July Challenge

digitalmagi · Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:43 pm Post subject: Re: July Challenge

Can we get a little more obscure for the August Challenge? Maybe a Conan, Solomon Kane or Kull? Better still. . . something from Edgar Rice Rurroughs? Or maybe a Western theme. . . . Maybe just Film Noir or Pulp Heroes erm. . . ok im done. .

GhostofMacbeth · Forum Member Joined: Sep 21, 2001 Posts: 615

Yep ... I said that next month will be a bit more obscure.

lectatege · Forum Member Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 203

Film noir sounds good to me - time to brush off the old fedora....
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palmers · Forum Member Joined: Jun 07, 2002 Posts: 379

Barsoom...

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grfkdsgn · Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:32 am Post subject: Re: July Challenge

Barsoom sounds good to me. Good old John Carter, Warlord of Mars...

David

digitalmagi · Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:00 am Post subject: Re: July Challenge

John Carter or Carson of Venus or even Tarzan Lord of the Apes. Granted Burroughs' writing covers a lot of territory. Fantasy, sci-fi, western, historical (cough) etc etc etc. You need to admire a man who never let facts get in the way of telling a good story.

Could get really out there and pick a character from say Heinlein, or Asimov. . . but i think there isnt only a small percentage of us who have read most of this stuff.

GhostofMacbeth · Forum Member Joined: Sep 21, 2001 Posts: 615

I still want to keep it comic based but a lot of those do have comics. And here I was thinking that Marv from Sin City, Hellboy or even Solomon Grundy was a bit more obscure. I guess we can do a bit of old school stuff though as long as it had a comic.

digitalmagi · Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:45 pm Post subject: Re: July Challenge

There is that, although Conan, Solomon Kane and John Carter have all had their own books (eye ballin' my Red Sonja books right now)

Hellboy would be an interesting challenge, no doubt there. Or maybe Chastity or some of the other indie titles. Jim Balants Tarot? >=)

GhostofMacbeth · Forum Member Joined: Sep 21, 2001 Posts: 615

Tarzan has had his own book as well. I am not really familiar with John Carter but I know he had a comic based on it. I don't remember seeing a Solomon Kane but there definately could be.

I will start up another thread to talk about it.

grfkdsgn · Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:45 am Post subject: Re: July Challenge

What bout webcomics? Would be a nice promo for some up and coming artists.

David

digitalmagi · Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:43 am Post subject: Re: July Challenge

Kane usually had either a limited series or a short bit in the back of the King Conan, the big b&w mag not the regular monthly comic. i think he was just a little too intolerant for comic book audiences.

palmers · Forum Member Joined: Jun 07, 2002 Posts: 379

Frankly, any of those would be okay. Solomon Grundy might be a bit dull.

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lectatege · Forum Member Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 203

Wasn't he the chap with the very short lifespan?
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palmers · Forum Member Joined: Jun 07, 2002 Posts: 379

Yes, but not in the comics. White-skinned Hulk in a Frankenstein's monster suit.

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grfkdsgn · Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:43 am Post subject:

I guess my suggestion has fallen on deaf ears.

David