{"id":3612,"date":"2011-10-02T18:03:27","date_gmt":"2011-10-02T18:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/10\/02\/graphic-novels-received-10211-part-ii-2\/"},"modified":"2011-10-02T18:03:27","modified_gmt":"2011-10-02T18:03:27","slug":"graphic-novels-received-10211-part-ii-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/10\/02\/graphic-novels-received-10211-part-ii-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphic novels received 10\/2\/11 Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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John Lord<\/span><\/a>
\nWritten by Denis-Pierre Filippi
\nArt by Patrick Laumond<\/span><\/p>\n

Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n

An old-fashioned yet truly original noir tale set in 1920s New York where an unlikely pair of detectives reactivates a special investigative agency known as the UPIs to probe the grisly death of one of theirs. A pulpy tale of crime, full of snappy dialogue, twists and turns, and the unraveling mysteries of the past\u2026<\/p>\n

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Stan Lee\u2019s How to Write Comics<\/span><\/a>
\nby Stan Lee
\nCover by Jonathan Lau<\/span><\/p>\n

Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n

Comics icon Stan Lee, creator of the Mighty Marvel Universe, has set about to teach everything he knows about writing and creating comic book characters. In these pages, aspiring comics writers will learn everything they need to know about how to write their own comic book stories, complete with easy to understand instruction, tips of the trade, and invaluable advice even for more advance writers. From the secrets to creating concepts, plots, to writing the script, the man with no peer \u2014 Stan Lee \u2014 is your guide to the world of writing and creating comics.<\/p>\n

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Darwin\u2019s Diaries Vol. 1: Eye of the Celts<\/span><\/a>
\nScript by Sylvain Runberg
\nArt by Eduardo Oca\u00f1a<\/span><\/p>\n

Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n

Victorian England. In Yorkshire, several men and horses working on a railway line have been killed\u2014slaughtered, really. The police suspect some kind of wild beast. The government calls upon controversial naturalist Charles Darwin to help with the investigation. A reasonable move, but one that is dictated rather by the least known part of his work: research on what other people would qualify as legendary creatures. It won\u2019t be long before the scientist discovers that he may be right about them after all\u2026<\/p>\n

\nPart I<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Graphic novels received 10\/2\/11 Part II<\/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. John Lord Written by Denis-Pierre Filippi Art by Patrick Laumond Promo copy: An old-fashioned yet truly original noir tale set in 1920s New York where an unlikely … 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-3612","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