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Nightmare | Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, William Rotsler, Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress)

#wickedwhispers @eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

My favorite Marvel character, the sorcerer supreme protects the human realm from evil forces with the use of magic

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 2w

Eggs Love Dr Strange 👍🏼 2w

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JuliaTheBookNerd

Jim Butcher's the Dresden Files Omnibus | Jim Butcher, Mark Powers

#Skull 💀 #BobTheSkull

#WickedWhispers 👻🦇🕷️🕸️🎃🍁☕️🌰

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs 💀🧡🤩 2w

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TieDyeDude

Creepshow | Stephen King

so-so

An illustrated adaptation of the creepy, campy 1982 movie, released in conjunction with the film. I think the stories are a little more successful in the movie, but the comic does a decent enough job.

#spookoween @thespineview

TheSpineView 🖤🎃🖤📖🖤 3w

bthegood I used to save up my money to buy these as a kid , glad you enjoyed it.☺️ 3w

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JenlovesJT47

Creepshow | Stephen King

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This was a fun graphic novel by the master himself, Stephen King. Five creepy tales are told in a very tongue-in-cheek manner by the grim reaper. Not to be taken too seriously but very disturbing nonetheless and perfect for this time of year. 4⭐️

#HauntedShelf
#FrightClub
#TBRread
#StephenKing
#graphicnovel
#horror

Jadams89

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Bookwomble

Gotham by Gaslight | Mike Mignola, Brian Augustyn

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Rereading some GNs to decide whether to keep or release.
Gotham by Gaslight is an Elseworlds story before Elseworlds was a thing. It's 1889, and Bruce Wayne returns from a European sojourn where he has honed his skills with Sherlock Holmes (a blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference) & Sigmund Freud.
Jack the Ripper is terrifying Gotham, and the newly arrived Batman is out to stop him, while his alter ego is suspected as the killer. Mignola's art is ⬇️

Bookwomble ... superbly matched to the story and scenario, the story itself wraps up a bit too quickly, but it's a keeper, I think. 4🦇 ⬇️ 1mo

Bookwomble The sequel, Batman: Master of the Future, had the same writer, different artist, and a different tone: lightly steampunk rather than darkly Victorian gothic, which could've still worked, but fell rather flat.
The villain is a Verne-esque would-be technocratic global overlord, but never delivers on that promise, and his motivation and behaviour are muddy and disconnected. A squandered opportunity. 3🦇 It shall be released. 1mo

Luke-XVX I love the Elseworlds with Batman, Starman & Hellboy! 1mo

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quietlycuriouskate Totally tangential but I can imagine Rupert Everett condemning heretics with a wave of his hand and a chilling "It shall be released." ("It" being the soul, perhaps. Maybe they were guilty of painting the pope on a Harley... I have yet to let that go; it was just too good!) 1mo

Bookwomble @Luke-XVX I've read a fair few Batman Elseworlds, though not Starman or Hellboy, but I don't know the original material for those characters, which I think is a grounding you need for the alternate takes. I did find them becoming a bit repetitive after a while - new bottle, old wine. I think the execution of these things often doesn't match the conception. 1mo

Bookwomble @quietlycuriouskate I did feel rather imperious as I condemned it to the outer darkness with a casual sentence. Now you've invoked the spirit of Rupert Everett, I'm totally channeling that energy! 😄 Post-apocalypse Pope on a Harley was a mood 😎 1mo

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TieDyeDude

Killadelphia Volume 1: Sins of the Father | Rodney Barnes

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Brutal, bloody, and thrilling, the first volume of Killadelphia tears down the city of brotherly love and leaves it beaten, with a small glimmer of hope. President John Adams has spent three hundred years planning the rise of the vampire. Will he succeed?

Suet624 Well now.. 1mo

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AroundTheBookWorld

Batman - Hush | Jeph Loeb

Maybe, someday, you‘ll come to trust that.
Until then…

Someday…
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Bookwomble

Joker (DC Black Label Edition) | Brian Azzarello

so-so

Generally good artwork, mediocre story = meh 😐
Joker is released from Arkham Asylum because 🤷‍♂️ and immediately goes on a standard Joker murderous rampage. Billed as giving psychological insight into his character, but it utterly fails to do so. But as I say, pretty, if gory, pictures. Just barely 3🃏

TieDyeDude Lee Bermejo is one of my favorite comic artists. I think I read this, but it obviously didn't leave much of an impression. I really liked his Christmas carol adaption, Batman Noel. 2mo

Bookwomble @TieDyeDude It appears to be on lots of "Top GN" lists, and compared to The Killing Joke, but it suffers in that comparison, I think. I wasn't aware of Bermejo before this, and his art is its saving grace. My comics obsession abated about 10 years ago due to overhyped offerings of this kind, and interminable crossovers and title proliferation of my fave characters. It was easier to stop reading altogether than only get part of the story. 2mo

TieDyeDude It is a lot. I tried reading the Tom King “City of Bane“ storyline, but it was inextricably tied to the preceding 74 issues, and not very enjoyable ultimately. @vivastory pointed out that, for DC at least, the Black Label miniseries are self-contained and generally geared more mature. If Joker is one of your favorites, though, I'll mention that I really didn't like the Three Jokers series. 2mo

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Red Sonja: Consumed | Gail Simone

Loving this so far!

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