I feel odd asking that, since you have to have the time to check the comments, and you're probably quite busy, but I do start to wonder when people's blogs go silent.
Wow that "Return Me To My Grave" art is strongly reminiscent of early Mike McMahon, I wonder if Joe Staton was inspired by the Dredd artist? When was the "Return Me..." comic published?
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6 comments:
You seen Dredd yet?
That kinkrete one is amazing! Is that from the movie? I seriously need to see that.....!!!
He oh !
We want news ;)
You doing OK?
I feel odd asking that, since you have to have the time to check the comments, and you're probably quite busy, but I do start to wonder when people's blogs go silent.
Wow that "Return Me To My Grave" art is strongly reminiscent of early Mike McMahon, I wonder if Joe Staton was inspired by the Dredd artist? When was the "Return Me..." comic published?
vollsticks,
From http://www.comics.org/issue/26827/#179073
Ghostly Haunts#36 (November 1973)
Reprints: • in Monster Hunters (Charlton, 1975 series) #13 (April 1978)
Hope this helps!
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