Post by Jef PeckhamPost by MichaelSo I saw this today and was tempted to buy it but didn't. However, I
was interested to see that on the back it says that several issues
were added that had never seen reprint before in any form.
Do these issues have anything to do with the Great Darkness Saga
(which I already have in sofcover but wouldn't mind trading up for)?
The extra issues included in this book are the first issues of
Levitz's second run on the title, and include the introduction of
Jacques Foccart as the second Karate Kid, Projectra becoming Queen of
Orando, and Chameleon Boy's ill-fated mission to Khund and subsequent
incarceration, all of which represented the first real shake up of the
status quo since Levitz left after his first run. Most are only
peripherally related to the Great Darkness Saga.
Jef Peckham
The stories of Reep and Jacques are key to understanding certain
sequences that, in the original TPB edition, are at best a distraction
-- and, at worst, a downright impediment -- to the reader. (Granted,
Levitz does -- repeatedly -- put on his best Captain Recap hat when
dealing with IK2 ["Sacre bleu! I am just ze rookie Legionnaire and
worried about mon sister in her coma, but I must be as courageous as my
fellows in ze face of zis danger!"], but Cham's subplot just keeps
popping up randomly in the original collection with no real explanation
behind it.)
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