Who's ready for another eerie entry in the super fun, Golden Age "Fantastic Feature Films" series illustrated by the always terrific, June Tarpé Mills? (See the previous two posts HERE and one over at AEET HERE!) This time it's a chilly weird war creeper actioner, meshing mad science w/ the living dead, and shambling forth via the July '40 issue of Target Comics V1#6.
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This one didn't feature Cynthia Stone doing a bubble dance, I'm not paying my 10 cents!
These are really interesting, the art is a bit wooden but the expressions are great and there's some really nice camera angles and ideas going on here, like in the last one Mills drew.
The story just ... meanders, I guess is a good term for it. Stuff kind of ... happens? There's no real resolution (you have to assume they won) and everyone is so calm around this world changing technology ... and zombies!
BTW really good use of heavy blacks in this one.
Orson Black is the man of a 1000 faces and some pretty impressive pecs!
Boy, I don't think the art is wooden at all... I mean, if you're talking about the blue guys-- they're zombies! And yeah, "stuff just happens", that's the point of these stories, clearly taking their queues from the B-films of the era.
I wish you guys could try to have a little more fun with these stories in the comments here instead always being so overly critical about everything. It really takes the fun out of blogging them...
This one reminded me of the movie 'Revolt of the Zombies' but with a welcome twist- the scientist isn't interested in world domination, only defeating the bad guys. After the battle, he allows the zombies to rest in peace, with the exception of his friend whom he hopes to one day restore to normal.
This could have been turned into a horror-comedy, the zombies restored to life, they become a fighting force for freedom, then the zombies doing a song and dance number before Baron Samedi leads them to the afterlife. A more humorous take on 'King of the Zombies'.
If nothing else, it is a refreshing change to see zombies as obedient servants rather than hungry for grey matter.
I really do appreciate this blog, as I've said before, it, and the comments too, are some of my favorite things on these 'tubes. I've been here for a looooonnnggg time :)
I do like to be analytical though, especially about the construction of comics but I apologize if I become to annoying about it. It's not meant in a bad way, and if it bugs you I'll try to keep it to a minimum. I just like looking at things as the components that construct them.
Again: Your blog is one of the best things on the 'tubes. Thank you for all the work you do!
> more humorous take on 'King of the Zombies'.
I'd watch that for sure! haha
>Your blog is one of the best things on the 'tubes. Thank you for all the work you do!
Apologies... re-reading my comment a few hours later makes it sound more harsh than I intended. But also note (and this ain't really aimed at you, Barnes), that I put a ton of hard work into this blog, finding unique stories, color correcting and editing, writing intros, providing links, etc, ...I just feel a bit put-off at times by random comments that wave a poo-poo hand at an entire post and dismiss it with non-constructive, negative comments. "This is the stupidest story I've ever read" was one that made me wish I could just block certain people from ever even commenting again.
So yeah, if you're a commentor and not seeing your comments being approved here, then you're the one/s that I am talking about. Shape up, or don't bother at all, I'm keeping things around here positive and fun. I'd rather have less comments than have a bunch of dumb asshole ones. The THOIA banner at the top of this blog clearly states since Day One: "A Celebration and Appreciation", after all. ;) So let's keep celebrating and appreciating these great old tales with the honor and respect they deserve. Please, and thank you. --Mr. K
What a roller coaster! At first I was all like, "what? Garron Davis in a somewhat scenery-chewing heroic scientist role?!?" But then comes the revelation that he's actually some screwy mad doctor who wants to raise his boyfriend--um, boyhood friend--from the dead. In proper RKO fashion, this leads him to create an army of war dead (and two lab rabbits), which, as the curtain falls, is still presented as democracy-preserving heroism! And that feels rather like a deviation from my Poverty Row expectations. Not sure I've ever seen a necromancer wielding an unregulated, undead militia be the hero before.
In contrast, the two-fisted US reporter who shucks any responsibility to notify the world of the genocide playing out in the snowy Corelian foothills, choosing to die alongside a ragtag local unit who would certainly benefit from the attention, well, he sort of comes off as a vainglorious jerk. And a terrible skier.
The only reason I come here every posting of yours Mr.K is to have fun. This one was nicely written to complement the art which I thought was cinematic. The compact panels offered that feel for me. Thank you Kars!
> And a terrible skier
Surprises you can conclude that by the single, hilarious panel!
> I come here every posting of yours Mr.K is to have fun
Glad to hear that! Nobody has time for negative these days when the freakin world is clearly on fire —especially here in the US!
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