Byrne-ing to Read: "Death Drone!" by Mantlo, Byrne, and Esposito

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! We're back with the second and final part of our Bill Mantlo/John Byrne/Mike Esposito Champs vs. Swarm mini-epic! From Champions #15 (June 1977) here's the origin--and end (sort'a) of Swarm in "Death Drone!"

Cover art by Al Milgrom

Byrne-ing to Read: Charlton Prose Fillers by Mike Pellowski and John Byrne

Dig it, Groove-ophiles. Ol' Groove is pretty sure we've made it perfectly clear that we dig, love, groove to, get turned on by, and enjoy planting our peepers on the awesome artistry of John Byrne. We've dug up some art that you might not be aware of...and Mr. Byrne might want to forget. But hey, everyone's gotta start somewhere, and no matter how rough or crude the following illos may seem, Ol' Groove sees sparks of originality, an unmatched enthusiasm, a fun style, and a superstar-diamond-in-the-rough...

From The Flintstones #37 (February 1975):

From Valley of the Dinosaurs #3 (April 1975):

From Korg, 70,000 B.C. #2 (May 1975):

Hmmm. All from Stone Age-based comics. Coincidence...?

Byrne-ing to Read: "The Inner War!" by Gruenwald, Macchio, Byrne, and Sinnott

This is it, Groove-ophiles! The Pegasus Project officially begins here with "The Inner War!" from Marvel Two-In-One #53 (April 1979)! Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, John Byrne, and Joe Sinnott get it all together here--and when Ol' Groove says "get it all together", he means it! The Thing, Quasar, Thundra, Deathlok, Wundarr, and intrigue galore--and there's lots more to come! Why do we still talk about Project Pegasus over thirty years after it was published? 'Cause it's everything a Marvel story should be! Fantastic storyline and concepts, incredible art, and amazing guest-stars! If you've never experienced Project Pegasus, you're in for a treat!

Byrne-ing to Read: "The Day the World Winds Down" by Macchio, Byrne, and Friends

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! We're back with another chapter of the Project Pegasus prelude! Hey, if you asked most folks when John Byrne drew his first ish of 2-in-1, they would probably say ish #50--and they'd be el wrong-o! For some reason, MTIO #43 (June 1978) falls through the cracks! Dunno why! Not only does it have fantastic Byrne art (with inks from Byrne and others from the looks of it), not only does it feature bashful Ben Grimm, Captain America, and Man-Thing, but it also features the Cosmic Cube aaaaaaand it leads directly to the near-legendary Pegasus Project arc that is known and beloved by so many! And hey, no one less than Walt Simonson inked Byrne's pencils on the cover! Oh, yeah, Ralph Macchio's story is pretty cool, too! Are you ready for..."The Day the World Winds Down"?