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I wish I'd have an extra $35 bucks to drop on this neat bit of Spirit ephemera when I chanced across it at my local Borders. It's a fun thing, but it's hard to justify on any terms other than novelty.
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They at least selected a solid Spirit tale to adapt into this peculiar format. The Sand Saref story was the basis of the ill-fated movie. It was adapted from another bit of work Eisner did titled original "John Law".
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For a quick comparison see this link.
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The cover itself comes from this iconic Spirit section. This is part of the John Law adaptation which became the Sand Saref story.
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And of course it inspired the first Warren Spirit cover by Basil Gogos.
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I saw the Spiderman museum book at Borders but I couldn't justify the $20 price on that either.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know about that one. I've gotten the DC and the Marvel ones, finding them on sale, but I don't think I'm ready for a single hero. Too limited in focus.
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