I vividly remember walking into Ahmann’s Newstand on Main Street and seeing an entire spinner rack filled with a new comic book company’s brand new #1s! I wasn’t old enough to have caught the beginning of the Marvel Age (nor did I even consider the possibility of ever completing a run of back issues), but I saw the birth of Atlas Comics as my opportunity to get in on the ground level of an entire comic book universe! I bought every one I could get my hands on. I didn’t know anything about the politics surrounding the company, nor would I have cared at the time. Unfortunately, neither did I know how short-lived my joy was to be.
But I’m not here today to wax nostalgic about the Atlas Comics of yesteryear; I’m here to talk about the Atlas comics of today. Over the weekend I read the first numbers of Wulf, The Grim Ghost and Phoenix, and I must admit they were exactly what I anticipated they would be like. That is to say they were a good (but not great) sampling of a modern comic book. They are already making the mistake I saw repeated so often with upstart companies in the ‘90s, namely, debuting with a “universe” instead of a line. They’re already advertising “Coming this Fall… the First Ever Atlas Crossover Event.”
Whoopee.
You can’t go home again, but I did feel compelled to give these new comics the opportunity to try to take me there.
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Yes! I, also, ordered these books but have yet to read them.
I never read the original Grim Ghost but the story intrigues me. Wulf, well, not a big fan of the whole barbarian-gets-transported-to-present-day thing but I'm willing to give it a try while I wait for my favorite Atlas barbarian, Ironjaw.
Here's to seeing what they do with Planet of Vampires and Morlock!
Grim Ghost was decently written, but I just couldn't get into the art.
The story was by Tony Isabella (haven’t seen his name on a comic in a while) and Stephan Susco (whoever he is). I’m surprised to find myself agreeing with you about the art because it was by Kelly Jones (another name I haven’t seen on a comic book in a while). He seems out of practice to me in comparison to his work on Batman and Deadman, et al.
I honestly did not know, until I followed that link, that Howard Chaykin has been recycling the same character for thirty-six frickin' years.
Hey, when you find something you like you should stick with it!
...I was " the right age " in '74 and bought most , if not all , of them at the time and even have belonged to a Yahoo! Atlas group for years and have ordered all of what's out now but...I haven't acquired any yet but wanted to " mark my spot " here anyhow .
They were most definitely not all crap - when you look at the list of creators anon these titles, and some of the concepts, they would not have disgraced the independant market when it launched in the 80's. Goodwin, Wood and Ditko on the Destroyer... Wrightson Inkning Ditko on Felisher's Morlock... Larry Hama on Wulf. Yeah, some were bad, but some, especially Thriiling Adventure Stories, were top notch.
Dandy said:
I remember the original line, but even at the age of 14 I knew these were crap. I mean - Tiger Man!
I would just like to know what's the point in rebooting this sad and bitter period of comics history.
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Yes! I, also, ordered these books but have yet to read them.
I never read the original Grim Ghost but the story intrigues me. Wulf, well, not a big fan of the whole barbarian-gets-transported-to-present-day thing but I'm willing to give it a try while I wait for my favorite Atlas barbarian, Ironjaw.
Here's to seeing what they do with Planet of Vampires and Morlock!
Lomax is being featured in Wulf.
The next one set to debut is Iron Jaw.
My favorites of the originals were Iron Jaw and Brute.
It's funny how so many of the originals changed direction after two issues.
Check out www.atlasarchives.com
I'm curious to hear all opinions of the new line.
I've read the first half of all three #1s.
Wulf and Phoenix were terrible. Grim Ghost was decently written, but I just couldn't get into the art.
I haven't sold any of them, either. My money is on all 3 being canceled before the crossover gets solicited.
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I honestly did not know, until I followed that link, that Howard Chaykin has been recycling the same character for thirty-six frickin' years.
Do you always read your comics half at a time?
Grim Ghost was decently written, but I just couldn't get into the art.
The story was by Tony Isabella (haven’t seen his name on a comic in a while) and Stephan Susco (whoever he is). I’m surprised to find myself agreeing with you about the art because it was by Kelly Jones (another name I haven’t seen on a comic book in a while). He seems out of practice to me in comparison to his work on Batman and Deadman, et al.
I honestly did not know, until I followed that link, that Howard Chaykin has been recycling the same character for thirty-six frickin' years.
Hey, when you find something you like you should stick with it!
Doctor Hmmm? said:
Heh. No, I was implying that I couldn't finish them because they were awful.
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." -Groucho Marx
Check out the Secret Headquarters (my store) website! Comics and Games for Everyone!
I used to listen to WOXY.com; It was the future of rock-n-roll! RIP WOXY
I remember the original line, but even at the age of 14 I knew these were crap. I mean - Tiger Man!
I would just like to know what's the point in rebooting this sad and bitter period of comics history.
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