From: utzoo!decvax!duke!unc!tim
Newsgroups: net.comics
Title: Re: Everything you wanted to know about mutants
Article-I.D.: unc.4948
Posted: Sun Apr 10 20:48:27 1983
Received: Mon Apr 11 02:15:59 1983
References: rlgvax.234


I am entirely disgusted by the coming resurrection of Phoenix.
Claremont is not only telling a stupid story now, he is depriving
the old story of any value it had by cheapening her death.

On another topic, I recommend the new comics publishing company
First Comics very highly. They are currently publishing:

E-Man: A revival of an old Charlton Comics (or some equally unlikely
firm) title. Pure parody, all the way through. The second and third
issues of the new run were a parody of the X-Men Dark Phoenix story,
and can only be described as brutally funny.

Warp: An interesting tongue-in-cheek story, well drawn and written.
Warp started as a play by Chicago's Organic Theater which tried to
imitate the comics feeling on stage, and is now a comic book. The
story is of Prince Cumulus, protector of Fen-Ra, formerly David
something of Earth, his bemused reincarnation.

Jon Sable, Freelance: A mercenary in New York in the present, without
super-heroes. The realism makes the improbable storylines seem foolish
at times, but still a good read.

Soon, First will be coming out with:

American Flagg by Howie Chaykin: All I have to go on is a picture in an
ad; it looks like Flagg is a Government agent around 2076.

Mike Grell's Starslayer: Formerly of Pacific Comics. No idea yet.

I'd post an address, but I don't have one handy. Write me for it,
or look in your local comic book direct-sales store.

Tim Maroney