{"id":460,"date":"2009-12-19T01:22:03","date_gmt":"2009-12-19T01:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/12\/19\/stuff-received-121809\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:46","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:46","slug":"stuff-received-121809","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/12\/19\/stuff-received-121809\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuff received 12\/18\/09"},"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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Star Trek: A Comic Book History<\/span><\/a> by Alan J. Porter<\/span><\/p>\n

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Now for the first time the complete history of the Star Trek universe in comic books and newspaper strips from all over the world. Written by pop-culture historian Alan J. Porter, author of the bestselling James Bond: The History of the Illustrated 007<\/span><\/a>, this book will be the definitive history on the subject. Nine information-packed chapters detailing the history of Star Trek in comic books and newspaper strips from the first Gold Key comic books, to the English newspaper strip, to the Marvel and DC titles, to the present day. Exhaustively covers all publications of the entire Star Trek universe. Includes creator interviews, unpublished artwork and a detailed checklist. Published to coincide with the release of the new Star Trek movie. Boldly goes where no book has gone before!<\/p>\n

Alan J. Porter is a RevSF contributing editor and blogger<\/a>. I interviewed him<\/a> last year about his James Bond book.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Desert Spear<\/span><\/a> by Peter V. Brett<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sita Sings The Blues<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sita is a Hindu goddess, the leading lady of India\u2019s epic the Ramayana and a dutiful wife who follows her husband Rama on a 14 year exile to a forest, only to be kidnapped by an evil king from Sri Lanka. Despite remaining faithful to her husband, Sita is put through many tests. Nina (the filmmaker Nina Paley herself) is an artist who finds parallels in Sita\u2019s life when her husband \u2013 in India on a work project – decides to break up their marriage and dump her via email. Three hilarious Indonesian shadow puppets with Indian accents \u2013 linking the popularity of the Ramayana from India all the way to the Far East – narrate both the ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the epic.<\/p>\n

In her first feature length film, Paley juxtaposes multiple narrative and visual styles to create a highly entertaining yet moving vision of the Ramayana. Musical numbers choreographed to the 1920’s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw feature a cast of hundreds: flying monkeys, evil monsters, gods, goddesses, warriors, sages, and winged eyeballs. A tale of truth, justice and a woman\u2019s cry for equal treatment. Sita Sings the Blues<\/span> earns its tagline as "The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told."<\/p>\n

To learn more about this extraordinary film, check out sitasingstheblues.com<\/a> for trailers, etc.<\/span><\/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. Star Trek: A Comic Book History by Alan J. Porter Promo copy: Now for the first time the complete history of the Star … 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-460","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