{"id":451,"date":"2010-01-07T05:11:14","date_gmt":"2010-01-07T05:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/01\/07\/stuff-received-10710\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:45","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:45","slug":"stuff-received-10710","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/01\/07\/stuff-received-10710\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuff received 1\/07\/10"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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ALEC: The Years Have Pants (A Life-Size Omnibus)<\/span><\/a> by Eddie Campbell<\/span><\/p>\n

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For the first time ever, the pioneering autobiographical comics of master cartoonist Eddie Campbell (From Hell<\/span><\/a>) are collected in a single volume!<\/p>\n

Brilliantly observed and profoundly expressed, the Alec stories present a version of Campbell’s own life, filtered through the alter ego of "Alec MacGarry." Over many years, we witness Alec’s (and Eddie’s) progression "from beer to wine" – wild nights at the pub, existential despair, the hunt for love, the quest for art, becoming a responsible breadwinner, feeling lost at his own movie premiere, and much more! Eddie’s outlandish fantasies and metafictional tricks convert life into art, while staying fully grounded in his own absurdity. At every point, the author’s uncanny eye for irony and wry self-awareness make even the smallest occasion into an opportunity for wit and wisdom. Quite simply, ALEC is a masterpiece of visual autobiography.<\/p>\n

This Life-Size Omnibus edition of ALEC includes collects the previous Alec books The King Canute Crowd<\/span>, Graffiti Kitchen<\/span>, How to Be an Artist<\/span>, Little Italy<\/span>, The Dead Muse<\/span>, The Dance of Lifey Death<\/span>, and After the Snooter<\/span>, as well as an all-new 35 page book, The Years Have Pants<\/span>, and some other short stories rarely or never before seen. <\/p>\n

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Almost Silent<\/span><\/a> by Jason<\/span><\/p>\n

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A deluxe, hardcover collection of four Jason classics: Meow Baby<\/span>, Tell Me Something<\/span>, You Can’t Get There From Here<\/span>, and The Living and the Dead<\/span>. Almost Silent<\/span> packages four original Jason graphic novels\u2014three of them out of print since mid-2008\u2014into one compact, hardcover omnibus collection. (As the title indicates, this volume favors Jason\u2019s pantomime works.)<\/p>\n

You Can\u2019t Get There From Here<\/span>, the longest story of the book (and the only one to be printed in color\u2014well, a color), tells the tale of a love triangle involving Frankenstein, Frankenstein\u2019s Monster, and The Monster\u2019s Bride: Jason cleverly alternates between totally silent sequences involving the three characters and scenes in which Frankenstein\u2019s hunchbacked assistant discusses the day\u2019s events with a fellow hunchbacked assistant to another mad scientist. (You didn\u2019t know they had a union?) Tell Me Something<\/span> is a brisk (271 panels), near-totally-silent (just a few intertitles) graphic novelette about love lost and found again, told with a tricky mixture of forward- and back-flashing narrative. Meow, Baby!<\/span> is a collection of Jason\u2019s short stories and gags, and finally, The Living and the Dead<\/span> is a hilariously deadpan (and gory) take on the traditional Romero-style zombie thriller.<\/p>\n

All of these yarns star Jason\u2019s patented cast of tight-lipped (or -beaked) bird-, dog-, cat- and wolf-people, and show off his compassion and wry wit. Almost Silent<\/span> is a perfect starting point for a new reader wanting to know what the fuss is all about, and a handsome, handy, inexpensive collection for the committed Jason fan. 72 pages in two-color, 228 pages in b&amp;w.<\/p>\n

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Original Sin<\/span><\/a> by Allison Brennan<\/span><\/p>\n

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Haunted by chilling memories of demonic possession and murder, Moira O\u2019Donnell has spent seven years hunting down her mother, Fiona, whose command of black magic has granted her unprecedented control of the underworld. Now Moira\u2019s global search has led her to a small California town that\u2019s about to become hell on earth.<\/p>\n

Tormented by his own terrifying past and driven by powers he can\u2019t explain, ex-seminarian Rafe Cooper joins Moira\u2019s dangerous quest. But Fiona is one devilish step ahead. Hungry for greater power, eternal youth, and stunning beauty, the sorceress is unleashing upon the mortal world the living incarnations of the Seven Deadly Sins.<\/p>\n

Together with a demonologist, a tough female sheriff, and a pair of star-crossed teenagers, Moira and Rafe are humanity\u2019s last chance to snatch salvation from the howling jaws of damnation.<\/p>\n

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Pandorum<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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In Pandorum<\/span>, Dennis Quaid (Vantage Point<\/span>, The Express<\/span>) and Ben Foster (3:10 to Yuma<\/span>, Alpha Dog<\/span>) join Cam Gigandet (Never Back Down<\/span>, Twilight<\/a><\/span>), Cung Le (Tekken<\/span>, Fighting<\/span>), newcomer Antje Traue, and director Christian Alvart (Antibodies<\/span>) to tell the terrifying story of two crew members stranded on a spacecraft who quickly \u2013 and horrifically \u2013 realize they are not alone. Two astronauts awaken in a hyper-sleep chamber aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. It\u2019s pitch black, they are disoriented, and the only sound is a low rumble and creak from the belly of the ship. They can\u2019t remember anything: Who are they? What is their mission? With Lt. Payton (Quaid) staying behind to guide him via radio transmitter, Cpl. Bower (Foster) ventures deep into the ship and begins to uncover a terrifying reality. Slowly the spacecraft\u2019s shocking, deadly secrets are revealed\u2026and the astronauts find their own survival is more important than they could ever have imagined.<\/p>\n

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The Great Anti-War Cartoons<\/span><\/a> edited by Craig Yoe<\/span><\/p>\n

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For centuries, cartoonists have used their pens to fight a war against war, translating images of violent conflict into symbols of protest. Noted comics historian Craig Yoe brings the greatest of these artists together in one place, presenting the ultimate collection of anti-war cartoons ever assembled. Together, these cartoons provide a powerful testament to the old adage, "The pen is mightier than the sword," and remind us that so often in the 20th century, it was the editorial cartoonist who could say the things his fellow newspapermen and women only dreamed of, enlightening and rallying a nation against unjust aggression. Readers of The Great Anti-War Cartoons<\/span> will find stunning artwork from the pens of Francisco Goya to Art Young, from Robert Minor to Ron Cobb, and from Honore Daumier to Robert Crumb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound. ALEC: The Years Have Pants (A Life-Size Omnibus) by Eddie Campbell Promo copy: For the first time ever, the pioneering autobiographical comics of … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-451","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\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n