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Brian Hague Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 08 February 2018 at 8:25am | IP Logged | 1
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"Apeslayer" was technically the first character to "originate" in the MarvelUK books, even though the series was just a reprint of Moench's "Killraven" with re-lettered panels and Apes drawn in place of attacking Martians. It apparently ran only eight issues in the weekly POTA UK series, from issue 23 to 30.
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Brian Hague Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 08 February 2018 at 8:33am | IP Logged | 2
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Tom Sutton's "Future History Chronicles" story "City of Nomads" is extremely well-reviewed and was reprinted in the MarvelUK weekly issues 47 through 49. Sutton drew his pages for this story and others in the POTA magazine twice the printed size rather than the standard one and a half up standard ratio, and they were reportedly masterfully crafted and detailed. I've been meaning to look for his work in the magazines myself, but haven't prioritized it. I probably should.
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Eric Ladd Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 August 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 4506
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Posted: 08 February 2018 at 8:49am | IP Logged | 3
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The IMDB info is also subject to community changes, but there is a process of verifying submitted info. I submitted a change on IMDB. Usually these changes take a few days so perhaps they will accept that the movie had an initial release in New York. Fingers crossed.
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Bill Collins Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 26 May 2005 Location: England Posts: 11249
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Posted: 08 February 2018 at 8:56am | IP Logged | 4
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I remember that Dracula Lives and POTA were both launched on the same day, both with `Free` posters of the cover art, it was a tough choice which title to spend my weekly pocket money on! POTA won,i recall the Killraven/Apeslayer thing,and the back up strips,if i recall correctly there were old sci-fi strips too, one of which was maybe an origin for The Angel,if not it was a similar character.
That strapline on the merger made me smile, surely it should have read `Inevitable` not `Long awaited`? ;-)
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Robbie Moubert Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 08 February 2018 at 9:04am | IP Logged | 5
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This blog compares the Apeslayer stories with the originals: http://imagesdegradingforever.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/killrav en-vs-apeslayer.html
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John Byrne
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Posted: 08 February 2018 at 9:04am | IP Logged | 6
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"Long Awaited" and "Because You Demanded It" were Marvel's go-to lines when it came to selling stuff most people had not even consider before. Tag a product with those lines, and many fans will fell compelled to by them, fearful of being "left out". Thus we see the sowing of the seeds of the Speculator market.
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Robbie Parry Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 17 June 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 12186
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Posted: 08 February 2018 at 9:29am | IP Logged | 7
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From a cursory search of Google, it seems there have been quite a few POTA comics. Must research them.
Edited by Robbie Parry on 08 February 2018 at 9:30am
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Eric Sofer Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 31 January 2014 Location: United States Posts: 4789
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Posted: 08 February 2018 at 10:59am | IP Logged | 8
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Robbie, have you checked the Grand Comic Books Database? You may get quicker and more pertinent results than just what Google will provide.
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Michael Roberts Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 20 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 14812
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Posted: 08 February 2018 at 11:28am | IP Logged | 9
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Maybe this should be the year I read the original novel. Waterstones had a copy recently but when I went back, it was gone. I do buy eBooks for my Kindle, but I think MONKEY PLANET would be a nice book to own physically.
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BOOM recently announced they are doing an adaptation of Rod Serling’s drafts for the screenplay of PLANET OF THE APES, which is closer to MONKEY PLANET in that the ape city is a modern one.
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Robbie Parry Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 08 February 2018 at 11:32am | IP Logged | 10
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I am not entirely sure I've ever visited Grand Comics Database, but I'll have a browse, Eric.
And, Robert, that does sound intriguing!
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John Byrne
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Posted: 08 February 2018 at 12:35pm | IP Logged | 11
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That sure was some beautiful work Neal turned in for WAR OF THE WORLDS. If only circumstance has not forced him off the book.
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Brian O'Neill Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 13 November 2013 Location: United States Posts: 1964
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Posted: 08 February 2018 at 1:46pm | IP Logged | 12
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Eric Sofer:Tangent: it might be a matter of opinion, but was that the first movie with a really big Rod Serling-esque twist at the end? One to leave the cinema goers walking out of the theater talking to themselves? (It's opinion because some might feel that "West Side Story" had such an ending... which I guess it kinda did. But I hope you see what I mean.) ***************************** Not just 'Serling-eque'; it was actually Serling! Remember, he wrote the screenplay for the original. So, if you want the quick and dirty explanation for why the sequels weren't as good...he didn't write those screenplays!
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