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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2016 0:36:09 GMT -5
Another entry form the mid 80s b&w boom... a martial arts comic inspired by the manga style...  Shuriken by Reggie Byers, published by Eternity Comics. The art is unpolished and not bad, but the panel to panel page to page storytelling needs a lot of work. Not sure if it got better (it managed 8 issues but I only have/read #1), but is was an ok read. -M |
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Post by tingramretro on May 15, 2016 6:13:43 GMT -5
A typically odd entry from Personality Comics... ![]()  |
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Post by earl on May 15, 2016 19:16:27 GMT -5
Eclipse and Pacific put out a bunch of neat comics based around artists and odd stories they did that didn't see wide publishing. Those when added to their various 80s takes on EC style science fiction/horror including the ones that Bruce Jones edited are a series of classic artists other work. You add it up and it is a pretty long who's who list of great comic artists active in the late 70s and into the 80s.
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Post by hondobrode on May 15, 2016 19:29:47 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.
Thanks for this Brian ! Didn't know this even existed but I'm going to find one. Unbelievable that he could still knock it out like this at 84! |
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Post by hondobrode on May 15, 2016 19:39:07 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. Solson also published a few issues of Reagan's Raiders we've seen at CCF before. I found this one sort of riffing on Miller's DKR.  Bad enough I kind of want to read this. |
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Post by Icctrombone on May 15, 2016 19:43:58 GMT -5
I found this one sort of riffing on Miller's DKR. Bad enough I kind of want to read this. A classic I'm sure. |
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Post by MDG on May 16, 2016 8:12:28 GMT -5
Eclipse and Pacific put out a bunch of neat comics based around artists and odd stories they did that didn't see wide publishing. Those when added to their various 80s takes on EC style science fiction/horror including the ones that Bruce Jones edited are a series of classic artists other work. You add it up and it is a pretty long who's who list of great comic artists active in the late 70s and into the 80s. Yeah, I have a few of these. This one reprinted short horror stories that Tom Veitch and Steve Bissette did for Scholastic publications (probably while still students at the Kubert School). The stories are pretty tame, but the art is out there.  |
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Post by earl on May 16, 2016 20:34:14 GMT -5
Eclipse and First did a bunch of comics with those early Kubert school artists like Tim Truman, Tom Mandrake, Jan Duursema first come to mind.
Tim Truman has a one shot called Killer Tales that features early fantasy artwork and a couple short stories. I know the Hampton Brothers, Greg Hildebrandt, Jeffrey Jones, Marshall Rogers and Bernie Wrightson all had some comics like that come out from either Pacific or Eclipse.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2016 22:51:11 GMT -5
Speaking of the Kubert school...  put together by the students of the schol under the supervision of Joe Kubert. It features Andy and Adam's first work as penciller and inkers in the industry, plus some others. One of those one-shots mentioned above featuring some work by prominent creators...  including that gorgeous cover by BWS... Another featuring some early horror work by Brian Bolland...  this one actually got 2 issues of John Bolton horror shorts..   all 4 of these are anthology titles featuring shorts that in some cases appeared elsewhere but were collected together for the first time. The First Folio was basically to give exposure and experience to some of the Kubert school students, many of whom went on to long career sin the industry...and all of them are worth tracking down if you like horror or fantasy/sword and sorcery tales or the work of the featured artists. -M |
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Post by Icctrombone on May 16, 2016 23:21:35 GMT -5
Mrp, you're awesome but, Is there ANY comic you won't buy?  |
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2016 1:18:24 GMT -5
Mrp, you're awesome but, Is there ANY comic you won't buy? I've acquired, owned, read, and then sold off most of the "A list" Silver through Bronze Age of Marvel (up through to the end of the original numberings with the dawn of Heroes Reborn) with the exception of a handful of the keys and a a significant chunk of DC from the same period between 1984 (when I started collecting seriously in high school) and 2002 (when I was getting ready to move halfway across the country) and then got most of those in Essentials, Masterworks, Showcases, Archives or other trades; so I really have little to no interest in getting that stuff again. My love is for the medium itself, the use of panels and pages to tell stories...not just big 2, not just super-heroes, not just the big names everyone knows (not that there is anything wrong with those things, but I've been there and done that already), so now I tend to focus on getting the stuff I missed out on back then-smaller publishers, obscure titles C-list characters what have you. I have my favorites among the stuff I once had that I pick up now and then when the price is right, but for the most part I want to try new stuff and only occasionally revisit old favorites. I have found a lot of wonderful gems, incredible talent, and just plain entertaining stories in books like the ones listed here, true a lot of crap too, but then there's a lot of crap in big 2 mainstream stuff as well. So no, there's no comic I won't buy or try if the price is right or the opportunity presents itself. -M |
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Post by tingramretro on May 17, 2016 1:36:56 GMT -5
Mrp, you're awesome but, Is there ANY comic you won't buy? I've acquired, owned, read, and then sold off most of the "A list" Silver through Bronze Age of Marvel (up through to the end of the original numberings with the dawn of Heroes Reborn) with the exception of a handful of the keys and a a significant chunk of DC from the same period between 1984 (when I started collecting seriously in high school) and 2002 (when I was getting ready to move halfway across the country) and then got most of those in Essentials, Masterworks, Showcases, Archives or other trades; so I really have little to no interest in getting that stuff again. My love is for the medium itself, the use of panels and pages to tell stories...not just big 2, not just super-heroes, not just the big names everyone knows (not that there is anything wrong with those things, but I've been there and done that already), so now I tend to focus on getting the stuff I missed out on back then-smaller publishers, obscure titles C-list characters what have you. I have my favorites among the stuff I once had that I pick up now and then when the price is right, but for the most part I want to try new stuff and only occasionally revisit old favorites. I have found a lot of wonderful gems, incredible talent, and just plain entertaining stories in books like the ones listed here, true a lot of crap too, but then there's a lot of crap in big 2 mainstream stuff as well. So know, there's no comic I won't buy or try if the price is right or the opportunity presents itself. -M That's the thing about comics, isn't it? It's such a versatile medium, there's pretty much no kind of story that can't be told in it, so why apply any limits? |
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Post by Icctrombone on May 17, 2016 5:15:41 GMT -5
I've acquired, owned, read, and then sold off most of the "A list" Silver through Bronze Age of Marvel (up through to the end of the original numberings with the dawn of Heroes Reborn) with the exception of a handful of the keys and a a significant chunk of DC from the same period between 1984 (when I started collecting seriously in high school) and 2002 (when I was getting ready to move halfway across the country) and then got most of those in Essentials, Masterworks, Showcases, Archives or other trades; so I really have little to no interest in getting that stuff again. My love is for the medium itself, the use of panels and pages to tell stories...not just big 2, not just super-heroes, not just the big names everyone knows (not that there is anything wrong with those things, but I've been there and done that already), so now I tend to focus on getting the stuff I missed out on back then-smaller publishers, obscure titles C-list characters what have you. I have my favorites among the stuff I once had that I pick up now and then when the price is right, but for the most part I want to try new stuff and only occasionally revisit old favorites. I have found a lot of wonderful gems, incredible talent, and just plain entertaining stories in books like the ones listed here, true a lot of crap too, but then there's a lot of crap in big 2 mainstream stuff as well. So know, there's no comic I won't buy or try if the price is right or the opportunity presents itself. -M That's the thing about comics, isn't it? It's such a versatile medium, there's pretty much no kind of story that can't be told in it, so why apply any limits? I asked it in a tongue in cheek way, but for me, I like more professional polished work and concepts. Also, although I have a full attic, I rather not continue to store books I won't read more than once. |
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Post by Bronze Age Brian on May 17, 2016 10:03:34 GMT -5
That's the thing about comics, isn't it? It's such a versatile medium, there's pretty much no kind of story that can't be told in it, so why apply any limits? I asked it in a tongue in cheek way, but for me, I like more professional polished work and concepts. Also, although I have a full attic, I rather not continue to store books I won't read more than once. Maybe it's time to stick to those threads then? |
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Post by Icctrombone on May 17, 2016 10:18:19 GMT -5
I asked it in a tongue in cheek way, but for me, I like more professional polished work and concepts. Also, although I have a full attic, I rather not continue to store books I won't read more than once. Maybe it's time to stick to those threads then? Throwing me out of this one? |
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