{"id":3555,"date":"2012-03-07T16:51:40","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T16:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2012\/03\/07\/stuff-received-3712-2\/"},"modified":"2012-03-07T16:51:40","modified_gmt":"2012-03-07T16:51:40","slug":"stuff-received-3712-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2012\/03\/07\/stuff-received-3712-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuff received 3\/7\/12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51r8n8Zp5XL._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Game-Thrones-Complete-Season-Blu-ray\/dp\/B003Y5HWMW\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1331137963&amp;amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Summers span decades. Winters can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. It will stretch from the south, where heat breeds plots, lusts and intrigues; to the vast and savage eastern lands; and all the way to the frozen north, where an 800-foot wall of ice protects the kingdom from the dark forces that lie beyond. Kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars, lords, and honest men\u2026all will play the <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Game of Thrones<\/span>.<\/p>\n<ul><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Special Features<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>*Making of <br \/>\n*15 Character profile clips <br \/>\n*Creating the Dothraki language <br \/>\n*Inside the Night\u2019s Watch <br \/>\n*From Book to Screen <br \/>\n*Creating the Show Open <br \/>\n*7 Audio Commentaries Guide to Westeros <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Blu-ray Exclusive Features<\/span><\/p>\n<p>*Complete Guide to Westeros <br \/>\n*In-Episode Guide <br \/>\n*Anatomy of an Episode <br \/>\n*Hidden Dragon Eggs<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/reader\/1606994883\/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/61h1JdmzIkL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amazing-Mysteries-Bill-Everett-Archives\/dp\/1606994883\/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1331138363&amp;amp;sr=1-1-catcorr\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Amazing Mysteries: The Bill Everett Archives Vol. 1<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nEdited by Blake Bell<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The 1939 creation of the Sub-Mariner for the first issue of Marvel Comics assures Bill Everett a place in history. Co-creating Daredevil, the Man Without Fear, for Marvel Comics in 1964 gave Everett a link to one of the most popular superheroes of the past 50 years. And producing over 400 additional pages of superhero-related work in the very early days of the Golden Age of Comics (1938-42) makes Bill Everett a legend. <\/p>\n<p>This book collects over 200 pages of this never-before-reprinted work from titles such as <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Amazing Mystery Funnies <\/span>(1938), <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Amazing-Man Comics<\/span> (1939), <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Target Comics<\/span> (1940), <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Heroic Comics<\/span> (1940), and <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Blue Bolt Comics<\/span> (1940). These titles feature an endless array of great vintage Everett characters such as Amazing-Man, Hydroman, Skyrocket Steele, Sub-Zero, The Chameleon, and many more, all produced by Everett\u2019s shop Funnies, Inc. for such clients as Centaur, Novelty Press, and Eastern Color, and all displaying Everett\u2019s brilliant cartooning and energetic storytelling. <\/p>\n<p>Edited and compiled by best-selling author and comic-book historian Blake Bell (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Strange-Stranger-World-Steve-Ditko\/dp\/1560979216\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1331138632&amp;amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko<\/span><\/a>), <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Amazing Mysteries: The Bill Everett Archives<\/span> is a stunning companion to Bell\u2019s 2010 critically acclaimed Everett biography and art book, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fire-Water-Everett-Sub-Mariner-Marvel\/dp\/1606991663\/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1331138718&amp;amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Fire and Water: Bill Everett, The Sub-Mariner and the Birth of Marvel Comics<\/span><\/a>. This volume follows the format of Bell\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Strange-Suspense-Steve-Ditko-Archives\/dp\/1606992899\/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1331138632&amp;amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Steve Ditko Archives<\/span><\/a> series; never-before-reprinted, beautifully restored, full-color stories from one of comic books\u2019 greatest visionaries and most accomplished artists. Also includes an introduction by Bell that delves even deeper into Everett\u2019s life, fiery personality, and the history of the era. The resultant package enhances Everett\u2019s place in history as one of the first and best comic-book creators of all time. 224 pages of full-color comics<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51mNt9A-onL._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Justice-League-Blu-ray-UltraViolet-Digital\/dp\/B005SH63KG\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1331138873&amp;amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Justice League: Doom<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This epic tale of heroism and betrayal details the vile plot of villain Vandal Savage, who discovers Batman\u2019s contingency plan to defeat the Justice League should any of them go rogue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tumblr-crosspostr-linkback\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2012\/03\/07\/stuff-received-3712\/\" title=\"Go to the original post.\" rel=\"bookmark\" target=\"_blank\">Stuff received 3\/7\/12<\/a> was originally published on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\" target=\"_blank\">The Geek Curmudgeon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. 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