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Gold Key and their awesome painted covers!
I have to say that as a kid, their covers always got me excited, only to usually be disappointed with the inside art. :( |
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^ I looked this one up out of curiosity and apparently the first three issues were drawn by Wally Wood, so at least on those books the Gold Key cover-versus-interior divide probably narrowed considerably. The wiki also notes that Dark Horse reprinted those three as a trade paperback (pricey now, though). With the color coordination and diverse lead characters, I was kinda surprised that the concept wasn’t taken from a toy line or adapted into (or from) an animated tv show. Seems like it would have been an ideal series for Hanna Barbera to produce with, say, Alex Toth handling the design work. :)
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Originally Posted by fujishig
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Also I know PAD has recently tragically passed and I want to make sure people don't pile on Larsen for their feud: it seems like they at least buried the hatchet, with PAD acknowledging when he had IRS troubles that Larsen suggested to him selling some of the artwork he had collected to pay the bills.
I'm not really sure which side started it; but I remember David and Byrne taking a lot of digs at Image and the founders back in the day. I remember, back in the earliest days of Image, the climate was generally anti-writer and there was sort of attitude that writers weren't necessary -- and they were frequently listed in the credits behind the colorists and letters in what seemed like a passive-aggressive move. Maybe that sentiment is what pissed off PAD? |
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I think that was more or less the gist. Image was comics by artists while writers were an afterthought. It's why early Image crashed and burned, producing almost no acclaimed or memorable runs until Liefeld got Alan Moore on Supreme.
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Originally Posted by Brian T
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^ I looked this one up out of curiosity and apparently the first three issues were drawn by Wally Wood, so at least on those books the Gold Key cover-versus-interior divide probably narrowed considerably. The wiki also notes that Dark Horse reprinted those three as a trade paperback (pricey now, though). With the color coordination and diverse lead characters, I was kinda surprised that the concept wasn’t taken from a toy line or adapted into (or from) an animated tv show. Seems like it would have been an ideal series for Hanna Barbera to produce with, say, Alex Toth handling the design work. :)
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Originally Posted by Josh-da-man
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There was quite a bit of feuding going on between the Image founders and the "company men" back in the early 1990s. PAD was taking a lot of potshots at Image Comics in his "But I Digress" column that culminated in a debate between David and McFarlane at a con. And Byrne wasn't a fan, either.
I'm not really sure which side started it; but I remember David and Byrne taking a lot of digs at Image and the founders back in the day. I remember, back in the earliest days of Image, the climate was generally anti-writer and there was sort of attitude that writers weren't necessary -- and they were frequently listed in the credits behind the colorists and letters in what seemed like a passive-aggressive move. Maybe that sentiment is what pissed off PAD?
Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
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I think that was more or less the gist. Image was comics by artists while writers were an afterthought. It's why early Image crashed and burned, producing almost no acclaimed or memorable runs until Liefeld got Alan Moore on Supreme.
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^ Dear god, that went for 7 issues!! -eek-
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So many tv shows you wouldn't necessarily think fit the medium received limited runs in the '60s and '70s.
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https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/dvdtalk...a6fb5784ff.jpg
I only had a copy with schmutz on the cover and I found this replacement copy in high grade that cost me a whopping $50 (it only has one really noticeable spine ding, nice light cream pages, no heavy musty smell, and no other major corner bends/creases). Probably overpaid, but worth it for such a sweet copy. I picked it up from Kermitspad on-line eBay store at least 4-6 years back and it is marked as part of the C'ville collection. |
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Originally Posted by Spiderbite
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^We need Cap more than ever today!
But maybe not this Cap... https://i.pinimg.com/736x/47/48/45/4...ook-covers.jpg |
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