F-ZeroOne Posted May 5 Posted May 5 On 5/1/2024 at 7:19 PM, F-ZeroOne said: I realise I'm a touch biased, but it does sometimes feel like the European "G.I. Joe" comics - branded "Action Force" to start with, as the toyline was initially released under that title for some time here before the branding was unified - gets a little overlooked in discussions of the comics (the UK "Transformers" stories seem to be better known). Little bit of a follow up: I may have got a bit confused about a certain famous UK business personality appearing in "Action Force"; the story in question may have been in the UK "Transformers" comics. However, the events that led up to that story were part of a previous "Action Force/Transformers" crossover; I think installments may have been published in each comic at the time. Whilst revisiting "Action Force" to check, I was reminded of some of the artists that worked on it - Geoff Senior is probably the most well known internationally, but there was also Robin Smith (a "2000AD" artist, not to be confused with the Galaxys Greatest Comics other Smith-droid, Ron Smith) and the sadly often overlooked Jerry Paris; an artist probably best known in the UK for his video game magazine covers and art, but who also produced comic strips for a couple of them as well. He had a fantastically chunky "mecha" style that I've often wondered may have been manga or anime inspired. Something else that was dredged up from memory is that almost forgotten in the "Action Force/G.I. Joe" comics history is that "Action Force" had a precursor series of comic adventures; the long-running UK war comic "Battle" (later "Battle/Action Force") ran a series based on the original Palitoy line and which featured some interesting variations on the lore, especially as the "G.I. Joe" line developed more influence over time; did you know for example that the COBRA F.A.N.G. helicopters were developed from S.A.S. H.A.W.K. helicopters? (according to "Battle/Action Force" at any rate!). When "Action Force" became its own thing, comics wise, "Battle" implemented a suspiciously similar substitute, "Storm Force", with a hero with an interchangeable weapons arm who led a paramilitary organisation who flew across the world in a weaponised Concorde...! Quote
troyness Posted May 13 Posted May 13 Just acquired this beautifully coloured , late golden age Detective Comics #189!! After a dry clean this cover is really gonna pop. Quote
Big s Posted May 13 Posted May 13 That’s back when Batman was the world’s worst detective and couldn’t see a trap if it looked him in the eyes and said it was a trap. He was captured so many many times back then. Quote
troyness Posted May 14 Posted May 14 2 hours ago, Big s said: That’s back when Batman was the world’s worst detective and couldn’t see a trap if it looked him in the eyes and said it was a trap. He was captured so many many times back then. World's greatest detective but he insists on revealing the lower half of his face. Turning up to crime fighting clean shaven. It's like he wants to get shot in the face. Quote
Big s Posted May 14 Posted May 14 4 hours ago, troyness said: World's greatest detective but he insists on revealing the lower half of his face. Turning up to crime fighting clean shaven. It's like he wants to get shot in the face. Even his derpy armor suit had an open chin. I love Batman and all, but there’s some questionable stuff going on Quote
troyness Posted May 14 Posted May 14 1 hour ago, Big s said: Even his derpy armor suit had an open chin. I love Batman and all, but there’s some questionable stuff going on The elephant in the room is maintaining a secret identity with current surveillance tech as soon as they step outside. A Batman movie set in the 1930's or a Spiderman movie set in the 1960's would help future audiences suspend their disbelief & except that a masked crime fighter would be able to keep their secret identity. Quote
Big s Posted May 14 Posted May 14 1 hour ago, troyness said: The elephant in the room is maintaining a secret identity with current surveillance tech as soon as they step outside. A Batman movie set in the 1930's or a Spiderman movie set in the 1960's would help future audiences suspend their disbelief & except that a masked crime fighter would be able to keep their secret identity. Honestly, I would love either of those Quote
no3Ljm Posted May 21 Posted May 21 DC's My Adventures with Superman Comic bridges Season One and the upcoming Season Two. June 4, 2024 release. Covers and interior pages of Issue 1. And covers of Issues 2 and 3. Quote
no3Ljm Posted May 28 Posted May 28 (edited) For G.I.Joe Fans. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/skyboundent/gi-joe-a-real-american-hero-compendium-set/ Edited May 28 by no3Ljm Quote
Mommar Posted May 29 Posted May 29 Over the last two months I got a pile of Indie Comics off of Indiegogo and FundMyComic. Quote
no3Ljm Posted May 29 Posted May 29 As always, cool Leinil Yu Wolverine covers. I'd buy a Marvel Legends Wolverine Adamantium Armor figure. Quote
troyness Posted June 19 Posted June 19 Arrived in the post today!! Rare late golden age Detective Comics #174 1951. Beautiful dark colour ink strike. This comic has been out of the sunlight for most of it's life. Text ink transfer from the inner front cover bleeding through the yellow on the cover... but with the ink/pulp paper used back then, I can live with it. Besides it's Batman throwing a fight in the boxing ring, hilarious Quote
troyness Posted June 20 Posted June 20 Another pick up. World's Finest #66 1953!! This will be the last golden age comics I buy raw. (Restoration & color touch is rampant in golden age comics raw) Pick up my UV flashlight next week and see if there's any color touch....if there is gonna reduce the value by $100s ... fingers crossed. From now on just gonna buy CGC slabs with golden age. But this comic has beautiful dark colours for it age & looks amazing in person!! Quote
F-ZeroOne Posted June 29 Posted June 29 On 5/5/2024 at 1:45 PM, F-ZeroOne said: Something else that was dredged up from memory is that almost forgotten in the "Action Force/G.I. Joe" comics history is that "Action Force" had a precursor series of comic adventures; the long-running UK war comic "Battle" (later "Battle/Action Force") ran a series based on the original Palitoy line and which featured some interesting variations on the lore, especially as the "G.I. Joe" line developed more influence over time; did you know for example that the COBRA F.A.N.G. helicopters were developed from S.A.S. H.A.W.K. helicopters? (according to "Battle/Action Force" at any rate!). Just a follow-up to this - to those interested in "Action Force", specifically the comic book version, its been announced that Rebellion (the current publishers of - ahem - the Galaxys Greatest Comic, "2000AD") will be releasing Treasury editions of the "Action Force" comics that appeared in "Battle". Quote
troyness Posted July 6 Posted July 6 Another golden age "tangible NFT" Action Comics #162 from 1951. Quote
no3Ljm Posted July 9 Posted July 9 DC's ABSOLUTE POWER Comic Event. Powers stolen. Spirits unbroken. Absolute Power #1 starts this July by Mark Waid and Dan Mora. Quote
no3Ljm Posted July 9 Posted July 9 DC's BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN: THE LAST HALLOWEEN https://www.dc.com/blog/2024/05/25/dc-and-jeph-loeb-announce-batman-the-long-halloween-the-last-halloween Quote
no3Ljm Posted July 28 Posted July 28 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/atomika/the-legend-of-kingdom-come-alex-ross-documentary Quote
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