Little Lulu Volume 18: The Expert (v. 18) [Paperback]

John Stanley (Author, Artist), Irving Tripp (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 5, 2008 | Series: Little Lulu (Book 18)

Come visit Main Street, home to the cleverest girl in America - Lulu Moppet! Whether its reclaiming a roast chicken stolen by the clubhouse fellers, placating the terrible tot Alvin with a tale of the wicked Witch Hazel and her nasty niece Little Itch, or solving the case of the grasshopper's ghost with junior detective Tubby, Lulu can turn any conundrum into a recipe for fun!

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Early in his shamanistic career, sardonic mage John Constantine, on the lam, hides out in a troupe of pagan hippie travelers. When a young member of the commune who has psychic powers is snatched by an ancient body of secret Masons seeking to topple the government by developing paranormal weaponry, the lone-wolf sorcerer finds himself uncharacteristically involved in her rescue. This story from 1989, the second year of the long-running Hellblazer, has somehow eluded collection until now. Relying more on plot and less on mood than recent Hellblazer arcs, it’s welcomely different from the sometimes meandering story lines present-day writers come up with. --Gordon Flagg

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse (February 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593076878
• ISBN-13: 978-1593076870
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,005,653 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Last Little Lulu, February 17, 2008

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John C. Hocking (Ann Arbor, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Lulu Volume 18: The Expert (v. 18) (Paperback)

I haven't missed a volume in Dark Horse's series of Little Lulu reprints. I like them far more than I anticipated, but I bought them primarily for my son.
There are no other books that my kid looked forward to so seriously and enjoyed so thoroughly as these. He's spent many hours reading, and often chuckling over, the adventures of Little Lulu and her friends. These strips may be forty or fifty years old, but they haven't dated a day in their ability to entrance a child. Forerunner to both Peanuts and Calvin & Hobbes, Little Lulu's well-told, humorous stories often amuse on more than one level, and never talk down to their audience.
I noticed that no forthcoming volumes were listed anywhere, so I communicated with Dark Horse and was told that the series has been discontinued with this volume.
When I told my son, he went, "Awwwwww!", the way kids do when deeply disappointed.
I'd like to thank the people at Dark Horse for making available as much Little Lulu as they did. I know it's corny, but they really don't write them like this anymore.

5.0 out of 5 stars Last of the best of Lulu, September 8, 2008

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A. S. Templeton (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Lulu Volume 18: The Expert (v. 18) (Paperback)

What can one say? Little Lulu rules! Girl-friendly but not feminist, drawings clean of line, sweetly innocent storylines unburdened by sweaty "realism", suitable for all ages.

Regrettably Dark Horse has (for now) chosen to make Lulu #18 the finale of this series of extremely entertaining classic comics. Get them all!

** Late update 5 June 2010: Dark Horse evidently responded to popular demand by continuing to issue additional Lulu bound volumes, though not all in the same size or edition format as the #1-18 editions aforementioned. Go Little Lulu!