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Post by berkley on Jul 1, 2022 0:21:37 GMT -5
MW Gallagher mentioned the influence of over-exposure: I suppose I might say that my opinion is influenced by under-exposure, in the sense that I haven't read a lot of war comics, and as far as I can recall at the moment, none at all by either Heath or Kubert. So I don't really have an opinion on the subject or even any right to one. But I do have an opinion on whose war comics I'd be more tempted to try first, and that would be Heath's, because I like his style in general more than I do Kubert's.
I admit to having something of an aesthetic blind spot with Kubert - his work doesn't usually attract me much, though I can see he knows what he's doing; whereas Heath's work always looks good to me, and usually much better than just good.
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Post by commond on Jul 4, 2022 19:26:05 GMT -5
Next question -- which do you think was the best EC comic?
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Post by kirby101 on Jul 4, 2022 19:59:18 GMT -5
I likedthe science fiction books. Weird Science, Weird Fantasy and the combined title.
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Post by MDG on Jul 4, 2022 20:34:44 GMT -5
Next question -- which do you think was the best EC comic? MAD. The others are good, but repetitive.
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Post by Ricky Jackson on Jul 4, 2022 20:39:22 GMT -5
Love the science fiction books. The war books are strong. The horror books have tons of highlights but are the most repetitive imo. Mad of course is great
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jul 4, 2022 23:24:52 GMT -5
Next question -- which do you think was the best EC comic? MAD. The others are good, but repetitive. This is the correct answer. Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat are the runners up. Kurtzmans books were just stronger than Feldsteins.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2022 23:53:16 GMT -5
If we're talking what I think is best, i.e. overall quality from beginning to end, then Mad gets the nod. If we're talking my favorites, I'd have to go with Piracy and Valor, as their genres are right up my alley. But my favorite story is the Kurtzman/Toth F-86 Sabre Jet tale.
-M
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Post by Cei-U! on Jul 5, 2022 2:55:05 GMT -5
Next question -- which do you think was the best EC comic? It's a toss-up between Frontline Combat and Two-Fisted Tales. The Feldstein-edited titles have good art but are waaaaay overwritten. And unlike most folks I'm not a fan of Kurtzman-era MAD. I don't hate it, but I wouldn't go out of my way to read it either.
Cei-U! I summon my iconoclastic side!
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jul 5, 2022 4:46:59 GMT -5
The SF books, just because I've read more stories from those than any of the others (and I think they're quite good).
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Post by tonebone on Jul 5, 2022 7:31:52 GMT -5
MAD. The others are good, but repetitive. This is the correct answer. Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat are the runners up. Kurtzmans books were just stronger than Feldsteins. Ha! The question should have been "What is the SECOND best EC comic?"
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Post by MDG on Jul 5, 2022 9:20:23 GMT -5
This is the correct answer. Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat are the runners up. Kurtzmans books were just stronger than Feldsteins. Ha! The question should have been "What is the SECOND best EC comic?" Panic
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Post by tonebone on Jul 5, 2022 9:36:34 GMT -5
Ha! The question should have been "What is the SECOND best EC comic?" Panic I am a huge MAD fan, but I oddly have never read Panic!
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Post by tartanphantom on Jul 5, 2022 9:52:25 GMT -5
Action-packed drama for deep thinkers-- featuring prototypes of the Fantastic Four members... more or less...
My personal favorite EC series is probably Two-Fisted Tales, although I am a big fan of Weird Science as well.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 5, 2022 9:58:42 GMT -5
Mad probably ranks first with me. The SF and War books are among my all-time favs. But just about every new trend EC issue has things I enjoy
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Post by MDG on Jul 5, 2022 11:08:36 GMT -5
Mad probably ranks first with me. The SF and War books are among my all-time favs. But just about every new trend EC issue has things I enjoy EC had comparatively high editorial standards along with a publisher and editors who wanted to put out good books. As a result the books had consistently good stories and art, especially compared to much of the competition. The line also had an editorial personality, pretty rare in the pre-Stan days (though I think Charlie Biro may have tried to cultivate one.)
But, despite the great art, there's a sameness to the stories and--if you're not laughing along with the horror and suspense titles--they provide a pretty bleak world view.
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