Flaming Carrot!

[Point Five]

At my LCS yesterday, was absolutely amazed to see a new issue of Flaming Carrot! (I don't browse new books very regularly, so if this has been discussed to death already, apologies.)

 

Man, did I love this book in the 80s, but the infrequency with which it came out made it hard to maintain active interest. I started collecting it during the wait between issues #14 and #15, and stopped collecting it during the wait between issues #18 and #19...which was about a two-and-a-half-year period, as I recall. In those days before the internet, it took me that whole period of time to assemble the #2-#13 run, trudging from comic store to comic store. And in more recent years (and thanks to ebay and Donut!), I finally picked up issue #1.

 

Any other Copper fans out there who remember the Carrot fondly?

[Moondog]

I read the new # 1 about 2 months ago. Burden didn't skip a beat. Same wacky situations and dialog. A baloney blaster! I loved it.

[shadroch]

Used to read it.Loved it as a quirky book.

Did they ever reveal just who the FC was?

[Zanarkand]

I don't think we ever found that out. Also, the mystery of the speaker implanted in his chest...

 

The Killian Barracks FC #1 that I picked up last year was one of my grails. If I could just complete a set of Visions now I'd be all carroted up.

[Point Five]

Thanks guys. I'll have to pick up the new issues.

 

I also have some of the oddball (well, weren't they all?) Carrot appearances and Bob Burden projects from the mid-eighties. At the time, ANYTHING by Bob Burden seemed like a pretty big deal...

 

Anything Goes #1 (beautiful 5-page COLOR Carrot origin story)

A-V in 3-D #1 (Carrot story)

Cerebus #61-62 (Carrot backup stories), #63 (Burden story)

Cerebus #104 (full Carrot x-over)

Gumby's Summer Fun Special (art by Art Adams)

Robot Comics #0

 

and probably others I'm not remembering right now.

 

That's very cool, Zanarkand! I never did manage to get a Killian Barracks #1.

[Ogami]

I have about five issues not counting the Turtles and Cerebus crossovers (so about ten or so in all) and I plan on completing because I love the concept, and the Mystery Men, but it's down the list after finshing Amazing (05-06 goal) and TMNT #1 forst print and finishing Usagi, so maybe five years away.

[VanDyne-migration]

Ut! I''m not up on what is going on in the current marketplace, this caught me off completely off guard! Had to shoot Bob and email. Funn!! Cannot wait.

[Point Five]

Ut! I''m not up on what is going on in the current marketplace, this caught me off completely off guard! Had to shoot Bob and email. Funn!! Cannot wait.

 

Welcome to the boards!!

 

I'm actually quite curious about what made Bob Burden relaunch FC...the book seemed to trail off in the mid-nineties, so I figured that he might have quite reasonably lost interest after so many years of doing it. Probably the letter columns will explain all...I always used to enjoy his "Bob Speaks!" column. I'll plan to pick up these two new issues soon.

[shiverbones]

Zoot! have not found it yet! I love carrot!

[Forbush-Man]

Flaming Carrot is one of the few bright-spots of the 80's books for me. I've managed to pick up quite a few copies here and there, as they fly under the radar. Great books!!!

 

Flaming Carrot Instant Graemlins ?!?

[VanDyne-migration]

Welcome to the boards!!

 

Hey, man, thanks. I lurk, I lurk.

[VanDyne-migration]

Vootie! I just read the first two all new issues and they're great, Bob hasn't lost a step. I was afraid he might start putting too much of his right wing politics in his books, but he really kept it in check. Well, mostly. Anyway, the new Carrot is aces, I recommend highly.

[Rodey]

Interesting, my LCS has Flaming Carrot #1 Aardvark-vanaheim in NM for $65. Is that a good or bad deal?

 

I'm not familiar with this book nor its value.

[MK Ultra]

I used to read it all the time too, loved it. I even had bought the two T-shirts they had, wore them out.

[B-Smooth]

Loved the carrot. I think I would probably get the humor more these days. (I was 12 when I bought them.)

[nearmint]

Think I have just about all of them. Think I'll drag them out tonight and take another look.

[nearmint]

My Flaming Carrot run graduated to mylar tonight. Somehow I missed #9, but it's otherwise complete. Here are a few of my favorites...

 

 

 

 

 

[Psiknight]

I could have picked up a copy of Visions # 1 at a recent show in really nice condition for ~$100. I didn't and i probably should have.

[october]

I could have picked up a copy of Visions # 1 at a recent show in really nice condition for ~$100. I didn't and i probably should have.

 

I have seen several decent copies on eBay within the last year. One will pop up soon.

[Timulty]

You know, I am going to have to brake down and pick up a run of those Flaming Carrots The covers are good. How are the stories?