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The Pterodactyl Hunters in the Gilded City
The week greeted us warmly with a package in the mail from Brendan Leach. A 36 page comic on newsprint about two brothers hunting pterodactyls in New York, NY, 1904. At first glance the piece is in fact a newspaper from 1904—vol 76 no 318 of The Sun to be exact. Brendan illustrated the cover to look like what would be the front page of a newspaper in the world of The Pterodactyl Hunters. Complete with tie-ins from the story and completely hand-lettered. The best part? .. it’s free. You can find them for free at Desert Island Comics or Spoonbill & Sugartown in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Or if you wanna send Brendan a couple bones for postage, he’ll just mail you one.
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This is totally cool. I love the attention to detail. As an ex-newspaperman (in high-school, anyway) I feel a deep sense of appreciation for this concept.
Amazing stuff!
I love the style…and the technique… it is unique and has a sense of history… excellent work. Love the gray washes… the bold wobbly lines, and compositions in every panel. There is a feeling texture that most comics polish too much. This is free, and honest and pure… no nonsense. Love it, love it, love it!
where can I get a copy…. would love to read it…
I got my copy last night but now I want more!