Attention Jungle Patrol!
The Ghost Who Blogs will be hosting a live chat at
http://www.comicchatcast.com/
on Monday, February 15 at 9:00 PM (EST)- That's what, like 3 PM the next day for you, Anthony?.
Feel free to stop by and chat with me about the quirkiness of the Silver Age of comics, my blogs, or whatever. And don't forget, Jacque Nodell at Sequential Crush is doing a live chat the following evening, so be sure to check that out as well.
Hope to see you all there,
Aaron (The Ghost Who Blogs)
Friday, February 12, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
As You Were, Gentlemen!
I really dig this ad from the backs of Australian FREW Phantom comics. I wonder if it's too late for me to join the club and get the poster?
I think the art is by Ray Moore, although it could be a Wilson McCoy... any thoughts?
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Dumbest move EVER!!!!!
Okay, so I've not been too wild about the Phantom comics Moonstone has been publishing for the last several years. I mean, they're okay, but they really wanted to make The Phantom "more like a modern comic" and I don't like modern comics all that much. But now (and I admit I'm late to catch this one) King Features is moving the Phantom's license to Dynamite Entertainment. I love the Lone Ranger. And Zorro. And I HATE the takes on those characters that Dynamite has offered up. But wait, it gets worse, as this quote from an interview on the subject will attest:
He pre-dates Superman, and he’s now moving to Dynamite Entertainment. According to company President Nick Barrucci, Dynamite has acquired the rights to produce The Phantom comics – with Alex Ross attached.
Created by Lee Falk in the mid ‘30s, “The Ghost Who Walks” has been in virtually continuous publication since 1936, either as a comic strip of comic book. Most recently, Moonstone held the license for the character.
“I don’t know all the particulars about whether or not the other publisher let go of the license, or how, but we were approached,” Barrucci tells Newsarama. “We liked the idea, and we have a take that I think is a great one, and Alex Ross has sat down with me to go over the direction of the series. Basically, Alex likes our idea, and has already started on some drawings that we can’t show, because they’re just initial sketches, and he doesn’t want to show them to the world just yet.”
According to Barrucci, Dynamite’s treatment of The Phantom will be a reboot, similar to what the publisher has done with The Lone Ranger and Zorro. “Our take is going to be an interesting one – we are going to reboot it in such away where we will explain his costume – which will be tweaked – differently. Anyone who knows Alex knows that his idea of tweaking involves taking the best of what is there, and make it contemporary while including those elements. I think, in broad strokes, how we see the character can be described in three sentences:
“He will start in the jungle.
“He will be ‘born’ in the jungle.
“He will come to the concrete jungle of New York City.”
Those familiar with the character and Falk’s original take on it will recall that The Phantom was originally meant to be in the city, but the creator later moved him to the jungle – according to some sources, due to legal pressure that resulted from his perceived similarity to Batman. But with Dynamite, he’s heading back to town.
“One of the things we felt with the Phantom is, you can only have so many adventures in the jungle,” Barrucci explains. “It’s about time we put him back in civilization, and we pit him against the animals of New York City. “
Currently, a writer is under consideration, Barrucci says. “We are talking to someone who is on a similar level with Alex Ross – someone like a [Lone Ranger writer] Brett Matthews who can reinvent the character, who can not only take out the essence of the character while making him contemporary as well.”
The first storyline of the new Dynamite series is called “Born in Blood,” and Barrucci says a launch date will be announced shortly.
Yeah, 'cause there was a shortage of comic books about vigilantes who fight crime in New York City! Also, The Phantom started his adventures in an urban setting. Falk decided to place his home in the jungle well before the end of 1936. Batman didn't exist until 1939. I don;t know who these "sources" referred to are, but they need to do some @#$! research.
He pre-dates Superman, and he’s now moving to Dynamite Entertainment. According to company President Nick Barrucci, Dynamite has acquired the rights to produce The Phantom comics – with Alex Ross attached.
Created by Lee Falk in the mid ‘30s, “The Ghost Who Walks” has been in virtually continuous publication since 1936, either as a comic strip of comic book. Most recently, Moonstone held the license for the character.
“I don’t know all the particulars about whether or not the other publisher let go of the license, or how, but we were approached,” Barrucci tells Newsarama. “We liked the idea, and we have a take that I think is a great one, and Alex Ross has sat down with me to go over the direction of the series. Basically, Alex likes our idea, and has already started on some drawings that we can’t show, because they’re just initial sketches, and he doesn’t want to show them to the world just yet.”
According to Barrucci, Dynamite’s treatment of The Phantom will be a reboot, similar to what the publisher has done with The Lone Ranger and Zorro. “Our take is going to be an interesting one – we are going to reboot it in such away where we will explain his costume – which will be tweaked – differently. Anyone who knows Alex knows that his idea of tweaking involves taking the best of what is there, and make it contemporary while including those elements. I think, in broad strokes, how we see the character can be described in three sentences:
“He will start in the jungle.
“He will be ‘born’ in the jungle.
“He will come to the concrete jungle of New York City.”
Those familiar with the character and Falk’s original take on it will recall that The Phantom was originally meant to be in the city, but the creator later moved him to the jungle – according to some sources, due to legal pressure that resulted from his perceived similarity to Batman. But with Dynamite, he’s heading back to town.
“One of the things we felt with the Phantom is, you can only have so many adventures in the jungle,” Barrucci explains. “It’s about time we put him back in civilization, and we pit him against the animals of New York City. “
Currently, a writer is under consideration, Barrucci says. “We are talking to someone who is on a similar level with Alex Ross – someone like a [Lone Ranger writer] Brett Matthews who can reinvent the character, who can not only take out the essence of the character while making him contemporary as well.”
The first storyline of the new Dynamite series is called “Born in Blood,” and Barrucci says a launch date will be announced shortly.
Yeah, 'cause there was a shortage of comic books about vigilantes who fight crime in New York City! Also, The Phantom started his adventures in an urban setting. Falk decided to place his home in the jungle well before the end of 1936. Batman didn't exist until 1939. I don;t know who these "sources" referred to are, but they need to do some @#$! research.
Technical Difficulties
If anyone has been waiting all day for this week's issue of The Phantom to surface, I have good news and bad news...
The good news is, I have several, awesome, vintage Phantom's on the way. The bad news is, I had hoped they would already be here and had nothing else ready to go today. I have four Charlton's, a Gold Key and two issues of Mandrake (one with a Phantom back-up feature) all in transit. In my possession, I have several issues from DC comics' 1989 run of The Phantom, but I'm reluctant to post them yet. I find them to be of an inferior quality to the 1960's/1970's run and I think the change of style and pacing would be jarring to you, my Jungle Patrol.
So, bear with me and I promise you I'll reward you all with another classic Phantom yarn next week.
Your friend,
The Ghost Who Blogs.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
A New Feature Has Been Added
Greetings! I've just added a separate page to the blog for "Phan art" . Just click on the link on the top right.
So far, it only has MY drawings of the Phantom in it. If any of you would like me to add your drawings of the Phantom, just send me a Monkey Mail (e-mail will do) of your drawing as an attachment and I will add it to the Phan art gallery.
So far, it only has MY drawings of the Phantom in it. If any of you would like me to add your drawings of the Phantom, just send me a Monkey Mail (e-mail will do) of your drawing as an attachment and I will add it to the Phan art gallery.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Lions and Tigers and Leopards! Oh My!
Over the years The Ghost Who Walks has battled pirates, smugglers, slavers, gun-runners, poachers, cannibals and baddies of every shape and size. Apart from his countless, two-legged foes, The Phantom's greatest adversaries seem to be great cats, as this collection of classic covers from all over will attest. I guess it's no surprise that Mr. Walker seems to be a dog person.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Draw The Phantom
Here's the Phantom page from "Draw 50 Famous Cartoons" by Lee J. Ames. I mentioned this book in Tuesday's post and it made me want to track this down:
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