by savagesketch on 28 Apr 2017, 19:34
Finished reading Brian Baer's book, HOW HE-MAN MASTERED THE UNIVERSE: FROM TOY TO TELEVISION TO BIG SCREEN. It's a pretty comprehensive book on the history of He-Man while being a relatively quick read at the same time. Really the only letdown is how it essentially reads like an extended research paper. Baer is a lifelong fan, and his passion shows through. But despite getting only a few interviews from some of the key players in the MOTU franchise (notably Gary Goddard), the rest of the information is research from various articles and sources that fans have already seen and/or read. It's cited appropriately, but outside of some of Goddard's insights in the film (many of which are new), it unfortunately doesn't lend a whole lot of new information.
Major props go to Baer for getting his passion published, but know that it's essentially a graduate thesis, rather than the comprehensive book fans may be expecting. The ART OF HE-MAN text is a little more comprehensive and what fans would expect. Still great to see something like this get attention though.