Showing posts with label 1990s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1990s. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Kirby Reading Room SECRET CITY SAGA "When Titans Trash!" Part 1

We Rejoin the Ninth Men...

...wait, we're starting with a flashback...specifically to THIS scene?
OK, let's go to a recap...
Now, that clears it up, right?
Even if it doesn't, just go with it...
We'll Find Out What That is...
Thursday!

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retelling of elements of the Secret City Saga which also combines other Kirby projects like Galaxy GreenCaptain Victory and Silver Star!

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Kirby Reading Room SECRET CITY SAGA "In Battle Joined!" Conclusion

When Last We Left the Ninth Men...

...after being revived from suspended animation for 15,000 years, the good Ninth Men (Captain Glory, NightGlider, and Bombast) are battling the evil Ninth Men (all the other revived Garzans) to protect the Tenth Men (aka present-day humans) in Chicago (which was built above the underground "Secret City"
Complicating matters is the fact that no Tenth Men (aka us) speak the language of the Ninth Men, so the Chicago constabulary doesn't realize the good Ninth Men are here to protect humanity...
Don't forget in 1993, Bill Clinton was the PotUS (President of the United States), so...
To Be Continued...
Next Tuesday!

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retelling of elements of the Secret City Saga which also combines other Kirby projects like Galaxy GreenCaptain Victory and Silver Star!

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Kirby Reading Room SECRET CITY SAGA "In Battle Joined!" Part 1

We Have Already Seen This Scene...
(the man on the right dressed in red and purple)
(the woman on the left garbed in black)
(the guy in the center who redefines "four-color"!)
... when these three people meet...each from their own vantage point!
Now that we've gone totally-Rashamon, lets see how that same concluding shot from three different characters' premiere appearances tie together (after this convenient synopsis from the inside cover of Topps' Secret City Saga #1 [1993])...

All caught up?
Let's dive in...
To Be Continued...
THURSDAY!
Created by Jack Kirby, developed and scripted by Roy Thomas, and illustrated by Steve Ditko, this never-reprinted tale from the first issue of a 4-book mini-series features a variety of concepts and designs Kirby had come up with over his career.
It was meant to be a tribute to his Silver/Bronze Age work...the period of his greatest artistic successes!
However, in the 1990s, the comics audience wanted "grim 'n gritty" and the project didn't sell well, despite the plethora of Golden/Silver/Bronze/Atomic Age comics creators who jumped at the chance to participate!

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retelling of elements of the Secret City Saga which also combines other Kirby projects like Galaxy GreenCaptain Victory and Silver Star!