{"id":645,"date":"2009-01-15T19:58:44","date_gmt":"2009-01-15T19:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/01\/15\/c-o-u-s-reflections-from-ricks-collection-13\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:19:31","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:19:31","slug":"c-o-u-s-reflections-from-ricks-collection-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/01\/15\/c-o-u-s-reflections-from-ricks-collection-13\/","title":{"rendered":"C.O.U.S.: Reflections from Rick’s Collection #13"},"content":{"rendered":"

While "researching" a recent Nexus Graphica<\/a>, I had reason to look through my collection of Comics Of Unusual Size. This set of the big and small and odd of comicdom offers many gems. Deciding that I really should share some of these largely forgotten and sometime rare pieces, I’m taking you through a tour of the more interesting selections.<\/p>\n

Click on images for full sized versions.<\/span> <\/p>\n

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Before they worked on their first Star Wars comics<\/a>, created the cult phenomenon Maxell Strangewell<\/span><\/a>, or published the first tales of the Hunter S. Thompson-inspired Captain Freebird<\/a>, the Fillb\u00e4ch Brothers<\/a> produced the 1997 mini-comic Memories of Green<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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\nMemories of Green<\/span> back cover<\/span><\/p>\n

\nLimited to 250 signed and numbered copies, Memories of Green<\/span> contains four short sequential tales and two pieces of flash fiction (including a Captain Freebird prose story).<\/p>\n

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\nEach story relates a tale of minor rebellion.<\/p>\n

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\n"The Metal Machine. Or: Beyond Empyrean II" p.1 (Memories of Green<\/span>, 1997)<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n"The Metal Machine. Or: Beyond Empyrean II" p.2 (Memories of Green<\/span>, 1997)<\/span><\/p>\n

\nThe prose stories include an illustration.<\/p>\n

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\n"The Man Who Stole Time" (Memories of Green, 1997)<\/span><\/p>\n

\nOverall, an excellent product that successfully showcases the many talents of the Fillb\u00e4ch Brothers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While "researching" a recent Nexus Graphica, I had reason to look through my collection of Comics Of Unusual Size. This set of the big and small and odd of comicdom offers many gems. Deciding that I really should share some … 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-645","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