tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post4057381002462490570..comments2024-03-29T05:15:44.658-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: The Boys from Derby: "Slimes, Slogs,and Glumps" by Cuti and SuttonThe Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-7050933332728951212017-03-31T00:27:11.070-04:002017-03-31T00:27:11.070-04:00Great Post Groove and let's not forget April 1...Great Post Groove and let's not forget April 1st will be Charlton Fool's Day!Kracalactaka!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11684026983386993722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-69719203743104677382016-09-03T19:38:30.670-04:002016-09-03T19:38:30.670-04:00Reading these old creepy (or scary, or whatever) s...Reading these old creepy (or scary, or whatever) stories you post makes me wonder if the more modern 'Goosebumps' series and related things were inspired by them. Not that horror stories haven't been around for as long as humans could craft a tale, mind you, but still... 'Goosebumps' kind of feels stylistically like some of these.<br /><br />Generally speaking, I like that some of these stories really hold up well after so many decades. Sometimes the art (specifically the clothes the characters might be wearing) may date these comics, but generally, they seem fairly timeless.<br /><br />As for this particular tale, I made a weird Groovy Age connection... when I was glancing at the thumbnails for each page, I couldn't help but think that the appearance of the two main characters, Joe and Cathy, remind me of Greg and Tana from Valley of the Dinosaurs (both the tv show and the comic series illustrated by Fred Himes). Coincidentally, even the mid-70's time-frame has both VotD and Creepy Tales coexisting. Weird.<br /><br />CRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-19034471285918631542016-09-01T20:08:27.264-04:002016-09-01T20:08:27.264-04:00Well, a creepy thing can be a scary thing, especia...Well, a creepy thing can be a scary thing, especially when you are dealing with a Lovecraftian frog as was drawn in this story. <br /><br />Sutton had the knack of drawing Lovecraft like horrors. Even when he didn't quite capture the look of a Cthulu type being he came pretty close, and when he got it just right it might have pleased ol H P himself.JMR777https://www.blogger.com/profile/03538238702295526065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-17670755453227285222016-09-01T17:07:20.595-04:002016-09-01T17:07:20.595-04:00Sorry about the title goof, guys. Fixed it. Now I&...Sorry about the title goof, guys. Fixed it. Now I'm gonna go write "creepy" on the blackboard 500 times...The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-74391209821966401722016-09-01T12:18:54.544-04:002016-09-01T12:18:54.544-04:00Great story, Groove, but isn't the name of the...Great story, Groove, but isn't the name of the comic book CREEPY THINGS, not SCARY THINGS?Dave Blanchardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-57499871067759476202016-09-01T09:28:02.233-04:002016-09-01T09:28:02.233-04:00As the cover implies, the book is actually Creepy ...As the cover implies, the book is actually Creepy Things, not Scary Things.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.com