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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2014 22:34:23 GMT -5
Depending on what qualifies as underground stuff, I have a handful of different things. The Larry Gonick stuff (Cartoon History of the Universe, plus Cartoon History of U.S. and even one on Stats I think. My wife has a decent run of Omaha the Cat Dancer, and not sure if Phil Foglio's Xxxenophile and Buck Godot stuff would qualify as undergrounds. but she has a bunch of those as well.
I'm a big fan of Gonick's stuff, but haven't explored much of the underground scene.
-M
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Post by benday-dot on Jun 12, 2014 23:23:15 GMT -5
Availability of the Undergrounds in my area has pretty well hobbled my exposure and access to collecting.
I've got some nice Greg Irons stuff. A bit of Roger Brand and Dietch.
Plus I've got 2 decades worth of Heavy Metal which certainly had some crossover with the Underground crowd... the aforementioned Dietch, Corben, Bode, Paul Kirchner and quite a few others.
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Post by shaxper on Sept 19, 2014 22:21:34 GMT -5
1. 1980s: I'm pleasantly surprised to see this decade getting so much love. For me, it's the sweet spot in comic history where the industry had learned to consistently write for a more mature fanbase without yet fully understanding how to manipulate that same fanbase and feed it hype and tripe. Characterization is always what matters to me most in stories, and I think you found solid complex characterization most consistently in '80s books. 2. 1970s: Much for the same reason. 3. 1950s: If you can't have strong characterization and dense writing, then you might as well fly in the opposite direction with some of the best light-hearted stuff ever produced in comics. While I wouldn't read much from DC or Atlas in this time period, Dell, Fawcett, and E.C. were putting out some amazingly fun content, and Weisenger's Superman was fun when read in small doses. 4. 1960s: While Silver Age Marvel is generally too campy for my tastes, it definitely has its moments. Gold Key is pretty great too, but forget DC in this era. 5. 1930s: The height of the pulps, which pretty much laid the groundwork for the rise of comic books. Howard and Lovecraft, in particular, make this an era to remember. 6. 1940s: A great era for Dell publishing (and especially Carl Barks), plus it's fun to read the early superhero stuff in small doses (but man do they get old quick!). 7. 1990s: Really just for the tail ends of Sandman and Cerebus, and the rise of Warren Ellis' The Authority and Planetary. Oh, and Valiant Comics. And if there'd never been a 2000s or 2010s, I think I probably would have been okay with that. Looking over my old answers again, I disagree with me. I think the 1970s has to be my #1. There was just so much experimentation happening, and an energy pervading comicdom to go along with it. The Marvel/Curtis magazine lines, the rise of the Warren titles, the rise of the independents, and even the rise of non-superhero mainstream bestselling comics -- it was just such an EXCITING era with so much previously uncharted territory getting explored and thoroughly rocked. Plus, all my favorite writers, and most of my favorite artists, were at their peak in this era: Kirby, Moench, Gerber, Claremont, Thomas, Colan, Newton, Corben... |
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