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The Art of Will Eisner by Will Eisner
Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson
Lightship: Jim Burns, Master of SF Illustration by Chris Evans
The Running Man (Monarch 342) by J. Hunter Holly
Shadow Puppets: Limited Edition - Leather Bound (Ender's Shadow) by Orson Scott Card
Monsters Among Us - Monster Magazine & Fanzine Collector's Guide by Michael Pierce
Finlay's Lost Drawings for Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Virgil Finlay
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Member: johnnyapollo
Library4,134 books — see library
Reviews6 reviews — see reviews
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TagsSigned (924), Graphic Novel (706), Limited (539), Inscribed (156), LB10 (141), DAW (138), Art (131), LB06 (115), LB03 (113) — see all tags
GroupsAce Doubles, Art Books, Book Care and Repair, Bookcases: If You Build/Buy Them, They Will Fill, Comics, DAW Books, Drawn!, FantasyFans, Final Frontier - Spaceflight, Humor — show all groups
Favorite authorsDouglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, Iain Banks, Greg Bear, Gregory Benford, Alfred Bester, Berke Breathed, David Brin, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Eddie Campbell, Orson Scott Card, R. Crumb, Philip K. Dick, Will Eisner, Harlan Ellison, Philip Jose Farmer, Neil Gaiman, William Gibson, Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert A. Heinlein, Frank Herbert, Robert E. Howard, Alexandro Jodorowsky, Ken MacLeod, Frank Miller, Moebius, Michael Moorcock, Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Andre Norton, Katsuhiro Otomo, Tim Powers, Philip Pullman, Alastair Reynolds, Kenneth Robeson, J.K. Rowling, Lucius Shepard, John Shirley, Dan Simmons, Bruce Sterling, J.R.R. Tolkien, Vernor Vinge, Matt Wagner, Tad Williams, Walter Jon Williams, Gene Wolfe, Roger Zelazny (Shared favorites)
About me I've been writing online about the things that interest me since about 1995 (back then I had 10 MB of free webspace on my internet provider) - I purchased my first domain, wildtoys.com in 1998, however the site actually started as part of my personal webspace via free provider around 1996. I'm very interested in Modern Design (Mid-Century is a particular favorite), the Space Race, movies and science fiction. I'm also an avid woodworker.
About my library I read mostly Science Fiction and Fantasy but am more into the science side (I find that a lot of the fantasy work currently being published is too repetitive and derivative). I started collecting comics as a kid and when I got into reading a lot of fiction, collecting First Editions, especially Illustrated Editions, seemed a natural extension. At several points I've wittled down the comic collection (it's mostly comprised of magazines and my original Marvel Conan the Barbarian collection which I started as a child) and have concentrated on the books from authors I like to read. I also collect books illustrated by artists I like. I often like to go to book signings or attend conventions where I get signatures from my favorite authors and artists, and occasionally ask or pay for personalized illustrations and sketches (provided the artist isn't swamped - I try not to be overzelous and obnoxious).
I'm also into classic science fiction paperback books like those produced by Ace, DAW and Lancer - it was the cover art that lured me into picking up those, and the memory of my father reading them brings in a touch of nostalgia that's rather addicting. This also enamoured me to old "cheezy" book covers so I've got a scattering of those in paperback as well (in general the writing is pretty bad - look up "sex kitten" in my library to see an example of what I'm referring to).
The collection is fairly extensive - so far I've inventoried about 75% (I'd say about 2/3rds of the hardcovers and about 85% of the paperbacks). The letter-number combinations in my tagging relate to boxes where the books are currently stored - tags without the letter-number combo are on the shelf.
Homepagehttp://illustratedbooks.blogspot.com/
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Real nameJohn Eaton
LocationAtlanta, GA
Emailjohnnyapollo
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Member sinceMar 28, 2008
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posted by Powerslave214 at 10:56 pm (EST) on Jul 14, 2008
Yes, Shelton Drum still runs HeroesCon. And unfortunately Paul Chadwick hasn't been back since that last time he was there. I plan on going this year, but not spending a lot of money.
posted by Powerslave214 at 11:26 am (EST) on Jun 11, 2008
You going to HeroesCon in Charlotte by any chance?
posted by Powerslave214 at 1:34 pm (EST) on May 26, 2008
posted by Powerslave214 at 1:36 am (EST) on May 26, 2008
Susan
posted by ofearna at 5:38 pm (EST) on May 12, 2008
posted by Marxchivist at 6:13 pm (EST) on Apr 30, 2008
I'm about a quarter of the way and happy to be adding a dozen or so a day.
You have a big job ahead of you.
Doug
posted by SpiritWarrior at 9:37 am (EST) on Apr 30, 2008
The photo is from Machu Picchu. I went there last November with a friend. It’s well worth going if you get a chance.
Your library is quite impressive; I didn’t realize the extent of your collection.
Doug
posted by SpiritWarrior at 8:52 pm (EST) on Apr 29, 2008
posted by NativeRoses at 9:26 am (EST) on Apr 7, 2008
Desperado Publishing has an art book on Kaluta out in a few months or so.
Flesk Publications is publishing all kinds of great stuff. Can't wait for the Gary Gianni Prince Valiant Sunday Page book.
posted by Powerslave214 at 10:41 pm (EST) on Apr 6, 2008
posted by Powerslave214 at 9:46 pm (EST) on Apr 6, 2008
posted by Powerslave214 at 7:27 pm (EST) on Apr 6, 2008
posted by NativeRoses at 2:04 pm (EST) on Mar 28, 2008
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