tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post4563433146942238928..comments2024-03-27T05:54:38.797-07:00Comments on <i>bare</i>•bones e-zine: Star Spangled DC War Stories Issue 179: December 1976--The Final Battle!John Scolerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082147756474762000noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-50700513380906912332020-04-21T13:40:55.907-07:002020-04-21T13:40:55.907-07:00Thanks, Joe! We will enjoy our 2-week furlough.Thanks, Joe! We will enjoy our 2-week furlough.Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-31155893226491399832020-04-20T16:20:01.861-07:002020-04-20T16:20:01.861-07:00Great job, men! You deserve a well-earned furlough...Great job, men! You deserve a well-earned furlough! Thanks for all the fun posts. Actually remembered a handful of war comics that I had thanks to your completed mission.turafishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285392739078487496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-46963333591671788012020-04-20T14:41:07.385-07:002020-04-20T14:41:07.385-07:00Thanks, Andy! We're always excited to read you...Thanks, Andy! We're always excited to read your comments. I gave up regular comic buying and reading by the late '70s and never read many of the war comics before we embarked on this project. I'd say the main thing I discovered was how much I love Joe Kubert's art. I'm really happy to be going back to the Batcave and I'm glad you'll ride along with us!Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-30090698304109003032020-04-20T13:03:44.795-07:002020-04-20T13:03:44.795-07:00Andy-
Thanks for the kind words. As I've said...Andy-<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words. As I've said often, it's the comments that keep us going. We have a very good visitor rate each day but not many people leave a comment. I do the same thing so I'm not blaming anyone. <br />Truth to tell, I'm not sure how we got through the seven years. There were times when I changed that 1976 to 1972 and told Jack no one would notice. But he's always the calm to my storm. <br />And then, just as I figured nothing could get worse, we'd get Kirby's Losers. And then, just as I lost grip on my sanity, we'd get the Michelinie/Talaoc Unknown Soldier. But 1976 is enough for me. I bandied about doing a "Ten Best Stories of the Year" posting (rather than individual synops and critiques) of 1976-1986 but then I read a few of those funny books and realized I'd had enough.<br />As for 1980s Batman... believe you me, I never thought I'd see the day when we returned but we had a look through some of those issues and there's actually some good stuff on the horizon. I hope so cuz we're looking at another six years of commitment!<br />Hopefully you'll come along for the ride.Peter Enfantinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317575598411394944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-81354142076853824312020-04-20T11:12:07.832-07:002020-04-20T11:12:07.832-07:00It is hard to wrap my mind around the fact that yo...It is hard to wrap my mind around the fact that you did this actually for 7 years in a row. The era you started in is vague in my memory now, before the harsh fall through the rabbit hole.<br /><br />When I started reading DC for earnest at the start of the 80s, the war books didn't interest me. Compared to the start of Vertigo or The Teen Titans they seemed dated and not worth my time. Of course I knew nothing of their history, and I wouldn't have cared. War tales, but according to the Comics Code and kids friendly. No thanks.<br /><br />Sometimes I read your series eagerly, sometimes I just browsed. Things like The Haunted Tank or The Loosers left me cold, the first is an ridiculous concept, the second is not much better. Shouldn't they all be blown to pieces after the fith episode if they are the loosers?<br /><br />Other things piqued my interest, though. Enemy Ace woke my interest for Kubert and his art, after reading about it I bought the Showcase edition. With Sgt. Rock I waited too long, and while every crap is now made avaiable digitally, the war comics don't seem to be high on DCs to do list.<br /><br />Writing more than 1500 short story synopsises (and commenting them) is an incredible feat, I would have thrown the towel after 15. :-)<br /><br />Thank you for your work! It is read and appreciated.<br /><br />Of course I asked myself what you will do next (or if you cut back, which would be understandable.) I would never have thought it would be Batman again. <br /><br />I will read it.andydeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01312309519462680892noreply@blogger.com