Osama Tezuka Ode To Kirihito is an acknowledged classic, and deserving of the title. This mammoth 822-page work is a steal at $25 (Thank you, Vertical, Inc.), and a rich, deep work to boot. It has the feel of a real epic as the characters travel to several exotic locales in their quest to escape tyranny and to expose the culprit behind the disease that leaves people in the form of Dog Men. Physicians the world over struggle to understand the epidemic and its nature, meanwhile hiding truths for personal gain. Two young doctors are at the heart of this story, one idealistic man (Dr. Osanai) and one with, well, real issues (Dr. Urabe). As Dr. Osanai ventures to a remote village with hundreds of cases of this "Monmow Disease" on record, he steps into a terrible conspiracy and leaves behind Urabe and a fiance to deal with several consequences of this trip, while having to struggle in his own horrific battle as well. Ultimately, this is a science suspense thriller with real ...
Checking in a year later on my Marvel Legends wish list! Last year, Hasbro made only four figures from my list...this year, a little better, with six. From my previous list, Hasbro has made (or announced): Crystal, Daimon Hellstrom (Son of Satan), Destiny, Marrow, Husk, and Nemesis. I still want to see: Essentials Brood Deathbird Agent Abigail Brand Dr. Cecelia Reyes Phoenix (Rachel Summers Excalibur costume) Mantis (comic version) Hepzibah Pixie Starhawk Wiccan Hulkling Belasco Magma Lyja Ahab Madame Masque Longshots Amanda Sefton (Daytripper) Aleta Manta Oracle Saturnyne Sat-yr-9 Shard Fascination (Scatterbrain) Amelia Voght Chinadoll Tommy Pete Wisdom Warwolves Cerise Elixir Broo Mercury Silver Fox Phantazia Nocturne Illyana Rasputin (Earth-4210) Margali Szardos Kylun Douglock Victoria Hand BAFs Armor Mephisto Devil Dinosaur Celestial The Fury Krakoa Boxsets Technet Acolytes Imperial Guard
I thought that for the 5-year anniversary of Comics-and-More that I would highlight some comic books that I feel have been overlooked. I feel like one of my most important contributions as a blogger is pointing people toward good books that may interest them. I decided to look at books that have come out over the past decade, so some books that I think are criminally overlooked from before that time, such as Keith Giffin and Erik Larsen's Freak Force , are not included here. These are thirty books that I feel, one way or another, should have received more attention from comic fandom in America, and deserved to sell more books. Honorable Mentions Athena Voltaire ( Steve Bryant & Paul Daly ) Mnemovore ( Ray Fawkes, Hans Rodionoff & Mike Huddleston) Mystic ( Ron Marz, Brandon Peterson, John Dell, Aaron Lopresti, etc.) Octopus Girl ( Toru Yamazaki) Sidescrollers ( Matthew Loux ) 30. (TIE) It was really difficult for me to narrow this list down to thi...
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