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[DavidM]

BBC Radio 6, 19:00 tonight (Friday 4th):

The legendary comic book writer shares two hours of his favourite music and chats to producer and writer Richard Norris about the important part it’s played in his life and work.

Expect tracks from Captain Beefheart, Joni Mitchell, X-Ray Spex, The Residents, Patti Smith and Sleaford Mods. Plus some of the music he’s made himself over the years.

See if you can guess who it is before you click the link:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0008yp0

Then Sunday at 13:00, is this one easier to guess?

The author of **** amongst much else, picks some of the music that’s shaped him. With tracks from Bowie, Dusty Springfield and Tori Amos.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00093q6

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Haven’t seen Morrison specify pronouns elsewhere but CBR says they asked:

CBR has contacted Grant Morrison and updated this story accordingly to include their preferred pronouns.

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Andrew

[Martin Smith]

I need some help identifying the artists of these covers. They’re all from Star/Marvel’s Visionaries and published in 1988. The interior artist was Mark Bagley, but I don’t think any of these are his, partially because one of the covers I’ve not included is by him and has a clear signature on it. (#1 was by Bob Budiansky and also has a clear signature).

I suspect maybe the last one is by Mark Bright, going by the facial features on Arzon and the main winged woman, but I’m nowhere near certain of that.

Any ideas?

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According to this, the covers were all by Bagley, except for #1, which was by Budiansky. Click on the “contents” tab and it gives you the info.

Hmm, I’m a little dubious about that, as they get their info from the GCDB, which is open source and a bit incomplete. I’m not saying it’s not Bagley, but they don’t scream his style as much as his signed cover (or maybe that’s just the visible signature influencing my perception) or his interiors.

They don’t look like Bagley to me either, but they were drawn in 1988, so it might have been before his more recognisable style developed.

5 Times Marvel And DC Ripped Each Other Off (By Accident)

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njerry

Steve Sensible wrote:

They don’t look like Bagley to me either, but they were drawn in 1988, so it might have been before his more recognisable style developed.

Possibly, but he was already doing stuff like this in the interiors

Which is pretty distinctly Bagley (that bottom right panel certainly), which is why I’m dubious.

I’m feeling weirdly uninspired about reading comics at the moment. I haven’t started one for a couple of weeks and the desire just isn’t there, although my to-read stack is as big as ever.

I do go through these phases sometimes. This time, I think that after completing my big Providence reread and enjoying it so much I didn’t really feel like I had anywhere to go immediately that wouldn’t feel like a letdown.

But a change can be good sometimes, and I have plenty of other (non-comics) reading to catch up on, and some decent TV shows and games to work through. I’m sure I’ll come back to comics feeling refreshed after a break.

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Yeah, I do that sometimes. When you binge on something, you feel the need for something different afterwards. I haven’t read any comics for a couple of weeks, partly because work has been quite busy so I haven’t had the time, but what little time I have had has been spent playing computer games and doing other things.

That said, the latest issue of Black Magick is out today I believe, so I shall probably read that tonight.

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Comics on Kickstarter have garnered a record $22 million so far in 2020

https://www.gamesradar.com/comics-on-kickstarter-have-garnered-a-record-dollar22-million-so-far-in-2020/

Chris Claremont is doing a Reddit AMA today at… some point. You figure it out!

"To me, my X-Men!"

Legendary X-Men writer Chris Claremont will be answering YOUR questions tomorrow at 2 PM ET in a Marvel @reddit AMA: https://t.co/jxRFXoakNm pic.twitter.com/5BSqnzM9n8

— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) November 18, 2020

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Al-x

I saw this cover by Cully Hamner the other day, and thought if I’d seen it as a kid, it would have fascinated and disgusted me in equal measure.

There are a few images from comics that I remember seeing as a kid that have stuck with me because they disturbed me in some minor way. I found this splash page from Kirby’s OMAC #1 deeply odd, and Frank Robbins’ Baron Blood creeped me out no end. I’ve never liked Robbins’ work, but his slightly deranged style is perfect for Baron Blood.

Anyone else got any images from comics that have lingered in the dark recesses of your mind over the years?

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Steve Sensible wrote:

Chris Claremont is doing a Reddit AMA today at… some point. You figure it out!

"To me, my X-Men!"

Legendary X-Men writer Chris Claremont will be answering YOUR questions tomorrow at 2 PM ET in a Marvel @reddit AMA: https://t.co/jxRFXoakNm pic.twitter.com/5BSqnzM9n8

— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) November 18, 2020

Claremont comes across as an asshole in the AMA. “I don’t need to respect what other people has done with these characters, I just need to shit all over it without having to read it.”

Steve Sensible wrote:

Anyone else got any images from comics that have lingered in the dark recesses of your mind over the years?

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The color scheme of Ultimates 3 bothers me from the time to time without external influence. I’m still mad about that.

More in the spirit of Steve’s question, some of Charles Burns’ stuff creeps me out still. Black Hole and Last Look have some genuinely disturbing imagery.

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Will_C

From Hell has some disturbing imagery, it’s literally the only thing that comes to mind, but I’m to desensitized to find that kind of stuff disturbing.

For me, the most disturbing thing about From Hell was trying to read that scribbly goddamn lettering.

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I remember one of the first 2000ad issues I read had a Dredd story called the Game Show Show. It was a kind of Ninja Warrior type concept but all the contestants died gruesome deaths, one getting mashed to a pulp under giant hammers. I remember my mother disapproving but she never actually stopped me reading it.

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Steve Sensible

Jon wrote:

Wait, has Morrison asked to be called “they/them”? ‘Cause that CBR article reads… well, like a CBR article… =/

They/them are the pronouns you use when talking about people who identify as non binary. It does make reading, writing, and talking about them seem a bit stilted initially but it’s the recognised convention.

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garjones, Todd

Dave wrote:

I’m feeling weirdly uninspired about reading comics at the moment.

I think I’ve not read any comic book in over a year. The last couple of years the only comics I read were re-reads, mostly Alan Moore stuff. I will probably read From Hell and Promethea again at some point, but as far as other stuff goes, I don’t feel the urge to read any comics.

Well I’ll buck the trend and I’ve been reading more than usual. The weird distribution gap during Covid meant I stocked a few up.

Caught up on the 3 Image books from my current favourite writer, Jeff Lemire.

9 issues of Family Tree – which is a weird but entertaining book about everyone turning into trees. No idea where this one is going which is fun.

A few more Ascender issues, remains great, is tying a lot more closely in Descender now, at first it looked like it could stand alone with just some references back now is very much a continuation.

Gideon Falls – very close to the ending, this book is the best on the stands, the artwork is incredible.

So with those caught up I am now reading East of West in one batch start to finish. I bought it in individual issues and read for a while but on a less than monthly schedule and the usual Hickman big cast lost complete track of what was going on. I kept buying it though to binge in one go and I’m glad of it, reads brilliantly this way.

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I lost the patience for the episodic nature of comics. I want to read a whole story. I think I got burned too many times with promising stories that ultimately were discontinued or didn’t go anywhere.

 

I will probably return to comic books eventually but I’ll probably stick to trades and graphic novels.

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I need to find the time to do a big re-read of East of West. I think it’s one of the all time greatest books, and that’s from reading it as it came out (more or less) where it was so very hard to keep everything straight. I think it would be totally amazeballs in one binge read.

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Ben

Anonymous wrote:

I lost the patience for the episodic nature of comics. I want to read a whole story. I think I got burned too many times with promising stories that ultimately were discontinued or didn’t go anywhere.

 

I will probably return to comic books eventually but I’ll probably stick to trades and graphic novels.

Once you choose the path of the trades, forever will it dominate your destiny.

Joking aside, I haven’t felt the need to buy comics, after buying trades for so long.

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Todd, Dave

garjones wrote:

Gideon Falls – very close to the ending, this book is the best on the stands, the artwork is incredible.

So with those caught up I am now reading East of West in one batch start to finish. I bought it in individual issues and read for a while but on a less than monthly schedule and the usual Hickman big cast lost complete track of what was going on. I kept buying it though to binge in one go and I’m glad of it, reads brilliantly this way.

These two books are part of the reason why, 50+ years after purchasing my first comic book, I’m still buying and reading and collecting them. They also explain why my habits have shifted away from DC and Marvel and toward Image and DH and independent publishers who encourage and support creator-owned properties.

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Vikram wrote:

I need to find the time to do a big re-read of East of West. I think it’s one of the all time greatest books, and that’s from reading it as it came out (more or less) where it was so very hard to keep everything straight. I think it would be totally amazeballs in one binge read.

I don’t think Hickman is like Ellis who ignores the monthly format, you’ll see he often ends issues on nice cliffhangers and revelations, using the beats of the format. I think it’s just in the nature of how his brain works to make it better to read in one sitting. I did the same with entire Avengers run and it’s because his complex plotting, worked off a big diagram with multiple players, is easier to digest that way. You can appreciate better how he’s moving the chess pieces around.

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I took a few posts and responded in the trades thread (figured the best place).

But I guess this thread is the best for my query:

What do I need to look into buying to read comics digitally?
I have avoided it, but it is the way of the future.

I’m looking at a tablet, right?
(Currently have a home PC and a Galaxy Note 8 phone, no experience with anything else).

My brother suggests the Amazon Fire HD 10, but admits it’s the smallest one I’d want for comics.
He says “the best bang for your buck” as “worthwhile 11 and 12 inch start getting pricey”.

Thoughts on Size? I guess Brand name too.
Any help appreciated.
Plus, I’m not there yet, so waiting a year an option too.

I will always want it in my hands, but comments like this

Ben wrote:

Once you choose the path of the trades, forever will it dominate your destiny.

well, I’m almost there and collecting a pretty decent library.

Hanging on to the mainstream as I always wanted to support, but honestly I’ve spent enough time doing that (I’m less than a week away from turning 26 for the second time).
Not wanting to kick my LCS when they’re down, but the day is coming when I can get my Superman, Justice League, etc. through different means.

But HC’s and TP’s in my hands is the preference.

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Ben

Sean – I would say if your primary use is mainly reading comics then look for an Android tablet with the biggest screen for your buck.

10.1″ is a common size and it’s pretty close to the dimensions of a standard US comic. I think if you go smaller than that the experience isn’t great unless you get used to ‘guided view’ panel by panel reading. I’m modern enough to embrace digital comics but still enough of an old duffer I like to read it the old fashioned way with full page view.

If you can get bigger then it’s like going to be like reading an ‘oversized edition’ but most that are bigger tend to be rather flashy ‘Pro’ models that cost a lot, lot more. As your brother suggests I have been looking in vain for someone that does a basic spec model but with maybe a 12″ screen but had no luck (but I keep looking).

I recommend Android because they are generally cheaper but more importantly you can expand the memory cheaply with an SD card and save your comics onto that. If you are using the standard onboard memory it quickly fills up so you need to do a lot of deleting and downloading.

 

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I’ve been reading digital since before it was a thing. Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum, yeah, whatever. I still prefer paper, but I’m so acclimatized to digital I don’t shy away from it for a second.

I find reading on a BIG computer screen, currently a 28 inch widescreen, is my favourite way of reading digitally. Not so sentimental about holding them in my hands, and I (as always) find the PC superior to tablets, phones, stations and boxes. Now, from your description it doesn’t sound like PC is going to be your thing. So I’m with Gar.

Go for a bigger size. If you plan to move on to digital, reading on your phone or a small tablet just isn’t going to cut it. Go as big as your wallet allows you to. Android over iPad, at least in this instance. If you get a small screen, the reading will be cumbersome, the experience will be lessened and it’s likely you’ll reject the digital experience.

I’ll add that an online cloud solution, like a ten dollar subscription to Dropbox (which will give you two terrabytes of space), is another way in which you can save your comics library. It’s not quite as easy and cheap as just upping the memory of the device, but it does come with a set of other nifty features. Set up a new device? Download the app, log in – Done! Share files? Clickety click-click – Done! Et cetera.

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I’ve had a 10.1″ Samsung tablet that I read digital comics on, and it has served me well for more than six years now.

Like Gar says, it’s well worth going for one that has expandable memory, and I would also say it’s worth spending a little bit extra to have as high-resoulution a display as possible, as a cheap low-quality display will impair your reading experience.

I don’t buy a huge amount digitally any more since the Comixology price hikes made even their sale prices a bit much, but I still have a decent amount of stuff in my digital backlog to catch up on.

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I’m more of an Apple guy, so I’d recommend the entry iPad 2020 model. It’s not the cheapest tablet on the market, but it’s not top end either. It’s a good quality machine, and the approx size of a regular floppy.

Having worked in the app industry for a while I think the advantage that Apple has over Android is that “it is what it is”. iOS devices have a standard look, feel and functionality across all platforms that mean you always know what you’re going to get. Android is certainly more versatile, and thus the preferred platform for more technically oriented folks, but it’s also more variable in quality – you really do get what you pay for with Android devices.

I always prefer reading on paper too, but storage issues and cost have driven me towards digital for most of my “non- essential” purchases where I’m perfectly happy to wait for the cheapest reading option.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 looks a decent option right now, it’s affordable at under $200 and has a larger than the norm screen at 10.4″. Has a micro SD slot to expand the memory.

If you plan to primarily read comics on Comixology I wouldn’t recommend going for an Apple, they don’t allow you to buy in-app and their preferred method of cloud storage instead of locally (iPad’s don’t have any expansion slots) can’t be supported, you can either download to the device of the SD card.

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Sean Robinson, Todd

Ben wrote:

Once you choose the path of the trades, forever will it dominate your destiny.

It did for me but in a very different way.

Back in 2008 when Marvel started raising the price from $2.99 to $3.99, I made the decision to begin dropping floppies and moving to trades. I went to Amazon and created a wishlist for the trades I would be buying.

When the time came to pull the trigger on buying the trades, I just couldn’t do it. I found I didn’t miss reading the story and had lost interest in it. I started dropping titles left and right. Nothing was replacing them. Currently, my pull list is about a dozen or so books.

I am very behind on my reading. I have about a long box and a half of unread books.

I have thought about moving to digital comics but it just hasn’t grabbed me. I think I stare at too many screens as is. 😜

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Ben, Vikram

Sean Robinson wrote:

What do I need to look into buying to read comics digitally?

I’ll echo Vikram’s comments and say that I’ve gotten good service out of my iPad for reading digital versions of the six HELLBOY OMNIBUS trades. First off, the iPad in general is really easy to use; secondly, the quality of colors and graphics on the more recent models is excellent. Like you, I’ve avoided switching to digital format, but for convenience (particularly when I’m commuting back and forth to the office) it’s much easier carrying a relatively small tablet as opposed to a giant hardcover or tpb. Plus, you can fit hundreds of tpbs worth of comics on a single device. Win Win!!

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If the tablet will only be used for comics, a budget option would be an old, second-hand model.

The 3rd gen iPad (2012) I got from work sits by my bed and it serves two purposes; alarm clock and digital comics reader. I charge it every few weeks. I’m not suggesting going for a model that old, mind.

On another note, the Cartoonist Kayfabe YouTube channel has been pumping out a lot of great content lately (stuff that appeals to me, anyway) – videos on:

Sam Keith Maxx artist edition

Michael Golden GI Joe yearbook (super influential on the Image era)

After a long gap, a Wizard issue – #39

Art Adams Longshot mini

BWS Weapon X

Darker Image #1 (such an exciting time)

Jim Rugg’s amateur Batman submission pages

Days of future past

All star Batman and Robin (they’re not fans)

Jack Kirby artist edition

Jae Lee’s Youngblood: Strikefile story (I love this era of Jae Lee’s art)

The art of Sin City book

Flex Mentallo (encouraging me to re-read the trade which only confused me the first time, until the video pointed out the horrid recolouring)

And currently halfway through the six Image x-month issues, which was a big event for me at the time.

https://www.youtube.com/c/CartoonistKayfabe/videos

 

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Todd

njerry wrote:

First off, the iPad in general is really easy to use

To be honest none of it hard to use. Whatever the device you open the store, search for the app name, install it, an icon appears on your screen that you press to open it. From my 9 year old son to my 79 year old mother in law, across iPad and Android, they’ve pretty much got it figured in 10 minutes or so.

I think the ‘ease of use’ thing with Apple is a bit of a legacy concept from when it was very true in comparing Mac OS to Windows 15-20 years back, things like no right click options, easier to find menus etc.

You’d struggle now to find any actual process between iOS and Andoid that’s significantly different and I’m very familiar with both. I could write out the instructions on how to download and use Comixology on the two devices and it’d be exactly the same apart from exchanging the words ‘App Store’ and ‘Play Store’.

If I could justify the cost right now though I’d still like one of those 12″ iPad Pros, that a really nice looking display.

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Todd

I’d definitely stick with a 10-inch tablet for reading comics. If, like me, you sit with it in your lap, propped up with your left hand, then years of use will kill your wrist! And a bigger tablet will only exacerbate the problem. (And no, my wrist isn’t knackered for other reasons, you perverts – I’m right-handed!)

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“I have two wrists, one for each of you!”

– Doc Holliday Some wanker

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I got reminded of this today. In 1987 a new Sunday newspaper (inventively called News on Sunday) was launched and instead of the usual cartoons they employed some of the best British comics creators from 2000ad and beyond.

 

Milligan and McCarthy on Summer of Love and Pat Mills and Glenn Fabry on Scatha. Unfortunately the paper was a massive flop and soon went bust, I don’t think either of these strips were completed or reprinted.  I remember picking it up at the time as a 14 year old solely to read the comics.

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DavidM

Random old bloke talks about collecting British comics in the 1950s. Never mind the amateur presentation and dodgy camera focus, this is a surprisingly entertaining 20 minutes.

garjones wrote:

Milligan and McCarthy on Summer of Love and Pat Mills and Glenn Fabry on Scatha.

I think the closest we ever got to something like that in the States was the Star Hawks comic strip by Ron Goulart and Gil Kane.

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garjones

There’s actually a lot of pretty great artists over the years that have done newspaper strips in both the US and UK. Alan Moore also used to do one for his local paper.

Googling Star Hawks they did have some pretty current talent for the era. Archie Goodwin, Roger Stern and Roger McKenzie doing more of the writing and Howard Chaykin doing some artwork. So it’s pretty similar to the idea of using top current comics talent but this was a bit bolder by having multiple strips, my memory seems to tell me there were 5 or 6 half page comics in there but can’t find anything on the others.

The Boys Adventure Blog released all there is of Summer of Love (just 7 strips), it’s a lot of fun actually, especially Milligan’s puns in the narration.

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https://www.gamesradar.com/a-record-dollar15-million-paid-for-a-batman-comic-book-at-auction/?fbclid=IwAR3fKVtDICZFy67QWVlwHQ6iFau7zxPnQZgNOYoELTeHqAo8gVL6VtF7cYc

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DavidM

And while this ($1.5 m) sets a record for Batman comic books, the most expensive comic book ever sold remains a 9.0 CGC-graded copy of Action Comics #1, which sold on eBay in 2014 for $3.2 million. That issue, of course, contains the first appearance of Superman.

Ha! Less than half!
Sorry Batman. Maybe you should start playing guitar outside of Liqour stores…

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DavidM, Todd

I don’t get it. Surely the most valuable comic should be Todd Mcfarlane’s Spider-Man?

 

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Todd

DavidM wrote:

I don’t get it. Surely the most valuable comic should be Todd Mcfarlane’s Spider-Man?

 

That’s when you measure it in love, not dollars.

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Todd

Dammit there goes my retirement fund

 

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Todd

Sean Robinson wrote:

And while this ($1.5 m) sets a record for Batman comic books, the most expensive comic book ever sold remains a 9.0 CGC-graded copy of Action Comics #1, which sold on eBay in 2014 for $3.2 million

this one?

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maybe this one?

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Bruce, DavidM, lorcan_nagle, Todd

It was this one, you nerds!

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For what’s worth, I’d rather own a mint copy of Spider-man #1 by McFarlane than Amazing Fantasy whatever it was… I’d totally sell the later, no questions asked.

Jon wrote:

For what’s worth, I’d rather own a mint copy of Spider-man #1 by McFarlane than Amazing Fantasy whatever it was… I’d totally sell the later, no questions asked.

I think I had one with a black cover with metallic webs. Did that exist?

(Also, Toddy really needed was a good writer)

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Todd

The Scatha strips can be seen here:

https://patmills.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/scatha-a-female-slaine/

Looks good. Both strips remind me of late 80s-mid-90s Vertigo Comics. Too bad they were never completed.

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garjones

The Cartoonist Kayfabe channel has wrapped their coverage of the six Image X-Month books, and Rob Liefeld has just released a podcast episode about the event too – I’ll be listening to that soon, hopefully. We all remember that event, don’t we? I have all the issues except Youngblood as I was never a fan of Valentino’s art (though from the review on the CK channel it looks like a typically fun Valentino story).

Dan wrote:

I think I had one with a black cover with metallic webs. Did that exist?

Yeah I think that was the silver edition variant, there was also a gold one that was rarer.

I got the silver one by luck of the draw from my mail order comics shop. It was a pure speculator move and I never opened the bag (about the only time I did anything like that before realising it was silly). It’s actually not the worst bit of speculation ever, I see they are going for around $25, compared to the $3 or so the regular one does.

Andrew wrote:

We all remember that event, don’t we?

Nope, but I saw your post mentioning both Youngblood and Liefeld, so no need reminding me.

Anonymous wrote:

Nope, but I saw your post mentioning both Youngblood and Liefeld, so no need reminding me.

For others then, this was just over a year into Image; the six active founders’ books at the time were going to swap creators, and it was meant to be a secret as to who was doing what (but the details ended up being provided to retailers since they wanted to make sure they ordered plenty of the McFarlane and Lee books and not so much of the Larsen and Valentino books).

The six split into three pairs and each creator then working on a solo title swapped with a team book creator – so McFarlane did a Cyberforce issue with Silvestri doing a Spawn. Larsen had WildCATS while Lee was on Savage Dragon. And Liefeld took Shadowhawk with Valentino handling Youngblood.

In three of the cases the creators made sure to include their own characters in the issues, so Lee’s Dragon issue heavily features Grifter, Larsen’s WildCATS has Freak Force, and Liefeld’s Shadowhawk #0 (!) includes Bloodstrike (and Rob trying his best to imitate Sin City Miller). Larsen famously was reluctant since he really wanted an uninterrupted run on Dragon, so shortly after released his own version of Lee’s #13 (#13a). With Spawn and Cyberforce, they didn’t write the issues so the effect was minimal.

It was a cool little moment.

I was reading a silver age Fantastic Four issue last night (#39, I think). It has Doctor Doom in Latveria revelling in the fact he defeated the Fantastic Four in his last appearance, at least until a random travelling magician goes to demonstrate hypnosis on him and discovers that Doom is already under a hypnotic spell and was tricked by that devil Richards into only believing he defeated the FF so he’d leave them alone. Not only is that lovely silver age whackiness, but I’m really taken with the idea that Doom was in Latveria for months just going “I defeated the Fantastic Four, you know” and all his citizens are just awkwardly exchanging glances, hiding foreign newspapers that have the FF in the headlines, no-one daring to contradict him.

“Boris, what was that on the radio just then, when you abruptly turned it off. I thought they were saying Fantastic Four.”

“Oh, no Lord Doom. They were talking about the, er, Fantastic Foucelleti brothers circus! It’s touring New York at the moment.”

“Ah, I see. Yes, I’ve heard they’re good. (pause) I defeated the Fantastic Four, you know.”

“Of course excellency”.

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A narcissistic megalomaniac dictator refusing to believe he was actually beaten? Who’d ever believe such a thing!

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One of the more recent Robservations podcasts had Rob (Liefeld) chatting about the start of Image again and how briefly they were the number 2 publisher, bumping DC down to 3rd. This was at a point where DC were publishing ~45 monthly titles and Image maybe 10? Crazy times. This is what prompted DC to do the whole “Death of Superman” thing.

(Rob also dished a bit about Marc Silvestri’s grudge against him, mentioning a double-bill in-store signing they did where Marc was angered by the comparatively huge line for Rob.)

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Todd

Unpublished Alan Moore comic script from the ’90s up for auction

https://www.gamesradar.com/unpublished-alan-moore-comic-script-from-the-90s-up-for-auction/

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Rocket

It’s my birthday today. My daughter bought me a Jim Lee 2021 Calendar.

It’s pretty cool, although I do worry how “official” this is, given this is what January looks like 😉

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Vikram wrote:

It’s my birthday today. My daughter bought me a Jim Lee 2021 Calendar.

It’s pretty cool, although I do worry how “official” this is, given this is what January looks like 😉

What kind of monster are you? It’s still December! Holy shit, I bet you’re one of those people that open all the dates on the advent calendar in the same go. Get a grip, man!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, VIKRAM!!

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Happy Birthday!

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MERRY BIRTHDAYMAS VIK!

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Vikram wrote:

It’s my birthday today. My daughter bought me a Jim Lee 2021 Calendar.

It’s pretty cool, although I do worry how “official” this is, given this is what January looks like 😉

What kind of monster are you? It’s still December! Holy shit, I bet you’re one of those people that open all the dates on the advent calendar in the same go. Get a grip, man!

I’m more concerned with the David Finch artwork used for January in an official Jim Lee 2021 calendar.

You don’t know that. It’s still december!

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Layout for a Rolling Stone interview of Stan Lee that was conducted by Kevin Smith way back in ‘05. Unsure why it never progressed beyond the layout phase-maybe the RS editor didn’t care for it? Regardless—fondest birthday wishes go out to Stan the Man who we all miss dearly… pic.twitter.com/122iEcuTj8

— Jim Lee (@JimLee) December 28, 2020

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Steve Sensible wrote:

Some clever bending of comic structure in Pascal Joisselin’s Mister Invincible.

I got a copy of this dor Christmas and it’s perhaps the greatest use of paper ever. Actually yelled out loud with glee several times when the penny dropped and i saw what was happening.

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Yep, it’s a brilliant book. Even the basic strips are endlessly inventive and clever but when it starts really messing with the physical page itself it becomes something else.

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[Dan]

Ordered Mister Invincible. Thanks!

Something about them reminds me of Glenn Dakin’s books.
I will get them out and have a re-read of those also.

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Black Lives and the Moral Imperative of Superhero Publishers

https://josephillidge.medium.com/black-lives-and-the-moral-imperative-of-superhero-publishers-d4fe4c1c83

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Bruce wrote:

Steve Sensible wrote:

Some clever bending of comic structure in Pascal Joisselin’s Mister Invincible.

I got a copy of this dor Christmas and it’s perhaps the greatest use of paper ever. Actually yelled out loud with glee several times when the penny dropped and i saw what was happening.

Damn that looks kinda cool… gonna track that one.

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Bruce

The english edition is new and thus still in print so should be easy enough to get a hold of.

I think the original two French hardbacks are still available too. I still haven’t got around to picking up the English version but I might grab it at some point.

Ohhh it’s french? thanks, good to know, I’d rather read it in its original language.

Yeah, look for Imbattable Tome 1 and Tome 2 (and make sure you get hardcopies and not digital, as it’s really important to read this one physically).

And it looks like there might be a third volume coming this spring. Exciting!

Yeesh a physical copy might be tough from here in Mexico but I’ll see if I can track one down without it getting too expensive.

Oh also, while I’m here… have any of you read the new(ish?) Dune adaptation CBs? Are they good? I just found out the other day about them…

From the Batmobile to His Datsun 280Z, Sean Gordon Murphy Is the Go-To Guy for Cars in Comics

I’ve been reading a bit of Wodehouse’s Wooster & Jeeves novels, and I think it would be a great line of comics for DC if they had a Superman/Batman line where Alfred Pennyworth passes away and Bruce Wayne hires a personal assistant in Clark Kent who uses his Kryptonian advantages to secretly assist his employer in his nocturnal adventures as a hominid chiropteran.

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Oh I like that. I loved the Jeeves & Wooster books as a kid.

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The Lovecraftian spoof of them in LOEG: Black Dossier is hilarious.

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Yes, that was wonderful.

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Just a random thought but with Morrison leaving DC soon and all the praise the Brubaker/Phillips hardbacks have been getting, I wish Morrison would take a page out of their book and team up with Quitely for some creator-owned OGNs. They do their best work together and there’s sadly not enough of it. That’d be a great format for them I think, Quitely especially.

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I would love to see that happen; and it wouldn’t be too expensive, as Quitely would probably only be able to complete one OGN per year (and that’s if Morrison held his feet to a fire).

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What has Quitely been working on since Jupiter’s Legacy ended? I don’t think he’s had any comics work; I assume he’s doing commercial/design stuff.

He is listed as one of the artists Millar says he’s working with in the next two years, but that could just be covers or a one-shot.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS! Here's all the artists I've stolen from Marvel & DC for our 2021/22 publishing slate :) pic.twitter.com/UER4sCCHa0

— Mark Millar (@mrmarkmillar) December 19, 2020

[Sean Robinson]

I thought Quitely was working on the next ‘Jupiter’s’ series.
pretty sure that’s happening

Hold on; here – from this link – Dec. 31stst 2020

Other Jupiter’s Legacy News
A sequel comic book has been confirmed by Mark Millar to release “four weeks after S1 starts streaming”.

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And thought I’d quote from another thread over here.

paul f wrote:

Brexit-related AND comics-related! Link – An interview with John Hendrick about the Brexit customs clusterfuck:

Now that is a skookum looking store. Honestly just had to say that.

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It’s most probably this (which has clearly missed the intended release date) but Millar says is now renamed a new volume of Jupiter’s Legacy and will be out the week after the TV show drops at Netflix.

So when does season 1 start streaming?

Hope I’m wrong but I thought I remember reading that Quitely was only doing covers on the new book. Which would be quite a shame.

Vikram wrote:

Hope I’m wrong but I thought I remember reading that Quitely was only doing covers on the new book. Which would be quite a shame.

Yeah, that’s what I assumed. Millar listed him as a creator on Jupiter’s Circle for covers-only too.

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So when does season 1 start streaming?

This year is the current plan, but it’s been delayed so much that who knows.

It’s a shame really as I think there’s a risk it’s left behind a bit. The Millarworld deal with Netflix was announced before Amazon announced its plans for The Boys, but since then we’ve had two seasons of The Boys (and they’re making a third) while Jupiter’s hasn’t even launched yet.

I know they’re quite different stories but with both of them adult superhero shows I do think there’s a risk that The Boys has been so successful that it will have stolen its thunder.

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Dave wrote:

This year is the current plan, but it’s been delayed so much that who knows.

I’m glad this was never a problem with Millars books. That would’ve been a shame.

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Dave wrote:

This year is the current plan, but it’s been delayed so much that who knows.

I’m pretty sure it’ll be this year. Netflix never seem to like giving dates but they finished filming a long while back and Millar regularly tweets that he’s reviewed early cuts of all 8 episodes.

As well as shy to announce release dates Netflix are also pretty guilty of taking their time. We’ve mentioned before 2 year gaps between seasons of stuff like the OA or Lost in Space and they’ve also signed a few people on exclusive deals with not really a sniff of when anything will come out. It’s true that their pace of development does remove some of the novelty they would have got if they’d got our ahead of The Boys.

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Yeah Netflix seems like it can be a very slow process for some projects. A bit of a shame for Jupiter’s but hopefully it can still stand apart as something different from The Boys.

I think Magic Order was the next most developed MW project at Netflix and there were those recent reports that it was being retooled entirely, so who knows when that one is coming. That’s the one that I always thought was best suited to a TV series.

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Actually listening to a Millar interview not long back I think American Jesus is further along. He was talking about it having a director and filming in Mexico but who knows how that has been affected by Covid. It also has a placeholder page on Netflix (which Jupiter’s Legacy also has but The Magic Order doesn’t yet).

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