Before the days of Dark Horse there was: THIS STUFF. On the one hand, this is what we once had. On the other hand, some of it was really corny. Sometimes the art was pretty awful. Other times it was the story line. Yet, through it all it was a lot like a grade B movie in comic book form; fun to read though you could never take it too seriously.

Some of the ideas were pure corn. How about a giant carnivorous rabbit (Jaxxon). The Don Wan Kioti character was right out of "The Man of La Mancha." There are other examples, but these suffice to give you a rough idea.

In spite of all the corn, these things are fun to read. The stories take me back to the days of yore when comics really were oriented towards young boys rather than adults, and we ate these things up. Of course, these were what we had, and we had no comparison to the quality graphics in todays comics. Many people in the industry are loath to call them comics.

While the book is a bit pricey, on the other hand you do get 20 comics. Th...

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In Canada, it costs about CDN$29.45 in Amazon.ca

And it's available in Amazon UK, but I'm not sure about the price.

Another great graphic novel in the Clone Wars series. This picks up from where volume 4 left off, once again going to the story of Quinlan Vos. This book didn't have any real good battles but was filled with more lightsaber fights than in the first 5 volumes combined. Great art (as usual), and the storyline gets even more interesting when no one knows whose side Vos really is. It would have been nice to see more of Yoda since the last story from volume 5 wasn't the best. A great ending to this, though.

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In Canada, it costs about CDN$16.11 in Amazon.ca

In UK, it sells for £10.31

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In UK, it sells for £11.99

This chronicles the time between the series "Firefly" and the film "Serenity." The art, story, dialogue, and feel is all the same as the big and small screen renditions. It doesn't shatter any prior ideas or anything, but it was definitely worth the read.

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In Canada, it costs about CDN$12.12 in Amazon.ca

In UK, it sells for £5.14

If I had known this contained a story line about two male lovers, I would never have gotten it for my teenage son! He loves these kinds of comic book stories, and after reading the reviews, I decided to get it along with another book by Alan Moore. The other book was fine, but just would like to have known a little more about the content before I purchased them. Unfortunately this one ended up in the trash! As a responsible parent, I just think parents should be aware of what they are purchasing, and use their personal judgment about what they want their children and teens to read. I learned the hard way!

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In Canada, it costs about CDN$22.77 in Amazon.ca

In UK, it sells for £12.92