Showing posts with label Doug Moench. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Doug Moench. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder MAN-GODS FROM BEYOND THE STARS Part 2

We Have Already Seen...
Art by Neal Adams
In the far-distant past...
technologically-advanced aliens visit the Earth on a mission of exploration.
Their mandate is to observe, but not interfere.
In the present (1975)...
scientists discover ancient cave paintings that tell of god-like beings who came down among the primitive humans.
But, the paintings don't tell the whole story...








Next Wednesday: The Conclusion!
Written by Doug Moench, illustrated by Alex Nino. this tale from Marvel Premiere #1 (1975) has never been reprinted!
As we said last week, When Jack Kirby returned to Marvel in 1975, while he did take on writing and illustrating two of his greatest co-creations, Captain America and Black Panther, his new projects (EternalsMachine Man/Mister Machine, and Devil Dinosaur, were all set firmly outside the Marvel Universe, as was the one-shot Silver Surfer graphic novel Kirby and writer Stan Lee produced (which you can read HERE),often referring to Marvel characters as fictional, 
All that went by the wayside, when Kirby left Marvel to do animation design for Hanna-Barbara and Ruby-Spears along with his own independent comics projects.
It appears the Marvel creatives couldn't wait to incorporate the new characters and within months, all of Kirby's characters were guest-starring in various titles including ThorHulkKa-Zar, and even What If?, firmly integrating them with links to everyone from the Norse and Greek gods to Thanos himself (who was retroactively made the son of two Eternals).
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Monday, March 9, 2026

Monday Mecha Madness SHOGUN WARRIORS "Cerberus and the Skyfall" Conclusion

...from that second job you recently took on!
Such is the case for Richard Carson, currently piloting Raydeen against a new mechanical menace, while Ilongo Savage has just been alerted to put Dangard Ace on standby against an, as of yet, unrevealed foe...
See what happens when you don't bring your giant robot with you, Ilongo?
And what of Genji?
What if she's needed to pilot Combatra?
The answers to these and other questions will be found right here...
Next Month!

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder MAN-GODS FROM BEYOND THE STARS Part 1

 Chariots of the Gods? was the primary inspiration for Jack Kirby's Eternals...

...now part of both the Marvel Multiverse and the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
So let's look at a strip from the same era, the mid-1970s, also inspired by Erich Von Daniken's concepts!






The Story Continues..Next Wednesday!
Written by Doug Moench, illustrated by Alex Nino.
Though largely discredited today, Von Daniken's books about "ancient astronauts" influenced pop culture from the 1970s to the present, including tv (BattleStar Galactica), movies (Prometheus and Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull), and comics (Tragg and the Sky Gods)
The Eternals was originally called Return of the Gods and, like Mister Machine/Machine Man was intentionally not intended to be part of the Marvel Universe!
We'll go more into that next week...
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Monday, March 2, 2026

Monday Mecha Madness SHOGUN WARRIORS "Cerberus and the Skyfall" Part 1

...OK, the opening caption explained everything you need!
Let's jup into the action...NOW!

Better hurry, Richard!
To Be Continued...Next Monday!
Written by Doug Moench, penciled by Herb Trimpe and inked by Mike Esposito, this second story arc is about to involve Dangard Ace against a different (but related) foe while Raydeen continues against the ever-evolving Ceberus!

Monday, February 9, 2026

Monday Mecha Madness SHOGUN WARRIORS "Many Heads of Cerberus" Conclusion

After winning their first battle as a team, the three Shogun Warrior pilots return to their civilian lives, including jobs, families, and friends!
But it doesn't take long for a new threat to emerge...

Next Month, A Second Threat appears and Dangard Ace Enters the Battle!
There Will be a Different Robot Featured Next Week!

Written by Doug Moench, penciled by Herbe Trimpe, and inked by Mike Esposito, this initial chapter into the next story arc in the Shogun Warriors saga from Marvel's Shogun Warriors #7 (1978) introduces a different threat than the alien Myndai led by Maur-Kon...but is linked to them, as you'll see!