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Jan 14, 2009 at 4:00 pm #1233247
I am new to hiking and have only done some day hiking so I don't have much gear. I am basically starting from scratch so I decided to start with a pack and go up from there. I want to be light but not to light to where it sacrafices comfort. I want an internal frame mainly because of support. I will mostly be doing 2-4 day hikes on the east coast during spring, summer, and fall.
I have it narrowed down to 5 packs. Here are the packs and the attributes that I have found from reading on here.
Granite Gear
Meridian Vapor (seems to be light with heavier bag features)
Latitude Vapor (has a very very good review on here)
Trail Vapor (seems to be very popular)
Talon 44 (not durable but light)
Atmos 50 (pretty heavy, hard to pack, but very comfortable)Jan 14, 2009 at 4:09 pm #1470186
"I am basically starting from scratch so I decided to start with a pack and go up from there."
You're about to get about 50 people suggesting that you buy your pack *last*! Get your other gear first. The reason being you often misjudge how much your gear will shrink when you start buying UL gear… so you end up with a pack that is too big.
The other things is, in 6 months time you may well be horrified at the thought of a 3 pound pack.
I'm a classic example. Bought my pack first and now consider it too big and too heavy for what I need, will shortly be selling it.Jan 14, 2009 at 4:21 pm #1470189
Jim W.BPL Member
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Buy used if you can. That way you don't have much invested and can decide which features you want based on your own real world experience.
JimJan 14, 2009 at 5:00 pm #1470197
Sent you a PMJan 14, 2009 at 5:49 pm #1470210
I know everyone says to get gear first, but I think I am just going to go ahead and get a pack because I have basic gear that I can use to get away with an overnighter, but none of it is UL by any means. I want to get a pack so I can go ahead and get out there to see what other gear I would prefer so that I can experience it. I have done a little more researching and have narrowed it down to the talon 44, atmos 50, and the vapor trail.Jan 14, 2009 at 5:56 pm #1470213
You'll end up owning 10-12 packs before you're done, so you might as well get started.Jan 14, 2009 at 7:15 pm #1470236
Ross BleakneyBPL Member
@rossbleakneyLocale: Cascades
I think you've got a pretty good list. Packs are unusual, in that it's not just dead weight. In other words, if you change your sleeping bag, and get one that is 8 ounces lighter, your load will feel 8 ounces more comfortable. However, the same isn't true of a pack. You could get something 8 ounces lighter, but it might feel less comfortable (for your load on your back). Also, if most of the weight is in the frame, then there is almost no torque involved, which means it is less taxing than weight that is further away from your body.
I think the packs you mentioned are good compromise packs — they provide a decent amount of support for light weight (and more than enough for ultralight) backpacking while being fairly light. I think you won't go too wrong with any of those choices. If possible, I would try them on and compare the comfort with your set of gear. Since you are just starting out, try borrowing some stuff from people. Other than that, consider the various features. Personally, I like a minimum of bells and whistles. That way, most of the weight is in things like the frame and hip belt. I use the Vapor Trail, which I believe fits that description (although I would like to change some of the fabric choices to shave a few ounces). As I see it:
Granite Gear Vapor Trail — Good solid pack.
Granite Gear Meridian — Same size and frame as Vapor Trail but adds the removable fanny pack (your choice as to whether it is worth the weight).
Granite Gear Latitude — Same frame as Vapor Trail but has a different loading system (your choice as to whether it is worth the weight).
Personally, of the Granite Gear choices, I would go with the Vapor Trail. The removable fanny pack isn't worth it to me (just use the VP when base camping) and frankly, I prefer the simplicity (not to mention weight savings) of the roll top. Of course, I might be missing something about the comparisons.
I'm not sure about the Osprey packs. It seems like they have too many zippers and extra straps (which add weight). They do seem to have put a lot of effort into their suspension system though, so if it has paid off, then that's great. Within the range of light or ultralight packs, I think the key is which is more comfortable for you.Jan 14, 2009 at 7:29 pm #1470240
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@thomdarrahLocale: Southern Oregon
A great pack that meets your description would be ULA's Circuit with either the carbon hoop or single stay. This pack is a great value offering quality workmanship and materials in a durable and proven design.Jan 14, 2009 at 7:44 pm #1470243
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@mn-backpackerLocale: Land of 12,000 Loons
I have a Latitude Vapor. It's surprisingly bigger than the Vapor Trail. The VT is 3600ci with the extension collar fully extended. The Latitude Vapor is 3800ci and has no extension collar. It's quite large. It has internal and external compression straps that can eat up a bunch of the empty space as you consume food and what not. As the pack gets more empty, the top can flop around a little, but it's not bad, so whatever.
I love the panel loading on it. I do think you compromise reliability (zippers can fail). I've never had a zipper fail, but if the zipper failed, it'd be hard to keep your gear in. That said, the zippers feel pretty sturdy, and I've never been that worried about it.
As my gear has shrunk, everything fits inside the pack with plenty of room to spare for food, even for longer hikes. I'm thinking of getting a Vapor Trail for shorter trips. Not so much to save weight, but just to handle smaller volume. I find Granite Gear's Vapor suspension to be very comfortable, albeit a little hot on hot days.Jan 14, 2009 at 8:12 pm #1470256
Thanks for the responses. Ross, I agree with your opinion on the osprey packs. They do have to many features that wont be used and just tag on extra weight. That being said, I rather add an extra pound on and have a very comfortable pack. Is the vapor trail comfortable compared to a 3lb pack that is padded well? Also, what is the difference between the meridian vapor and the vapor trail? Because I can get the meridian for like 150 while the vapor trail is like 170.
ThanksJan 14, 2009 at 8:15 pm #1470257
"Atmos 50 (pretty heavy, hard to pack, but very comfortable)"
Given your description, then I would skip that one — given there are any number of packs that are not heavy, not hard to pack, and very comfortable.
Granite Gear packs are famously comfy too — but their "compression straps over the side pockets" design is downright idiotic. If you use water bottles, then seriously, look elsewhere. OTOH, if you use hydration system and don't ever need to access anything from the side pockets while hiking — then probably not an issue.
I strongly second ULA. Never heard of it? Still worth a good look for two reasons:
1. Legions of fans for ULA packs – and for good reasons.
2. Your only risk is "postage".
No matter how great the specs and reviews, you have to give a backpack an actual try out to know for sure. Don't shy away from buying online, sight unseen — so long as the online stores have a "no hassle" return policy — which ULA has.
Best of luck.Jan 14, 2009 at 8:22 pm #1470259
Hey Ben, any idea how comfy the hipbelts are on the ULA packs (eg. circuit)? I have a granite gear pack at the moment and the hipbelt is plenty cushy.Jan 14, 2009 at 8:27 pm #1470260
I don't own an ULA pack but have played around with it. I rank all three — my beloved Mountainsmith Ghost, GG Vapor Trail and ULA P2 (an earlier model) — all very, very comfy. It's been a few years now, but if I recall correctly, the GG VT has a slight (and I mean slight) edge in the comfort department. However, given just the slight edge in comfort — I chose the Ghost over the VT for its convenience and features.Jan 14, 2009 at 8:34 pm #1470263
Cheers Ben. The circuit is still on my 'to-buy' list. I'm not keen on the massive extension collar of the VT, but mainly I'd like a more durable fabric for when I'm travelling overseas. I can just imagine a granite gear pack getting ripped to shreds when it gets tossed on the top of a bus somewhere in Asia. ULA seems like a good option: comfy (I hear!) and a pretty sturdy fabric (dyneema x).Jan 14, 2009 at 9:09 pm #1470270
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I have gone light as I can on everything but the pack, like you I love an internal frame pack. I have the Granite Gear Nimbus Ozone (3 lbs) which is only 11 oz more than the Vapor Trail (the new Vapor Trails are no longer 2 lbs, but rather 2 lbs 5 oz). My gear weight with the pack is 16 pounds and I find it hard to get it down much lighter than that. But I love that pack. I see no reason to have another 6 oz on the pack for horizontal loading, the Nimbus Ozone is top loading. The other advantage of the Nimbus Ozone is that it fits a Bearikade Weekender in horizontally at the bottom far nicer than the Vapor Trail which is a super tight fit to get it in horizontally.
In the spring I am going to consider an Osprey Exos 58 which is supposed to be similar to the Nimbus Ozone but about 1/2 pound lighter but I am holding off my opinion until I try it — I love that Nimbus Ozone pack.Jan 14, 2009 at 9:13 pm #1470271
I think you should buy the ULA Circuit so I can play around with it too — er, I mean help ship it to you. :)Jan 14, 2009 at 9:20 pm #1470273
My Exos 58 should ship tomorrow. Not to rub it in or anything.Jan 14, 2009 at 9:24 pm #1470274
Nick ChenMember
@fleetparadoxLocale: Socal
I was able to play with a ULA Circuit recently, the hipbelt is Very comfortable. It reminds me of my 5lb REI pack which has a really cushy belt. I'd say it's easily comparable to the Granite Gear Vapor Trail and its cushy panels.
I'm trying to decide between an EXOS or Circuit for my next pack… you might get your wish after all.Jan 14, 2009 at 9:29 pm #1470275
What are the pros and cons of having a floating lid like on the meridian vapor as opposed to no lid like the vapor trail?Jan 14, 2009 at 9:30 pm #1470276
EXOS? No experience whatsoever, but weren't you 'bitching' about your hard-to-pack Atmos?Jan 14, 2009 at 9:35 pm #1470279
I think you should buy the ULA Circuit so I can play around with it too
Hehe. You don't charge an extra shipping fee, but it is likely that there will be some extra "handling". ;-)
Nick — I'm with you on that one. The exos got my attention too. The ventilated back panel would be nice. Not too sure the hipbelt and straps would be enough to keep me happy though… they look rather thin. And the fabric is not as bomber (not a problem for most people though).Jan 14, 2009 at 9:36 pm #1470280
Nick ChenMember
@fleetparadoxLocale: Socal
The Osprey EXOS has a different frame style, less intrusive than the Atmos. The Atmos is fine, but it has too much frame for me (Water between frame = key).
The Exos is lighter, more capacity, with a easier to pack frame… win win situation I think.Jan 14, 2009 at 9:36 pm #1470281
Is the Atmos harder to pack than other top loaders? Why?
Edit: I guess because the ventilated panel takes up too much space…Jan 14, 2009 at 9:38 pm #1470284
BoozerBPL Member
@anywayoutsideLocale: South East
Ordered an Exos 46…may end up on swap…we'll see how it works out :)Jan 14, 2009 at 9:44 pm #1470286
Good gawd, another pack purchase? Jonathan, just how many packs (backpacks, day packs, and lumbar packs) do you own already?
Edited: Spelling corrected. Boozer, get you mind out of the gutter! :)
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Ben had always been the creative one in the family. He was the one who could play almost any instrument he picked up. He was the one who started acting in the local plays. He was the one who wrote a novel within two and a half months that brought my stone-faced father to tears. Ben was the one who shone above everyone else, and the one my parents introduced to their friends first. My sister and I were only mannequins in the background; there to prove our existence.
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I stood up on the stage of the auditorium, stuttering out a few lines from a Midsummer's Night Dream - I can't even remember who I was attempting to portray - and making Shakespeare sound like a lunatic in an insane asylum. Mrs. Coller had watched me with sympathy and the slightest impatience as I tried to finish the scene with agony. And then I finished. I breathed a sigh of relief, and began to walk off the stage, when Mrs. Coller called after me.
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In 1981, long before Conrad Black became the owner of the Daily Telegraph and a latterday Citizen Kane, he dismissed questions about his financial dealings. "The only charge that anyone can level against us," he intoned, "is one of insufficient generosity to ourselves."
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One of these shareholders - the investment company Tweedy Browne, where six partners shared a laminated desk - appears in stark relief to Black himself. After inheriting an 11-acre estate from his father, this self-confessed "academic failure" spent millions on a security fence and a three-storey library with a cupola modelled on the dome of Saint Peter's. Among other expenses, picked up by the company, was a $62,000 birthday party for Lady Black, a handbag worth $2,463 and silverware for the corporate jet costing some $3,530.
The $8m Hollinger spent on presidential papers so that Black could write his biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt appeared as an expense in the 2003 accounts. They were subsequently sold for a fraction of the cost.
Part of the problem with the book is that almost all of these allegations have already been made, whether in the 400-page special committee report prepared by the company or in the acres of newsprint devoted to Black's fall.
It would have been interesting to read more details of the perfunctory board meetings, often over in an hour or less, during which the celebrity directors failed to discuss the huge fees being paid to Black and his associates at Ravelston, Black's private company now at the centre of the allegations (though we do learn that Ravelston was named after the home of a relative of one of Black's mentors, a politician forced to resign amid a federal bribery scandal in 1931).
The fact that many of the legal issues are still outstanding - Black himself has filed a welter of complaints against his accusers and there is still the possibility of further regulatory action - combined with the desire to rush this book out, has clearly militated against a more detailed analysis. As a measure of just how up to date the information is, audit committee members and Richard Perle, the former Pentagon adviser and a Hollinger board member, were criticised as recently as September in the company's report into the matter.
The Fall of Conrad Black consequently feels more like a workaday retelling of the events of the past four years rather than the "gripping thriller" promised on the cover. It also makes a few small errors, such as describing Crossharbour as an underground station in Canary Wharf rather than part of the above ground toytown Docklands Light Railway. Yet it cannot fail to interest, mainly by using Black's own words to rail against the pygmies he believed were assaulting him.
In one missive, he compared his unfolding life story to Julius Caesar but "without the final act". Somehow, it seems hard to imagine that Caesar will join the list of Black's nicknames, from Lord Tubby of Fleet (pending) to the now almost ubiquitous Citizen Black. Like the fictional Charles Foster Kane, there is something about the confluence of power, money and print that makes the Conrad Black story irresistible.


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At the Danbue
Seventh wasn't too far from the station, so we just walked over to the Danbue Lodge. I kept my eyes down, but Shannon was looking all around, eyes darting everywhere. At a glance she looked rather ditzy, but there was that interested spark in her eye, and observant line to her face that no ditz could ever possess.
Well, one could try... for a decent amount of cash, that is... but not succeed.
"Seventeen..." she muttered to herself, glancing from the corner of a building to the nearest bus stop.
"I hate to intrude, but seventeen what?"
"Pigeons, of course!" Shannon answered with a smile. "It's a habit I have, pigeon counting. I have a running total, you know."
"How do you know you're not counting the same pigeons every day?"
She paused. "I just... know. It's just one of those things, Inspector..."
I didn't believe her for a minute. She was fully aware that I didn't believe her. I knew she could tell the difference between those pigeons, she just didn't want me to know how she knew.
"Well, just make sure none of your pigeon buddies filches my pizza," I muttered jokingly. We continued to Seventh in silence.
"Danbue Lodge, just like he told you, Inspector."
I craned my neck. "Odd looking building for New York, isn't it?"
"There was that whole revival of all-things from Vienna back when... besides, where's the 'odd' qualifying line in New York?"
I shrugged. "Y'gotta point, Ms. Shannon," I replied, buzzing for S. Trouse. We were ushered right up to his apartment.
Shannon's eyes were acting like pinballs again. Absorbant pinballs, to be specific.
"I'm so glad you could come up so quickly Inspector Johnson," the little Trouse began, all a-fluster, as he half-shook my hand and half dragged me into his apartment. I nearly had to pry the poor man off of me.
"Yes. Well. This is my... er, assistant, Ms. Shannon," I introduced hastily, gesturing to Shannon. She waved, taking in seemingly every crack on every inch of the molded crownings. "What seems to be the trouble, Mr. Trouse?"
"Well, you see," he began, his soft-spoken voice tinged with the slightest of German accents, "my watch turned up missing this morning."
I paused. "With all due respect, isn't it a bit overkill to call..."
He shook his head and his hands, shushing me. "Let me explain, Inspector. Firstly, it is among the first Walfmaan Safe watches ever cast. Second, you are no doubt aware that Walfmaan watches contain a small, locked compartment in the back?"
I was not aware of this, but Shannon seemed to know exactly what the little man was talking about, so I nodded.
"It contained very sensitive plans. Scematics, budgets, outlines, time-tables, for this very sensitive, very secret project I have been working on." The poor man nearly collapsed at my feet in tears.
Shannon seemed to take over. Taking Trouse gently by the shoulders, she muttered something comforting in his ear. It sounded to my untrained ears to be in German. Then, aloud, she continued, "Where did you keep the watch when you weren't wearing it, Mr. Trouse?"
"In a case, right over here." A small, rather smudged, glass case sat in the corner of a bookcase. Shannon stood on her tiptoes to look level with the shelf. Or, I thought she was on tip-toe... her feet seemed to flatten out, but her head stayed level...
"What do you have, Inspector?"
I snapped out of my thought-fog. "Eh?"
"Do you have any scanners? Fingerprints, DNA, anything?"
I searched my cavernous pockets. "Doesn't hurt to carry the Print-Checker," I said with a shrug, handing it to her.
It didn't occur to me until much later that I'd never shown her how to use it, yet she guided the tracking beam over the dusty surface deftly.
"Did anybody else know about the watch?" she asked as she worked.
"Only one: my boss."
"About the project: did he seem in favor of it throughout its planning stages?" Trouse nodded. "No signs of jealousy, reservation, loathing?"
"Now Shannon, that seems a bit strong..." I admonished.
"Now that you mention it, he seemed a bit forced in his responses. But why the watch be stolen..."
"May I ask where you work, Mr. Trouse?"
"Joice Electrical."
Shannon handed the Checker back to me. Clapping her hands resolutely, she eagerly asked if I had anything further to do.
I was at a loss for words. "I'm... I'm good, Ms. Shannon. Shall we back to the station?"
"I think," I muttered in her ear on our way down to the street, "you have a bit of explaining to do."


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Ige's March Appointments Narrow His Gender Gap
While the brouhaha over Governor David Ige's failed appointment of Carlton Ching to head the Department of Land and Natural Resources played itself out, Ige has continued to fill out his administration with other, less controversial appointments. In the process, he's narrowed the gender gap in his administration–though he still has some distance to go. The eleven appointments and nominations he's announced on his Web site since the beginning of this month included seven women and four men. Since assuming office, his official Web site has announced the appointments of a 34 men and 24 women.
Among his recent appointments are two former former anchorwomen who will be joining his communications team. Jody Leong, the Director of Communications for the University of Hawaii and a former KITV and KHNL weekend news anchor, will become Ige's Deputy Director of Communications and Press Secretary. Yasmin Dar, who left a job at KITV as a traffic and social media reporter to become an evening news anchor in Eugene, Oregon, is returning to Hawaii to serve as Ige's Digital Media Director.
Ige has also appointed three women to senior posts in the Department of Health this month. Veteran government bureaucrat Lynn Fallin, whose 25 -year career has included cabinet posts in Oregon and Hawaii, has been appointed Director of Behavior Health. Terry Byers has been appointed Director of Executive Office on Aging. Danette Wong Tomiyasu has will become Deputy Director for Health Resources, and Helena Manzano has been tapped as Executive Director of the Office of Language Access.
Cathy Ross, a 14-year public service veteran, has been named Deputy Director for Administration at the Department of Public Safety.
Most of these women come with ample credentials and a minimum of controversy; in general, aside from the newswomen, they've earned their chops within the departments they'll be leading. But Audrey Hidano, named to serve as Deputy Director of the Department of Accounting and General Services, could be an exemplification of the notorious "revolving door" between the public and private sectors: she's served in high state posts with departments involved in contracting and construction and is co-owner of a contracting firm and a construction firm. Ige's press release spins Hidano's career as "a wealth of experience in government leadership positions and in the private sector. She has twice served as Deputy Director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and most recently she was the Deputy Director at the Department of Transportation. Hidano also co-founded Hidano Construction, Inc., a general contracting company that specializes in residential and light commercial construction, and is the co-owner of Rim-Pac, Inc. a construction company that specializes in solid surface work…."
Ige named Ulalia Woodside to the Board of Land and Natural Resources, where she's already serving as an interim member. Woodside has also worked both sides of the governmental/corporate divide, though she's served in conservation/management roles on both sides. Shes's currently currently the regional asset manager for natural and cultural resources at Kamehameha Schools' Land Assets Division. Prior to that, she worked for Wilson Okamoto Corporation, The Hallstrom Group and the DLNR.
Ige also appointed two men to the BLNR: surfer Keone Downing and former Hawaii County Planning Director Chris Yuen, who had been the Big Island's representative on the board in the 1990s. Ige named veteran sheriff Shawn as Deputy Director for Law Enforcement at the Department of Public Safety, and veteran political bureaucrat Darrell T. Young from his post as Deputy to the Chair at the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to become Deputy of the Department of Transportation's Harbors Division. Before his DHHL post, Young served as chief of staff to Honolulu Councilman Nestor Garcia.


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Friday, August 17
Southern Six-Pack
It was a long hot summer. Much too long and too hot to keep a six-pack on ice the whole time. Wonder of wonders, the dog days of August brought temperatures dipping into the low eighties and rain to Oxford. Unfold that lawn chair. Slather on that bug spray. Enjoy the six-pack. We iced it down for you.
1. Southern Cultures second annual food issue is out. Marcie Cohen Ferris and Emily Wallace dish up a side of multi-media treats to complement the main dish. Savor and enjoy!
2. PepsiCo sees your small batch craft beers and raises you enormous batch craft Mountain Dew. Mountain Dew Johnson City Gold, that is. Honestly.
3. Charleston's restaurant scene is booming and growing. What's next? Robert Moss is wishing and hoping for menus that reflect the low country of South Carolina not just the South as a whole. Leave regional Southern cooking to those folks outside the South looking to dabble in the cuisine. Those of us in the South ought to demand menus that reflect our place.
4. A few Turkish women in Little Rock, Arkansas are building friendships, community, and cultural tolerance one dish at a time.
5. Bon Appetit released its annual list of the Ten Best New Restaurants in America. Southerners should love this list as Washington, D.C.; Houston, Texas; Nashville, Tennessee, and Decatur, Georgia; all make a showing. Manhattanites are hating the list because two Brooklyn joints made the top 10. Haters gonna hate. And tweet. And write.
6. Tom Willett, you're 72 years old. You have a digital recorder, a point of view, and you happen to know the best way to eat a watermelon. Yes, absolutely, share that 9:52 bit of informational gold with the whole world! Spoiler alert: Tom's method involves marshmallows and peanut butter meaning it's not for the delicate stomach.


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You need this book, I kid you not. I've been a huge fan of Fred Hembeck since I can recall, well, at least since I first saw, bought and read his Fantastic Four Roast and the legendary Fred Hembeck Destroys The Marvel Universe. What made Hembeck appealing to me was that as I was buying both books from the Black Hole Book (and comic) Shop* the owners berated me for wasting good money on such crap. I think they'd rather of had me buy something else, but just what else I'll never know. At least they didn't deal drugs openly like another certain Adelaide store**. Still, I bought both books and enjoyed them no end. From there it wasn't a simple matter, but I did manage to buy the complete set of the Fantaco books that reprinted his Dateline Hembeck material - let me just say this, they're some of the funniest and well put together books you could possibly hope to find. They're still a delight to read and it'll be great having them all in the one volume, finally.
Hembeck still produces art, he sells most of it and it's well worth the expense because it's still well done. His classic cover redos always manage to bring out the latent humour that seems to exist on almost every cover ever drawn and remain faithful to the originals. I like buying Hembeck art because of several reasons, but here's the main one: each time a package arrives in the mail my 19 year old daughter will squeal when it's open, "Eeeeeeeeee HEMBECK!!! Coolness!!!" But then again she thinks Hembeck should be drawing the Teen Titans, along with the likes of Norm Breyfogle (now there's a combination!). Fred emailed me a while ago and told me about this book but insisted that I not tell anyone else, but now that the feline has been released from the sack I can let the world know! When this book comes out I'll be buying my own signed copy, complete with sketch, and I'll be telling anyone within earshot to do the same.
The following comes from the on-line pen of Fred Hembeck himself. He knows what's in the book so why not allow him to plug it?
Come February, 2008, Image Publishing will be gearing up to release THE NEARLY COMPLETE ESSENTIAL HEMBECK ARCHIVES OMNIBUS, featuring over 900 (!) pages of material written and drawn by cartoonist Fred Hembeck (who, in this particular instance of shameless self-promotion, is the actual individual typing in these very words), culled from the past three decades.
And all of this fun stuff will cost you (get ready) LESS THAN TWENTY FIVE BUCKS!!
(A single solitary penny less, true, but still, I'm thinking, a pretty gosh-darn good deal!...)
So, what exactly do we have to offer you in this massive volume?
Well, how about every single Dateline:@#$% strip EVER?
That's how this whole thing started out, y'see--my old buddy (and veteran comics embellisher) Al Gordon's suggested I put together a collection of each and every one of those old cartoons, including all the ones that had never been reprinted in a more permanent format previously. Al then proceeded to get his pal--and Image Publisher--Erik Larsen interested in the notion, and once things got rolling along, Erik encouraged me to expand the scope of the book to include a wide variety of additional material as well, some of which had never been seen before and some of which had turned up only in the most obscure of places.
So, divided into seven sections--each with a specially written explanatory introduction by yours truly--here's a quick rundown of the contents of THE NEARLY COMPLETE ESSENTIAL HEMBECK ARCHIVES OMNIBUS (or TNCEHAO for short, or maybe just THE HEMBECK OMNIBUS...):
Section One: "Little Freddy: Growing Up In The Silver Age of Comics". This is the shortest chapter--12 measly pages--but inasmuch as it best offers an origin story of the tome's main protagonist (again, that'd be me), it seemed like a good jumping off point for any uninitiated readers we manage to rope in.
Section Two: All seven of my early eighties Fantaco books, 276 pages worth: HEMBECK: THE BEST OF DATELINE:@#$%; HEMBECK 1980; ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE BRIDE OF HEMBECK; THE HEMBECK FILES; BAH, HEMBECK; JIMMY OLSEN'S PAL, FRED HEMBECK, and DIAL H FOR HEMBECK. People have been asking me for years for a reprint collection of these long out of print magazines--now, finally, those seven people will get their wish! Hey, we aim to please!...
Section Three: This is a hodge podge section bringing together all the Dateline:@#$% strips that failed to make the cut for the Fantaco collections, as well as ones that were done in the mid-eighties following the final Fantaco collection; work for other fanzines such as THE COMIC READER, COMICS SCENE and the like; some early commissions and spot illos, and all of my contributions to the once annual AMAZING HEROES SWIMSUIT SPECIAL (including The Thing in a thong!)--124 pages of art!
Section Four: A carefully selected 60 pages of material drawn from my four plus years as a member of the legendary comics apa, CAPA-alpha, back in the early eighties, including a few lengthy strips showcasing Cartoon Fred in a manner rarely seen in his other venues! Crazy stuff...
Section Five: Fifteen strips, ranging from a single page all the way up to ten, mostly--but not entirely--featuring original characters. Old favorites like The Dog and Mr. Mumbo Jumbo share these 80 pages with never before seen epics like 1985's 9 pager, "A Date With History" (a time travel farce) and "Chancy Encounter", a three pager done for a never published charity collection from around the turn of the millennium. Lotsa fun here, you betcha!
Section Six: The mid-nineties return of Dateline:@#$%! 210 pages collecting ALL the strips done during that period for THE COMICS BUYERS GUIDE, COMIC BOOK ARTIST, COMIC BOOK PROFILES, a special four pager done for AMAZING HEROES #200, and as many of the quarter page cartoons done especially for the CBG Fan Award winners as I could find!
Section Seven: From the nineties to today, another catch all, 64 page collection of goodies: Holiday cards, sketchbook strips, a few pages of KIDZ, several examples of my Classic Cover Redos, commissioned illos, internet art, and even three pages of nature illustration!
And besides all that, there's a Foreword by none other than Stan Lee, an Introduction by Jim Salicrup, and an Afterword by Al Gordon!! Now I ask you--isn't that worth almost twenty five dollars? (Although to paraphrase Jim S--do NOT attempt to read the whole thing in a single sitting, as your head will most surely explode!!)
How then to get yourself a copy of THE HEMBECK OMNIBUS?
Well, you can always request that your local comics store order enough to meet demand!
And then there's Amazon.com, where the book is already available for pre-order--here's the link.
Those of you interested in getting a signed copy will be happy to know that I'll have copies for sale at cover price (plus a yet to be determined Postage and Handling fee), and likewise I'll be offering the option of purchasing a copy including an original, fully-inked, illustration of the character of your choice on an inside page for a fair (but also as yet to be determined) fee--more details as the publication date looms ever closer.
(And if you'd like to check out a larger scan of the book's front cover--as well as an alternate color scheme and the black and white version, follow this link...)
Needless to say, I'm pretty darn excited at the prospect of holding a copy of this massive collection in my sweaty little palms, and I'm sure hoping some of you out there are at least mildly thrilled with the idea as well!
THE NEARLY COMPLETE ESSENTIAL HEMBECK ARCHIVES OMNIBUS--ask for it by name!
And then stop and take a much needed breath...
* now long gone comic book and sci-fi shop located in Chesser Street, Adelaide. Known for having the good stuff on the ground floor and the comic books in the basement. I think they used to encourage people to steal.
** also long gone. Without naming names, people in the know will know which store. You had to walk up a flight of stairs to get to it and rumour has it that the owner died of a drug overdose years ago.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
The Nearly Complete Essential Hembeck Archives Omnibus
Posted by Daniel Best at 7:08:00 am
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Looks like I was going to the wrong comics shop, then...was that the one in Hindmarsh Square or the one up Rundle St?
- Tuesday, October 23, 2007 9:26:00 am
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