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Bryan Talbot and Dark Horse recently put out a CD ROM
with all of the Heart of Empire series, all of the
Adventures of Luther Arkwright series and pages upon
pages of commentary by Bryan Talbot about Heart of
Empire. It’s all in html and is both PC and Mac
compatible.
To be perfectly honest, I haven’t finished reading it,
my schoolwork has been extensive this month, but I’ve
read most of it. And what I have read has been
absolutely fabulous. The anecdotes told in the
commentary are absolutely hilarious. The history is
truly fascinating. I’ve had a wonderful time reading
all of it. Talbot talks about art, his philosophies,
the in-jokes, back history, you name it. I’m an art
and history buff and I’ve learned tons of things I
never even thought about before. Talbot shows
construction lines in his works. He also talks about
all sorts of different art techniques and doesn’t lose
you while talking about them. You don’t have to be
able to draw to understand and appreciate what he’s
talking about. My only art skill is the fine art of
the stick figure. You can read the whole Heart of
Empire story on CD ROM and then go through the
commentary (not in one sitting, unless you’re a mutant
super-speed reader ). This CD is wonderful, funny,
and educational. I HIGHLY recommend it. My only
problem is that I wish the Adventures of Luther
Arkwright had been scanned in at high resolution so
you could read it, too. However, every page of it is on
the CD and the art can be seen perfectly with the
scans they have there.
Now let me review why you should go buy this:
- It’s got really funny stories in it.
- You can learn a lot of interesting history and learn about art.
- It’s got lots and lots of REALLY REALLY gorgeous art and a fascinating story.
- It’s a unique chance to glance into the mind of a creative genius.
You can pick up the CD now at Dark Horse’s site or you
can have you comic shop order it for you. Here’s a
link to it on the Dark Horse site
http://www.darkhorse.com/products/pg_profile/sku_11284/sec_search/index.html
Go there now! Buy it! You won’t regret it.
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