It was not only my pleasure to have gotten to know comic book artist Ric Estrada back in the 1970s, I would also have the privilege of his drawing a few stories that I scripted. Ric was a sweet and gentle man, an ordained minister, if I remember correctly, and a favorite artist of mine long before he drew the six-page “Brother War” for Weird War Tales #81 (November 1979).… Read the rest
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From my files:
The header on this typewritten script for a six-page Green Lantern mini-comic is “General Foods Canadian Comics.” I’m guessing it was a custom comic, probably one of a series from the late-1970s, probably a pack-in for some Canadian General Foods product–but I don’t recall the project, nor do I have a copy of the finished mini-comic in my files.… Read the rest
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The “Toys and Comics: G.I. Joe, Micronauts, He-Man and Super-Powers” Panel with Michael Golden, Larry Hama, and myself, moderated by Michael Zapcic at the 2018 Terrificon, wherein we spoke of…toys and the comic books they were turned into.
I’m to Michael Golden’s left, taking the picture.… Read the rest
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I know Halloween is over, but with Election Day tomorrow, there’s still plenty to be scared about! If you missed it on Friday, Part 1 is here, otherwise, click on an image to view it in a readable size.
GENERAL GLORY: “I FOUGHT GROOUT, THE CREATURE WHO CAME FROM THE CRACKS IN THE EARTH!”
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Here’s another one of my General Glory pastiche stories, also published in Justice League Quarterly #16, which featured four such stories of mine surrounded by a framing sequence that introduced the, yes, new General Glory.
Anyway, this one was done in the style of a 1950s Stan Lee/Jack Kirby Marvel horror comic story and is entitled “I Fought Groout, the Creature Who Came From the Cracks in the Earth.”… Read the rest
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Check out yesterday’s post for the details. Here, as Paul Harvey said, is the rest…of the story. Please click on an image to view it in a readable size. And eat all your vegetables.
GENERAL GLORY: RETURN ON A DARK NIGHT
© DC Comics
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In the 1990s, DC published a comic called Justice League Quarterly, a big 80-page anthology starring the various characters and groups associated with all the JLA titles then being published. I wrote, among other things, a semi-regular character called General Glory, who was, in that continuity, supposed to have been a “real” character who had actually lived and functioned in the DC universe of characters as far back as World War II.… Read the rest
The end of this unpublished 1980s Archie Comics superhero story (Part I, Part II, and Part III here) I scripted, with art by the amazing Pat Boyette. As always, click on the images to view the images at a readable size…
CAT-GIRL AND THE BLACK QUEEN, Part 3
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More of this unpublished 1980s Archie Comics superhero story (Part I and Part II here) I scripted, with art by the incomparable Pat Boyette. As always, click on the images to see them at a readable size…
CAT-GIRL AND THE BLACK QUEEN, Part 3
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