@@Madbmberwhatbmbsatmidnight I got the first one in a box next to me, it’s going up on the TikTok at some point … still need to find the second series!
@@helensarah5394 the dog was appealing to me, I always like it when they put a dog in a show, but they dropped the dog out of pure yellow bellied cowardice
I have a copy of the same Monsters on the Prowl. Also a bunch of those white comics storage boxes. Sort of unexpected seeing that stuff here in AI dominated RU-vidLand.
Hi. In France we still have a lot of comic book (bandes dessinées) artists who work the traditional way. Myself, I still draw with pencil and then I ink with brush and ink. And there is still guys who still do the lettering the traditional way (Hermann is one of them).
Tegan I’m loving this series. What I would love more of is maybe some insight into your intro into comics. Steel was a hell of a series and definitely paid dividends after “the return of Superman” arc. Wish it could have been a Denys Cowan issue but I’ll take what I can get.
First of all, where do I find a copy of 80’s spellbound? Secondly, you’re treading all over my childhood with this issue of spawn. That issue is what drew me back to trying to figure out what I had missed. Greg Capullo was at his height with these issues. Keep it going Tegan. Love the recent release of “storage locker” with marvel monsters.
there are a few extant Space Ghost: C2C comics from the very late 90s, enough they could probably fill a slim trade if they ever wanted … but after the switch to the Adult Swim branding there’s nothing, no AS comics from DC at all.
Those Batman Adventures comics look fantastic. The 'ch' in Mazzucchelli is pronounced as a hard 'c'. Same as 'Zucchini'. There's a great video on this site from the FanFaire NYC 2020 where Mazzucchelli breaks down how comics function and he explains the pronunciation in the first minute.
I believe The Dark Crystal was Bret Blevins first published comics work, which might explain the Gelfling-esque look alot of his younger female characters have.
Me in unison with Tegan: “I buy too many comics.” My take this week: Local Man #11, Bear Pirate Viking Queen #3, the Holy Roller #7, Public Domain #6, Radiant Black #s 29 & 29.5, Savage Dragon #271 (both covers), Scarlett #2, Free Agents #1 (the 1/25 Erik Larsen cover), Spider-Man Reign 2 #1, Spider-Man Reign TPB, and the Last Mermaid #5.
How would you characterize Len Kaminski's work at Marvel overall? He seems to pop all over the place and have had a pretty big, but anonymous influence on Marve's stable of characters.
@@andrewlorelli3929 good question! one that I’ve barely even begun to formulate an answer to … looking at his work recently it struck me that he was, as you say, all over the place, and yet I struggle to pin down an identity to his stories … maybe if I do a reread that might stick out, but my memory is that he didn’t have a strong writerly voice so much as have a way with a high concept. A competent writer at a time when just that competence was a prized skill.
Kingdom Come was good for what it was, but like Watchmen, it's been tainted by sequels and spin-offs that break continuity and ruin the point of the story.
Your thoughts on Claremont have me wondering. What would it take to get your take on Claremont's bonkers contribution to the Alien Vs. Predator world with "Deadliest of the Species"? That Dark Horse era of Alien and Predator comics is such a fascinating view into the changing comics industry from the late 80s all the way into the late 90s and I've always appreciated whenever you touch on it.
Short answer off the top of my head - I’ve read them but it’s been decades, I’d need to go back, maybe that might be worth going back for … my vague memory is that it’s slightly underwhelming with great art? but a reread might be in order
oh, I guess it was fraction, now that you mention it - like I’m the first person to get those two jumbled up, I have the whole run in expensive hardcovers so it’s not like they didn’t get their nut from me whoever the fuck wrote it
I admittedly struggled a little with the dialogue in Ultimates. Still prefer the humble textbox as a vehicle for dense exposition and info-dumping. Also Filya Bratukhin and Stipan Morian are missed.
Wolverine #115 i consider August 1997 to be my to go starting point for Marvel, they started to modernize their books for the 2000’s and add gatefold covers
TM-Semic comics were a breath of freedom in post-communist Poland. We, as a nation, were just getting used to freedom with all its advantages and disadvantages. An American comic book in Polish for young readers was a definite must-have. Now these comics are gems on the collector's market, even for Poles. I'm happy to see that someone from outside Poland has them and in good condition. :)
The Dylan Dog movie from the 90s (that i think came out before the comics?), Cemetery Man, is absolutely bonkers. I got a few issues of Dylan Dog at a bus stop when I was working in Italy, the colour issues are really striking.
Tokyopop had the licences for Kodansha titles in the US - once they saw how well they were selling Kodansha pulled the licences and created their own US division!
That Thor story was an inventory job. They had it for a while before finally printing it. Erik approached Jim at a convention and pitched this story and they plotted it out at the con. Erik has told this story in a bunch of different interviews.
