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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2014 21:06:05 GMT -5
I had always seen First Comics, but I never bought any until Dreadstar moved there from Epic. After that I started sampling some, but as was mentioned in Shax's cover price thread, indy books were so expensive compared to mainstream books that it was tough for me to afford to follow many of them at the time (it was the beginning of my senior year in high school and minimum wage was $3.37, most books from first cost around $1.75 which was more than double Marvel of DC at the time) so I could get 2 indy or 4 mainstream books for an hour's work basically, so I ended up going for quantity more often than not).
These days, I snap up almost any series I can find form First...Starslayer, Jon Sable, Whisper, American Flagg, Grim Jack, Warp, etc. etc. and relish the chance to read the. Most sell for less than their cover price now, and I frequently find issue sin dollar and quarter bins, so can afford many more of them than I could then.
-M
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Post by DubipR on Jun 7, 2014 21:38:46 GMT -5
The titles from First Comics I enjoyed buying:
American Flagg! (up until Chaykin left)
Whisper
and some of E-Man
I still need to read the Moorcock comic adaptations (Elric and Hawkmoon) one of these days
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2014 22:01:49 GMT -5
The titles from First Comics I enjoyed buying: American Flagg! (up until Chaykin left) Whisper and some of E-Man I still need to read the Moorcock comic adaptations (Elric and Hawkmoon) one of these days Oh man, how can I forget Hawkmoon: Jewel in the Skull? Great story with killer art by Rafael Kayanan. So good. Reminded me that I need to check out the rest of the Hawkmoon stuff.   |
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 8, 2014 2:41:45 GMT -5
In my opinion, from top to bottom, First Comics produced the strongest line of comics the industry has ever seen. Throughout the '80s, every book had a very high level of quality, even the books that were too ambitious for the technological limitations of the time like Shatter, which, if nothing else, was a worthy experiment. Quality ebbed when Mike Gold left, but from '82-'86, First was hitting on all cylinders, and they'd continue producing at a high level until the year when they folded. QFT First was an imprint you could trust. Even some of the weirder stuff, like Mars or Warp, were still really good. Some of my favorites were from them, like Grimjack, American Flagg, Nexus and Dreadstar. Definitely ahead of its time, and I thought they were going to be THE alternative to the Big Two. Mike Gold and some of the old crew had an announcement at a con a few years ago that they were coming back, but it'll be a mere shadow of what it was. Hardly anyone who wasn't collecting in the 80s knows who they were. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 8, 2014 6:34:46 GMT -5
Oh, I totally forgot about E-man. I have the complete 25 issue run which I really enjoyed.
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Post by shaxper on Jun 8, 2014 7:47:29 GMT -5
I'm reading Elric: Sailor on the Seven Seas of Fate right now.
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Post by ironchimp on Jun 8, 2014 7:50:00 GMT -5
So what happened to first? these pages look really nice.
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Post by fanboystranger on Jun 8, 2014 9:51:45 GMT -5
So what happened to first? these pages look really nice. They just sort of stopped publication. A lot of the talent had moved on, and they had overcommitted to a new line of Classics Illustrated in the early '90s, which had top artists attached to classic books. (Bill Sienkiewicz' adaptation of Moby Dick is one of the finest books of his career.) First didn't fold necessarily, but Levin began to see the writing on the wall on creator-ownership and the direct market. Instead of over extending on questionable products like Eclipse, he got out of publishing before the crash, but remained involved with development deals for comics properties in other media. |
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Post by Ozymandias on Jun 8, 2014 13:00:19 GMT -5
The Badger: I don't know how long I've been here. There's no night. Just clouds that block out the sun sometimes. It's nice here. There are no people. I hate people.
Judah (Horatio by his side): What about us?
The Badger (scratching his armpit): Ha! You're not people. Anyone can see that.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 8, 2014 19:15:37 GMT -5
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Post by fanboystranger on Jun 9, 2014 0:47:51 GMT -5
The Badger: I don't know how long I've been here. There's no night. Just clouds that block out the sun sometimes. It's nice here. There are no people. I hate people. Judah (Horatio by his side): What about us? The Badger (scratching his armpit): Ha! You're not people. Anyone can see that. Anytime The Badger turned up in Nexus was an absolute treat. He made Judah seem reasonable and responsible. |
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Post by bashbash99 on Jun 20, 2014 10:31:16 GMT -5
I liked the adapation of Chronicles of Corum as well, although I only got the 1st two volumes. The 1st one had nice art my Mike Mignola, I think he may have only done covers for subsequent volumes but can't remember clearly.
The Elric adaptations were great too, although I never really got into Hawkmoon, altho the art scans make me wonder why I didn't!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2014 17:42:58 GMT -5
Another one to mention is Mazinger Go Nagai. It's a beautifully painted graphic novel, amazing really and a must have for Shogun Warrior fans. I found mine on Lone Star a few years ago for around $15, but they seem to be on the rare side so if you find one cheap go for it.  |
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Post by Ozymandias on Jun 30, 2014 15:17:09 GMT -5
I liked the adapation of Chronicles of Corum as well, although I only got the 1st two volumes. The 1st one had nice art my Mike Mignola, I think he may have only done covers for subsequent volumes but can't remember clearly. The Elric adaptations were great too, although I never really got into Hawkmoon, altho the art scans make me wonder why I didn't! He got replaced by Jackson Guice around the middle of the series, although he drew all the covers. I still treasure the first arc. Elric was almost good, but I was spoiled by Russell's art, in the MGN #2, Freeman didn't seem to pull it off for me. Hawkmoon was the weakest of the three. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2014 19:33:33 GMT -5
Jon Sable Freelance got the complete series 1 to 56 with the first 12 issues signed by Mike Grell . Also Beowulf graphic novel from 1984 . Both good reads .
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