{"id":3604,"date":"2011-10-21T01:09:18","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T01:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/10\/21\/stuff-received-102011-2\/"},"modified":"2011-10-21T01:09:18","modified_gmt":"2011-10-21T01:09:18","slug":"stuff-received-102011-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/10\/21\/stuff-received-102011-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuff received 10\/20\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. <\/p>\n

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The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec Volume 2: The Mad Scientist\/Mummies on Parade<\/span><\/a>
\nby Jacques Tardi<\/span><\/p>\n

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After establishing the world of the prickly heroine with the first two episodes of this classic series (combined in Fantagraphics\u2019 The Extraordinary Adventures of Ad\u00e8le Blanc-Sec, Volume 1<\/span><\/a>), Jacques Tardi plunges us back into Belle-\u00c9poque Paris for another double dosage of heroic derring-do, evil and crazy malefac- tors, mad actresses (yes, Clara Benhardt makes a return appearance) and monsters! <\/p>\n

In \u201cThe Mad Scientist,\u201d the science that brought us revived dinosaurs now results in a pithecanthrope stalking the streets of the City of Light, climaxing in an amazing car chase involving a foe from the previous volume. Will the perpetually inept Inspector Caponi just make things worse? Probably. Then in the second episode, \u201cA Dusting of Mummies,\u201d the mummy glimpsed in Ad\u00e8le\u2019s apartment in previous episodes comes alive! The volume concludes with the sudden startling (and delightful) incursion of some characters familiar to Tardi fans, and a shocking climax that leaves the future of both Ad\u00e8le and this series in doubt as World War I erupts. (It\u2019s the only story in the entire series not to feature an \u201cin our next episode\u201d teaser.) <\/p>\n

The Extraordinary Adventure of Adele Blanc-Sec, Volume 2<\/span>, is the lucky seventh book in Fantagraphics\u2019 acclaimed series of Tardi reprints, showcasing the rich variety of graphic novels from one of France\u2019s greatest living cartoonists.<\/p>\n

Early this year I devoted a entire Nexus Graphica column<\/a> to the genius of Tardi.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Before my discovery of the French artist Jacques Tardi, how did I enjoy comics? The three reprints from Fantagraphics all appeared on my previous two best of the year lists: You Are There<\/span> and West Coast Blues<\/span> in 2009 and It Was the War of the Trenches<\/span> last year. If I had read their most recent Tardi publication (The Extraordinary Adventures of Ad\u00e8le Blanc-Sec Volume 1: Pterror Over Paris\/The Eiffel Tower Demon<\/span>) in time, it would have joined its brethren.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Definitely expect to hear more about Ms. Blanc-Sec in the near future.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Super Hero Squad Show: The Infinity Gauntlet Vol. 2<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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The universe is in big trouble if the supervillain Thanos is able to collect all the gems necessary to complete the all-powerful Infinity Gauntlet! Can our lovable heroes, Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Wolverine, Falcon and Scarlet Witch, stop him in time? And what about the malevolent devourer Galactus?! Experience the action and laughs with this second volume of The Super Hero Squad Show<\/span>\u2019s hilariously wild second season! <\/p>\n

Featuring the special guest voice talents of Michael Dorn (Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/span>), Mark Hamill (Star Wars<\/span>), Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica<\/span>) and George Takei (Star Trek<\/span>)!<\/p>\n

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The Zombie Survival Guide Journal<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nArt by Ibraim Roberson<\/p>\n

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Watch out as a mob of ravenous, flesh-eating undead comes to life. This lenticular journal cover sets in motion images of slithering, shuffling zombies from the bestselling graphic novel The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks<\/span><\/a>. Filled with lined pages, this all-purpose journal is perfect for jotting down notes, making to-do lists, plotting your own survival strategy, and is just the creepy thing for zombie fans everywhere.<\/p>\n

This will make a fine gift for my 12 year old nephew who recently completed his first short story “Zombies vs Aliens.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Stuff received 10\/20\/11<\/a> was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec Volume 2: The Mad Scientist\/Mummies on Parade by Jacques Tardi Promo copy: After establishing the world of the prickly heroine with … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n