More Fund Comics

    (Sky-dog, 2003)
™ and © Sky-dog

The problem with many anthologies is the “gems to garbage” ratio. Happily, More Fund Comics, an anthology to benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, boasts a much higher percentage of gems than most.

One might expect that an anti-censorship benefit book would be chock full of pieces decrying the curtailment of free speech. Were that the case, it might get preachy after a while. The balance of stories in More Fund is dead-on. Most pieces do not address censorship or free speech; they’re just good comics. Then, along comes a piece like Marty Baumann’s “The Yarnog Tree” to remind readers why they’re there.

Creators include Art Adams, Stan Sakai, Erik Larsen, and Michael T. Gilbert. To celebrate the pure joy of reading, don’t miss “Worlds of Wonder” by Ron Marz and Brandon Peterson. There is a largely unexceptional pin-up section, but John Romita’s take on Hagar the Horrible is a winner.

Even if it weren’t to benefit such a worthy cause, More Fund Comics is more than worth the surprisingly low cover price. You will benefit more than the CBLDF with this purchase; you’ll benefit yourself.

— Jack Abramowitz
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#1

September, 2003
Cover Price: $10.00
3 copies available from $14.25 		Steve Conley, Stan Sakai, Erik Larsen, Scott Christian Sava, Michael Avon Oeming, Bryan J.L. Glass, Rich Faber, John Gallagher, Mark McKenna, Ron Marz, Chris Eliopoulos, Mark Wheatley, Nicola Cuti, Michael T. Gilbert, Jeff Alexander, Rick Remender, Kieron Dwyer, Thomas F. Zahler, Mike Manley, Daniel Gallaher, Robert Tinnell, J. Bone, J.C. Vaughn, Egg Embry, Vincent Sneed, Tom Bancroft, Chris Allan, Iván Brandon, Jimmy Gownley, Kathryn Kuder, Stuart Immonen, Don Bethman, Derek Fridolfs, Gutz, David Napoliello, Kevin Tucker, Al Nickerson, Allan Gross, Ronn Sutton, Patrick Strange, Marty Baumann, Geoff Johns, Art Baltazar, Franco Aureliani, Frank Cho, Scott Richard KurtzSteve Conley, Stan Sakai, Erik Larsen, Scott Christian Sava, Michael Avon Oeming, Rich Faber, John Gallagher, Mark McKenna, Kevin West, Brandon Peterson, Chris Eliopoulos, Mark Wheatley, Joe Staton, Michael T. Gilbert, Jeff Alexander, Rick Remender, Kieron Dwyer, Thomas F. Zahler, Mike Manley, Mark Schultz, Batton Lash, Phil Noto, Mike Wieringo, Michael Kornstein, John Romita Sr., Terry Dodson, Ben Dunn, Joyce Chin, Harry Roland, Jerry Ordway, Jamar Nicholas, Todd Nauck, Howard Porter, Budd Root, John Romita Jr., Brad W. Foster, Adam Hughes, Arthur Adams, Danielle Corsetto, Neil Vokes, J. Bone, Ben Dale, Steven Cummings, John Peters, Tom Bancroft, Steve Erwin, Andy MacDonald, Jimmy Gownley, Stuart Immonen, Don Bethman, Derek Fridolfs, Gutz, Shawn Fillbäch, Matt Fillbäch, Al Nickerson, Jerry Carr, Janet L. Hetherington, Marty Baumann, Scott Kolins, Art Baltazar, Franco Aureliani, Frank Cho, Scott Richard Kurtz