tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post8031012715555842953..comments2024-03-27T05:54:38.797-07:00Comments on <i>bare</i>•bones e-zine: The Warren Report Issue 69: December 1975John Scolerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082147756474762000noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-77944647193441247332021-10-06T07:44:58.927-07:002021-10-06T07:44:58.927-07:00Thanks! That make sense about Comix International....Thanks! That make sense about Comix International. I wondered if the lack of a price was due to the "international" bit--maybe they wanted to sell it overseas and the prices would be in pounds or lira or whatever.Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-84136681149476602812021-10-04T09:19:36.986-07:002021-10-04T09:19:36.986-07:00Great art job by Mayo on the Vampi story; for thos...Great art job by Mayo on the Vampi story; for those who want a more serialized Vampi storyline it has to be incredibly frustrating for Dubay to once again go for a one off, the third time he's done this since kicking off a new storyline back in issue 43. I don't mind it as much because the serialized Vampi stories just aren't that good! "Gaslight Lil" is notable in that its Luis Garcia's last story for Warren (and even then not an original story, but another reprint from his Chronicles of the Nameless series published in Europe). Terrific art job as usual. In the original story, the character swiped from Paul Newman at least had a mustache to cover it up a bit, for whatever reason this was removed in this Warren version. Also the whole succubus thing is clearly something not in the original story but added on by Dubay to give this western-themed story a more horror feel to it.<br /><br />"Children of Wrath" perhaps better fits back in the 70s, I too just don't find it that realistic a premise these days; a guy of incredible wealth and power doesn't have to resort to living in a bordello the rest of his days to get what he wants on that matter. That said, if you can put suspension of belief aside I thought it was a fairly decent story and enjoyed Torrents' art job. "Gamal and the Cockatrice" is the clear standout of the issue, a story that is both entertaining and makes you think. I believe this popped up in the top 25 stories of all time in the Warren Companion. Luis Bermejo provides good art as usual for "The January Man, but I too am not a fan of the story. I wonder if this was a leftover story that they didn't have space to fit in the upcoming Creepy Christmas themed special.<br /><br />On Comix International not having a price tag on it, my assumption is that these were primarily sold through the Captain Company ads included in each Warren magazine rather than in retail locations. Warren did this often for special publications, for example the Dracula publication that was heavily advertised in Warren mags back in 1973.Quiddity99https://www.blogger.com/profile/17809157926893454731noreply@blogger.com