Reading Room MEDUSA CHAIN Part 2

We Have Already Seen...

Convicted murderer Chon Adams' 13-year sentence is to serve on the space frieghter Medusa.

As the ship takes off and he's put into suspended animation, he dreams of the incident that resulted in his (wrongful) conviction.

Now in deep space, the Medusa's crew is revived...

To be continued, tomorrow...

A year earlier, Ernie had been the editor of Green Lantern, and had pushed through a story set in deep space featuring a kid being tossed out an airlock...without a spacesuit!

Due to the Comics Code Authority, the art had been toned down, but there was still something of a controversy about it.

Did the controversy inspire the plotline for Medusa Chain since the graphic novel line's creatives were told there would be no Comics Code interference?

Reading Room MEDUSA CHAIN Part 1

In the mid-1980s, both Marvel and DC "discovered" the graphic novel format...

 ...and unleashed a slew of them onto an unsuspecting audience!

The story continues, tomorrow...

This one-shot was part of the mid-1980s "DC Graphic Novel" program publishing creator-owned properties in a magazine-sized format.
Unfortunately, it was rather hastily-conceived and implemented, resulting in a hodgepodge of books in various genres that were never properly-promoted.
The project was terminated after seven issues, with only Jack Kirby's Hunger Dogs showing a profit, and that was due to the heavy promotion received by anything New Gods-linked since the Super Powers line of products (based on the New Gods characters) were introduced at that time.
Written and illustrated (in full color) by the highly-underrated Ernie Colon, this never-reprinted "futuristic film noir" gem deserves a wider audience than it received back over 30 years ago.
So, for the rest of the week, we'll be re-presenting it.
Enjoy.

Horror Comics of the 1950s...PERFECT for HALLOWEEN!

Before videogames came along, comics, tv, and movies were said to be the contributing factors to...(gasp)...JUVENILE DELINQUENCY!
Noted psychiatrist Dr Fredric Wertham SAID SO in his classic book Seduction of the Innocent!
I say...CELEBRATE the stuff your grandparents said would warp your parents' minds!
After all, they turned out OK, didn't they?
Didn't they?
Oh, well...
What could be more appropriate for Halloween than the frightening images of Horror Comics of the 1950s™ on tote bags, t-shirts, mini-buttons,and other ghoulish goodies?
Are you ready to be scared?
Click HERE...if you dare!

Enjoy the Spies Who Love ME Every Weekend at Captain VIdeo's Secret Sanctum!

Beginning today, Secret Sanctum of Captain Video will do several posts each weekend tying in to MeTV's new Sunday night 60s spy show block.

Besides trivia and behind-the-scenes info, there will be a classic comic adaptation of one of the series!

Dont Miss It!

The World's Greatest Escape Artist(s) Meet...

...in a 1993 "Elseworlds" story set in early 1900s Gotham City.

The non-continuity tale re-imagines Batman (or "Bat-Man" as he's referred to) operating in a Victorian steampunk reality where science and the occult intermingle.

Besides Houdini, there are vampires aplenty, plus re-interpretations of several Batman characters including Alfred, Vicki Vale, and (surprise) The Joker.

The award-winning graphic novel is well worth reading, if you can find it.