Midwest Book Review
August 2008
The Comix/Graphic Novel Shelf
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Alter Ego: The Best Of The Legendary Comics Fanzine
Roy Thomas and Bill Schelly, editors
Two Morrows
10407 Bedfordtown Drive, Raleigh, NC 27614
1893905888 , $21.95 www (dot) twomorrows (dot) com
In 1961 Jerry Bails and Roy Thomas launched ALTER EGO, the first fanzine to cover the history of comic books, and "Alter Ego: The Best of the Legendary Comics Fanzine" gathers the original 11 issues published between 1961-78, including illustrated interviews with Gail Kane and others. Black and white illustrations and comics throughout accompany sidebars of history and detail perfect for any comic book fan.
Shonen Jump Issue 1 Fifth Anniversary
Viz Communications Inc.
295 Bay Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
9781421526188, $24.99 www (dot) viz (dot) com 1-800-394-3042
Shonen Jump Fifth Anniversary Collector's Edition is a hardcover anthology of shonen manga (Japanese comics generally aimed toward young men, but sure to delight action fans of any ages or gender), reprinted especially for collectors and fans. Consisting of the first issue of Shonen Jump plus a wide selection of the best interviews and articles found in issues 1-60, Shonen Jump Fifth Anniversary Collector's Edition presents the very first chapters of the popular black-and-white comic series "Dragonball Z", "One Piece", "Yu-Gi-Oh!", "Yu Yu Hakusho", "Naruto", and "Sand Land" (another manga by "Dragonball Z" creator Akira Toriyama). Shonen Jump Fifth Anniversary Collector's Edition reads right-to-left; its manga are "unflipped", representing the artwork exactly as it was in the original Japanese publications. The perfect introduction to the fast-paced, action- packed world of shonen manga, and an absolute "must-have" for collectors!
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