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Ken Aldred

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  1. Ken Aldred
    I also thought that Krigstein and Frazetta were 'quite good' as well. I’d rate all three as Gem Mint, 10.0
  2. Ken Aldred
    I just watched Jessica Jones Season 1. Great series, and noticed that the film's director also did its first episode. Not bad at all, but quite different to doing a big budget, CGI-heavy super-hero film, and an unsuccessful transition, in this case.
  3. Ken Aldred
    He didn't like it, then? It's unclear.
  4. Ken Aldred
    From what's been said so far, that shows an admirable degree of resilience to make it through to that point.
  5. Ken Aldred
    Yup. There is, potentially anyway, some quality on the horizon this year, for a change. Two nicely-contrasting choices there, tonally speaking.
  6. Ken Aldred
    I suppose we all have certain comics or writers and artists that we get carried away with a bit, and could do with a little more constraint and objectivity. Mine are the New Trend ECs, especially Weird Science and Weird Fantasy, which absolutely stunned me when I first read them in the early 80s as the Library hardcovers. Still some of my all-time favourite comics to this day. As you can tell.
  7. Ken Aldred
    Yup. That's the problem with convincing EC fanboys like myself. We consider those books to be absolutely untouchable in terms of sheer quality. A short period of absolute brilliance in comics.
  8. Ken Aldred
    The series did have some great talents working on them; Dave Stevens, Al Williamson, Bruce Jones, Richard Corben. True enough.
  9. Ken Aldred
    I’ve always thought that The Batman sounds more respectful and ominous. Like The Spectre.
  10. Ken Aldred
    And, they didn’t really work, let alone recapture the magic, even back then.
  11. Ken Aldred
    I doubt it will replicate the magic of the original books. Product of their time. Some very good creators, but basically just indie SF / horror, not dissimilar to modern Image Comics, despite the label. Or, reminiscent of Twisted Tales and Alien Worlds from Pacific Comics.
  12. Ken Aldred
    Brian's much too subtle.
  13. Ken Aldred
    I'm always wary when a phrase like that is used. Especially when they're trying to outdo a creative genius like Kirby. A tall order. As a precedent again, Josh Trank brought a fresh perspective to the team, and that went really well.
  14. Ken Aldred
    Or, to put it another way, following my bit of research about Bronze Age DC '48 pagers' ... 38 pages of new comics? 38 pages ? Back in my day, when I was a young 'un, we only got 25 ! You should be glad ! And, a Hostess Twinkie Ad. Occasionally by Neal Adams. And we were grateful.
  15. Ken Aldred
    I've just had a look back at one of the DC "48 pages, All New !" comics from mid 1978, where the actual page count of new story material turns out to be 25 pages. The OP shouldn't get so worked up. Plus ça change.
  16. Ken Aldred
    Yup. I just couldn't be bothered this afternoon to go on GCD to fine tune my post.
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  18. Ken Aldred
    130’s to 140’s period, just after the Celestial Madonna storyline.
  19. Ken Aldred
    Back in the 70s, if I’d been promised 20 pages of Frank Robbins artwork but the book only had 16 pages, I would’ve been quite relieved.
  20. Ken Aldred
    Seems to be endemic at the supermarket these days.
  21. Ken Aldred
    Perhaps not generally safe advice, as some fanboys may suffer abrupt newsprint odour withdrawal on sudden, unfamiliar exposure to fresh air.
  22. Ken Aldred
    In the 21st century we have seen widespread examples of shrinkflation and perhaps have become somewhat numb to it.
  23. Ken Aldred
    My advice is, just enjoy the comic. In the 70s, we were down to 16 or 17 pages of material.
  24. Ken Aldred
    Or, as he’d be known if he was a modern comic book character, Sharknado.
  25. Ken Aldred
    Sometimes I’ll post, my mood will change, and I’ll think it’s a bit rubbish and then remove it.