ZANADU RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 11/7/12

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STORM DOGS #1

(W) David Hine (A) Doug Braithwaite

DAVID HINE and DOUG BRAITHWAITE are re-united for Season One of this science-fiction crime thriller. A uniquely skilled team arrives on a frontier planet to investigate a series of bizarre and violent deaths. Forced to rely on primitive technology, they soon learn what it means to be aliens in a hostile environment. If they are to unravel the mysteries of Amaranth they will also have to learn what it is to be human.

From the writer of 'Bulletproof Coffin' comes a tale from the farthest reaches of space as one team of explorers gains a new perspective on life that will be essential to understanding the greater mystery they have unwittingly stumbled upon. More sci-fi coolness in the vein of Prometheus, which is something I will never complain about! RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!

 

ZANADU RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 9/12/12

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ALIEN: THE ILLUSTRATED STORY TP

(W) Archie Goodwin (A) Walter Simonson

Two of comics' greatest talents-Walt Simonson and Archie Goodwin - joined forces to bring Ridley Scott's epic Alien motion picture to the comic book page. This brand new edition (released to coincide with Scott's latest sci fi epic Prometheus) has been meticulously restored from original artwork in Walt Simonson's studio. Includes scenes removed from the movie, directed by Ridley Scott. Carefully restored and remastered from the original artwork.

SIMONSON!! GOODWIN!! Produced around the same time as their industry shaking run on MANHUNTER, this was the first comic adaptation of Ridley Scott's groundbreaking, sci-fi horror masterpiece and remains my favorite Alien comic of all time. Out of print for almost 20 years, this is one of those rare instances where a movie is so perfectly translated to another medium that you'd be a fool to pass up this restored and remastered edition of a true classic. RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!