Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, the first, best, and original science-fiction newspaper strip is back for fall, 2008! Starting in September 2008, Hermes Press will begin a complete reprint of the ground-breaking newspaper strip that got America hooked on Science-Fiction. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century has it all: space ships, anti-gravity belts, space pirates, invaders from other worlds, nefarious villains, and, of course, heroes! After the publication of Volume One, Hermes Press will issue a volume of dailies every five months and one volume of Sundays every year, completely documenting this historically important science-fiction/adventure saga over a period of five years. Each volume will feature an essay on the strip by a leading science-fiction author to place the series in historical perspective together with documentary materials and production artwork.
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In 1928, in a world without televisions, lasers, or rockets, Buck Rogers, a fantasy character in a fantastical world, sprang to life out of the imaginations of writer Phil Nowlan, artist Dick Calkins, and National Newspaper Syndicate founder John Flint Dille.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I've been waiting for this book for 25 years!,
By John Robey (New York CIty) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: The Complete Newspaper Dailies, Vol. 1: 1929-1930 (Hardcover)
I've loved the Buck Rogers strip for over 25 years but there has never been available a reprint of the strips with all of the stories in order with their titles, chapter by chapter. The reproduction of past reprints has ranged from terrible to so-so. This book is simply fantastic and forever remedies that problem; not only does it have a great introduction by Ron Goulart accompanied by pulp covers, Buck Rogers comic books, toys, movie poster art, Buck Rogers premiums - and even a great picture of the atomic disintegrator gun -the strips are the sharpest, clearest, and cleanest examples of the strip I have ever seen. The book features two strips per page in a 9 x 12 inch format and I couldn't ask for more. The book has the first seven installments of the strip; 582 strips in sequence. The paper is nice, heavy weight and matte. Can you tell I'm a big fan of the strip? I love the dustjacket too, it really grabs my eye and it's also printed on the hardcover as well; my 12-year-old actually looked at the book and commented how "neat" the cover art was, so maybe we'll have a next generation Buck Rogers fan in the house. I'm so happy with the book I've ordered a second copy.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Long overdue reprint of this classic strip!!,
By Michael R. Brown (Tamarac, FL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: The Complete Newspaper Dailies, Vol. 1: 1929-1930 (Hardcover)
As a kid growing up, I was always an sf fan. There were always 2 classic sf comic strips: Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers. Flash has had several reprints of the Alex Ramond work on the strip (I have volumes from 3 different publishers). But Buck never got this. For years the only sampling of BR strips were the Chelsea House hardbacks. My aunt had a copy at her house, and when I visited, I pulled it out and read thru the the strips. Later, I was able to get my own copy, but found it was the revised edition they came out with, where they dropped a lot of the strips, but did add some from George Tuska's work. The CH collection was frustrating. Yes, they reprinted a lot of good storylines, but some were left incomplete (like the 2 Sunday storylines they reprinted).
Now, Hermes is working on reprinting all the Dailies and Sundays. As the Sundays had a totally different storyline (the first few years didn't even have Buck, but starred Wilma's kid brother), they will be collected in a separate set of books. This volume reprints the first 5 storylines, and sets the groundwork for future storylines. I hope that these sell well, because there are issues for modern readers. Let's be honest. The artwork isn't as slick and polished as most would expect from comic strips. And the writting doesn't help. You have to wince and roll your eyes on some of the writing. And there are other issues. Buck awakes in a world were America has been devistated and taken over by the "Red Monguls", who conquered the world with their superscience of repeller rays and destructor rays. This is typical early 20th century 'Yellow Peril' fears. Thankfully, Buck is able to help the Americans throw off the yoke of the Monguls and make peace with the Supreme Mogul. But even at the end of the book, most of America is apparently still under Mongul control. "Free America" is basically the Eastern part of the US along with Canada, with their capital at Niagra. A new foe appears in the form of the Tigermen of Mars, who will be the main villians for many years. The implied racism is troublesome, tho the Americans do make peace with the Asians; we see nothing about black americans or what's going on in Europe or Africa. Wilma is also not the independent and strong woman of the 25th century we would like and expect. Too much of the storylines turn on her jealousys of Buck being with other girls (when nothing happened) or misunderstanding something and going off in a huff. The 'high tech' of the 25th century is too much what someone in the 1920s thought it might be. No computers, no jets. Aircraft are either biplanes or rocket ships or repeller dirigibles. No ray guns, but guns shooting explosive bullets. I know that artwork and writing improve, so I hope this series sells well enough. And can't wait for the Sundays. Hermes Press has already announced the next 2 dailies books and well as the first Sunday volume.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Long awaited reprint of this classic comic strip,
By Michael R. Brown (Tamarac, FL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: The Complete Newspaper Dailies, Vol. 1: 1929-1930 (Hardcover)
[This is very annoying that I have to recreate my review because Amazon somehow destroyed it]
I have been awaiting this new reprint series for a long time. I've long been an SF fan, and growing up there were 2 major SF comic strips: Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers. But while there have been several complete reprints of Raymond's Flash Gordon, there was only one partial reprint of Buck Rogers: the large hardback edition from Chelsea House. My aunt had a copy, and when I visited her house, I pulled it out and read it. I finally got my own copy, only to find it was a later edition that dropped a lot of the strips (tho added some newer stuff). Because several of the storylines were left unfinished in that book, I wanted a more complete reprint. This volume begins the reprints of dailies and Sundays. BR had separate storylines in the dailies and sundays. Some strips did this, other later merged them together. So Hermes will be reprinting the Sundays in a separate series of volumes. This edition starts off the reprint series, publishing the first 7 storylines. While most of this was reprinted in the Chelsea House edition, there is new stuff. Most people know the basic story, but will be surprised in what really happens in the comic. Buck Rogers is a WWI veteran who falls asleep for 500 years, and awakes in the 25th Century. But in the intervening years, America (and most of the world) has been conquered by "Red Mongols", using futuristic flying ships. So Buck's first job is to help free America. By the end of the book, most of America (the eastern US and Canada) is free from Mongol control. There are a lot of problems with this strip for modern audiences. Artwise, BR was fairly crude. While typical of many strips of its time, its not the slick look that Flash Gordon became. The technology shown is what someone of the time thought it would be. No sleek jets or teleports or high tech computers. More of large, bulky systems. Flight is by rockets or repeller rays. And the writing. Dialogue is pretty crude. Wilma is not the independent woman of the future we expect. Several story turn on her jealous behavior that gets almost tiresome. And then there is the implied racism. The "Red Monguls" are typical early 20th centuary 'yellow peril'. The bad guys at first are the monguls and the 'half-breeds'. While the Americans make peace with the Monguls, I'm uncertain how things full work out. At the end of that storyline, only about half of america is truly free from Mongol control. Does the strip assume that the world is now a free united globe, fighting against Tigermen from Mars and other off world threats? I have no idea. I do look forward to the next volume, and the upcoming Sundays.
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