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'''''Action Philosophers!''''' was a self-published [[comic book]] series by artist [[Ryan Dunlavey]] and writer [[Fred Van Lente]], which was awarded a [[Xeric Grant]] in 2004,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xericfoundation.org/comicbooks/2004.html |title=Xeric Foundation Comic Book Self-Publishing Grants for 2004 |publisher=Xericfoundation.org |accessdate=2012-11-16}}</ref> leading to Action Philosophers! # 1's publication in April 2005.
'''''Action Philosophers!''''' was a self-published [[comic book]] series by artist [[Ryan Dunlavey]] and writer [[Fred Van Lente]], which was awarded a [[Xeric Grant]] in 2004,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xericfoundation.org/comicbooks/2004.html |title=Xeric Foundation Comic Book Self-Publishing Grants for 2004 |publisher=Xericfoundation.org |accessdate=2012-11-16}}</ref> leading to Action Philosophers! # 1's publication in April 2005.


The series focused on a concise biography of some of the most notable [[Philosophy|philosopher]]s and their ideas. To quote the book's homepage:<ref>[http://www.eviltwincomics.com/action/index.php the book's homepage]</ref>
The series focused on a concise biography of some of the most notable [[Philosophy|philosopher]]s and their ideas. To quote the book's homepage:<ref>[http://www.eviltwincomics.com/action/index.php the book's homepage] {{wayback|url=http://www.eviltwincomics.com/action/index.php |date=20061022151339 }}</ref>


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==Issue summary==
==Issue summary==
* [http://www.eviltwincomics.com/action/ap1.php # 1]: - [[Nietzsche]], [[Bodhidharma]], & [[Plato]]: "Wrestling Superstar of Ancient Greece!", featuring one of the series' most famous lines, "PLATO SMASH!"
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060901144208/http://www.eviltwincomics.com:80/action/ap1.php # 1]: - [[Nietzsche]], [[Bodhidharma]], & [[Plato]]: "Wrestling Superstar of Ancient Greece!", featuring one of the series' most famous lines, "PLATO SMASH!"
* [http://www.eviltwincomics.com/action/ap2.php # 2]: - The "All Sex Special", featuring [[Ayn Rand]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], & [[Saint Augustine]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061106095048/http://www.eviltwincomics.com:80/action/ap2.php? # 2]: - The "All Sex Special", featuring [[Ayn Rand]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], & [[Saint Augustine]].
* [http://www.eviltwincomics.com/action/ap3.php # 3]: - "Self Help for Stupid Ugly Losers" featuring [[Freud]], [[Carl Jung]], & [[Joseph Campbell]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060901144928/http://www.eviltwincomics.com:80/action/ap3.php # 3]: - "Self Help for Stupid Ugly Losers" featuring [[Freud]], [[Carl Jung]], & [[Joseph Campbell]].
* [http://www.eviltwincomics.com/action/ap4.php # 4]: - "World Domination Handbook" featuring [[Karl Marx]], [[Machiavelli]], & The [[Kabbalah]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060901144741/http://www.eviltwincomics.com:80/action/ap4.php # 4]: - "World Domination Handbook" featuring [[Karl Marx]], [[Machiavelli]], & The [[Kabbalah]].
* [http://www.eviltwincomics.com/action/ap5.php # 5]: - "Hate the French" featuring [[Descartes]], [[Sartre]], & [[Jaques Derrida]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061007133437/http://www.eviltwincomics.com:80/action/ap5.php # 5]: - "Hate the French" featuring [[Descartes]], [[Sartre]], & [[Jaques Derrida]].
* [http://www.eviltwincomics.com/action/ap6.php # 6]: - "The People's Choice" featuring [[Kierkegaard]], [[St. Thomas Aquinas]], & [[Ludwig Wittgenstein]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061022151357/http://www.eviltwincomics.com:80/action/ap6.php # 6]: - "The People's Choice" featuring [[Kierkegaard]], [[St. Thomas Aquinas]], & [[Ludwig Wittgenstein]].
* [http://www.eviltwincomics.com/action/ap7.php # 7]: - "It's all Greek to you" featuring [[The Pre-Socratics]], [[Aristotle]], & [[Epictetus]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061022150845/http://www.eviltwincomics.com:80/action/ap7.php # 7]: - "It's all Greek to you" featuring [[The Pre-Socratics]], [[Aristotle]], & [[Epictetus]].
* [http://www.eviltwincomics.com/action/ap8.php # 8]: - "Senseless Violence Special" featuring [[Immanuel Kant|Kant]], [[Schopenhauer]], [[Hegel]], & [[John Stuart Mill]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070213052628/http://www.eviltwincomics.com:80/action/ap8.php? # 8]: - "Senseless Violence Special" featuring [[Immanuel Kant|Kant]], [[Schopenhauer]], [[Hegel]], & [[John Stuart Mill]].
* [http://www.eviltwincomics.com/action/ # 9]: - "The Lightning Round", the final issue featuring [[Diogenes the Cynic]], [[Lao Tzu]], [[Michel Foucault]], [[David Hume]], [[Confucius]], [[George Berkeley]], [[Francis Bacon]], [[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]], [[Thomas Hobbes]], [[Mary Wollstonecraft]], [[Baruch Spinoza]] and [[Gottfried Leibniz]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060813130158/http://www.eviltwincomics.com:80/action/ # 9]: - "The Lightning Round", the final issue featuring [[Diogenes the Cynic]], [[Lao Tzu]], [[Michel Foucault]], [[David Hume]], [[Confucius]], [[George Berkeley]], [[Francis Bacon]], [[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]], [[Thomas Hobbes]], [[Mary Wollstonecraft]], [[Baruch Spinoza]] and [[Gottfried Leibniz]].


==Collected editions==
==Collected editions==
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*[http://www.eviltwincomics.com/ Official series website, featuring free issue previews]
*[http://www.eviltwincomics.com/ Official series website, featuring free issue previews]
*[http://www.comixology.com/podcasts/41/NYCC-Special-11-Fred-Van-Lente-and-Ryan-Dunlavey Interview with Fred and Ryan] at [http://www.comixology.com comiXology] on Action Philosophers and Comic Book Comics
*[http://www.comixology.com/podcasts/41/NYCC-Special-11-Fred-Van-Lente-and-Ryan-Dunlavey Interview with Fred and Ryan] at [http://www.comixology.com comiXology] on Action Philosophers and Comic Book Comics
*[http://www.bamkapow.com/action-philosophy-101-479-p.html BamKaPow.com's interview, also examining the creative team's post-AP! projects]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070510124212/http://www.bamkapow.com:80/action-philosophy-101-479-p.html BamKaPow.com's interview, also examining the creative team's post-AP! projects]
*[http://www.talkaboutcomics.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=549 Official Action Philosophers! message board]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080117003348/http://www.talkaboutcomics.com:80/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=549 Official Action Philosophers! message board]
*[http://www.philosophynow.org/issue57/57snider.htm/ Philosophy Now's review]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061003113344/http://www.philosophynow.org/issue57/57snider.htm Philosophy Now's review]
*[http://www.indiecomicsnews.com/2007/04/12/episode-02-action-philosophers/ Interview with Indie Comics News]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110930232655/http://www.indiecomicsnews.com/2007/04/12/episode-02-action-philosophers/ Interview with Indie Comics News]
*[http://live.hollywoodjesus.com/?p=4308 HollywoodJesus.com Review]
*[http://live.hollywoodjesus.com/?p=4308 HollywoodJesus.com Review]


Revision as of 16:47, 3 October 2016

Cover to Action Philosophers: Giant Size Thing 1


Action Philosophers! was a self-published comic book series by artist Ryan Dunlavey and writer Fred Van Lente, which was awarded a Xeric Grant in 2004,[1] leading to Action Philosophers! # 1's publication in April 2005.

The series focused on a concise biography of some of the most notable philosophers and their ideas. To quote the book's homepage:[2]

ACTION PHILOSOPHERS! is a comic book series detailing the lives and thoughts of history's A-list brain trust in a hip and humorous way that proves that philosophy is not just the province of boring tweed-enveloped college professors.

The series concluded with issue # 9, published in September 2007. The series was also collected into various self-published paperback collections. Dark Horse Comics published a deluxe hardcover collection of the series with new material in October, 2014.[3]

Reception

The series was nominated for a 2010 Ignatz Outstanding Debut Award,[4] an received a positive review from Philosophy Now.[5]

Issue summary

Collected editions

Title Material collected ISBN
Action Philosophers! Giant-size Thing 1 Action Philosophers #1-3 ISBN 0-9778329-0-2
Action Philosophers! Giant-size Thing 2 Action Philosophers #4-6 ISBN 0-9778329-1-0
Action Philosophers! Giant-size Thing 3 Action Philosophers #7-9 ISBN 0-9778329-2-9
The More Than Complete Action Philosophers! Action Philosophers" #1-9, plus new content ISBN 978-0-9778329-3-4
Action Philosophers! Published by Dark Horse Comics, reprints "More Than Complete…", with a new story and historical material, hardcover format ISBN 978-1-61655-539-9

References

  1. ^ "Xeric Foundation Comic Book Self-Publishing Grants for 2004". Xericfoundation.org. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  2. ^ the book's homepage Archived 2006-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Action Philosophers! HC". darkhorse.com. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  4. ^ "SPX announces Ignatz Nominees". Newsarama.com. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  5. ^ "Action Philosophers! by Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey". Philosophy Now. Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-20. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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