Comments on: Michael Chabon’s Top 12 Tales of Adventure http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/10/michael-chabons-top-12-tales-of-adventure/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:37:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: gene phillips http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/10/michael-chabons-top-12-tales-of-adventure/#comment-2465911 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:28:06 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/10/michael-chabons-top-12-tales-of-adventure/#comment-2465911 Of the Burroughs books, I'd say GODS OF MARS is a better read than the first book-- fewer psuedo-Vernian lectures, anyway. I recently reread KING SOLOMON'S MINES but though it deserves to be a classic TREASURE ISLAND (from which KSM draws much inspiration) is the superior work. Haggard's SHE deserves pride of place IMO. Never heard of the Pynchon work, but I'll check it out. Can't imagine what kind of "adventure" he'd write. Of the Burroughs books, I’d say GODS OF MARS is a better read than the first book– fewer psuedo-Vernian lectures, anyway.

I recently reread KING SOLOMON’S MINES but though it deserves to be a classic TREASURE ISLAND (from which KSM draws much inspiration) is the superior work. Haggard’s SHE deserves pride of place IMO.

Never heard of the Pynchon work, but I’ll check it out. Can’t imagine what kind of “adventure” he’d write.

]]> by: James Mishler http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/10/michael-chabons-top-12-tales-of-adventure/#comment-2455768 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:48:57 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/10/michael-chabons-top-12-tales-of-adventure/#comment-2455768 Huh. Interesting that he prefers Howard's Kull stories over the Conan stories. They are rather more cerebral, I suppose, Kull being a philosopher-king to Conan's barbarian-king, but the action is also rather pared down. But then, the Kull stories he read as a child were not as heavily oppressed by the hand of their editors as the Conan stories were... Also nice to see C.L. Moore get a nod. Huh. Interesting that he prefers Howard’s Kull stories over the Conan stories. They are rather more cerebral, I suppose, Kull being a philosopher-king to Conan’s barbarian-king, but the action is also rather pared down. But then, the Kull stories he read as a child were not as heavily oppressed by the hand of their editors as the Conan stories were…

Also nice to see C.L. Moore get a nod.

]]> by: Steve Taylor http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/10/michael-chabons-top-12-tales-of-adventure/#comment-2451026 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:27:47 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/10/michael-chabons-top-12-tales-of-adventure/#comment-2451026 What,...No "THE CHINATOWN DEATH CLOUD PERIL" by Paul Malmont? What,...No "CARTER BEATS THE DEVIL" by Glen David Gold? What,...No "GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD" by Michael Chabon? Sheesh!!! Who is this guy? What,…No “THE CHINATOWN DEATH CLOUD PERIL” by Paul Malmont?
What,…No “CARTER BEATS THE DEVIL” by Glen David Gold?
What,…No “GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD” by Michael Chabon?
Sheesh!!! Who is this guy?

]]> by: James Van Hise http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/10/michael-chabons-top-12-tales-of-adventure/#comment-2449694 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:56:08 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/10/michael-chabons-top-12-tales-of-adventure/#comment-2449694 No Edgar Rice Burroughs? The first Tarzan book still holds up remarkably well, as does A Princess of Mars. No Edgar Rice Burroughs? The first Tarzan book still holds up remarkably well, as does A Princess of Mars.

]]> by: John Tebbel http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/10/michael-chabons-top-12-tales-of-adventure/#comment-2449113 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:37:19 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/10/michael-chabons-top-12-tales-of-adventure/#comment-2449113 What, no Treasure Island? Arrgh. What, no Treasure Island? Arrgh.

]]> by: Chris Schweizer http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/10/michael-chabons-top-12-tales-of-adventure/#comment-2448800 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:27:04 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/10/michael-chabons-top-12-tales-of-adventure/#comment-2448800 Four of these books make MY top five, so I'll have to check out the ones with which I'm unfamiliar (Moore and Becker). Thanks for posting! Four of these books make MY top five, so I’ll have to check out the ones with which I’m unfamiliar (Moore and Becker). Thanks for posting!

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