Mike's Amazing World of Comics is an excellent resource for four-color knowledge, and the primary facilitator of this column. However, it is not infallible, and failed to list one of the more important comics of my early reading days. I believe that I found a copy of DC Sampler #1 at a flea market booth that was the closest I would get to a comic shop for years. It was a giveaway, so the price was right, but it technically wasn't a comic. No normal person could make the distinction, since the proportions were correct and its pages were filled with super-shenanigans involving hand-lettered text. According to Mike, it came out on June 30, 1983, but there's no telling how long it took to find its way to me. It was probably one of the single most important comics I've ever owned, since it was my first exposure to the whole of the DC Universe at the specific point in time when I was making the transition into devoted comic collecting. I stopped updating this column because I felt I could not go further without looking at the book, but of course I can't seem to find my copy anywhere. Frustrated, I've decided to wing it with hazy memories and internet resource, just like pretty much every other Résumé post I've done so far.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Comic Reader Résumé: 1983 DC Sampler #1
Mike's Amazing World of Comics is an excellent resource for four-color knowledge, and the primary facilitator of this column. However, it is not infallible, and failed to list one of the more important comics of my early reading days. I believe that I found a copy of DC Sampler #1 at a flea market booth that was the closest I would get to a comic shop for years. It was a giveaway, so the price was right, but it technically wasn't a comic. No normal person could make the distinction, since the proportions were correct and its pages were filled with super-shenanigans involving hand-lettered text. According to Mike, it came out on June 30, 1983, but there's no telling how long it took to find its way to me. It was probably one of the single most important comics I've ever owned, since it was my first exposure to the whole of the DC Universe at the specific point in time when I was making the transition into devoted comic collecting. I stopped updating this column because I felt I could not go further without looking at the book, but of course I can't seem to find my copy anywhere. Frustrated, I've decided to wing it with hazy memories and internet resource, just like pretty much every other Résumé post I've done so far.
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Illusion On-Demand's Top 20 Villains
Labels:
Darkseid,
Harvey Dent,
Joker,
Lex Luthor,
Pamela Isley,
Selina Kyle
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
2011 Steel color art by Cusson “Shun” Cheung
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Cusson “Shun” Cheung
Cusson “Shun” Cheung
- 2011 Despero color art by @ The Idol-Head of Diabolu
- 2011 Black Manta color art @ Justice League Detroit
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
2007 Captain Comet inkwash art by Craig C. Cermak II
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Adam Blake is one of my favorite DC obscurities, and my exploration of the character's history on another blog helped inspire the creation of DC Bloodlines. It's about time I took the opportunity to revisit him!
Craig C. Cermak II
Adam Blake is one of my favorite DC obscurities, and my exploration of the character's history on another blog helped inspire the creation of DC Bloodlines. It's about time I took the opportunity to revisit him!
Craig C. Cermak II
- 2011 Silver Age Atom color art @ Power of the Atom
- “Death of Wonder Woman” @ Diana Prince is the New Wonder Woman
- 2010 Elongated Man @ Justice League Detroit
- 2011 Justice League of America vs. Starro @ The Idol-Head of Diabolu
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