Monday, 26 November 2018

Tales From The Crypt and EC Comics

After it's murder at the hands of hysterical parents whipped into a frenzy by Fredric Wertham in his attempt to market and cash grab with his book Seduction of the Innocent, Tales From The Crypt and EC comics have risen from the grave multiple times in the decades since.
In the 1970s it was brought to the big screen by Amicus films in Tales From The Crypt and The Vault Of Horror. Then in the late 80s it became a popular TV series on HBO lasting 7 seasons, with an 8th released in the form of audio dramas by seeing ear theatre. The series also spun off into an animated show with John Kassir reprising his role as the voice of the Crypt Keeper which he also lent to the live action series and audio dramas.
The animated series led to the release of an action figure line, though curiously the action figure of the Crypt Keeper was based on the live action design where as the rest of the figures were in the animated style.

The comics themselves have been reprinted multiple times in the 70s and 90s as well as in various hardback collections. Most recently by Dark Horse Comics.
A brand new Tales From the Crypt comic series begun in 2007 published by Papercutz. This lasted until 2010 then went on hiatus until 2016 when two more issues were released under the Super Genius imprint of Papercutz. Though the series seems to have returned to the grave once again for the time being.


Friday, 27 April 2018

Bucky O'Hare Dead-Eye Duck

                                Boss Fight Studios Dead-Eye Duck and Bucky O'Hare

Monday, 16 April 2018

G I Joe Rise of Cobra and Retaliation Figures

The Joe line up from the G I Joe movie universe of Rise of Cobra and Retaliation. Duke, Roadblock, Flint, Snake Eyes, Scarlett, Lady Jaye, Ripcord and Heavy Duty.
Though many Joe collectors favor the vintage figures, the quality of the line was at it's highest during the movie period. A higher level of articulation and great sculpting from computer scans of the actors faces make for some great looking figures.

Friday, 30 March 2018

G I Joe Rise of Cobra and Retaliation figures.


 
                        Heavy Duty and Roadblock from the G.I Joe movie universe toylines.


                                  Duke and Ripcord from the G.I Joe Rise of Cobra toyline.

Sunday, 4 February 2018

Spider-man Children in Danger

 At around 1990 Marvel UK produced a short PSA comic strip in the UK that was handed out for free around some primary schools to help make children aware of stranger danger. The story features Spider-man on a trip to the UK helping to stop a criminal kidnapping a young boy before giving some advice to children about not talking ot strangers or accepting gifts from them. The mini comic was written by Simon Furman, best known for his work on Transformers.