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A magnificent cover by the late, great Dave Stevens to celebrate the season!
I'm going to go party hearty, so I'll see you tomorrow!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Reading Room: CLASSIC COMICS "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Conclusion
We Have Already Seen...
Ichabod Crane, a lanky, intelligent (but extremely superstitious) schoolmaster, competes with Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt, the handsome and athletic town rowdy, for the hand of 18-year-old Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter and sole child of wealthy farmer, Baltus Van Tassel.
When Ichabod and Brom both attend a party at the Van Tassels, Brom prepares to deal with his rival...
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Or did Brom Bones simply scare him away?
We will probably never know...
You'll note from the cover at the top of the post, that the Headless Horseman took second billing to the tale of Rip Van Winkle.
When the book was reprinted as part of the Classics Illustrated line with a painted cover (as most Classic Comics were), the Headless Horseman wasn't even mentioned, although his tale was still in the book!
Happy Halloween!
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Reading Room: CLASSIC COMICS "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Part 1
With Halloween almost upon us, let's look at one of the most famous ghost tales of all...
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as told in Classic Comics, the predecessor to Classics Illustrated, in a story adapted by Dan Levin and illustrated by Rolland H Livingstone.
Be here tomorrow for the answer!
Friday, October 28, 2011
Captain America the First Avenger Now on Blu-Ray & DVD
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GO RENT OR BUY IT OR DVD or BLU-RAY!
The perfect Saturday matinee flick!
Director Joe Johnston, who directed The Rocketeer
and was the SFX art director on Raiders of the Lost Ark
captures the 1940s beautifully in a movie that evokes the excitement of classic movie serials the same way those other films did!
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Reading Room: EERIE Dracula Conclusion
Dracula has made Lucy Seward a vampire.
Dr Van Helsing arrives, too late to save the poor girl, but not too late to send her tormented soul to the afterlife by staking her thru the heart.
Now, his attention turns to her master...Count Dracula!
Dr Van Helsing arrives, too late to save the poor girl, but not too late to send her tormented soul to the afterlife by staking her thru the heart.
Now, his attention turns to her master...Count Dracula!
Though there were a number of Frankenstein tales in the Golden Age, including Dick Briefer's long-running series, there were only a couple of appearances by our favorite vampire (usually a cameo) before this story in 1953!
The trend continued until the late 1960s when Dracula became a supporting character in the b/w Vampirella magazine.
In 1972, when the Comics Code was revised to allow vampires, the Count reappeared not only in short stories, but a long-running series from Marvel highlighted by moody art by Gene Colan.
The trend continued until the late 1960s when Dracula became a supporting character in the b/w Vampirella magazine.
In 1972, when the Comics Code was revised to allow vampires, the Count reappeared not only in short stories, but a long-running series from Marvel highlighted by moody art by Gene Colan.
And, don't forget our brother blog Hero & Heroine Histories™, where we're currently running the Classics Illustrated version of Frankenstein!
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