Reign of Starscream compiled

[Dominic]

Here are my thoughts:



Reign of Starscream: Very often, when a compilation like this comes out, I make a decision to buy it depending on how much I liked the original comics. This question is usually answered one of three ways. The first scenario is that I skip the reprint. The second is that I buy the reprinted compilation, but get rid of the originals. The third is that I buy the reprint, and keep the originals. Besides being an example of the 3rd scenario, this compilation actually improves on the originals. Besides a gracefully written introduction by Chris Ryall, this volume includes end-notes that are worth the price of admission. Besides annotations for "Easter Eggs", a cover gallery and artist sketches, there is a dramatis personae listing in the back. All of this is on top of a story that managed to justify my comics-habit for a few months. Buy, and read, this book.
Grade: A Thank you Chris Ryall, Chris Mowry and Alex Milne.



Dom
-sent this along to IDW.

[Onslaught Six]

Huh. 86 said it was good too, so I might have to go ahead and see if I can pick this up.

Actually I'll just add it to my Amazon wishlist, hell with it.

[Dominic]

I would get it. Do not leave it for someone else to get for you.

Dom
-how often to I give this kind of review?

[Onslaught Six]

Not often, I'll say that.

I'd buy it myself, but cashflow and suchlike. Plus, Christmas is all Coming Up and I'm sure if nobody buys it for me, I can just buy it myself. The Amazon wishlist is mostly just a list of Crap I Want And Will Probably Eventually Buy At Some Point Anyway, so.

[onslaught86]

I've read the individual issues, but do not own them - this I would like to own. Must raid nearby comic shop after allowing time for it to ship.