Monday, September 30, 2013
Sunday, September 29, 2013
X-Men 50th Anniversary Gold Anthology
Grabbed from the Dr. Comics Facebook page (www.facebook.com/1drcomics).
Chris Claremont: "I'll be in Toronto this coming Sunday for a store signing. So, anyone in that particular neck of the north-woods, come on by and take a look at my contribution to the forthcoming 50th Anniversary X-Men Gold anthology. My words, Bob McLeod's art, and a story that occurs between Uncanny #'s 173 & 174, spinning out of Logan's abortive marriage to Mariko Yashida and presaging the possible future history of the S*nt*n*ls. Story's very much in continuity and Bob's work is totally finest-kind."
Here's a Wolverine sketch from McLeod from 1993.
Chris Claremont: "I'll be in Toronto this coming Sunday for a store signing. So, anyone in that particular neck of the north-woods, come on by and take a look at my contribution to the forthcoming 50th Anniversary X-Men Gold anthology. My words, Bob McLeod's art, and a story that occurs between Uncanny #'s 173 & 174, spinning out of Logan's abortive marriage to Mariko Yashida and presaging the possible future history of the S*nt*n*ls. Story's very much in continuity and Bob's work is totally finest-kind."
Here's a Wolverine sketch from McLeod from 1993.
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Friday, September 27, 2013
Happy Birthday Louise (Jones) Simonson
From Peter Sanderson's Facebook page:
"And happy birthday to comics editor and writer Louise Simonson, co-creator of "Power Pack" and Steel, writer on "X-Factor," "The New Mutants," and "Superman: The Man of Steel," and doppelganger of both Power Pack's mother, Margaret Power, and the heroine of the first "Swamp Thing" story."
Thursday, September 26, 2013
1980 - Battlestar Galactica #19 script page
Shared from the Walt Simonson Appreciation Facebook page:
" Battlestar Galactica 19, pg. 1. c. spring, 1980. Script sheet.
Came across this in an old box of comics files. This is the first page of script I ever wrote for comics professionally for a regular title. My first gig as a writer of a monthly book turned out to be four of the last five issues of BG.
Don't know who wrote 'Joe Rosen' but it might have been Weezie as she was the editor of the book. Could have been her assistant at the time, but I'm not sure who that was then.
This one image postdates the Gallery's range slightly, but as my earliest bit of regular writing in comics, Old Stuff still seemed like the best place to put it."
1985 - Anatomy of a cover - Uncanny X-Men #198 "Lifedeath II"
And here's a bonus look at Windsor-Smith's preliminary sketches.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
1983 - The Thing as Mr. T
Grabbed from http://bullyscomics.blogspot.nl/2007/11/i-pity-fool-who-dont-know-its-clobberin.html and thanks to Jef Willemsen for the tip!
"The Thing as Mr. T, in a drawing submitted by fan Anthony Hochrein (now a pro illustrator) to the "Fantastic Four Fan Page" letter column in FF #261 (December 1983)"
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Spoiler free first impressions: The first episode was quite a bit of fun. Nothing groundbreaking, but a lot of great moments and Marvel Universe tidbits to make you smile. It has a lot of potential. Until next week, keep your hands off Lola!
What did y'all think?
What did y'all think?
1982 - Doctor Strange's Game of Mystical Magic from Crazy Magazine #88
Here's an teaser of the print-and-play Doctor Strange board game originally published in the pages of Crazy #88 courtesy of Sanctum Sanctorum Comix (www.sanctumsanctorumcomix.blogspot.com/).
Check out the in-depth look at the game as well as the high quality scans available for you to play at home!
http://www.sanctumsanctorumcomix.blogspot.ca/2013/09/idol-pursuits-special-edition-doctor.html
Check out the in-depth look at the game as well as the high quality scans available for you to play at home!
http://www.sanctumsanctorumcomix.blogspot.ca/2013/09/idol-pursuits-special-edition-doctor.html
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Frank Cho's New Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts
I'm know this has nothing to do with the Marvel 1980s, but I had to share anyways...
Monday, September 23, 2013
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Alpha Flight vs. Tundra commission by John Byrne
Alpha Flight vs. Tundra commission by John Byrne. 2013.
Thor vs Malekith the Accursed by Simonson
Thor and Malekith the Accursed. Pencil. 10 x 15. 2013. Grabbed from the Walt Simonson Appreciation Society.
Pencils for a finished ink drawing for a charity auction through the New York Comic Con in October.
Pencils for a finished ink drawing for a charity auction through the New York Comic Con in October.
Friday, September 20, 2013
1980 - Jonathan Frakes as Captain America
Grabbed from http://www.plaidstallions.com/marvel/. Yes, that's Lieutenant Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) as Captain America!
