Gargamel and the Smurfs and The Return of the Smurfette

The ninth and tenth volumes in the Smurf comic reprint project by Papercutz have been released. Both Gargamel and the Smurfs and The Return of Smurfette are now available. This makes ten volumes released so far. As there are twenty-nine volumes available abroad, Papercutz should have them all released in another two years or so if they continue releasing them at the rate they have been. I'm glad they've been releasing them quickly and steadily so far.

AMAZON LINKS

The Smurfs #10: The Return of the Smurfette
The Smurfs #9: Gargamel and the Smurfs
The Smurfs #8: The Smurf Apprentice
The Smurfs #7: The Astrosmurf
The Smurfs #6: The Smurfs and the Howlibird
The Smurfs #5: The Smurfs and the Egg
The Smurfs #4: The Smurfette
The Smurfs #3: The Smurf King
The Smurfs #2: The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
The Smurfs #1: The Purple Smurfs

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King Aroo Volume Two

Unfortunately, King Aroo Volume Two is on hiatus/canceled until further notice.  The Amazon link for volume two I have below  is there for informational purposes as you can't order the book any longer. I had pre-ordered the book quite a while ago and they delayed it several times, but now they've canceled my order. The page displays the following "Currently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock." The last I heard is they were having trouble locating copies of the 1954 daily strips to put in this volume. If you have or know where they can locate copies of these strips please contact The Library of American Comics at info@loacomics.com.  

 King Aroo is an amazing and underappreciated strip that needs to be reprinted. I've talked about the strip before, but but it's hard to convey just how good this strip is. It would be a real shame if this strip ended up being lost forever. If you can help PLEASE do so.

AMAZON LINKS

King Aroo Volume One
King Aroo Volume Two

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The Animated Version of The Hobbit You've Probably Never Seen

Produced back in 1966 in less than a month, this animated version of The Hobbit was created in order to retain the motion picture rights to The Hobbit. Created by Gene Deitch you can read more about this interesting film and it's history here. The film takes a number of liberties with the story, but overall I like it. The art style is really cool and some of the limited animation techniques are quite neat, especially the depth perception created for Mirkwood Forest. It's an odd little film that I'm glad has resurfaced.

Free Game - Indiana Jones and the Passage of Saints

Screen 7, who are currently working on Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth and have previously released the short, but fun, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Spheres, have released another fun little Indiana Jones game to tide us over until they complete work on Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth.  Go here to download Indiana Jones and the Passage of Saints.