Monday, February 20, 2012

Reading Room: UNCLE TOM'S CABIN Part 1

Depending on your sensitivity, may be NSFW...
...but this oft-times banned classic of American Literature should be required reading for all schoolchildren.
This is the Classics Illustrated version, softened for children and first published in 1943.
And we'll be here to see it...tomorrow!

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Sunday, February 19, 2012

Preview: THE SPIDER #1 Alternate Cover by Francesco Francavilla

Francesco Francavilla continues to astound us with his renditions of classic pulp heroes...
...ash shown with this alternate cover for the new Spider series from Dynamite!
The look is based on the movie serial version of the character...
...not the original pulp look(s)...
...which is fine by me.
I liked the more distinctive costume from the serial. ;-)

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Reading Room: COMMANDER BATTLE AND THE ATOMIC SUB Conclusion

...that really says it all, doesn't it?
BTW, wouldn't this comic make a great multi-million dollar cgi-fx movie?
(Wait a sec...they're doing a BattleShip flick...)
 Aquatic aliens vs the US Navy!
These guys at American Comics Group were ahead of their time...by over 50 years!
On with the story...
Commander Battle and the Atomic Sub will return...soon!
(I wanna see what happens next, too!)

Script by Richard Hughes, the Stan Lee of ACG who wrote practically everything during his tenure as editor/writer!
Pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Odgen Whitney and others.

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Friday, February 17, 2012

Reading Room: COMMANDER BATTLE AND THE ATOMIC SUB Part 2

Now, that's a synopsis!
(For the record, the "saucer" still looks like a doughnut!)
On with the story...
I could see the editorial conference now...
"OK, guys, for our first issue we have..
3-D (sort of) effects!
An atomic sub!
Evil aliens!
A "flying saucer"!
The underwater city of Atlantis!
A giant sea monster!
Did we leave anything out?"
Find out tomorrow in the pulse-pounding conclusion!

Script by Richard Hughes, the Stan Lee of ACG who wrote practically everything during his tenure as editor/writer!
Pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Odgen Whitney and others.

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Reading Room: COMMANDER BATTLE AND THE ATOMIC SUB Part 1

Travel back to the 1950s, when atomic power was all that stood between us and flying saucers...
...although how an atomic submarine will do it is something to behold!
So, buckle your seatbelts and dive in!
Oddly enough, the "flying saucer" looks more like a flying doughnut...or the 1950s concept of a space station as seen in contemporary films like Conquest of Space!
Script by Richard Hughes, the Stan Lee of ACG who wrote practically everything during his tenure as editor/writer!
Pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Odgen Whitney and others.
Be here tomorrow for Part 2 when we'll see who's behind the "flying saucer"...

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