Wimbledon Green

[rjpb]

I'm only about half way through - but Seth's satire of big money comic collecting is fantastic - far more readable than the last few years of his Palookaville. No collector should be without a copy.

 

[nearmint]

Haven't picked it up yet, but plan to very soon. I've heard great stuff about it.

[bobpfef]

Man, I LOVE this book. I think everyone who collects old comics will get a kick out of it. Tons of little inside jokes and nods to things like the Church collection and Chuck R and all that. Great stuff.

 

I thought the ending was weak, but the rest of the book is a hoot.

 

Highly recommended!

[Point Five]

I'm very much enjoying Wimbledon Green too. It's kind of hard to do it justice by describing it, but my feeling is that if anyone here flipped through a copy & read a few pages they would definitely want one. It's a lighthearted & witty look at vintage comic collecting, and as bobpfef mentions there are some "in-jokes" that people here will appreciate, but there are some very poignant moments too. I highly recommend as well.

[Scrooge]

Thanks guys, this was below my radar until now.

[HouseofComics.Com]

Me too. And I would've bet you couldn't get a comic with Wimbledon in the title past a tennis fan like myself!

 

I'll check it out today. And I think the new Sgt. Rock came out today.

 

Marc

[Kevin Boyd]

I agree. I just finished reading it yesterday morning. Excellent!

[HouseofComics.Com]

Hmm, not a great day at the comic shop. The Wimbledon Green copies were all shrinkwrapped so I couldn't check it out. They were shorted on Conan #24 so I can't get that until later. Plus the Sgt. Rock had at least three variant covers. I find that incredibly annoying. It's not bad enough that I feel compelled to have them all, but I dislike having to make a choice. I guess I should be happy to see so many great Kubert covers. I also have to say that to me issue #1 was great. Art job of the year and good story. I like the dialogue more than Azzarello's Rock from last year.

 

Marc

[dc360]

Has anyone else met the guy? He's bonkers, but in the most sane way possible. I bought a book at a show and got him to draw a little doodle and sign it for me

[That Ron Dude]

He is on a roll. He had a one man show at the "Art Gallery of Ontario" the largest art venue in the city and the tenth largest in North America. "Wimbledon Green" got a huge amount of coverage in the local media.

[Norrin_Radd]

Where do I get one?