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Comics - On The Ration: October 2011
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Sunday, 23 October 2011. Batman #1 / Wonder Woman #1. Here are two more comics I downloaded from Comixology. Two more comics from DC’s ‘New 52’, in fact. Considering I had very little interest in DC’s recent reboot, I seem to have downloaded rather a lot of their new number ones, don’t I? As was the case with all the other ‘New 52’ comics I have bought, I downloaded these from Comixology. Posted by Rob Wells. Wednesday, 19 October 2011. Locke and Key: Clockworks issues 1 and 2. Well, not me. In this part...
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Comics - On The Ration: Popeye Vol.4: Plunder island HC / Popeye: Strong To The Finish - The Great Comic Book Tales By Bud Sagendorf HC
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Monday, 14 May 2012. Popeye Vol.4: Plunder island HC / Popeye: Strong To The Finish - The Great Comic Book Tales By Bud Sagendorf HC. 8217;) and then carries on fighting with a broom tied to his neck as a splint (Olive Oyl: ‘You’re not going to fight him with your broken neck! 8217; Popeye: ‘A’course not! I yam go’ner fight him with me fisks.’). Great stuff! Posted by Rob Wells. Tuesday, 15 May, 2012. Thanks to yourselves and the others that peaked my interest and pointed me in the direction of these cla...
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Comics - On The Ration: August 2013
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Monday, 26 August 2013. Back Issues on the Ration. I read an interesting article by Frank Santoro on tcj.com, where he suggests that the bottom has fallen out of the back-issue market because everything gets reprinted nowadays, and you can ust hunt for back issues on the internet rather than having to do the legwork. Posted by Steve Miller. Sunday, 25 August 2013. Corpse on The Imjin! Since last year, Fantagraphics have been reprinting the pick of the archive in a more accessible fashion. With it's n...
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Comics - On The Ration: December 2011
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Thursday, 29 December 2011. Rob's Top 10 Comic-Related Bargains of 2011. This time last year, I put together a list of my top ten graphic novels of 2010 and my top ten comic-related bargains of 2010. I’m not going to bother putting together a list of my top ten graphic novels of 2011, mainly because I don’t think I have read ten new. Graphic novels this year, so I’ll just say that Love and Rockets New Stories #4 was probably my favourite of the few new. 8216;Spandex’), Rol Hirst. 8 Books from The Works.
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Comics - On The Ration: Iron Man : Doomquest
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Tuesday, 12 June 2012. Iron Man : Doomquest. The second story pales by comparison. Layton may be a good storyteller, but he’s not in the same class. His characters lack the grace that they possessed in the earlier story and at the tail-end of the eighties, they’ve unfortunately inherited the big hair and outlandish fashions that mean these issues have dated much more than the earlier ones. Posted by Steve Miller. Wednesday, 13 June, 2012. Thursday, 28 June, 2012. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Comics - On The Ration: February 2012
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Tuesday, 28 February 2012. Death Note Black Edition Volumes 1 and 2. Death Note is a hit manga series – and when I say hit, I mean that the various books have sold millions. 8211; but I often find myself distracted trying to figure out what inking materials certain artists use, so maybe that’s just me. These things actually sell! 8211; and are often available as part of some kind of offer (3 for 2, buy one get one half price, etc.). Posted by Rob Wells. Thursday, 23 February 2012. Final thought: I’...
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Comics - On The Ration: April 2012
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Friday, 13 April 2012. Captain America - Death of the Red Skull. Equally strange is the decision to include issue 291. This is an obvious fill-in issue by Bill Mantlo and Herb Trimpe, that features none of the supporting cast and Cap on his motorcycle. It does nothing to the story other than get in the way, even if the art is lovely. Sadly, its not to be - politicking and the variable quality stop it from being as good as it could be, but as a piece of 80s nostalgia, I really enjoyed it. 2000 AD Prog Slog.
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Comics - On The Ration: The O Men Book One / Spandex: Fast and Hard
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Thursday, 7 June 2012. The O Men Book One / Spandex: Fast and Hard. I enjoyed reading this a lot and was hooked by the time I got to the end of the first page. I can’t wait for book two. Will be even better. O Men book one is available direct from Martin. Which hasn’t stopped me ordering from them, but I do feel dirty every time I buy something from them now). Posted by Rob Wells. Friday, 08 June, 2012. Just finished reading Pogo - the complete syndicated comic strips: Volume 1 and its everything you thi...
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Comics - On The Ration: Champions Classic Volumes 1 & 2
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Monday, 18 June 2012. Champions Classic Volumes 1 and 2. And it’s not as if most of these characters have much in common with the common man, is it? Bland art from Bob Hall on the final three issues. Thankfully, though, the quality of the comic takes a quantum leap with #11, with the arrival of young John Byrne on art duties. By feeding it to Modok, maybe I can stabilize his circuits and stop him – before he crashes to the ground! Don’t resist, you fool, I’m trying to save you! 8217; (I think John Byrne&...
