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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 6, 2022 22:26:37 GMT -5
You could add Sam Glanzman's Thief of Sherwood, to be published by Roger Baugh. he put out one issue, under his A+ comics name, but none of the rest and Glanzman had given him the complete thing, if memory serves. One talked about, but which never proceeded was a teaming of Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz, on Wonder Woman....  ...with a bondage theme. It sounded like it was just an idea that the pair kicked around and not even something they had pitched to DC; certainly not greenlit, at any stage. |
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Post by Calidore on Nov 6, 2022 23:11:32 GMT -5
There's a few pages of Miracleman 25 floating around the net also, but I don't know if the entire issue exists complete.
I'm aware of that and Marvel keeps saying it is continuing Miracleman: The Silver Age; but, until I see an actual published comic (and not that ) issue or that revised reprint of the published issues). Hell, it's been nearly 10 years since Marvel announced they bought the rights from Mick Anglo and that Gaiman & Buckingham were going to finish their story. I'm with you there. Not holding my breath. I wonder if Gaiman's even interested at this point.
That WW drawing, the dialogue especially, makes me think it was just a couple of comic creator buddies goofing off and never meant to be taken more seriously than they did.
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Post by berkley on Nov 6, 2022 23:47:08 GMT -5
Continuations of prematurely cancelled series are another thing. There are tons of those I could name, starting with the Kirby solo series of the 1970s.
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Post by Prince Hal on Nov 7, 2022 0:09:29 GMT -5
How about when Swamp Thing's 25th issue was supposed to be the first installment of a change of direction for the series in which he would be teamed with Hawkman? I remember reading the announcement at the end of #24 about this and thinking it was weird.  That issue never came out, but it was written and drawn. More here: www.cbr.com/swamp-thing-hawkman-team-up-series-canceled-david-kraft-ernie-chan/ |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2022 3:03:31 GMT -5
Have no idea when Kevin Smith will enlighten us with a conclusion to this one....
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Post by Confessor on Nov 7, 2022 3:50:37 GMT -5
I'm aware of that and Marvel keeps saying it is continuing Miracleman: The Silver Age; but, until I see an actual published comic (and not that ) issue or that revised reprint of the published issues). Hell, it's been nearly 10 years since Marvel announced they bought the rights from Mick Anglo and that Gaiman & Buckingham were going to finish their story. I'm with you there. Not holding my breath. I wonder if Gaiman's even interested at this point. Guys, the first issue of Miracleman: The Silver Age is already out (was released on Oct 19th), with issue #2 due on November 25th or thereabouts. You can go down your LCS and buy issue #1 right now. Marvel have even announced a second printing of the first issue.. |
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Post by Confessor on Nov 7, 2022 4:11:32 GMT -5
The first thing that springs to mind whenever the subject of comics that could've been comes up is the Jaxxon spin-off series. For the uninitiated, Jaxxon is the 6 foot tall, green space-rabbit that I have as my avatar. Back in the 1978, Roy Thomas proposed a Jaxxon series spinning off of Marvel's Star Wars series. The suggestion came as part of a letter that Roy wrote to Archie Goodwin, which was printing in the SW comic's letters page. Given that George Lucas apparently despised Jaxxon and that Marvel had been told by Lucasfilm to stop using him in their comics, I'm sure Thomas' suggestion was tongue-in-cheek. But man, the idea that Roy could've helmed a Jaxxon spin-off series or even just a one-shot is, for this fan at least, one of the great "what could of beens" of the late 70s. Or maybe a spin-off series featuring the whole gang of Star-Hoppers would've worked better...  |
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Post by commond on Nov 7, 2022 5:31:27 GMT -5
Wikipedia has a page devoted to this topic -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_comics_solicited_but_never_published#Acclaim_ComicsHere's a few I would've been interested in: Action Comics Annual #3 by Chris Claremont and Michael Golden All Star Wonder Woman by Adam Hughes Injustice League ongoing series The Silver Age by James Robinson Spectre by Steve Gerber Swamp Thing: Deja Vu (three-issue miniseries was scheduled for 1990 by Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson) Time2 (vol. 3) by Howard Chaykin Daredevil by Frank Miller and Walt Simonson Marvels II and Marvels III The Thing miniseries by Barry Windsor-Smith It's amazing how many X-Men graphic novels and miniseries were planned in the 80s but never saw the light of day. |
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Post by Cei-U! on Nov 7, 2022 7:20:02 GMT -5
My pick: the first Justice League / Avengers crossover originally planned in 1979 with Gerry Conway as writer and George Perez as artist. By 1979, Conway was ending a historic decade where his talent contributed to some of the the greatest comics ever published, while Perez was only growing as a fantastic artist, in-between his stellar work on The Avengers and Logan's Run and what was around the corner-- The New Teen Titans. At the time, DC and Marvel's team titles were strong with interesting rosters at the time, although I'd have to assume the crossover teams would have attempted to match characters with similar traits. I'm almost sure a 1979 version of the crossover would have eclipsed 1976's Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man just in terms of scope, story potential, and fulfilling one of the most popular fan ideas. This reminds me of my own attempt at a JLA/Avengers team-up circa 1972 (when I was in 9th grade). I actually drew the first eight pages or so (the only scene I can recall is the Watcher alerting Nick Fury to some impending danger). I don't even remember who the villains were going to be. I *think* they were going to be Kang and the Lord of Time but I may have that confused with the Conway/Perez proposal. At any rate, none of my pages or preliminary sketches survived the Great House Fire of the summer of '77. Still, I can't help wondering where the story --which I was pretty much making up as I went along--was heading.
Another unfinished project was my "What If The Silver Surfer Hadn't Betrayed Galactus?" story . This was a serious proposal concocted circa 1982, one I had completely mapped out. I do have surviving sketches for this that I'll post (along with tons of other art) if I ever A) figure out how to use my scanner, and B) free up enough ime to do the scanning.
Cei-U! I summon the Mitchell Masterworks that never were!
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Post by EdoBosnar on Nov 7, 2022 7:52:56 GMT -5
One that always comes to mind for me is the announcement of a new character called Starhawk (not the Guardian of the Galaxy who debuted in the 1970s) in Marvel Superheroes #20 in the late 1960s:  It was the creation of Roy Thomas and Dan Adkins. A few years later the unfinished first story was printed in a fanzine. You can find more information about the whole project and see the unpublished pages in this post from over a decade ago at the blog Rip Jagger's Dojo. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2022 9:36:46 GMT -5
Striker was a UK football strip that began in the Sun in 1985 (I know, a lousy newspaper). It became a comic in 2003, running until 2005. The strip continued at times, in magazines, newspapers, etc. It was written by Pete Nash. Look at this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striker_(comic)I share that to give you an idea of what Nash did - and that brings me to the topic. When Striker was being published, Nash revealed that he had plans for a War of the Worlds comic. It was only ever talk (unless Nash has some private sketches somewhere). He seemed keen on the idea. But Striker, which finally ended in 2019, seemed to be Nash’s priority. Nash wanted his football comic to succeed - and 2003 to 2005 was the period of time in which he was mentioning War of the Worlds. He did write a sci-fi newspaper strip called Psycops: www.planetstriker.com/product-page/psycopsI am curious what his interpretation of War of the Worlds would have been…
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Post by MDG on Nov 7, 2022 9:38:20 GMT -5
How about when Swamp Thing's 25th issue was supposed to be the first installment of a change of direction for the series in which he would be teamed with Hawkman? I remember reading the announcement at the end of #24 about this and thinking it was weird. That issue never came out, but it was written and drawn. A dealer had a couple of pages at it at a NYC show I went to in the late 80s. |
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Post by arfetto on Nov 7, 2022 10:48:52 GMT -5
When I was a kid, the comic storyline I was most excited for was:
 A five part TMNT Adventures (Archie Comics) story called The Forever War. The preview image shows Shredder holding up a defeated Future Donatello. I have some copies and ashcans of a fan-written version of The Forever War, which is neat at least. But still, I waited for this "next issue" far longer than May 1995 haha (if I recall, the actual "next issue" was about the Turtles when they were young children rather than teens). |
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Post by Prince Hal on Nov 7, 2022 11:10:29 GMT -5
How about when Swamp Thing's 25th issue was supposed to be the first installment of a change of direction for the series in which he would be teamed with Hawkman? I remember reading the announcement at the end of #24 about this and thinking it was weird. That issue never came out, but it was written and drawn. A dealer had a couple of pages at it at a NYC show I went to in the late 80s. There are several pages posted at that link I posted above. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 7, 2022 11:25:53 GMT -5
I'm aware of that and Marvel keeps saying it is continuing Miracleman: The Silver Age; but, until I see an actual published comic (and not that ) issue or that revised reprint of the published issues). Hell, it's been nearly 10 years since Marvel announced they bought the rights from Mick Anglo and that Gaiman & Buckingham were going to finish their story. I'm with you there. Not holding my breath. I wonder if Gaiman's even interested at this point. Guys, the first issue of Miracleman: The Silver Age is already out (was released on Oct 19th), with issue #2 due on November 25th or thereabouts. You can go down your LCS and buy issue #1 right now. Marvel have even announced a second printing of the first issue.. You have a reprint, of what was published (tweaked with some new art)....until I see the first new issue, with Gaiman and Buckingham, it doesn't exist. I've seen too many reversals, clarifications and even retracted solicits over the years to believe it until I see it; especially with Miracleman.  |
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