Wednesday Worlds of Wonder SEEKER 3000! Conclusion

We Have Already Seen...

...(behind this amazingly Star Trek-esque cover by Dave Cockrum and Joe Sinnott)

Don't you love a strip that provides its' own synopsis?

Note the final blurb?

That's because these images are from the Seeker 3000 Premiere which reprinted the Marvel Premiere #41 tale on higher-quality paper than the original, so we presented images from that edition here!

The cover by Andrew Currie and Arthur Nichols was an updated recreation of the original Cockrum/Sinnott cover!

Except for the final blurb, not a single word or image was changed, so we felt it was the right choice for you blog readers!

Next Wednesday, before we begin re-presenting the never-reprinted sequel mini-series, we'll run two behind-the-scenes features!

One from the HTF FOOM Magazine #21 (1979) detailing what co-creators Doug Moench and Tom Sutton had in mind for future installments.

The other one's the backup from this very issue, showing the radically-different plans for the mini-series by new writer/artist team Dan Abnett & Ian Edgington and Currie & Nichols!

Trivia: Both Dave Cockrum and Tom Sutton became major contributors to Star Trek comics history!

Cockrum illustrated Marvel's adaptation of Star Trek the Motion Picture as well as covers and occasional interiors for the ongoing follow-up series which lasted 18 issues.

Tom Sutton was the primary illustrator for DC's Star Trek series when the property moved from Marvel to DC after Star Trek II: the Wrath of Khan!

He also rendered the art for the adaptations of Star Trek III: the Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: the Voyage Home!

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Marvel Premiere #41

SEEKER 3000!

(the first appearance of the series)

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder MARVEL PREMIERE "Seeker 3000!" Part 1

We're going from the past on other worlds...

...to the future on Earth and other worlds...and a starship exploring the Final Frontier!

To be Concluded
NEXT WEDNESDAY!

Writer Doug Moench and artist Tom Sutton had some kool ideas for this project, which they hoped would go to series.

Yes, there are elements of Star Trek.

But remember, Star Trek took elements from previous sci-fi projects like Voyage of the Space Beagle, Space Patrol, and Forbidden Planet and did something different with the concepts!

Come back next week and see where it goes...

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Marvel Premiere #41
SEEKER 3000!
(the first appearance of the series)

Mohammed's Cameo in Marvel Comics...

From Marvel Preview #1 (1975)...

...and a tale in tribute to the EC Comics of the 1950s called "Good Lord!".

The point in this panel was that God himself was a benevolent alien who sent representatives not only to Earth, but to all worlds!

(If anything, leaving Mohammed out of the lineup cold be construed as an insult!)

You can read the story HERE.

Art by penciler Dave Cockrum and a group of inkers known as the "Crusty Bunkers" including Neal Adams and Joe Rubinstein.

Reading Room WEIRDWORLD "Lord of Tyndall's Quest" Conclusion

When Last We Left Our Elves...

(actually, it's easier if you read the first two tales HERE and HERE, then continue...)

Despite the book selling very well, Marvel didn't use WeirdWorld to leap into the mystical fantasy market for another year.

But. when they did, it was with a new art team and a new approach, both in terms of plot and illustration.

Before we continue with the story on Monday, you might want to familiarize yourself with the geography of WeirdWorld, courtesy of co-creator Doug Moench and new art team of John Buscema, Rudy Nebres, and Peter Ledger...

See you on Monday!

Reading Room WEIRDWORLD "Lord of Tyndall's Quest" Part 1

In the late 1970s, the publishing world clamored for more Tolkein-esque fantasy...

...to satiate the demand caused by the release of the animated Lord of the Rings movie!

So Marvel took a one-shot story that received a suprisingly-strong audience response and had co-creators Doug Moench and Mike Ploog expand the storyline...

A quest we'll learn more about...tomorrow!

You'll note that Alex Nino is inking this never-reprinted tale from Marvel Premiere #38 (1977), instead of Ploog inking his own pencils.

Ploog had done the pencils for this story shortly after the first tale over a year earlier and when the go-ahead was finally given, he had left Marvel for other projects, so Nino stepped in with one of his few inking assignments over another artist, and did a spectacular job!