*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* #28 Ed’s Early Evaluations Ahoy-hoy Friends! I’ve been thinking about the format of these reviews, well maybe format is the wrong word. I’ve been thinking about the selection process of what books I cover. In the past I just kinda read what piqued my interest from the new selections, then recently I found out we do spotlights in the newsletter. So I started focusing on the spotlight content, along with that I am making it a goal to read one book per publisher with an emphasis on new…
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*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* #27 Ed’s Early Evaluations Ahoy-hoy Friends! February already! Surprisingly not very many new titles coming out this year, nothing new from DC, one or two titles from some other publishers and I think Marvel only put out about a thousand new titles this week, haha. I think “The After Realm” is my favorite this time around. Anyways, on to the reviews “The After Realm” Image: This is a great book for fans of Thor, Ragnarök, or Adventure Time. Plus, it’s a quarterly…
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*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* #26 Ed’s Early Evaluations Ahoy-hoy Friends! It’s been an exciting week, visiting American wastelands, alien planets, and the Victorian Arctic. And it’s been an exhausting week learning all of Brian’s tasks around the shop. I’ve got big shoes to fill and I hope it’s not too bumpy a transition. Also be on the lookout for a new previews list at the front counter. See you around the shop–Ed “Avengers Of The Wasteland” Marvel: I’m really surprised I enjoyed this, like at all. Mark Millar’s “Old Man Logan” is…
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#25 Ed’s Early Evaluations Welcome back friends, we’ve got a wide selection of styles to choose from this week. Proton Pack parables to street level zombie slaying sleepovers! See you Around The Shop–Ed “Ghostbusters Year One” IDW: It’s a fine enough story focusing on you guessed it, the earliest adventures of the Ghostbusters. Writing is actually really good and captures the tone and style of each character well. The art however is too cartoony, too much of a caricature. I’m not expecting photo quality realism but if I didn’t…
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#24 Ed’s Early Evaluations Ahoy-hoy friends, another week another round of books! So, I just found out that on the weekly newsletter we highlight certain issues and I thought it’d be good to focus on those first. Then if I’ve got the time, I can read a few more. See you around the shop–Ed “Iron Man 2020” Marvel: So, I guess there have been some pretty big changes to Tony Stark, spoilers he’s . I’m pretty sure that happened a while ago though. This story follows his brother Arno,…
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Sorry for the delayed email this week! Chalk it up to a change-up here at Fantasium. Ed will be taking over doing the newsletter moving forward as it is with a heavy heart full of bittersweet feelings, that I let ya’ll know that my (Brian’s) chapter at Fantasium is coming to a close. It’s been an absolute joy getting to know all of you over the last 3 years. Talking books, music, travel, and all things life with you guys was one of the many things that made this…
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Ed’s Early Evaluations Ahoy-hoy friends I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season! I read every number one this week! Thankfully the publishers made it easy on me with a moderate offering. Since it’s a short week for releases and it’s almost the end of the year I thought it’d be fun to throw out a list of some of my favorite books of 2019, you can find it at the bottom of the reviews. Happy Holidays from all of us to all of you, thanks for making…
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Ed’s Early Evaluations Happy Merry Holiday Cheer and Greetings! Plenty of cool books this week, and plenty more I couldn’t get to! I recommend “Wonder Woman: Dead Earth” and “Tales From Harrow County”! Remember we’re closed Christmas Day aka New Comic Day ☹ so maybe pick up a few extra books so you don’t run out of reading material before the new issues are available! I’m such a shill. Happy Reading Friends! — Ed “Gung-Ho: Black Sheep” Ablaze: Humanity survives in make-shift cities and settlements walled off from the…
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Ed’s Early Evaluations Ahoy-hoy friends, I know I’ve said it a few times, but Holy Cow, there are a lot of new books this week! Unfortunately, given my crazy schedule and being a little green around the gills I got to a whopping five out of seventeen new number ones this week. I tried to do my best but I could not. See you at the shop–Ed “Doom 2099” Marvel: Well, that was confusing. Time travel, mind melding shenanigans. Is Reed Richards a new Doom beaten by the…
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Ed’s Early Evaluations Welcome back for another round of comic reviews! Too many books to keep up with this week, wish I could’ve gotten to more, but the siren song of sleep calls my name. This week we’ve got true crime, an odd mash-up, classic literary characters, and a team up made of childhood fantasies! Enjoy–Ed “The Butcher Of Paris” Darkhorse: During the midst of Nazi occupied France a killer is on the loose. Based on a true story this is a heavy book. If you’re in the…
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