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From: boyajian@akov68.DEC (Jerry Boyajian)
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Subject: Comics News
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Date: Thu, 21-Jun-84 05:57:13 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 21 05:57:13 1984
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From THE COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE, 15 June, 22 June, and 29 June issues:

(1) GROO THE WANDERER is switching from Pacific Comics to Epic Comics. Unlike
previous Epic Comics, GROO will be on Mando paper for $.75 and available on
newstands. Aragones wants GROO to have a wider distribution [I agree, it's a
good title for newstand distribution], which is why he's switching to Epic.

(2) The fourth issue of JERRY IGER'S FAMOUS FEATURES from Pacific [the first ish
should be out shortly] will be a 3-D comic featuring Sheena of the Jungle, pre-
sumably to tie in with the forthcoming Sheena movie. Speaking of 3-D, the 3-D
ALIEN WORLDS was a great success, so Pacific is thinking of doing another one.

(3) Steve Gerber is *not* going to be doing WONDER WOMAN. Previous announcements
stated that Gerber would be doing a second, direct-distribution WW title, but
the plans for it fell through.

(4) Marvel may reprint (for the US market) the Captain Britain series that's run
in the Marvel-UK titles THE DAREDEVILS and THE MIGHTY WORLD OF MARVEL by Alan
Moore and Alan Davis. The cynical side of me says that they're probably only do-
ing this to cash in on the notice that Moore's been getting lately for his work
on SWAMP THING. Not that the Captain Britain stuff isn't good, mind you; I've
got two of the DAREDEVILS issues, and it's a pretty wild strip. As cynical as I
am about Marvel's reasons, I still welcome the reprint.

(5) Pacific's ELRIC #1-2 will be expanded and reprinted in a graphic album for-
mat. Some of the art will be re-drawn (not counting the expansion) and all of
it will be re-colored, using the new coloring method used for the last few is-
sues of the comic.

(6) The British Eagle Awards:	     US			    UK

(Favorite) Writer		Howard Chaykin		Alan Moore

	   Artist		Howard Chaykin		Alan Davis

	   Inker		Terry Austin		(1)

	   Comic		AMERICAN FLAGG!		WARRIOR

	   Story		"Hard Times"		"V for Vendetta"
				   (AM. FLAGG! #1-3)	   (WARRIOR #9-14)

	   Cover		CAMELOT 3000 #9		WARRIOR #13
				   (Brian Bolland)	   (Garry Leach)

	   New Title		AMERICAN FLAGG!		THE DAREDEVILS (2)

	   Character		Reuben Flagg		V

	   Supporting Char.	Raul			Zirk (3)

	   Team			The New Teen Titans	The Special Executive(4)

	   Villain		The Joker		Torquemada (5)

Char. Most Worthy of Own Title	The Rocketeer		Captain Britain

Roll of Honor: Julius Schwartz

For those of you unfamiliar with British comics:

(1) Most British artists ink their own work, so no Favorite UK Inker award was
	given.
(2) THE DAREDEVILS was a black&white Marvel-UK comic which featured reprints of
	the Frank Miller DD stories, as well as new British material, such as
	Captain Britain. Oddly enough, despite its award, it folded after #11.

(3) Zirk is a slimy little alien pervert who's appeared in the "Pressbutton and
	Laser Eraser" strip in WARRIOR. Pacific is planning to reprint this
	strip (as well as others from WARRIOR) starting this summer.

(4) The Special Executive is a super-team from the "Captain Britain" strip.
(5) Torquemada is the villain from the "Nemesis" strip in 2000 A.D. The first
	"book" of "Nemesis" is soon to appear as a 7-part mini-series from
	Eagle Comics.

				  --- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC Maynard, MA)

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