Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Groove's Faves Week! Black and White Wednesday: "Temple of the Spider" by Goodwin and Simonson

Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Ol' Groove is having a birthday this coming Saturday, I've got a brand new grandchild (#4!) on the way, and school has started back. Instead of struggling to keep up or (heaven forbid) getting behind, Ol' Groove is going to try something I've been toying with for a long time: re-runs! Yep, there are a lot of old posts that I'm really proud of that don't seem to have gotten the attention I'd have liked, so I'm going to run them this week. Next week, Ol' Groove'll be back with new posts, but 'til then, enjoy and comment on these Favorite Posts!

From November 5, 2008...

What's happening, Groove-ophiles? I thought after all the big events of the past several weeks (Halloween Countdown, 100th Post, and the election), it'd be nice to unwind with a flat-out great comicbook story by two of the most talented dudes to ever grace the pulpified pages of our favorite medium. I mentioned this story in my post on Thrilling Adventure Stories back in August (you can read it here), so I'm not gonna waste space repeating it all today. Suffice to say, the two issues of Thrilling Adventure Stories produced by Atlas/Seaboard back in 1975 are treasure-troves of comicbook excellence. This story by Goodwin and Simonson, who had just finished their magnificent run on Manhunter in the back of Detective Comics (issues 437-443), is one of the absolute best black and white comics ever. And because Ol' Groove loves ya, here it is!
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4 comments:

  1. BillyWitchDoctorAugust 23, 2017 at 2:23 AM

    What a great source of nightmare fuel! Thanks for posting it!

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  2. keythd23August 23, 2017 at 2:46 AM

    Walt Simonson considers this one of the best things he ever did. I agree. The Archie Goodwin story was superb, as always.

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  3. fateAugust 23, 2017 at 7:05 AM

    :-)

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  4. tomAugust 23, 2017 at 7:09 AM

    The art was stupendous, great story as well.

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