Warren Magazine Reading Club! 7 7

[Jayman]

On 9/23/2024 at 7:55 AM, The Lions Den said:

And even though this was published during the "Archie Bunker" era, the same issues are still relevant over 50 years later... 

I’m just glad he said this, instead of something else! 

[Jayman]

On 9/23/2024 at 7:37 AM, The Lions Den said:

It's interesting to note that Dubay's tone-deaf stance is one of the things that ultimately contributed to the demise of the Warren empire...

Interesting. Is this something that will become apparent as we get further into other issues, or is there a particular instance you are referring to? 

[The Lions Den]

On 9/23/2024 at 9:03 AM, Jayman said:

Interesting. Is this something that will become apparent as we get further into other issues, or is there a particular instance you are referring to? 

There are a number of times where Dubay allegedly exceeds the boundaries of good taste and ruins his relationship with several of the artists and writers due to his heavy-handed editing. I believe this really comes to a head in the later years---at this point, everything appears to be going smoothly...  

[Jayman]

Eerie #44 thoughts:

 Luis Dominguez gives us a nice enough cover that would have benefited greatly by being enlarged for the whole cover. I really can’t understand the reason for this thick border.

Eerie’s Monster Gallery: Werewolf—Fact Or Fantasy?

Somewhat interesting lore but I get the feeling this was added to appease all those letter writers wanting even more werewolf stories.

1 Crazy Mazie:

The index claimed this was the best story but I felt it sort of lost its way on what it was trying to achieve. I was really expecting the horse (Mazie) to come back to life, but the story just kind of fizzled out at the end with no satisfactory reason for anything.

2 Everlasting Mortality:

A man seeking escape from his unfulfilling marriage accepts being killed and turned into a vampire as the way out. An interesting premise that could have been a decent story except for the ending. AFAIK, that is not a way a vampire can die.

3 The Thrill Of The Hunt:

A posse hunts a man that evades them in clever ways, but he is not clever enough to figure out that HE is the bad guy and that THEY are the good guys!

4 Hand Of The Discarnate:

Two brothers about to celebrate their good fortunes decide to actually get their fortunes told by a carnival fortune teller.  Which of course, does not end favorably for them.

One of the brothers name dropped this person in the story who I looked up and found I was familiar with the face and not the name. She was the Gypsy woman in The Wolf Man and starred in other movies as well.

5 Mervin’s Dead Ringer!:

A fairly ridiculous story. Dominguez’s art was wasted on this one. That’s about all I have to say.

6 Tiller Of The Soul:

A farmer finds a buried dead body on his land that begins to converse with him from beyond the grave. After the previous story by Greg Potter, this one seemed just as ridiculous at first but became more entertaining and introspective as it went along. Potter redeemed himself with this one. I liked it.

7 Eerie’s Short-Short Shocker: The Parade!:

A two page text story with some spot illustrations. According to the index this was an experiment they were testing out. I don’t mind a text story once in a while but this story was very predictable from the start.

8 Dax The Warrior: Lake Of Gold!:

Esteban Maroto’s art is as stunning as ever but I’m wondering if these Dax stories are in any kind of order. Last issue left Dax dying of thirst in the middle of a desert. Now he is the lord of an enchanted island surrounded by numerous beautiful women! Even in this story, there is no connection to any other Dax tale we’ve seen so far. These stories are becoming just beautiful eye candy.

Overall not too impressed with this issue. The cover, while nice, could have been handled better. Only 3 of the 8 stories caught my interest. Those being Tiller of the Soul, Everlasting Mortality and the Dax story.