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Post by hondobrode on Jul 4, 2015 1:15:31 GMT -5
I hope we can score our 5 picks.
Anxious to see where Vertigo and Epic end up. Both had some really good stuff.
I can see both sides of this debate.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 4, 2015 11:25:25 GMT -5
I'm not sure Archie captures the full glory that was MLJ. My preference would be two separate entries for MLJ and Archie. MLJ stood for vigorous heroes like The Shield and The Wizard, and violent heroes like The Black Hood and the dreaded Hangman. MLJ's stable of vigilantes held the line until the beloved antics of the Riverdale Gang took over. They deserve some credit for that, IMHO.  Agreed, but the Archie line also stands for a lot more than the kids from Riverdale |
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 25, 2016 21:41:03 GMT -5
2000 AD- Back in it's heyday, it was probably one of the best if not the absolute greatest European publishers of Hard Science Fiction and Fantasy, only bested by Metal Hurlant/Heavy Metal. Some of my personal favorite titles are Durham Red: The Strontium Bitch, Finn, Shaky Kane's Soul Gun series, D.R. & Quinch, Button Man, Al's Baby, Flesh and Bix Barton among others (there was really a huge glut of really neat serials during the 80's and 90's that were unfortunately never really collected). If there was ever a better representation of total anarchistic idealism put to black and white newspulp, I'd really like to see it
And I've already stated how much I love Malibu and Valiant and really see no point in retreading old grounds, just suffice to say that it is an absolute crime how badly Malibu was mishandled by Marvel and then swept under the rug, never to be spoken of again
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Post by tingramretro on Apr 26, 2016 1:04:39 GMT -5
2000 AD- Back in it's heyday, it was probably one of the best if not the absolute greatest European publishers of Hard Science Fiction and Fantasy, only bested by Metal Hurlant/Heavy Metal. Some of my personal favorite titles are Durham Red: The Strontium Bitch, Finn, Shaky Kane's Soul Gun series, D.R. & Quinch, Button Man, Al's Baby, Flesh and Bix Barton among others (there was really a huge glut of really neat serials during the 80's and 90's that were unfortunately never really collected). If there was ever a better representation of total anarchistic idealism put to black and white newspulp, I'd really like to see it I would agree, but given that the question posed focuses on publishers rather than individual titles, my choice would be 2000 AD's original publisher, Fleetway, who also published numerous other titles including the groundbreaking 70s title Action (which in itself led to 2000 AD), the beautiful but short lived sci-fi title Starlord (the original home of Strontium Dog) and the highly political Crisis, which really gave Garth Ennis his entry point into comics. Fleetway was the principal comics publishing section of IPC, which was one of the two largest British comics publishers of the 20th Century. |
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Post by hondobrode on Apr 26, 2016 1:24:39 GMT -5
I'm astounded re-reading the list that EC hasn't gotten more attention. They would definitely be in my top 5. Edit : they WERE in my top 5. I'd forgotten we'd gone through this already  |
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Post by shaxper on Apr 26, 2016 1:29:01 GMT -5
Wow, this thread is a blast from the past.
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Post by Dizzy D on Apr 26, 2016 6:46:10 GMT -5
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 26, 2016 7:21:45 GMT -5
I would agree, but given that the question posed focuses on publishers rather than individual titles, my choice would be 2000 AD's original publisher, Fleetway, who also published numerous other titles including the groundbreaking 70s title Action (which in itself led to 2000 AD), the beautiful but short lived sci-fi title Starlord (the original home of Strontium Dog) and the highly political Crisis, which really gave Garth Ennis his entry point into comics. Fleetway was the principal comics publishing section of IPC, which was one of the two largest British comics publishers of the 20th Century. My personal favorite has always been Toxic!, not just for it's pure historical value of ushering in an all color 2000 AD, but how much it seemed to be a reinvigorated 2000 AD for an entirely new generation |
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Post by tingramretro on Apr 26, 2016 7:45:33 GMT -5
Hmm, top five? Well, it's a bit late now, but after Fleetway, from that list I'd probably have gone for Eclipse, Comico, Charlton and Archie. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 9:35:52 GMT -5
Late to the game, but my top 4 (not familiar enough with some of the other publishers) would have been:
Archie, Charlton, Gold Key, and Harvey
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 26, 2016 10:54:32 GMT -5
Hmm, top five? Well, it's a bit late now, but after Fleetway, from that list I'd probably have gone for Eclipse, Comico, Charlton and Archie. Eclipse, Comico, and Now were probably my "holy trinity" of dead comics publishers growing up, though they would be eventually be replaced by others, they still hold a special place in my heart |
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Post by tingramretro on Apr 26, 2016 12:32:03 GMT -5
Hmm, top five? Well, it's a bit late now, but after Fleetway, from that list I'd probably have gone for Eclipse, Comico, Charlton and Archie. Eclipse, Comico, and Now were probably my "holy trinity" of dead comics publishers growing up, though they would be eventually be replaced by others, they still hold a special place in my heart Heh. they were from dead when I was growing up, Eclipse and Comico were two of the more prominent independents when I was expanding my horizons in the early to mid eighties! I enjoyed most of Eclipse's output, in particular, especially DNAgents, Miracleman, Sabre, Airboy, Espers, Scout and New Wave. I also remember really loving Total Eclipse, the big crossover series they did. |
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 26, 2016 13:17:12 GMT -5
Heh. they were from dead when I was growing up, Eclipse and Comico were two of the more prominent independents when I was expanding my horizons in the early to mid eighties! I enjoyed most of Eclipse's output, in particular, especially DNAgents, Miracleman, Sabre, Airboy, Espers, Scout and New Wave. I also remember really loving Total Eclipse, the big crossover series they did. I remember liking a lot of their titles, but only really in "theory". Airboy and The Legend Of Kamui were probably the only ones that I liked the most overall. Mr. Monster was also kind of interesting too, kind of wish Michael Gilbert had done more with the character instead of just sitting on the property |
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Post by MDG on Apr 26, 2016 14:22:18 GMT -5
I liked Eclipse a lot, but I mainly bought their reprint series.
Actually, I did follow Zot!, The Masked Man (horribly neglected), Ms. Tree, and Mr. Monster (who also hosted several reprint books).
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Post by String on Apr 26, 2016 17:49:23 GMT -5
Comico and Eclipse rank highest for me.
I would also count Epic but I can see the argument against including them. Still, a large number of high quality creator-owned titles that I enjoyed came out of Epic (best for me was Alien Legion which recently had a brand-new mini from Titan) and Goodwin's colored adaption of Akira remains a fond favorite.
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