1985 / Ebook / 62 pages / UK
*
There was presumably enough (several-years-belated) V-mania among British kids to justify this pathetic cash-in, evidently brought to you by the same unsung heroes responsible for the Blake's 7 annuals based on the identical, misguided structure, astronomy questions when they run out of ideas and art that would be more appropriate for Postman Pat. For want of any kind of behind-the-scenes information there are also vaguely relevant lizard facts, drab puzzles, a board game no one's ever played and a jokes page. Here's one: "What kind of money do Visitors use? A: Weirdo (weird dough)."I could have finally got around to reading Thomas Pynchon's V., I suppose, but I'm an idiot.
1987 / Ecomic / 48 pages / UK
***
This early showcase for Gaiman/McKean covers similar formative traumatic ground to Mr. Punch, without the seaside whimsy. I suppose that could be a sequel, poor sod.
1995 / Ebook / 128 pages / USA
***
I always enjoy it when they incorporate enthusiastic historical reactions to liven up to the music commentary. Elsewhere, you'll find the answers or debates to FAQs such as whether it's appropriate to play this in church and what genre is it anyway?
2004 / Audiobook / 168 pages / USA
****
Covering the relevant background, production, legacy and individual songs while debunking myths, this is as comprehensive an album celebration as you could ask for, filtered by what the writer happens to find interesting.
2010 / Ebook / 142 pages / USA
***
Appropriate adulation for the cult artist's weird debut that stood apart but probably did 1968 better than the amateurs. It could've gone a lot deeper into the technical side rather than continuing the biography, but maybe you shouldn't ruin everything through overanalysis.
