BangZoom Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 Anyone else bought the new Noel Sickles book with his complete run on Scorchy Smith? It is hands down the best book of the year so far I've been reading great things about the book on the Comic Strip Classics Yahoo group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 I always enjoy seeing Spirit splash pages. Thanks, BB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Neat books, Scrooge. Are you collecting the entire series? Nah. I picked them up for Ciorac and will be mailing them out to him tomorrow. (thumbs u The covers of some of the books remind me of the covers of 1940's Dell paperbacks. Compare the cover illustration of the Jane Withers book to the covers to "The Man who Murdered Goliath" and "Beyond the Dark." The style is very similar. You're right! Very similar. The interior illos are by Henry Vallely, yes, that Vallely from whom Kane swiped a lot. It is not clear that he also did provide the design for the cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I've been reading great things about the book on the Comic Strip Classics Yahoo group. I'm on that group too. Dean's comment that people thought this should have been priced at $75 is so true. This book is worth more than the $50 cover price (of course, I didn't pay cover ...) Scoop today mentions that the Paintings of St John book is already sold out But, apparently, they'll be releasing a SC version so we'll just have to wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 I thought I'd show off a couple of old comic strip originals since Bill recently shared his copies of Whitman books featuring these characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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adamstrange Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Anyone else bought the new Noel Sickles book with his complete run on Scorchy Smith? It is hands down the best book of the year so far I've been reading great things about the book on the Comic Strip Classics Yahoo group. I just ordered it yesterday along with the Alex Raymond book and a number of others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Scoop today mentions that the Paintings of St John book is already sold out Noooooooo! I was planning on ordering a couple books from Vanguard this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Can I play too? Westerns? Yes (thumbs u Romance/Girly books? No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Scoop today mentions that the Paintings of St John book is already sold out Noooooooo! I was planning on ordering a couple books from Vanguard this weekend. I have one of the slipcase versions, and a few of the hard covers left. (PM if interested!) The soft cover just came out this week and are readily available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Can I play too? Westerns? Yes (thumbs u Romance/Girly books? No I'll repeat it ... these Girly books are Bill's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I just ordered it yesterday along with the Alex Raymond book and a number of others. AS, do you have a copy of Illustration # 22? Last week, I finally read the article by Dave Saunders on Fred Blakeslee and once again I was amazed at the amount of bio info he turned up. I believe I had run a Yahoo! search on Blakeslee a couple of years ago and found nothing online. I was delighted to learn that Blakeslee had been a draftsman for the Curtiss company in its early years and to see that his training then carried to his career since Blakeslee mainly illustrated Air pulps, notably the G-8 covers. Anyway, I was wondering if you'd read the piece and what was your opinion ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I just ordered it yesterday along with the Alex Raymond book and a number of others. AS, do you have a copy of Illustration # 22? Last week, I finally read the article by Dave Saunders on Fred Blakeslee and once again I was amazed at the amount of bio info he turned up. I believe I had run a Yahoo! search on Blakeslee a couple of years ago and found nothing online. I was delighted to learn that Blakeslee had been a draftsman for the Curtiss company in its early years and to see that his training then carried to his career since Blakeslee mainly illustrated Air pulps, notably the G-8 covers. Anyway, I was wondering if you'd read the piece and what was your opinion ... I picked up missing issues of Illustration while at San Diego Con and I very much enjoyed the Blakeslee article. I've liked all of the issues, in fact. I usually go through it three times, first to view all the pictures, second to read the articles and third to view all the pictures again now that I know more about the artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Can I play too? (worship) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Can I play too? Westerns? Yes (thumbs u Romance/Girly books? No I'll repeat it ... these Girly books are Bill's What's wrong with girls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Scoop today mentions that the Paintings of St John book is already sold out Noooooooo! I was planning on ordering a couple books from Vanguard this weekend. I have one of the slipcase versions, and a few of the hard covers left. (PM if interested!) The soft cover just came out this week and are readily available. Richard came through for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Stuntman had an origin similar to Robin but S and K put a different spin on it. I liked the Blue Beetle and this Boy Commandos Sci Fi cover. bb Blue Beetle 12 from Jake in Baltimore. Boy Commandos from Wally at the outdoor flea market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Some one elsewhere pointed those out: The (hoaxy) trailer for The Batman movie by Orson welles - Part I Part II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 2, 2008 Author Share Posted September 2, 2008 In 1935 the Spider matched wits with a villain named the Bat Man. I wonder if Bob Kane or Bill Finger ever read this story. The Spider (November 1935) "Death Reign of the Vampire King" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 2, 2008 Author Share Posted September 2, 2008 The story is online. Death Reign of the Vampire King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
