Synopses & Reviews
Created by the popular
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles artist, the groundbreaking Paleo series accurately depicts the hair-raising violence and drama of dinosaur life in the late Cretaceous period. This original collection includes all eight issues of
Paleo: Tales of the Late Cretaceous as well as a selection of brand-new tales inked by Lawson and written by Stephen R. Bissette (
Saga of the Swamp Thing), who also contributes an extensive history of dinosaur comics.
Readers will encounter many different dinosaur species, all depicted in bold black-and-white illustrations that strive for the utmost accuracy. The prehistoric narratives range from the flight of an injured Albertosaurus from a Tyrannosaurus rex to an orphaned Stegosaurus's struggle for survival to views of a Cretaceous swamp from the perspective of a dragonfly. A masterpiece of comic art, this compilation will captivate dinosaur enthusiasts of all ages.
Exclusive Bonus Material:
• Three all-original stories by Jim Lawson and Stephen R. Bissette: Easy, Floater, and Loner
Synopsis
This original collection includes all eight issues of Paleo: Tales of the Late Cretaceous plus a selection of three new tales inked by Lawson and written by Stephen R. Bissette (Saga of the Swamp Thing).
Synopsis
"This is a flat-out amazing collection. Absolutely the best book that I've read in the past year. I can't recommend it highly enough." The Crabby Reviewer
Created by the popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles artist, the groundbreaking Paleo series accurately depicts the hair-raising violence and drama of dinosaur life in the late Cretaceous period. Thiscollection includes the six original and two newissues of Paleo: Tales of the Late Cretaceous as well as a selection of brand-new tales inked by Lawson and written by Stephen R. Bissette (Saga of the Swamp Thing), who also contributes an extensive history of dinosaur comics.
Readers will encounter many different dinosaur species, all depicted in bold black-and-white illustrations that strive for the utmost accuracy. The prehistoric narratives range from the flight of an injured Albertosaurus from a Tyrannosaurus rex to an orphaned Stegosaurus's struggle for survival to views of a Cretaceous swamp from the perspective of a dragonfly. A masterpiece of comic art, this compilation will captivate dinosaur enthusiasts of all ages.
Exclusive Bonus Material
Two new issues of Paleo: Tales of the Late Creatceous
Three all-original stories by Jim Lawson and Stephen R. Bissette: Easy, Floater, and Loner
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Synopsis
Created by the popular
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles artist, the groundbreaking Paleo series accurately depicts the hair-raising violence and drama of dinosaur life in the late Cretaceous period. This original collection includes all eight issues of
Paleo: Tales of the Late Cretaceous, the individual comics
Easy, Floater, and
Loner, as well as a selection of new tales by Lawson that are inked by Stephen R. Bissette. Bissette also contributes an extensive history of dinosaur comics.
About the Author
American comic book writer and artist Jim Lawson is best known for his work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. Lawson created the Rat King character and is co-creator of the series Planet Racers. For more than 20 years he was the author and artist of TMNT comics, and he is currently developing a graphic novel series called Dragonfly.