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[Balthazar]

Anyone checked out the first issue? I loved it. I believe I'm the only one who checked it out. Hmm. Anyways, first issue had sold out but you can read the first issue online free.

http://www.comicbook...5540&disp=table

[Christian]

There was a review of it the week after it came out by the guy who does the X-Axis comic book review.
He made it sound really interesting.
If you want to check out the review, Balty, he's at www.HouseToAstonish.com now. scroll down to the June 6th week.

I'll definitely check this out when I get time.

[TimC]

Yes, indeed! It is indeed very good - nice creepy start to the story, and lovely art. I've liked Shaky Kane since the Deadline days, so I'm looking forward to meeing him and Hine at my friendly local comic shop (Legacy Comics, Halifax) on Friday.

Actually, if he doesn't closely resemble William Burroughs, I'll be a little disappointed.

[dogpoet]

His best stuff more or less were the comics that Burroughs would have done in the '60s if Jack Kirby had been working with him rather than Stan Lee, weren't they?
Mind you, he's done a lot of dreadful crap as well. Soul Gun Warrior. Dearie me...

[TimC]

I think I missed the 2000AD stuff, but here's one strip - hell, damn near one panel - that shows why he is the legend that he is -
http://www.shakykane...onstertruck.htm

[Christian]

Not familiar with this guy, I went to Wikipedia and saw this:
Vector 13 (writing):
"Case One: Who Was the Mothman?"
Awesome! Why can't this be available in the States?
I also thought I saw that he worked on Zippy:Nation of Pinheads, which blew my mind. Then I saw it actually said Pinhead Nation.

Deadline was reprinted here through Dark Horse back in the early-90s. I'm not sure what all was reprinted though.

[dogpoet]

The Dark Horse reprints were selections of stuff, padded out with strips from American cartoonists. Most of the obvious suspects made it into those (Tank Girl, Wired World and Hugo Tate in particular), but a lot more didn't. No idea if they did any Shakey Cane or not, though.
He was in Revolver quite a bit, though. Didn't you say you'd read some of those, Christian?

[Christian]

Just the stuff that was reprinted over here.
Rogan Gosh, obviously.
Morrison's Dare was reprinted by an indy company back in the '80s.
I've read more of the Crisis material than Revolver.

[dogpoet]

Right. I don't think any of Kane's Revolver stuff has been reprinted, then.

[TimC]

Ladies and gentlemen, it's only Mr Shaky Kane in person, down my local comic shop!


OK, so he doesn't resemble WS Burroughs, but he is a very nice man. We had a good chat about the Deadline days (Fornicator Terminator!), eyeball heads, Halifax geography, and Hollywood's needless insistence on character motivation. I bought a poster of Ramona, Queen of the Stone Age, and Mr Kane's limited-edition Monster Truck book. And he and David Hine did a sketch for me (I requested 'something nuclear').





Happy me.

[Balthazar]

Hey, Christian. Had read the review and many others. The book has been getting some great feedback! Surely can't wait for #2. Have you read this yet, Christian?

Dammit, TimC! Consider me envious! Looks like a damn great time! And actually, my brother was in London for a while and hung out with Dave and his friends. I have to ask him if Shaky was one of them. Then I'd REALLY be envious. Bah.

Have you guys seen the commission Hine did for me last NYCC?



I always wanted to be a part of the family!

[Balthazar]

Preview for #2

http://www.theouthou.../view/9208/242/

[Balthazar]

Hey, Tim. Read #2 yet?

I really loved this book thus far. I don't know where this story is going and that's a big part of the fun. The Shield of Justice story was very damn good and I can't wait to see what's the next comic next issue. Steve is already a very good character and I'm quite engaged and scared of what he's going to be going through. If I know Hine's work, a lot of messed us crap is gonna happen to him. And I really do not like his kids. Something bad is going to occur due to them. Maybe they're secretly the Big 2 Black and White agents!

This book is simply fun throughout. The art complements it well. I love the difference in tones from Steve's story to the comic he reads. And that gorgeous double splash page of the 4 heroes. Art like Shaky's make me wish I continued drawing when I was still sketching and stuff. Hmm, this just may inspire me.

The mail pages in the back were also fun stuff.

[Balthazar]

Preview for #3

http://www.comicbook...6060&disp=table

[TimC]

Sorry Balthazar - didn't see your message about issue 2.

But number 3 now! And crikey Moses, but it just keeps getting better. It's got it all this issue - metatextuality, zombies, girls in fur bikinis. It's damn good comics.

[Christian]

Yeah, it's kind of hard to review though. All you can say is, "It's awesome! Read it!".
Easily one of the best books of this year. Easily.

[Balthazar]

THE BULLETPROOF COFFIN #6 (of 6)
story DAVID HINE & SHAKY KANE
art & cover SHAKY KANE
NOVEMBER 17
32 PAGES / FC
$3.99
Steve Noman finally tracks down Hine and Kane in this breathtaking climax to our epic tale of love, loss and laxatives. Just who the heck are The Shadow Men anyway? Will The Creators pull this off or will they disappear up their own flabby wrinkled backsides? Find out in “The Dotted Line…”
RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES

[Balthazar]

Preview for #4 out this week!

http://www.newsarama...(Newsarama.com)

[Balthazar]

Interviewed Shaky

http://www.theouthou...shaky-kane.html

[Shawn]

OK! I will read the book! I promise, I won't let ya down!  


BTW I dig Shaky's style. Sort of Mike Allred meets Harry Crumb with a dash of Paul Grist. Or maybe that's just me. Still awesome.