Ken Aldred

Here's one of my very few Signature Series books... Compare...

Now that I'm a bit more awake, I've just noticed that the illustration is also signed 'Jim Starlin' at the bottom right.

Jim Starlin

Silver Acre? Nope, someone set up to sell their collection, I pulled Green Lantern Rebirth 1 - 6 1st prints and he wanted £35 so I said no. Then pulled Chew #1 and he said 50p so I said yes. Darryl wasn't interested when I told him as he doesn't get into moderns, then asked who sold it & shot off to look Yes, it's fascinating to watch this behaviour, out in the wild. An amusing, 'can't-help-himself' combination of instinctive predation and pitiful desperation. Call me Kenneth Attenborough.

Silver Acre?

The shading on the Cap figure makes it look a little Frank Miller like. I mean that in a good way.

A pal of mine bought a Pre-Trend EC from them that had half a story page missing inside, without the defect being noted / disclosed. A little disappointing.

First appearance in the thread of Frank Thorne's more NSFW version of Red Sonja, the blonde Ghita of Alizarr. (thumbs u

Indeed He added some charm & charisma to Magneto I actually can't blame him for fighting against the humans. I thought Fassbender captured Magneto's anger and traumatic experiences much better than McKellen. To me that's important, because Magneto's almost force-of-nature rage really drew me into the very earliest Lee / Kirby X-Men stories. Agreed Magneto is one of my favorite Marvel villains Unlike most villains,he has a good reason to hate humans. Blech...tacked on hoo hah. I can fogive a lot of Claremont's sins because he did so much good stuff...but ruining Magneto... When I read the Lee / Kirby stories as a kid I was always puzzled about why Magneto was so relentlessly angry and hostile. The backstory gave him an understandable reason for believing that a strong attack is the best defence, and that all non-mutants are completely irredeemable. Not saying I agree with his conclusion, though.

Indeed He added some charm & charisma to Magneto I actually can't blame him for fighting against the humans. I thought Fassbender captured Magneto's anger and traumatic experiences much better than McKellen. To me that's important, because Magneto's almost force-of-nature rage really drew me into the very earliest Lee / Kirby X-Men stories.

I concur (count me in). (thumbs u

Ah, I didn't join until end 2008, so I just missed seeing that, and I've never read a full list of the winners.

Stopped being a Dredd film as soon as Stallone vainly took his helmet off.

The Punisher was always the most baffling success story in comics. I thought he was an interesting foe / ally for Spider-Man at the beginning as he provided a monolithic foil for the character, and worked quite well in Spidey's main title. However that doesn't explain the fact that at one point he had four or five titles in the early 90s, not to mention annuals, spin-offs and "holiday specials", which were especially poor cash-ins. Very much a benchmark of the era, those books. I was never going to sit through a movie that was guaranteed to showcase an even more soulless take on the character, especially with Lundgren etc. in the lead "role". I agree. I thought he was fine as a supporting character, as in his early Amazing Spider-Man appearances. Over the long haul, generally one note.

I've never managed to pay attention for more than about 5 minutes or so when I've tried watching the Punisher films on TV. I'm not a fan of the character, which can't help any.

All-round brilliant work. Boardie of the Year 2013. My vote's in early.

Avengers - Korvac Saga X-Men - Savage Land, Proteus, Hellfire Club/Phoenix Saga by Claremont and Byrne.

Adam Hughes is self taught, so that's why I believe he's a key example. Others like Frazetta and Kirby had formal, college-level art training from quite an early age. I know my limitations. I have problems both with visualising objects in three dimensions and how to then transfer that to the creation of a drawn image. One of the main reasons I admire great comic book artists.

Which makes it easier and quicker for them to learn the techniques.

Some just have amazing natural ability. Adam Hughes is a good example.

That's the one I would've asked for. I'm envious. Great work!

Big fan of the Shadow Thief cover myself, and Kubert's Hawkman work, in general.

Absolutely - they lost the plot once they tried to crack the American market. Yeah, they went all U2 on us. You're possibly talking about the 'Street Fighting Years' album here ?

One awesome comic book after another being posted here.

Something I suggested in the original thread. I regret never getting a Kubert sketch / commission, and would like to see some posted by other boardies. It would be a nice tribute to this amazing comic artist.