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Post by MDG on Feb 8, 2018 11:12:12 GMT -5
This recent post by Mark Evanier is all about a generally unrecognized but much admired artist named Owen Fitzgerald: www.newsfromme.com/2018/01/31/the-incredible-owen/ He was the Bob Hope artist for about 80 issues, worked on the Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis comic for another 20, and a bunch of other DC humor books in the 50s and early 60s. His artwork was certainly one big reason these books were as successful as they were. It's a great story, btw! Yeah, Fitzgerald and later Oksner did great work on those books. And in '68, Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis were still immensely popular and visible in the U.S., enough so that they were easy sells to casual readers. Plus, I'm sure the "suits" at DC liked to be able to say, "We publish Superman, Batman, and Bob Hope," instead of "We publish Superman, Batman, and Tales of the Unexpected." |
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Post by nero9000 on Feb 8, 2018 21:08:12 GMT -5
This is gonna sound like heresy to some, but I'm surprised how long the Savage Sword of Conan black & white magazine ran for. That thing was being published from 1974 until 1995 (235 issues!), long after barbarian fantasy had fallen out of vogue. I was going to say Conan in general. Not because it was bad, but I thought it was gone in the late 80s or something. Fell off my radar. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Feb 8, 2018 21:15:23 GMT -5
This is gonna sound like heresy to some, but I'm surprised how long the Savage Sword of Conan black & white magazine ran for. That thing was being published from 1974 until 1995 (235 issues!), long after barbarian fantasy had fallen out of vogue. I don't think it's blasphemy. It long outlasted all the other magazines of its kind. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Feb 8, 2018 21:32:23 GMT -5
Before the 80's there was a market for all types of genres of comics. Jerry Lewis lasting as long as it did is only strange in the present superhero dominated market. Aside from the fact that no one finds Jerry Lewis funny. I do, to a certain extent. His stuff is pretty uneven and he became less funny over the years; but, I love the films The Geisha Boy, Who's Minding the Store?, The Bellboy and The Nutty Professor. I quite like a lot of the material with Dean Martin, especially Artists and Models. One of my all-time favorites is Don't Give up the Ship, which I find to be hilarious, especially as an ex-naval officer (but it was funny when I first saw it, as a kid). I think longevity and some not-so-great later films have colored many people's ideas of Jerry Lewis and Bob Hope. Hope was way funnier in his older films and in his USO tours than he ever was on the NBC specials, though even those have brilliant moments. Humor comics tend to get poo-pooed in the fan world; but, there is some really great material in them. I was and still am a huge fan of DC's Fox and Crow comics, as well as the Three Mousketeers. Bob Hope, Dobie Gillis and Jerry Lewis sold a ton of comics. |
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Post by Confessor on Feb 8, 2018 22:20:24 GMT -5
This is gonna sound like heresy to some, but I'm surprised how long the Savage Sword of Conan black & white magazine ran for. That thing was being published from 1974 until 1995 (235 issues!), long after barbarian fantasy had fallen out of vogue. I don't think it's blasphemy. It long outlasted all the other magazines of its kind. Well, I'm shocked it went on for so long. I had always assumed it got cancelled in the mid-80s, and it wasn't until Roquefort Raider's Conan review thread that I realised it had lasted well into the 90s. That was really surprising to me. |
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Post by berkley on Feb 9, 2018 3:27:48 GMT -5
I knew the Conan magazine SSoC lasted long after I stopped reading it around #40, but what surprised me in RR's review thread was how much good stuff it still contained in those later issues. I don't think it was as consistent as in that earlier era but there was a substantial amount of high-quality material. In hindsight, I think I gave up on it too soon. But I had probably been a bit spoiled by the consistency of those first 25 or 30 issues and I was so turned off by the Shooter regime in general that everything Marvel became a bit tainted for me at the time.
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Post by sacorn on Feb 9, 2018 5:52:18 GMT -5
Jim Baient's Tarot Witch of the Black Rose has run for 108 issues...  (one of the few work safe covers from the series) -M It's quite funny...This week(!) I've just managed to get my wife to read comics, after 20 years of trying, and been giving her suggestions of various non-superhero stuff to get her started. At the same time she's also looking at what's sitting around to try different things that might interest her, and this is one of her favourites! I recently picked up the first 20 issues mixed in a bulk buy and had them sitting in a to sell pile when she thought she would give it a go. I tried saying it was not really a great book to start sampling comics with, but she wouldn't be persuaded. What a dag, she even said she wants to start at #1 now  I also gave her the recent Captain Kronos mini series which she really enjoyed and she picked up Mind Mgmt #1 while I was at work today and she liked that too (but that's all I have of that one). What would be some recommendations if you were in my position, I'm thinking maybe Sandman, Transmet, or Preacher? She's a fan of tge series Vikings, Game of Thrones, Outlander etc. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 9, 2018 6:56:40 GMT -5
Jim Baient's Tarot Witch of the Black Rose has run for 108 issues... (one of the few work safe covers from the series) -M It's quite funny...This week(!) I've just managed to get my wife to read comics, after 20 years of trying, and been giving her suggestions of various non-superhero stuff to get her started. At the same time she's also looking at what's sitting around to try different things that might interest her, and this is one of her favourites! I recently picked up the first 20 issues mixed in a bulk buy and had them sitting in a to sell pile when she thought she would give it a go. I tried saying it was not really a great book to start sampling comics with, but she wouldn't be persuaded. What a dag, she even said she wants to start at #1 now I also gave her the recent Captain Kronos mini series which she really enjoyed and she picked up Mind Mgmt #1 while I was at work today and she liked that too (but that's all I have of that one). What would be some recommendations if you were in my position, I'm thinking maybe Sandman, Transmet, or Preacher? She's a fan of tge series Vikings, Game of Thrones, Outlander etc. Maybe there's something I missed, or it evolved past balloons on parade. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2018 11:18:11 GMT -5
It's quite funny...This week(!) I've just managed to get my wife to read comics, after 20 years of trying, and been giving her suggestions of various non-superhero stuff to get her started. At the same time she's also looking at what's sitting around to try different things that might interest her, and this is one of her favourites! I recently picked up the first 20 issues mixed in a bulk buy and had them sitting in a to sell pile when she thought she would give it a go. I tried saying it was not really a great book to start sampling comics with, but she wouldn't be persuaded. What a dag, she even said she wants to start at #1 now I also gave her the recent Captain Kronos mini series which she really enjoyed and she picked up Mind Mgmt #1 while I was at work today and she liked that too (but that's all I have of that one). What would be some recommendations if you were in my position, I'm thinking maybe Sandman, Transmet, or Preacher? She's a fan of tge series Vikings, Game of Thrones, Outlander etc. Some recommendations... for Viking stuff... Northlanders by Brian Wood published by Vertigo Helheim and Bride of Helheim (each 6 issue minis) by Cullen Bunn from Oni Press Hammer of the Gods by Mike Avon Oeming (it's been at a couple of publishers since it was collected) for fantasy stuff... Mouseguard by David Petersen published by Archaia Mice Templar by Oeming & Glass published by Image Red Sonja (try the Gail Simone series from Dynamite for starters) and there's always the Game of Thrones adaptations from Dynamite I believe (also adaptations of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time and Jim Butcher's Dresden Files that appeal to fans of that kind of fantasy, especially if she likes the novels as well). Mind MGMT is awesome and the trade collections are quite affordable $20 MSRP for hardcovers, there are 6 total. If she likes Kindt's style and displaced time travel stories like Outlander, check out Trillium form Jeff Lemire published by Vertigo). And a couple out of left field suggestions based on the vibe of the stuff she likes if not the genres... The Sixth Gun by Cullen Bunn and Briant Hurtt from Oni Black Magick by Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott from Image -M |
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Post by rberman on Feb 9, 2018 11:30:59 GMT -5
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Post by Prince Hal on Feb 9, 2018 11:36:57 GMT -5
Here's an achievement: Four Color Comics. First issue on sale in December 1941.Last issue on sale in February '62. Nice run. If it had been a monthly, that would have been a 240+ issues. But since several issues were published every month, it ran for 1354 issues. The equivalent of 113 years of a monthly! From this... to this...   |
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Post by Batflunkie on Feb 9, 2018 14:28:18 GMT -5
Aside from the fact that no one finds Jerry Lewis funny. I do, to a certain extent. His stuff is pretty uneven and he became less funny over the years; but, I love the films The Geisha Boy, Who's Minding the Store?, The Bellboy and The Nutty Professor. I quite like a lot of the material with Dean Martin, especially Artists and Models. One of my all-time favorites is Don't Give up the Ship, which I find to be hilarious, especially as an ex-naval officer (but it was funny when I first saw it, as a kid). I think longevity and some not-so-great later films have colored many people's ideas of Jerry Lewis and Bob Hope. Hope was way funnier in his older films and in his USO tours than he ever was on the NBC specials, though even those have brilliant moments. Humor comics tend to get poo-pooed in the fan world; but, there is some really great material in them. I was and still am a huge fan of DC's Fox and Crow comics, as well as the Three Mousketeers. Bob Hope, Dobie Gillis and Jerry Lewis sold a ton of comics. How long has that joke been going of the French being the only people that find Jerry Lewis funny? And I like "funny books", but a lot of them don't have a lot of substance beyond a first time read. IDK, maybe it's just me sounding pretentious, but I'd rather think about the humor with books like Howard The Duck, Transmetropolitan, and Preacher than have them flat out explained like in Harvey or Archie books |
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Post by sacorn on Feb 9, 2018 17:24:53 GMT -5
It's quite funny...This week(!) I've just managed to get my wife to read comics, after 20 years of trying, and been giving her suggestions of various non-superhero stuff to get her started. At the same time she's also looking at what's sitting around to try different things that might interest her, and this is one of her favourites! I recently picked up the first 20 issues mixed in a bulk buy and had them sitting in a to sell pile when she thought she would give it a go. I tried saying it was not really a great book to start sampling comics with, but she wouldn't be persuaded. What a dag, she even said she wants to start at #1 now I also gave her the recent Captain Kronos mini series which she really enjoyed and she picked up Mind Mgmt #1 while I was at work today and she liked that too (but that's all I have of that one). What would be some recommendations if you were in my position, I'm thinking maybe Sandman, Transmet, or Preacher? She's a fan of tge series Vikings, Game of Thrones, Outlander etc. Maybe there's something I missed, or it evolved past balloons on parade. Nope don't think so, I think it's just the witchy demony thing, lol. Don't really know though I haven't read it myself, was a straight to sell/swap kinda thing. Thanks everyone else for suggestions, I have a big chunk of most of those. |
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Post by foxley on Feb 10, 2018 0:31:50 GMT -5
Two books from DC I never hear mentioned in any kind of context, bur Mr. District Attorney for 67 issues, and Big Town for 50.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Feb 10, 2018 0:38:38 GMT -5
Two books from DC I never hear mentioned in any kind of context, bur Mr. District Attorney for 67 issues, and Big Town for 50. Both based on radio shows. |
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