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  1. ultrakaiju

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    Lovely stuff man. But at least they aren't Donatello, so I don't have to come over there and lay some serious smack-n-grab on ya!
     
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    Thanks for the swamp stuff! It looks like the Sinister Scythe only appeared in one comic (?). I found a couple more pages from that comic with the SS in action (I'm a minor Grim Reaper fanatic, so I had to look into this). His hands seem pretty much arc welded to his scythe in these. I have to wonder if they were permanently attached somehow?

    http://offthebeatenpanel.blogspot.com/2011/09/heap-1-skywald-1971.html

    Whoa, 80s-licious.
     
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    @Odibex - I don't believe Sinister Scythe appeared in any more Heap stories or any other publications from Skywald. Only 1 issue was release for The Heap. The Heap appeared as a continuing story line in Psycho magazine starting with issue 2 (first appearance). It has been ages since I read the magazines. But I am pretty sure Sinister Scythe wasn't in any of the Psycho magazine.
     
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    If I catch you trespassing I will throw these shuriken at you!
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    The Heap looks decidedly more cuddly than the other swamp-type comics creatures we know.
     
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    Diving into this ~
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    That reminds me, i bought the hardback of this yonks ago and i've still not read it.
    Shame on me . . . .

    So many books so little time!
     
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    So late to the party on these but they were awesome pic ups at sdcc
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    Such a weird direction with the Archie series.
     
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    I'm reading Sabrina right now, beautiful art but less exciting than Afterlife.
    Would be fun to see Larry Welz variant covers on these titles :D
     
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    I'm about to start reading Allan Moores Providence. I enjoyed his Neonomicon and was interested where he would take it next.
     
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    Is anyone here reading Southern Bastards?
    A friend mentioned it to me a little while back, and I flew through volumes 1 and 2. Volume 3 is waiting for me at home.
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    Our local guy, Jason Latour! He partners with our big LCS quite a bit since same city and they do exclusives occasionally. It isn't me or my husband's cup of tea, but we have friends that really enjoy it.

    Despite being really into comic collecting, I never have anything to contribute to this thread hah, I've always loved and continue to love cape comics almost entirely, though my husband has quite a few indie comics he follows. I just love superhero stuff hah, though I'll say our pull list has dwindled quite a bit over the last 4 years, when in the past it used to be huge.
     
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    Just learned about this re-issue/compendium of Real Deal Comix coming from the folks over at Fantagraphics. Well okay, this is not going to be for everyone's tastes, but personally I dig the style.




    Some more info on the book here. The perfect sequel if you will to the underground comix of the '60s and '70s, with full homage to them and coming with the flair and expression from those of the next generation. (not to mention perfectly incorrect and unacceptable) Personally I think it is a real shame that the zine scene is dying away, and most younger readers will never be exposed to this type of material from their local comics shop. Anyways, something I think would probably be a decent read, and I'd love to order. As Evan describes in the article,

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    So, for anyone that is on the tumbler (i.e. not technofossils like me), you might want to check out the postings from cartoonist Lee Gatlin. I came across it randomly through an io9 article, and there is some pretty genius stuff there. Simple, but classic stylings, and I am sure there are one or two in there to make just about anyone chuckle. :) Lots of great pop culture nods with heroes and monsters, too.

    A few of my own choice selections, from his 'Freud' series:



     
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    ^ Wow, gorgeous style!
     
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    Wow. RIP Steve Dillon. While his work on Preacher and Hellblazer made him a household name among many comics fans, he was already doing excellent work starting at the age of only 16 on titles such as Nick Fury, Ant-Man, Hulk, and made great contributions to Doctor Who weekly and A.D. 2000. Sad to hear of his passing at the relatively young age of 54.



    Hard to pick any particular example to share, as his work crossed so many genres and titles. Just a selection of some of his excellent work shared by the fans who remember him can be see along with this obituary article. If I had to share one thing, I'd have to draw attention to his early work on Warrior magazine, only because it is probably some of the lesser known examples of such a good artist.



    Condolences to his family, I am sure he will be dearly missed by many.
     
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    Indeed - i was introduced to his work in 2000ad, like many other comics fans in the UK.
    Even as a kid, you knew instinctively who had the goods.

    He was one of the more accomplished artists on their staff (or 'Art Robot' as they were known).
    A lot of the artwork in 2000ad was hit and miss. Steve Dillon was always a resounding hit.
     
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    Ben Templesmith's take on Lovecraft's DAGON
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    I usually dont like it when comics get shrunk down in format size, but sometimes its cool.
    These digest type editions are a good example. 1981 (4.5" x 6.5" Approx).

    Bought at a recent boot-sale for a few pence.

    Nice Kubert cover-art on this one . . . .
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    Yeah, that really irks me too. I really have beef with the ones that are just slightly sized down, to 6" or so, because what is the point? They are smaller but not even pocket-sized or anything. Never understood why anyone thought the shrunken format was a good idea. And they did a lot of reprints of great titles like this too, Morrison's New X-Men is a particular sore spot for me.

    The digests though, I can let slide. I guess I also am carrying a bit of a soft spot for them from having read a lot as a kid. They provided great affordable and lasting reads, and probably acted as seeds to my first 'library.' Those are some nice ones you picked up, great art like you said, and really funny how prescient some of those Superman storylines were! :) (Just goes to show you how much in modern comics is continually recycled.)
     
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    I don't know if it should be in this thread or not, but I was wondering if anyone had (smart) comics recommendations for younger kids (3-10?)... Something outside the mainstream. For example, mine love Phoebe and her Unicorn, Bee and Puppycat, Anna & Froga, the Lumberjanes, Moomins... I'm looking for more ideas for Christmas!
     
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    Also, late, but gaaaaah, what great, simple cover design.
    How was it?
     
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    Probably too obvious, but have you heard of 'BONE' by Jeff Smith?

    Also, any comics (for kids) by Joann Sfar are well worth a look. 'Little Vampire' for example . . .
    Maybe also try 'Kaput and Zosky' by Lewis Trondheim
     
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    Haha, I actually own all three series (I was reading Bone in comics form, got everything from the first issue! *nerdbrag*). All great recommendations though!
     

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