{"id":553,"date":"2009-07-13T22:24:07","date_gmt":"2009-07-13T22:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/07\/13\/books-received-71309-graphic-novel-edition\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:19:26","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:19:26","slug":"books-received-71309-graphic-novel-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/07\/13\/books-received-71309-graphic-novel-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Books received 7\/13\/09 Graphic novel edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51KsX5aiMEL._SL500_AA240_.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ray-Bradburys-Fahrenheit-451-Authorized\/dp\/080905101X\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=books&amp;amp;qid=1247522748&amp;amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Ray Bradbury&#8217;s Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation<\/span><\/a> by Tim Hamilton<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn \u2019em to ashes, then burn the ashes.&quot; For Guy Montag, a career fireman for whom kerosene is perfume, this is not just an official slogan. It is a mantra, a duty, a way of life in a tightly monitored world where thinking is dangerous and books are forbidden.<\/p>\n<p>In 1953, Ray Bradbury envisioned one of the world&#8217;s most unforgettable dystopian futures, and in Ray Bradbury&#8217;s Fahrenheit 451, the artist Tim Hamilton translates this frightening modern masterpiece into a gorgeously imagined graphic novel. As could only occur with Bradbury&#8217;s full cooperation in this authorized adaptation, Hamilton has created a striking work of art that uniquely captures Montag&#8217;s awakening to the evil of government-controlled thought and the inestimable value of philosophy, theology, and literature.<\/p>\n<p>Including an original foreword by Ray Bradbury and fully depicting the brilliance and force of his canonic and beloved masterwork, <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Ray Bradbury&#8217;s Fahrenheit 451<\/span> is an exceptional, haunting work of graphic literature.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51NXQXMWkrL._SL500_AA240_.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Superman-Whatever-Happened-Tomorrow-Deluxe\/dp\/1401223478\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=books&amp;amp;qid=1247522942&amp;amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? Deluxe Edition<\/span><\/a> Written by Alan Moore Art by Curt Swan et al<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>An unforgettable hardcover collection of WATCHMEN writer Alan Moore&#8217;s definitive Superman tales that is sure to appeal of readers of his BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE graphic novel. Moore teams with Curt Swan, the definitive Superman artist from the 1950&#8217;s through the 1970&#8217;s, to tell the final adventure of the Man of Steel featuring his last stand against Lex Luthor, Brainiac and his other foes in &quot;WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE MAN OF TOMORROW?&quot;. This volume also includes Moore&#8217;s classic early collaboration with WATCHMEN illustrator Dave Gibbons, &quot;FOR THE MAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING&quot;, in which Batman, Robin and Wonder Woman find Superman held captive by the villain Mongul in the Fortress of Solitude and dreaming of an idyllic life on Krypton courtesy of a wish-fulfilling parasitic plant known as the Black Mercy. Both tales are considered two of the top five all-time best Superman stories among fans.<\/p>\n<p>The rare first team-up adventure between the Man of Tomorrow and Swamp Thing, the character that first brought Moore to notoriety in the United States, is included as an additional bonus.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51xzOL3wrIL._SL500_AA240_.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Flight-Six-Kazu-Kibuishi\/dp\/0345505905\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=books&amp;amp;qid=1247523098&amp;amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Flight Volume Six<\/span><\/a> edited by Kazu Kibuishi<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Anthology of stories by<\/p>\n<p>JP Ahonen<br \/>\nGraham Annable<br \/>\nBannister<br \/>\nPhil Craven<br \/>\nMike Dutton<br \/>\nMichel Gagn\u00e9<br \/>\nCory Godbey<br \/>\nRodolphe Guenoden<br \/>\nSteve Hamaker<br \/>\nKazu Kibuishi<br \/>\nAndrea Offermann<br \/>\nRichard Pose<br \/>\nJustin Ridge<br \/>\nRad Sechrist<br \/>\nKean Soo<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Beautiful book!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/media\/product\/1\/1\/11933_180x270.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Chuck-Peter-Johnson\/dp\/1401223699\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=books&amp;amp;qid=1247523376&amp;amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Chuck<\/span><\/a> Written by Peter Johnson and Zev Borow Art by Jeremy Haun and Phil Noto<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The 6-issue miniseries based on the hit NBC television series is collected in one exciting volume! Series co-executive producer Peter Johnson (SUPERNATURAL: RISING SON) and series writer Zev Borow take Chuck Bartowski and his friends on a globe-trotting, action-packed adventure too big for television! Will Chuck survive his first trips to Japan, South America, Eastern Europe and Singapore?<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/reader\/1595822828\/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51x6YQ7p4KL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA240_SH20_OU01_.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Solomon-Kane-Castle-Devil-v\/dp\/1595822828\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=books&amp;amp;qid=1247523626&amp;amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Solomon Kane: Castle of the Devil<\/span><\/a> Written by Scott Allie Art by Mario Guevara<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Robert E. Howard&#8217;s vengeance-obsessed adventurer begins his supernatural adventures in the haunted Black Forest of Germany in this adaptation of Howard&#8217;s &quot;The Castle of the Devil.&quot; When Solomon Kane stumbles upon the body of a boy hanged from a rickety gallows, he goes after the man responsible &#8211; a baron feared by the peasants from miles around. Something far worse than the devilish baron or the terrible, intelligent wolf that prowls the woods lies hidden in the ruined monastery beneath the baron&#8217;s castle, where a devil-worshiping priest died in chains centuries ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound. Ray Bradbury&#8217;s Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation by Tim Hamilton Promo copy: &quot;Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn \u2019em to ashes, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/07\/13\/books-received-71309-graphic-novel-edition\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/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-553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.2.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/07\/13\/books-received-71309-graphic-novel-edition\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Books received 7\/13\/09 Graphic novel edition - The Geek Curmudgeon\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound. 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