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Los archivos de Korpil » La increÃble historia del comic Dark Empire — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:54:05 +0000

[...] TheForce.net tiene la liga de Comic Book Resources que nos confirma el mito de que el comic Dark Empire iba a ser publicado por Marvel. El mismo creador de la historia, Tom Veitch, cuenta la historia de cÃ³mo Marvel dejÃ³ perder la licencia de Star Wars. [...]

By: sackett

sackett — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:31:40 +0000

Boy, I yearn for the days when Giffen drew like he did for the Legion poster. I absolutely hate that style he had(has?) in the 90s.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:47:31 +0000

Wilbur Lunch,

Thanks for the info on my question. Small Potatoes as far as the myths usually here but had my curiosity!

By: Mychael

Mychael — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:26:26 +0000

Alex Ross did design the Batman doll that came with the Treasury Edition.
You can find the model sketches in "Mythology: the DC Art of Alex Ross".

By: Ununnilium

Ununnilium — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 02:01:47 +0000

Don't feed the trolls, guys.

By: Jack Fear

Jack Fear — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:15:22 +0000

Yes. Offensive.

JESUS CHRIST GET A GRIP

By: Bill Angus

Bill Angus — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:55:30 +0000

"and I dont review comic facts in my head all day."

well, that much is obvious!

this column is a great part of comics lore to visit, and we don't need the kind of additudes that some other comic book messageboards get between posters. if you have something to contribute, do it- otherwise, try to edit yourself or know what you are refering to. this is mostly for CitizenX, because some of the things he remembers, i can tell he is "misremembering" and quite frankly, claiming Joe Simon had something to do with Batman is not only embarassing, it is slightly offensive.

By: DickAyersFan112

DickAyersFan112 — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:33:51 +0000

Bill Angus... you honestly need to calm down. Comic books are fiction, they aren't real life. I came to this expecting to have some friendly conversation, not to be yelled at. Excuse me for making some honest mistakes... unlike you I have a life and I dont review comic facts in my head all day.

By: Bill Angus

Bill Angus — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:26:05 +0000

whatever CitizenX is drinking, I want some. never have I seen such a bungling of misinformation and mis-remebering facts in regard to some of the most pivotal moments of comic book history.

to add to that, you have some proclaiming to be a fan of Dick Ayers adding more misdirection to the thread! please keep your ridiculous comments to yourself until you have checked and double-checked your facts!

By: John Review

John Review — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:38:36 +0000

Hey, you're welcome!

Not that I'm the original scanner, but the thought is the thing that counts, right?

By: CitizenX

CitizenX — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:44:03 +0000

and remember, the 50s also had a great range of genres: Westerns, Romance Comics, Comics About Genies, Gangster Comics, Underwater Comics, Nature Comics, and Horror Comics! "Cavern Of Chills" and "Tunnel of Terror" and all those great old hokey scary comics were a big influence and led directly to the creation of MAD Magazine, I read in a book about comics.

By: DickAyersFan112

DickAyersFan112 — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:19:38 +0000

CitizenX raises alot of good points there. The Phantom was a very popular character in the 50's, I recal seeing photos of my Uncle Tracy dressed as him for Halloween one year. The 50's was a goldmine of classic characters, Spider Man, Captain Shazam, The Blue Beetle, the list goes on.

By: CitizenX

CitizenX — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:30:24 +0000

Jono,
I have been a comics historian for my own pleasure, I love this hobby, since I got into comics with The Death Of Superman, issue #75, I *STILL* have the 14 first copies I bought, because I have a passion for this stuff. I read about these things over the years and alot of this stuff goes on, I dont think people realize. Anyway, The Phantom might not be beans today, but back in the 1950s he was a real legendary character so of course he was an influence.

By: Lawrence Fechtenberger

Lawrence Fechtenberger — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:02:27 +0000

You have it all wrong, Jono11. It was Harvey Kurtzman who created Batman, while he was working for the Jerry Iger shop.

By: Jono11

Jono11 — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:18:53 +0000

Slightly larger version of the Giffen poster: http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e383/paulnewell/legion/losh05.jpg

Couldn't find the Levitz Grid in that Google Books thing.

Finally, regarding Joe Simon and Will Eisner and Batman...they had nothing to do with the creation or design of Batman. There's a reason for Bob Kane and Bill Finger being credited with creating the character, and that reason is simple: THEY DID.

By: Mike Blake

Mike Blake — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:50:57 +0000

The "empty for color" or black comments are interesting. Other instances I remembering about were years ago with some Marvel heroes. 1. Daredevil's second costume was actually solid black leather with red highlights / reflections (I could believe that with Wally Wood's art, maybe with Colan's). 2. The Moon Knight's costume was supposedly black with white highlights, but most of the time it looked exactly the opposite to me.

By: CitizenX

CitizenX — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:52:37 +0000

Joking about what? Are you really unaware how many changes in the world of collectables and comics are the result of editorial influence, Eric? And it still goes on today.

By: john cruz

john cruz — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:14:14 +0000

interesting how the dc direct 1st app. batman figure has purple gloves,and open hands. when he was re-released as part of the 'batman thru the ages' 4-pack,however,his gloves were changed to blue,and his hands are in a closed fist for both hands.

another interesting tidbit as well as to how dark horse was able to gain the sw license from marvel,who once again dropped the ball by not printing dark empire,not realizing how much sw would become popular once more w/the printing of this series. shame

By: Eric H.

Eric H. — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:13:09 +0000

Um, I assume that Citizen X. and DickAyersFan are joking? Or at least one of them is joking at the other one's expense?

By: CitizenX

CitizenX — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:48:59 +0000

Yes, but as I have pointed out, they would not want to have kept the purple gloves due to comparisons to THE PHANTOM... comic companys were very concerned about this back in the 1950s, you will remember Captain Shazam had his all red costume and its one of the reasons DC sued Charlton over claiming Shazam was/is a copy of Superman and The Flash. So, it's all editorial.

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