Comments on: The Making of “The Best of Simon and Kirby”

By: Patrick Ford

Patrick Ford — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:46:28 +0000

Harry, I’m in Sarasota Florida. I sent you a private e-mail on the book as well.
Very interesting to compare the Ma Barker from the 50′s to the “Mob” version from the 70′s thanks for including it.

By: Harry

Harry — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:54:04 +0000

Patrick,

The book did not show in my comic shop. What part of the country are you from?

By: Patrick Ford

Patrick Ford — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:31:03 +0000

I got my copy 4/15. Great book. I don’t buy the title though, the best is yet to come.

By: Harry

Harry — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:19:03 +0000

Bob,

Nebraska? Nothing against that state but seeing how the book was published in China if anyplace got it first I would have thought it would have been the west coast.

I must admit this has taken me by surprise. It is much earlier then I was told. But hey I’m not complaining.

By: Ger Apeldoorn

Ger Apeldoorn — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:11:20 +0000

Sorry, nt Alarming Tales but Alarming Adventures… I don’t know if Joe Simn had any involvement in that title.

By: BobH

BobH — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:34:16 +0000

Well, there was one confirmed comic shop sighting on the S&K mailing list, from Nebraska of all places. As I noted, these kinds of books often have a roll-out over several weeks as they arrive in different distribution centers.

I’m looking forward to seeing the book. I think reprints from scanned comics have a bit of a bad reputation because of some really horrid examples from the 1980s and 1990s, but it seems the technology has finally caught up to the point where, in the right hands and with good source material you can get some stellar results that really capture the feel of the originals while improving on many of their imperfections.