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Once again there is a fabulous Halloween Man book out.
This one has four separate stories in the Halloween
Man universe. This is book one of a planned six issue
quarterly reprint series. Each of these books is to
feature a new introduction. This one is done by Jesse
Farrell. There is also a new stunning color cover by
Nicola Scott. There's also bonus pin-ups and
wonderfully campy Lucy paper dolls. An additionally
interesting thing this book has is trivia and a list
of what inspired each other the stories. These bonus
features really are a fascinating read.
The art is once again awesome and varied. The
Collector Times' own Joe Singleton does art on the
second story of the book. Unfortunately the printing
on that story makes it a little hard to read the text,
but with a little squinting it can be done. This
anthology of Halloween man introduces such creations
as Con Thing and the Data Cats. It also elaborates on
our favorite old characters: Soloman, Man-Goat and
Lucy. The only problem I have is aside from the art
style changing it is not clear at times that one story
has ended and the other has begun.
Overall, it is classic Halloween Man and if you enjoy
fun horror camp, you should definitely pick it up. Go
check at
http://www.halloweenman.com/ to get your own copy.
Halloween Man: Solar City Monster Guide
This is a great little companion book to any Halloween
Man fan's collection. It is also a great pick-up book
for people who have never read the book. It gives a
brief bio of all the creatures found in the world of
Halloween Man, including a bio on the title character.
The art is cute and varied. Aside from just having
bios, the book also has commentary by the normal human
characters of the book. It's really just the
Halloween Man equivalent of a Who's Who anthology.
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