tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post7647753209450232130..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: The mystery beachcomber revealedJeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-24148573458104669012008-10-18T08:49:00.000-05:002008-10-18T08:49:00.000-05:00Ha! How old is that song?Ha! How old is that song?Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-69195488900328330542008-10-17T23:08:00.000-05:002008-10-17T23:08:00.000-05:00Who'd have known that Gene Simmons was a closet co...Who'd have known that Gene Simmons was a closet comics nerd?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-81770569360566204462008-10-17T18:29:00.000-05:002008-10-17T18:29:00.000-05:00As soon as I saw the pictures, I remembered Swords...As soon as I saw the pictures, I remembered Swords of the Swashbucklers. It started as a graphic novel and then Marvel tried to spin it into a regular series. I think it lasted all of three issues.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, she doesn't really look thirteen, but there was a LOT of that type of artwork in the early to mid 80's. More than likely because in the pre-Watchmen, pre-Dark Knight era of comics, they were aimed squarely at young boys aged 12-15. <BR/><BR/>Hell, I remember some artists of the era made 13-year-old Illyana Rasputin look like a damn fashion model.<BR/><BR/>DocAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-43156776816890886822008-10-17T15:53:00.000-05:002008-10-17T15:53:00.000-05:00Yeah, Jackson changed his name to Butch and got a ...Yeah, Jackson changed his name to Butch and got a lot better as an artist; <B>Ruse</B> is very good indeed.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-17006063671428358972008-10-17T13:25:00.000-05:002008-10-17T13:25:00.000-05:00Bill Mantlo's best works, for me, were the fill-in...Bill Mantlo's best works, for me, were the fill-in issues he did on the Avengers back in the late '70s, early '80s. Almost all masterpieces, particularly the Arsenal saga. <BR/><BR/>Jackson Guice's magnum opus (with Mark Waid) was Ruse for Crossgen Comics.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07175512698266614039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-81787628489332690912008-10-17T12:25:00.000-05:002008-10-17T12:25:00.000-05:00Another Mantlo and Guice fan! I sometimes thought ...Another Mantlo and Guice fan! I sometimes thought I was the only one.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-50354634324405852472008-10-17T11:43:00.000-05:002008-10-17T11:43:00.000-05:00Jackson Guice has always drawn elongated people. T...Jackson Guice has always drawn elongated people. That's why she seems so tall.Lisandro Gaertnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109086462318526579noreply@blogger.com