Sunday, April 26, 2020

Xenozoic Tales 4

Xenozoic Tales 4
Nov 1987

History Lesson
by Mark Schultz

Jack and Hannah examine the remains of Gorgostamos. He is nothing but a skeleton. They take one of his teeth back with them but leave the rest there. Jack suspects that Gorgostamos was planning to kill him based on the scope attached to his rifle.

They head back to the City in the Sea. Hannah is full of questions. She wonders about the Grith and other things. Jack doesn’t question so much and prefers to accept the world as it is. He agrees to take her to the library in the hopes that she find answers to some of her questions.

Random Comic 2020-04-26

The Masterworks Series of Great Comic Book Artists 2
Jul 1983

I bought this when it first came out. I was very much into All-Star Squadron at the time. The Shining Knight was a regular in that series although he was seen less frequently after the first year or so. I probably was aware of Frank Frazetta before buying this issue between his paintings that were made into posters and book covers and his work in the 1970s revival of All-Star Comics.

Friday, April 24, 2020

Terry and the Pirates Vol. 1 - Extras

Terry and the Pirates
Vol. 1: 1934-1936
By Milton Caniff

I read both of these text pieces before reading the strips in this collected edition. I decided to go back and read them again after finishing the book.

Sunday, April 19, 2020

Terry and the Pirates (10.1)

Terry and the Pirates
Vol. 1: 1934-1936
By Milton Caniff

Spies and Slaves (Part 1)
Aug 24, 1936 - Jan 2, 1937

This is the first story (of eight) in what Carl Horak, author of the Terry and the Pirates Companion, considers to be the second phase of Caniff’s run on the strip. This phase began in late Aug 1936 and ran through late Apr 1939 and is called Days of High Adventure in the companion book. This is also the first story where the Daily and Sunday strips are part of the same story.

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Xenozoic Tales 3

Xenozoic Tales 3
Jun 1987

Benefactor
by Mark Schultz

Hannah is in a bit of a funk. Jack hasn’t talked to her since his car got wrecked. He refuses to give his okay to the treaty that she has hammered out with the council.

Jack leaves. Gorgostamos, one of the council members, encourages Hannah to go with him to try and find Jack. He thinks they can talk some sense into him. She goes along with the idea. They follow him out of town where they get separated.

Sunday, April 12, 2020

Marvel Two-in-One 57

Marvel Two-in-One 57
Nov 1979

The Pegasus Project
Part Five: When Walks Wundarr!
Story by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio
Art by George Perez and Gene Day

The Thing, Quasar, and Giant Man still aren't sure who is behind the attacks on Project Pegasus by Deathlok and Thundra. Ben tries interrogating Thundra but she still isn't willing to tell him who sent her or why she is there.

Friday, April 3, 2020

Xenozoic Tales 2

Xenozoic Tales 2
Jan 1989 (2nd Printing)

The first printing of this comic book was published in Apr 1987.

Rogue
by Mark Schultz, Steve Stiles

Jack is called on to deal with a dinosaur that killed two miners and has everyone in the mining camp worried for their safety. Jack leads a group of miners plus Hannah Dundee and Mustapha Cairo, an engineer, to build a trap to catch the shivat, the man-eating dinosaur.