I've been a fan of James Eatock's TheHe-Man and She-Ra Blog for a while now, and one of the things he
teases readers with a lot is his book, “The Unofficial Cartoon
Guide to He-Man and The Masters of the Universe.” By tease readers,
I mean that he talks about it but you can't buy it because it's out
of print. He's been talking about it getting reprinted, and even has
a poll about it on his blog.
Last week when I was at my usual comic
shop, Cyborg1 in Doylestown, PA, I noticed they had a copy on the
shelf where they keep bundles of clearance back issues. I picked it
up right away and was shocked to see it was marked down to five
bucks!
When I when to pay I mentioned to
James, the owner, that I had been looking for this book for a while
and that it was out of print. He told me it was my lucky day. Someone
had asked him to order it a while back a flaked out on him. So I
scored a real cheap copy.
I've started reading it. Very
informative and interesting. I wish it has a few pictures, especially
of the characters created specifically for the cartoon. I understand
why they were not included though. He gives an overview of the
episode and rates them. He talks about the characters and toys
featured in the episode as well as the things I find the most
fascinating... reused animation, and the abilities of He-man as he
performs new amazing tasks.
If you are into the MOTU cartoon make
sure you respond to the poll and pick up a reprint.
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