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As you follow Garth and his friends through the exciting stories, you will find that your imagination will take hold and your mind will take flight. Instead of being the target of someone else’s fantasies, you yourself will be in control of the images that are conjured up with the help of Garth and his friends. There are many things on this earth that defy explanation. In the G.A.R.T.H. books you can have fun with them. Get ready to exercise those brain cells and enjoy the journey. Garth is a boy who, for all intents and purposes, looks like any other little boy. That is, until his special abilities are needed to help people and animals, or to stop a disaster to the environment. That’s when his genetically altered body changes to whatever shape is needed to help out. Find out what he changes into in the G.A.R.T.H. book series. Follow his interaction with others and his friend Elizabeth (who, by the way, has some natural abilities of her own). Enjoy the unique way the families have to deal with a special child and circumstances in an amusing way. Smile along with the characters as Garth delights and surprises them with his winning ways and comical outlook on life. ... Read more

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Better and better
I find the G.A.R.T.H. series to be a refreshing change and one that is welcomed indeed. The subtleness of the messages seem not to be waisted on either parents, nor children. The interaction and dealing with special circumstances keeps getting better. Keep up the good work.

A grateful reader ... Read more

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Graphic Classics: H.P. Lovecraft is completely revised, with over 75 pages of new material. New to this edition are adaptations of "The Shadow Over Innsmouth," illustrated by Simon Gane and "Dreams in the Witch House," by Pedro Lopez. Plus: "Sweet Ermengarde," a rare comedy by Lovecraft. Returning from the previous edition are "Reanimator," "The Shadow Out of Time," The Terrible Old Man" and "The Cats of Ulthar." With a stunning cover painting by Giorgio Comolo. ... Read more

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THE BEST COMIC ADAPTATION YET OF LOVECRAFT'S WORK
The works of H.P. Lovecraft have never had great success when adapted for film, TV, or comics.I think in failing to understand the nature of the source material...Lovecraft's unseen, indescribable brand of terror, film directors and comic writers have always tried to too hard to bring his work into the light, instead of allowing it to fester in the shadows.This is why we've seen so many truly terrible film adaptations of his work.

I'm happy to say that Graphic Classics finally has it right!Rather than making wholesale changes, the stories stick to the source material and many of the tales in the book end up actually being illustrated stories as opposed to traditional sequential artwork.You can't explain Lovecraft to someone who doesn't get it, so why try.Graphic Classics almost stubbornly clings to the spirit and tone of the original stories and delivers the best comic adaptation yet of Lovecraft's work.

This is the recently released second edition of this title and it features seven stories including:The Shadow over Innsmouth, Dreams in the Witch House, Sweet Ermengarde, Herbert West:Reanimator, The Cats of Ulthar, The Terrible Old Man, and the Shadow out of Time.It's an eclectic collection to say the least.The Shadow over Innsmouth and Dreams in the Witch House are Lovecraft classics while Herbert West:Reanimator is probably Lovecraft's most macabre work.

The Shadow over Innsmouth relate the terrible story of a young man who visits the seaside New England town of Innsmouth, a dying, dilapidated town that reeks of fish.There he learns the terrible history of the town and of the strange, "Innsmouth look" of its inhabitants.He further finds out his own lineage is connected to Innsmouth.

Dreams in the Witch House draws upon Lovecraft's own upbringing in New England of the old gabled houses, many of which still stand today.A student named Walter Gilman rents a room in one of these ancient homes, a room with oddly configured geometry.His dreams are haunted by the spirit of a witch named Keziah Mason who fled Salem centuries earlier, and her rat familiar Brown Jenkin.

Lovecraft was not a fan of Herbert West:Reanimator, considering it spectacular drivel.There's no questioning though it's influence on the modern day Zombie lore.The story is told by an unnamed assistant to West.West begins to experiment with trying to revive corpses while at Miskatonic University.With a further need for fresh bodies, he becomes an army surgeon during World War I, and is soon animating not only entire bodies, but body parts as well.The original story, and this adaptation, is far better than the campy films starring Jeffrey Combs.A truly ghoulish story and masterfully done by Tom Pomplun and artists Richard Corben, Rick Geary, J.B. Bonivert, and Mark A. Nelson.

Shadow Out of Time by Matt Howarth is another strong piece.This is a Cthulhu Mythos story about a man possessed by one of the Great Race of Yith who have mastered time travel and can transfer their conscious into the minds of other living beings.It is Professor Peaslee's unfortunate burden to learn about them and the Ancient Ones who even the Great Race fears and tries to keep locked away.

Only Sweet Ermengarde seems a curious choice for inclusion, if for nothing else other than the fact that it is one of Lovecraft's least well-known stories.This is a book that Lovecraft fans can rejoice in as Eureka Production as finally done Lovecraft right.


REVIEWED BY TIM JANSON

A new Way of looking at Classics.
Being a big fan of classic and horror literature I happened across these books quite by accident . I was immediatley struck by the talent of the artists across the board ranging from the comedic interpretations to the serious. These graphic novels are a wonderful way to access Lovecrafts work whether you are a novice or devoted follower. But be warned they are addictive and you will want to colleect the whole series .

A 'must' for the legions of Lovecraft fans
H.P. Lovecraft was a reclusive and idiosyncratic New England writer whose horror fantasy stories were to influence generations of authors down to the present day. Now seven of his macabre tales have been illustrated by a series of skilled artists into the newly revised and enlarged second edition of the fourteen volume of the increasingly impressive Graphic Classics series from Eureka Productions. The illustrated stories comprising "Graphic Classics; H.P. Lovecraft" include 'The Shadow Over Innsmouth' (Simon Gane); 'Dreams in the Witch-House' (Pedro Lopez); 'The Shadow Out of Time' (Matt Howarth); 'The Cats of Ulthar' (Lisa K. Weber); 'The Terrible Old Man' (Onsmith Jeremi); 'Sweet Ermengarde' (one of Lovecrafts attempts at comedy and illustrated by Kevin Atkinson); and 'Herbert West: Reanimator' (presented in four chapters illustrated by Richard Corben, Rick Geary, J.B. Bonivert, and Mark A. Nelson respectively). A 'must' for the legions of Lovecraft fans and very highly recommended reading for graphic novel enthusiasts, this second edition 'Graphic Classics: H.P. Lovecraft" is enhanced with the addition of illustrations by Skot Olsen, Gerry Alanguilan, Jim Nelson, and Maxon Crumb.

Good, but with reservations
A good graphic form for Lovecraft, except for the miserable story of Lovecraft's life.I wish they had chosen some of the more powerful Lovecraft, like Dunwich Horror or Call of Cthulhu, instead of the stories they did choose.All in all, a decent comic, but not as good as it could be.

Necessary for the Lovecraft Collector
I think the previous reviewer has covered the material fairly well.So I will mention mostly points of divergence.

"Herbert West: Reanimator" - I thought having each section illustrated by a different artist captured the essence of the serialization of the novel.To my mind, it was always rather jarring to have each section of the story reintroduce the previous events; having a different artistic style with each installment acknowledge this.

"The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath" - it should be pointed out that these are only excerpts.It would otherwise be a much longer novel, but still it should be said.

"The Outsider" - I happened to enjoy this. It is Gothic horror without the Cthulhu-squishiness. I always enjoy a little something different.

"The Cats of Ulthar" - Here I agree with the reviewer; set in HPL's Dreamlands, the illustrations are very dreamlike - somewhat caricatured and abstract, with flowing outlines carrying a hint of menace.

"Fungi from Yuggoth" - I don't have "fungi" in any of my collections, so i was just glad to have it here. ... Read more

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HazCom Made Easier Handbook (4-H) Promotes safe shipping, handling, and receiving of hazardous chemicals, strengthen employees' awareness of must-kow hazards communication issues, and much more. ... Read more

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This dictionary is an indispensable guide to the study of Latin in the Middle Ages. Though it records the usage of Classical and Late Latin current in this period (sixth to sixteenth centuries), it presents most fully the medieval developments of the language as revealed in a rich variety of printed and manuscript sources. This fascicule, the fourth of ten, presents hundreds of new formations from other languages - some of the borrowings here recorded in Latin centuries before their appearance in written vernacular sources.Philologists will find many new formations from Latin roots, backformations from other parts of speech, and long entries for important verbs like facere, fieri and habere. Historians will find groups of words around feodum and homagium and homo, philosophers around genus and generalis, theologians around fides and gratia and hypostasis. There are large numbers of words of agricultural and technological interest and many words important in the development of English custom and law.Textual critics and editors will find hundreds of places in which printed texts have been clarified and corrected by manuscript readings. ... Read more

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March 1993 ... Read more