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Green Lantern Corps symbols (on it's
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   Yes, this is me, at least from a few years ago. I'm the one on the right. Duh... One of these years, I'm going to have to meet Matt Wagner (supposedly, I look a lot like him, I, however. think that he looks a lot like me).  |
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Most people may not know who Matt Wagner is. He's an excellent comic book writer/artist.Mostly he is known for Grendel, a spirit of vengeance that takes on a life of it's own (and other lives too) | |
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...and for Mage: The Hero Discovered, an incredible twist on the Authurian legend set with a Magic Baseball bat (a.k.a. Excalibur) | |
 
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and has just finished the second part of the Mage Trilogy (we've only been waiting for..um, 3 plus... carry the 5,... does evaporation figure into this?...oh yeah, a decade) called Mage: the Hero Defined put out by Image Comics. Supposedly, the third storyline won't take 10 years to complete this time... | |
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I'm sure to be flamed by his fanboy network for not getting down ALL of his work. Oh, well, deal with it guys. But go on out and get some of his stuff. * all artwork done by Matt Wagner |
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GrimJackIncredible comic book created by John Ostrander and Timothy Truman published by First Comics. Basically, it's the story of John Gaunt (a.k.a. Grimjack) from the pan-dimensional city of Cynosure and his adventures and the people/beings that he dealt with. A very complex and intriguing character, full of weariness and loneliness, brought upon him by his very own actions or inactions, a very fey and soul/world-weary individual. For example, he condemned one of his few true friends to Hell as a demi-demon; walked out of Heaven and his one, true love, to save another friend from Hell and finds out that he can't go back into Heaven after the deed is done. This is one of those books that could easily give you nightmares if you weren't ready for it. Very dark and edgy with some black humor thrown in. Most of the lighter humor came from the regular back-up feature, "Munden's Bar". I don't pretend to be this series' "be-all, end-all" fount of knowledge, but I noticed that this comic was very seriously lacking representation on the Internet and decided to do something about it. Here are some scans of the covers and some information on a few books:
I nearly cried when First Comics went out of business in 1992. Most of the titles I collected at the time were from this publisher. I was especially pissed off at the last issue as Jim Twilley literally bit the bullet (about 20 of them with a shotgun thrown in for good measure). Oh, like I'm really spoiling this for first time readers, he was re-incarnated, therefore he died and got re-born.. Hello?? You know, this was the story line after all. <insert sarcasm here> But on the last issue, John Ostrander left a real good teaser for things to come, Twins. Nothing more has been said about this. I check with my local comic dealer from time to time to find out if anything had ever came out like Badger and Nexus were picked up by Dark Horse. Nothing. Seems that the guy who ran First Comics still retains the copyrights to Grimjack and has yet to part with them, much to the surprise of the co-creators, who thought they owned the rights. Goes to show you, you really gotta read that fine print... |
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BadgerHere is the introduction from the inside cover:
'Nuff said. What's not to love about this guy? I missed him when First Comics went belly-up in 1992. But with this series, there's still hope kickin'. Dark Horse Comics was able to get the rights to Badger and printed a few new issues. And Image prints a "sort of" monthly black and white series. I prefer color comics, but at least I get my Badger fix from time to time. :-) |
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Anne Rice Adaptations
Another small comic press is currently printing "Tale of the Body Thief." I had no idea that this was coming out, so I got a pleasant shock when I went to my local comic shop (Hi, Jon!). To make things better, it looks like this publisher is using alot of the same talent from the previous series. Maybe I'll see that issue #12 sometime before I die. |
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The Tick
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DC/VertigoAs I've gotten older, my tastes have matured. Slightly.
I usually get the graphic novels of these when they come out, due to the fact I really hate waiting for a story arc to come to it's end.
Now onto the more "adult" titles from Vertigo...
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Yes, I liked the Sandman and whole Endless premise. Having anthropomorphic personifications of elements of the human condition that interact with the Universe and the Human Race is a really cool premise. In case you don't know who or what I'm talking about this is the list of the Endless family and who/what they are: Dream, whom the Sandman series was based on; Death, the eldest sister, very nice and personable, but you only get to meet her twice (if you're lucky); Delirium is the youngest; Despair and her twin, Desire (he or she depending on the moment and whim); Destiny, the oldest; and Destruction, the prodigal of the group, who basically quit his job because he was tired of getting rid of the old to make way for the new. |
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Of course, I do collect other comics from time to time, usually whatever catches my eye and I feel is worth the cover price. But these are the ones that really stick out and I go back to read again.
