Raze Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Hello my ghastly fright fans! I thought id share a few new things! 1st up is Weird fantasy 13! this was i great book! i really loved the "don't count all your eggs" story Orlando can draw monsters!!! and it has a story "home to stay" which was ( i just found this outP) was a story from bradbury in which they started to do the adaption for. thats pretty cool. and i will say Thanks to @Superworld or @superworldcomics.com for the auction of this book on eBay which i clearly won! KirbyJack, 1950's war comics and OtherEric 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raze Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 also i think i have all of the OSPG EC covers?! if not let me know! KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 2 hours ago, Raze said: Hello my ghastly fright fans! I thought id share a few new things! 1st up is Weird fantasy 13! this was i great book! i really loved the "don't count all your eggs" story Orlando can draw monsters!!! and it has a story "home to stay" which was ( i just found this outP) was a story from bradbury in which they started to do the adaption for. thats pretty cool. I always thought Bradbury's response to EC's first, unauthorized, adaptation; and Gaines's response to the response, was incredibly cool and classy on both side. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raze Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 5 hours ago, OtherEric said: I always thought Bradbury's response to EC's first, unauthorized, adaptation; and Gaines's response to the response, was incredibly cool and classy on both side. I need to read about this more. When i read any of my EC books i have mycomicshop.com open and im looking at the “contents” and this one had in the “notes” saying it was an adaptation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 On 5/29/2019 at 1:18 AM, OtherEric said: Fresh in today. I find it interesting that Davis never did any work for the SF titles until the very end. I remember reading Gaines say that while he absolutely loved Davis’ art, he never felt that Davis was right for SciFi. His style was too earthy. But war, humor, horror? Yes! Jack Davis was incredibly versatile. 1950's war comics and Raze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raze Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 5 hours ago, KirbyJack said: I remember reading Gaines say that while he absolutely loved Davis’ art, he never felt that Davis was right for SciFi. His style was too earthy. But war, humor, horror? Yes! Jack Davis was incredibly versatile. I herd the same thing it might have been in one of the OSPGs KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Today's book. The "New" Two-Fisted Tales run by Severin in issues 36-39 never seems to get much attention. This issue is pretty much Severin cover to cover. KirbyJack and Raze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Love the several Severins! Not a coincidence that my favorite Sgt. Furys not drawn by Kirby are his. These ECs are pure John, and are excellent. 1950's war comics and OtherEric 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raze Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) I really enjoy these war stories and war stories ARENT my thing! also i guess CGC would call this Incomplete???? Oh well its an EC thats of my list!! #highgradeisoverrated #lowgradeking Edited June 6, 2019 by Raze OtherEric, KirbyJack and 1950's war comics 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 You think you're the only one looking for the low grade EC's, @Raze? Here's the book I just got. This one has Wally Wood's "My World" in it. It's not my favorite EC story; that would be "There Will Come Soft Rains". It's not my vote for the best EC story, because it's barely a story... more an illustrated essay about science fiction. But I've said for years that if you made me name who I thought was the best comic book artist of all time- not my favorite, but who I thought was the best- I would say Wally Wood on a good day. The catch being Wood had too many bad days, sadly. But "My World" might just be Wood's very best day. It may not be the best story or my personal favorite story. But "My World" might just have my vote as the most beautifully drawn comic book story of all time. AJD, Jayman, Raze and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raze Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, OtherEric said: You think you're the only one looking for the low grade EC's, @Raze? Here's the book I just got. This one has Wally Wood's "My World" in it. It's not my favorite EC story; that would be "There Will Come Soft Rains". It's not my vote for the best EC story, because it's barely a story... more an illustrated essay about science fiction. But I've said for years that if you made me name who I thought was the best comic book artist of all time- not my favorite, but who I thought was the best- I would say Wally Wood on a good day. The catch being Wood had too many bad days, sadly. But "My World" might just be Wood's very best day. It may not be the best story or my personal favorite story. But "My World" might just have my vote as the most beautifully drawn comic book story of all time. Was this the book from @Superworld i bid on that one but went after a different book. Glad you got it! Last year at a show my friend was one booth ahead of me and he found one for next to nothing and he doesn’t really collect EC but it was cheap! As to the low-grade stuff I think you know I’m just playing around doing tongue-in-cheek. A lot of people post a lot of nice mid to high grade books in thea thread and all mine are garbage. I figured we can at least have some fun with it but I think you know that 😃 Congrats on the book i’m still trying to get one Wally wood is my favorite artist of the golden age! Edited June 6, 2019 by Raze 1950's war comics, OtherEric and KirbyJack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 14 hours ago, Raze said: I really enjoy these war stories and war stories ARENT my thing! also i guess CGC would call this Incomplete???? Oh well its an EC thats of my list!! #highgradeisoverrated #lowgradeking Presents so nice "in the bag"! Make no excuses Raze, what a great book for the price. Everything you really want is there and it looks nice. I agree, the war books get very little love but are some of the best art and stories in the EC line. I love reading them. I'm just down to a couple to finish of the EC war run. OtherEric, Raze and KirbyJack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 I didn’t know I was a war comics fan until I read ECs. I consider the war books the best stuff EC has ever done. And no disrespect to the DC Big 5, but Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat are the best war mags ever! AJD, 1950's war comics, Robot Man and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 5 hours ago, Raze said: Was this the book from @Superworld i bid on that one but went after a different book. Glad you got it! Last year at a show my friend was one booth ahead of me and he found one for next to nothing and he doesn’t really collect EC but it was cheap! As to the low-grade stuff I think you know I’m just playing around doing tongue-in-cheek. A lot of people post a lot of nice mid to high grade books in thea thread and all mine are garbage. I figured we can at least have some fun with it but I think you know that 😃 Congrats on the book i’m still trying to get one Wally wood is my favorite artist of the golden age! Yes, it was, Raze. Sorry I was fighting you on it, not sorry I won. I know on low grade. I love high grade books on the rare occasion I get them, but I would much rather have 10 books I can read than one I can't. KirbyJack and AJD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 19 minutes ago, KirbyJack said: I didn’t know I was a war comics fan until I read ECs. I consider the war books the best stuff EC has ever done. And no disrespect to the DC Big 5, but Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat are the best war mags ever! I don't actually consider the war books the best EC's, but I absolutely won't argue with somebody who does. They may be the most consistently excellent EC books, the other genres are much more likely to have a story where I go "the art's great but the story is meh". Certainly they're high on my want list; I've only got about half of them so far. I tend to be a fan of specific war comics, other than the EC's the only one I really collect is Enemy Ace. But a lot of the DC stuff is certainly excellent when I come across it. It's just not as good as the EC's. Raze and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Love the Big 5. Some of the art surpasses EC, like Heath’s “Easy’s First Tiger”. I just prefer the stories without reappearing central characters; those seem less realistic. Raze, 1950's war comics and IngelsFan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KirbyJack Posted June 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2019 Oh, and Lest We Forget; it’s the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Give the boys of ‘44 a few good thoughts! Robot Man, Raze, 1950's war comics and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Thanks for mentioning this. I will never forget D Day. My uncle survived the second round. He rarely talked about it. I know it had a profound affect on the rest of his life. Sadly, it has just become a near forgotton footnote in American history... Raze, AJD, KirbyJack and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 2 hours ago, OtherEric said: I don't actually consider the war books the best EC's, but I absolutely won't argue with somebody who does. They may be the most consistently excellent EC books, the other genres are much more likely to have a story where I go "the art's great but the story is meh". Certainly they're high on my want list; I've only got about half of them so far. I tend to be a fan of specific war comics, other than the EC's the only one I really collect is Enemy Ace. But a lot of the DC stuff is certainly excellent when I come across it. It's just not as good as the EC's. EC war is always top of the heap to me. DC is a close second. In addition to Enemy Ace, the Unknown Soldier is always a great read. Black_Adam, 1950's war comics, Raze and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 14 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Thanks for mentioning this. I will never forget D Day. My uncle survived the second round. He rarely talked about it. I know it had a profound affect on the rest of his life. Sadly, it has just become a near forgotton footnote in American history... Isn’t it weird how its place in our culture is diminishing? When we were kids, WWII was a part of everyone’s life. All the adults lived it. It was still called “The War”, and Vietnam was still going. So much of our TV and movies, etc. focused on it. I feel like it’s a part of me, and I was born in 1965. 1950's war comics, AJD and Raze 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
