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paulsnyc's avatar

Mike, another really good article.

Jones, Starlin and Steranko are not bad ones to emulate. Perfect quick breakdown on what is/went wrong with corporate comic book publishing

You are spor on with Pat Broderick's work. Noticed him from Detective and Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu but it was when he took over for Golden in The Micronauts and started Fury of Firestorm that cemented my being a fan of his work.

I am looking forward to both versions of Bronze Star Vol. #2 as I did with Vol. #1

It's on The List. Best with your endeavors ~ paulsnyc

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Christopher Moonlight's avatar

Some beautiful art examples, there.

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Mike Baron's avatar

Is that Gryphon's?

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Don Krause's avatar

Hi Mike, yes, comics used to be about heroes. The industry has changed so much in 40 years. Sorry to hear about Diamond, but when then killed Capital City, Diamond started down the drain too.

Have you been to our last local comic book store? They have a sign on the front door that says "No Nazis allowed'. I asked them about it and they said that they don't want 'conservatives' shopping in their store. Gee, sounds like Germany in the 1930's when they put up the 'No Jews allowed'. Oh course, they don't teach history any more.

So, where are we going to get our comics when the stores are gone? Even on-line shops are censoring their selections.

Thank you mike for your great insights and writing. Keep it up!

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