In previous years, this was a memory box so we didn't miss any good nominations for the Cappies. With the Cappies hypertimed away, that doesn't mean we have to discontinue these threads. I've always liked going back at the end of the year and seeing the books and stories and moments that people really champion -- including plenty of stuff that I've forgotten about come Christmastime.
So have at it, Legionnaires! It's a bold new year! What in 2017 has knocked you out?
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GODZILLA: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus:
Despite being a life-long G-fan, I didn't buy this series when it was new. I did buy the first and last issues years later, but didn't feel the need to collect the series as backissues. When I had the opportunity to buy the "Essential" version, I snapped it up and tried to read it, but the b&w art didn't appeal to me. Deep down I think I was waiting for the right format to come along, and now it has.
THE ART OF THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN:
I don't know how I missed this one during the solicitation phase, but it flew in today entire beneath my radar. I will be back to wax rhapsodical about it at a later time, but Cap, if you're reading this, I know you've been reluctant to buy an IDW "Artist's Edition" in the past (this is not that, just an amazing facsimile), but this one from Dark Horse, a little smaller than an AE, is far less expensive. For anyone out there who has been considering buying something like an "Artist's Edition," believe me: this is the one to buy.
This oversized hardcover gallery collects iconic original art from The Amazing Spider-Man #39-#122, and is accompanied by essays from comics editor John Lind.
The Amazing Spider-Man has remained the flagship title for the classic Marvel Comics character Spider-Man for over six decades. Stan Lee and Steve Ditko co-created the character in 1962, and it quickly became a sensation. Then, with The Amazing Spider-Man #39, John Romita Sr. replaced Ditko as the main artist and began an epic run.
This oversized Bullpen Books edition focuses on Romita's work on ASM from 1966 to 1973, a run that would dramatically reshape the world of Spider-Man and his alter ego, Peter Parker. With his unmatched skill in dynamic layouts and composition, Romita, working alongside Stan Lee on some of Spider-Man's most enduring storylines and with contributions from a supporting cast of legendary Marvel Bullpen contributor-including Gil Kane, John Buscema, Jim Mooney, and Mike Esposito-would help lead Spider-Man to even greater heights in pop culture.
This evolution told through essays, covers, and original artwork-including seven full ASM stories, reproduced from the original art in the Marvel Comics archives-allows readers to engage with and appreciate the legacy of some of The Amazing Spider-Man's most important contributors.
Bullpen Books is a new series of art books that honors the work of legendary Marvel Comics characters and creators, starting with The Art of the Amazing Spider-Man in Fall 2024! This oversized hardcover features essays on work by John Romita Sr. and Gil Kane, covers, and original art scans from the Marvel archives.
SPACE WESTERN COMICS: Some oddball "genre" comics collected by Dark Horse and edited by Craig Yoe.
SHIPPED TODAY:
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN:
Mandrake the Magician: The Complete Newspaper Dailies Vol. 2 (1936-1938) from Hermes Press shipped today, but I don't have volume one. that's because I have Mandrake the Magician Dailies Vol. 1 from Titan Comics. One continuity, "The Return of the Clay Camel" (March 2, 1936 through July 18, 1936), the last in the Titan volume is duplicated as the first in the Hermes volume. But I bought the Hermes Press volume, even though the reproduction is inferior to that of the Titan volume, because Titan hasn't released a volume since 2016, and at this point, who knows if they ever will. And a bird in the hand is worth more than no bird at all.
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