Starlin did complete four OMAC back-ups that would eventually see the light of day in Warlord a couple years later (in issues 37-40, to be exact). And yep, Ol' Groove'll have 'em for you over the course of the next few Thursdays. Who loves ya, baby?
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Thursday, February 2, 2017
Bring On the Back-ups: "The Return of OMAC!" by Starlin and Rubinstein
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! One of the most potentially cool-yet-ultimately-disappointing things about the DC ExImplosion was the glimpse of Jim Starlin's revamp of Jack Kirby's OMAC in the back of Kamandi #59 (June 1978). Potentially cool 'cause, hey, it was Jim-freakin'-Starlin (finished and inked by a young Joe Rubinstein) picking up the dangling threads and cliff-hanger ending from OMAC's long-deceased mag. Ultimately disappointing because that one 8 pager was all we got, 'cause that was the final ish of Kamandi. Sigh. It was a pretty amazing back-up feature, though, don'tcha think...?
Starlin did complete four OMAC back-ups that would eventually see the light of day in Warlord a couple years later (in issues 37-40, to be exact). And yep, Ol' Groove'll have 'em for you over the course of the next few Thursdays. Who loves ya, baby?
Starlin did complete four OMAC back-ups that would eventually see the light of day in Warlord a couple years later (in issues 37-40, to be exact). And yep, Ol' Groove'll have 'em for you over the course of the next few Thursdays. Who loves ya, baby?
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Bring On the Back-ups: "True Heroes Never Die...!" by Wein, Buckler, and Celardo
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Today let's check out what was to have been the first (doggone that DC Implosion!) episode of the regular Hawkman back-up series for Detective Comics. "True Heroes Never Die...!" was written by Len Wein and illustrated by Rich Buckler and John Celardo for Detective Comics #479 (June 1978). Let it fly, Winged Wonder!
Friday, August 30, 2013
The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Summer of 1978--The DC Explosion Implodes!
The DC Explosion imploded beginning in August, 1978. Compare the drop-off in the number of titles published in August to June and July! 31 titles in June, 27 titles in July...21 in August...and this was just the beginning. Oh, the bittersweet memories that follow...
Thankfully, while the 44 page format and many (many!) of DC's titles bit the dust, the quality kept up and even improved in the short run, allowing DC to bounce back. When DC tried the 44 page, 50 cent mag format for a second time in 1981, t'was much more successful. Dont'cha just love a happy ending?
Friday, July 19, 2013
The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Summer of 1978--the DC Explosion Continues!
Here's a look at the second round of the DC Explosion from July 1978, Groove-ophiles! Teen Groove was out of the fandom loop at the time, so I had no idea how short-lived this super-experiment in comicbookery would last, but I sure was diggin' the ride! Remember these...?
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