Monday, September 11, 2017

9/11 Report: the Graphic Adaptation

You'd think two of the guys who worked for decades on Casper and Richie Rich...
...couldn't produce something as...violent and visceral...as this!
Well, you'd be wrong!
Writer/editor Sid Jacobson and illustrator Ernie Colon took the 9/11 Commission's Report and made it into a must-read graphic novel!
BTW, a lot of the purple prose in the adaptation is taken verbatim from the original Report!
You can read the entire GN as an interactive presentation HERE.
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(both by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon)

Sunday, September 10, 2017

The Koolest (and Reusable) Trick or Treat Bags You'll EVER See!

Atomic Kommie Comics™ suggests you don't use flimsy plastic bags for your Halloween booty.
Instead, try our specially-designed...
Halloween Trick or Treat Canvas Bags
(Plus: We have Halloween Large Tote Bags and Diaper Bags at the same page!)

or, if you're in a more macabre (PG-13) mood...

Horror Comics of the 1950s Canvas Tote Bags
(GREAT as trick-or-treat bags!)
Our 15" x 18" x 6" 100% 10 oz heavyweight cotton canvas tote bags have plenty of room to carry everything you collect on Halloween!
They include a full side and bottom gusset and 22" reinforced self-fabric extra long handles for easy carrying.
And, they're machine washable! If you get melted chocolate or fake blood on it, you can easily clean it up!

Saturday, September 9, 2017

Reading Room 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY "Beast-Killer!" Conclusion

...the mysterious Monolith providing guidance in constructing tools and weapons to primitive Man, in this case, one who becomes known as "Beast-Killer"...
The second part of this never-reprinted sequel tale from Marvel's 2001: a Space Odyssey #1 (1976) adheres closely to the structure of the last part of the movie...astronaut in peril encounters Monolith, travels through it and is transformed/reborn as an immensely-powerful being resembling a human fetus!
But Jack Kirby was never one to be predictible, as the second issue will reveal...Next Friday!
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Friday, September 8, 2017

Friday Fun 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY "Beast-Killer!" Part 1

We begin a new arc of never-reprinted tales...
...with the premiere story from Jack Kirby's sequel series to 2001: a Space Odyssey!
(Note: I'm pretty sure this was meant to be the left side of a two-page spread, but Marvel's cutting the page count from 18 to 17 for several months simply meant leaving out the right-hand page!)
Not exactly what Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C Clarke had in mind, I'll wager.
We see the mysterious Monolith and spacesuits designed for the movie along with a transition from past to future mirroring the one in the film, but that's about all that carries over from the cinematic experience...up to this point!
Written and penciled by Jack Kirby, inked by Mike Royer, Marvel's 2001: a Space Odyssey #1 (1976) diverged wildly from the movie and novel, going into a more pulp magazine/comic book universe where aliens were known to exist and interplanetary travel was commonplace!
How it actually links to the movie will be apparent in the conclusion.
BTW, thanks to fellow blogger Rip Jagger for inspiring this new chapter in Friday Fun.
His amazing Tribute to Jack Kirby reminded me that I had already run half of The King's version of the world created by Clarke and Kubrick, and prompted me to re-present the series that hadn't seen the light of day since it's publication over 40 years ago,,,far too long for Kirbyphiles to be denied a look at it!
You can see the earlier installments by clicking on the titles...
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Thursday, September 7, 2017

Reading Room ALIEN WORLDS "Small Change"

We've been rather grim the past few days, so let's lighten up...
...with a fun tale from Pacific's Alien Worlds #7 (1984), the same issue that gave us yesterday's story!
BTW, writer Bruce Jones and artist Brent Anderson also teamed up for an amazing run on Marvel's Ka-Zar the Savage in the '80s.
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(collecting 1-5 of Ka-Zar the Savage)