tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post3799579800046334790..comments2024-03-25T11:21:33.915-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: Sci-Friday: "This Is the Way the World Ends" by Wein and SparlingThe Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-76090439896626188352012-03-17T04:02:15.915-04:002012-03-17T04:02:15.915-04:00I had forgotten completely about this comic - boug...I had forgotten completely about this comic - bought it when it came out, but had no idea about any toy tie-in till now (pity they didn't try a Zeroids strip; now THAT I'd have gone for in a big way)...I have my doubts about Jesse Santos, but could almost see something of a Win Mortimer look about some of the inks (eg the opening panel of the back-up story).B Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18016629838915185467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-48193989244328883052012-03-16T22:04:38.374-04:002012-03-16T22:04:38.374-04:00Wooww nice collection of comicWooww nice collection of comicDaniel juegos de vestirhttp://tusjuegosdevestirgratis.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-70980187290639520192012-03-16T10:20:53.318-04:002012-03-16T10:20:53.318-04:00I don't see anything other than Sparling's...I don't see anything other than Sparling's work here myself.<br /><br />In recalling this story, I thought Len Wein had sneakily crossed over into the Mighty Samson future, but I see that his ecocatastophe and Otto Binder's nuclear war merely led to the same sort of cavemen culture. Great minds think alike!Martin OHearnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14756078371130519063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-2582127959683453462012-03-16T10:16:11.410-04:002012-03-16T10:16:11.410-04:00I vaguely remember the toys - I think my younger b...I vaguely remember the toys - I think my younger brother might have gotten a couple for Chirstmas that year - but I do not remember this comic book version at all. A real find; thanks for sharin!John Smallhttp://bardofthelesserboulevards.yolasite.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-30875734183505544782012-03-16T00:43:03.922-04:002012-03-16T00:43:03.922-04:00Having already mentioned my love of the toy line i...Having already mentioned my love of the toy line <a href="http://plaidstallions.blogspot.com/2011/09/here-come-microbots.html" rel="nofollow">in the comments over at Plaid Stallions</a>, I'll restrict myself here to saying that photos don't do them justice. These were absolutely gorgeous, not to mention heavy and durable for their size.<br /><br />The comic was probably the darkest comics story I'd ever read at the time. I can't imagine they gave Len Wein much instruction or supervision...and I can't imagine selling the toys was high on his list of priorities. But as a historical artifact it's a perfect example of the "overly earnest warning of eco-catastrophe" SF subgenre which dominated the early Seventies. And even though it wasn't the story I'd have chosen to go with the toy line, it's got a lot of charm.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714171897239398438noreply@blogger.com