Trouble with this is, I'm not sure what this weeks are. Especially now when my local comic shop hasn't had a delivery in a couple of weeks (same with a lot of U.K shops, with the noticeable exception of you know who) because of the volcano flight ban. I picked up half a dozen comics yesterday, but they aren't this weeks. As well, I don't bother with a standing order and pick up titles when and if I fancy them.
...But I disagree about the JSA comments. The JSA has long been removed from its GA origins. There is nothing in its flavor which suggests it wasn't created in the 1970's or 1980's.
I like it best when GA characters are done in a modern style while still retaining some of the flavor of the Golden Age story telling.
Fans of DC's FirstWave The Spirit, should know that mythic talent, Harlan Ellison, is scripting #2's black and white backup feature.
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Fans of DC's FirstWave The Spirit, should know that mythic talent, Harlan Ellison, is scripting #2's black and white backup feature.
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I agree that Ellison's "talent" is a myth, boox. He used to be great, but that was a LONG time ago.
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I can't believe people still buy comic books here... I can't stand the recycled plots, the uninspired penciling/inking and poor coloring. And that's when someone actually does pencil the darn thing.
It's come to my attention recently that some of these folks use software to construct character forms and page layouts... not that that's necessarily a bad thing in and of itself when used properly... but it does give me a greater appreciation for the old timers who did it all by hand.
Okay, I admit it -- Hi, I'm Boox909 and I am a comic book addict. Sometimes I hit the store twice a week to sample new stuff! There, I admit it! ::lol:: ;D ;D ;D
It's hard for me to tell what's new with Harlan Ellison; I only started finding his books around 1990 or so. And I still come across something that's new to me now and then.
But even if his newer stuff isn't as good- and I'm not commenting there; although the fact nothing from the past decade comes quickly to mind is telling- there is so much incredible stuff he's done on my bookshelf that I will never remove him from my mental list of great writers.
The comics habit -I know we're all joking about it, well, half joking - half serious - but it's a very interesting phenomenon. Having been addicted (and I don't think that's too strong a term) for most of my life, and having given up on a number of occasions, I still come crawling back. Nowadays I buy hardly any new American titles and my interest lies in back issues and foreign comics. ...
I got Green Hornet Year One #3 today and am still enjoying the series. Love to find out more about the characters before they turned "super" I put in a pull on Widow Warriors from Dynamite advertised in GH. I usually like to read a digital before committing to a series but this one really sounded like it will be good.
Trying to get caught up here -- so I'll hit the high points.
1 ) Comic Shop News #1199 (now on the stands) highlights Moonstone's plans to publish classic pulp characters such as The Phantom Detective, Secret Agent X, The Spider, and Black Bat (along with The Green Lama, Operator 5, G-8, Captain Future, and Domino Lady)...whew...can you tell that something big is brewing for fans of the pulp genre? Moonstone released The Spider #1 last week, so it should still be available at your retailers. Check it out and consider a brief write up on it for this thread.
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Trying to get caught up here -- so I'll hit the high points.
1 ) Comic Shop News #1199 (now on the stands) highlights Moonstone's plans to publish classic pulp characters such as The Phantom Detective, Secret Agent X, The Spider, and Black Bat (along with The Green Lama, Operator 5, G-8, Captain Future, and Domino Lady)...whew...can you tell that something big is brewing for fans of the pulp genre? Moonstone released The Spider #1 last week, so it should still be available at your retailers. Check it out and consider a brief write up on it for this thread.
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Are these characters going to be featured in new pulp stories, or are they being reworked into comic book form? If it's a case of the latter I just gotta ask... why?
I like reading some of the pulps basically because they're just that... pulps... not comic books. They're a different animal IMO, and perhaps part of a different era, which is part of their appeal (to me anyway). In other words, I don't think I'd find reading the "modern adventures of the Spider" (if that's what they're planning to do with the character) all that appealing. :)
Are we talking about the Moonstone Spider illustrated story? If so, I bought that a while ago and didn't enjoy it. Gave it to my pal who's a collector of Spider and other hero pulps and he was not happy with it at all. The new Kato from Dynamite was poor and at the end I thought, "I didn't really need to know that". They're making GH, a relatively simple, enjoyable hero, into a complicated, troubled, serious character. It should be fun. But this a criticism I have with many modern comics. Probably an age thing. My best buy this week (and I don't know how new it really is) was the Warren Ellis Captain Swing and the Electrical Pirates. (or something like that) It was great. Well drawn, well told and set in a period I love. Mystery, violence, running about - all good stuff. Note I said violence? Odd for me but in this I could take it. A bit like the scenes in Extraordinary Gentlemen.
The problem with DC Universe: Legacies is it should have been 12 issues as the early the 1930's-1950's period needed another issue.
My Problems with the issue:
Big one was DR.FATE left the JSA same time as Hourman? WTF? All that happened was he went to the half-helmet no longer wanting to be under Nabu's influence. We're talking 12 issues of All-Star! Even at reduced abilities, he was still a powerful key member. Perhaps DC has now reconned the whole "Half-helmet" thing? If that is the case, then why not recon full helmet for the last 12 issues?
The whole TNT & Dan in the 7SOV changes a few things - TNT wasn't killed, Dan
Does anyone else use a legal digital download site like Wowio or Lulu or some others? Since those on this site obviously accept digital downloads and hopefully enjoy them I figure the new comics in digital would be cool also. Some publishers such as Blue Water offer most of their books almost immediately on Wowio, etc. Heroic has most of its archive online. Most comics can be downloaded for a buck and they often have sponsors that give you so many choices free. I think it is a great way to support the creators and it allows books shunned by Diamond to get a distribution. Some sites like Comixexpress offer the option of getting a print on demand copy if you are willing to spend the extra money. One thing about these books is that I am more wiling to try a book to see if I like it for a buck over three bucks. I also found one of my favorite series Johnny Saturn through this and bought the whole series.
Legacies is ok, but this issue even has more problems than the others. It seems like it cannot really decide what it's supposed to be. On one hand it seems to be a version of the modern history of the current DCU, which would be fine. On the other, it's a meta-fictional history, explaining superhero continuity and publishing trends through a story such as the fall of the GA heroes, the rise of the detective heroes and western stars (using television to stand in for comics, and the coonskin hat craze explained as a Tomahawk fad...). Except for the fact that the timeline in this issue is all sorts of screwed up. If the kid was around 8-12 in 1939, this story (and many of the characters used and referenced events) suggest that it's taking place in the 1950s. Which is fine when talking about the rise of the cowboy heroes after the GA masked men mostly leave the stage. But, the story then basically implies that the Silver-Age heroes Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Green Lantern and the Flash all debuted in the mid to late 1950s. Which is true publishing wise (for Green Lantern and the Flash anyways, the other four never really left), but no way that jibes with modern continuity! And, considering the age of the narrator, that means that he would have to be narrating from some point in the future, or we're going to acknowledge on some level that the modern heroes have been active for 50-60 years!
Not really impressed with Robinson's JSA story. We have have a wildly inappropriate comment between Mr. America and Lightning, Wildcat doing the cliched "poor me with no superpowers but a good left-hook and on an adventure involving magic/superpowers/etc" monologue, Obsidian taken over right after a whole arc whose ultimate issue was about how he'd never be taken over again, Dr. Mid-nite getting sidelined out of an adventure in order to do real doctoring yet again, and by the end, the story's main heroes being the least interesting of the JSA's legacy heroes as all the originals or primary ones taken out.
And, conflicting accounts as to how the starheart's possessions work. Is it random, possibly targeting anyone with a modicum of superpowers, or just the ones powered by starheart/chaotic energy? As the majority of the team that Batman nee Nightwing nee Robin are superpowered, exactly what is his logic that these heroes are the least susceptible, when the start of the comic points out that it is targeting even those with very little magic power. There's no internal logic to it.
Except for the fact that the timeline in this issue is all sorts of screwed up. If the kid was around 8-12 in 1939, this story (and many of the characters used and referenced events) suggest that it's taking place in the 1950s. Which is fine when talking about the rise of the cowboy heroes after the GA masked men mostly leave the stage. But, the story then basically implies that the Silver-Age heroes Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Green Lantern and the Flash all debuted in the mid to late 1950s. Which is true publishing wise (for Green Lantern and the Flash anyways, the other four never really left), but no way that jibes with modern continuity! And, considering the age of the narrator, that means that he would have to be narrating from some point in the future, or we're going to acknowledge on some level that the modern heroes have been active for 50-60 years!
Finally got off my rear and hit most of the comic shops in town so I could pick up some titles you gents have recommended. Picked up JSA 41 &42, Marvelman 1, Doctor Solar 1, Capt. Swing 2, finally got a Moonstone Spider, my usual Disneys and, as an extra treat, found a couple of Shadow paperbacks from the late '70s. Really enjoyed Solar (loved the archive section) and Marvelman. Will be buying more of both. As a fan of both Victorian sci-fi and Steam Punk, Capt. Swing was a quirky treat. Haven't read the rest yet, but hopefully soon. Thanks to Boox, Paw and all who give us all these previews and opinions. Cheers, Bowers
If possible mail order Magnus it is one of the best comics running now
Tripp (Lulu artist) drew #1 (4C381) Stanley drew the remaining 4C issues plus #5. Lloyd White started with #6 and drew all the rest of the issues, I believe.
I strongly suspect that Justice Society of America Special #1 was originally slated to be Magog Special #1, however, DC realized that a Magog special would sell significantly less copies than a JSA special. The Outsiders or Inferior Five could have been the guest stars in what is squarely a Magog storyline, and the book would have been the book end to the very ridiculousness of Magog. Recommended for the JSA nuts like myself who can't sleep at night unless they buy buy whatever the JSA book of the week is. ::) Everyone else should tread with caution.
In other news, solicitations are out for Northern Guard #2 (Canada's GA heroes), Erik Larsen's Next Issue Project: Crack Comics #63 -- and did you know that Dark Horse is going to release a collection of Frank Frazetta's White Indian in early 2011? Dark Horse is also releasing an archive volume of The Occult Files of Doctor Spektor, and a new The Mighty Samson title slated to appear later this year.
How does Turok look boox?
Probably the hardest thing for me is the lack of distinct identity. I thought Crisis was a mistake and was hoping the reverse Crisis return of the multi-verse would bring back the fun.
I tried the first couple Generation Lost and did not care for it
Zatanna #6-this is a stand-a-lone issue that seems to have nothing to do with the story arc of the previous two issues (haven't actually read it mind you-just going by my quick browse through). Can we say missed deadline!
Howdy gang! ;D
Only a few items from me this week to chat about.
Marvel
Captain America: Patriot #3 (of 4) -- If you are not following this excellent production, you are quite possibly robbing yourself of sheer Golden Age retcon goodness. Legendary scribe Karl Kesel, along with artists Mitch & Bettie Breitweiser deliver a very much unique view of Patriot-Cap and his time with the All-Winners Squad during 1948. Mysteries deepen in this issue -- Miss Patriot and Golden Girl are two gals that are definitely hiding their motivations from our hero -- will he find out in time? Don't miss this series. At least promise yourself that you will purchase the trade when it comes out! Highly recommended!
Captain America # 611 -- Daniel Acuna provides simply heavenly cinematic quality art that breathes lives in the usual solid work of Ed Brubaker. Bucky-Cap ends up surrendering himself for trial for acts committed while he was under the control of the Soviet Reds! Cap fans should not miss this series!
DC
Justice Society of America #44 -- I honestly believe that this will be the best story arc featuring the "New DC Earth" Justice Society in about two years. Marc Guggenheim and Scott Kolins have ramped up the story quality and artwork and provides a tale that kicks off with kingdom come implications. Recommended!
That's all I have for this week! Take care and have a safe weekend! ;D ;D ;D
B.
The new Thunder Agents book was interesting. Not sure what think about it yet. I am going to reserve judgement until I see how they go with it.
I had just collected the old Tower books, and was entertained by the '60's dialog of the heroes. It felt so 'James Bond'. That, and the Wood artwork were a pleasure.
I had just collected the old Tower books, and was entertained by the '60's dialog of the heroes. It felt so 'James Bond'. That, and the Wood artwork were a pleasure.
Not to mention Ditko, Crandall, Tuska, Sekowsky, Kane and probably several others I'm forgetting right now.
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Joe
I wanted to recommend to everyone the current issue of Zatanna (#7). It's a done-in-one story, written by Adam Beechen and drawn by Chad Hardin & Wayne Faucher (who had previously drawn issues #4 &5), and is a perfect issue for someone who has been thinking of sampling the series.
The story pays homage to several of the Golden Age mages (Zatarra, Ibis, Dr. Fate, Sargon, etc..) and even (sort of) guest stars some of them.
Check it out.
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Joe
Is this new Green Hornet book another Nitz (Parallel Lives) prequel, or tie-in to the upcoming Green Hornet movie?
Mighty Samson was a good read. So far Shooter has done a great job with the GK revivals.
Mighty Samson was a good read. So far Shooter has done a great job with the GK revivals.
It appears that my local retailer "forgot" to include my copy in my pull. ::)
Mighty Samson was a good read. So far Shooter has done a great job with the GK revivals.
It appears that my local retailer "forgot" to include my copy in my pull. ::)
If you haven't gotten Green Hornet Golden Age Remastered#4 yet your local retailer may have "forgotten" to pull it also as mine came in two or three weeks ago.
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Joe
Doc Savage and Avenger paperbacks from the seventies are often easily obtainable for a buck each.
Doc Savage and Avenger paperbacks from the seventies are often easily obtainable for a buck each.
The Green Hornet: Golden Age Classics #5 (of 5) finished up this week.
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The Green Hornet: Golden Age Classics #5 (of 5) finished up this week.
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I picked up my copy this week. I don't think the series is finished yet though. In the back of this issue is a plug for issue #6 and IIRC I've seen advance solicitations for #7 & 8 (which should about wrap up the reprinting of the Helnit issues).
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Joe
Rex, an Authentic Golden Age character, is best known for kicking the Alan Scott-Green Lantern out of his own book in the 40s.
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Rex, an Authentic Golden Age character, is best known for kicking the Alan Scott-Green Lantern out of his own book in the 40s.
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Not true. It was Streak the Wonder Dog who replaced GL on the covers of 34, 36 and 38 (GL's villain but GL was on the cover of 35). GL appeared in all of those comics though. Streak then moved to Sensation Comics after GL ceased publication.
Rex was a completely different animal :-) in a stand alone comic of the 50s
Rex, an Authentic Golden Age character, is best known for kicking the Alan Scott-Green Lantern out of his own book in the 40s.
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Not true. It was Streak the Wonder Dog who replaced GL on the covers of 34, 36 and 38 (GL's villain but GL was on the cover of 35). GL appeared in all of those comics though. Streak then moved to Sensation Comics after GL ceased publication.
Rex was a completely different animal :-) in a stand alone comic of the 50s
But...but...I thought Streak became Rex...dang. ;D Ah well...maybe Streak was the inspiration for Rex?
::hangs head in shame:: :-\
You make me want to give Cap a try although I currently get zero marvels
Finally, INVADERS NOW! #5 (of 5), Dynamite's joint production with Marvel, finishes up an entertaining story featuring Rogers-Cap, Bucky-Cap, Human Torch & Toro, Sub-Mariner, Union Jack, Spitfire, and the original Vision. The cover on this one is beautiful. Alex Ross is obviously an art-demigod. I'm sure all 5 issues are still available (I've seen the sales figures) so hunt them down or wait for the trade, either way, an enjoyable time. I eagerly await Marvel's next Golden Age oriented send up.
I just read the second issue of Mighty Samson. It is different and I like it. I do wish I would have waited and read it as a graphic novel all at once. I am still enjoying Magnus but Samson has passed it on my look forward to reading list.
I do not check sales figures anywhere but I see the pull list on Comixology. If it is any indication Samson may not get a trade. The pulls on it are horrible. Samson is one of my favorite books now. Very different very cool. Magnus is a more straightforward kinda book and enjoyable. Solar is keeping my interest and unfolding well.
I've got the Reed Crandall Reader on order, should be here in a couple of weeks at the latest. Sure was hard to find though, none of the local shops had it or had heard of it. Sad, very sad.
I did pick up Magnus Robot Fighter 4000 AD #1 with art by Russ Manning from Dark Horse Comics "One for One" series.
Zatanna 10 and this series is rolling along nicely and I want to know what happens and that's unusual for me with todays comics.
I've got the Reed Crandall Reader on order, should be here in a couple of weeks at the latest. Sure was hard to find though, none of the local shops had it or had heard of it. Sad, very sad. ...
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The latest Shadow Double Novel reprint from Sanctum Press that I picked up from my LCS is a larger than usual issue celebrating the Shadow's 80th anniversary.
It reprints the first Shadow novel-"The Living Shadow", in its original form, for the first time ever. When the story was first republished alterations were made and all other reprints have followed that altered version up until now.
The second Shadow story in the book is "The Black Hush" which was a favorite of its author Walter Gibson. Its was also was originally adorned by one of George Rozen's most famous Shadow paintings. One which has been reprinted and copied numerous times over the years making it only fitting that it adorns this anniversary edition too.
The usual fine background material and insightful commentary by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin round out the volume.
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Joe
I've got the Reed Crandall Reader on order, should be here in a couple of weeks at the latest. Sure was hard to find though, none of the local shops had it or had heard of it. Sad, very sad. ...
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What's up with these books from Pure Imagination, are they compilations of PD material?
I've noticed several of them recently featuring Wood... the "Wild Wood" series(???). I was tempted to check them out, but was wondering what exactly they contained. Bio material and lost art? PD comic book material?
What's up with these books from Pure Imagination, are they compilations of PD material?
I've noticed several of them recently featuring Wood... the "Wild Wood" series(???). I was tempted to check them out, but was wondering what exactly they contained. Bio material and lost art? PD comic book material?
I'm sorry to say I was very disappointed by the Reed Crandall Reader when I received it, I was hopefully looking forward to "new" Reed Crandall art, not PD material I've already seen many times over. Now I know why it was so hard to find anywhere, they knew it didn't have much in the way of "new" material not seen for years, or art just uncovered.
I would not recommend this to anyone except to those folks that have not seen much or any of his early work.
... I have practically all of the PI books so if there is any one in particular that you want info on I can probably look it up for you. ...
The Pure Imagination books, for the most part, are magazine size trade paperbacks and run about 160 pages. Stories are reproduced in black and white (Cover/back covers are in color).Most retail for $25.
I'll start digging out the Wood volumes-here's the contents of the first-
WILD WOOD (2010)
Cover/Back cover-color illos (from unidentified sci-fi digests?)
Title page-another sci-fi digest half tone illo
copyright page-unidentified illo-western theme (1950s?)
Intro by Greg Theakston-"I Pissed Off Wally Wood"-13 pgs-(contains mini-interviews with Joe Orlando, Dan Adkins, Ralph Reese and Paul Kirchner)-several spot illos by Wood & co. (and also repros Wood's famous "22 Panels That Always Work").
Illos from Planet Stories Sept 1953-(pulp)-2 pgs-
2 Sabu stories from Sabu Comics #30 (1)-June 1950-Fox-17 pgs-
Dorothy Lamour story from Dorothy Lamour Jungle Princess #3-Aug 1950-Fox-8 pgs-
Lariat Lucy story from unidentified Trojan pulp (per JVJ)--8 pgs-same story was later printed (in censored form) in Trojan's Western Crime Busters #10-April 1952.
Sci-fi digest illos-19 pgs-(Galaxy and Worlds of Tomorrow)-c1957-1963-
Commercial art illos-8 pgs-1950s-1970s-(includes the Prince Valiant page Wood did)
Girls-7 pgs-humorous work done for men's magazines-1950s-1960s
Avon Inside Front Covers-8 pages-(Strange Worlds #3 & 5, Space Detective#2 & ?, Police Line-Up#1, Murderous Gangsters#1,Mask of Fu Manchu, An Earth Man on Venus)-all 1951
Humor Art-10 pgs-ad parodies-c. 1963
Fantastic Voyage-Western-1967-32 pgs-
story (w. Ditko) from The Destructor #2-Seaboard-April 1975-
Greg doesn't always ID the original source of the stories (and sometimes he mis-IDs them) but I've done my best to get the correct info here.
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Joe
Definitely sounds like some interesting stuff in this one Joe... particularly the early pulp illustration stuff... I don't think I've seen any of that before. I think I might get a copy if I can find it available somewhere.
Btw, I think I recall seeing that Dorothy Lamour story in one of the comics I downloaded from GAC once upon a time ago... at least I think it was Wood. If I'm not mistaken, it was rather crude compared to what he was doing just two or three years later. But seeing it was also oddly inspiring to me in a way... namely that with practice and devotion to one's craft one can indeed make great strides with one's art in a short amount of time, no matter what level of talent you may possess.
Btw, I think I recall seeing that Dorothy Lamour story in one of the comics I downloaded from GAC once upon a time ago... at least I think it was Wood. If I'm not mistaken, it was rather crude compared to what he was doing just two or three years later. But seeing it was also oddly inspiring to me in a way... namely that with practice and devotion to one's craft one can indeed make great strides with one's art in a short amount of time, no matter what level of talent you may possess.
Definitely sounds like some interesting stuff in this one Joe... particularly the early pulp illustration stuff... I don't think I've seen any of that before. I think I might get a copy if I can find it available somewhere.
Btw, I think I recall seeing that Dorothy Lamour story in one of the comics I downloaded from GAC once upon a time ago... at least I think it was Wood. If I'm not mistaken, it was rather crude compared to what he was doing just two or three years later. But seeing it was also oddly inspiring to me in a way... namely that with practice and devotion to one's craft one can indeed make great strides with one's art in a short amount of time, no matter what level of talent you may possess.
That would be Dorothy Lamour, Jungle Princess #2, very crude Wood art , but definitely Wood art.
Geo
Well if you want to see more of that early (sometimes crude) Wood stuff then this Pure Imagination volume will fill that bill. All stories done between 1950-1952 (although a couple were held back in inventory to finally get first published a few years later). ...
This week, Mystery Men 1 & 2. This is the way to do a pulp in a comic.
Intrepids #4
BoP13
Zatanna 14
and I'm sorry to report that having seen the new costumes for Canary and co and Zatanna, I've cancelled them from when they go back to #1.
As a friend said, this is a good time to jump off, not on. Oh, and the Rob Liefeld samples - dear oh dear.
I also noticed an ad in the back of The Rocketeer comic mentioned above for Archie's Joke Book Collection - a celebration of Bob Montana. Any relation to the Archie book you mention, josemas? This is released by IDW and I'm starting to get a wee notion to read more old Archie.
All due to a pal who is an Archie collector and has titles going away back - lovely stuff.
I just finished reading 6 Dynamite Phantom comics - up to #11 - and was quickly reminded how bad some of these offerings are. The art is poor in many places and the stories, or perhaps the depictions of beheadings and other nasty stuff, leave me wondering how Dynamite could do this to such a legendary, heroic character. The retelling of the Phantom origin seems to add in cruel and unnecessary (and in one case) stupid detail and features probably the lowest artwork standard of the series. I need to pull out some old, "good" Phantom stuff to restore my faith. It might seem as if I have a real down on this title and it's probably ' cos I'm getting old, but, really. Anyway, it's a bit of a con, with all those multiple covers. I hoped comic companies had learned lessons about all flash and little substance.
"There's another website that I frequent which ran a Garth Ennis interview awhile back entitled "Garth Ennis Knows The Shadow." In it Garth tries to elaborate on the pulp hero's "lasting appeal." Unfortunately for him, this lasting appeal is in my opinion due totally to Walter Gibson's superb writing." Drusilla lives!
Bang on. Any chance of a link?
Thanks Joe, that's it. But wouldn't that description make you a bit nervous?
I splashed out and bought The Rocketeer Adventures hardback and it's a lovely volume.
It's coming in the mail soon, I ordered this:
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Geo
Tenth grade? What age group is that?
Finally after approximately three and a half years since the last issue came out issue #9 of Marvel's maxi-series The Twelve is out!
I'm told by my LCS that the series is back on track and should finish up in the next few months.
We'll see.
Joe
Finally after approximately three and a half years since the last issue came out issue #9 of Marvel's maxi-series The Twelve is out!
I'm told by my LCS that the series is back on track and should finish up in the next few months.
We'll see.
Joe
The last issue was kind of anti-climatic for me. Now that things are sorted out, I await to see how the remaining characters will be used in modern day stories and such.
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Earth 2 and World's Finest came out last this week from DC.
I actually like World's Finest ... "Robin and Supergirl" make a nice pairing. However, Earth 2 isn't quite the Earth 2 we all know.
I plan to give each book about 6 issues or through their first story arc before deciding to drop them or not.
B.
Dial H was different. I can't say that it grabbed. Probably an age thing. Was it an under 40 crowd that liked it so much?
Picked up the new issue of Squa Tront (#13) at my LCS today. These don't come out very often but every one is a gem. In this issue you'll find art and/or pieces on Jack Davis, Basil Wolverton, Marie Severin, Howard Nostrand, and others.
Highly recommended to anyone interested in comics history!
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Joe
Picked up the new issue of Squa Tront (#13) at my LCS today. These don't come out very often but every one is a gem. In this issue you'll find art and/or pieces on Jack Davis, Basil Wolverton, Marie Severin, Howard Nostrand, and others.
Highly recommended to anyone interested in comics history!
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Joe
Yep I have a few of those too Joe. They are always packed with info and tidbits you wouldn't get anywhere else. A little costly but well worth it.
Geo
The current issue is $9.99- only a buck more than an issue of Alter Ego.
You know when I said these don't come out very often I wasn't kidding. The first issue came out in 1967- 45 years ago! They're only up to issue #13 now so even a weak math guy like me can tell you that's a pretty sparse publishing schedule.
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Joe
That issue of Draw is worth snagging just for the piece on Williamson, IMHO.
Thanks for the heads up.
Joe
You know when I said these don't come out very often I wasn't kidding. The first issue came out in 1967- 45 years ago! They're only up to issue #13 now so even a weak math guy like me can tell you that's a pretty sparse publishing schedule.
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Joe
Anyone else picking up the Haunted Horror anthology from Yoe Comics?