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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2020 20:35:00 GMT -5
Alright, let's try favorite minis, brought to you by the letter C... it started as a mini, and was si good and so successful it became a series of minis and other stuff, but Brubaker & Phillips Criminal...  and Mark Schultz bringing his stuff to Marvel's Epic imprint, the Cadillacs and Dinosaurs mini was amazing...  from Corben's own Fantago publishing house. Children of Fire (3 issue mini)  there are several Conan minis I could put here, but my two favorites are Conan: The Book of Thoth by Kurt Busiek, Len Wein and Kelly Jones...  and Conan: The Jewels of Gwalhur by P. Craig Russell  Also notable is Conan: Death Covered in Gold which reunited Roy Thomas and John Buscema on the character...  though Big John didn't do the covers. -M |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2020 23:35:50 GMT -5
This entry brought to you by the letters D and E... Neil Gaiman's two Death mini's, The High Cost of Living and The Time of Your Life; each 3 issues   Matt Wagner's 4 issue Demon mini...  The 8 issue Day Men mini from BOOM! featuring gorgeous work by Brian Stelfreeze...  the issue adaptation of the Dune movie by Sienkewicz...  and two Doctor Strange minis, the Flight of Bones part of the Marvel Knights offerings, 4 issues...  and the Oath by BKV and Marcos Martin...  The 6 issue Elric mini from Pacific, the other Elric minis are good, but this is the best...  Edge of Chaos, 3 issues of Gray Morrow goodness...  More Sienkewicz-Elektra Assassin, 8 issues...  that's it for this installment. -M |
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 18, 2020 8:19:52 GMT -5
Just some quickies off the top of my head:
The Hawkeye miniseries from 1983 was great, and I found both Hercules minseries (1982 and 1984) enjoyable.
The Wolverine mini from 1982, Elongated Man from 1992, West Coast Avengers from 1984 were also really good.
Nightcrawler (1985) was fun.
Legionnaires 3 was good, but then I'm a Legion junkie.
And yes, I'll admit to liking Contest of the Champions (1982) and the first Secret Wars (1984) also.
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Post by sabongero on Aug 18, 2020 14:17:36 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Aug 18, 2020 14:27:29 GMT -5
I'm assuming Zeck just did the layouts on these covers, 'cause whoever did the paintings doesn't seem to have a clear concept of human anatomy. What the hell's going on with his neck on issue 2? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2020 15:48:26 GMT -5
This was reprinted in the UK, the back-up strip being “RoboCop”. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2020 22:44:29 GMT -5
We're up to F... Future Quest 12 issue maxi-series  Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer, 6 issue mini form Image (there's another earleir 4 issue mini from Verotik but I haven't read that one)  Frankenstein Alive, Alive, 4 issue mini  Corben's Fall of the House of Usher, 2 issue mini-series  Waid & Haspiel's version of The Fox; 5 issue mini (variants by DarwynCooke and Alex Toth didn't hurt)   Folklords, 5 issue mini (also made my top 50 of my 50th year list)  Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser  and that's a wrap for this letter... -M |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2020 22:53:44 GMT -5
Let's do one more tonight and give G a go... Give me Liberty (four issue mini)  The Golden Age, 4 issue mini  Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters, 3 issue mini  Guns of the Dragon, 4 issue mini  Ghostdancing (6 issue mini)  -M |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2020 13:18:08 GMT -5
Alrighty then, let's give H a go... Helheim, 6 issue mini (and a sequel called Brides of Helheim as well)  Half Past Danger (6 issue mini) and Half Past Danger 2 (5 issue mini) WWII adventure in the Indiana Jones with hinjas and dinosaurs thrown in, what's not to love?    The Hobbit (3 issue prestige format mini)    Hellboy: Seed of Destruction (4 issue mini) and really this stands in for any and all of the Hellboy minis...  Hit (4 issue mini) 50s crime noir with gorgeous art, there's a sequel Hit 1957 that I haven't been able to track down yet  History of the DC Universe (2 issue prestige format mini with gorgeous Perez art  Hawkworld (3 issue prestige format mini)  Hardcore Station (6 issue mini by Starlin, sci fi in the DCU (and later pulled from the DCU to be the setting for some original prose and comic work by Starlin)  and that's a wrap for H... -M |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2020 14:03:14 GMT -5
Multiple letters this time...I J and K The Immortal Dr. Fate 3 issue min, reprints  JSA All Stars 8 issue mini series, #3 in particlat has a Darwyn Cooke Dr. Fate story that is among my favorite one off stories in comics  Kamandi Challenge (12 issue maxi with lots of great talent attached)  Kingdom Come (4 issue prestige mini)  Jezebel Jade (3 issue mini spinoff of Jonny Quest)  King Conan: Phoenix on the Sword (4 issue mini also standing in for all the Truman/Giorello King Conan minis form Dark Horse)  John Bolton Halls of Horror (2 issue mini collecting Bolton stories)  Kings Quest and Kings Watch (each 5 issue minis of the King Syndicate heroes)   and ones I am pretty sure will make my list once I get around to finally reading them (since I love all the other Brubaker/Phillips stuff) is the two Incognito minis they did, but I don't have the trades and am missing an issue of each mini. -M |
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Post by Prince Hal on Aug 20, 2020 14:52:15 GMT -5
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Post by sabongero on Aug 21, 2020 7:46:25 GMT -5
Oh man.... so many limited series I wasn't I aware of. Thanks for posting them guys. Really appreciate it.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Aug 21, 2020 19:52:26 GMT -5
I'm starting to think this would be a good Christmas theme (though maybe not since we have this thread)
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Post by Confessor on Aug 21, 2020 21:17:05 GMT -5
I'm starting to think this would be a good Christmas theme (though maybe not since we have this thread) Shhhh...the Gods of the Classic Comics Christmas might hear you and be annoyed. Remember, we are lowly and it's not our place to second guess the ways and intent of the great God Ceee-Ewww, brother. For he is all-knowing and all-wise. Peace be upon you, brother.  |
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Post by Bronze age andy on Aug 21, 2020 22:39:20 GMT -5
Sword of the Atom
Prince Namor, The Sub Mariner
Squadron Supreme (1980's)
Doctor MidNite
Hawkeye (1980's)
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