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Golden's signature tucked away discreetly.
1970's Rann could easily be - Lee Majors! ... Baron Karza removing his helmet - Max von Sydow!
"What, whittle bitty meee?" >blinks innocently<
Howard genrally declines to do Star Wars commissions these days. Perhaps he was a little more relaxed a decade ago. Glad you and Tom were able to get him to participate! The end result is stunning, if you're going to commission a 'recreation' why not make it -just- as unique as the original?
I like to think I -took it easy- with the blue. ;-)
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But you're not the only one to comment.
(Well done in keeping a visual record of the stages of completion. Nice planning, nice execution. Now, do the same for... say... the cover for Micronauts #11...?)
As Marcus obliquely noted above, works just fine dialog-free. A Master Storyteller at work.
The 'ROM vs Hybrid vs X-Men' storyline was responsible for four of the most epic splash pages in the whole run of the book. Congrats!
Impressive. Reminds me of Flint Henry when he was doing GRIMJACK for First.
Perhaps one of Golden's biggest strengths is his masterful understanding of the use of -space- in his storytelling. Look at this cover. Fully a THIRD of the cover is literally empty space - but that empty space is arguably the most important part of the composition. That empty space tells the story, full of loss and pathos, perfect for the 'Nam.
A masterpiece cover, far ahead of its time.
Ant-Man? Yup!
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I've speculated that the reason behind UK-Weekly exclusive stories was much simpler - a typical US issue was divided into thirds when published in the UK, which left a week every month with content to fill. A few 'inventory' stories were developed to fill the extra schedule.
Jealous. While I concede I have some MICRONAUTS, I would love a page from AVENGERS ANNUAL 10, DR STRANGE 55, or STAR WARS 38. Out of reach now.
Comic book royalty. A jewel in the crown.
Since there was some delay in getting Season 19 screened in the US in 1982, (the only outlet at the time was Public Broadcasting - PBS stations) for millions of fans, this panel was likely the first introduction to Peter Davison's Fifth Doctor, in any storied format.
I know it was for me! Nostalgic page!
It was published in the 'Giant-Sized Super-Special' edition as 'page 14'. I'm too lazy to pull out my copies of the individual comics to see what appeared in the comic-sized edition.
Most of the pages from the first issue are these piecemeal things, which make one worry that the chopped-up images are stats. I own one, and couldn't tell one way or the other, either by looking for brushstrokes, pencil stains, or even looking under a UV light. But, doubtless, the published page, at least!
Marvel very much Did Their Own Thing with the property, but, like its stablemate 'STAR WARS' still feels very much coming from the same series bible. Worth putting together a set, should be inexpensive, and fun to see how they dovetailed the ending with 'GALACTICA 1980' a bit.
Keep in mind that, according to the production schedule used at the time, letterers typically finished their part on a page -before- going to the inker. So, -at the time- that notation was probably written on a not-yet-inked page.
I suspect that it might have been going back to Golden for him to put the finishing touches on the 'reverse stat' of the Worldmind. The actual details are clipped off the bottom.
Comic Art ROYALTY! An image etched into the retinas of a whole generation of comic fans!
Archie Goodwin cameo in the central panel?
One of these days, I'll get a comment from you which will just say 'Wow!'
...but not today.
Well, my poor memory has at least afforded me the opportunity to Thank You a second time! Thanks!
Marvel writers understood from the jump what Lucas was doing with STAR WARS: cribbing ideas from other types of entertainment like WW2 air war movies and Japaese samauri films, and retrofitting them into a space fantasy troupe. MARVEL simply continued that process, lifting ideas from 'Magnificent Seven' 'Godzilla' 'Man of La Mancha' and classic pirate movies.
I still maintain that early MARVEL produced some of the best STAR WARS stories in the entire ovure.
...of a MICRONAUTS tradition.
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Producing an Homage to the original Cockrum cover...
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...is a little bit...
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The final issue where Sal was inking himself; the end of an era, But also the beginning of a time when the look of the book became much more polished, improving the title immensely, IMO.
It could still happen! HASBRO, are you listening?
You kool kids can have your Batmans, your Wolverines, your Spider-Mans.
The Shadow is my favorite superhero. There. I said it.
Certain episodes of GALACTICA were shockingly obvious riffs on familiar movie tropes, such as 'GUN ON ICE PLANET ZERO' being a pastiche of 'GUNS OF NAVARONE' and "THE LOST WARRIOR' being a homage of 'SHANE.' So, yes, taken in that light, there is a certain irony to having pages from earlier comics repurposed as GALACTICA storylines.
You'd never be able to publish something like this nowadays (online, though...) You can see how publishers were pushing what they could get away with, and why some members of the public were in a bit of a tizzy. A real artifact of it's time.
Think she likes being on top (of my collection)? ::rimshot::
MIchael is channeling his younger self, evoking a sleeker version of the Baron's design which was used for the first 4-5 issues of the book. Nice sketch cover!
Thanks for not saying 'Nipple Cannons.'
Oh, wait; did I just...
I think modern STAR WARS owes a HUGE debt to Archie Goodwin. Hear me out on this one.
If you look at early comic efforts for, say, STAR TREK or BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, they often make for embarassing reading, because the writers were not well matched to the materiel (or perhaps they had poor guidance from the licensee.)
Not so with Star Wars. Archie Goodwin (and Roy Thomas before him) came firing out of the gate with STAR WARS stories which are still very much recognizable as 'part of that world.' They still feel like STAR WARS. They were writing the book on what STAR WARS was going to 'feel like' for decades to come.
Big Brother, if you're reading this... (and you are)... he's quoting a Comic Book. Nothing to see here.
It's been pointed out that there is a rare Spelling Error present in the lettering. Can you spot it?
Rick, Hunt down the first 12 (Michael Golden) issues. You'll be glad you did. One of the best story arcs in all of comics. You can thank me later.
Easiest is probably to find the 'Special Edition' reprints (5 issues rather than 12) better paper but the coloring isn't the same as the original.
Everybody grumbles about 'That time when MARVEL was running those crummy banners about 10-Speed Bikes and ToysRUs across the top of all their covers'... but the truth is people REALLY remember that time because MARVEL's storytelling was across-the board knocking it out of the park. A real 'Golden Age' of comic storytelling. This issue and cover was a part of that. Congrats.
