Scott VanderPloeg

Scott VanderPloeg

Scott works in I.T. but lives to eat and read. His other ramblings can be found at AE Index and eBabble. Art collection at Comic Art Fans.

Empire

It was October 1978 that Empire, the first graphic novel, appeared on bookstore shelves.  That’s the same month Eisner’s A Contract With God made its début, and Empire is one illustrated story while Eisner’s work is a collection of short…

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#2: Cosmic Odyssey

Welcome back to Absolute-ly, a feature that focuses on what comic should receive the “absolute” treatment: any story from any publisher.  A call to arms of hardcover comic book fans. Mike Mignola was in the second phase of his career;…

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DC 1:200 Variants

This came across my email in DC’s weekly retailer newsletter.  Is anyone actively collecting variant covers? [quote]DC COMICS ANNOUNCES SPECIAL 1:200 VARIANTS FOR SEPTEMBER With anticipation for DC Comics’ New 52 continuing to build, DC Comics announces new 1:200 black…

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Free Marvel Cartoons

The official Marvel site has a video section that is featuring a lot of Marvel cartoons from the last two decades.  Highlights include Spider-Man (1967 series), The Avengers: United They Stand, X-Men: The Animated Series and lots more.  Other than…

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Cap Selling…Out

Came across this wonderful letter in my inbox this morning: Captain America has sold out to Corporate America! [quote]Dear Customer, Celebrate Captain America at Baskin Robbins! With the highly anticipated release of Captain America: The First Avenger out this summer,…

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Package Loss

Reflecting on the collected editions I’ve read over the last three months one thing stands out: publishers are skimping or dropping extras and supplemental material. Since the birth of the trade paperback softcovers have rarely included any extras, but their…

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