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Post by hondobrode on May 9, 2016 21:17:14 GMT -5
 Anyone here ever heard of Kingdom Come ? This is Bill Willingham's sort of version of something kind of like it, without the corporate restrictions, in a 13 issue limited series. I came across these a few years ago at a local shop and was astonished as I'd never heard of them, they were from Bill Willingham, and published by Lone Star Press, who I hadn't heard of in 20 years or so. Actually, it turns out it was Lone Star Comics, who originally published Justice Machine, way back in the day, and no relations as far as I know. Anyway, this is Willingham's and maybe cause I was thinking 80's when I picked these up, these are from '98-'99. I think I've got most of the issues, and I think they're fairly obscure with low print runs. Didn't know if anyone else was familiar with them. They look good. |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 9, 2016 22:16:41 GMT -5
Anyone here ever heard of Kingdom Come ? This is Bill Willingham's sort of version of something kind of like it, without the corporate restrictions, in a 13 issue limited series. I came across these a few years ago at a local shop and was astonished as I'd never heard of them, they were from Bill Willingham, and published by Lone Star Press, who I hadn't heard of in 20 years or so. Actually, it turns out it was Lone Star Comics, who originally published Justice Machine, way back in the day, and no relations as far as I know. Anyway, this is Willingham's and maybe cause I was thinking 80's when I picked these up, these are from '98-'99. I think I've got most of the issues, and I think they're fairly obscure with low print runs. Didn't know if anyone else was familiar with them. They look good. I much preferred Willinghams' Elementals from Comico from the early/mid 80s |
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Post by hondobrode on May 10, 2016 9:20:04 GMT -5
Yes, I thought that was pretty good, at least in the beginning before the sex specials and whatnot.
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Post by wildfire2099 on May 10, 2016 20:32:41 GMT -5
Anyone here ever heard of Kingdom Come ? This is Bill Willingham's sort of version of something kind of like it, without the corporate restrictions, in a 13 issue limited series. I came across these a few years ago at a local shop and was astonished as I'd never heard of them, they were from Bill Willingham, and published by Lone Star Press, who I hadn't heard of in 20 years or so. Actually, it turns out it was Lone Star Comics, who originally published Justice Machine, way back in the day, and no relations as far as I know. Anyway, this is Willingham's and maybe cause I was thinking 80's when I picked these up, these are from '98-'99. I think I've got most of the issues, and I think they're fairly obscure with low print runs. Didn't know if anyone else was familiar with them. They look good. That looks and sounds awesome! |
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Post by Crimebuster on May 11, 2016 0:32:40 GMT -5
I've mentioned this before, it's from 1976:  This was written and drawn by Wendy Snow. Wendy was one of the troupe of Red Sonja cosplayers who attended cons at the time and performed in skits with Red Sonja artist Frank Thorne. Frank gets an acknowledgement in this comic for his help with the book. Of course, Wendy Snow isn't the most famous of the Red Sonja cosplayers to get into creating fantasy comics. A year after this came out, Wendy Pini published the first issue of Elfquest. The Books of Zomxathxia obviously never reached that level of popularity, but there was actually a second volume published, though I've certainly never seen it. Snow did do some more comics later in the 80's - some kind of vampire thing if I remember right - and became a professional artist. |
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Post by Bronze Age Brian on May 11, 2016 11:57:12 GMT -5
+pagecover.jpg) Merlin Realm in 3D (Blackthorne, 1985)Merlin Realm is a favorite of mine when it comes to 3D comics. Written by Mark Wayne Harris and penciled by Nicholas Koening (better known for his work on Elric), Merlin Realm tells the story of Seth Merlinson, a banelord that has been hired by a wealthy conspirator to kill another banelord named Arrin-Kar. But the task isn't as easy as Seth suspects, as Arrin-Kar has some surprises in store...Seth is going to learn the true meaning to the magic he wields. The 3D effects in this comic are astounding, with magical shapes and explosions leaping out at the reader in great fashion. Koening's artwork is terrific, some of the best art I've seen in a comic of this nature. Whereas 3D comics tend to be passed off as "gimmicks" and many readers today won't bother to seek out a pair of red/blue spectacles to enjoy them, do yourself a favor and check this one out. This is a true gem to my 3D shrouded eyes. Speaking of 3D glasses, you'll need a pair to appreciate this beaut:  |
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2016 19:10:26 GMT -5
Just picked this one up out of the quarter box at the shop where I set up my pull list...haven't read it yet but planning on giving it a go this weekend...  -M |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2016 9:32:10 GMT -5
I'm inordinately fond of this book, part of the '80's black and white glut  Two stories - the origin, where our hero is bitten by a lab animal and gains the proportionate powers of a dog, and the second, where he begins his superhero career. It's not that it's all that original, or even that good. But I liked the perspective of a regular guy trying to fight street crime. Sadly, we never got a second issue. |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2016 9:38:49 GMT -5
Sadly, we did get a second issue of this one  I liked this first issue, where four young women sneak into an Air Force base's secret lab to give themselves superpowers so they can meet guys. You can't take it seriously, but it's played straight, and is fun, in a deliberately dumb way.  But the second issue did try to take the concept seriously, tried to turn it into just another superhero book, introducing some extra-dimensional vampires or something. Too heavy for the characters, did not work. There was no third issue. |
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Post by tingramretro on May 13, 2016 10:05:12 GMT -5
"Fun in a deliberately dumb way"? That reminds me of this...  I still miss Lester Girls, the all round hero men wanted to be and women wanted to be with, whose only ambition was to live a quiet life in the suburbs without anyone trying to kill him or force him to save the world... |
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Post by Bronze Age Brian on May 13, 2016 11:45:11 GMT -5
 Morphos the Shapechanger (Dark Horse, 1996)Morphos the Shapechanger is co-written and drawn by Burne Hogarth, an artist that I consider among the highest of echelons in the world of art. Known for his beautifully detailed Tarzan strips in the 30's and 40's, Hogarth went on to become a teacher in illustration, and his Dynamic series of textbooks were highly regarded as some of the best instructional art books a student could hope to get their hands on. And in 1996 at 84 years old Hogarth was still drawing exceptional art. Together with long-time writing friend Harry Hurwitz, the two had planned to release a four-issue series featuring a complex story involving two scientist's quest for the evolution of man, with the help of the ghost of Merlin the sorcerer. But unfortunately Hogarth suffered a heart attack after completing the first issue and the series was never completed. Dark Horse released the first issue later that year, including the rest of the story script and extra Hogarth illustrations that would have been used in the forthcoming series. What remains is a very interesting story with amazingly detailed, captivating artwork that might have you wishing for more.
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Post by wildfire2099 on May 13, 2016 14:24:39 GMT -5
Wow, that IS some great art!
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Post by wildfire2099 on May 13, 2016 22:31:51 GMT -5
Here's one that I thought was obscure, but I suspect y'all will have heard of...  I picked up #3 and 4 of this series by Jeff Nicholson in a quarter bin somewhere (I think a half price books in California.. maybe?) It reminds me of Castle Waiting a bit... the main characters get sucked into the past and end up on a 17th century pirate ship (at least, I think that's what happened)... and there's mermaids and ducks that laid golden eggs. Pretty decent art, but a little bland... #4 especially is mostly talking heads. apparently 11 issues came out all together (over 6 years) and even got collection by AiT. Some random stuff: #3 has like 4 pages of letters (including one from Dave Sim.. apparently they new each other, as a GCD series shows Nicholson did some art for Cerebus), his back catalog, and some historical info, and an announcement that he was going by monthly. #4 did come out 2 months later, but no letters.. a review for a James MIchener book instead. That was it for bimonthly.. after that issues 5-9 took about 9 months each. Seems like it could be a fun series though, I'd pick if the others if I came across them. |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2016 22:44:42 GMT -5
Here's one that I thought was obscure, but I suspect y'all will have heard of... I picked up #3 and 4 of this series by Jeff Nicholson in a quarter bin somewhere (I think a half price books in California.. maybe?) It reminds me of Castle Waiting a bit... the main characters get sucked into the past and end up on a 17th century pirate ship (at least, I think that's what happened)... and there's mermaids and ducks that laid golden eggs. Pretty decent art, but a little bland... #4 especially is mostly talking heads. apparently 11 issues came out all together (over 6 years) and even got collection by AiT. Some random stuff: #3 has like 4 pages of letters (including one from Dave Sim.. apparently they new each other, as a GCD series shows Nicholson did some art for Cerebus), his back catalog, and some historical info, and an announcement that he was going by monthly. #4 did come out 2 months later, but no letters.. a review for a James MIchener book instead. That was it for bimonthly.. after that issues 5-9 took about 9 months each. Seems like it could be a fun series though, I'd pick if the others if I came across them. Nicholson was in my just missed list in the past 12 Days of Christmas focused on cartoonists, mainly on the strength of Colonia but also Fathers & Sons and Ultra Klutz. I think Colonia also got nominated for a Harvey or an Eisner at some point too, which kind of hurts its obscurity cred  oops it was Fathers & Sons by Nicholson that got the Eisner nominations... -M |
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Post by wildfire2099 on May 14, 2016 7:58:54 GMT -5
I'm far less knowledgable about indy stuff than most here, I admit... hence my disclaimer. The part I thought was odd was that it looked like an 80s indy book produced in 1999.
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