Fox Comics Appreciation Thread! 20 20

[Norrin_Radd]

MOST excellent!!

 

Anybody have a release date for this collection yet?

 

Spring 2007 is all I've seen.

 

I'd never heard of Fletcher Hanks, but I happened upon that article in Wizard and figured somebody here on the Gold forum would be interested.

[sacentaur]

I'd never heard of Fletcher Hanks, but I happened upon that article in Wizard and figured somebody here on the Gold forum would be interested.

 

Very interested, thanks for the info NR.

 

Imagine a cross between Bernard (Spectre) Baily and Basil (Spacehawk) Wolverton, and you'd approximate a Fletcher Hanks story.

 

STEVE

[Mad Dog]

Allready posted elsewhere, but the lady will be sad not to be put in with the other Fox's where she belongs

 

[sacentaur]

Welcome to the Golden Age, MD!

 

And please, feel free to bring her to the party anytime

 

STEVE

[Mad Dog]

Welcome to the Golden Age, MD!

 

And please, feel free to bring her to the party anytime

 

STEVE

 

I will crack her open ( ) soon and then i think she will be a lot more fun than when being tied up in a cage

[ciorac]

Welcome to the Golden Age, MD!

 

And please, feel free to bring her to the party anytime

 

STEVE

 

I will crack her open ( ) soon and then i think she will be a lot more fun than when being tied up in a cage

 

[skybolt]

Congrats on a great pick-up, and welcome to the GGA club.

[adamstrange]

Welcome to the Golden Age, MD!

 

And please, feel free to bring her to the party anytime

 

STEVE

 

I will crack her open ( ) soon and then i think she will be a lot more fun than when being tied up in a cage

 

Good luck and be sure to pratice "safe" cracking!

[TheEyeSees]

Allready posted elsewhere, but the lady will be sad not to be put in with the other Fox's where she belongs

 

 

The more I see of "Phantom Lady", the more I want to branch out into that title ... great, great book. What a "fox".

[bix3131-migration]

Hi guys,

 

My anthology, "I Shalll Destroy All The Civilized Planets: The Comics of Fletcher Hanks", should be out by the end of May. Here is a link to an interview about the book in Publisher's Weekly:

 

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6405736.html

 

The book features 15 Hanks stories (several from the collection of your esteemed colleague, Mr. Berk), followed by a 16 page comics story by myself that reveals, "Whatever Happened to Fletcher Hanks?"

 

Hope you enjoy it.

 

-Paul Karasik

[CentaurMan]

Hi guys,

 

My anthology, "I Shalll Destroy All The Civilized Planets: The Comics of Fletcher Hanks", should be out by the end of May. Here is a link to an interview about the book in Publisher's Weekly:

 

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6405736.html

 

The book features 15 Hanks stories (several from the collection of your esteemed colleague, Mr. Berk), followed by a 16 page comics story by myself that reveals, "Whatever Happened to Fletcher Hanks?"

 

Hope you enjoy it.

 

-Paul Karasik

 

VERY cool. Thanks for doing the legwork required to get this project done. I'll definitely be buying it.

[spillred]

Hi guys,

 

My anthology, "I Shalll Destroy All The Civilized Planets: The Comics of Fletcher Hanks", should be out by the end of May. Here is a link to an interview about the book in Publisher's Weekly:

 

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6405736.html

 

The book features 15 Hanks stories (several from the collection of your esteemed colleague, Mr. Berk), followed by a 16 page comics story by myself that reveals, "Whatever Happened to Fletcher Hanks?"

 

Hope you enjoy it.

 

-Paul Karasik

 

This is on my "must buy" list, please keep us updated with any changes in publishing dates!

[TheEyeSees]

Hi Paul,

 

This is something I would get in line the day before to buy ...I can't wait to see it!! I am curious, are the pages photographed in all their original beauty, or did you use the color drop out method ala Marvel Masterworks? please say the first option. (the original Hanks pages looked great in that "Art Out of Time" book!)

 

Thanks for your dedication... who else would compile a book from an artist this obscure? May can't come soon enough...

 

[bix3131-migration]

Wow! I guess this means that somone other than my mom is actually willing to buy a copy of this book!

 

The pages will appear in their original glory, but with a subtle yet important difference. In "Art Out of Time" the decision was made to include all of the newsprint surrounding the comics themselves. In the Fletcher Hanks book we are dropping out the gutters and the area around the pages so that they appear on a crisp white background. Maybe this is a little precious for you purists, but I believe that it actually makes the work pop out a bit more and it looks very handsome. I assure that the only adjustments made to the orignal scans was to make them look 100% like an old smelly comic book. I look forward to your reactions.

 

By the way, if you have not seen "Art Out of Time" by Dan Nadel you should try to track it down. It has one Hanks story (which I will not include in my anthology, but would if Dan had not used it), and tons of other great, weird old stuff, though not much in the realm of superheroes, if that is your cup of Sanka.

[TheEyeSees]

Wow! I guess this means that somone other than my mom is actually willing to buy a copy of this book!

 

The pages will appear in their original glory, but with a subtle yet important difference. In "Art Out of Time" the decision was made to include all of the newsprint surrounding the comics themselves. In the Fletcher Hanks book we are dropping out the gutters and the area around the pages so that they appear on a crisp white background. Maybe this is a little precious for you purists, but I believe that it actually makes the work pop out a bit more and it looks very handsome. I assure that the only adjustments made to the orignal scans was to make them look 100% like an old smelly comic book. I look forward to your reactions.

 

By the way, if you have not seen "Art Out of Time" by Dan Nadel you should try to track it down. It has one Hanks story (which I will not include in my anthology, but would if Dan had not used it), and tons of other great, weird old stuff, though not much in the realm of superheroes, if that is your cup of Sanka.

 

Thanks Paul, for keeping the art in its original state. I think dropping the newsprint color out of the gutters is a good move... I am very much looking forward to this volume (and will stockpile them for gifts!)

 

"Art Out of Time" IS well worth checking out ... great Hanks story in it.

[selegue]

...

 

By the way, if you have not seen "Art Out of Time" by Dan Nadel you should try to track it down. It has one Hanks story (which I will not include in my anthology, but would if Dan had not used it), and tons of other great, weird old stuff, though not much in the realm of superheroes, if that is your cup of Sanka.

 

I just borrowed a library copy last night and am loving it!

The big problem is that the strips originally published as huge Sunday funnies are reduced so much that they're illegible. Great selection though. I had no idea that Victor Moscoso found his inspiration in a strip called "The Wiggle Much " by Herbert Crowley (at least to my eyes) -- but that's one of the strips that's overly shrunk.

I wonder whether putting the giant features on fold-out pages would have priced the book out of the market.

 

I'm looking forward to your Hanks book.

 

Jack

[Point Five]

Paul, just want to echo the sentiments of these good folks. Can't wait for your book!

[adamstrange]

Wow! I guess this means that somone other than my mom is actually willing to buy a copy of this book!

 

The pages will appear in their original glory, but with a subtle yet important difference. In "Art Out of Time" the decision was made to include all of the newsprint surrounding the comics themselves. In the Fletcher Hanks book we are dropping out the gutters and the area around the pages so that they appear on a crisp white background. Maybe this is a little precious for you purists, but I believe that it actually makes the work pop out a bit more and it looks very handsome. I assure that the only adjustments made to the orignal scans was to make them look 100% like an old smelly comic book. I look forward to your reactions.

 

By the way, if you have not seen "Art Out of Time" by Dan Nadel you should try to track it down. It has one Hanks story (which I will not include in my anthology, but would if Dan had not used it), and tons of other great, weird old stuff, though not much in the realm of superheroes, if that is your cup of Sanka.

 

Thanks Paul, for keeping the art in its original state. I think dropping the newsprint color out of the gutters is a good move... I am very much looking forward to this volume (and will stockpile them for gifts!)

 

"Art Out of Time" IS well worth checking out ... great Hanks story in it.

 

I'm definitely interested.

 

Tell your Mom to get in line.

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

Wow! I guess this means that somone other than my mom is actually willing to buy a copy of this book!

 

The pages will appear in their original glory, but with a subtle yet important difference. In "Art Out of Time" the decision was made to include all of the newsprint surrounding the comics themselves. In the Fletcher Hanks book we are dropping out the gutters and the area around the pages so that they appear on a crisp white background. Maybe this is a little precious for you purists, but I believe that it actually makes the work pop out a bit more and it looks very handsome. I assure that the only adjustments made to the orignal scans was to make them look 100% like an old smelly comic book. I look forward to your reactions.

 

By the way, if you have not seen "Art Out of Time" by Dan Nadel you should try to track it down. It has one Hanks story (which I will not include in my anthology, but would if Dan had not used it), and tons of other great, weird old stuff, though not much in the realm of superheroes, if that is your cup of Sanka.

 

Thanks Paul, for keeping the art in its original state. I think dropping the newsprint color out of the gutters is a good move... I am very much looking forward to this volume (and will stockpile them for gifts!)

 

"Art Out of Time" IS well worth checking out ... great Hanks story in it.

 

I'm definitely interested.

 

Tell your Mom to get in line.

 

Wow. That's the first time I've heard the phrases "Your Mom" and "get in line" used together positively in the same sentence.

[Mad Dog]

Hi guys,

 

My anthology, "I Shalll Destroy All The Civilized Planets: The Comics of Fletcher Hanks", should be out by the end of May. Here is a link to an interview about the book in Publisher's Weekly:

 

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6405736.html

 

The book features 15 Hanks stories (several from the collection of your esteemed colleague, Mr. Berk), followed by a 16 page comics story by myself that reveals, "Whatever Happened to Fletcher Hanks?"

 

Hope you enjoy it.

 

-Paul Karasik

 

VERY cool. Thanks for doing the legwork required to get this project done. I'll definitely be buying it.

 

Where can I preorder