tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post6345726963094875950..comments2024-03-25T11:21:33.915-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: Groove's Faves: "Hellfire and Holocaust" by Conway, Giffen, and WoodThe Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-54969903900900828722016-03-30T06:00:41.027-04:002016-03-30T06:00:41.027-04:00Man, did Keith Giffen cram a lot of panels into 17...Man, did Keith Giffen cram a lot of panels into 17 pages! One day, when I'm ambitious, I'll count them. I also like how he dropped the white borders between them on many pages.keythd23https://www.blogger.com/profile/00690368680707726203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-49418538365613470842016-03-29T17:19:48.575-04:002016-03-29T17:19:48.575-04:00I loved the covers on these, too. The bar across t...I loved the covers on these, too. The bar across the top with the old-style D.C. "bullet", the figures or heads they used to put in there, and the blurbs! A lotta writing at the top but it was all done with a lotta color.<br />I have several D.C. comics with the "salute the bicentennial" line at the top, but I'm glad I didn't cut 'em up and send 'em in for a Superman belt buckle, or whatever the prize was.<br />Perish forbid! Like the dreaded Marvel value stamps! You would go in a comic shop and buy a long-searched for back issue and find some chucklehead had defaced it. Arrgh!<br />Although a Superman belt buckle does sound kinda cool, now that I think about it...<br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-79681379095003584422016-03-29T08:06:58.491-04:002016-03-29T08:06:58.491-04:00Super Squadron was so much fun, I was never a big ...Super Squadron was so much fun, I was never a big fan of DC's team-up books (JLA, Legion Of Superheros) but always loved JSA, All-Star Squadron. Kevin Lakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11821459829633571075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-26892844479520130312016-03-29T06:37:11.150-04:002016-03-29T06:37:11.150-04:00Great storytelling. The page where Power Girl figh...Great storytelling. The page where Power Girl fights XLK-JNN and the alien communicates telepathically is told so visually well. This was my first issue of All-Star Comics, and I was hooked. Love the full-face panels and the fabulous Woody inks.Keith Logannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-59493827858104460852016-03-29T00:24:45.791-04:002016-03-29T00:24:45.791-04:00I had this issue back in the day. I really liked ...I had this issue back in the day. I really liked the Giffen/Wood combination and from his work with the JSA/Super Squad, I followed Giffen into other comics (LSH, Defenders, etc...). Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547751537787941998noreply@blogger.com