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Tashen the Fantastic worlds of Frank Frazetta JAN 6,2023...50 years in the making
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On 3/24/2023 at 6:35 PM, WolverineX said:

Thanks sir, good to know.  Still waiting on my preorder. Might keep it now.  Don't own any other hardbacks.  

It is a beautiful book and I think you will be very happy with it.

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On 2/22/2023 at 8:31 AM, WolverineX said:

Yeah, they are saying the pictures are not as "bright" or vibrant  as the vanguard book. 

It's actually the opposite. The Taschen book has quite a bit more punch to the colors throughout. Likely enhanced digitally. I would guess the Vanguard images are probably more true to the originals, but the Taschen book looks great.

The Taschen book is quite a bit more comprehensive. It's 450 pages vs 130 in the Vanguard. 

One thing I did like about the Vanguard book was the numerous prelims and previous iterations they included. The Taschen book does some of that as well, but it appears to be a point of emphasis with the Vanguard book.

FAIL for both: Give us a #$%&-king index already! Want to find "Conan the Berserker?" Good luck with that.

 

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On 3/28/2023 at 10:41 AM, J.Sid said:

It's actually the opposite. The Taschen book has quite a bit more punch to the colors throughout. Likely enhanced digitally. I would guess the Vanguard images are probably more true to the originals, but the Taschen book looks great.

The Taschen book is quite a bit more comprehensive. It's 450 pages vs 130 in the Vanguard. 

One thing I did like about the Vanguard book was the numerous prelims and previous iterations they included. The Taschen book does some of that as well, but it appears to be a point of emphasis with the Vanguard book.

FAIL for both: Give us a #$%&-king index already! Want to find "Conan the Berserker?" Good luck with that.

 

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Wow - those are very different...

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On 4/4/2023 at 5:23 PM, Thefishguy said:

Tashen now lists this book on their site as "Availability: April 2023"

Amazon still has my order "not yet shipped" Hopefully this month.

be careful , my order at Amazon was cancelled !

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On 4/18/2023 at 7:52 PM, WolverineX said:

It's an extremely beautiful book.  I'm slowly digesting it.  Very glad I purchased it. 

 

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super, if you have owned the previous books what do you find to be the biggest surprise and how would you rank this....enjoy

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On 4/19/2023 at 2:52 PM, Mmehdy said:

super, if you have owned the previous books what do you find to be the biggest surprise and how would you rank this....enjoy

I actually don't own any other books, so this my first one.  My biggest impression is how big it is.  The quality is fantastic.  Never owned a taschen before.

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On 4/19/2023 at 1:37 PM, WolverineX said:

I actually don't own any other books, so this my first one.  My biggest impression is how big it is.  The quality is fantastic.  Never owned a taschen before.

What would you rate the book...1-10

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On 4/19/2023 at 9:37 PM, WolverineX said:

I actually don't own any other books, so this my first one.  My biggest impression is how big it is.  The quality is fantastic.  Never owned a taschen before.

The Taschen reprint editions of early Marvel titles are also well worth buying.  Same size as the Frazetta book.  The latest release, of X-Men #s 1 - 21, reached me Monday.

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On 6/14/2023 at 1:58 PM, The Voord said:

The Taschen reprint editions of early Marvel titles are also well worth buying.  Same size as the Frazetta book.  The latest release, of X-Men #s 1 - 21, reached me Monday.

Nice, how much?  I would get it except those pre X94 X-men issues are tough to read...

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On 6/14/2023 at 9:08 PM, WolverineX said:

Nice, how much?  I would get it except those pre X94 X-men issues are tough to read...

I'm in the UK, so work on GBP£s.  Same price as the Frazetta book.

So far . . . volume ones of ASM, FF, Avengers and now X-Men.  I don't mind the early X-Men; it's what I grew up with.  I know # 94 is the start of heavy interest in the title, but I'd pretty much stopped collecting Marvel in the early 1970s, so have never read the later X-Men stuff.  Probably my loss, but I can't miss something I never had, lol!

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