Mr. Monster: His Books of Forbidden Knowledge, Volume Zero

Rating:
Summary: Fun Reading and a Great Character
Review: Mr. Monster...what can I say? I somehow stumbled onto this book during an Amazon shopping binge and WOW-Fan-freakin-tastic. I had never heard of Mr. Monster or Michael T. Gilbert before and it made me a fan. Altough it's not a serious book, being a sort of respectful parody of old pulp horror books and superheroes. This volume re-prints the "lost" books and those found in old anthology volumes. It doesn't matter what order you get the 2 "Forbidden Knowledge" books in, but just for the record, Volume 0 (this book) is actually the second book, Volume 1 re-printing Mr. Monster #'s 1-5. But this volume is a great introduction to Mr. Monster and his world. And what great extra stuff. The author put in a TON of extra background info revealing things about this character, his work, and the comics industry in general. If you like pulp books and their concepts but think they can be a bit silly, Mr. Monster is for you. It doesn't take itself seriously and is genuinely funny. Plus the art is great, I couldn't even begin to mention the huge names that have worked with/on Mr. Monster in this volume. Great introduction to a very fun and funny character. Made me a HUGE fan.

Rating:
Summary: Fun Reading and a Great Character
Review: Mr. Monster...what can I say? I somehow stumbled onto this book during an Amazon shopping binge and WOW-Fan-freakin-tastic. I had never heard of Mr. Monster or Michael T. Gilbert before and it made me a fan. Altough it's not a serious book, being a sort of respectful parody of old pulp horror books and superheroes. This volume re-prints the "lost" books and those found in old anthology volumes. It doesn't matter what order you get the 2 "Forbidden Knowledge" books in, but just for the record, Volume 0 (this book) is actually the second book, Volume 1 re-printing Mr. Monster #'s 1-5. But this volume is a great introduction to Mr. Monster and his world. And what great extra stuff. The author put in a TON of extra background info revealing things about this character, his work, and the comics industry in general. If you like pulp books and their concepts but think they can be a bit silly, Mr. Monster is for you. It doesn't take itself seriously and is genuinely funny. Plus the art is great, I couldn't even begin to mention the huge names that have worked with/on Mr. Monster in this volume. Great introduction to a very fun and funny character. Made me a HUGE fan.