Comments on: Nostalgia November Day 10 — Primortals #1

By: Treasure Hunters roadshow

Treasure Hunters roadshow — Mon, 23 May 2011 04:38:18 +0000

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By: jackdaw53

jackdaw53 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:45:16 +0000

I actually read all the Teknophage and Mr Hero comics and thought they were (at least) very good. From memory Rick Veitch, Bryan Talbot and Al Davison did a lot of the work on Teknophage so not surprised that it was a wee bit different. I enjoyed it a lot from beginning to end.

In case of Mr Hero thought first half dozen issues were strongest, but certainly liked all series…. substantially more than a “typical” DC or Marvel comic.

By: FunkyGreenJerusalem

FunkyGreenJerusalem — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:16:26 +0000

I cried in the cinema when I saw that film.

By: Chad Nevett

Chad Nevett — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:53:10 +0000

I was speaking of the animated one, which was offically titled Transformers: The Movie — the live action one was simply Transformers.

By: danjack

danjack — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:10:58 +0000

Chad, it sounds like you are saying that the Transformers movie was actually, ya know, Good or sumfin’.
As we all know, it was a tremendous pile of absolute crap! [Unless you are talking about the animated version]. Of couse, this comic actually sounds just as bad. Thanks for sharing the putridness!
DFTBA

By: Adam Kirby

Adam Kirby — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:35:39 +0000

“Actually Tekno did publish an adaptation of From Dusk Till Dawn in the form of a $5.95 prestige format one-shot.”

Then that is officially the one Tekno book I’ve never owned or even seen proof of. Now I feel like I need it.

By: Greg McElhatton

Greg McElhatton — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:07:46 +0000

James Vance has been telling his memories of writing books for Tekno and what a nightmare experience it was. I believe he’s also talking about his late partner Kate Worley’s experiences too, and she had it just as bad.

(An acquaintance of mine was the original author for Primortals #1 and it went through numerous drafts — most with changes from new sets of notes that were radically different from the previous sets of notes from editorial — and finally he was off of the book. When it was published, in addition to some dialogue being changed, the entire book had its pages shuffled in order. And that was a minor change in the grand scheme of things.)

By: Casey

Casey — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:12:07 +0000

I still have a bag full of Tekno swag from the San Diego Comic Con way back when. Anyone want a highly collectible frisbee or beer cozy?

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Nostalgia November Archive | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:47:15 +0000

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By: Strider

Strider — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:38:04 +0000

But…but….some of the aliens are anthropomorphic ferrets. FERRETS!

By: Chad Nevett

Chad Nevett — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:25:09 +0000

Nope, that’s just a case of me being stupid.

By: Tom Fitzpatrick

Tom Fitzpatrick — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:23:42 +0000

The Teckno imprint didn’t last too long either.

AND Nemoy is spelled NIMOY unless you were delibrately insulting him.

By: MCF

MCF — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:36:40 +0000

Actually Tekno did publish an adaptation of From Dusk Till Dawn in the form of a $5.95 prestige format one-shot. It’s pretty awful with bad art and a story that is as dull as the movie was awesome. Cool painted cover by Dan Brereton though.

The only Tekno series I enjoyed were IBots (love that George Perez artwork) and Mr Hero.

By: Bud Scape

Bud Scape — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:34:38 +0000

Sounds pretty cool to me.

By: Adam Kirby

Adam Kirby — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:57:23 +0000

That’s just a rumor though. He might have Pac’d it.

By: Brad Curran

Brad Curran — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:35:48 +0000

That is a considerable handicap.

By: FunkyGreenJerusalem

FunkyGreenJerusalem — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:51:47 +0000

Teknophage’s first storyline was one of the first stories I ever read where the protagonist lost and died at the end, and the villain, Teknohage, won.
It puzzled and confused me, but also made me feel I was reading something very different and mature.

Rick Veitch did the arc I believe.

Steven Grant wrote about Tekno comics either last week or the week before.
Apparently Nimoy was the most hands on of the creators, whilst Asimov was the least hands on, being dead and all.

By: Adam Kirby

Adam Kirby — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:40:12 +0000

I also remember them running house ads for forever for a From Dusk Til Dawn comic that as far as I know never actually came out. That was weird. 90′s comics, you are weird.

By: Chad Nevett

Chad Nevett — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:21:42 +0000

I’ll admit, I liked the design of Mr. Hero… that was one cool-looking robot.

By: Bill Reed

Bill Reed — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:19:59 +0000

Oh, they were the Mike Danger guys? I liked that one.