The Fifth Day of Classic Comics Christmas 2012

[icctrombone]

THE GRACKLE. Acclaim, Four issue series by Mike Baron and Paul Gulacy.

Crime comic about an ex-cop nicknamed "The Grackle," who busted 39 dirty cops while working for Internal Affairs. The story is well done by Baron (I'm a fan), but the big selling point here is the Gulacy art. It's done in black and white. This link has some pages from it: http://www.comicartfans.com/galleryroom.asp?gsub=45774

There is a little bit of fantasy in the story, as it involves firefly, a drug that from time to time causes the user to spontaneously combust.

http://www.comics.org/series/5824/covers/

That books was on my first list, But I chose to go with Gulacy' other work.

[Artycool8or]

8- CURSE OF DRACULA
1-3 (Dark Horse) 1998

I was very excited about this book (before it came out) since I haven't seen Gene's work for a good while. And it wasn't disappointing. If I recall it correctly it was colored over his pencil work, while the layout was more in a new tradition, without clear gutters, than what one might expect, it was still great to see him return to his most famous character. Even though the book only lasted for 3 issues.

8. Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction #s 1-6 (Marvel, Jan-Nov 1975)

Someone Please pinch me. I can't believe this.
No, it's not strange that UWoSF found a place on the countdown, but the fact that it appears on Dan's list makes it a Christmas miracle.
*Him* and I are like 180° apart cockeyed Yin - Yangs. Can it be that we have one common interest?
That's all I will say, since *He* has me on ignore, it would be like talking behind his back.

we also got adapations of Alfred Bester (drawn by, lord help us, Frank Robbins)

... and, but of course. No miracle, false alarm, folks.

[MRP]

Continuing to take stock of each day...

of the day 5 picks I have read an enjoyed:
GS Spidey (redux)
League of Extraordinary Gentleman
Kull the Conqueror (redux)
Sin City: That Yellow Bastard
Hellboy: Seed of Destruction
New Gods
Fafhrd & Gray Mouser (redux)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

New discoveries:
Shadow State
Imagine (looks incredible)
Hup
Space Usagi (like Usagi never saw these)
The Grackle

Books already on or added to my radar:
Shadow (redux)
Destructor
Star Hunters
Bat Lash (redux)
Camelot 3000
Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction

There just continues to be some fantastic stuff spotlighted here.
-M

[Lone Ranger]

8. Sarge Steel

Even if you include the transition over to Secret Agent, this still comes in at 12 issues. I just love this series - a great spy series from a publisher that was just starting find its legs under the guidance of Dick Giordano.

[benday-dot]

8. Sarge Steel

Even if you include the transition over to Secret Agent, this still comes in at 12 issues. I just love this series - a great spy series from a publisher that was just starting find its legs under the guidance of Dick Giordano.

I've a couple Secret Agent issues and a Sarge Steele or two as well. I agree they are pretty darn nifty. I recall trying to track down some more, but they proved to be pretty elusive.

[benday-dot]

double post. sorry

[Artycool8or]

T-8... Mutant Chronicles Golgotha (1996) #1-4 (#5 was a source book)

I remember being pretty excited about this book. It is based on an RPG that stretched it's presence possibly into every imaginable form of entertainment. Though, for me the selling point was the creative team involved in the making of the comic book. Written by William King "Bill King" Pencilled by David Fabri, Alex Horley graced it with ink, and it was colored by Paolo Parente. Last but not least the covers were done by Simon Bisley. My expectations were high, and the result blow me through the roof. Why they don't make comics like this anymore, it's beyond me?

[DCIndexer]

8. Picture Stories from the Bible (Old Testament Edition) #1-4 (1942)

Ok. I admit that I am not much of a bible guy, but these comics are still pretty cool. When M.C. Gaines parted ways with All-American and let it finally merge completely with DC, the only title he took with him to found EC Comics was this one.
As if that were not significant enough for this series to be a true part of history, it also gave us the very first Trade Paperback. You know, those things that everywhere these days. Yes. Their origins can be traced back to this series which was released in a single volume "The Complete Old Testament" way back in 1943.

[Jezebel Bond]

Day 5...Battle Chasers



Another indy I first came across in the very late 90s and the very first comic I ordered from Another Universe although some of the issues took months to come out. Great artwork...was one of the first titles to get my attention away from Marvel and DC along with Top Cow...

[Artycool8or]

Day 5...Battle Chasers

This one lost out by a coin flip to Ribit on my list. And I'm very happy to see someone found a place for it.
I remember the erratic schedule they were coming out and the change in the publishing house didn't help either, but it didn't matter at all. The phenomenal art and the adventure in it made all the wait; worthwhile.

[hondobrode]

THE GRACKLE. Acclaim, Four issue series by Mike Baron and Paul Gulacy.

Crime comic about an ex-cop nicknamed "The Grackle," who busted 39 dirty cops while working for Internal Affairs. The story is well done by Baron (I'm a fan), but the big selling point here is the Gulacy art. It's done in black and white. This link has some pages from it: http://www.comicartfans.com/galleryroom.asp?gsub=45774

There is a little bit of fantasy in the story, as it involves firefly, a drug that from time to time causes the user to spontaneously combust.

http://www.comics.org/series/5824/covers/

Great pick.

Acclaim had better stuff than a lot of fans thought. The Valiant characters weren't the same and a lot of people jumped. I always thought of them as Earth-2 versions, so I was ok with it.

Acclaim had some non-Valiant titles, like this and Quantum & Woody, that were really good.







Day Five picks I'll be looking for :

Shadow state # 1-5 (icctrombone)
Atari Force #1-5 (Scott Harris)
Imagine # 1-6 (Brian Gravity)
Sarge Steel # 1-12 (Lone Ranger)

[icctrombone]

The Grackle was on my list but I dropped it for Slash Maraud.

[hondobrode]

Your Slash Maraud listing has prompted me to get it.

[berk]

The Grackle is yet another Gulacy series that almost made my list, along with Slash Maraud and Six from Sirius, although none of them ended up amongst my final picks. Glad to see all three were chosen by other posters. I'd love to see Baron and Gulacy produce a sequel to this one.

[dan bailey]

I've ordered ishes of both The Grackle & Slash Maraud in the last couple of days. Pretty sure I'd never heard of either one till they showed up in these listings.