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New Use of PD characters

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The Australian Panther

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New Use of PD characters
« on: March 13, 2021, 11:52:44 PM »

Dynamite is at it again with PD characters. They annoy me with their unlikely and absurd team-ups which are obviously done for marketing purposes.
Case in point, Their new 'limited series/]  Red Sonja: The Superpowers.
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/red-sonja-the-superpowers-2/4000-828299/
In this they team her up with - wait for it - wait for it!
1/ Captain Future
2/ Vana - an Antaclean [?] woman and wife of Martan the Marvel Man. From Dell's golden age Popular comics.
3/ Raven - Police detective Sergeant Danny Dartin is the Raven. From Various titles from ACE Magazines. {Golden Age]
4/ The Sword - Wields Excalibur and has a 'Lancelot-like sidekick - First appearance in Captain Courageous #6 in 1942. 
Covers on this book [Now up to #3] Particularly the Jonathan Lau cover from issue #2, make me think Dynamite is trying to position this group of characters as yet another alternate Big Three/Justice League clone and are using Red Sonja to get an audience for it. Might end up interesting. We can only hope.       
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narfstar

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Re: New Use of PD characters
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2021, 12:56:50 PM »

I don't have time to give any new stuff a shot. Too busy making new stuff at InDELLible Comics  :)
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crashryan

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Re: New Use of PD characters
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2021, 04:17:02 PM »

I followed the link. Do I understand this right? There are twenty-nine variant covers of a single issue??!!
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paw broon

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Re: New Use of PD characters
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2021, 05:28:46 PM »

That's what it looks like.  Typical of Dynamite and a few other companies.  I despair of Dynamite.  Their comics never seem value for money.  I've said it before, "fur coat, nae knickers".
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profh0011

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Re: New Use of PD characters
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2021, 03:18:12 AM »

So, do I get this right?  What are they, nice-looking covers, and NO substance inside at all?

If so, it's a good thing my money's so tight.


I'm looking for a break in major expenses so I can start catchng up on recent stuff (as in, the last 10 years worth) from Gary Carlson, Phil Foglio, Mort Todd & Dan Reed.  (3 of those guys are on my FB "friends" list!)
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Florian R. Guillon

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Re: New Use of PD characters
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2021, 10:34:56 PM »

There's also the series Vampirella: The Superpowers, with different characters, if I recall. That's so unlikely to me that I think I'll read it.

I'm a sucker for crossovers...
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