harvey said:
Golden's cover run IS golden, but I don't think it diminishes the awesomeness (and unique nature) of Blevins' #14.
It's still one of my least favourites and I can think of plenty other covers which fit the "awesome" category.
Last night I listened to the reviews of #5 & #6 while flipping through the original issues (with the smell of old newsprint wafting in the air).
Lots of fun but we clearly have different tastes in some regards because I think H.Chaykin & T.Austin's cover for #6 is great. Composition-wise, it's very bold with a lot of suggested movement going on and I've always like Terry Austin's inkwork. The story is good, too. Sure it's not a typical globe-trotting pursuit of an artifact but one of the reasons I like this one is because it's different. This issue also evokes the 1930's more than many other in the series and, of course, the motorboat chase is a winner since they were such a staple of the Republic serials. Not to mention that this scene preceded the boat chase in "Last Crusade" by 6 years so it's a good example of how David Michelinie knew what he was doing when writing the stories.
As I've mentioned before, it's grating to hear your's & Keith's pronunciation of David Michelinie's name as: 'Mick-a-lie-nee' (instead of 'Meesh-ell-een-ee'). Now, it wouldn't surprise me if that's how David, himself, pronounces it but it sure does give me a chuckle everytime!
Thanks again to you & Keith for mentioning my trivia details about #3 & #4 (the Gatling gun and Montreal subway, respectively). I've got more...
The part in #6 where Marion threatens to put a bullet through the valuable, Caruso record of "La Triviata" is very similar to a scene in the noir film, "Kiss Me Deadly" (1955). In that movie, the hero (actually an anti-hero) needs some information from a man who happens to be an opera lover and fan of Enrico Caruso. He threatens the guy by breaking a collector's item record of Caruso singing, "Pagliacci". Could the scene in #6 be a coincidence or was David Michelinie inspired by that film?
(On a personal note: After my grandfather died, we were getting rid of his old, 78rpm gramophone records but I kept the Caruso one simply because of this comic!)
The Frank Sinatra allusion in #6 is cool but, as you guys were said, it's a couple of years too early.
Oh, and nice sound clips of
The Who!
I'm a bigger fan of them then I am of Indy.
harvey said:
Gah! Then you've missed Kerry Gammill, Dan Reed, Chris Strompolos and Eric Zala, and...whooooops! Wait for it...
Btw - when are we getting a Young Indy segment from you?
Yes, I completely missed the Strompolos & Zala segment and didn't see that great graphic above until today! You must post it and a link to the interview in these threads:
Raiders Adaptation Book Release! We need your support!
Raiders: The Adaptation Screenings
Re. a Young Indy segment from me? When I stop wasting time here at The Raven!