Wednesday Comics

Here, as promised, is a goodie bag full of some seasonal selections. Everything from classic passion project work by master Richard Corben, to contemporary scare comics printed on newsprint to get the feel of old school comics; with plenty of weirdness to go between. Enjoy. Excerpt from Rowlf #1 ; story and art by Richard Corben (Rip Off Press, 1971). Excerpt from Croak #3 ; story by Cody Andrew Sousa, art by Francesco Iaquinta, colors by Chris O'Halloran, lettering by Dezi Sienty (Alterna, 2017). Excerpt from "The Wedding Gift" art by Demetrio Sanchez Gomez,  from Scary Tales #1 (Modern Comics, 1975). Excerpt from "The Three Sisters" , story and art by Richard Sala, originally published in Evil Eye #3 (Fantagraphics, 1998); reprinted in Peculia (Fantagraphics, 2002). Excerpt from "The One-Legged Monster of Oudai" (orig. published in mid 1960s), story and art by Kazuo Umezu from Cat-Eyed Boy Volume One (Viz, 2008). Excerpt from "Frank's F...

 After a week off due to scheduling errors, we're back, and with some Halloween appropriate samplings. Next week – the trippiest of the terrifying! Come with you trick 'r treat bags ready! The Demon  vol. 2 no. 9; pencils and story by Jack Kirby, inks and  lettering by Mike Royer (DC, 1973). Usagi Yojimbo no. 163; story and art by Stan Sakai (Dark Horse, 2017). Excerpt from "The Bride Of The Crab" from Chamber of Chills Magazine no. 12; art by Moe Marcus (Harvey, 1952); reprinted in Haunted Love no. 2 (Yoe / IDW, 2016). Excerpt from "Beware The Terrible Totem!" from Rawhide Kid no. 22; story by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers (Marvel, 1961); reprinted in The Mighty Marvel Western Featuring Two-Gun Kid no. 1 (Marvel, 2006). Excerpt from "Demons Of The Firelight" from The Savage Sword Of Conan no. 78; story by Michael Fleischer, art by John Buscema and Ernie Chan (Marvel, 1982).

  Simpsons Comics #5; story by Bill Morrison, Steve Vance and Cindy Vance, art by Bill Morrison, Steve Vance, Tim Bavington (Bongo, 1994). *The Simpsons is one of those cultural phenomenons that rose to popularity and prevalence with a comet tail of divisiveness. I guess it's fitting that its endurance is as divisive now as its content was upon its introduction as a standalone series beyond the crude shorts on The Tracy Ullman Show .   Simpsons Comics , and all of the Bongo properties really, were fairly consistent with their quality; Steve Vance and Bill Morrison understood the tone and the look of the Matt Groening properties, and made some great, faithful comic book material from them. While they got the characters down to a T, the artwork was occasionally somewhat sparse, as seen above. Always game for parody, The Simpsons take on, well, comic books, in this issue, which serves as a part two of three in a "When Bongos Collide" crossover event. The Bartman , Radioacti...