Manhattan Projects

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Definitely a new direction. Great historical references in this issue. There are some new key players fleshed out as well.

 

I love this book.

Anyone pick up the hard cover this week?

Even if you have the trades it is worth it for the extra content at the back...

Ah, I was wondering if there was extra content, and Amazon was silent on that.

What else is included?

Also, do you get the covers? Those haven't been in the TPBs, and I'm not sure if there were in the limited edition NYC hardcover from a couple of years ago as mine are still shrinkwrapped (but I don't believe they are).

Really happy with how this turned out

Commission by Steven Butler

I need Butler SS on a Cat and Mouse book!!

That's a killer sketch!

Awesome sketch!

I had Nick do a quick one for me a NYCC. If you follow Nick on twitter I'm sure you can figure out what Einstein is doing with his hand.

I think I was there for that Einstein. Was that drawn at the Image Booth?

Yes it was at the image booth. Glad he had the time to do a nice doodle.

Nice, I was the guy sitting with him to kill time until Kirkman's line got smaller.

Cool!

Nice sketch covers!

And for those on the fence about the hardcover...get it! Beautiful package with exclusive extras. The extras alone are worth it. Tons of early concept art, including the original pitch. A must-have for the serious MP fan.

Just read 24. This book is so good. I love how Hickman is taking this conflict to much larger scale. Can't wait to see how the Russians react to the end result of the generals' actions.

Also, the two page thing he did for CBLDF was pretty funny.

By far my favorite series. Just got a couple books back that I was lucky enough to get Nick P. to sign and sketch. It seems most people go for Oppenheimer/Einstein, so I went a different route! Also, I have a really sweet commission piece coming soon that I can't wait to share!

In-depth interview with Nick Pitarra:

http://comicbook.com/2014/11/26/nick-pitarra-talks-the-weird-history-and-strange-ideas-of-the-ma/

Thanks for the link - I probably would have missed this otherwise.

This is still my favorite book every month. I can probably call it one of my all time favorites at this point in time. I know they're doing decently, as Nick stated in the article, but I think what they're doing deserves more attention. He said it best himself, it is so 'comic booky'.

Hickman/Pitarra announce format change for MP:

http://comicsalliance.com/hickman-and-pitarras-manhattan-projects-to-go-on-hiatus-until-march-2015-returning-with-a-new-format/

Hmm cool, sounds interesting. Does this mean the series re-launching as a #1 or does it mean more just the story telling format starting with the next arc?

Sounds interesting. The book and creative team have been awesome, so I'll be sticking around for wherever they take us.

New #1 in March. New format, though, sounds like series-of-mini-series (a la HELLBOY and THE GOON), with each mini centered around a small group of characters (if not a single character).

At the end of #25, we've got these separate groups:

Yuri/Laika

Von Braun

Einsteins/Feyman

Groves/Westmoreland/LBJ

Harry

...and if you look closely, the return of a major character is hinted at...

At some point, when everyone's story has been told, I expect they'll all be brought back together for the finale. Can't wait.