Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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King in Black: Avengers
Geoffrey ThorneDerf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.socialHappy 82nd birthday to Roy Thomas! 82? Can that be right? Dear God, it is. His long run on Avengers is a masterclass in superdude comics. His year with Neal Adams on X-men is a masterpiece. The guy who brought Conan & Star Wars to Marvel, the latter saved the flagging company. https://t.co/cYJKhSyHRr
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Trashed
Todd RykaczewskiDerf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.socialNew review of TRASHED, my 2016 book, in CBR. This is a nice surprise! https://t.co/xx4zRXFzLb
Paperback, 2022
$14.47$7.24 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Up Front
Bill MauldinDerf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social@CBCCPodcast Bill Mauldin "Up Front." I was maybe 14. Changed my life. https://t.co/WxvTC4d9Ov
Hardcover, 2000
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Red
T. L. SmithDerf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.socialI now have these Artist's Editions: All 3 Fourth World ones. Kirby Fantastic Four. Gil Kane's Spidey. Barry Smith's Red Nails. Simonson's Manhunter. I'll probably hunt down Kirby's Thor. I'd love some of the EC ones, too. Hard to find and super expensive.
Paperback, 2016
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Amazing Fantasy
Kaare AndrewsDerf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.socialAlways wanted a copy of this. Always pretty hard to find, and unattainable now in decent shape. On the rack the same time as Amazing Fantasy 15. The brilliance of Stan as publisher. The Atlas era is mere months dead, and he's already reprinting those books! https://t.co/ueW7DCP9cC
Paperback, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
17: PEN Voices
Pen AmericaDerf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.socialThe latest Update from PEN America, on the Utah school book ban. Utah retreated on their list of 52 bans. Now it's 22, and 17 more, including MY FRIEND DAHMER, require "permission slips" for students to read. Which is the same as a ban. Just 10 books returned to the shelves. https://t.co/I8nspaZtjR
Paperback, 2014
$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Avengers: Kree/Skrull War Gallery Edition
Roy ThomasDerf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.socialHappy 82nd birthday to Roy Thomas! 82? Can that be right? Dear God, it is. His long run on Avengers is a masterclass in superdude comics. His year with Neal Adams on X-men is a masterpiece. The guy who brought Conan & Star Wars to Marvel, the latter saved the flagging company. https://t.co/cYJKhSyHRr
Hardcover, 2023
$44.99$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Batman: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1
Bill FingerDerf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.socialHappy birthday to Bill Finger, the uncredited the genius behind virtually all of Batman. Comicdom's great man in the shadows. Exploited and discarded by Bob Kane, one of the great creeps of comics (a HIGH bar!). Watch the Hulu documentary on Bill. https://t.co/Mz4bYr8zQn
Hardcover, 2022
$99.99$74.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Conan: The Jewels of Gwahlur and Other Stories
Juan Jose RypDerf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social@Comrade_Bullski I think Conan simply ran its course, for the usual comics reasons. Marvel milked it FAR too much, too many boilerplate Buscema books that looked exactly the same, Marvel being Marvel. I started w/ Conan #1. The BWS years were amazing & thrilling. Unlike anything before.
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Mad Max: Fury Road: The Prelude to the Blockbuster Film!
George MillerDerf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.socialWatched this last night. By George Miller, creator of the Mad Max franchise. Lots of rather boring CGI, not all that much story, some decent performances, overall ok but nothing special. https://t.co/TsAhn2kJjK
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