Monday, November 30, 2015

PC POST #279: The untold Punisher story "Rules of the Game"

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2015

PC POST #279: The untold Punisher story "Rules of the Game"

The guy on the back is Baron Von Strucker
There are projects that stays on hold for a few years (Punisher: Nightmare & Punisher: The Trial of Punisher) and eventually are released and others that will never see the light of the day.

Rules of the Game is one of those stories, it was written by Gregory Wright and in the artwork the legendary Jim Lee.

Nick Fury and Punisher would form an uneasy alliance to take down the same enemy for different purposes one of the main reasons for this alliance was to create much tension as possible between Fury and Castle.
The bad guy was named Walter Maddox and he was the leader of the group called Blackhearts, he was a drug lord that negotiate with other "parties" hi-tech weapons stolen from S.H.I.E.L.D.

 

This project was never halted or even had a schedule. The problem was that Jim Lee was working in the X-Men titles and Marvel didn't want to make an ultimatum because he was a talented artist and Marvel needed him. Marvel gave him everytime he needed to finish this project.

But unfortunately it was lost in time and i have no hope to see this 64 page graphic novel finished. 








Many Thanks for Gregory Wright who was kind enough to give us these informations about this project.
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Two-Fisted Tales #18

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November-December, 1950
Note: This is a reprint of EC's Two-Fisted Tales #18. The original did not include the "Blam! First issue!" caption at the top.

Did you know...
· In Two-Fisted Tales and its companion title, Frontline Combat, Kurtzman went to incredible lengths to ensure that every rifle, helmet, and piece of military equipment was accurately drawn. Once, when artist Jack Davis brought him artwork of an Army corpsman's kit, Kurtzman reportedly said, "No, Jack, the gauze pad goes to the right of the sulfa!"

· Kurtzman had a hard time delegating his workload; he did his own layouts and insisted the artists follow them precisely. Some rebelled, and added tiny details they knew would get Kurtzman's goat.

· Kurtzman's final work was a reprise of Two-Fisted Tales, which was published by Dark Horse Comics in 1993. He died before seeing the first issue published.
Two-Fisted Tales #18
EC COMICS, THE UPSTART COMPANY whose name was synonymous with groundbreaking horror and humour in the 1950s, didn't set out to create the century's greatest war comic. But there's nothing like a real-life war -- in this case, the Korean conflict -- to encourage a little creativity on the homefront.
Prior to Two-Fisted Tales #18 (which was previously titled Haunt of Fear), war comics were simple and jingoistic. Comic readers during the Second World War could look forward to stories about Captain America punching Hitler, or a group of preteen boys pulling pranks behind enemy lines, or a bumbling private up to his usual hijinks in the mess hall. There were plenty of stories that truly tried to capture the horror and senselessness of the battlefield, but comic books were not the place to find them.
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Issue #25 of Two-Fisted Tales shows a typical cover, with ordinary soldiers suffering the insanity of war.
Harvey Kurtzman changed all that. Originally, he wanted to create a book about all types of "he-man" adventures, but the Korean War gave war comics a second life, and he switched formats to take advantage of the renewed interest in war stories. But unlike other magazines of the day, no one could accuse Two-Fisted Tales of being wartime propaganda. On the contrary, the magazine was a brutally honest look at battles and wars throughout history. Kurtzman, who had been drafted in 1942, knew warfare firsthand, and he was outraged by the gung-ho war comics that made war look like a glorious thing. In his stories, there were no heroes -- just soldiers trapped in situations beyond their control. Often, his stories weren't about soldiers at all, focusing instead on the lives of innocent people scarred by war.
These gritty, unsentimental peeks at the pressures that soldiers faced were also incredibly detailed; Kurtzman was legendary for agonizing over every little detail of the stories and double-checking every historical fact. But he didn't suffer for his craft alone -- legends-in-the-making like Jack Davis, Joe Kubert, John Severin, Wally Wood, Will Elder, Reed Crandall and George Evans helped to lighten the load.
Sadly, it wouldn't last long. This was due in part to the amount of work involved in maintaining each issue's quality, but part of the reason also lay in the fact that most Americans weren't ready to accept comic books as a legitimate forum for those types of war stories. The title ended with its 41st issue in 1955, but its influence would later be seen in titles by other publishers that would pick up the torch -- for instance, in the 1960s Warren Publishing's Blazing Combat tried to deal honestly with war at a time when honesty about the Vietnam war was hard to come by. In later years, Sgt. Rock would be DC's answer to the call for realistic war stories.
By the end of the century, war comics that told the truth about war were all but forgotten by most readers, making way for movies like Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, andSaving Private Ryan to show the true face of war. But the spirit with which Kurtzman created some of the most masterful stories of their kind would, like the servicemen they commemorated, not easily be forgotten.
Note: If anyone knows where I can find a scanned copy of the cover from the original Two-Fisted Tales #18, I'd appreciate it.
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Saturday, November 21, 2015

Collect Them All! : DC Offers Neal Adams Variants for February 2016


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Collect Them All! : DC Offers Neal Adams Variants for February 2016

or just wait for the graphic novel and buy the one book-
11/18/2015 by 5 Comments
Portrait of the artist as a younger man
Portrait of the artist as a younger man
Next February, DC Comics will be offering an “open to buy” series of variant covers drawn by Neal Adams! These covers don’t require any order minimums or ratios; retailers can order whatever amount they desire!
I’m no expert on Adams’ catalog, but some of these covers are inspired by his earlier iconic work, such as the “Speedball Speedy” cover for Green Lantern/Green Arrow #85, Superman #233, and Action Comics #400. I managed to identify many of the original covers, but I’ll let our intrepid readers identify the rest!
The Grand Comics Database lists 889 covers by Neal Adams, and I’m certain DC could commission another series based on other covers he drew and designed!
If you click the links below, you’ll be directed to Diamond Previews, where the preliminary pencil sketches can be seen, along with the catalog copy.
[NOTE TO RETAILERS AND COLLECTORS: the order numbers listed below should read “DEC” not “NOV”.]
From the Diamond Previews Retailer Order Form dated December 2015:
NEAL ADAMS VARIANTS
The following titles feature an Open To Buy Variant Edition by Neal Adams which may be ordered in any quantity:
JUSTICE LEAGUE_VAR_48-5
JUSTICE LEAGUE: DARKSEID WAR SPECIAL #1 • NOV150217 [Original]
JLA_VAR_8
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #8 • NOV150220 [Original]
AQU_VAR_49
AQUAMAN #49 • NOV150222 [Original]
CYB_VAR_8
CYBORG #8 • NOV150225 [Original]
DTHSTR_VAR_15
DEATHSTROKE #15 • NOV150228 [Are those real people on the cover? I think they look like notable DC staffers, but I don’t want to guess.] (Original)
FLASH_VAR_49
THE FLASH #49 • NOV150232 [A word balloon! On a DC cover!]
GA_VAR_49
GREEN ARROW #49 • NOV150234 [original]
MM_VAR_9
MARTIAN MANHUNTER #9 • NOV150237 [That’s a lot of pencilling. I suspect this will be inked digitally, otherwise the graphite will prevent the ink from adhering to the board.]
RH_ARSENAL_VAR_9
RED HOOD/ARSENAL #9 • NOV150244
STRFR_VAR_9
STARFIRE #9 • NOV150246 [Original]
TT_VAR_17
TEEN TITANS #17 • NOV150249 [Original]
TITANSHUNT_VAR_5
TITANS HUNT #5 • NOV15251
TELOS_VAR_5
TELOS #5 • NOV150254 [Original]
WW_VAR_49
WONDER WOMAN #49 • NOV150256 [Original]
BM_SUP_VAR_29
BATMAN/SUPERMAN #29 • NOV150261 [Original]
ACT_COM_VAR_49
ACTION COMICS #49 • NOV150263
SM_WW_VAR_26
SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #26 • NOV150265 [Original]
SM_VAR_49
SUPERMAN #49 • NOV150268 [Original]
SM_LOIS_CLK_VAR_5
SUPERMAN: LOIS & CLARK #5 • NOV150270 [original]
BM_VAR_49
BATMAN #49 • NOV150272
DETECTIVE_VAR_49
DETECTIVE COMICS #49 • NOV150281
GRYSN_VAR_17
GRAYSON #17 • NOV150284   [Original]
ROB_SOB_var_9
ROBIN, SON OF BATMAN #9 • NOV150290
WAR_VAR_9
WE ARE ROBIN #9 • NOV150292
GL_VAR_49
GREEN LANTERN #49 • NOV150294
SINESTRO_VAR_20
SINESTRO #20 • NOV150297 [Original]
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  1. Evan says:
    11/19/2015 at 9:34 am
    Yeah the Deathstroke one is real people in the background. I recognized Walt Simonson, Levitz, and Didio.
  2. TurtleLove says:
    11/19/2015 at 10:49 am
    these are pure comics crack. The Sinestro one in particular. Looks like Sinestro just did 9/11 and is real gleeful about it.
  3. Red Oak Kid says:
    11/19/2015 at 4:44 pm
    Re; Martian Manhunter #9 Variant.
    This image is based on Adams’ cover for Batman 232. The figure in background was reproduced from the pencils by shooting it as a halftone. Only the two figures in the foreground were inked. I suspect the variant cover will be handled the same way. If he wanted to ink the background figure he could lightbox it on vellum.
  4. Jerry Smith says:
    11/20/2015 at 10:47 pm
    This art is fantastic, but is such a waste. I’d love to see Adams tackle real DC heroes in their real costumes instead of these Nu52 posers. Ugh. Why does Superman have his S-Shield on his chest and his belt? Does he have to look down and remind himself what it looks like? Nu52 costume design is ugly. Adams should have stuck with the good costumes for this project, like Darwyn Cooke did recently. I may have actually bought some of those.
  5. DOC THOMPSON says:
    11/21/2015 at 11:18 am
    Variants are proof the speculators are still with us,atleast among the braindonners at DC and Marvel
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