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Subject: Re: Pacific Comics -- 35 years ago?!?!?
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On 2019-02-03 17:43:10 +0000, astrawebfan said:
> On 2019-02-03 03:16:30 +0000, symm said:
>
>> On 2019-02-03 00:25:28 +0000, John Smallberries said:
>>
>>> On 2019-02-02 19:13:55 +0000, astrawebfan said:
>>>
>>>> On 2019-01-30 17:00:25 +0000, John Smallberries said:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2019-01-30 09:08:46 +0000, symm said:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2019-01-30 07:45:42 +0000, John Smallberries said:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Argh!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Get old(er)... or don't.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> :-p
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On a serious note, I had discovered Cerebus around 1981 or 1982 and was
>>>>>> open to the idea of publishers outside the big two. I have found
>>>>>> memories of PC and other new entrants in the 80s.
>>>>>
>>>>> Likewise. I used to spend $20-30 a week, and spend literally hours
>>>>> reading them -- which is why I have like 10 long boxes filled with
>>>>> stuff that very few people care about.
>>>>>
>>>>> PS:
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm not getting older, I'm getting better!
>>>>
>>>> Hey I was collecting -- and spending -- like you guys at the time! I
>>>> spent my teens going nuts for Pacific, Comico, First,
>>>> Aardvark-Vaneheim, Capital, Eclipse, Fantagraphics, etcetera, along
>>>> with my usual Marvel fixations. Fortunately (or not), I sold most of
>>>> them to a young collector years later when I moved across country. Of
>>>> the indies, I only kept my Cerebus, American Flagg, Love & Rockets, and
>>>> a couple others. Cheers for all the scans you two share.
>>>
>>> Has American Flagg been properly scanned? I can't recall off hand. I
>>> enjoyed Chaykin's work a lot. I even thought about having a custom
>>> leather jacket Flagg made -- but never did. Probably just as well, now.
>>
>> Wow that's dedication. ;-p
>>
>> Loved AF before Chaykin walked away from the title. I have all the
>> original issues, so worst case I'll scan them. Been meaning to do
>> hi-res Mage THD (another fave) scans anyway.
>>
>> I'll check what I have for AF scans.
>
> I never bought Mage at the time so I'd be interested to read them if
> you shared them. Thanks for the AF scans, symm! That was definitely
> Chaykin at his finest. A very '80s comic book, if you know what I mean.
I'll post the older scans I have. Never could get into the newer Mage
series when Wagner returned to the title after decades, but I love the
original.
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