tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435973063547227734.post1266929958239096047..comments2022-04-06T22:17:09.192-04:00Comments on Blinded Me With Comics: 80s Graphic Novels aka "Remember Those Big Honkin' Comicbooks with the Cardstock Covers?"The Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435973063547227734.post-51680700600998673402009-05-28T14:12:13.971-04:002009-05-28T14:12:13.971-04:00Good job on covering the Marvel and DC gns...of co...Good job on covering the Marvel and DC gns...of course, you knew people would write in to tell you that you forgot to mention "fill in the blank," and I certainly do disagree with some of your opinions on specific titles, but it's a nice, general overview. I wish that you could go into more details sometime, as I am anxious to read more of what you think about specific titles. I am still annoyed to this day that the Marvel "Shadow" gn by Dennis O'Neil, Mike Kaluta and Russ Heath doesn't really end....O'Neil told me at a convention some years back that the final pages were mistakenly omitted, and that was in both the hardcover and softcover versions. When I presented it to Heath for a signature, he very kindly went through the book with me and pointed out where either the colorists or printer got it wrong.Jeff Clemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06797939431806324345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435973063547227734.post-11979500030338159322009-05-11T16:08:00.000-04:002009-05-11T16:08:00.000-04:00When I first started on this post, I only intended...When I first started on this post, I only intended to focus on Marvel's gns, but then figured the DC ones were worth mentioning, then I thought, what the heck, might as well include First and Eclipse to represent the Indies, and then I just gave out! Truth to tell, though, I did indeed forget about Donner/Starblaze--they would make for a nifty column in and of themselves, so I'll dig in and see what I can find for a future post.Thanks for keeping me on my toes, Scott!<br /><br />Empire and Stars My Destination came out in the 70s, Joe. Oh, last I saw of Jim Starlin, he was killing Kirby karakters and going cosmic again at DC.The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435973063547227734.post-39240863115839385232009-05-08T20:40:00.000-04:002009-05-08T20:40:00.000-04:00when were Empire and Stars My Destination publishe...when were Empire and Stars My Destination published? Empire was one of my favourite books at the time - actually, it probably still is. most of the graphic novels published by both Marvel and DC left me cold. I remember really liking the Metamorphosis Odyssey stuff, though. ah, whatever happened to Jim Starlin. . .joe ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11654300765962440903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7435973063547227734.post-57001341820820136752009-05-08T15:35:00.000-04:002009-05-08T15:35:00.000-04:00Nice overview of the phenomenon, but you left out ...Nice overview of the phenomenon, but you left out the publishers like Donning/Starblaze, whose only comic content was produced as graphic novels with no "regular" comic books. To be discussed in a future post? I'm very curious as to what they may have been thinking to so embrace a pretty novel (sorry, couldn't resist) format for the time.<br /><br />It was always a thrill back then to see what had come out in this cool new format, even though some were pretty bland (Dazzler was particularly disappointing. )My local comic store back at the time also had a ton of the Titan reprints from 2000 AD, which really confused me, being slightly different in size, and so very differnt from what the American publishers were putting out.<br /><br />I've also got fond memories of the Kelly Green graphic novels by Leonard Starr and Stan Drake. I understand one was published only in Europe because the series didn't sell well in the U.S.<br /><br />Thanks for the trip down memory lane!Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04154203761080654758noreply@blogger.com