tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post6925928957526607298..comments2024-03-25T11:21:33.915-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: Famous First Fridays: Creatures On the Loose #10 Featuring REH's KullThe Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-89016902609962606082019-08-29T08:27:03.623-04:002019-08-29T08:27:03.623-04:00Wrightson got Kull off to a good start, gave us th...Wrightson got Kull off to a good start, gave us the best-rendered version of Kull until 1981, when Moench and Bolton gave us "Demon In A Silvered Glass" in BIZARRE ADVENTURES 26. Which was also Bolton's first U.S. work (till then all his work had appeared in British comics.)<br /><br />Wrightson details the situation over this story in the A LOOK BACK book in 1980. The sense of betrayal he felt over that made him end his work for Marvel in that era, except for a few sporadic pin-up pages and covers. He was plenty pissed off. Dave Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12353225529813983401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-11680719471886955032009-06-09T14:38:49.603-04:002009-06-09T14:38:49.603-04:00Thanks for that insight, Joe! Man, I love having p...Thanks for that insight, Joe! Man, I love having pros stop in and add those great little tidbits!The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-59185984465294315052009-06-09T11:24:51.964-04:002009-06-09T11:24:51.964-04:00Bernie was so pissed at the color in that first st...Bernie was so pissed at the color in that first story. He had colored it so that the color slowly drained from the pages to simulate the effect of sound disappearing until the art was totally black and white, then shot back to full color when the sound was restored! It was a really effective visual solution to the story but Stan thought readers wouldn't get it and had it recolored before publication, destroying the effect. <br /><br />Ah, the 70's! :-)Joe Juskohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372481990907532158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-81195330515038226812009-04-22T19:27:00.000-04:002009-04-22T19:27:00.000-04:00I've been meaning to feature Kul as one of my ...I've been meaning to feature Kul as one of my 1970's Flashbacks, but I believe that you've covered him pretty darn well.<br /><br />I'm not sure if the instability of the creators contributed to Kull's secondary status or not.<br />I think that a better argument could be made for how hot out of the box Conan actually was from the start, being the primary reason. The Cimmerian simply stole all of the sword & sorcery thunder, other than Red Sonja that is, and everybody was more than comfortable squeezing in a chick in chain mail.<br /><br />Particularly one drawn so well by Frank Thorne.Chuck Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529750105224374839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-4059723251745188692009-04-20T11:14:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:14:00.000-04:00I'm sorry I didn't develop an interest in the swor...I'm sorry I didn't develop an interest in the sword and sorcery/barbarians until I got a little older. In the early 70s I think the barbarian titles were still over my head a bit.....and 10 years later I was tracking down back issues as I suddenly "got it." Kull was an interesting character being from an earlier Hyborian era....<br /><br />I agree shifting creative teams were a problem in the 70s. I think Marvel had grown so fast in such a short period of time (1968-1973), that the problem was inevitable. Still — it was a fun time!Chris Nyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04381409214303880118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-6107005011333287692009-04-20T09:14:00.000-04:002009-04-20T09:14:00.000-04:00I always liked the character of Kull. This was a ...I always liked the character of Kull. This was a great post. I never knew all of this about the comic.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14832710800680256206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-42502532664166434432009-04-18T09:39:00.000-04:002009-04-18T09:39:00.000-04:00I'll cover the 80s Kull (and Conan, and Red Sonja...I'll cover the 80s Kull (and Conan, and Red Sonja, and Solomon Kane, and Almuric...) over on "Blinded Me with Comics", Josh. Be on the lookout!<br /><br />Enjoy the hunt, Reis! Tracking down old comics is always fun, fun, fun!The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-8902608718181828412009-04-17T11:24:00.000-04:002009-04-17T11:24:00.000-04:00Valka! What a great article! I remember having a h...Valka! What a great article! I remember having a hell of a time finding new issues of Kull as a kid. Now the collection is pretty much complete, but I had no idea about the Creatures on the Loose story! Looks like I'm back on the hunt. ;)Reis O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968860465396048985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-52707039496812048872009-04-17T09:33:00.000-04:002009-04-17T09:33:00.000-04:00I remember reading the later KULL series from the ...I remember reading the later KULL series from the Eighties...I picked up a few of these as well, when I could. Good stuff.Josh Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799600827217221916noreply@blogger.com