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RANDOM COMICS MUSINGS
Thomas Sowell, a conservative nationally-syndicated newspaper columnist, often gets away from the responsibility of writing an entire coherent column by writing what he calls "Random Thoughts on the Passing Scene." In honor of Sowell, and my own laziness, here's some random musing on comics.
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COMICS THAT TIME FORGOT
One of my favorite features in the Onion is a short weekly column called "Films That Time Forgot." Each week, the column features a short discussion about some obscure movie or another, usually detailing its faults and failures with a large dose of sarcasm thrown in. I can't explain why I like it--I just do.
Accordingly, I now present "Comics That Time Forgot," where I look at some obscure comics series--the sort of thing you see in the quarter bins or while flipping through Overstreet, and wonder what they were about Note that I choose these only on criteria that they are not popular or best-selling comics--some of these I like a lot, some of them I think are silly, but all of them took some comics creators somewhere days or weeks or months to complete--thus, to me they're worth remembering. As always, I would love to hear what people think of my selections, and especially any insight as to what the creators felt when the series came out and were not terribly popular.
The Shroud # 1-4 (Marvel Comics 1994; Limited Series)
Spellbound # 1-6 (Marvel Comics 1986; Limited Series)
The Generic Comic # 1 (Marvel Comics 1984; One-Shot)
The Gargoyle # 1-4 (Marvel Comics 1985; Limited Series)
Francis, Brother of the Universe # 1 (Marvel Comics 1980; One-Shot)
Nth Man: The Ultimate Ninja # 1-16 (Marvel Comics 1989-1990)
Jemm, Son of Saturn # 1-12 (DC Comics 1984-1985; Maxi-Series)
Silverblade # 1-12 (DC Comics 1987-1988; Maxi-Series)
Skull & Bones # 1-3 (DC Comics, 1992; Prestige Format Limited Series)
Hero Hotline # 1-6 (DC Comics, 1989; Limited Series)
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane # 1-4 (DC Comics, 1990; Limited Series)
The Comico Christmas Special # 1 (Comico, 1988; One-Shot)
Slash Maraud # 1-6 (DC Comics, 1987-1988; Limited Series)
Dragon Strike # 1 (Marvel, 1994; One-Shot)
Talos of the Wilderness Sea # 1 (DC, 1987, One-Shot)
Mark Hazzard: Merc # 1-12, Annual # 1 (Marvel, 1986-1987)
If you care about continuity--and who doesn't?--take a peek at the Marvel Chronology Project. It lists the appearances of all Marvel characters in chronological order based upon the character's perspectives--it's also a great way to track down issues you may be missing.
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