Happy New Year To All!

I want to wish All of You reading this a Happy New Year!
Additionally, I want to remind you that my Main Blog is at:

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For whatever reasons this blogspot format is not tech friendly to that format's html.

Thus I have NOT been updating this version of my Blog.

Please see the above link, where I blog on a daily basis during the 'work week'.

Thanks, and Have Sum Fun this New Year!

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Sometimes The Title Of A Publication...

 

Sometimes The Title Of A Publication Doesn't Give You The Total Picture! Batman TV Show & Green Hornet TV Show Collectible Cards Articles In The November 2009 SMR Magaine! Above:  The front cover of the November 2009 SMR Magazine!  To the top right: Laura Rosenberg of PSA.com! To the right: The Black Beauty from the upcoming 2010 Green Hornet Film as seen at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con!     I met Laura Rosenberg of PSA.com at the recent 2009 Long Beach Comic Con while she was at the PSA vendor booth. Even though I don't 'collect' sports cards, I still have some from my 'youth', plus several non-sports cards sets of comic book characters and TV shows.  So I made the time to check out what PSA had to offer in third party grading for cards as I knew that PSA has a good 'rep' in the industry.  (I had not seen them represented before at other comics cons.) Laura pointed out the current issue of the SMR (Sports Market Report) magazine, and it immediately was one that I wanted!  The cover had one of the 1966 Batman TV Show Cards featured in a PSA encapsulation.  So I got that issue to read later. I'm glad I did!   There was also a back of the magazine feature of the 1966 Green Hornet TV Show card set!   I'm a 'little' excited about the upcoming 2010 Green Hornet Film as well.  So this article and the Batman cards article were good reading for me! And neither article was about sports cards in this 'Sports Market Report' magazine!  That's why you can't judge a book (or magazine or comic, etc.) by their title! Here's what else is in this November 2009 issue, (of course there's Sports Cards info!): FEATURES •The Baby's Set – The Top 1975 Topps Football Set •The 1972 Topps Football Set – Full of "firsts" and "lasts" •1966 Donruss Green Hornet Set – Get Ready for the Buzz COLUMNS •Taking My Hacks: Stretching the Truth •Set Registry: The 1966 Topps Batman Sets (Part I) COLLECTING GUIDES •A Note About Pricing •PSA Grading Standards •PSA Reference Guide •Autograph Guide •Graded Autographed Baseball Guide MARKET REPORT PRICES •Baseball Cards •Basketball Cards •Football Cards •Hockey Cards •Boxing Cards •Golf Cards •Non-Sports •Autographs •Graded Autographed Baseballs My thanks to Laura Rosenberg who took the time to show me what PSA is doing for those that have non-sports cards as well as sports cards!  For info on this issue and other back issues of the SMR, check this page:    http://www.psacard.com/smrweb/backissues/1109.chtml or look for it at Your LCBS or sports collectible shop!  Of course there is also additional info on how You can submit your cards to PSA for 3rd party grading as well! Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!  We do blog daily on comic book creators, comic book reviews, comic cons, and other pop culture news and events including some TV shows and theatrical films as they are shown!   Be sure to check out our new listings of comics, graphic novels, Comic Con exclusives and more pop culture items for sale in our online eBay Featured Store that our blogs are based on!  It's due to sales at this online store that keep us going with the ability to post blogs like the one you have read here today!  ~ Michael @  ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com   "Hammering Out the Web For You Since May 12th, 1998!"   Note: If you breaking into or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to: Make It So Marketing Inc PO Box 130653 Carlsbad, CA 92013       CONVENTION PHOTOS FEATURETTE:  Tina and I saw William (Whilce) Portacio at the 2009 Long Beach Comic Con. He was getting ready to leave his table for a break.  However he was nice enough to hang for a moment while Tina took his picture for our Blog.  I haven't blogged about any of his works in this Blog, but am familar with some of his works.  To see what he is working on next, check out his web site:  http://whilcedesk.blogspot.com/!   NOTE:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards. Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768. All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners If you are a Facebook member and want to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.

 

What Happened To The 'Miserable Dastards'?!

 

What Happened To The 'Miserable Dastards'?! Well..... They've Been Collected In A TPB Now! Above:  Photo of the first issue of 'Miserable Dastards'!  To the top right: The creator & writer of the series, Richard A Hamilton, as seen in the TAT Booth! To the right: The Antidote Trust (TAT) Booth was located at the right side wall of the 2009 Long Beach Comic Con!     I met Richard A Hamilton at the recent Long Beach Comic Con while he was at 'The Antidote Trust' booth. Back on August 22nd I had blogged about the first issue of this 3 part comic book series, (click here for that post).   He remembered the blog post and asked me if I had seen the next two issues of that series.  I hadn't, but told him that with the first issue being so good, that it had a good start and would remember to look for the final two issues.  That's when he told me that the three issue mini-series was being 'collected' into a Trade Paper Back (TPB). Now the mini-series is available as a TPB for those of you that didn't get all three issues of the 'floppies' (single issues) either!  Here are the details for this collected mini-series: (Writer) Richard A. Hamilton (Art) Jeremy Dale, Rob Jones They lurk in the background, wear ridiculous matching outfits, and take gloved punches to the face while the real bad guys escape. They're Dastards, henchmen-for-hire who just want to pay their mortgages and put their kids through college. But after suffering one humiliating defeat too many, three daring Dastards stop taking orders and start scheming their own criminal capers. See what happens when these blue-collar thugs reach for the stars and have every super-hero and villain in Philadelphia out for Dastard blood! Format: GRAPHIC NOVEL (TPB) Price: $9.99 ISBN: 061529653X  Okay, if You have already clicked on the link above that would have taken you to my earlier blog post on the first issue of this series... You would know that I loved the premise, the writing, the artwork... everything actually about the first issue. So, having now read the TPB, I was able to finish the story arc that was presented in the first issue.  You know... it didn't disappoint me! The story was funny AND entertaining, the pencils by Jeremy Dale were just right for this series, and Rob Jones complemented the artwork by inking it.  Colors by Jelle Van Den Brink added to the whole presentation. I for one enjoyed seeing this in a TPB (graphic novel style) format!  This was a fun read... and I would say it would be for those that don't always want their comics in a 'grim and gritty' style.  I also appreciated the 'winks' to the well known Dynamic Duo, who in this story are portrayed as 'The Cowl' and 'Kid Cowl'.  To order your copy direct from the Dial 'C' For Comics people, check this page:    http://dialcforcomics.com/shop/fs_shop.html or look for it at Your LCBS, as this just hit the stands last week! Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!  We do blog daily on comic book creators, comic book reviews, comic cons, and other pop culture news and events including some TV shows and theatrical films as they are shown!   Be sure to check out our new listings of comics, graphic novels, Comic Con exclusives and more pop culture items for sale in our online eBay Featured Store that our blogs are based on!  It's due to sales at this online store that keep us going with the ability to post blogs like the one you have read here today!  ~ Michael @  ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com   "Hammering Out the Web For You Since May 12th, 1998!"   Note: If you breaking into or work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to: Make It So Marketing Inc PO Box 130653 Carlsbad, CA 92013           CONVENTION PHOTOS FEATURETTE:  Two more comics creators that we saw at the 2009 Long Beach Comic Con were Corinna Sara Bechko and her husband Gabriel Hardman.  I have already blogged about their great graphic novel 'Heathentown' (Click here for my blog post!).  To see what else they are working on, check out their web site:  http://www.comicspace.com/heathencomics/!   NOTE:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards. Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768. All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners If you are a Facebook member and want to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.

 

Nyssa: War #1 of 4 - The Comic Book Series

 

Nyssa: War #1 of 4 The Comic Book Series! Above:  Photo of Nyssa: War creator Michael McClain at a recent Convention!  To the top right: The artwork to front cover of issue #1 of Nyssa: War - the comic book series! To the top right: Promo banner for the series, coming Your way in 2010!     Michael McClain sent me a preview copy of his upcoming comic book series "Nyssa: War". Michael was inspired back in 1997 to start his own comics studio, and publishes a few titles at this time as M-Studios Publishing LLC.  I have already blogged about one of those titles, Ray Leonard's "Guytron", (click here for that blog post.) First off, let me post what the first issue of the Nyssa: War series is about. Here is the description of the story: Nyssa is © and ™ to MICHAEL McCLAIN (M-Studios) All rights reserved. They called her Nyssa--a hired assassin, a warrior who walks the path of lost souls, fighting the demons of her dark treatment soul. She travels through the gates of hell to vengeance against those who have destroyed her family name. She learned to kill without mercy--that the road of a samurai. Nyssa Story Synopsis Nyssa (bodyguard) boss (G-Marco) pass on a assassination job and--- now he's the target. Nyssa and Rain (Nyssa best friend and business partner) have to protest him and save their own rear.  This series will be done by the end of 2009.  Okay, now on to my thoughts of this first issue: The cover art shown above at the top right of this post is without the logo and the lettering that would come with it.  The artwork does make an impact on the casual browser that would see it at their LCBS.  The additional logo and text adds to the cover.  The finished cover would make me pick up the comic book at my LCBS to see what it is about.  Turning the front cover page... I find that on the inside front cover there are two house ads, one for 'Battle Blood' and the other for 'Guytron'.  I'm going to stop for a moment and address something here that I will be mentioning later.   This could / should have been an intro page to the story line that is being presented.  I for one have never read the earlier Nyssa comic book mini-series and had no idea what this series is going to be about... The splash page does what it is supposed to do.  Make a 'splash' impression in front of you, as if you were at a newstand or a LCBS and make you want to spend your $ to buy this and take it home with you to read and possibly collect the rest in the series. The art style was presented by Michael McClain.  I happened to like it in this story. The style was different enough, yet also familar, that it was easy to follow the storyline.  The coloring by Virginie D Menard added to the illustrations. Just the right amount of coloring to give it a certain 'feel' of likability. The lettering done in-house flowed with the art & colors, which is what it is supposed to do.   Nest comes the writing... Here is what I found that detracted from my having full enjoyment from reading the first issue.  And that is going back to what I wrote earlier.  The inside front cover should / could have been an 'intro' to the characters that are in this story.   The splash page and the initial pages take off like I already knew the characters and their background history to each other.   However, as I said earlier, I didn't know these characters.  That being said... If I had read the earlier Nyssa mini-series, I'm sure I would have enjoyed it more.  It was still a good read, just that I 'felt' I was missing 'something' from not having read the earlier continuity...  One additional note: there are only 16 interior pages to this comic.  The front inside cover and the back inside cover are both house ads. Nothing wrong with that, except as I mentioned the front inside cover could have been an intro page to new readers, which would have been more helpful.  This mini-series is projected to be four issues.  With the current price of $3.99 for most comics, mainstream and indie comics, I would have preferred to see a few more pages of story. All in all, I found this first issue to be drawn in a style I liked, the colors and lettering were fine, and story line flowed to the last page, which of course is "To Be Continued".  Hopefully the following issues will address 'the newbie' to the Nyssa character and other characters involved in the series. To order your copy in the future, or to order the earlier Nyssa series, check this page:    http://www.michael-mcclain.com/books-page.html . Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!  We do blog daily on comic book creators, comic book reviews, comic cons, and other pop culture news and events including some TV shows and theatrical films as they are shown!   Be sure to check out our new listings of comics, graphic novels, Comic Con exclusives and more pop culture items for sale in our online eBay Featured Store that our blogs are based on!  It's due to sales at this online store that keep us going with the ability to post blogs like the one you have read here today!  ~ Michael @  ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com   "Hammering Out the Web For You Since May 12th, 1998!"   Note: If you breaking into or work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to: Make It So Marketing Inc PO Box 130653 Carlsbad, CA 92013             CONVENTION PHOTOS FEATURETTE:  Another comics creator that we saw at the 2009 Long Beach Comic Con was Joshua Williamson.  I took a few photos of him holding different copies of his works.  The below picture is of the Johnny Monster mini series that he wrote.  I haven't read this nor his other works before.  That's the fun of going to conventions, to see what else is out there! If you haven't read his works either, feel free to check out his web site at:  http://bbcinnercircle.blogspot.com/!   NOTE:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards. Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768. All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners If you are a Facebook member and want to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.

 

Make Way For..... T. Runt!

 

Make Way For... T. Runt!  Above:  Front Cover of the T Runt Book!  To the right: The author Derek McCulloch as seen at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con International!     Tina and I met Derek McCulloch and Jimmie Robinson at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con International this Summer... Although I had been a Facebook Friend of Derek's for a while before that!  I had mentioned him in a blog post or two about his exhibiting at the SDCC, and made sure I visited his table at the Con.  We happened to see him and Jimmie on Preview Night when we were looking for 1st Night items only. For those of you that were there at the 2009 SDCC or even ones before that, you'll know that it is very hard to see everyone that you plan to see!  Well, unfortunately when I was at the table later to take a photo for this Blog, Jimmie had stepped away.  However, Derek was kind enough to pose with the T. Runt book, Plus another book that he had collaborated on with a different artist, Shepherd Hendrix, on 'Stagger Lee'. First, let me post what the T. Runt story is about. Here is the description of the story and the details necessary for purchasing the book: Vegrandis was the runt of the litter and was always picked on by the larger tyrannosaurs...but everything changes once Vegrandis discovers he isn't the smallest animal - let alone dinosaur - in the world! An all-ages Silverline Books hardcover with a gentle message...and DINOSAURS! Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Image Comics (July 29, 2009)  cover price $16.99 Language: English ISBN-10: 1607060744 ISBN-13: 978-1607060741 Product Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 0.4 inches Okay, now that the business part of this feature post is out of the way, what did I think of this children's book?  And what is a children's book doing in this this Comic Book Collectors Blog? Well, second question answered first!  You see, there are a lot of cross-overs going on in the publishing and pop culture industries.  There are screenwriters looking to write comics, because producers are looking for comic book wirters to write screenplays because comics are 'hot'.  Novelists are writing comics, and comic writers are writing novels.  There are other cross-overs going on as well, but I think you get the point. However, I was kind of surprised at first thumbing through 'Stagger Lee' at the table at the SDCC, because I had already read a preview copy of T. Runt.  You see,  Derek McCulloch wrote the award-winning study of  Stagger Lee which includes the topics of racism and music, so this children's book is on the other extreme in writing style as well as topic.   Yet, taken on its own stand alone merits, I really enjoyed this T. Runt book.   Enough to suggest to those of You that have nephews or nieces or small kids to consider purchasing this book for an early Christmas / Holiday present!  Seriously, this story and artwork is that good!  Plus how could you go wrong on DINOSAURS?! Especially with the way that Jimmie Robinson draws them!  Great artwork here! The book has a simple moral that is expressed through a solid and well-crafted storyline.   My thanks to Derek for bringing this children's book to my attention before the SDCC.  I was finally able to fit this book into my Blog's schedule today, and just in time for early buying for gift-giving season!  Which You can find at any of the standard book outlets or online right now.  I know, I checked! Also, after You become a fan of T. Runt, don't forget to check out T. Runt's Facebook Fan page at:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/T-Runt/105303034694! BTW.... Talking about gift-giving season coming up... Tina and I don't publish comics or books (yet?) or set up at comic cons anymore, (except at our own Facebook Virtual Comic Con Dealer Table), we do have thousands of indies and mainstream comics in our own online store. Be sure to check out our new listings of comics, graphic novels, Comic Con exclusives and more pop culture items for sale in our online eBay Featured Store that our blogs are based on!  It's due to sales at this online store that keep us going with the ability to post blogs like the one you have read here today!  Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!  We do blog daily on comic book creators, comic book reviews, comic cons, and other pop culture news and events including some TV shows and theatrical films!  ~ Michael @  ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com   "Hammering Out the Web For You Since May 12th, 1998!"   Note: If you breaking into or work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for review, send to: Make It So Marketing Inc PO Box 130653 Carlsbad, CA 92013             Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's NOTE:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards. Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768. All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners. CONVENTION PHOTOS FEATURETTE:  Another comics creator that we saw at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con was Andrew Pepoy.  I did not think I had seen any of his work prior to meeting him at this SDCC, but when I looked closer at his table, there was the Katy Keene TPB!  Other than that, I didn't recognize any of his other works as having read them before.  If you haven't either, feel free to check out his web site at:  http://www.pepoy.com !   If you are a Facebook member and want to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.

 

 

Wonder Woman Day IV - 2009   Events Are Being Held In Portland, Oregon  AND Flemington, New Jersey!  Above:  Photo of the 2008 Wonder Woman Day in New Jersey. Special Note: Pete Marston, the son of Wonder Woman's creator William Marston, is shown in the middle of the photo!  To the right: The Winner of the 1st Facebook Comic Con Costume Contest, Amber Love, (who wore a Firestar costume for that Contest), is shown attired as Wonder Woman, (and in the above photo also)!       I first came aware of Amber Love when she became a contestant for the 1st Facebook Comic Con Costume Contest that I was a judge in back in March of this year... Amber wore a 'Firestar' costume and won 1st Place in that competition!  (For full details on that just click here.) I just became Facebook Friends with her this week, and found out that she will be at the East Coast site of the 4th Wonder Woman Day being held this very weekend! Above at the top left of this post is a photo of taken at the same site last year, when Amber had a photo taken with Pete Marston, who is the son of the creator of Wonder Woman, William Marston! There is not enough time or space to tell you about everything about this special Wonder Woman Day IV, (actually some events are both days in NJ location), so I'll post the links to the West Coast web site and the East Coast web site. For info on both the Oregon location and the New Jersey location: http://www.wonderwomanmuseum.com/WWDay4/WWDay4.html and for just the New Jersey location: http://store.comicfusion.net/wwsketches09.html  Besides the fun at both locations, there are also auctions on Wonder Woman sketches plus other items, so be sure to check out those sites for the individual listings!  How big is this event, now in its' 4th Year?  Mayor Sam Adams of Portland has also officially declared this upcoming Sunday as 'Wonder Woman Day' in Portland, Oregon for this event! Also there are signings on Sunday the 25th! PORTLAND SPECIAL GUESTS SIGNING Gilbert Hernandez from noon-6pm (Love & Rockets, Luba, Palomar)! Jaime Hernandez from noon-6pm (Love & Rockets, Penny Century, Locas I & II)! Paul Gulacy from noon-3pm (Batman, Catwoman, Star Wars, 007, Master of Kung Fu) Anne Timmons from noon-3pm (Go Girl!, Graphic Classics, Star Trek)! Steve Dorris from noon-3pm (onsite caricatures of YOU as a super-hero)! Gail Simone from 3-6pm (Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey, Welcome To Tranquility)! Aaron Lopresti from 3-6pm (Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, Excalibur, Ms Marvel)! Ron Randall from 3-6pm (Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Outsiders, Star Wars, Trekker)! FOR: NEW JERSEY SPECIAL GUESTS SIGNING (Sat & Sun various times): JOE SINNOTT (Sunday the 25th)! CHRIS MULLER (Sunday the 25th)! KEN HAESER (Saturday the 24th)! ROB KRAMER (Saturday the 24th)! BUZ HASSON (Saturday the 24th)! So if YOU are either in the Portland, Oregon OR the Flemington, New Jersey area this weekend, you should stop in and see the activities and help benefit a good cause!  PLEASE NOTE:  As with all events, activities and guests are subject to change. It would be best for you to call for updates before heading for those locations.  Those details are on the websites listed above! My thanks to Amber Love for posting this on her Facebook Wall about her attending the event in New Jersey, and for permission to publish the photos here! BTW.... Whereas Tina and I don't publish comics or books (yet?) or set up at comic cons anymore, (except at our own Facebook Virtual Comic Con Dealer Table), we do have thousands of indies and mainstream comics in our own online store. Be sure to check out our new listings of comics, graphic novels, Comic Con exclusives and more pop culture items for sale in our online eBay Featured Store that our blogs are based on!  It's due to sales at this online store that keep us going with the ability to post blogs like the one you have read here today!  Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!  We do blog daily on comic book creators, comic book reviews, comic cons, and other pop culture news and events including some TV shows and theatrical films!  ~ Michael @  ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com   "Hammering Out the Web For You Since May 12th, 1998!"   Note: If you breaking into or work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for review, send to: Make It So Marketing Inc PO Box 130653 Carlsbad, CA 92013             Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's NOTE:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards. Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768. All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners. CONVENTION PHOTOS:  And just so that you know... I'm a firm believer that there could never be enough Wonder Woman photos in a Wonder Woman Day blog post!  ;-)    Here is another Wonder Woman; this one on the West Coast in the SoCal area.   She was at the recent 1st Annual Long Beach Comic Con earlier this month that I attended!  I've asked her to let me know when she is ready for a 'Spotlight On... ' herself in this Blog, so when she is ready, I'll be posting one here on her!   If you are a Facebook member and want to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.

 

Threads #1 - With a Shadow Rider Cover By Dick Ayers!

 

Threads #1   With a 'Shadow Rider' Cover By the One & Only Dick Ayers!  Above:  Photo of Dick Ayers @2002 SDCC To the Left: The Shadow Rider Cover illustrated by Dick Ayers for Committed Comics'  Threads #1 issue! I met Thomas Doherty, Editor In Chief of Committed Comics at the recent Long Beach Comic Con... While there he showed some comics that are coming out at LCBS across the country, and a few that were back issues at his company's table. One that grabbed my interest was 'Threads' issue #1.  The artwork looked very familar, and it turned out to be a front cover by Dick Ayers!  So of course that had to go to at least in the middle of my 'possible to review' stack to read! Here are the details for the 'Threads' comic book series as explained at Committed Comics' web site:   Threads was an experiment with the typical comic book format; A new concept in comic story telling. Three different creative teams per issue... one constant 'Thread' in the book. That formula turned out some of the most original and inventive stories to hit comics today. So come follow the threads and see where they take you.... Two issues were produced in 2001 and 2002 to much critical reviews and then a limited edition collected issue was printed with new material. The collected edition has since sold out! Additional Info: The cover artist of Threads shows the past (Dick Ayers), present (Alitha Martinez) and future (Raymond Thomas). Threads was originally slated to be a six issue mini series but due to creative differences the series was shortened to two issues and later a reprinted graphic novel. All of the artwork for Threads was fully colored and then converted to grey scale using a special process developed by Color Dojo. Issue 1 credits only shown here -   Cover: Dick Ayers and Matt Webb Writers: Eric Rivera, Kelly Whalund, Danny Donovan Pencilers: Chad DuLac (Dragon Magazine), Dustin Weaver (Alien vs Predator, Gen 13), Raymond Thomas Inkers: James Taylor (Battle Pope, Decoy), Victor Miller Sr, Joe Fauvel (Assassins Guild) Colorist: Matt Webb (Disney Digest, Gizmo and Gears), Kristine Severson, Color Dojo (Deadpool, Thor, Wolverine) Lettering: Sam Edmisten, Committed Studios So what were my thoughts of this first issue of the series?  And only the first issue, since I didn't see or read the 2nd issue or the collected reprint TPB? Well, quite honestly I'm a probable reader for anything that is 'Ghost Rider' - 'Black Rider' - 'Night Rider' - or now 'Shadow Rider' in concept.  Because it was Dick Ayers that brought that original concept to life, and I have enjoyed the original series, and the reprints, and the newer versions since 1950's. This issue started off great with a Dick Ayers front cover.  Yeah, now I gotta get over that!  So turning the front cover, I see the inside front cover which explains there were to be three stories in this issue.  Three stories by different creative teams. I believe the concept that was explained as to what 'Threads' was about when this book was being produced in the Spring of 2002, was a good concept... The first story: Greed, was a good read. The story was good in setting up the character of 'Shadow Rider', and the other characters were fleshed out in 10 pages. T he artwork and usage of grays & blacks were done well. The lettering was fine... The second story: The Shadow Rider, with 9 pages, was a different style of writing and definitely a different art form!  Even the lettering was way different from the first story. Not that I didn't like the story, it was actually good, but so far different from the first story, that it was good that this story was in the middle of the comic's pages. The third story: Revenge, with 10 pages, was once again different from the other two stories in writing and art.  Right, I know, the comic is titled 'Threads'.  Okay, got it... Again, after adjusting for the new writing and art style, I found myself liking this story also.  Three 'threads', all about the same character 'Shadow Rider'.  I liked this 'anthology book', even though the inside front cover says it isn't an anthology comic book, because "each issue is self contained".  Okay, but it's still an anthology comic to me!  And one that I liked, even though I was a bit prejudiced into picking it up because of the Dick Ayers front cover art!  The comic book gave me what it should do... a period of time of entertainment during my reading it! What happened that the planned six issues only turned into two issues, I don't about in full, so will just say that this issue was worth picking up.  Those of you that liked the original Ghost Rider - Night Rider - etc., (NOT the motorcycle guy of the 1970's), would more than likely enjoy these stories in this issue!  Yeah, it's a little old, (2002), but Committed Comics does have it in their online store for sale at: http://www.committedcomics.com/comics/threads.htm Also, here is the Facebook Member Page for Committed Comics if you are a Facebook member:   http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1280104238&ref=ts BTW.... Whereas Tina and I don't publish comics or books (yet?) or set up at comic cons anymore, (except at our own Facebook Virtual Comic Con Dealer Table), we do have thousands of indies and mainstream comics in our own online store. 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CONVENTION PHOTOS:  Another reason I like attending comic cons, especially the SDCC, is that the programs and panels that are shown quite often have comic book greats that don't make it out  of their home offices very often!   I have been fortunate to meet many comic book creators, including Dick Ayers who is the main feature of this blog today, but also have met other artists that I have always admried their works during the decades.  Below is Herb Trimpe (right) talking with Mark Evanier at the 2002 San Diego Comic Con.  Those that don't know... Herb Trimpe illustrated a LOT of front covers for Marvel Comics that just happened to be WESTERN Comics at Marvel!  Which is why I am running his photo below!  If YOU get a chance to attend SDCC be sure to take in Mark's many programs at the SDCC. You won't be disappointed!   If you are a Facebook member and want to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.