Black and White Wednesday: "Into the Shop" by Goulart, Bissette, and Veitch

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Long-time readers know that one of Ol' Groove's favorite authors is Ron Goulart. Whether it's pulp/comicbook history, sci-fi/fantasy prose, or comicbooks, Mr. Goulart's skills have always brought yers trooly great delight. Imagine how ecstatic Teen Groove was when he got his hands on Marvel Preview #18 (May 1979)! Not only did the new Star-Lord creative team of Doug Moench, Bill Sienkiewicz, and Bob McLeod blow me away (check it out), but Marvel had snagged Ron Goulart to write an amazing back-up sci-fi saga! I looooove Goulart's sci-fi satire, and "Into the Shop" had the wit and bite I loved so much. Even more cool, it was brought to artistic life by recent graduates of  the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art's first class (and future super-stars in their own right) of Steve Bissette and Rick Veitch,. The young artists captured both the humor and the horror of Goulart's tale starring Clint Eastwood--er Marshal Clemens' nightmarish adventure. Here's a hidden treasure you won't find anywhere else, baby! Dig it!!

Dig it, Groove-ophiles! An anonymous citizen of Groove City just informed Ol' Groove that this mini-epic was made into an episode of Welcome to Paradox (Episode 13, 9/9/1998, according to IMDB) starring Dana Ashbrook!