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Recently, through the magic of social networking, I came across an organization called the Comicbook Artist’s Guild. They are an organization of comic book professionals and beginners that get together for the sheer love of comics.

Their first anthology comic: Iconic, will be formally released at the MoCCA fest in New York City, being held June 6 and 7, but they were nice enough to let me peer inside it’s pages beforehand so that I can tell you a little bit about it.

Click here to buy your very own copy of Iconic!

When I was growing up, comics were a huge part of my life. They helped grow my vocabulary, I learned elements of mythology and history from them, and they were FUN! But, like many comic fans, I was teased by friends and family alike that the comics were basically a waste of time. That they weren’t worth anything. Much more than their hypothetical future monetary worth, however, comics were worth a great deal to me for their content. Many comics got dog-eared and wrinkled through multiple readings.

If Iconic were around then, it would be one of the wrinkled books.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I can’t wait to read this to my kids! I have no doubt that Iconic will be able to spark that creativity in them that thrilling to tales of Spider-Man and Batman did for me.

Iconic is an anthology collection suitable for all ages that includes many talented up and coming writers and artists. It is a collection of stories based on many different types of literature. Greek mythology is in here, American lore is here, History is here, and yes, my dear Watson, there is a Sherlock Holmes story as well.

Some of the characters are familiar, such as Sherlock Holmes and Ebenezer Scrooge. Some not so familiar, such as the much forgotten Gustave Whitehead, the man that flew before the Wright Brothers!

The comic art leaps off of the page in glorious black and white. The variance in the art amazingly is not distracting, but in fact adds to each individual story as it’s own entity, but also part of something larger. That quality is something generally rarely found in independent anthologies.

I don’t want to summarize each and every story found within this book because I don’t want to spoil any of your fun. Just trust me when I say whether you are a die hard comic book fanboy, a child that has difficulty getting in to reading, a teacher, or a parent; there is something in Iconic that you are sure to enjoy.

You can find out more about Iconic and the rest of the events and projects of the Comicbook Artist’s Guild at comicartguild.com.

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