Final Crisis - 1986 Style - Redux

Over the last couple of months I posted scans of a cartoon by Johnny Lowe which I had found in a programme for a 1986 art show held in Birmingham in the UK. I liked the art and how it used then-current characters to gently take a pop at the recent (at that point) Crisis On Infinite Earths.

Before posting it, I searched on the net for a web-site or blog of Johnny's but had no luck.

A few days ago, I was pleased to have an e-mail from him wondering how I got hold of the scans - thankfully he had no problems with me having posted them here on the blog but did ask me to point out that they originally appeared (to quote Johnny's e-mail) in the

"Comics Buyer's Guide, a U.S. monthly magazine that discusses comics (though at the time I did the strips, CBG was a weekly tabloid), and they were all published in the February 28, 1986 issue."

You can see an example in the photo below that Johnny kindly supplied. Someone obviously saw them, photocopied them and pasted them into the programme.

Still, as I said, Johnny was gracious enough to allow me to leave them up on the blog so at least I'm in the clear!

Free Comics

Over the next couple of months, I'm going to give away some of my comics.

For free.

More details coming soon so stay tuned.

Who'd Like A Cocktail? #29

A Cocktail? I'd like some comics this week if it's all the same to you. There was a paucity this week when I went to collect my comics, hence the ridiculously small list below:

• Alan Moore's Light Of The Countenance - so God is a TV that talks with an overtly flowery vocabulary, uses portmanteau words and imagery to express hidden truths . . . but can't project that intelligence out to its worshippers? Hmmm, sounds like a God alright;
• Trinity #42 - Luthor's outburst about using the power to reshape the world and turn it into a paradise; cue philosophical debate on the morals of that idea.

And the thing that made me laugh:

Ah, Plastic Man, the JLA is a poorer place without you.

Friday Night Fights - The Other Woman Fights Dirty

Spacebooger demands One Panel of Pain for these fights so that's what you're getting.

With Final Crisis now done and dusted, I had occasion to glance over Seven Soldiers from a few years back and cam across this little beauty:

Ouch! Sally Sonic breaking Bulleteer's arm - you just know that's gonna smart.

Head over to Spacebooger, check out the other fights and vote for your favourite by leaving a comment over there.

This elbow-cracking moment first appeared in Bulleteer #4, cover dated May 2006, written by Grant Morrison with art by Yanick Paquette and Michael Bair.

What Nonsense Is This?

I've joined Twitter, finally catching up with the rest of the civilised world and will likely be blabbering on about lord knows what . . . just like the rest of the civilised world.

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Who'd Like A Cocktail? #28

Another round up of what made me chuckle or cringe in this week's comics:

• Batman: Cacophony #3 - so can someone tell me why the Joker's beard isn't green?
• Black Terror #3 - red, white and blue beat the crap out of black;
• Booster Gold #18 - hey, kids! Can you say "expositionary dialogue" with me?
• Green Arrow And Black Canary #18 - while being no fan of Judd Winick's writing, he at least gave Ollie and Dinah a mature relationship; Andrew Kreisberg seems determined to ruin their marriage;
• Green Lantern Corps #34 - RRAARGH! SKOOM UGGGH! RRRRR! WHOOM YAAGGH! AAGHHH! SHUNK CHOMP AAGHHH! SHUNK WHOOM SKLATCH SHRRRIIIPPP  YAARGRGH! - now that's a fight!
• Marvels: Eye Of The Camera #4 - poor Phil;
• Punisher #68 - "I will eat not one more spoonful of this maggoty rice!" - Walter Rose is like John Rambo but with funnier dialogue;
• The Stand: American Nightmares #1 - why are Larry, Stu and Fran about to do the Batusi on the cover?
• Top 10: Season Two #4 - poor old Joe Pi - that was a shock;
• Trinity #41 - one man and his dog went to eat a planet.

And what made me smile the most this week:

You gotta love Alfred, haven't you?

Friday Night Fights - Dredd Vs Dog

Spacebooger demands One Panel of Pain for these fights so that's what you get.

Steering away from American superheroes this week, here's a shot featuring British icon Judge Dredd whaling on another 2000AD legend Johnny Alpha, aka Strontium Dog.

For some reason, they aren't getting on together:

Dredd must still be pissed by that Stallone movie.  I know I am.

Go check out the other fights at Spacebooger and remember to vote for your favourite.

This face into wall interface is from the Judge Dredd: Judgement Day graphic novel, written by John Wagner and Garth Ennis with art by Dean Ormston.