tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post108117485716488859..comments2024-03-27T05:54:38.797-07:00Comments on <i>bare</i>•bones e-zine: Do You Dare Enter? Part 1: June 1968-February 1969John Scolerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082147756474762000noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-39584262421880098002013-05-15T13:35:59.798-07:002013-05-15T13:35:59.798-07:00I guess I only read the ones that were like super-...I guess I only read the ones that were like super-heroes--Tomb of Dracula, Man-Thing, Werewolf By Night.Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-24152717146600081682013-05-14T19:15:49.765-07:002013-05-14T19:15:49.765-07:00Some of the 1950s horror/weird reprints DC offered...Some of the 1950s horror/weird reprints DC offered from its archives in the '70s, at least, were pleasant or better. Atlas/Timely had done some good work thus, too, as TOMB OF DARKNESS demonstrated at Marvel. Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-37745430800735358282013-05-14T19:12:44.971-07:002013-05-14T19:12:44.971-07:00Possibly, but I suspect that any particular focus ...Possibly, but I suspect that any particular focus on EC might well've come after his testimony. After all, SEDUCTION OF THE INNOCENT was At Least as focused on CRIME DOES NOT PAY as anything from Educational Comics. And we know how much casual pop historians love to mythologize. And the words would've been used in the imitators' titles, as well.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-41016621113997859542013-05-14T16:26:43.215-07:002013-05-14T16:26:43.215-07:00Todd: I believe I've read in more than one pla...Todd: I believe I've read in more than one place that Bill Gaines was targeted by the Committee. In fact, when the Code was enacted, most of the words outlawed were used in EC's titles.<br /><br />Andy: Although not much of this material is going to touch EC in the greatness department, there will be at least a few coming up that elicit chills in this 50-something reader. And, yep, that Adams art is stunning! Thanks for coming along!<br /><br />Marty: Marvel found a bit of success once the Black and Whites came along in the mid-1970s. There's quite a bit of good, non-Code approved material in those zines. We'll be covering those in a few months over at our sister blog, Marvel University.<br /><br />Greg: I find Cain and Abel to be a little too similar to Uncle Creepy and Cousin Eerie but then there are only so many archetypes to pull from, aren't there? We can't wait to hear your opinions!Peter Enfantinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317575598411394944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-8957650625737642772013-05-14T16:09:45.327-07:002013-05-14T16:09:45.327-07:00Like AndyDecker, I find DC's Showcase horror t...Like AndyDecker, I find DC's Showcase horror titles to be some of the most fun ones out there. There's just something about them, especially the inspired creations of brothers Cain and Abel. The rivalry between them (and their titles) is one of the keys that makes these books a winner for me. <br /><br />Can't wait to share opinions with you guys. Greg M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-57052609963267477142013-05-14T14:58:22.362-07:002013-05-14T14:58:22.362-07:00Todd: I think the committee knew EC very well, sin...Todd: I think the committee knew EC very well, since Bill Gaines tetsified so angrily in front of them!<br /><br />Andy: I agree that the covers alone are great and that Aragones still makes me laugh.<br /><br />Marty: I have fonder memories of the Marvel monster books, especially Tomb of Dracula and Man-Thing. You do have a point about the need to make everything a series.Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-29170389897733657782013-05-14T12:33:40.979-07:002013-05-14T12:33:40.979-07:00I'm a big fan of DC's horror/mystery books...I'm a big fan of DC's horror/mystery books. Looking forward to your thoughts. I find it interesting that Marvel never really found much success in the genre (nor with science fiction), despite a lot of writers and artists (many of whom worked on DC's mystery books) who were good at it, like Ploog and Mayerik. Maybe it was Marvel's insistence upon making series out of every character, no matter how thin.Marty McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516468586469252914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-64252349982717272782013-05-14T09:30:54.257-07:002013-05-14T09:30:54.257-07:00I love those books, even if there was much unreada...I love those books, even if there was much unreadable crap. Nah, that is too harsh. What could they do with two arms tied behind their back? Still, the art is often great, much better then the occasion called for. Alone for the covers they were worth it.<br /><br />I bought the Showcase Editions of HoM just for browsing, and Arragones still makes me smile in my older age.<br /><br />So, looking forward to your opinions. A good reason to take HoM from the shelf.AndyDeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12806906746754478064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-4017700681786166302013-05-14T05:49:38.504-07:002013-05-14T05:49:38.504-07:00I kinda doubt the committee knew EC from wild hone...I kinda doubt the committee knew EC from wild honey...they just saw an amorphous mass of BAD Comics they could stamp all over and be Heroes, without capes.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.com