RECOMMENDED READING: WILL EISNER'S THE SPIRIT - BY DARWYN COOKE...

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I first learned of The SPIRIT in the 1967 edition of

The PENGUIN BOOK Of COMICS when I borrowed it

from my local library in '72.  Read a few stories over the years,

even met WILL EISNER in 1985 or '86, but I couldn't say I

was ever a massive fan of DENNY COLT, alias The Spirit.

Probably because I'd simply never read enough of his re-

printed adventures for the series to click with me.

I'm closer to being a massive fan now 'though, since

reading these two collected editions of the late DARWYN

COOKE's run on the character.  Other creators pitched in

too, but Cooke best captures the (dare I say it?) spirit and the

mood of the original Eisner strips.  Funny thing is, I bought the

debut issue of the comic when it first came out, as well as the

team-up with BATMAN, but I never read 'em.  Have now

'though, cos their in the first book in this two volume

set (sold separately).

So if you're a fan of either The Spirit or the late

Darwyn Cooke, then these two books are sure to

tickle your sporran and float your boat.  Straight

'round to FORBIDDEN PLANET with you.

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