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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 31, 2021 13:51:53 GMT -5
This one inevitably springs to mind, as four Legionnaires attempting to hide on 20th-century Smallville from Mordru, instead are surprised by him.
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Post by tolworthy on Dec 31, 2021 14:42:28 GMT -5
Great pages, guys. Wish I could offer some British comic pages here Here is one of my favourites. It's a bit of a cheat, because it isn't the particular cliffhanger that I like. it's just the pleasure of a well crafted two place cliffhanger every week. From Cheeky Weekly #1. In my view, Cheeky Weekly is one of the best comics ever made. Just my opinion. But I recently tracked down a lot of the comics that I loved as a child. Most of them are worse than I remember. But Cheeky is even better than I remember. (And yes, I know this page was probably a reprint. I don't care!) EDIT: Another cliffhanger from the same issue. Cheeky Weekly was wonderful! And how could I forget this one? FF 142. So good that George Lucas copied it for the Empire Strikes Back.
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Post by Icctrombone on Dec 31, 2021 15:36:38 GMT -5
And how could I forget this one? FF 142. So good that George Lucas copied it for the Empire Strikes Back. Man, I love that Rich Buckler era.
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Post by Icctrombone on Dec 31, 2021 15:51:41 GMT -5
Avengers # 59Janet reveals that she will marry the person who Killed Hank Pym.
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Post by arfetto on Dec 31, 2021 16:04:09 GMT -5
I will probably think of some more later, but the one I can think of right off is from one of my favorite cosmic superhero stories: Normally I think this second to last page from Quasar 21 would be a typical, but cool comic cliffhanger (Quasar must surrender his bands or his friends die, how will he get out of this one?)... ...but then on the last page of the issue Gruenwald and Capullo out-cliffhanger the expected cliffhanger. Five grisly minutes later, haha:
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Post by Icctrombone on Dec 31, 2021 16:54:22 GMT -5
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Post by tolworthy on Dec 31, 2021 17:49:33 GMT -5
This is one of the few Marvel comics where I think the British version is even better. This was reprinted in "Fantastic Four Weekly" in 1983. The paper size was larger, and all black and white except the covers. This particular story ended on the back cover (i.e. they could not get an advertiser that week). So you read the story in large size black and white, then turned the page and BAM! Big, glossy, full colour cliffhanger! I still remember its impact to this day.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 1, 2022 7:49:31 GMT -5
The penultimate issue of the Korvac saga, marred a bit by the subpar Dave Wenzel artwork.
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Post by kirby101 on Jan 1, 2022 10:06:26 GMT -5
This is one of the few Marvel comics where I think the British version is even better. This was reprinted in "Fantastic Four Weekly" in 1983. The paper size was larger, and all black and white except the covers. This particular story ended on the back cover (i.e. they could not get an advertiser that week). So you read the story in large size black and white, then turned the page and BAM! Big, glossy, full colour cliffhanger! I still remember its impact to this day. What a horrible cover. Crude, amateurish and bland. Why did they not use Buscema's action packed art?
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Post by tolworthy on Jan 1, 2022 11:31:09 GMT -5
What a horrible cover. Crude, amateurish and bland. Why did they not use Buscema's action packed art? Hey, maybe we Brits LIKE crude, amateurish and bland?
We prefer to call them Crude, Amateurish And Prosaic. I look on those original covers as a training program for new young artists like Alan Davis. None of them grab me, but some are interesting. I like the quirky variety. Buscema is certainly a far better artist, but I feel like if you've seen one Buscema superhero you've seen them all. There, I said it.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 1, 2022 11:47:59 GMT -5
What a horrible cover. Crude, amateurish and bland. Why did they not use Buscema's action packed art? Hey, maybe we Brits LIKE crude, amateurish and bland?
We prefer to call them Crude, Amateurish And Prosaic. I look on those original covers as a training program for new young artists like Alan Davis. None of them grab me, but some are interesting. I like the quirky variety. Buscema is certainly a far better artist, but I feel like if you've seen one Buscema superhero you've seen them all. There, I said it.
This might be the very first CCF battle of the year. Buscema is he top artist in Marvel, in its history. He never had a down period like Kirby, and was like the Michaelangelo of the comics industry.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 1, 2022 11:50:51 GMT -5
The amazing first Adams issue of the Kree Skrull war had the Avengers getting their @$$ kicked and not looking too hopeful.
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Post by kirby101 on Jan 1, 2022 11:57:39 GMT -5
Hey, maybe we Brits LIKE crude, amateurish and bland?
We prefer to call them Crude, Amateurish And Prosaic. I look on those original covers as a training program for new young artists like Alan Davis. None of them grab me, but some are interesting. I like the quirky variety. Buscema is certainly a far better artist, but I feel like if you've seen one Buscema superhero you've seen them all. There, I said it.
This might be the very first CCF battle of the year. Buscema is he top artist in Marvel, in its history. He never had a down period like Kirby, and was like the Michaelangelo of the comics industry. What "down period" for Kirby are you referring to? And yes, Buscema was the better draftsman
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Post by kirby101 on Jan 1, 2022 12:00:38 GMT -5
What a horrible cover. Crude, amateurish and bland. Why did they not use Buscema's action packed art? Hey, maybe we Brits LIKE crude, amateurish and bland?
We prefer to call them Crude, Amateurish And Prosaic. I look on those original covers as a training program for new young artists like Alan Davis. None of them grab me, but some are interesting. I like the quirky variety. Buscema is certainly a far better artist, but I feel like if you've seen one Buscema superhero you've seen them all. There, I said it.
I did an image search for those 20 p FF comics. Most are quite dreadful. One wonders why Marvel allowed those covers.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 1, 2022 12:03:17 GMT -5
This might be the very first CCF battle of the year. Buscema is he top artist in Marvel, in its history. He never had a down period like Kirby, and was like the Michaelangelo of the comics industry. What "down period" for Kirby are you referring to? And yes, Buscema was the better draftsman Of course I mean when he was in the 80's. I understand that he had vision problems and you could see it in his Captain Victory run. He stayed too long when his skills had diminished.
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