Let’s take a quick look to see what I picked up this past weekend’s STAPLE! Expo.
Society of Sinister Simians Limited Edition Book
by Chet Phillips
Promo copy:
"The Society of Sinister Simians" explores the mysterious world of an evil collection of vicious and power hungry primates that held sway over the land centuries ago. Thanks to the efforts of the ill-fated Sourcrust archeological dig of 1887, details of this foul organization have finally come to light. In this book you will learn of The Society’s immortal leader, his powerful and brutal cadre of ministers and advisors, as well as a variety of assassins, spies, soldiers and frightful supernatural figures.
Twenty-four evil simians are fully illustrated and are accompanied by extensive biographies in the text. A map detailing the realm of sinister sway, two-page spreads of weapons and medals galleries, as well as an addendum of sinister ephemera are also included.
Signed and numbered from a limited edition of 50.
This hand bound, softcover book is covered in rich Arista burgundy bonded leather. A silver foil hot-stamped image and title adorn the cover. The structure is a stab binding (sewn with a black thread) with rounded corners and printed floral metallic paper end sheets. It was printed on a digital press on Cougar Opaque 80 lb text. Book Dimensions- 5.25" x 7.25"
When I first saw this gorgeous tome, I had to pick up my eyeballs off the floor. WOW!
Buffalo Speedway Volume 2
by Yehudi Mercado
Promo copy:
Figgs is a lifer. He’s 23 years old, he’s been delivering for Houston’s Turbo Pizza for eight grueling years, he lives with his dead-beat best friend, Super Cheese, and he’s got a supreme crush on his Friday regular, a rich girl named Pia. Life sucks, but it’s about to get suckier. The day is June 17th 1994. Today the Rockets will battle the Knicks in the NBA Finals, America will host the World Cup and OJ Simpson will lead the LAPD on a slow speed chase. These will cause a perfect storm of events, keeping a nation home watching TV, resulting in the BUSIEST PIZZA DAY EVER.
In the One Bad Day tradition of Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle, Clerks and Do The Right Thing, we go deep inside the dangerous world of pizza delivery drivers. They’re fast, they’re furious… they’re f***ing your wife.
At last the second volume of Mercado’s pizza delivery epic! I reviewed Volume 1 in Nexus Graphica.
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| On June 17th 1994, the Rockets battle the Knicks in the NBA Finals, America hosts the World Cup, and OJ Simpson leads the LAPD on a slow speed chase. These events combine to create the perfect storm for Houston pizza delivery. That one day in a city of over 3 million people, everyone stays home, watches the TV, and orders pizza. Accurately compared to Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Clerks, and Do the Right Thing, Buffalo Speedway chronicles the unusual tribulations of the delivery drivers from Turbo Pizza, Houston’s last independent pizza place. The talented Mercado’s humorous observations and insights are only marred by the fact that this volume ends mid-story. |
Time Tunnel: The Complete Series
Art by Tom Gill
Covers by George Wilson
Introduction by Alan J. Porter
Afterward by Daniel Herman
Promo copy:
It’s back, the complete reprint of Gold Key comics Time Tunnel comic book series. This is the second volume of Hermes Press’s complete reprints of all of the Irwin Allen sci-fi television show tie-in comic books. Now, for the first time in over forty years read both issues, back-to-back, together with documentary material, essays, blue prints from the show and more! Full color and digitally remastered, Time Tunnel: The Complete Series brings these comic books back looking better than when they first hit the stands.
Hell’s Alphabet Coloring Book
Written by Jason Murphy
Art by Kristin Hogan
Promo copy:
It’s a tome of hideous evils. It’s a catalog of iniquity and suffering.
And it’s a coloring book!
Let Hell’s Alphabet be your baby’s first step into reading. And demonology.
An Uncle Shelby’s ABZ Book for the demonic set, the witty, offensive, and downright funny Hell’s Alphabet Coloring Book supplied one of the show’s most pleasant surprises.