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The Spirit: A Pop-up Graphic Novel

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With the resurgence of the Spirit over the last few years at DC Comics and the reprinting of the Spirit Archives, a flood of 'Spirit'ualism has hit publishing. Frank Millers' film will cast even more of a light upon Will Eisners' signature creation. In tune with Eisners' creativity, this Pop-up book is a marvelous addition to a amazing legacy.

Bruce Foster has successfully adapted and reconfigured a compelling Spirit adventure and captured a moment. This is no 2D portrayal of Denny Lane and a supporting cast. The pop-ups are really cool, and the multi layer approach to logos, backgrounds, and even motion frames actived by pulling a tab is a visual coup. The art by Eisner is stunning and even looks better in glossy colors. All that's missing is audio with dialogue and dramatic theme music.

Highly recommended for followers of the Spirit everywhere.

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Tim Lasiuta

as a lover of both pop up books and comics i thought this was a match made in heaven. the pulpy style of the spirit and this medium could have produced some iconic images and a great way to tell a story, however it fall sflat on both accounts. rather than choosing a new artists work and make each page unique based on a a new artists drawings the book uses what seem to be ogrinal comic art form the first series of teh spirit and force it into pop up form. this leads to an uneasy merging of both mediums always at conflict on the page. i have yet to see a comic book done in this medium which does it justice therefore will be trying to make something myself! watch this space!