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Post by zarono on Nov 1, 2018 20:56:56 GMT -5
Marvel's "The Human Fly", and he was real   |
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Post by zarono on Nov 2, 2018 7:05:57 GMT -5
I recently read the entire 70's saga of Skull the Slayer in the trade paperback edition, it's got a lot of elements that could have been really fun; Bermuda Triangle, dinosaurs/time travel, Almuric/John Carter atmosphere but the story just goes haywire after the first 3 issues and doesn't ever seen to get back on track. Too bad, if it had been done differently I think it could have been as enjoyable as Grell's Warlord.   |
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Post by johnnypt on Nov 2, 2018 7:53:41 GMT -5
I recently read the entire 70's saga of Skull the Slayer in the trade paperback edition, it's got a lot of elements that could have been really fun; Bermuda Triangle, dinosaurs/time travel, Almuric/John Carter atmosphere but the story just goes haywire after the first 3 issues and doesn't ever seen to get back on track. Too bad, if it had been done differently I think it could have been as enjoyable as Grell's Warlord. At least back then they had the courtesy to complete a cancelled series in another book just to finish things off: Skull was finished off in MTIO, Iron Fist finished in MTU, Omega was finished in Defenders (against Gerber's wishes but still...) |
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Post by zarono on Nov 2, 2018 10:03:17 GMT -5
I recently read the entire 70's saga of Skull the Slayer in the trade paperback edition, it's got a lot of elements that could have been really fun; Bermuda Triangle, dinosaurs/time travel, Almuric/John Carter atmosphere but the story just goes haywire after the first 3 issues and doesn't ever seen to get back on track. Too bad, if it had been done differently I think it could have been as enjoyable as Grell's Warlord. At least back then they had the courtesy to complete a cancelled series in another book just to finish things off: Skull was finished off in MTIO, Iron Fist finished in MTU, Omega was finished in Defenders (against Gerber's wishes but still...) Marvel was good about tidying up loose ends back in those day. I was hoping Skull and the Thing might tangle a little when they finished the story in MTIO because I wanted to see how strong the power belt made Skull but it didn't happen. |
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Post by andys on Nov 2, 2018 14:01:39 GMT -5
Yeah, Skull was classic 70s Marvel chaos. The creator ditches it after a few issues, his successor decides to kill off the entire supporting cast, then he leaves and his successor decides to bring them all back and shift the concept of the book yet again. Such a mess  |
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Post by zarono on Nov 5, 2018 8:44:56 GMT -5
One of my favorites!   |
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Post by Char-Vell on Nov 5, 2018 8:50:09 GMT -5
pretty Kammandi/Thundarr/Gamma World - esque.
I need a Doomsday+1 trade collecting the series.
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Post by zarono on Nov 5, 2018 11:14:28 GMT -5
pretty Kammandi/Thundarr/Gamma World - esque. I need a Doomsday+1 trade collecting the series. I need that too! I always thought it was cool that they had Kuno the caveman on the team, gave it just a bit of barbaric spice to go to the next level beyond the standard "astronauts return to a nuked out world" story. Dan Haggerty would have been excellent as Kuno if there had been a Doomsday +1 movie   |
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Post by deuce on Nov 8, 2018 4:01:36 GMT -5
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Post by Char-Vell on Nov 8, 2018 7:33:54 GMT -5
pretty Kammandi/Thundarr/Gamma World - esque. I need a Doomsday+1 trade collecting the series. I need that too! I always thought it was cool that they had Kuno the caveman on the team, gave it just a bit of barbaric spice to go to the next level beyond the standard "astronauts return to a nuked out world" story. Dan Haggerty would have been excellent as Kuno if there had been a Doomsday +1 movie Dan Haggerty was and impressive dude. I suggest going to youtube and watching him an Kurt Russell dominate Battle of the Network Stars. |
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Post by deuce on Dec 9, 2018 0:53:29 GMT -5
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Post by Kavyk Takayashi on Dec 11, 2018 10:20:59 GMT -5
Sorry if it was posted but Shang Chi: Master of Kung Fu from Marvel. It's Bruce Lee the comic books with equally crazy scenarios. I was surprised how much I liked the characters despite the wacky scenarios. The action is top notch in most issues. 70s and 80s goodness at their finest, makes me miss my martial arts days.  |
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Post by deuce on Jan 10, 2019 11:44:53 GMT -5
Cool panel--Buscema, Severin, Colan and Romita--from 2001:
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Post by garbanzo on Aug 15, 2019 6:14:43 GMT -5
Some great comics in here! But there are a few I didn't see mention of during my quick fly through the thread. Axa is a comic strip from Romero (of Modesty Blaise fame) that was published in British daily tabloid The Sun from 1978 to 1986. The best way to read this saucy post-apocalyptic trash is via a series of 9 collected volumes by First American Edition. Swords, robots, toad creatures, and a lot of half-naked Axa running around doing her thing.  Lots of Beowulf adaptations out there. These are my favorites.   Orion is an excellent S&S saga from Gray Morrow chronicled in Heavy Metal after a couple of false starts in Hot Stuf and Witzend. This book from Hermes collects the whole thing.  Talos of the Wilderness Sea is a gorgeous one-shot from Gil Kane. Sadly we never saw any more from this imaginative and well-drawn world.  Thongor, based off of Lin Carter's works, showed up in eight issues of Marvel's Creatures on the Loose. He's no Conan, but it's still good fun.  The first few issues of Tragg and the Sky God with Jesse Santos behind the pen are absolutely gorgeous. Once he leaves, the art goes downhill fast.  Skywald published black and white horror mags in the vein of Warren's Creepy and Eerie. Many of the same artists worked on these under pseudonyms. Great stuff.  |
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Post by Char-Vell on Aug 15, 2019 6:44:48 GMT -5
I've always wanted to check out Axa, time to seek out a collection or two.
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