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So, You love Rip Haywire but still haven’t bought the graphic novel? Even after all the great things that have been said about it? Need more convincing?
Consider it done! Here are some pages from the 112 page graphic novel Rip Haywire and the Curse of Tangaroa (graphic novel is a nice way of saying long-ish comic book) Try and imagine the gorgeous thick glossy paper stock it was printed on by IDW (they did an amazing job on this book!)
Dean Mullaney from the Library of American Comics comments on the Curse of Tangaroa! GN
December 9th, 2011 |Posted In: blog
This morning Dean Mullaney stopped by RipHaywire.com to post his thoughts about having just read the Curse of Tangaroa book. It floored me…forgive my giddiness… Dean is responsible for the amazing Library of American Comics published by IDW. Along with Bruce Canwell, and Elaine Turner they’ve made the Classic American Comic Strips and their creators (Caniff, Raymond, Gould, Gray, Sickles…plus a host of forgotten strips) relevant again. Dean writes:
By the time I got to page 35 of “The Curse of Tangaroa” I was so hooked by the story that I wanted to finish the book in one sitting…but then thought, “Why have only one evening of pleasure…wouldn’t three be better?” And so I put the book down and read it in installments. This was the most fun I’ve had reading a comic book in twenty years.
Dean Mullaney, Library of American Comics
Well it made my day and I wanted to share it! Thanks, Dean.
Side story…I remember talking with my syndicate about the publishers who were interested in the Rip Haywire graphic novel. We sent in 25 sample pages, and the syndicate said
“IDW is interested…” and I said “IDW! Th-They do the Library of American Comics!”