oz@rlgvax.UUCP (THE GREAT AND POWERFUL OZ) (10/24/83)
An OZ walks into Geppies to look around at what is new this week. "Hmm
there is NEXUS #4, good, good. Ah, Jim. Why did you put JUDGE DREDD #3 in
my box? Oh, for the 'gaze into the first of DREDD' panel, thanks. Hey,
Guy, get a load of this, a comic called 'SKATEMAN.' What kind of jerk
would make a comic like... Auntie Em! It's by Neal Adams!"
Well, I HAD to buy it. After all, as a comic collector that started
collecting in the 60's, anything by Neal Adams is almost like a religious
experience. After reading the comic, I have come to the conclusion that
either Neal has gone off the deep end, or I have. At the moment, I am
leaning more towards Neal for that honor.
The hero was in Vietnam (weren't they all?), comes back and becomes a
Roller Derby king. Hookay. Then he accidentally kills his best friend in
the rink and gets upset. That makes sense (sorta-kinda). Then he starts
wearing this strange costume and fighting bad guys while skating, and thus
becomes SKAKEMAN. He has a faithful following of street wise kids on
skateboards and a good looking broad (I'm sorry, *I* never refer to women
as "broads" but in comics it seems inevitable) who cares for him and will
help him in his crusade. WHAT CRUSADE? HOW DID THE NEWSBOY LEGION GET
RESURRECTED? WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
Some comics confuse me, but I say "OK, if you eat your veggies and are a
good boy, and continue reading them, maybe you will understand what is
going on." In the mean time there is enough interesting stuff going on in
them, that it keeps my interest (AMERICAN FLAGG and SOMMERSET HOLMS come to
mind in this category). Others I think I understand, but look forward to
understanding it better (like COYOTE). This one I DON'T understand, and
more over, I don't think I WANT to understand it. What I am saying is,
even though it is ADAMS, maybe you should save your money on this one.
"now about the JUDGE DREDD, Jim..."
OZ
seismo!rlgvax!ozeric@aplvax.UUCP (10/24/83)
oz does not speak with forked tongue on this one. I, too, just got the first issue of SKATEMAN, and he left out some of the better parts, like the migrant workers, a motorcycle gang, drugs, and some hints that there may actually be a plot that ties this all together. My initial instinct says - NO WAY. Where is "Ms Mystic"? The plot there was a little strange too, but it had some possibility of promise. SKATEMAN reads like Neil needed to make a house payment. On a different issue, what is going on at PC? All of the sudden they are releasing first issues right and left. Some seem to have promise, others are less strong. But no where is there any mention if these are one-shots, or are going to be series. I still think PC has really had its thunder stolen by FIRST. BTW, is Somerset Holmes really out? Someone must have messed up when they pulled my subscription this week. -- eric ...!seismo!umcp-cs!aplvax!eric