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Post by foxley on Mar 26, 2015 1:23:28 GMT -5
I've been slowly tracking down this series the last year whenever I see issues of it. It was one I always wanted to try when it was coming out but never could fit in my budget, and its only taken me 25+ years to get around to actually tracking it down. -M you'll be hooked. I've found the stories from when it was published by Aardvark-Vanaheim to be the most compelling in terms of action and the actual cases. . but really, you can't go wrong with any of em! I came into the series through the DC run and immediately become a fan (and hooked, as bert points out). I've almost completed a full run; still trying to track down the last few issues I need at a reasonable price. Ms. Tree was one of the titles I considered for this week's challenge, but ultimately decide to go with Maze Agency (another favourite of mine - also mystery-based - that moved through multiple publishers) instead. I'm glad to see someone else flying the Ms. Tree banner. |
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Post by The Captain on Mar 26, 2015 6:24:48 GMT -5
It's a comic book about excessively-violent, television-addicted, foul-mouthed, alcoholic dairy products. What's not to love?  |
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Post by Paradox on Mar 26, 2015 7:15:34 GMT -5
BOOZE UP AND RIOT!
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Post by fanboystranger on Mar 26, 2015 7:53:06 GMT -5
"Gin makes a man mean!"
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Mar 26, 2015 9:47:40 GMT -5
While I have heard great things about Atomic Robo-that's a 2009 cover, not quite 10 years old to qualify for classic and this contest... -M You absolutely must read Atomic Robo. It is pure joy. |
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Post by fanboystranger on Mar 26, 2015 10:04:58 GMT -5
I'll third Atomic Robo. It's a blast.
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Post by Phil Maurice on Mar 26, 2015 16:14:22 GMT -5
The Heap, created by Harry Stein and Mort Leav for Hillman Periodicals in 1942, was comics' first shambling muck-monster. The Heap was probably inspired by Theodore Sturgeon's 1940 short story "It" and would himself later serve as the inspiration for both Marvel's Man-Thing and DC's Swamp Thing.
An antagonistic monster in his initial outing, The Heap had more success as a well-meaning and misunderstood character. He remained a reliable back-up feature in Airboy Comics through the forties, but with the rise of horror comics in the following decade, The Heap was tailor-made for creepy scares. And he even made it onto a few covers before the Comics Code laid him to rest. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Mar 26, 2015 17:27:51 GMT -5
Savage Dragon by Erik Larsen is my favorite. When Image started in 92, perhaps he was the least heralded of the original 7 creators but he is the only one to stay true to the vision. He has done 202 issues ( to date) and has done every book instead of farming out the work like the others did. Please, if you haven't tried this series you are missing the best and most unpredictable comic on the market. Characters die , never to return and the main hero has even been replaced by his son. All the people age in real time. Where else can you see that ? 
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Post by shaxper on Mar 26, 2015 17:54:17 GMT -5
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Post by Farrar on Mar 26, 2015 18:58:51 GMT -5
Very interesting, and challenging, topic this week. I don't think this EC character is or has ever been owned by the big two, so my entry is none other than the mighty Moon Girl.  Creators: Familiar names--Max Gaines, Gardner Fox, and Sheldon Moldoff (who did the cover here, issue #3, 1948). I especially like this particular cover, but really on most of her covers she's shown in fine fighting form and is generally kicking ass. Aside: love the various titles/genres for this comic series: Moon Girl and the Prince; Moon Girl; Moon Girl Fights Crime! and especially A Moon, A Girl...Romance.  |
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Post by Icctrombone on Mar 26, 2015 19:09:26 GMT -5
Very interesting, and challenging, topic this week. I don't think this EC character is or has ever been owned by the big two, so my entry is none other than the mighty Moon Girl. Creators: Familiar names--Max Gaines, Gardner Fox, and Sheldon Moldoff (who did the cover here, issue #3, 1948). I especially like this particular cover, but really on most of her covers she's shown in fine fighting form and is generally kicking ass. Aside: love the various titles/genres for this comic series: Moon Girl and the Prince; Moon Girl; Moon Girl Fights Crime! and especially A Moon, A Girl...Romance. I like that she's saving a tied up guy. |
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Post by Farrar on Mar 26, 2015 20:21:13 GMT -5
Very interesting, and challenging, topic this week. I don't think this EC character is or has ever been owned by the big two, so my entry is none other than the mighty Moon Girl. Creators: Familiar names--Max Gaines, Gardner Fox, and Sheldon Moldoff (who did the cover here, issue #3, 1948). I especially like this particular cover, but really on most of her covers she's shown in fine fighting form and is generally kicking ass. Aside: love the various titles/genres for this comic series: Moon Girl and the Prince; Moon Girl; Moon Girl Fights Crime! and especially A Moon, A Girl...Romance. I like that she's saving a tied up guy. Yeah, me too. On her other covers she's holding up buildings, battling giants, etc.--but I really liked the role reversal on this one. It's the primary reason I chose this particular cover. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2015 17:33:48 GMT -5
I have never, ever heard of Moon Girl in my lifetime. Sounds Interesting Farrar!
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Post by Phil Maurice on Mar 27, 2015 19:25:38 GMT -5
Aside: love the various titles/genres for this comic series: Moon Girl and the Prince; Moon Girl; Moon Girl Fights Crime! and especially A Moon, A Girl...Romance. This situation arose from publisher Bill Gaines' efforts to avoid ponying up the fees for second-class postal permits every time he started a new title. Instead, he would tweak an existing title and shift it into a new genre, but retain just enough that he could argue it was a continuation of the same book. This led to some very confusing numbering for many of the EC books, as well as the hilarious evolution of Moon Girl from Adventure to Crime to Romance. Great pick, Farrar! |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Mar 28, 2015 11:49:46 GMT -5
I guess I would have to go with Oh My Goddess! It was my first manga, and my introduction to something besides space adventure and action in anime, which is why after getting into comics I wanted to see what manga was like. Having watched a lot of 90's anime, Oh My Goddess! was like the manga of Tenchi Muyo! OVA series. Kosuke Fujishima did excellent in telling the story of Keiichi once alone, now in a house full of women, which just happen to be goddesses. Each with a distinct personality and agenda. The tenderness of Belldandy, the dominance of Urd, the sweetness of Skuld, all come together in great adventures as Keiichi and Belldandy build a relationship. I first started reading it after it was already being published by Dark Horse in the early 90's. The numbering to say the least is confusing, as DH initially released them in the volumes each year. Each story carried a different title and there was no numbering on the cover. Later on DH would do a Part II 8 of 8 kind of thing, like Vol 2, 8th issue. Finally towards the end of the series DH just numbered them sequentially like most American comics. I do believe they are all collected together in sequential TPB after 26 years of stories. I don't even own the whole story, and someday will, but I enjoyed the probably 70-80% of it I do have. Kosuke's stories are good and work and really getting the reader to care for the characters and the other characters they meet, whether they be good or evil. This is easily my favorite cover of all the beautiful covers that Kosuke did of Belldandy. While personally I'm an Urd man if I Keiichi, there's no denying Belldandy's beauty. I have a wall scroll of this cover, a porcelain bust of Belldandy, and an animation cell of the cast from the OVA manga series Ah My Goddess!  |
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