Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder SEEKER 3000! Conclusion

...(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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(the first appearance of the series)

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Reading Room CRUSADER FROM MARS COMICS "Peek into the Future"

What did the near future of 2019 (or so) look like to readers of the 1950s?
Pretty much like this never-reprinted page from Ziff-Davis' Crusader from Mars #1 (1952)!
You'll note none of the predictions have come to pass...though the last one about cars is in the development stage!
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Monday, August 19, 2019

Monday Madness FAIRY TALES "Frog King"

Where do you think the cliche of kissing a frog who turns into a handsome prince comes from?
From the fairy tale this story is based on!
But will you notice one important difference between the comic and the fairy tale?
Hoo boy, is she a fickle bitch or what?
Did you note that she doesn't even kiss the frog?
Both the writer and artist of this re-telling of the classic story from Fairy Tales #11 (1951) are unknown.
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Sunday, August 18, 2019

Design of the Week ADVENTURES IN ROMANCE: SEPTEMBER SQUALL

Each week, we post a limited-edition design, to be sold for exactly 7 days!
This Week...
With autumn right around the corner, it's time to wind summer up with a kool klassic romance comics cover design that exemplifies the time of year!
Available on a slew of collectibles!
FREE BONUS: You can read the actual tale behind the cover HERE!

Saturday, August 17, 2019

Ernie Colon (1931-2019)

Though best known for his Harvey Comics humor work...
...Ernie Colon had an impressive career as a sci-fi/horror/superhero editor/writer/artist as well, including this strip, his first non-humor comics work, in Wham-O Giant Comics (1967), the biggest single comic book in history (21" x 14")!
Ernie penciled and inked the story..and may have written it as well!
We've run a number of his HTF projects including...
I have more Ernie Colon original art in my collection than any other artist's work!
He's one of the unappreciated geniuses of the business, and, now, sadly, he's gone!