10. Paradox Press’ Big Books Series
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1. Big Book of Urban Legends
Pretty self explanatory. Some chapter headings include: Automobile legends, Sex and Scandal legends and Business, Professional and government legends. Contributors I enjoyed: Hunt Emerson, Glenn Barr, Arthur Adams and Trina Robbins.
2. Big Book of Weirdos
Caligula, Kafka and Tesla, oh my. Super interesting, some of the artists were Teddy Kristianson, Peter Kuper, Tony Harris, Craig Hamilton and D’Israeli and they all make this a worth while buy.
3. Big Book of Death
I found the whole thing fascinating. From the various methods of death to how different cultures bury their loved ones. I also liked the charming death girl who gives you a comic tour of some of the famous graveyards. This collection included: Steve Dillon, Phil Winslade, Danny Hellman, Michael Avon Oeming and Mark Martin.
4. Big Book of Conspiracies
Wow. It must be a conspiracy, but as I write this I can’t find my copy of this book. I must’ve lent it out, but I can’t remember to who. I had it when I did the show……but I’ve looked all over the apartment and can’t find it. I remember that I liked the piece on the bizzaro coincidences between the death of John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln illustrated by Mitch O’Connell. I’ll update this entry when I find my book. Hopefully it’s not in the Bermuda Triangle. Also when I was doing research for the show I found a site where a guy refutes the Freemason stuff. Go to http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/anti-masonry/bigbook.html for more.
5. Big Book of Freaks
Put together by freaky Playboy cartoonist Gahan Wilson, this book was about circus freaks, medical freaks, bearded ladies and tattooed men freaks, grifts played on people that look at freaks, and Tod Browning’s movie ‘Freaks’. Some of the freaks that illustrated the book are: Bob Fingerman, Bryan Talbot, Rene French and Ivan Brunetti.
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