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Why can't we hear God and understand what He is saying today is the question and "Restoring God's House" tells why. We look like Christians but the things we do as Christians are an insult to God. Dr. Reid has made it simple to understand. We have fallen into a spirit of religion. I thank God I am free, that I have a relationship with God. This book is a good tool for anyone seeking the truth about what God is telling us to do in this hour. Somebody once asked, "Can you handle the truth?" It's time to take the full responsibility for the truth.

God has turly blessed Dr. Reid ,to have his finger on the pulse of what the chuurch of the 21st century really needs to regain its rightfull place as a change agent for society. This book is a gift to the entire body of christ and can and will radically change the lives and ministires of all those who read it. Thank you Dr. reid for this tremendous gift .

This book by Dr. Frank M. Reid, III is a vital piece of information for the leaders of today and tomorrow. Dr. Reid is a remarkable teacher and preacher who has a heart for the people of God. If you need your marriage, home life, or work life restored, read this book and watch the transformation. It has changed my life and made me a better servant for the Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you Pastor Reid for your revelation knowledge.

Dr. Reid has articulated the core requirements of Kingdom Living. Inspired by God this book has caused a revival within that offers priority,promise and provision for me and others willing to follow the guidelines discussed in this book. I am convinced that readers will be blessed, allowing us to commit ourselves to Restoring the House of God! This is an excellent read.

I first heard of "The Runaway in Oz" when I read Martin Gardner's introduction to the Dover edition of "The Marvelous Land of Oz," in which he mentioned that this book had been left unpublished due to Neill's death. At that time I had read only a few Oz books (now I have read almost all of them), but I felt deeply sorry that this book was unavailable for me to read. Now, at last, thanks to the efforts of Eric Shanower (who edited and illustrated the book), we can read this long-lost volume of Oz history.

It certainly is an interesting book, and forms an exciting conclusion to Neill's four-book tenure as Royal Historian. Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, decides to run away from the Emerald City and find a new home, and the book details her adventures with the new friends she makes, as well as those of Jenny Jump, Professor Wogglebug and Jack Pumpkinhead, who go searching for her. Among her new friends is Alexample, a young boy who is TAG (Talented and Gifted); this is a highly noteworthy feature of the book, since I could count on one hand the number of other children's authors I know of who have depicted gifted children in their books, thus leaving gifted children (of whom I was one) with a paucity of literary role models. (Meg and Charles Wallace in Madeleine L'Engle's Time Trilogy and Claudia in E. L. Konigsburg's "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" were among the welcome exceptions.)

Neill's style of writing is highly cinematic and visual, as might be expected from the greatest Oz illustrator; thinking back to reading this book, I feel almost as though I had seen it as a movie rather than reading it. The gorgeous illustrations by Eric Shanower contribute to this impression; Shanower certainly is the most talented person illustrating Oz books today.

One slight quibble with Neill's tale concerns the characterization of the Wogglebug: in no other Oz book is he quite so unlikeable as here (although still not extremely unlikeable). Also, I must agree with "The Baum Bugle"'s reviewer, who wished Shanower had explained the extent to which he had to work on the book's text. The story's tone is somewhat more serious than was that of Neill's previous three Oz books, though that might be due to Neill's failing health while writing "Runaway" (something similar happened with Baum's last few Oz books) or to the lack of interference by a Reilly & Lee editor who, I understand, heavily revised Neill's earlier Oz books.

However, one aspect of the book that is quite atypical of Neill is the excellence of its continuity. There are practically no mistakes when the book refers to characters or events from earlier Oz books, and the characterizations are almost completely consistent with the depictions of the same characters in earlier Oz books by Neill and others. Neill's other books are well-known for having the worst continuity in the whole Oz series, with such egregious mistakes as Jack Pumpkinhead remembering being enslaved by Mombi for many years (which never happened) and the introduction of Scraps' never-before-displayed propensity for punching people (which she does again at one point in this book, but that is simply an example of consistency with Neill's previous books, and otherwise her personality is exactly as depicted by Baum and Thompson). One has to wonder whether Neill's manuscript contained continuity errors which Shanower corrected.

Nonetheless, the availability of this book after so many years is cause for rejoicing among all Oz fans here in the Great Outside World.

I first heard of "The Runaway in Oz" when I read Martin Gardner's introduction to the Dover edition of "The Marvelous Land of Oz," in which he mentioned that this book had been left unpublished due to Neill's death. At that time I had only read a few Oz books (now I have read almost all of them), but I felt deeply sorry that this book was unavailable for me to read. Now, at last, thanks to the efforts of Eric Shanower (who edited and illustrated the book), we can read this long-lost volume of Oz history. It certainly is an interesting book, and forms an exciting conclusion to Neill's four-book tenure as Royal Historian. Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, decides to run away from the Emerald City and find a new home, and the book details her adventures with the new friends she makes, as well as those of Jenny Jump, Professor Wogglebug and Jack Pumpkinhead, who go searching for her. Among her new friends is Alexample, a young boy who is TAG (Talented and Gifted); this is a highly noteworthy feature of the book, since I could count on one hand the number of other children's authors I know of who have depicted gifted children in their books, thus leaving gifted children (of whom I was one) with a paucity of literary role models. (Meg and Charles Wallace in Madeleine L'Engle's Time Trilogy and Claudia in E. L. Konigsburg's "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" were among the welcome exceptions.) Neill's style of writing is highly cinematic and visual, as might be expected from the greatest Oz illustrator; thinking back to reading this book, I feel almost as though I had seen it as a movie rather than reading it. The gorgeous illustrations by Eric Shanower contribute to this impression; Shanower certainly is the most talented person illustrating Oz books today. One slight quibble with Neill's tale concerns the characterization of the Wogglebug: in no other Oz book is he quite so unlikeable as here (although still not extremely unlikeable). Also, I must agree with "The Baum Bugle"'s reviewer, who wished Shanower had explained the extent to which he had to work on the book's text. The story's tone is somewhat more serious than was that of Neill's previous three Oz books, though that might be due to Neill's failing health while writing "Runaway." (Something similar happened with Baum's last few Oz books.) However, one aspect of the book that is quite atypical of Neill is the excellence of its continuity. There are practically no mistakes when the book refers to characters or events from earlier Oz books, and the characterizations are almost completely consistent with the depictions of the same characters in earlier Oz books by Neill and others. Neill's other books are well- known for having the worst continuity in the whole Oz series, with such egregious mistakes as Jack Pumpkinhead remembering being enslaved by Mombi for many years (which never happened) and the introduction of Scraps' never-before-displayed propensity for punching people (which she does again at one point in this book, but that is simply an example of consistency with Neill's previous books, and otherwise her personality is exactly as depicted by Baum and Thompson). One has to wonder whether Neill's manuscript contained continuity errors which Shanower corrected. Nonetheless, the availability of this book after so many years is cause for rejoicing among all Oz fans here in the Great Outside World.

Fifty - two years after Oz author and illustrator John R. Neill's death, The Runaway In Oz at last saw print for the first time in 1995. Neill had authored and illustrated one classic in the Oz chronicle, 1940's The Wonder City Of Oz, though his two books that followed, The Scalawagons In Oz (1941) and Lucky Bucky In Oz (1942), both suffered from weak plots, convoluted storytelling, and poor editing. In the early nineties, artist and writer Eric Shanower, in conjunction with Neill's family, rescued, edited, and illustrated The Runaway In Oz, and by doing so not only gave the world another fabulous Oz title, but salvaged Neill's reputation as the author of only a single great entry in the Oz series.

Everything about The Runaway In Oz is perfect. Neill wisely choose to limit his cast to a half - dozen characters, thus allowing his narrative to revolve primarily around the group's interrelationships, though there is also rip - roaring action aplenty. Neill not only chose the popular Scraps the Patchwork Girl as his protagonist, but also allowed Professor Wooglebug and Jack Pumpkinhead, two woefully under - utilized reader favorites, the honor of playing major roles in an Oz tale. Neill's own creation, headstrong style guru Jenny Jump, one of the most distinctive of all Oz heroines, is also on hand as a key player in the drama. Neill and Shanower respectfully honor established Oz history, and their attention to detail, old and new, is remarkable. The Wooglebug's `dream castle' is literally a product of his intensely directed desires, and when tenderhearted Jack Pumpkinhead weeps, he logically sheds pumpkinseed tears. Oz devotees will be thrilled to see Jack's whimsical Shoe Orchestra from The Wonder City In Oz back for another extended series of concerts, and, as in the three earlier Neill books, every illustration of Jenny Jump reveals her with a new outre hairstyle, some that look back on twenties Dada and others that presciently look forward to seventies Punk and eighties New Wave. Readers will also learn that the Little Wizard has returned Jenny's temper to her with the understanding that she promise not `lose it' again. The Patchwork Girl's obnoxious but previously acceptable poetry spouting habit becomes an active element of the story, as Scraps suddenly finds herself in a repulsive world in which everyone she meets seems to be an enthusiastic and compulsive rhymer.

In fact, The Runaway In Oz revolves around all aspects of Scraps' antisocial behavior. As the novel begins, Jellia Jamb, the Tin Woodman, and Jenny Jump have all grown impatient with the boisterous Patchwork Girl's thoughtlessness; feeling rejected and unappreciated, Scraps decides to run away from the Emerald City and from Oz itself. Though Scraps never gets beyond the borders of the kingdom despite her best efforts, she manages to accidentally unknot the Wooglebug's `Castle in the Air' from its moorings, infuriate a mountaintop - dwelling witch that controls all of the world's weather, and strand herself on a shooting star high in the heavens above Oz. Along the way, Scraps makes several interesting new friends and traveling companions, including "talented and gifted" boy scholar Alexample, the leafy Popla the Power Plant, and the Twinkler, an older man imprisoned on the star and forced to polish its lights for eternity.

Meanwhile, Jenny Jump and Jack Pumpkinhead, who are eventually joined by the fretful, castle - searching Wooglebug, have set out in search of Scraps; Jenny feels guilty for having told Scraps that "no one wants to be bothered" by her "tantrums," and though Jack Pumpkinhead's motives are less clear, his behavior appears to have something to do with romantic attachment as well as human concern. The Professor, Jack, and Jenny find themselves lost for days in an enchanted orchard, where they are attacked by an army of thorn carrying quince apples, who are in revolt against being sold at market like common fruits and vegetables. By the time the two parties meet, almost everyone is furious at Scraps except Jack, and the Wooglebug is enraged at everyone.

The Runaway In Oz is great fun throughout. The narrative is smooth, streamlined, and grounded, less manic and explosive than The Wonder City In Oz, but no less hilarious. Neill's real forte as an Oz author was characterization, something Shanower seemed to fully appreciate when editing the manuscript. In fact, the depiction of Scraps here may be the best of any of the Oz titles, since her irritating qualities, always recognized by readers but only rarely by other Oz characters, are realistically acknowledged and addressed head on. The Runaway In Oz portrays Scraps as immature, callous, irresponsible, willful, and vain while simultaneously revealing her foresight, courage, intelligence, determination, concern for others, and eventual common sense and humility. If Jack Pumpkinhead is slightly more downtrodden than usual and the Wooglebug more uppity, longtime Oz fans know there are precedents for their behavior in earlier titles.

Shanower's illustrations are extremely detailed, clear, and timelessly perfect. Alexample, though an Oz citizen and apparent native, bears no resemblance to Woot the Wanderer, Ojo the Lucky, or Button Bright. Instead, he is a clean - cut, eyeglass - wearing young boy in fifties - style clothing; only his thick, black hair hints at romanticism. Jenny Jump was already a modern gal in Neill's earlier titles and illustrations, and continues to be one here. Shanower's Professor Wooglebug, a wonderful balance of erudition, pomposity, enthusiasm, and frustration, surpasses even Neill's. Shanower's weather witch is not even a fourth cousin to traditional hag Old Mombi, but a tough, capable, mature woman in worker's overalls. Popla the Power Plant is a shrub whose beautiful woman's face is hidden within her branches, the female counterpart of the European Green Man of history, architecture, and folklore. From its cover to its double-page drawings and lovely illustrated blue end papers, this edition joyously reflects Shanower's commitment that The Runaway In Oz be every bit as beautiful as the early Baum/Neill books. Highly recommended.

When John R. Neill died in 1943 after writing three Oz books, the manuscript of this book was left without illustrations and unpublished. Preserved by Neill's family for over 50 years, Eric Shanower finally editing it and provided his own marvelous black-and-white drawings to bring it to press. At the time of his death, Neill had illustrated all but the first Oz book and his illustrations have come to define the people and land of Oz to generations of readers. Shanower's illustrations follow in Neill's style, improving, if that is possible, on the work of the master. The story evolves around the theme of anger and its effects as Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, in a fit of anger decides to run away. Upsetting many of the people she runs into, Scraps still manages to befriend Popla, the Power Plant, who is possibly the most unusual character in a land known for its strange inhabitants. Popla is the strongest plant in the world and grows alone on a windswept mountaintop. Scraps, finding a flowerpot, takes the Power Plant, who has never left the spot where she first sprouted, on a exciting and enjoyable journey. Together they travel on Scraps spoolicle, a bicycle with wooden spools for wheels, and through their adventures a lasting friendship is created that dissolves Scraps anger. Anyone whe has ever enjoyed an Oz book will love this unique contribution to the Oz corpus.

I love the free market and think the gov't should keep its hands off--except when hands off doesn't work. As Saving America trenchantly points out, failing to insure 48 million fellow Americans is a disgrace, but one that can be fixed, with gov't help.

This impassioned study will definitely make you think - and draw you out of your complacency about the need for America to save itself from itself on key issues facing today's and future generations.

"Saving America" by Frank Sanello and Professor Shenouda admirably and dextrously takes politics out of the American healthcare equation, illustrating it for the urgent crisis it has long been and remains. The solutions it espouses are far clearer than those of Sens. Obama and Clinton and renders the timely point that this is far too important an issue to dismiss as a mere trendy and convenient campaign pledge. A book that should be read, and pondered, by all.

"Professor Shenouda's proposal for providing affordable healthcare insurance to all Americans makes Saving America a book every member of Congress should read and act on. An insightful examination of the crises America faces. The authors' remedies are unassailable." Frank Sanello's ability to deliver clear cut facts and information makes this an easy read for any who is concerned with the fate of our country!

Bill Finnegan has written an informative, funny, and even thrilling little piece here. If you like Christopher Buckley's books--and you should, then this is up your alley. If you want to know what is wrong with this world, and want some good information to help set it right, then this is up your alley. When the FBI and the Bishop get involved, hold on for a good ride. Saving Frank Casey

Bill Finnegan examines this question in his novel about Frank Casey, a man of conscience, who finds that he is in conflict within certain doctrines of the Catholic Church. Bill uses his experience as a lawyer to lay out a carefully planned case, arguing both sides at the same time through the use of his artfully drawn characters. I found it thought-provoking, and hard to put down. A good read!!
GJK

Bill Finnegan has taken what is perhaps the driest material imaginable and made it not only understandable but enjoyable. The ins and outs of Canon law are normally not the fare of a good "beach read", but Finnegan has written a lively and compelling novel reflecting the conflict experienced by the contemporary Roman Catholic believer when faced with the issue of abortion His ability to weave into his tale, citations of material from so many diverse sources and yet not make the reader feel that he or she is reading a dry academic text is remarkable. Perhaps he'll try his hand at the ordination of women as Priests next.

This novel drew me right into the story in the first scene. Many novels start slowly. This one begins by inviting you to step inside a decent character. But this novel isn't just entertainment. It raises many tough issues, issues some will find controversial. But isn't that what a great novel does?

The author is not merely knowledgeable about sculling, he is incredibly wise. You will look at many aspects of what you are trying to do in a different, magically illuminated way. Mr. Cunningham shares so many gems that I can't even outline them. This is the third book on sculling that I've read, and while the others were good, I now have a new standard for 'great'. This one is great. I will be reading this, and referring to it, over and over for years to come. Highly recommended.

I don't think I've encountered another book relating to rowing that more concisely covered the basics of sweep and sculling, in additional to rigging your boat correctly for your comfort and performance. A first class read!

Cunningham shows the right way to row. If you are even thinging about being a competive rower you must have this book.

I have always believed that if you buy a book, and learn at least ONE significant thing from it, you got your money's worth. In this case, you get a whole treasure chest of payback. The coverage of hand positioning alone makes this a must for any library on rowing / sculling. Frank is a well known local Seattle coach and former Olympic coach. I live in Seattle, and everyone knows of him. You simply won;t go wrong if you are trying to learn or improve yourself. Buy it -- you'll like it!

PS. you can get it direct thru Lake Washington Rowing in Seattle. Just
give them a call. Don't overpay for a used copy when it is available new.

I met Frank Maselli two years ago when I began working for a large financial services company. The guy is a human dynamo, stand up comedian and motivational speaker.

His book is the only guide I use to help me carry out seminars from concept to completion. I presented 12 seminars last year and had great success with his ideas. I highly recommend this book to anyone in sales, marketing or other people intnse occupations.

This book is an easy read, with instant user friendly ideas. It has changed the way I do business. If you are looking to increase your exposer in the financial industry read this book.

The book is good. It will give you many ideas for a soup to nuts event. However the book is free (provided you are a financial advisor) if you contact the firm that he works for, CDC IXIS advisors.

and present in financial services, I recommend this book. I also recommend seeing Frank deliver the presentation that supports the book. He is quite a show!

Frank Worsley is best known as the captain of the Endurance on Shackleton's ill-fated Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914, but he led a full and very interesting life that included searching for treasure and sinking a German U-boat during WWI. Anyone who has read "Shackleton's Boat Journey" will want to know more about Worsley, and this book will fill many of the gaps.

Frank Worsley was Ernest Shackleton's captain, so he is a name that is not commonly known. A common mistake for so many biographers of secondary expeditionary characters is that they get caught up in the relationship to the major character and the biography turns out to be about them. That was my main concern when I first picked up this biograpy of Frank Worsley - that his personality and achievements would be overshadowed by those of Shackleton. Not in this biograpy though - Thomson keeps his story firmly about Worsley, and this story is every bit as interesting as Shackleton's.

Worsley, you see, was Shackleton's captain in the Antarctic expedition that almost ended in disaster in 1914/15. A dreadful summer in the south meant that their boat, the Endurance, was trapped inescapably in pack ice and so began one of the most incredible, courageous and stoic journeys in all polar exploration history. Shackleton's story has been told many times - how the men survived on Elephant Island, and how, with Worsley and some others they sailed across the wildest ocean in the world in a tiny boat to South Georgia to get a rescue craft for the rest of the crew. Even then disaster after disaster struck, they were almost smashed on the rocky coast of South Georgia, once ashore they had to cross the mountainous and glacier ridden interior to reach help on the other coast, and then they had to endure several failed attempts to reach the rest of the survivors back on Elephant Island. This story is told again, but teasing out Worsley's perspective and contributions.

Worsley's story isn't solely about this one incident, dramatic as it is. His life from his childhood to his further expeditions to the Arctic with Shackleton and his first and second world war experiences are all here. I think Thomson really gets inside the man in this book. There are numerous photos and illustrations - most of the Endurance and Quest photos of Shackelton's are widely available in other publications though. There is also a good index and a good appendix if you want to read further information on Worsley or his companions.

This book was great. Finally some one has given the credit to Frank Worsley that he deserves. The book tells everything from his days as a boy to the Trans-Arctic Expedition to his death. Read this book, it's great!

This is my favourite book about Antarctic exploration - even surpassing Mawson's 'Home of the Blizzard'. The book captures the humour, insight and stubbornness of Frank Worsley from his upbringing in Akaroa, New Zealand, to his adventures with Shackleton and maritime career.

Worsley's skills as a sailor, navigator and writer made Shackleton's story possible and the book gives a clear insight into the personal qualities of heroic era adventurers 'when ships were made of wood and men were made of steel'.

A facinating and exciting book, well written and researched, with excellent photographs - this is my most frequently loaned book! [Incidentally, Frank Worsley's diaries can be seen at NZ's Canterbury Museum.]

A poignant and touching story woven together from journals and notes. It speaks of true Christian faith, love of family and sacrifice for others. It is rich in desription and brings back many memories of living in a small town and attending a local Methodist church.

This book offers the reader hope, understanding, and how the Robertson's faith saw them through so many hardships. The Robertson's suffered pain, sorrow, and adversity, but their steadfast love and abiding faith in the Lord always prevailed throughout the turmoil in their lives. Even though it was a simpler era of time, the hardships that they endured then is still prevelent today. I would strongly suggest that anyone suffering these adversities to read this book in order to gain a stronger appreciation for what we have and to gain faith and understanding for tomorrow.

Shadow Dawn is a one-year diary/journal kept by a pioneer "steel magnolia" during the mid-thirties. Mary Adelaide Webb and her Methodist minister husband, Doctor Webb, take the reader on a journey of faith of the shadows before miracle drugs or bypass surgery as well as the joys of their "holy vow" kept throughout a forty-year Christian marriage. The reader is swept up in the optimism Mrs. Webb exhibits even under dire circumstances and the grace she imparts through her thoughts and actions. I wish I could have known Mary Webb; what an inspiration she is!

This is a truly inspirational book and extremely well written. It focuses on the life of two people after the Civil War and the struggles they endured and gives the reader hope and encouragement for a better tomorrow in the world we live. Those principles applied at that time as well as today. The book is a comfort to the hurting in today's world.

I am an attorney, and have gotten more mileage out of the down to earth topic by topic chapters in this book in advising clients and friends than I have out of many of my law school classes. I am buying this book as a reference for colleagues. Funny, too.

I am an attorney, and have gotten more mileage out of the down to earth topic by topic chapters in this book in advising clients and friends than I have out of many of my law school classes. I am buying this book as a reference for colleagues. Funny, too.

I found this one to be more interesting than the typical negotiation strategy book in that the author puts a satirical spin on his advice. This approach certainly made the topic more interesting and fun to read!

I would recommend this book to all levels of management, as well as to people who are not in business at all. The tips in this book are applicable everyday situations.

Enjoyed it!

After reading Frank's last book on the international side of negotiating, I was really interested in what he had to say about day to day negotiations. This book is cleverly written, providing informative anecdotes to illustrate his various points. I see why the critics usually give him high marks because some of his stories remain in my head when I'm dealing with people at work. I also enjoyed the chapter on e-negotiating which shed some light on problems I have had when corresponding over email. The book could be a bit longer but it's probably the perfect length for people on the go.

Regarding DC's SHOWCASE PRESENTS series of black and white collections, I certainly feel that older material should be available in an affordable format for all to experience, but I consider very few of those volumes to be essential reading. Many of them have shown me just how quickly some of DC's flagship titles lost steam in the `50s and `60s. Flash, Green Lantern, Atom - while I love these characters, it was difficult to stick with their various collections. Others weren't so difficult; specifically, their non-superhero titles such as Jonah Hex, The Haunted Tank, and now, The Unknown Soldier. In fact, SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER VOLUME 1 is my favorite entry in the series so far (sorry Jonah!).

The Unknown Soldier... the man whom no one knows, but is known by everyone! Created by Joe Kubert, and first appearing in Star-Spangled War Stories #151 (1970), his face was ruined in a grenade attack that killed his brother. Remaining in the service as a covert operative for US intelligence, this master of disguise moves behind the enemy lines of World War II like a ghost, supporting the troops of Europe, Africa, and the Pacific Theater through his espionage activities and impersonations of both Allied and Axis figures.

This collection features tales from Star-Spangled War Stories # 151 - 190, written by Kubert, Bob Haney, Frank Robbins, Robert Kanigher, and Archie Goodwin; and illustrated by Kubert, Jack Sparling, Dan Spiegle, and Gerry Talaoc. Good grief, could the talent roster be any more impressive? The stories are quick and to the point, yet packed with tons of plot and action; seriously, even the shorter stories in this collection contain more action than many of today's full-length comics. The stories pull no punches when it comes to the realities of the war - spies, concentration camps, and death around every corner. Also of note is the obvious research the writers did in order to stage the Unknown Soldier's missions during actual events of World War II, such as the cracking of Japan's Purple Code, the Casablanca Conference, and the German Resistance's plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. The art is consistently stellar, even though it moves through a number of contributors. These guys all knew how to draw normal, everyday people and military hardware, exhibiting much more talent than many of the artists on DC's superhero titles.

I'm hoping for more volumes featuring DC's war characters, and the Unknown Soldier is at the top of the list.

Sgt. Rock and Easy Company should be out in force as the vanguard of DC's classic war stories, but right behind them should be "Gunner & Sarge." Come on DC, let's get moving! Ya think we're all gonna live forever?

This collection ,along with the one of "The Haunted Tank" is an excellent volume of DC war comics. It has hundreds of pages of great comic art work.I must admit I do miss the color, but for the number of stories it is a great value over the Archives version of DC's other collections. Now please do volumes of The Losers, Sgt. Rock and Weird War Tales.

The war, horror and Western were genre staples of the DC Universe, as much as it was to the Marvel Universe..until DC Crisis and Marvel's Secret Wars. These titles died a small death, due to the growthg of superheroes.

DC, in its WAR genre hayday, Sgt. Rock and his Easy Company (now in a color archieve book edition and a graphic novel "Between A Rock & A hard Place"), The Haunted Tank (also now in another Black & White Showcase edition), Enemy Ace (also now in a color Archieve edition), The Losers (which combined heroes Johnny Cloud, Captain Storm and Gunner & Sarge) (so DC, where is the Archieve or Showcase edition of this one?), Weird War (which was strange war tales), Man of War (a black American OSS agent), and the Unknown Soldier

This collection of tales of the Unknown Soldier starts with his first appearence in the pages of Star Spangled War. This collectiom of the first 38 issues of SSW is worth an Unkown Soldier fan. Joe Kubert and Dan Spiegles art work make this collection one to keep

The story of the Unknown Soldier is simple. This man of a thousand faces , working for the USA, becomes some person in the war from a soldier to a general . The man become a turning in the war and then vanishes

OKAY, This book for me is pure escapest war stuff! 1970's Americana promoting the smart USA against the dumb axises. It was great entertainment for my 20 cents then ..and the book is a feel good project reflection an era gone by.For me, In reading this collection, I am eleven years old again and buying these at cappy's newsstand

DC Comics with their Showcase books have brought back character driven collections like the Phantom Stranger, The Haunted Tank, and Jonah Hex (see my Review) as well reprinting Early stories of Shazam (see my review), Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Justice League and Brave & the Bold (Batman team up books). these collections are over 500 pages for under $20, worth it to recapture comics of old.

I hope that DC will seek out the original DC showcase books from the 1960's themselves > Some had characters like Hawk & Dove, Bat Lash and even James Bond Dr No in comic form. well I can hope

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