Amethyst Princess of Gemworld #2 – Third Mini Series
In the second issue of the third mini-series Amethyst confronts Mordu, Donal finds Topaz keep changed in his absence, and Emmy gets an unwelcome surprise back on Earth. The cover of the issue shows Amethyst and Mordu gearing up for magical battle. He’s surrounded by ugly creatures of chaos while she has more elemental animals [...]
Polo and the Magic Flute & Polo and Lily
These wordless books for young readers are whimsical and imaginative, providing a great introduction to the comic book medium. Polo and the Magic Flute by Regis Faller Polo is a little dog who lives in a tree surrounded by the sea. He goes out on his boat to catch some fish but a whale leaps [...]
Library Linkage
Publishers Weekly on Quantifying Library Penetration for Graphic Novels. The biggest problem with using WorldCat holdings to gauge the library market for graphic novels is that not all libraries are hooked into the WorldCat system. Manga Maniac Cafe – Manga at the Library Julie visits her library’s manga collection and talks to a library employee [...]
Space Cabby!
If you enjoy informative recaps of the adventures of semi-obscure DC comics characters, I encourage you to hop on over to Dave’s Space Cabby Sunday. Space Cabby drives a cab in space!
Amethyst Princess of Gemworld #1 – Third Mini-Series
I have mixed feelings about the four issue mini-series that came out in the late 80s. While I was happy to see Amethyst again, her character changed dramatically. I thought the contrast of Amy Winston with her older incarnation as Amethyst made the earlier series charming. In this mini-series, Amethyst is a remote goddess, with [...]
Amethyst Links
Once Upon a Geek has an interview with Dan Mishkin and Gary Cohn. The piece provides a link to some early Amethyst art, so check that out too!
The First Amethyst Story
I thought before going ahead with a look at the next Amethyst mini-series, we’d take a detour to the very first Amethyst story. This story ran in Legion of Super-Heroes #298. I thought it was nice to see the art for Amethyst in its earliest stage. Some of the character designs look a little different [...]
Amethyst Princess of Gemworld – The Final Chapter
The final issue of Amethyst! This issue wraps everything up but it depresses me so I’ve been procrastinating rereading it. I will soldier on! The cover of this issue shows Amethyst ready for action in a large facet of an amethyst gem. She’s surrounded by the reflections of important people in her life like her [...]
Amethyst Princess of Gemworld #16 (second series)
I completely forgot that after this issue there is a one-shot special issue that concludes the story. So this is the next to last issue. Amy goes back to Earth and horrible, horrible things happen. Plus, Topaz gets a haircut. A horrible, horrible, haircut! The cover of the issue shows Flaw holding up Mr. Winston [...]
Supermen!
Supermen!: The First Wave Of Comic Book Heroes 1939-41 by Greg Sadowski This was a fun anthology that perfectly captures the experience of stumbling across a random stack of old comics in someone’s attic. The stories collected are selected from the early days of the comics industry, and it made me appreciate how vibrant and [...]
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