Posted by: pspteacher on: December 7, 2008
Follow the link below for a 7 page preview of Kidnapped #2. I would give this title a 12/PG-13. clipped from www.comicbookresources.com At the order of his fiendish uncle, David Balfour has been kidnapped aboard The Covenant. Having no other options, David accepts the meager life of a cabin boy. When a stranger, Alan Stewart, [...]
Posted by: pspteacher on: November 7, 2008
Follow the link to view CBR’s great 8 page preview of the solid Marvel Illustrated series The Odyssey. clipped from www.comicbookresources.com Marvel Illustrated: The Odyssey #3 On their way back home to Ithaca, Odysseus and his men stop for supplies at a mysterious isle. Little do they know it is the home to a race [...]
Posted by: pspteacher on: October 21, 2008
Marvel continues its retelling of famous books, but this time it is clearly an American Tale of not so long ago. It is most likely that the comic book will stay more faithful to the original text than the film of the same name. I would recommend this comic book to any student of AMERICAN [...]
Posted by: pspteacher on: October 21, 2008
THE THREE MUSKETEERS PREMIERE Hardcover will be released in December in time for Christmas. The hardcovers are great for those not wanting to show off the comic angle. For those who do wish to show off the comics this format is also well presented and can give fresh readers a new perspective on the medium [...]
Posted by: pspteacher on: October 21, 2008
After publishing the mini-series Marvel follows it immediately with a Hardcover release a month later. A few or sometimes several months after the end of the series Marvel releases the series in the more common Graphic Novel or Trade Paperback format. This is $7 cheaper and much more easily to move around. Buy Now clipped [...]
Posted by: pspteacher on: October 21, 2008
Don’t forget to pre-order your comic with your local comic book store. clipped from www.comicbookresources.com MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE ODYSSEY #3 (of 8) Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE EPIC POEM BY HOMER) Pencils & Cover by GREG TOCCHINI On their way back home to Ithaca, Odysseus and his men stop for supplies at a [...]
Posted by: pspteacher on: October 21, 2008
#2 has an October release date and I am sure to pick up my copy. This comic is more geared towards a teenage audience due to the graphic violence of the imagery. You have to remember that this story has been distilled and modified for modern storytelling whereas the comic book returns to the original [...]
Posted by: pspteacher on: October 21, 2008
This issue came out last month. We once again see Roy Thomas tackling ancient Greek myths in comic book form. Roy Thomas is a legend in the comics field and he is well suited to adapted the Greek Myths. He has held several posts in the comics field such as writer and editor in chief. [...]
Posted by: pspteacher on: October 20, 2008
This collects issues 1-8 of the Marvel Illustrated series. The series not not exactley for the younger audeince but I do think it will satisfy teenagers and adults. Pre-order it now online clipped from www.amazon.co.uk Marvel Illustrated: The Iliad Premiere HC: Iliad Premiere (Marvel Illustrated (Hardcover)) (Hardcover) �11.89 & this item Delivered FREE in the [...]
