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Post by Rob Allen on Dec 25, 2023 11:52:05 GMT -5
Antarctica
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Post by Rob Allen on Dec 25, 2023 11:45:49 GMT -5
1. Fat Freddy's CatAs soon as I thought of the Cat I knew he had to be #1. Gilbert Shelton is a comic genius, in both senses of the word "comic". The Cat and the Brothers are some of the funniest, most consistently entertaining comics ever. I haven't been putting images in my posts this year but I'll make an exception for #1. Here's an image that tells not just a story, but a series of stories: Starting from the upper left, the curtains have been knocked down, the waterbed is shredded and leaking, the plant is denuded, the tape is unreeled, the birdcage is empty with feathers around on the floor, the bottom of the chair is destroyed, there's a turd on the pillow, paw prints on the records and the sweater is half unraveled. And after causing all that mayhem, the cat is sleeping peacefully in a sunbeam. Anyone who has lived with a cat knows that this is only a slight exaggeration. Thanks to Kurt for this event, and a merry Classic Comics Christmas to you all!
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Post by Rob Allen on Dec 24, 2023 17:25:48 GMT -5
Orion
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Post by Rob Allen on Dec 23, 2023 17:17:48 GMT -5
City
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Post by Rob Allen on Dec 23, 2023 12:10:22 GMT -5
2. Howard the Duck
The right duck at the right moment in history and in my life.
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Post by Rob Allen on Dec 22, 2023 19:35:00 GMT -5
3. Warlock
Read what Roquefort Raider wrote.
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Post by Rob Allen on Dec 22, 2023 19:24:36 GMT -5
Almost caught up...
4. Black Panther
In case you hadn't heard, that Jungle Action series by McGregor & Graham et al. was really good.
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Post by Rob Allen on Dec 22, 2023 19:06:54 GMT -5
Still catching up...
5. Silver Surfer
Read what Prince Hal wrote.
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Post by Rob Allen on Dec 22, 2023 18:49:45 GMT -5
Catching up again...
6. Red Sonja
For reasons that have already been described by others - the Frank Thorne art and the s&s adventures. When Conan #24, "The Song of Red Sonja" came out, I immediately thought it was one of the best single comic book issues ever published. I wish the ongoing series had felt more like it was about the same character that Roy and Barry had introduced.
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Post by Rob Allen on Dec 22, 2023 11:51:12 GMT -5
The GCD has no listing for a series of this name. Can you help a brother out and specify the year of publication? Cei-U! I summon the statistical shortfall!
My Life As A Weapon was the first collected volume of the Fraction/Aja series. GCD link: www.comics.org/issue/1041979/
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Post by Rob Allen on Dec 20, 2023 17:05:41 GMT -5
Hot Rod
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Post by Rob Allen on Dec 20, 2023 12:44:05 GMT -5
Yesterday was my birthday, which made it a very auspicious day to win the contest. I also bought lottery tickets yesterday; maybe my winning streak will continue. We've done birthdays before, and candles, but here's one I didn't see in the list - cake! I'll widen the topic to any cake - birthday cake, wedding cake, whatever. I had a great birthday, so you all get to enjoy some cake! The usual rules apply: • Post one, and only one, classic cover that fits the theme of the contest. • Your cover must be from a published comic book or collected volume published before December 2013. • Please include the title and the issue number of the comic, preferably in bold, in case some posters cannot see your image. (this is Target Comics #v4#2 [#38]) • Covers must be posted before voting begins. • Voting takes place on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, beginning at 12:01 am PST and ending at 11:59 AM PST. • Vote by posting the name of the poster whose cover best fits the theme or that you simply like the most in bold. • The winner of the contest is the entrant with the most votes after the voting period ends. • The winner gets to choose the theme for the next week's contest. • If you don't think the cover fits the theme, don't post disparaging remarks about it. Just don't vote for it and keep quiet. • If a cover is more recent than the classic time frame, kindly point it out to the poster, who may then choose an alternate before voting begins Have fun and Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, or blissfully sitting things out!
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Post by Rob Allen on Dec 20, 2023 12:09:38 GMT -5
Wow! To say that I didn't expect to win with a Beavis and Butt-head cover is an understatement.
I have a few ideas for the next contest, so I'll peruse the list of previously used themes and get the new one posted later today.
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Post by Rob Allen on Dec 20, 2023 3:34:45 GMT -5
Sandwich
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Post by Rob Allen on Dec 18, 2023 19:32:06 GMT -5
7. Ka-Zar
People have already written about him, but I don't think anyone has mentioned the very Conanesque art by Barry Smith early in his Astonishing Tales series. If you like BWS Conan, it's worth seeking out.
As a kid I had most of his earliest appearances but not his first one in X-Men #10. So I didn't see the note on the splash page about the pronunciation of his name until the 21st century. I still can't get used to calling him "Kay-sar".
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