What's the story on the blurb change from Toth to Adams/Kubert?
Not long after Kubert was made editor of the war comics, he asked Toth to draw a full-length “Enemy Ace” story. Kubert and Toth were both mentored by Shelly Mayer when they were young, raw talents, so while they weren't exactly best of buddies, they did have a bit of a bond, plus Toth loved drawing bi-planes, so Toth agreed to do it. Kubert knew Toth was notorious for changing scripts as he saw fit, and Kubert asked Toth not to change anything in the story (written by Robert Kanigher).
Toth, either not hearing the message or not caring (probably the latter), changed the story anyway, and when he sent in the pages, Kubert went ballistic, sent the pages back, and told Toth he wouldn't be paid. So Kubert had to scramble to find someone to draw the issue in the two weeks left before the book had to go to press. Neal Adams agreed to do it, and actually got it done on time using his best Kubert inking impersonation.
Personally, I would have rather seen Toth’s story.
The artwork is nice, but that might be the worst logo I have ever seen.
It’s certainly not the most readable logo ever created. The great Gaspar Saladino created a lot of Eclipse’s logos, but I’m betting this is not one of them.
The artwork is nice, but that might be the worst logo I have ever seen.
Yeah that Logo is hard to read. But I want to say it was changed on later issues. I have a few issues of Laser Eraser and Pressbutton and don't remember the logo being that hard to read on the ones I have.
Jeff Starling
This was a short lived anthology series. Published by Revolutionary Comics it was mainly horror stories. The 2 issues I have read are decent.
No, all six Eclipse issues used that same logo. They did change it up for the 3-D one-shot though. Cover pencils by Garry Leach and inks by Jerry Paris:
Maybe you’re thinking of the Axel Pressbutton reprints, which ran the earlier strips before Laser Eraser received co-star billing. Cover by Alan Davis:
No, all six Eclipse issues used that same logo. They did change it up for the 3-D one-shot though. Cover pencils by Garry Leach and inks by Jerry Paris:
Maybe you’re thinking of the Axel Pressbutton reprints, which ran the earlier strips before Laser Eraser received co-star billing. Cover by Alan Davis:
My memory was faulty. I checked the issues I have and the logo is the same as that one cover.
Snagged an almost near mint copy of this 3 years ago out of a cheap bin. It is some of the earliest Sam Kieth work in comics and has an prototype of the Maxx's first appearance. I want to say I paid either a quarter or fifty cents for it. Mile high has a fine copy for almost $40 bucks right now. When I pulled it out of the box I was sure the dealer would say it was in the wrong box. But he just looked at it and said "You must really like 80s indy stuff."
Snagged an almost near mint copy of this 3 years ago out of a cheap bin. It is some of the earliest Sam Kieth work in comics and has an prototype of the Maxx's first appearance. I want to say I paid either a quarter or fifty cents for it. Mile high has a fine copy for almost $40 bucks right now. When I pulled it out of the box I was sure the dealer would say it was in the wrong box. But he just looked at it and said "You must really like 80s indy stuff."
I love The Maxx. The Maxx #1 was the first Image comic I bought.
Snagged an almost near mint copy of this 3 years ago out of a cheap bin. It is some of the earliest Sam Kieth work in comics and has an prototype of the Maxx's first appearance. I want to say I paid either a quarter or fifty cents for it. Mile high has a fine copy for almost $40 bucks right now. When I pulled it out of the box I was sure the dealer would say it was in the wrong box. But he just looked at it and said "You must really like 80s indy stuff."
I love The Maxx. The Maxx #1 was the first Image comic I bought.
The Maxx along with 1963 and Savage Dragon are the only early Image stuff I really like.
This issue has the lowest print run of any non limited Valiant/Acclaim title. It is another one I found in the cheap bins. Last one I saw for sale had a price of around $30. I need to track down the first 3 issues one day.
The Maxx along with 1963 and Savage Dragon are the only early Image stuff I really like.
I never cared for most of the early Image books, since the company was mostly comprised of artists whose work I really didn't like. I generally went for the second tier offerings that looked more interesting, like 1963, Wildstar and Stupid!.
The Maxx along with 1963 and Savage Dragon are the only early Image stuff I really like.
I never cared for most of the early Image books, since the company was mostly comprised of artists whose work I really didn't like. I generally went for the second tier offerings that looked more interesting, like 1963, Wildstar and Stupid!.
Crap I forgot about Wildstar. That was a fun mini series.
Snagged an almost near mint copy of this 3 years ago out of a cheap bin. It is some of the earliest Sam Kieth work in comics and has an prototype of the Maxx's first appearance. I want to say I paid either a quarter or fifty cents for it. Mile high has a fine copy for almost $40 bucks right now. When I pulled it out of the box I was sure the dealer would say it was in the wrong box. But he just looked at it and said "You must really like 80s indy stuff."
I love The Maxx. The Maxx #1 was the first Image comic I bought.
The Maxx along with 1963 and Savage Dragon are the only early Image stuff I really like.
I was initially very excited about 1963, but the comics themselves were a little disappointing. They were good, and I got them all and enjoyed them for the most part, but I was hoping for better. Then when it all fell apart at the end, it became even more of a letdown. Still, along with The Maxx, it helped pave the way to where Image is now as the company with the most diverse, creative line of all the front-end (of Previews) publishers.
Today’s comic from The Stack is Carl Anderson’s Henry #26, cover-dated July-Aug. 1952. Henry first appeared as a comic strip in the March 19, 1932 edition of The Saturday Evening Post. The interesting thing is that Anderson, who created, wrote, and drew the strip, was 67 years old when it began. Before that he had only achieved a modicum of success as a strip cartoonist and magazine illustrator.
I think Anderson is a solid artist, but I find his cartooning skills lacking. There’s not a lot of life in his work. I was never a fan of Henry, even as a kid, but if it was in the comics section of the newspaper, I read it. Henry in the strip never speaks; he doesn’t even have a mouth. But Henry in the comic talks quite a bit—still no mouth, though, which can be a little weird. The comic began in the summer of 1948, just a few months before Anderson’s death in November of that year. So I have no idea who drew the comic book covers and stories, but they did a spot-on impersonation of Anderson’s style.
Snagged an almost near mint copy of this 3 years ago out of a cheap bin. It is some of the earliest Sam Kieth work in comics and has an prototype of the Maxx's first appearance. I want to say I paid either a quarter or fifty cents for it. Mile high has a fine copy for almost $40 bucks right now. When I pulled it out of the box I was sure the dealer would say it was in the wrong box. But he just looked at it and said "You must really like 80s indy stuff."
I love The Maxx. The Maxx #1 was the first Image comic I bought.
The Maxx along with 1963 and Savage Dragon are the only early Image stuff I really like.
I was initially very excited about 1963, but the comics themselves were a little disappointing. They were good, and I got them all and enjoyed them for the most part, but I was hoping for better. Then when it all fell apart at the end, it became even more of a letdown. Still, along with The Maxx, it helped pave the way to where Image is now as the company with the most diverse, creative line of all the front-end (of Previews) publishers.
My only disappointment with 1963 was we never got the Annual. And most likely never will.
Is the Maxx cartoon worth tracking down? I was never much into the series, as I burnt out on Image almost immediately (MacFarlane's Spiderman was so bad I didn't have much hope for any of it, except maybe WetWorks, but that didn't last long.) I remember 1963, but gave up on that in three or four issues.
The cartoon was pretty good. The animation was somewhat limited, but the designs stayed true to Kieth’s work, and it kept the spirit and weirdness of the comic as well.
Just looked through all 89 pages of this thread. Some great stuff and some slightly embarrassing repeat postings by me :\"> Notice we have only had one Vigilante cover thus far so here is the second issue of one of Alan Moore's less well known stories, but a very powerful one nonetheless. Art and cover by Jim Baikie
That was an excellent story. The series came out during a time I wasn’t reading much in the way of comics, but a few years later while restocking the back issue bins at the comic shop where I worked, I noticed Moore’s name on these two issues, so I bought them. Despite the quality of the story, I never bought any other issues of the series. Maybe because the motorcycle-riding, singing cowboy Vigilante was one of my favorite characters, and this guy wasn’t him. You better believe I bought the Vigilante mini-series that came out in ’95 by James Robinson and Tony Salmons.
The cartoon was pretty good. The animation was somewhat limited, but the designs stayed true to Kieth’s work, and it kept the spirit and weirdness of the comic as well.
And it has finally been released uncut. The previous VHS releases had some stuff cut out. I want to say the DVD is one of those MOD dvds that lots of the big studios are doing now.
That was an excellent story. The series came out during a time I wasn’t reading much in the way of comics, but a few years later while restocking the back issue bins at the comic shop where I worked, I noticed Moore’s name on these two issues, so I bought them. Despite the quality of the story, I never bought any other issues of the series. Maybe because the motorcycle-riding, singing cowboy Vigilante was one of my favorite characters, and this guy wasn’t him. You better believe I bought the Vigilante mini-series that came out in ’95 by James Robinson and Tony Salmons.
Covers by Mark Chiarello.
I was introduced to the 80's Vigilante through a New Teen Titans annual. Read the series for awhile. And have since went back and collected every issue. Might actually read them one day.
Joan Weis
Advertised as a 4 issue mini series. This comic had many delays. And for years I assumed the last two issues never came out. Then 2 years ago at a con I found a double sized wrap up issue. It contained what was supposed to have been issues 3 and 4. The story is ok,the TV set explodes and the Bundys get super powers based off the Fantastic Four. Al gets stretching powers,Peggy can become invisible,Bud is like the Human Torch and Kelly changes into a Thing like creature. Them main villain in the series is Male Nurse Doom. Who for years I figured was Marcy Darcy. But after finally being able to read the last issue found out I was wrong and the reveal of Male Nurse Doom's identity was disappointing. Still if you are a fan of Married with Children and find all three issues cheap it is a ok read.
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Toth, either not hearing the message or not caring (probably the latter), changed the story anyway, and when he sent in the pages, Kubert went ballistic, sent the pages back, and told Toth he wouldn't be paid. So Kubert had to scramble to find someone to draw the issue in the two weeks left before the book had to go to press. Neal Adams agreed to do it, and actually got it done on time using his best Kubert inking impersonation.
Personally, I would have rather seen Toth’s story.
And I still would have rather seen Toth’s story.
Jeff Starling
This was a short lived anthology series. Published by Revolutionary Comics it was mainly horror stories. The 2 issues I have read are decent.
Maybe you’re thinking of the Axel Pressbutton reprints, which ran the earlier strips before Laser Eraser received co-star billing. Cover by Alan Davis:
Will Brown
Snagged an almost near mint copy of this 3 years ago out of a cheap bin. It is some of the earliest Sam Kieth work in comics and has an prototype of the Maxx's first appearance. I want to say I paid either a quarter or fifty cents for it. Mile high has a fine copy for almost $40 bucks right now. When I pulled it out of the box I was sure the dealer would say it was in the wrong box. But he just looked at it and said "You must really like 80s indy stuff."
I cannot tell you just how awesome these are!
Jim Calafiore
Peter Louis Palmiotti
This issue has the lowest print run of any non limited Valiant/Acclaim title. It is another one I found in the cheap bins. Last one I saw for sale had a price of around $30. I need to track down the first 3 issues one day.
I think Anderson is a solid artist, but I find his cartooning skills lacking. There’s not a lot of life in his work. I was never a fan of Henry, even as a kid, but if it was in the comics section of the newspaper, I read it. Henry in the strip never speaks; he doesn’t even have a mouth. But Henry in the comic talks quite a bit—still no mouth, though, which can be a little weird. The comic began in the summer of 1948, just a few months before Anderson’s death in November of that year. So I have no idea who drew the comic book covers and stories, but they did a spot-on impersonation of Anderson’s style.
Notice we have only had one Vigilante cover thus far so here is the second issue of one of Alan Moore's less well known stories, but a very powerful one nonetheless.
Art and cover by Jim Baikie
Covers by Mark Chiarello.
I was introduced to the 80's Vigilante through a New Teen Titans annual. Read the series for awhile. And have since went back and collected every issue. Might actually read them one day.
Joan Weis
Advertised as a 4 issue mini series. This comic had many delays. And for years I assumed the last two issues never came out. Then 2 years ago at a con I found a double sized wrap up issue. It contained what was supposed to have been issues 3 and 4. The story is ok,the TV set explodes and the Bundys get super powers based off the Fantastic Four. Al gets stretching powers,Peggy can become invisible,Bud is like the Human Torch and Kelly changes into a Thing like creature. Them main villain in the series is Male Nurse Doom. Who for years I figured was Marcy Darcy. But after finally being able to read the last issue found out I was wrong and the reveal of Male Nurse Doom's identity was disappointing. Still if you are a fan of Married with Children and find all three issues cheap it is a ok read.