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Atlas Comics returns
bchat:
This has nothing to do with Golden Age comics, but ...
Just saw some articles about Jason Goodman relaunching Atlas Comics (with help from Ardden Entertainment). From the two images I've seen (one each of Phoenix & Grim Ghost), it almost looks like what DC did with the Archie heroes (visually speaking, of course). Just curious as to what anybody else thinks of this news.
Yoc:
This is a return of the 70's 'Atlas-Seaboard' company, not the Marvel predecessor.
I enjoyed the comics, especially the early issues.
As the line is going - will the new line last longer then the original?
bchat:
--- Quote from: Yoc on September 17, 2010, 12:00:32 AM ---This is a return of the 70's 'Atlas-Seaboard' company, not the Marvel predecessor.
--- End quote ---
Yeah, I should have clarified that. Personally, I hear "Atlas" and I think of Goodman's company from '74-75, but I should have realized that most people would think of "Atlas Comics" from the 1950s.
--- Quote ---I enjoyed the comics, especially the early issues.
--- End quote ---
My brother had a few Atlas comics when I was growing-up, so I've always been aware of them. Several years back I got on a kick of grabbing whatever issues I could find (conventions & off eBay), but I'm still missing books (I don't have any of the magazines) and haven't read all the ones I do have. I liked Grim Ghost, Tiger-Man, the first issue of Phoenix (haven't read the rest yet), Hands of The Dragon and Destructor, but didn't care for Cougar or Targitt.
--- Quote ---As the line is going - will the new line last longer then the original?
--- End quote ---
Will it last more than 11 months? Yeah, probably, if they stretch things out ... which they probably will.
Will any title last more than 4 issues? Who knows? Depends on the books themselves. Personally, I don't care much for the image of Grim Ghost I've seen in the press releases, and the picture of Phoenix shown on some sites reminds me of what DC did with the Archie heroes.
Kevin Yong:
According to their editor-in-chief, the buzz from internet fandom has somewhat exaggerated Ardden Entertainment's actual plans. According to him, they're only reviving two characters, not the entire Atlas line.
Oh well... it's a start. ;)
-- Kevin Yong
Yoc:
I liked the two they've chosen but I recall enjoying Vampire Planet and The Scorpion titles the most.
-Yoc
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