The Lions Den Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 On 6/2/2024 at 9:54 AM, Jayman said: I was wondering about this when I checked the index for this issue. Did I screw up and post the Creepy #44 out of order? Well, alphabetically it's in the proper order... This is Who We Are 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 On 6/2/2024 at 11:06 AM, The Lions Den said: Well, alphabetically it's in the proper order... yeah, week after week it’s been Creepy, Eerie, Vampirella so I just kinda went with the flow… The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 On 6/2/2024 at 8:40 AM, Jayman said: yeah, week after week it’s been Creepy, Eerie, Vampirella so I just kinda went with the flow… No worries, I didn't notice it until I went to post my entry this week. I probably would have done the same thing, honestly. Let's flip the next two as well, so we don't have two issues of EERIE in a row. We can go Vampirella #16 next week, Eerie #39 on 6/16, and then back to the schedule on page one of the thread. The Lions Den and Jayman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jayman Posted June 5 Popular Post Share Posted June 5 (edited) Eerie #38 I’m familiar with this cover but I just only picked up a copy recently. I always thought the figure on the cover looked more snake-like than an ape. Turns out I was correct as the story unfolds in The Carrier Of The Serpent. The Monster Gallery was interesting in that the topic was the Mothman. A fairly recent phenomenon when this issue came out. There’s no mention of the December 15, 1967 collapse of the Silver Bridge and the death of 46 people but perhaps that connection wasn’t made at the time. The book Mothman Prophecies came out in 1975 and helped popularize the legend along with the movie in 2002. 1 Stake In The Game Starting as a very basic vampire story, it wanders off into a very sensual couple of panels where the vampire seduces and drinks the blood of the protagonist’s girlfriend. The story then goes back to the main story. It just seemed odd to me as it set two different tones in the story. I thought this was a crazy irresponsible thing to do in this panel and it turns out it was! Another oddity is that they broke it up into a two part tale in the same issue. Has this been done before? An ok tale but with a cheap twist at the end to make you say “really?”. 2 The Carrier Of The Serpent Grandenetti’s style is perfect for this tale. The story itself is a twist on the frog and the scorpion tale but was an enjoyable read for me. 3 A Stranger In Hell Not a bad story but not great either. A doomed man is cursed to traverse Hell with having no memory of how or why he ended up there. I’m typically not a fan of such stories as I don’t know if any of it is justified against the protagonist. The redeeming aspect of this story however, was the Maroto art which was stunning IMO. 4 The Night The Snow Spilled Blood! Tom Sutton seemed to be channeling Will Eisner a bit on this one with his use of tiny frames and use of type. At times it honestly felt like a Spirit story. The twist/reveal at the end was disappointing but the Sutton art saved this one. A good issue overall with no terrible clunkers. A classic cover with Carrier of the Serpent, Stranger in Hell and Night the Snow Spilled Blood as the best. Edited June 5 by Jayman Ken Aldred, The Lions Den, This is Who We Are and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Eerie #38 thoughts: Cover: File this one as "nice cover that doesn't do much for me personally" Monster Gallery: This may be a little more Lore than Gallery, but it at least clearly focuses on a monster, and before the monster became more widely known. Add some nice art by Brocal and this one's a winner. Stake in the Game: I can't find much about Gual online, they did around 15 stories for Warren, it appears. I'm not terribly impressed with the story, it's decent filler... but you can't really have a 21 page long filler story. I also feel like Gual was drawing heads disproportionately large relative to the bodies, and as @Jayman suggests, the twist is somewhat stapled on at the end just to have a twist. This is actually the second time I recall that they've split a story within an issue, Carmilla back in Creepy #19 was split as well. The Carrier of the Serpent: A solid story by Brennan and excellent art (that I don't personally care for) by Grandenetti. It's interesting... my respect for Grandenetti has grown immensely over the course of the Reading Club, and I'm definitely enjoying his stuff more in the sense that I can intellectually admire his craft. But I still really don't like it in the conventional sense. A Stranger In Hell: Almost more a mood piece than an actual story by Brennan, with extraordinary art by Maroto. Excellent stuff that I don't have much to actually say about. It seems to me like Starlin was heavily influenced by this story when he created Gamora's original look a few years later. The Night the Snow Spilled Blood: I'm seriously tempted to just quote @Jayman as my comments on this story. Spot on with everything. I can't call this a very good issue, but it's got a few solid stories. I think it probably hurt itself by splitting the first, weakest story in two, so it begins and ends on the same weak note. Stevemmg, The Lions Den and Jayman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 On 6/6/2024 at 4:51 PM, OtherEric said: It seems to me like Starlin was heavily influenced by this story when he created Gamora's original look a few years later. I can totally see that! OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 I have some very sad news to report: I can now verify that @Axe Elf has passed. I was rereading the thread when I came across this post Which provides both a birth date, and his real name on a story he had published when he was 12. With that information, I found this obituary, which matches all relevant details. https://www.aldenharrington.com/memorials/robert-yost/5412656/index.php Rest in peace, my friend, and thank you again for everything you contributed in your time here. mysterymachine, Jayman, This is Who We Are and 3 others 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 On 6/6/2024 at 10:45 PM, OtherEric said: I have some very sad news to report: I can now verify that @Axe Elf has passed. I was rereading the thread when I came across this post Which provides both a birth date, and his real name on a story he had published when he was 12. With that information, I found this obituary, which matches all relevant details. https://www.aldenharrington.com/memorials/robert-yost/5412656/index.php Rest in peace, my friend, and thank you again for everything you contributed in your time here. Jayman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 On 6/6/2024 at 5:45 PM, OtherEric said: I have some very sad news to report: I can now verify that @Axe Elf has passed. Terrible news, but at least we have closure. That’s definitely him. Thank you Robert for all your contributions here and for starting the Warren Reading Club which a lot of us continue to enjoy. RIP fellow collector! OtherEric, Artifiction, This is Who We Are and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jayman Posted June 7 Popular Post Share Posted June 7 On 3/31/2023 at 4:36 PM, Axe Elf said: I'm looking forward to reading Warren magazines every week for as long as my heart and my diabetes will let me, though! OtherEric, Rip, The Lions Den and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post This is Who We Are Posted June 7 Popular Post Share Posted June 7 Robert was a neat soul. Having read a little about his life, I wish I would’ve made more an effort to connect with him. He really started a great thread here. Much appreciation to those who are keeping this thread going MAY1979, OtherEric, Jayman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 Does anybody feel up to creating a general memorial thread for @Axe Elf, for those who don't follow the reading club? I've been trying to figure out what to say if I start one ever since I found the news, and I'm failing miserably. If anybody can manage it, thank you. If not, I understand completely, because I'm having the same problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 (edited) On 6/6/2024 at 10:59 PM, OtherEric said: Does anybody feel up to creating a general memorial thread for @Axe Elf, for those who don't follow the reading club? I've been trying to figure out what to say if I start one ever since I found the news, and I'm failing miserably. If anybody can manage it, thank you. If not, I understand completely, because I'm having the same problem. As much as I miss him, we never shared any DM’s and talked personally. All I know of him is mostly from the Mag section of the boards. Other than you and Oakman, I’m not sure who he interacted with. Not too sure I could do any justice speaking about him other than he had a good sense of humor and loved his Warren mags (except Famous Monsters). Edited June 7 by Jayman This is Who We Are, Ken Aldred, OtherEric and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This is Who We Are Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 On 6/6/2024 at 7:59 PM, OtherEric said: Does anybody feel up to creating a general memorial thread for @Axe Elf, for those who don't follow the reading club? I've been trying to figure out what to say if I start one ever since I found the news, and I'm failing miserably. If anybody can manage it, thank you. If not, I understand completely, because I'm having the same problem. No pressure at all but What about sharing some of what you posted above? It resonated with me. Maybe adding the link to his obituary. He was so full of wit and good-humor As an example, Here is what I believe was his last post - a response: On 4/14/2024 at 5:11 PM, MAR1979said: In relation to Comic Books, What is "civil age" Axe: If I speak the same dialect of autocorrect, I believe the accurate translation is "silver age." Whoever invented autocorrect should burn in hello. Edited April 14 by Axe Elf You brightened the halls of this forum, Axe. You are surely missed Jayman and OtherEric 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 I was able to get a thread started here: This is Who We Are and Jayman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAY1979 Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 (edited) On 6/7/2024 at 12:45 AM, This is Who We Are said: No pressure at all but What about sharing some of what you posted above? It resonated with me. Maybe adding the link to his obituary. He was so full of wit and good-humor As an example, Here is what I believe was his last post - a response: On 4/14/2024 at 5:11 PM, MAR1979said: In relation to Comic Books, What is "civil age" Axe: If I speak the same dialect of autocorrect, I believe the accurate translation is "silver age." Whoever invented autocorrect should burn in hello. Edited April 14 by Axe Elf You brightened the halls of this forum, Axe. You are surely missed Very sad , and yes I agree with him about auto correct. May he rest in peace Edited June 7 by MAR1979 Jayman, OtherEric and This is Who We Are 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 On 6/7/2024 at 1:12 AM, OtherEric said: I was able to get a thread started here: Very sad news indeed. He was a real character and a good friend. May he rest in peace... This is Who We Are, OtherEric and Jayman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This is Who We Are Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 On 6/6/2024 at 10:12 PM, OtherEric said: I was able to get a thread started here: Thank you again for putting this out there. I can already see that many are responding to the thread. It’s a pretty great community here and your thread on Axe brings us closer The Lions Den, OtherEric, greggy and 2 others 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 As in the other threads, very sad news. I do have a full digital run of Creepy and Eerie, which I bought recently. Perhaps I should pull them out and give them a good read. Jayman, OtherEric, The Lions Den and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 On 6/7/2024 at 11:43 AM, Ken Aldred said: As in the other threads, very sad news. I do have a full digital run of Creepy and Eerie, which I bought recently. Perhaps I should pull them out and give them a good read. Feel free to contribute to the thread also! The Lions Den, This is Who We Are and Ken Aldred 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
