{"id":13698,"date":"2013-01-18T21:41:41","date_gmt":"2013-01-19T03:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/somewhatnerdy.com\/home\/?p=13698"},"modified":"2013-02-13T19:38:06","modified_gmt":"2013-02-14T01:38:06","slug":"flash-gordon-the-tyrant-of-mongo-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somewhatnerdy.com\/home\/flash-gordon-the-tyrant-of-mongo-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Flash Gordon: the Tyrant of Mongo Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/somewhatnerdy.com\/home\/flash-gordon-the-tyrant-of-mongo-book-review\/tyrant-of-mongo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13699\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13699\" title=\"tyrant-of-mongo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/somewhatnerdy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tyrant-of-mongo-e1358566590955.jpg?resize=660%2C521\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"521\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>In early December of 2012, Titan Books released a treasure of a book.\u00a0 That book is Flash Gordon: the Tyrant of Mongo.\u00a0 This book is a must for any Sci-fi, comic, pulp, or classic literature fan.\u00a0 It is a must for everyone!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>For those of you who don\u2019t know, Flash Gordon made its debut in 1934 in the Sunday newspaper.\u00a0 With great writing as well as great art, the strip was the talk of the nation and it didn\u2019t take too long to become a movie serial.\u00a0 Most of us at SomeWhatNerdy grew up with classics like Star Trek, Star Wars, and Doctor Who, but before Darth Vader there was Ming the Merciless, a universal tyrant who wanted nothing but to consume ultimate power.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>This battle of good and evil between Flash Gordon and Ming the Merciless drew millions and millions of fans back in its day and still does so today.\u00a0 This book is truly a great start for any fan of any genre.\u00a0 Flash Gordon is a must in any Nerd\u2019s collection of literature.\u00a0 If not for Flash Gordon, it is very possible we may have never had a Star Wars or Star Trek.\u00a0 Yikes!\u00a0 I just scared myself a little.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Flash Gordon: the Tyrant of Mongo is a gathering of the following classic stories:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>\u201cThe Beast Men of Mongo\u201d: 4\/25\/1937 \u2013 8\/8\/1937<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>\u201cThe Outlaws of Mongo\u201d: 8\/15\/1937 \u2013 5\/29\/1937<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>\u201cThe Tyrant of Mongo\u201d: 6\/5\/1938 \u2013 3\/5\/1939<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>\u201cThe Ice Kingdom of Mongo\u201d: 3\/12\/1939 \u2013 4\/7\/1940<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>\u201cThe Power Men of Mongo\u201d: 4\/14\/1940 \u2013 1\/12\/1941<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>I highly recommend this book.\u00a0 The stories were classic then, and they are classic now.\u00a0 I give this book a perfect 10 out of 10 rating and suggest you get your copy today.\u00a0 If your bookstore doesn\u2019t have a copy, I am sure online sites will.\u00a0 It is definitely worth every penny.\u00a0 Happy Reading!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Flash Gordon: the Tyrant of Mongo<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sundays 1937-41<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Alex Raymond<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don Moore<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Restorations by Peter Maresca<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Titan Books<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>All of us here at SomewhatNerdy would like to thank Titan Books (<a href=\"http:\/\/titanbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a> for their website and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/titanbooks?ref=ts&amp;fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a> for their Facebook page) for letting us take a look at Flash Gordon: The Tyrant of Mongo. 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