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Post by mbkerr on Mar 16, 2011 11:58:47 GMT -5
Saw this on the front page of MST3K Info. Anyone manage to snag a copy yet? Sure, it's a collection of essays about people expounding on what they think about MST3K. Not really hard science or facts, but I'm a sucker for reading about my favorite things. However, $40 seems a bit steep since similar books like Superheroes and Philosophy are under $25. I'm assuming it's because it's an independent publisher? Anyrate, I'd love to hear recommendations and thoughts about the book.
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Post by angilasman on Mar 16, 2011 14:57:38 GMT -5
Hmmmm... it looks interesting, but has a pretty steep price for the content. If the price goes down or a used copy becomes avaliable (or it gets glowing reviews) I'll probably check it out.
PS- You have a Barks Scrooge McDuck painting as your avatar! I just got into the Barks/Rosa duck comics.
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Post by mbkerr on Mar 16, 2011 15:17:04 GMT -5
Yeah, hoping to find some good reviews to justify the price. Pop psychology books can be entertaining, but sometimes they lack substance or scope (a lot of philosophy books on superheroes focus only on the movie versions, which can be lame). The titles of the essays look intriguing (and seeing an essay by the creator of Hobgoblins ALMOST justifies the price), but just hope to hear some high recommendations first. PS- You have a Barks Scrooge McDuck painting as your avatar! I just got into the Barks/Rosa duck comics. Oh yeah, LOVE the Disney Ducks. There have been other good duck writers, but I swear by Barks & Rosa. All of their work is recommended, but Rosa's The Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck (both the main book and the Companion book) are worth owning copies in graphic novel form. Great stuff. Also Cracked had a GREAT article talking about real life concepts first thought up in the pages of Donald Duck/Scrooge McDuck comics: www.cracked.com/article_19021_5-amazing-things-invented-by-donald-duck-seriously.html |
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Post by angilasman on Mar 16, 2011 17:50:03 GMT -5
^Just got The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, will start reading it this weekend.
Oh, and back to the topic at hand: the titles of the essays do look very promising, but like you said, these kinds of books can go either way.
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Mar 16, 2011 20:49:57 GMT -5
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Post by angilasman on Mar 17, 2011 21:11:29 GMT -5
^Scrooge McDuck's also in your avatar! What are the odds?
It must have been your distiny. Your work here is done.
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Mar 18, 2011 11:25:34 GMT -5
Are you saying I'm cranky and crotchety? I am highly offended, sir.
You also just made me realize that I still have my Christmas avatar. Gotta fix that.
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Post by Chuck on Mar 29, 2011 19:09:54 GMT -5
I'm reading it. I think you'll enjoy it.
I like Rick Sloane a lot. He's a really good guy. His chapter on Hobgoblins is honest and wonderful.
The college papers on the individual episodes are, thus far, very interesting. First Spaceship on Venus is a very surprising story.
I'll check in as I read further. But I won't do spoilers.
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Post by Chuck on Apr 8, 2011 19:49:18 GMT -5
Okay, the essays on Fandom can be rightfully lumped into the category, "Media Grad Students Searching for a Thesis!"
And boring the crap out of you.
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Apr 26, 2011 14:36:53 GMT -5
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Post by Crowfan on Jul 6, 2013 11:13:28 GMT -5
I will give this thread a bump as I found the book for $8.99 at a half price book store.
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