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Post by MDG on Dec 4, 2023 9:32:47 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Dec 4, 2023 9:30:50 GMT -5
That's what I call a 'stocking filler'! I was totally unaware this existed.
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Post by MDG on Dec 3, 2023 12:15:45 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Dec 2, 2023 17:56:11 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Dec 2, 2023 7:47:26 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Dec 1, 2023 20:00:10 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Dec 1, 2023 15:05:34 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Dec 1, 2023 10:44:54 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Dec 1, 2023 8:57:19 GMT -5
Because we can't have nice things without someone trying to monetize it. That's capitalism for ya! On the other hand, as an item, it's probably rarer than 90% of Marvel comic issues.
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Post by MDG on Dec 1, 2023 7:33:53 GMT -5
While I like DeCarlo's work, esp. his output from the '50s through the mid-'70s, my two very favorite Archie artists by far are Lucey and Samm Schwartz. A lot may have to do with what we grow up with, but I find early to mid-50s Archie style I a bit of the uncanny valley, and enjoy the more stylized post-DeCarlo style a lot more -- and funnier in terms of how the jokes land. Some of that may also be a function of how effectively folks like Lucey and Schwartz stage the gags.
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Post by MDG on Nov 30, 2023 20:44:44 GMT -5
That Playboy "Little Annie Fanny" set is a nice looking thing, Rags . I'm totally unfamiliar with the strip (no pun intended), but I'm guessing it'll be a lot like some of Wally Wood's naughtier things, like Malice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Ooz. It's Kurtzman and Elder, so more contemporary satire than fantasy. Each episode has Annie interacting with some contemporary issue or personality stand-in: advertising, pop art, James Bond, Hollywood, "sick" comedy... At the end, though, she usually ends up naked. The art is pretty amazing though, but there was an elaborate process to create each page. Jack Davis, Paul Coker, and Frank Frazetta pitched in periodically; Russ Heath pretty regularly for a while. Bill Stout assisted for a bit. Not Harvey's best work, but often funny and--his major concern--well-paying.
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Post by MDG on Nov 30, 2023 20:30:49 GMT -5
Explain this When people are shocked, hats and other headwear fly off their head. Basic science.
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Post by MDG on Nov 30, 2023 20:26:39 GMT -5
I wonder what the 6 issues of Heavy Metal with Outland would cost. 51-56 This book was scanned and then printed, so that diminishes the original. Roughly 10-20 bucks apiece from sane dealers (not ebay), but can sometimes be found cheaper in antique malls, the dusty, ratty mag section of some comic shops, etc. The most expensive issues in the series may be V5 #5 (53) and V5 #6 (54), primarily due to the 1st and 2nd appearances of Taarna in the magazine. The 2nd appearance is primarily cover-only, but it is the same image used in the film poster, so it's a classic cover-only collectible.
By the way, it's issues 51-55, and then the final chapter is not published until issue #58 (V5 #10). Issues 56-57 do not have Outland chapters.
I hope you're not implying that Stefano missed a deadline 😁
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Post by MDG on Nov 30, 2023 20:21:57 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Nov 30, 2023 16:52:07 GMT -5
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