Showing posts with label Cary Bates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cary Bates. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder ACTION COMICS "Superman in '100 Years...Lost, Strayed or Stolen!' "

We Don't Usually Run Superman Stories...

...but this never-reprinted Silver Age Superman tale (yes, there are a few of them) under a Carmine Infantino laid-out/Neal Adams penciled-inked cover, from DC's Action Comics #370 (1968) is so truly unique that it stuck in my head ever since I read it brand-new, plucked from a candy store comic spinner rack!
(And no, I'm not telling you how old I am!)
And here's the really-kool part!
It's not a dream!
Not a hoax!
Not an Imaginary Story!
In fact, it was canon...until Crisis on Infinite Earths!
With reviewers comparing the new Superman movie to a really-good Silver Age comic, now is the time to read this time-lost mini-epic that, if done today, would be a six-issue mini-series and at least a couple of one-shot tie-ins!
Enjoy a unique World of Wonder...













Yeah, there are a couple of leaps in plot logic and amazing coincidences, but it's an absolutely-amazing bit of science-fantasy by writer Cary Bates, penciler Curt Swan and inker Jack Abel that holds your attention start-to-finish!
And isn't that what you want when you enter a World of Wonder?

Monday, September 21, 2020

Monday Madness VIDEO JACK "Pilot Error" Conclusion

...it's the 1980s and Jack, the ultimate pop-culture nerd, is about to interact with tv in a way he never expected...










Before that, we want to let you know that we'd be happy to continue the funky adventures of Video Jack--if you tell us you want it!
So let us know by Saturday night, because we'll be preparing the next installment of Monday Madness on Sunday!
Update: If you came here earlier, you may have noticed there wasn't a link to the previous chapter, nor a synopsis.
That's because Blogger's altering of the creation interface caused serious glitches, and after almost two hours, I finally got the images uploaded and clicked "post" not realizing I still hadn't done those items!
My bad.😡
Plotted and penciled by Keith Giffen, scripted by Cary Bates, and inked by Dave Hunt, the never-reprinted Epic's Video Jack #1 (1987) is truly a product of its' time!
Note that, unlike today, pop-culture aficionados were scorned as geeks and nerds (What a great name for a movie or tv series!) and considered social outcasts!
How times have changed...
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Monday, September 14, 2020

Monday Madness VIDEO JACK "Pilot Error" Part 1

You know it's a story from the 1980s...
...when the book's editor deliberately looks like, and mentions, Max Headroom!
With that context, let's time-travel back to that era, when MTV dominated the airwaves with actual music videos, the internet was in its' infancy (no streaming video), video tapes were state-of-the-art to watch movies/tv shows, and a 27" TV screen was considered HUGE...
On the contrary, from the 1960s to the present, some kids have been all-but reared by television!
To be continued...
NEXT MONDAY!
Plotted and penciled by Keith Giffen, scripted by Cary Bates, and inked by Dave Hunt, the never-reprinted Epic's Video Jack #1 (1987) is truly a product of its' time!
Note that, unlike today, pop-culture aficionados were scorned as geeks and nerds (What a great name for a movie or tv series!) and considered social outcasts!
How times have changed...
Please Support Atomic Kommie Comics!
Visit Amazon and Order...