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Post by kirby101 on Sept 30, 2023 11:36:15 GMT -5
Was thinking about this when Ploog was mentioned in another thread. I was really fortunate when I started being a big comic reader. As i have told before. I started reading monthly with Conan #1. I pivked up others here and there. But about a year later, around the time of that large Marvel 25 cent month, I started reading a lot more monthlies. Almost all the Marvel books and a few DCs.
And I am thinking of the talent that came into the field at that time and started doing regular books. Beside Barry Smith, there was Ploog, and Brunner, and Wrightson, and Kaluta, and Starlin, and Simonson, and Cockrum and Gulacy, and Byrne.... And so many writers too, like Wolfman and Wein and Conway and O'Neil and Gerber and....
What a time to start picking up comics.
I love the Silver Age guys. But as a newly minted Comic fanatic, this was an amazing period.
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Post by Batflunkie on Sept 30, 2023 13:00:14 GMT -5
kirby101 , I almost kind of envy a lot members on this board having existed during the true heyday of comic books (especially when they were under 4 to 5 dollars). Most of the comics I collect are 60's thru late 80's (though I do collect 90's books like Valiant, Malibu Ultraverse, and Wetworks) and I re-read them often to the point where I can't get enough of them. They really were also on a different level of storytelling back then
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Post by kirby101 on Sept 30, 2023 13:06:26 GMT -5
Right you are Batflunkie*. And I was also thinking about how many were done in one issues or two issue stories. Now, when a writer takes over a book, he has one long story, and then he is done. Some of the epics we remember were just 4 or 5 issues.
*How do you tag someone?
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Post by Batflunkie on Sept 30, 2023 13:18:42 GMT -5
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Post by Icctrombone on Sept 30, 2023 13:33:00 GMT -5
Right you are Batflunkie *. And I was also thinking about how many were done in one issues or two issue stories. Now, when a writer takes over a book, he has one long story, and then he is done. Some of the epics we remember were just 4 or 5 issues.
*How do you tag someone?
You've been a member for 40 years, you still don't know how to tag someone ? |
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Post by kirby101 on Sept 30, 2023 13:55:27 GMT -5
Right you are Batflunkie *. And I was also thinking about how many were done in one issues or two issue stories. Now, when a writer takes over a book, he has one long story, and then he is done. Some of the epics we remember were just 4 or 5 issues.
*How do you tag someone?
You've been a member for 40 years, you still don't know how to tag someone ? I did and then I forgot. And I kept looking in the wrong places. 40 years means I am old and forgetful. My memory is sometimes worse than Stan Lee's.  |
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 7, 2023 7:50:41 GMT -5
Every time I See Marie Severin's artwork I think it's a comedic or parody piece. Even the serious covers.
There I said it.
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Post by tartanphantom on Oct 7, 2023 9:43:22 GMT -5
Every time I See Marie Severin's artwork I think it's a comedic or parody piece. Even the serious covers. There I said it.
Thanks to his prolific output in Cracked Magazine for years, I think the same thing about her brother, John Severin. As a kid in the '60s-70's, Cracked was my first consistent exposure to his work... and also that of Bill Ward. In fact, like most kids from that era, I loved Mad (yes, John worked for them as well in the beginning), but I bought Cracked just as often, as their parody was often a little more "edgy" by the standards of the day.
Then I go read a copy of Prize Comics Western or a reprint of Two-Fisted Tales with John Severin art and it snaps me back to the reality that John was a very effective comic artist, not just a parody artist.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2023 12:52:38 GMT -5
Just wanted to say, I forgot how much I loved this series. Sometimes a concept comes along that particularly throws you a curve ball, this was pretty unexpected and brilliant IMO.  |
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Post by driver1980 on Oct 7, 2023 13:08:12 GMT -5
Just wanted to say, I forgot how much I loved this series. Sometimes a concept comes along that particularly throws you a curve ball, this was pretty unexpected and brilliant IMO. I haven’t read it, but I want to. About 2 years ago, I searched various sites to see if there were any collected editions. There didn’t appear to be any, sadly. I’m still intrigued by the series. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2023 13:23:13 GMT -5
Just wanted to say, I forgot how much I loved this series. Sometimes a concept comes along that particularly throws you a curve ball, this was pretty unexpected and brilliant IMO. I haven’t read it, but I want to. About 2 years ago, I searched various sites to see if there were any collected editions. There didn’t appear to be any, sadly. I’m still intrigued by the series. Dark Horse released 7 trades around 2005/2006, but out of print now. The first volume subtitled "Depths" has gotten a little pricey unfortunately. |
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Post by driver1980 on Oct 7, 2023 13:27:54 GMT -5
Yeah, I think that’s probably what I found.
I’m unlucky at times. I would like to read IDW’s first volume of Back to the Future, which I’m told features a story on Doc Brown’s involvement in the Manhattan Project. I believe the series debuted 8 years ago, which isn’t that long ago. Yet on Amazon UK, I can’t find any copies, just second-hand copies at crazy prices, one volume is £80+. Other volumes are unavailable. The cheapest one I could find is £79.
I guess the moral of the tale is, buy stuff as soon as possible.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2023 13:33:03 GMT -5
I guess the moral of the tale is, buy stuff as soon as possible. Isn't that the biggest conundrum? I HATE buying more material than I can read at any given point, because ultimately it all piles up and it isn't as fun anymore (reading shouldn't be a chore). But...you are exactly right, if you are pretty sure you will definitely want to get to something, waiting is a huge risk. Some stuff goes out of print in months, some you can wait several years, but when it's gone, instant scalpers' paradise (I'm sorry, "free economy after-market dynamics"). |
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Post by driver1980 on Oct 7, 2023 13:50:04 GMT -5
So true!
I mean, 8 years doesn’t feel like an eternity. I mean, there are volumes of things from before 2015 that are still for sale. But Back to the Future must have been popular. I’m afraid I cannot spend £80+ on an IDW volume reprinting six issues.
I only have a basic Kindle (black and white), so that’s not an option.
Decisions, decisions. The Six Million Dollar Man is out on Blu-ray (the complete series). £80+. Might have to buy that as I suspect it’ll be “unavailable” if I don’t.
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Post by kirby101 on Oct 7, 2023 16:10:37 GMT -5
Marie's Kull looked neither comedic or a parody!
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