tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post8484364804569561611..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: Saga Of Annihilation!Comicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-36174601533488121312021-10-15T19:18:53.985-04:002021-10-15T19:18:53.985-04:00Ok, I forgot Ghost Rider too. But its an interesti...Ok, I forgot Ghost Rider too. But its an interesting one, because there was a Ghost Rider #1 in '67 from Marvel.<br />True, that was the old western version, but is the 70s one really a completely new character if his comic has the same name? Tell you what Colin, I'll let you have that one too. <br />But you're still only getting half the no-prize.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-1461419317600823562021-10-15T18:46:12.449-04:002021-10-15T18:46:12.449-04:00Sean, you're too kind :)
You're right ...Sean, you're too kind :)<br /><br />You're right that She-Hulk was mostly an '80s series but the first issue was launched in November 1979 (Nov 13th 1979 according to Mike's Amazing World Of Comics) so the She-Hulk is officially a '70s character.<br /><br />And you forgot about Ghost Rider too. He was a '70s character whose comic lasted way past #20. Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-73783508415056411802021-10-15T15:02:07.326-04:002021-10-15T15:02:07.326-04:00Colin, I looked those up, and Savage She-Hulk #1 i...Colin, I looked those up, and Savage She-Hulk #1 is cover dated Feb 1980, so imo its an 80s series. You're right about Ms Marvel... but I submit that making it three issues past #20 does not fundamentally affect the general point. <br /><br />But if you absolutely insist I will share my PPoC no-prize with you. Because as you know that is the kind of accommodating, easy going person I am.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-24361841341438160792021-10-15T11:08:59.254-04:002021-10-15T11:08:59.254-04:00Ms. Marvel was cancelled at #23 and She-Hulk was c...Ms. Marvel was cancelled at #23 and She-Hulk was cancelled at #25. Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-29552203570751526242021-10-14T18:55:11.739-04:002021-10-14T18:55:11.739-04:00No worries CF - at my place the palm trees move as...No worries CF - at my place the palm trees move aside to allow access to the landing strip, right next to the entrance for the underground monorail.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-56534812055688642412021-10-14T18:21:23.073-04:002021-10-14T18:21:23.073-04:00Come to think of it, sean, I've been corrected...Come to think of it, sean, I've been corrected before about the Luke Cage book, so I deserve to get roasted about it. Maybe this time it'll sink in. At any rate, I'm having a Colonial viper deliver that no-prize to you as fast as its turbos will get there. (You do have a landing strip at your residence, right?)<br /><br />Murray, you make a more than fair point about the overuse of stock footage in the original Galactica series. You'd think a series that cost that had that much money to spend per episode could spring for SFX that didn't require quick cutaways with their every miserly use, wouldn't you?<br /><br />Colin, it's too bad that Cylon eye slit didn't fire red eye beams like our boy Cyclops--I mean, why have the Cylons sport side-arms just like their human enemies?<br /><br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-14355426086728943782021-10-14T15:36:26.999-04:002021-10-14T15:36:26.999-04:00Murray, I certainly agree its better for a comic i...Murray, I certainly agree its better for a comic if the creators are enthusiastic.<br /><br />But I don't think that related to sales, or rather not in a clear cut way. Sure, Roy Thomas and Gene Colan pushed for Conan and Dracula respectively and did good work, but look at Marvel's poor sellers - Warlock, Jungle Action-era Black Panther, Killraven... whatever you think about them you can't say Jim Starlin, Don McGregor, Billy Graham and Craig Russell weren't into what they were doing and making an effort. <br />And of course Omega the Unknown was a pet project for Steve Gerber (presumably green lit because HTD proved he actually could come up with an original hit).<br /><br />I suspect there are a number of reasons - newstand economics was probably a big factor (it was clearly a problem at DC too) - but its a bit of a tangent to the post, so I don't want to go on too much. Interesting topic though.<br /><br />Colin, I won't be gratuitously mean about Blake's 7 here again. Promise.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-5537713182288021782021-10-14T10:39:49.186-04:002021-10-14T10:39:49.186-04:00Red Sonja only lasted for about 15 issues and Mach...Red Sonja only lasted for about 15 issues and Machine Man didn't last long either. Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-43051232923357557022021-10-14T10:32:53.582-04:002021-10-14T10:32:53.582-04:00Sean is being mean about Blake's 7 as usual!
...Sean is being mean about Blake's 7 as usual!<br /><br />VCRs were extremely rare in the UK in 1978 because they were massively expensive (around £1,000 each). They took off in the early '80s when the prices came way down.<br /><br />The best thing about Battlestar Galactica was the Cylons with their robotic voices and that single red "eye" that constantly moved back and forth. Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-42669108890174346332021-10-14T10:25:42.135-04:002021-10-14T10:25:42.135-04:00Unlike Doctor Who and a couple-three other Brit SF...Unlike <i>Doctor Who</i> and a couple-three other Brit SF shows, <i>Blake's 7</i> never made it over to Canadian programming when I was young. Even after the entertainment world opened up with VCRs, DVDs, cable channels and etc, I never had incentive to chase down the series. Reviews/opinions were always too mixed to light a fuse of interest.<br /><br />Picking and creating titles must be a perpetual crapshoot that surprisingly doesn't make Marvel staff have a breakdown and become supervillains. I'm just thinking that Conan and Dracula were not really not red-hot properties in the 1970's, but they both went on to be critically acclaimed sales juggernauts for Marvel. I'm going to stick with my main assertion that if the creators actually have enthusiasm and lively interest for the title they're working on, the fans bask in the wonder. If it's a matter of "What's my assignment this week, chief?", we can smell the disinterest, no matter how professionally done.Big Murrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-5954077301565303702021-10-14T10:20:25.891-04:002021-10-14T10:20:25.891-04:00PS Aaargh - as soon as I posted that it occurred t...PS Aaargh - as soon as I posted that it occurred to me Spider-Woman made it well past a twentieth issue, so that was a third Marvel character (although she had the advantage of the "Spider-" prefix, and after #20 it was the '80s).<br /><br />It is a curious thing about 70s comics though. <br />Marvel came up with new characters that would go on to be popular, but... if a Wolverine #1 had come out in 1975 would he have lasted much longer in a series than, say, Black Goliath?<br /><br />-sean Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-52318304714603216842021-10-14T10:00:03.583-04:002021-10-14T10:00:03.583-04:00Ha ha - they did that in the UK too Murray, and I ...Ha ha - they did that in the UK too Murray, and I was also conned into paying to see Galactica in the cinema.<br />Did you have Blake's 7 in Canada by chance? At least that was a free let down...<br /><br />Comicsfan, Luke Cage lasted well past #17 - his comic just switched to a bi-monthly schedule, and changed sub-title to Power Man, with #18.<br /><br />Now I didn't bring it up to be THAT guy - although I am looking forward to getting my PPoC no-prize (; - because you made a good point about the difficulties Marvel had establishing new titles in the 70s, and its interesting to me that Luke Cage was one of their few original new characters that actually DID last in his own comic.<br />In fact, the only other one I can think of off hand to make it past #20 is Howard the Duck.<br /><br />Generally, Marvel's hits in the 70s were adaptations (licensed or public domain), like Conan, Tomb of Dracula and Star Wars.<br />Supposedly Star Wars actually saved the company, so Galactica's performance was probably a big disappointment for them.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-51588710019861938222021-10-14T08:34:49.274-04:002021-10-14T08:34:49.274-04:00Still awash with Star Wars fervor, I actually got ...Still awash with <i>Star Wars</i> fervor, I actually got suckered to pay money and watch the premiere of <i>Battlestar Galactica</i> in the cinema. Well, I only say "suckered" in hindsight. At the time, the movie was no <i>Star Wars</i>, but it weren't bad. The special effects were a treat on the big screen as compared to my 20" tv at home.<br /><br />Too bad those SFX were subsequently repeated (over, and over, and over) in the series until all delight was wrung right out of them.<br /><br />It's interesting that the pilot/premiere of both the original and the 21st century remake of <i>Battlestar Galactica</i> gave me a decent charge of excited anticipation. And then the ensuing series quickly became, for me, an indifferent "take it or leave it", "watch it if (literally) nothing else is going on" activity.Big Murrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com