11 O'Clock Comics Episode 203

[Dom]

Backissue magazine did a Greatest Stories Never Told feature on a Fallen Angels 2 series that never saw print. I wish it had, it sounded bonkers!

Thanks for the link Wood. Devil Dinosaur chillin' with Moon Boy watching MTV... how did it not come out! Sad to think of the number of artists that must have had similar experiences with work they spent years on that never saw the light of day...

Got to wait for work to finish before I can listen, but I'm hyped for Flex Mentallo!

[templar]

Props for the 2000 ad talk. Those Case Files and Search and Destroy files are major value for money. Oh and Dave Stokes is my artist Man-crush.

[slurmo]

What about Whipping Boy?

I haven't read it but didn't thse characters show up in John Byrne's Next Men? (first run Dark Horse)

[David]

I haven't read it but didn't thse characters show up in John Byrne's Next Men? (first run Dark Horse)

There was a connection, yes.  Characters from the book showed up to investigate The Next Men I believe.

[BadDeacon]

Folks! I am le new to posting here. Been listening a while though.

Regarding the Valiant relaunch (which is near and dear to my heart), it seems to me from the folks at Valiant that I've talked to, that they are putting as much, if not more, effort into making good books as they are into marketing and gimmicks. I think they just want to make a splash so that people will notice.

I really hope it's good. I'm optimistic.

Anyway, cheerio.

[slurmo]

  hi BadDeacon 

I'm giving all Valiant stuff the benefit of the doubt and I will check it out when it comes out. Not caring at all about the talking cover gimmick though

[legion of daves]

Cheers to VinceB for the MONDO love!  Great first issue!   

[Wood]

Folks! I am le new to posting here. Been listening a while though.

Regarding the Valiant relaunch (which is near and dear to my heart), it seems to me from the folks at Valiant that I've talked to, that they are putting as much, if not more, effort into making good books as they are into marketing and gimmicks. I think they just want to make a splash so that people will notice.

I really hope it's good. I'm optimistic.

Anyway, cheerio.

Welcome aboard!  You are a long-time fixture over at the CGS forums, and IIRC, you are a terrific photographer, particularly when it comes to capturing the beauty of the lovely ladies. Am I right?

[electric mayhem]

Did I count two, count'em 1... 2..., Big Times from David?  You snuck those in there, sir.   

I have not read Born Again, nor Watchmen, but did buy and read DKR.  1 outta three is good enuff for baseball and comics.

[BadDeacon]

Welcome aboard!  You are a long-time fixture over at the CGS forums, and IIRC, you are a terrific photographer, particularly when it comes to capturing the beauty of the lovely ladies. Am I right?

Thanks!
It's actually Ralph (Atomic99) that is the fantastic photographer. My photography skills consist of point-click, with varyingly bad results

[Wood]

Thanks!
It's actually Ralph (Atomic99) that is the fantastic photographer. My photography skills consist of point-click, with varyingly bad results

I don't recall looking at Ralph's galleries and being all 

[BadDeacon]

I don't recall looking at Ralph's galleries and being all 

Once upon a time I had a part time job with regards to the ladies, but I've moved on and now I'm just a geek

[Thermite (Iz Wilkison)]

"Man out of Mac! MAN OUT OF MAC!" -DAP
 

[Wood]

I'm with Chris in the Comics Confessional: I've never read Flex Mentallo.  Although like Vince I ordered the collection and look forward to finally remedying my error.

Hearing you guys talk about it being a comics realization of the old "wimp to champ" beach ads, reminded me of the Strange Talents of Luther Strode -- a mini going on at Image right now. That's the same premise, what if a geeky kid woke up and was a super strong killing machine? Granted, I am betting Morrison and Quitely's book is a lot more meta and esoteric, whereas Strode is a straightforward action story.

[MarcusQ]

Looking forward to your thoughts on Strontium Dog. Johnny Aplha is awesome!!!!!!

[David]

I'm with Chris in the Comics Confessional: I've never read Flex Mentallo.

Me neither.

Although like Vince I ordered the collection and look forward to finally remedying my error.

I did not.

 

...reminded me of the Strange Talents of Luther Strode -- a mini going on at Image right now. That's the same premise, what if a geeky kid woke up and was a super strong killing machine?

Which I suppose is very similar to Major Bummer, where a twerpy-lookin' dude gets zapped by alien rays and ends up built like a brick shithouse able to toss buses over his head with one hand.

[Derek G]

Oh my god... talk about Flew Mentallo and Doom Patrol ... chubbed me up.

[Wood]

Me neither.

I did not.

 

Which I suppose is very similar to Major Bummer, where a twerpy-lookin' dude gets zapped by alien rays and ends up built like a brick shithouse able to toss buses over his head with one hand.

You can borrow my copy 

As soon as you read and return my Chew volumes 

[David]

As soon as you read and return my Chew volumes 

I will start on those as soon as I finish Echo.


And as soon as I find them... 

[legion of daves]

i've also never read flex, due to the astronomical prices of the singles that vince mentioned, and the upcoming collection (that is finally supposed to be coming out next month) that has been rumored to be coming out for a few years now.  so i always figured i'd just wait and grab the collection, it's been on my amazon wishlist for almost a year.