Saturday, April 16, 2016

Review - Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters: Volume 1, Issue 9


Titled “Reminiscing”, the original series draws to a close in the form of flashbacks…



Issue Number: 9
Publisher: Eclipse Comics
Publication Date: January, 1988

Writer: Don Chin
Art: Sam Kieth and Sam De la Rosa
Cover Art: Brent Anderson
Editor: Letitia Glozer
Editor-in-Chief: Catherine Yronwode
Publisher: Dean Mullaney

“Bruce and the Magic Sax”
Writer: Don Chin and Chuck Fiala
Letterer: Kurt Hathaway

“Hamsters Cancelled”
Writer: Ken Meyer Jr.
Letterer: Kurt Hathaway

“Disciples of Discipline”
Uncredited but Unmistakable: Parsonavich

“Adolescent Radioactive Big Butt Hamhocks”
Writer: Mark Martin


Credited Art Gallery Contributors:
Herb Wood
Ron Lim
Sam De La Rosa
Ken Meyer, Jr.
Dringenberg


Other contributors:
Ty Templeton
Bryan Robles


Cover Price: $2.00
Current Price: $7.43

Preface - Penumbra

This Prenumbra features an errata guide for comparison with Overstreet. Kind of interesting to look at, but doesn’t have any bearing on this particular issue.

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Review - Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters: Volume 1, Issue 8


The aftermath of the Hamster’s epic struggle against Infidel Castro, in which the boys find themselves at their lowest...

Issue Number: 8
Publisher: Eclipse Comics
Publication Date: October, 1987

Writer: Don Chin
Art: Sam Kieth and Sam De la Rosa, with Russ Sever
Cover Art: Sam Kieth
Letterer: Kurt Hathaway
Editor: Letitia Glozer
Editor-in-Chief: Catherine Yronwode
Publisher: Dean Mullaney
Back-up Feature Writer: Mark Martin

Cover Price: $2.00
Current Price: $6.75

Preface - Penumbra

I’m not sure what is happening in this “Prenumbra”. Mrs. Yronwode says “Let’s talk about you. You’re the ones who buy these books, and here’s a sampling of who you are!” A brief list of bios ensues. Who are these people? Why are we talking about them? I won’t list the bios, but since these people were famous enough to make it into an ARBBH comic, here they are: