tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post6282721832661733841..comments2024-03-22T05:09:57.169+00:00Comments on Cloud 109: Commando Hits It's Half CenturyPeter Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-71812422132875455952011-01-28T14:59:28.869+00:002011-01-28T14:59:28.869+00:00P.S. I'm seriously agonizing over a poster of ...P.S. I'm seriously agonizing over a poster of that Ken Barr "Desperate Days" painting.<br /><br />But the days are desperate enough as is at the Richardson household. Food supplies are running low and the neighborhood cats quicken their pace when they walk past our house.Peter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-51360812359599533932011-01-28T14:54:15.760+00:002011-01-28T14:54:15.760+00:00C'mon Simon, time to renew your subscription!C'mon Simon, time to renew your subscription!Peter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-68168650443325612082011-01-28T12:44:31.556+00:002011-01-28T12:44:31.556+00:00Good job your studio window is adjacent to the fro...Good job your studio window is adjacent to the front door. If it was overlooking the garden you'd have no chance of beating the 'missus' to the post and would end up square-bashing on a regular basis. Teufel!!Simon Thorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01119384610093373307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-57283835477928486202011-01-28T09:18:57.178+00:002011-01-28T09:18:57.178+00:00Great news on the app front Dave, I'll zip ove...Great news on the app front Dave, I'll zip over to iTunes and take a look. Jon's Elly series is now up to No.7 BTW and he's adding in a few non intrusive bells and whistles which are now automatically added to all the books in the series. Something you can't do with the good old paper and printing ink mode.<br /><br />Mykal, I've indeed got quite a few of those giant-sized reprints and they are great. Fellow blogger and writer Steve Holland edited the Prion books and made some great selections, including the John Severin story. The one story that he omitted (and I did plead with him about it!) was the Ian Kennedy artworked "Day of Reckoning". This story is rightly regarded as a masterpiece by Kennedy devotees and in the end to "right the wrong" of Steve's omission I posted the story in four bite sized chunks on the blog to provide some kind of record of Ian's work on this amazing script.<br /><br />Type in Day Of Reckoning in the search bar at the top of the page, make yourself a cup of coffee and get airborne!Peter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-72020529377490911912011-01-28T02:01:06.657+00:002011-01-28T02:01:06.657+00:00eter: I don't have the full runs, just all tho...eter: I don't have the full runs, just all those collections of those titles which represented (in theory) the best of those titles. The volumes (there was about 18 of them) were published by Carlton Publishers and Prion Publisher. Are you aware of them? Here is a link to one of my favorite volumes: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Aces-High-Picture-Library-Comic/dp/1853757039/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1296179794&sr=1-3" rel="nofollow">Aces High! The Ten Best From <i>Air Ace Picture Library</i>!</a><br /><br />We are in complete agreement as to their quality. I only wish I had a complete run of all those titles! I make do with these "best of" volumes. They are truly spectacular.Mykal Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148489896145024134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-31042175722204864122011-01-28T00:55:41.888+00:002011-01-28T00:55:41.888+00:00Leo has a huge collection of these comics. They ar...Leo has a huge collection of these comics. They are all looking quite threadbare these days, or I should say well-loved - and as much by the younger Hartas lads as by Leo himself. And then what should pop up at #1 today on "What's Hot" in iTunes books but... the Commando Comics app! It's great to see these classics continuing to enthrall generations of boys of all ages.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-6903908095422855982011-01-27T23:59:41.322+00:002011-01-27T23:59:41.322+00:00Amazing Mykal! I knew that there were a few copies...Amazing Mykal! I knew that there were a few copies that made it over to the U.S. in the sixties, in fact Tony Coleman who was a UK artist working at Woody's studio had a few copies knocking around which Woody and Dan Adkins made use of when they were working for Blazing Combat, but you are the first US comics enthusiast I've come across with what sounds like an epic collection.<br /><br />In which case you must have Battle Picture Library No. 9 "Crack Up" drawn by a certain Mr John Severin.<br /><br />How's about that for a US/UK crossover???<br /><br />I've got several blog postings (and they're all still intact) on Renzo Calegari, Gino D'Antonio and Ian Kennedy including his tour de force "Day of Reckoning" as well as Giorgio D' Gaspari who painted the best of the early covers. And check out earlier postings on Commando and Ken Barr which tells the story of how he came to create the dagger logo and create some of the most stunning cover artwork seen on UK pocket libraries.<br /><br />Mind boggling to know that you've actually got complete runs of these amazing comics.<br /><br />Congratulations - they're difficult enough to track down over here - let alone the US!Peter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-8323779932963837972011-01-27T23:45:19.543+00:002011-01-27T23:45:19.543+00:00Oops, I see I mentioned War Picture Library twice....Oops, I see I mentioned <i>War Picture Library</i> twice. Well, that's okay. It deserves it!!Mykal Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148489896145024134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-86821617037387226152011-01-27T23:42:52.998+00:002011-01-27T23:42:52.998+00:00Oh my goodness gracious are we on the same page wi...Oh my goodness gracious are we on the same page with this post. I have every, single collected edition of this magnificent enterprise, as well as all the collected edition of all the <i>War Picture Library</i>,<i> Battle Picture library</i>, <i>War Picture Library</i>, and (my personal favorite) <i>Air Ace Picture Library</i> (whew). I consider <i>Commando</i> and the aforementioned brethren some of the greatest stuff ever done in the comic book genre. These titles established an incredible standard for art and writing. Hats off to an excellent post. I would subscribe to Commando is a heartbeat save the high cost of a USA subscription. Oh, those lucky, lucky Brits!Mykal Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148489896145024134noreply@blogger.com