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Post by tingramretro on May 17, 2016 10:19:52 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. More professional and polished than John Bolton...?  |
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Post by Icctrombone on May 17, 2016 10:21:25 GMT -5
I asked it in a tongue in cheek way, but for me, I like more professional polished work and concepts. More professional and polished than John Bolton...? No, I meant some of the stuff that was copying other sources. But it is nice to see where some of todays talents started. |
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Post by tingramretro on May 17, 2016 10:30:57 GMT -5
More professional and polished than John Bolton...? No, I meant some of the stuff that was copying other sources. But it is nice to see where some of todays talents started. John's been around since the mid 1970s, as I recall his earliest works were comics adaptations of popular TV shows for an anthology title called Look-In which was actually one of Britain's best selling titles at the time, and for various hardcover annuals based on TV shows like Planet of the Apes. |
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Post by Bronze Age Brian on May 17, 2016 12:33:59 GMT -5
Maybe it's time to stick to those threads then? Throwing me out of this one? No, not at all. Let me put it this way...might have anything obscure crossed paths within your collection? Surely, there must be something? |
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Post by Icctrombone on May 17, 2016 13:01:09 GMT -5
I've been collecting for 45 years, I have many things that I like that no one else does. This might qualify  I have a handful these and I enjoyed it although I don't think it caught on. |
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2016 13:13:27 GMT -5
I've been collecting for 45 years, I have many things that I like that no one else does. This might qualify I have a handful these and I enjoyed it although I don't think it caught on. I have 1 issue of the series and a few Dalgoda back ups that appeared in other comics I have bought. It is an interesting concept and what I have read is well done. -M |
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Post by Icctrombone on May 17, 2016 13:15:03 GMT -5
Everytime I think about giving it away, I just can't.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2016 13:18:03 GMT -5
This series ran for 7 issues in 2005 from a short lived publisher called Speakeasy Comics...  a young girl from a magical family dedicated to dark forces is aided by a magical raccoon who may be the avatar of some much more powerful entity as the two go on the run from those seeking to use the girl's abilities for their own dark purposes... It predated Rocket's rise to popularity with the GotG reboot, and was one or my wife's favorite books at the time (she's a big Rocket fan too). -M |
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Post by tingramretro on May 17, 2016 13:21:09 GMT -5
I've been collecting for 45 years, I have many things that I like that no one else does. This might qualify I have a handful these and I enjoyed it although I don't think it caught on. I remember Dalgoda, though I think mine are long gone. Interesting series. As I recall, Alan Moore's The Bojeffries Saga ran as a back-up. |
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Post by Bronze Age Brian on May 17, 2016 13:36:38 GMT -5
I've been collecting for 45 years, I have many things that I like that no one else does. This might qualify I have a handful these and I enjoyed it although I don't think it caught on. Great pick! I have the first issue also around here somewhere, found it in a quarter bin and just loved that cover. Dennis Fujitake was one of those cool artists that always worked on independent comics or would pop up in a random indy comic somewhere. For instance, his "Tinkle Drop" story appeared as a backup story in Usagi Yojimbo #1! |
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Post by chaykinstevens on May 17, 2016 14:55:54 GMT -5
I've been collecting for 45 years, I have many things that I like that no one else does. This might qualify I have a handful these and I enjoyed it although I don't think it caught on. I remember Dalgoda, though I think mine are long gone. Interesting series. As I recall, Alan Moore's The Bojeffries Saga ran as a back-up. Dalgoda #8 had a new Bojeffries Saga story, and the follow up series Flesh and Bones included colourised Bojeffries reprints from Warrior. The backup in Dalgoda #2-6 was Grimwood's Daughter, beautifully drawn by Kevin Nowlan, who drew a Dalgoda story himself in A1 #4. Dalgoda #7 had a Journey backup by William Messner-Loebs. |
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on May 17, 2016 19:10:20 GMT -5
I must be too mainstream  Aside from my Outlaws LB Cole issue, Invasion #1 ands Hot Stuf' #8, my collection is lacking in the completely oddball. The Hot Stuf' was a dollar bin snag that I was happy to have considering it is probably one of the more obscure Adams covers out there.
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Post by earl on May 17, 2016 23:37:29 GMT -5
Dalgoda, Alien Fire and Border Worlds were all some interesting science fiction comics of the same era being discussed, all too bad they really never completed or caught on. These were examples of Kitchen Sink and Fantographics trying some genre comics with hopes of catching an audience. I would imagine these projects would have played out in the black and white magazines if actually sold back in the 70s.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2016 23:45:59 GMT -5
I have a few issues of Border Worlds but I don't think I have any Alien Fire. I do have a handful of issues of Alien Encounters as well...  -M |
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Post by Bronze Age Brian on May 18, 2016 0:42:47 GMT -5
I must be too mainstream Aside from my Outlaws LB Cole issue, Invasion #1 ands Hot Stuf' #8, my collection is lacking in the completely oddball. The Hot Stuf' was a dollar bin snag that I was happy to have considering it is probably one of the more obscure Adams covers out there.
Nice one! The only issue of Hot Stuf' I have is the first one: Warning: possible NSFW content. Hot Stuf' #1 (1974)
The first issue of Hot Stuf' features two 5-page stories by the one and only Richard Corben. The first one is "Bug". A female astronaut crash lands on a world of roaches, where she is enslaved. A roach rescues her and she falls in love, only to die by the shower of a giant can of...Roach Spray? The next Corben offering is called "Flys", where two workers in charge of surveying an area of an unknown planet find an interesting plant, which morphs into a naked lady. Upon further inspection of the plant (among other things), the duo realize (too late) that the plant/lady/thing is actually a venus fly trap...and they are the flies. The biggest 'big name' surprise goes to George Perez, who does the pencils in "Uncle Sal and Cousin John go Planet-Tripping". This is some pretty off-kilter content for what Perez was used to doing at the time. But the best feature in the first issue goes to Rich Buckler with a story called "Shadow of the Sword!". Buckler sets up a lush fantasy world based on an unfinished poem by Samuel Coleridge. This is supposed to be the prelude, but it appears Buckler got too caught up in working for Marvel at the time as the rest of the story never appeared. Last but not least, there's also a story by Doug Moench and Ernie Colon called "The Thought and the Egg". [/div] |
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Aside from my Outlaws LB Cole issue, Invasion #1 ands Hot Stuf' #8, my collection is lacking in the completely oddball. The Hot Stuf' was a dollar bin snag that I was happy to have considering it is probably one of the more obscure Adams covers out there. 
