 - 2 - 3           ComiKaze Expo in Los Angeles.

November 8                   Thor: the Dark World - film

November __                   So Cal Comic Con - to be held in Oceanside, California.  Don't have date yet.

November 23 - 24            Long Beach Comic & Horror Con - Long Beach, California.  Haven't missed this con since it started!   Here's the Facebook link.

November 29                    5th Annual Black Friday Online Event - That I have held the past four years... More details on this later.

Okay, that seems to be it for 2013...

If you are a convention promoter, let me know about your convention, and I'll check to see if I can attend.

 ~ Michael

 


NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On ComicsMy thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,796 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!   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!!!

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'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly 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:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

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!
---------------            
      
In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Reflecting On Paul Reinman...
Mood:  caffeinated
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Paul Reinman
 
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TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3795 -    I have been reading some back issues of Alter Ego, the magazine edited by Roy Thomas, and published by TwoMorrows Publishing this past week.

Which reminded me of my earlier years, when I first discovered comic books in the late 1950s and joined in on the Marvel Age of Comics in the early 1960s.

One of the comic book artists during this early time of my reading comic books was Paul Reinman.  Yes, for those of you that are reading this blog post, several of you may not know the name or his works.  I'm going to relay what I remember of those early days of my reading comic books.

You see, as evidenced by Paul's credits at Grand Comics Database, (GCD), Paul has over 1,400 credits to his name in comic books!

My earliest rememberances of Paul would be his work in the sci-fi 5 page stories that existed before Marvel's superheroes started in November of 1961.  Those included stories in Tales To Astonish, Tales of Suspense, Strange Tales, and Journey Into Mystery.

I had no idea that Paul was also submitting work to ACG, Prize, and Horwitz during that time period! See the GCD link for those.

Paul was also illustrating western tales in Kid Colt Outlaw, Two-Gun Kid, and Gunsmoke Western during that time, but not all of the stories were signed.

In Amazing Adventures #6 (dated November of 1961), Paul penciled and inked a Dr. Droom (not Dr Doom) story.

In Magic Agent #1 for ACG Paul penciled a few stories of the main character.  I didn't see this issue come out though...

Throughout early 1962, Paul was working for both Marvel Comics and ACG.  He turned to mostly inking for Marvel stories, while penciling for ACG into 1964.

As a matter of fact, Paul inked Jack Kirby's pencils on Incredible Hulk #1, X-Men #1-5, and Avengers #2, 3 & 5.  So Paul was pretty busy during that period.

As the years followed... I basically saw more of Paul outside of Marvel Comics, such as in The Shadow series by Archie Comics.  Issue #7 is shown above, cover dated July of 1965 when I was in Kodiak, Alaska.  Paul penciled and inked this cover, as well as most of the other issues in this eight issues series!

Paul also contributed to Tower Comics, including a NoMan story and a Dynamo story in 1968.

Paul basically stopped drawing in the 1970s, although his works have been reprinted by Marvel, and other publishers.

Paul never received the accolades while at Marvel Comics, which was my main emphasis of reading in the 1960s... His work is now in Marvel Masterworks books, so his work will be remembered.

For more reading on Paul Reinman, I'd suggest:

Paul's Wikipedia entry.

Paul's credist at Grand Comics Database.

Paul is also mentioned in a few of the Alter Ego magazines.

My thanks to Paul for his works when I was a kid growing up.  I for one, remember them...

 ~ Michael

 


NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On ComicsMy thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,795 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!   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!!!

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'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly 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:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

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!
---------------            
      
In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!
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Monday, February 18, 2013
Reflecting On Don Heck...
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Don Heck
 
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TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3794 -    I have been reading some back issues of Alter Ego, the magazine edited by Roy Thomas, and published by TwoMorrows Publishing this past week.

Which reminded me of my earlier years, when I first discovered comic books in the late 1950s and joined in on the Marvel Age of Comics in the early 1960s.

One of the comic book artists during this early time of my reading comic books was Don(ald) Heck.  Yes, for those of you that are reading this blog post, several of you may not know the name or his works.  I'm going to relay what I remember of those early days of my reading comic books.

You see, as evidenced by Don's credits at the Grand Comics Database, Don has over 2,200 credits to his name in comic books!

My earliest knowledge of Don's works was in the sci-fi tales pre Fantastic Four #1.  Such as in Tales To Astonish #1 from January of 1959.  Those would be usually 5 page stories.  Nothing really that exciting to make Don's works stand out...

Then I saw the Ant-Man feature in Tales To Astonish! Jack Kirby had illustrated the first few issues, #35 - 40, but with issue #41 (in March of 1963), Don Heck took over the interior pages of the Ant-Man feature.  That continued until issue #49 when Ant-Man changed into Giant-Man!  Don continued with Giant-Man until issue #50, and then came back with issue #54 & #65.

I really enjoyed Don's artwork, (pencils & inks), on the Ant-Man strip. It seemed that his style was really suited for a minute super-hero!

Don also worked on the Invincible Iron Man which also started in March of 1963, when that featured was introduced in Tales of Suspense #39.  Don inked the cover and did the interior pages for the Iron Man pages.  He continued on the series, in TOS #39-40, 42-47, 50-72I thought his work on the Iron Man feature was pretty good, although when he inked his pencils, it was kind of 'scratchy', as seen in the top right scan of this blog. (From Tales of Suspense #46.)

Then, Don seemed to be involved mostly with the Avengers... starting with issue #9 in October of 1964 and running through issue #15, then #17-40 cover dated May of 1967.  He did other Avengers issues later.  The Avengers work he did were not my favorites, possibly because of the writing?

Actually Don had started in comics in 1949 at Harvey Comics, where he remained until 1952 when he joined Allen Hardy (also a Harvey Comics employee), when he started Comic Media publishing.  Don also did freelance assignments for comics publishers such as Quality Comics, Hillman Comics, and Toby Press. However, I wasn't familar with those works, just picking up on him in the pre-superhero days of what would become Marvel Comics. 

I didn't know it at the time, but Don became an Atlas staff artist on September 1, 1954.  Atlas Comics was the earlier name for Marvel Comics.  However, Don and many other artists lost their work at Atlas Comics during the Implosion of 1957.

Don had come back to Atlas Comics in 1958-59 where he illustrated many sci-fi stories, and then the Ant-Man, Iron Man, and Avengers features came his way.  Stan Lee had lost Joe Maneely due to his untimely death, and needed pages, so Don was one of the ones that Stan called back.

I lost track of Don about 1970, when he decided to work. for DC Comics, as work from Marvel was becoming scarce.  He actually moved to DC Comics in 1977 doing several features there into the 1980s. As I wasn't reading DC Comics at that time, I missed his work on The Flash, Justice League of America, and Wonder Woman.

Talking about 1970... Jack Kirby, when he also left Marvel for DC, had Don ink several of his proposals for DC Comics!   Matter of fact, it was said that Jack had wanted Steve Ditko, John Romita, and Don Heck do the illustrating of his New Gods / Fourth World concept for DC!

Before leaving Marvel for DC Comics, Don basically had drawn almost all of the Marvel main features, with the exception of the Fantastic Four.

I kind of forgot about Don in the 1970s -80s.  There was so much going on in the world of comic books.

I'm kind of glad to be writing this now, and posting it in the special photo album I've started at my Facebook Fan Page, titled: "Comic Book Artists and Writers".

For more on Don Heck, I'd suggest the following:

Wikipedia entry on Don Heck.

Grand Comics Database on Don Heck.

 ~ Michael

 


NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On ComicsMy thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,794 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!   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!!!

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'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly 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:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

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!
---------------            
      
In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!
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Sunday, February 17, 2013
My Take On: Yi Soon Shin Warrior And Defender Graphic Novel
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Yi Soon Shin
 
Warrior And Defender
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TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3793 -    I received a copy of the newly published graphic novel titled: Yi Soon Shin - Warrior And Defender, from the publisher, Onrie Kompan pictured above, this past week.

I have already review blogged issues #1, 2, 3 and 4 of the 4 part limited comic book series that this graphic novel originated from.

The story is as follows:

"This is a limted series based on the true story of Admiral Yi Soon Shin, a Korean naval commander who saved his people from Japanese invasion forces during the Imjin War (1592-1598).  Much like the Nazis during World War II, the Japense were known for having little remorse for the innocent civilians of Korea. They raped women, enslaved children and killed elders. All that stood agains them was one man who could not be defeated in battle."

As you can tell from the links shown above, I first started reading this limited series back in March of 2010, so it has been a while to get to this published format of being a graphic novel.

However, this hardcover book is truly an awesome book!

The front cover is illustrated properly, leaving room for the text, the title, the credits and... wait... a Foreword by Stan (the Man!) Lee.

Okay... I opened it up and started reading.

The inside front cover and the first page were a double page spread of the main character against what appeared to be a zillion foes!  Not bad!

The splash page added a little more to what was coming...

The acknowledgements page showed the credits as well.

Then the Foreword by Stan Lee... Yes, it was only was one page, but with a photo of Stan with Onrie Kompan, with the comic book issues that comprise this graphic novel.  Of course Stan included a reference or two to some of his work, (Spider-Man and Captain America), but he did acknowledge what he thought of the work by Onrie and crew.

What was nice is that the next page was a page of maps, Battle Locations, and then a 'Character Guide' for the Korean cast and the Japanese cast.  Which was good to have to start this volume. 

Plus, there was a note at the bottom of the page stating that full character bios appear at the end of the book as well.

Turning the page, the story starts.

With issue #1, then 2, 3 and finally 4.

I've already review blogged the comic book issues, as seen in the links above, so I'm not going to go into a rehash of the storyline here.

I do want to point out though... that Onrie has in mind that this is the first book of a three book storyline, so that probably means a total of twelve comic book issues, (?).

If they are all as good as these first four issues, then we have some good reading ahead of us!

Oh, and just so it isn't just a reprint of the comic books... There is a special chapter titled 'Onward To Victory!' - The Diary of Admiral Onrie.

The fourteen pages goes into depth on the background of constructing the first four issues, with several items I was not aware of. 

Then there are four pages of interviews with the rest of the creators of this limited series, which was good reading as well.

Plus thirteen pages of character profiles, a cover gallery of the first four issues, and a full page blurb about the legend continuing in 'Yi Soo Shin: Fallen Avenger'. 

With the final page being about the Creators.

Whew!   All this in one book, and for only $25.00 cover price for the hardback!

I've got to admit... that having started seeing this comic book start in March of 2010, that it is really nice to see it in hardback graphic novel format.  Really nice!

I've got to give this book a Near Mint (NM) 9.4 out of a possible 10.0 comic book grading scale.  Plus it is one that I can recommend as a purchase for you, or to give to a friend that likes graphic novels that are not superhero based stories.

This truly is a modern masterpiece of work, and one to be shared.

You can find the Facebook Fan Page for this series at:  Yi Soon Shin.

You can purchase the book at Amazon, Yi Soon Shin: Warrior and Defender OGN or at Onrie's web site where Onrie will personally sign the book to you.

Trust me on this one... This is a SUPERB reading experience!

 ~ Michael

 


NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On ComicsMy thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,793 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!   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!!!

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'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

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Updated: Sunday, February 17, 2013 7:27 AM PST
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