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Post by the4thpip on Apr 5, 2015 12:23:13 GMT -5
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Post by the4thpip on Apr 6, 2015 3:19:54 GMT -5
 The frustration of teaching time travelers English in Limbo. From Top Notch Comics #1. |
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Post by Farrar on Apr 6, 2015 18:18:29 GMT -5
For Easter: That big bunny is so outrageous that I have to admit that upon seeing these panels here, I did a little online research and found that a local used book store had the softcover Phantom Lady volumes tpds (v.1-3) in stock! So I took my usual, er,"hour" lunch and rushed right out and bought all three volumes. Can't wait to read them. |
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Post by dupersuper on Apr 7, 2015 8:20:15 GMT -5
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Post by dupersuper on Apr 8, 2015 0:31:27 GMT -5
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Post by the4thpip on Apr 8, 2015 7:20:17 GMT -5
 Adventure Comics #225 (June 1956) |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Apr 8, 2015 9:45:39 GMT -5
Warlock 11 (Starlin, Leialoha, and Orzehowski). I think this single page really rekindled my, dormant for 30 odd years, love of comic books(that and my kids). No flash bang wallop here, no fireworks - but a beautifully laid out page, images and lettering working together in rhythm. Simple, elegant, confident, stylish storytelling. Love it.  This issue came out not long after I got back into comics after being away for a few years and was my first exposure to Warlock and to Starlin. It was years before I got to read that entire first Warlock epic from the beginning, but I was hooked right from the first few pages of this comic. After reading either Infinity Gauntlet or Thanos' return in Silver Surfer (starting with Vol. 2 #34) the owner of the shop I frequented suggested Starlin's Warlock. I got them in the Baxter reprints which he all had is stock. It was Strange Tales #178-182 and Warlock #11-15. Man I totally dug the story and characters. But it took me many years of being such a fan of his writing to finally appreciate his art. And now I agree with the OP on some of the pages he does. Just amazing. |
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Post by the4thpip on Apr 8, 2015 13:19:51 GMT -5
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Apr 8, 2015 13:42:42 GMT -5
If I'm recognizing that page right ... yes, withdrawal does indeed suck.
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 8, 2015 21:06:12 GMT -5
If I'm recognizing that page right ... yes, withdrawal does indeed suck. Sorry man. But That's why that Green Lantern run was groundbreaking. It gave us a look at the ugly side of life. |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Apr 8, 2015 21:30:43 GMT -5
If I'm recognizing that page right ... yes, withdrawal does indeed suck. Sorry man. But That's why that Green Lantern run was groundbreaking. It gave us a look at the ugly side of life. No need to be sorry. I agree it was a great story and very much realistic about addiction. I just wasn't sure if it was a page from GL/GA. |
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Post by berkley on Apr 8, 2015 21:59:43 GMT -5
This issue came out not long after I got back into comics after being away for a few years and was my first exposure to Warlock and to Starlin. It was years before I got to read that entire first Warlock epic from the beginning, but I was hooked right from the first few pages of this comic. After reading either Infinity Gauntlet or Thanos' return in Silver Surfer (starting with Vol. 2 #34) the owner of the shop I frequented suggested Starlin's Warlock. I got them in the Baxter reprints which he all had is stock. It was Strange Tales #178-182 and Warlock #11-15. Man I totally dug the story and characters. But it took me many years of being such a fan of his writing to finally appreciate his art. And now I agree with the OP on some of the pages he does. Just amazing. Forgot to mention earlier, I think Think Steve Leialoha was one of Starlin's best inkers back then, though Starlin doing his own inks was always the best. I still can't put my finger on what it is that I like better about Starlin's work from the early-mid 70s as opposed to from the 80s onwards. There's a steady chronological downward progression from great to good to I-don't-like-looking-at-this-at-all. |
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Post by dupersuper on Apr 9, 2015 0:17:38 GMT -5
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Apr 9, 2015 8:13:06 GMT -5
After reading either Infinity Gauntlet or Thanos' return in Silver Surfer (starting with Vol. 2 #34) the owner of the shop I frequented suggested Starlin's Warlock. I got them in the Baxter reprints which he all had is stock. It was Strange Tales #178-182 and Warlock #11-15. Man I totally dug the story and characters. But it took me many years of being such a fan of his writing to finally appreciate his art. And now I agree with the OP on some of the pages he does. Just amazing. Forgot to mention earlier, I think Think Steve Leialoha was one of Starlin's best inkers back then, though Starlin doing his own inks was always the best. I still can't put my finger on what it is that I like better about Starlin's work from the early-mid 70s as opposed to from the 80s onwards. There's a steady chronological downward progression from great to good to I-don't-like-looking-at-this-at-all. The name doesn't ring a bell, so not sure what I can weigh in on for that. I do agree Starlin does well doing his own inks, and my second favorite is Al Milgrom. Maybe it just changed as he time went on. I think his actual figures and characters seemed solid to me in all his work, even his later stuff like Wyrd and Kid Kosmos. But there is something about the older stuff, like Warlock, that was above and beyond anything he's done. Maybe it's the backgrounds, like the stark difference between Cerebus before and after Gerhard, or maybe it's just the magic of the stories in Warlock that effect even the eye's and brain's perception of the art. I know I see it that way in Gilgamesh II, which I am very fond of, that's a lot older than Warlock. |
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Post by dupersuper on Apr 10, 2015 0:33:18 GMT -5
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