tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post5626249161904584822..comments2024-02-26T02:13:54.009-08:00Comments on Caustic Cover Critic: Charles Burns vs TintinJRSMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-78153895581144737622010-11-28T16:00:08.551-08:002010-11-28T16:00:08.551-08:00Good point, Ben, and I am glad to have this as an ...Good point, Ben, and I am glad to have this as an individual thing--I just wish it said how much of the final thing it was.<br /><br />Pedro: And that solves that mystery! Magic. Thank you!JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-8952865843767216862010-11-26T04:35:01.270-08:002010-11-26T04:35:01.270-08:00According to this great interview by Sam Adams the...According to this great interview by Sam Adams there will be three X'ed Out books:<br />http://www.avclub.com/articles/charles-burns,47913/Óscar Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03760864135794598349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-92212518534245342762010-11-26T03:02:51.951-08:002010-11-26T03:02:51.951-08:00Frustratingly, I haven't read X'ed Out yet...Frustratingly, I haven't read X'ed Out yet - somehow I had the bright idea of putting it on my xmas list, so am holding off in case someone buys me a copy.<br /><br />Anyway, cliffhanger or no, I would definitely recommend buying Burns' work in individual issues/installments rather than waiting for a finished collection - each issue of "Black Hole" is mysterious, beautiful thing that can (and should) be obsessed over for hours, whereas the collected edition, for me at least, feels very flat in comparison (even aside from practical considerations such as the fact the artwork is squashed onto smaller pages, many of the incredible inner/outer cover designs are missing, etc).<br /><br />Sorry, bit of an off-topic gripe there - it's still one of my favourite, uh, things of all time, in any format.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951955227326548340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-51049335484703899192010-11-26T00:52:39.557-08:002010-11-26T00:52:39.557-08:00It really is. He has a really interesting outlook ...It really is. He has a really interesting outlook on the world. I want more!JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-83728424313543273442010-11-25T21:14:45.812-08:002010-11-25T21:14:45.812-08:00I'm a big Burns fan, too. And he's a hecku...I'm a big Burns fan, too. And he's a heckuva nice guy. But I agree about the ending leaving you hanging. It would have been nice to have a "Book One" or something on the cover to give you a heads up. Still, it's off to a great, intriguing, start.Bob Fingermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985924051708608925noreply@blogger.com