Panel from Thor v.2 #31 (January 2001), script by Dan Jurgens, pencils by Andy Kubert, inks by Scott Hanna, colors by Gregory Wright, letters by Wes Abbott and Richard Starkings
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 110
Panel from Thor v.2 #31 (January 2001), script by Dan Jurgens, pencils by Andy Kubert, inks by Scott Hanna, colors by Gregory Wright, letters by Wes Abbott and Richard Starkings
Great Moments in Comic Book History: Hulk Needs Sunglasses
Page from Marvel Universe: The End #2 (June 2003), script and pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Al Milgrom, colors by Christie Scheele, letters by Cory Petit
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
The Big-Ass Book of Asgard
Hey! Didja get your copy of the Thor Omnibus by Walt Simonson yet? I've been waiting for this book to be published ever since I first saw it in an ish of Journey Into Mystery!
Panel from Journey into Mystery #504 (December 1996), script by Tom DeFalco, pencils and inks by "Deodato Studios," colors by Marie Javins, letters by Jon Babcock
Well, they certainly gave it a fancier cover than the first volume in the series:
Panel from Journey into Mystery #510 (July 1997), script by Tom DeFalco, pencils and inks by "Deodato Studios," colors by Marie Javins, letters by John Costanza
But, you know, realistic depictions of book volumes isn't exactly what we come to the art of Mike Deodato and hisSussudio Studio for, is it? It's usually something more like
Ah, Mike Deodato and Studio. If we can't say anything else about you, it's this: you drew comics during the Nineties.
Anyway, pick these up! Thus speakethOdin Bully!
Panel from Journey into Mystery #504 (December 1996), script by Tom DeFalco, pencils and inks by "Deodato Studios," colors by Marie Javins, letters by Jon Babcock
Well, they certainly gave it a fancier cover than the first volume in the series:
Panel from Journey into Mystery #510 (July 1997), script by Tom DeFalco, pencils and inks by "Deodato Studios," colors by Marie Javins, letters by John Costanza
But, you know, realistic depictions of book volumes isn't exactly what we come to the art of Mike Deodato and his
Anyway, pick these up! Thus speaketh
365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 109
Panel from Thor: Godstorm #2 (December 2001), script by Kurt Busiek, pencils by Steve Rude, inks by Mike Royer, colors by Greg Wright, letters by John Costanza
Great Moments in Comic Book History: The little-known airplane scene from Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Panel from Dennis the Menace Giant #6 (Summer 1958), script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman
Monday, April 18, 2011
Today in Comics History, Passover: A Very Ben Grimm Passover Special
The Thing and all his Jewish pals want to wish you a happy, joyful, and clobberin' Passover!
"Twisted Toyfare Theatre" from Toyfare #94 (June 2005)
"Twisted Toyfare Theatre" from Toyfare #94 (June 2005)
The definition of irony
Panel from Thor #153 (June 1968), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta, letters by Artie Simek
365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 108
Panels from Warriors Three #2 (February 2011), script by Bill Willingham, pencils by Neil Edwards, inks by Scott Hanna, colors by Fabio D'Auria, letters by Clayton Cowles
Great Moments in Comic Book History: First appearance of Pac-Man
New Terrytoons with Mighty Mouse #48 (November 1977)
Sunday, April 17, 2011
365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 107
Panels from Thor v.2 #12 (June 1999), script by Dan Jurgens, pencils by John Romita Jr., inks by Klaus Janson, colors by Gregory Wright, letters by Richard Starkings and Wes Abbott
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Same Story, Different Cover: We found a friend, friend, friend in Purple Phantom / He'll pop right in just when you need him most
M: Two-Gun Kid #93 (July 1970), art by John Severin
R: Two-Gun Kid #136 (April 1977), art by Gil Kane
(Click picture to Ollllllld West-size)
Hey, check it out! That cave on the cover of #68 looks like it might be the same cave where the FF track the Hulk!
(They're both drawn by Kirby a year apart, so all kidding aside, who knows?) Hmmm...this could open up a brand new feature right here at Comics Oughta Be Fun...
Different Comic, Same Locale!
M: Star Wars #56 (February 1982), art by Walt Simonson
R: Star Wars Tales #6 (December 2000), art by Kilian Plunkett and Jason Hvam
(Click picture to tibanna mine-size)
365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 106
Cover of Thor v.2 #15 (September 1999), art by Lee Weeks and Klaus Janson
Friday, April 15, 2011
365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 105
Panel from Thor #619 (March 2011), script by Matt Fraction, pencils and inks by Pasqual Ferry, colors by Matt Hollingsworth, letters by John Workman
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Zing!
Panel from Thor: The Trial of Thor one-shot (August 2009), script by Peter Milligan, pencils and inks by Cary Nord, colors by Christina Strain, letters by Joe Caramagna
365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 104
Panel from Paradise X: Ragnarok #1 (March 2003), co-plot and script by Jim Krueger, co-plot by Alex Ross pencils and inks by Tom Yeates, colors by José Villarrubia, letters by Todd Klein
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Let me ask you to your face...
...do you think you love The Partridge Family???
Well, I'll fix that.
On my blog, whenever I scan and reprint panels from a comic book, I really try hard to not show more than a small percentage of the comic to stay inside the boundaries of fair use. So, I usually only post maybe eight, nine panels from an entire comic. Seems pretty fair, don't it? After all, I'm not a comic website whose name rhymes with Hands Bailey.
Trouble is, every once in a while you come across a comic book that, even if you only do reprint a handful of images, you're still reprinting, oh, eighty, ninety per cent of the book. Case in point: Charlton's The Partridge Family #15 (January 1973, scripts and art by Don Sherwood).
For those of you who only know this 70s megagroup as the former home of broadcaster, reality TV star, "professional" wrestler, and nemesis to the law Danny Bonaduce, The Partridge Family was a half-hour ABC musical sitcom about a widowed mother (Shirley Jones) raising her musical brood of five children, forcing them into servitude as a pop group at the urging of their manager, "Dave Madden as Rueben Kinkaid." So intent was she on this goal that she didn't even notice one of her children managed to escape, replacing himself with a completely different boy. Nobody ever noticed!
Also, the TV show is famous in broadcast history to be the first and only show to graphically depict the actual live birth of its star during its opening credits:
Anyway, about that comic book. Riddle me this, David Cassidy: when does reprinting a few panels of a comic constitute more than just a small amount of the book? Why, the answer is quite simple, old chum: because The Partridge Family #15 is filled to the rim withBrim HUMUNGOUS PAGE-WIDE HEAD SHOTS OF THE CAST, sometimes STARING DIRECTLY AT US AS IF THEY COULD SEE INTO OUR VERY SOULS! (shiver)
Do you dare enter with me a realm of chirpy and infectious pop songs, velour jackets and ruffled ascots, and nervous mothers driving, all accompanied by EXTREME! PARTRIDGE! CLOSE-UPS Aw, c'mon. I'll hold your hand.
Aw, man, it's the episode where they crossed over with 'Hee Haw!' Actually, yes, that is country music legend Lee Moore. What he's doin' in a Charlton comic book when he could have been over in Fantastic Four playing a sad blues number as Ben Grimm walks home slowly in the rain, we'll never know. Anyway...
Hey, he's got a mini-Bonaduce growin' out of his neck. You oughta have that looked at, Chris.
Tracy's the only member of the family who doesn't get a full page-wide face shot. That's because there is not enough red ink in the entire comic book industry to support printing a page-wide Tracy Partridge.
Need more? Well, here's two EXTREME CLOSE-UP panels of Chris and Danny! Funny, this seems less dynamic, and yet more terrifying, than when Jack Kirby would use the same effect.
And here's a bewitching look into the eyes of the actress who won an Oscar for her wholesome family-friendly character in Elmer Gantry!
Extra-special bonus Partridge Mom meets my mom scene!:
By now I'm betting you can't get enough of pictures of the Partridges, huh? Lucky for you there's plenty of opportunities to buy more right in the comic book! Whoda thunk it, huh? What a fortuitous coincidence!
But (I can hear you whine into your David Cassidy pillow as you writhe on your David Cassidy bedsheets), those aren't big enough! They aren't colorful enough! Well, then, Cassidinians, cast your peepers on...
Say! How did Charlton print those posters, anyway?
Oh, in full color?
Full flaming color!
And, if any girls happen to be reading the comic book, they can learn to be as popular and successful as Susan Dey!
So, in conclusion:
Anyway! Play us off, Voice of the Beehive!
Well, I'll fix that.
On my blog, whenever I scan and reprint panels from a comic book, I really try hard to not show more than a small percentage of the comic to stay inside the boundaries of fair use. So, I usually only post maybe eight, nine panels from an entire comic. Seems pretty fair, don't it? After all, I'm not a comic website whose name rhymes with Hands Bailey.
Definition: Hands Bailey, plural noun, \ˈhan(d)z-ˈbā-lē\. What you find at the end of the arms of British comedian Bill Bailey.
Trouble is, every once in a while you come across a comic book that, even if you only do reprint a handful of images, you're still reprinting, oh, eighty, ninety per cent of the book. Case in point: Charlton's The Partridge Family #15 (January 1973, scripts and art by Don Sherwood).
For those of you who only know this 70s megagroup as the former home of broadcaster, reality TV star, "professional" wrestler, and nemesis to the law Danny Bonaduce, The Partridge Family was a half-hour ABC musical sitcom about a widowed mother (Shirley Jones) raising her musical brood of five children, forcing them into servitude as a pop group at the urging of their manager, "Dave Madden as Rueben Kinkaid." So intent was she on this goal that she didn't even notice one of her children managed to escape, replacing himself with a completely different boy. Nobody ever noticed!
Also, the TV show is famous in broadcast history to be the first and only show to graphically depict the actual live birth of its star during its opening credits:
Anyway, about that comic book. Riddle me this, David Cassidy: when does reprinting a few panels of a comic constitute more than just a small amount of the book? Why, the answer is quite simple, old chum: because The Partridge Family #15 is filled to the rim with
Do you dare enter with me a realm of chirpy and infectious pop songs, velour jackets and ruffled ascots, and nervous mothers driving, all accompanied by EXTREME! PARTRIDGE! CLOSE-UPS Aw, c'mon. I'll hold your hand.
Shirley Jones as Shirley Partridge!
Aw, man, it's the episode where they crossed over with 'Hee Haw!' Actually, yes, that is country music legend Lee Moore. What he's doin' in a Charlton comic book when he could have been over in Fantastic Four playing a sad blues number as Ben Grimm walks home slowly in the rain, we'll never know. Anyway...
David Cassidy as Keith Partridge!
Susan Dey as Laurie Partridge!
Danny Bonaduce as Danny Partridge!
The chilling death-stare of Brian Forster as Chris Partridge Number Two
Hey, he's got a mini-Bonaduce growin' out of his neck. You oughta have that looked at, Chris.
And Suzanne Crough as Tracy Partridge!
Tracy's the only member of the family who doesn't get a full page-wide face shot. That's because there is not enough red ink in the entire comic book industry to support printing a page-wide Tracy Partridge.
Need more? Well, here's two EXTREME CLOSE-UP panels of Chris and Danny! Funny, this seems less dynamic, and yet more terrifying, than when Jack Kirby would use the same effect.
And here's a bewitching look into the eyes of the actress who won an Oscar for her wholesome family-friendly character in Elmer Gantry!
Extra-special bonus Partridge Mom meets my mom scene!:
By now I'm betting you can't get enough of pictures of the Partridges, huh? Lucky for you there's plenty of opportunities to buy more right in the comic book! Whoda thunk it, huh? What a fortuitous coincidence!
But (I can hear you whine into your David Cassidy pillow as you writhe on your David Cassidy bedsheets), those aren't big enough! They aren't colorful enough! Well, then, Cassidinians, cast your peepers on...
Say! How did Charlton print those posters, anyway?
Oh, in full color?
Full flaming color!
FULL FLAMING COLOR!
And, if any girls happen to be reading the comic book, they can learn to be as popular and successful as Susan Dey!
So, in conclusion:
Anyway! Play us off, Voice of the Beehive!
365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 103
Panel from Ultimate Thor #2 (January 2011), script by Jonathan Hickman, pencils by Carlos Pacheco, inks by Dexter Vines, colors by Edgar Delgado, letters by Clayton Cowles
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Guys Dressed Up In Fruit Costumes Oughta Be Fun!
"Big Fig" (Jimmy Harder) for Fig Newtons (c. 1970)
The Fruit of the Loom Guys in "Comfortably" (2010)
Charles Nelson Riley for Bic Banana Pens (1970s)
Ewan MacGregor as a tomato for FilmFour (2006)
The Fruit of the Loom Guys in "Blue" (2006)
The Snapple Fruits in "Good Fruit is Happy Fruit" (2009)
Grapes, peas, and chicken costumes dance to "The Safety Dance" in a video for Herbal Mist tea
Ewan MacGregor as a tomato gets assaulted for FilmFour (2006)
The Fruit of the Loom Guys in "Lowrider" (2009)
The Snapple Fruits in "The Pressures Facing Young Fruit Today" (2006)
Cagney (Sharon Gless) and Lacey (Tyne Daley) in pineapple and apple costumes on Cagney and Lacey
Vince Gill and The Fruit of the Loom Guys in "Daddy Was the Apple of My Eye" (2007)
365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 102
Panels from Journey Into Mystery #119 (August 1965), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta, letters by Artie Simek
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