{"id":2116,"date":"2010-11-28T21:08:32","date_gmt":"2010-11-29T02:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=2116"},"modified":"2025-05-05T20:37:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T00:37:38","slug":"the-amazing-screw-on-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/2116","title":{"rendered":"The Amazing Screw-On Head"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Amazing Screw-On Head<\/a><\/em> (2010) Mike Mignola<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I think that even for Mike Mignola this is a strange collection of stories. Amusing and interesting, yes, but also strange.<\/p>\n

The first story is about Screw-On Head, who is a head that screws into different bodies. Which is a fascinating idea. He’s sent out by President Lincoln to stop the recovery of a relic of Gung the Magnificent.<\/p>\n

The Magician and the Snake is a story co-written with his daughter Katie, and I actually quite liked it. <\/p>\n

The final story wasn’t a story so much as a collection of drawings.<\/p>\n

All in all, fun, but strange.
\nRating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Dark Horse Books<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Amazing Screw-On Head (2010) Mike Mignola I think that even for Mike Mignola this is a strange collection of stories. Amusing and interesting, yes, but also strange. The first story is about Screw-On Head, who is a head that screws into different bodies. Which is a fascinating idea. 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