Showing posts with label george effinger. Show all posts
Showing posts with label george effinger. Show all posts
Monday, April 29, 2013
Random Reads: "Wasteland--on a Weirdling World!" by Effinger, Conway, Andru, and Grainger
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! You wanted more Gullivar Jones, you get more Gullivar Jones! While original series' creative team, writer Roy Thomas and penciler Gil Kane, have moved on to other projects, Gil stuck around to produce another cool cover! Inside the pages of Creatures on the Loose #18 (April 1972) writers George Effinger and Gerry Conway team with artists Ross Andru and Sam Grainger to continue the adventures of Edwin L. Arnold's Warrior of Mars with lots of monsters, action, and even a history lesson (which Ol' Groove is sure editor Roy Thomas had a hand in--just check out the credits). Check it out, baby!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Warriors and Wizards Week! Bring On the Back-Ups: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
Hey,hey,hey, Groove-ophiles! Here's another way-out
From December, 1972, through August, 1973, DC comics produced one of the finest sword and sorcery mags ever published. That mag was called, appropriately enough, Sword of Sorcery. For four issues, the stellar team of writer Denny O'Neil and artist Howard Chaykin (along with a host of far-out inkers) combined their talents to adapt none other than Fritz Leiber's immortal Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser into comicbook form (after O'Neil, Samuel R. Delany, and Dick Giordano had first introduced the pair into the DC Universe in issues 201-202 [May-June, 1972] of Wonder Woman of all places!) Notice Ol' Groove mentioned four issues, though the mag actually ran for five. That's because the fifth issue's pencils were handled by Walt Simonson, who drew the Young Fafhrd back-up in ish #4, which leads us to "The Prophecy!" (Who says this isn't the Groovy Age of sneaky segues?)
Since Uncle Walt was busy penciling the lead tale for ish #5, that issue's back-up art was produced by yet another Groovy Age dream team, Jim Starlin and Al Milgrom. To complete our two-fer Tuesday, dig this sensational solo-tale starring the Gray Mouser, written by George Effinger. Here comes..."The Mouse Alone!" (And check out the plethora of galvanizing guest-stars who pop-up throughout!)
Warriors and Wizards Week
write-up for your reading pleasure. And, ah, what the hey, it's Tuesday, so let's make it a two-fer!
From December, 1972, through August, 1973, DC comics produced one of the finest sword and sorcery mags ever published. That mag was called, appropriately enough, Sword of Sorcery. For four issues, the stellar team of writer Denny O'Neil and artist Howard Chaykin (along with a host of far-out inkers) combined their talents to adapt none other than Fritz Leiber's immortal Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser into comicbook form (after O'Neil, Samuel R. Delany, and Dick Giordano had first introduced the pair into the DC Universe in issues 201-202 [May-June, 1972] of Wonder Woman of all places!) Notice Ol' Groove mentioned four issues, though the mag actually ran for five. That's because the fifth issue's pencils were handled by Walt Simonson, who drew the Young Fafhrd back-up in ish #4, which leads us to "The Prophecy!" (Who says this isn't the Groovy Age of sneaky segues?)
Since Uncle Walt was busy penciling the lead tale for ish #5, that issue's back-up art was produced by yet another Groovy Age dream team, Jim Starlin and Al Milgrom. To complete our two-fer Tuesday, dig this sensational solo-tale starring the Gray Mouser, written by George Effinger. Here comes..."The Mouse Alone!" (And check out the plethora of galvanizing guest-stars who pop-up throughout!)
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