Crossovers: A Secret Chronology of the World (Volume 2)
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (543 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1935558110 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From the mid-Twentieth Century, when The Spider clashed with Mr. Hyde, and traveled to the Lost World; Witchblade and the Darkness joined forces with Vampirella; the worlds of Boston P.I. Lovingly compiled by crossover and Wold Newton expert Win Scott Eckert, Crossovers lists upwards of 2000 crossover stories, with innumerable additional timeline entries which outline the secret history of the land of fiction. Spenser, Sheriff Jesse Stone, and detective Sunny Randall came together; and a modern-day Van Helsing went up against the current incarnation of the Black Coats To the far-flung future, when Spock claimed Holmes as an ancestor and Ishmael flew with the wind whales Crossovers is a massive timeline of crossover stories in which characters, situations, or universes are linked together in order to build the Crossover Universe. With an introduction by Jess Nevins, this volume is illustrated with over 300 book and magazine covers, and contains an appendix covering Kim Newman's Anno Dracula series.. Hyde; The Domino Lady worked with The Black Bat, The Avenger, and Airboy; Batman variously teamed up with The Shadow, Captain America, The Spirit, and Sherlock Holmes; Philip Marlowe had a brush with the Deep Ones and later worked
Another "Win"ner Sean Levin As with the first volume, Win Scott Eckert has done a masterful job of using crossovers in a sort of "six degrees of separation" to expand upon the Wold Newton Universe developed by Philip Jose Farmer. Mr. Eckert has done extensive research to make sure that each story fits into Farmerian continuit. Recommended fun Read Bobby L. Sisemore Crossovers 2 is a highly recommended fun read. It successfully coordinates characters from the pulps, the comics (both books and strips), radio, television, the movies, mystery, science and horror fiction into a cohesive timeline that is eminently readable. It is filled with pop culture references,. My review of Crossovers: A Secret Chronology of the World Volume 2 by Win Scott Eckert Robert E. Wronski Bravo. What I loved about the first volume most was how much I learned about characters that were new to me and the write ups about the crossovers with these characters has compelled me to add many of these books referenced to my to-buy list. Prior to reading volume 1, I was (and admittedly still a
"This is an extraordinary amount of erudition, covering not only the Anglo-Saxon, but also non-English-speaking as French, Spanish and even Turkish or Danish A must read"