Monday, April 07, 2014

ECCC Loot


 
I bought this volume of "Planet Comics" archives.  It's full of stories starring "Flash Gordon" types: "Flint Baker and the One-Eyed Monsters of Mars", "Captain Nelson Cole of the Solar Force" and "Buzz Crandall and the Space Patrol".  Best name of all though is
"Spurt Hammond - Planet Flyer",
maybe because of the way he spurts out of the great mortar in his super rocket?

9 comments:

MrGoodson2 said...

I ran across this quote “All writing problems are psychological problems. Blocks usually stem from the fear of being judged. ~Erica Jong.

I thought that applies to a lot of work that might otherwise get done. We don't want to be judged on how stupid and inferior our work product may turn out.

These comic book artists from this period were just cranking. They could draw-kinda- and they went at it.

Good stuff. You'd want the guy playing Spurt in the movie to talk with a lot of spittle and juiciness.

MrGoodson2 said...

What comedy guy used to do a character that had a very spit filled speech. Yes would become a juicy yessh.

Racking my brain. There's probably a few of them. I'm trying to remember the specific one I'm thinking about.

Wasn't a cartoon. It was a guy. Not Ronny Howard in Music Man.

Don't see any of the big hit SNL people doing it. Some sitcom from the 70s probably.

Tom Moon said...

I like your Erica Jong quote Ellis. It's exactly describes what I've had to get over, and still struggle with, in trying to write my stuff.

I find I really love this Fletcher Hanks/Basil Wolverton-Space Hawk-type style. It's so raw, but, I think, very effective. It encourages me to just produce, without worrying about having to look like Art Adams or Neal Adams.

MrGoodson2 said...

Me too Tom. I put the TV onto Picassa, a Roku channel. It allows you to look at random selections from your blogspot.

All my art from 10 years being pulled up and shown off for 5 seconds. I recommend doing it. Your reaction is going to be be " Doggone, I'm good. Good enough."

I love Fantagraphics. The best comics related stuff out there.

Tom Moon said...

I love Fantagraphics too. Boom Studios was at ECCC. I like what they're doing. I'm wondering if there's a way to get companies like that to just look at your stuff and give you feedback. Not that they would necessarily make a publishing offer, but just tell you what they think. Anyone have ideas on how to make some inroads or network with these guys? Do you think they send people around the conventions looking for fresh talent?

Rickart said...

Rust is published by Arcania, which is owned by Boom. Royden gave a copy of Dorothy to one of the editors there. I know his editor has a twitter feed, so if nothing else you could ask her directly if she'd give you a critique.

MrGoodson2 said...

Tom, I wish I had something as good as your giant robot strip to shop around

Rickart said...

Yeah. Me too!

Davis Chino said...

These posts and comments are so entertaining....

...Ellis, you hit the nail with yr original comment--guys cranking it out without worrying much about perfection.

We should all be thankful a post that began with a character named Splurt and an Erica Jong quote didn't go off the rails....