What are some of your favourite bargain bin comics YOU love but nobody else does?
Larry Hama's Nth Man : VERY different form what Marvel was publishing in 1990. Ninja commando vs reality warping orphan brother
Static (Milestone) - The early issues remind me a lot of early Lee/Ditko Spider-man with a strong early 90's hip-hop vibe. The fact that it outlasted the other Milestone heroes says plenty...
Steve Garber's Hard Time was good too. Anyone else like the Dc Focus line? Would love to see Ethan Harrow reimagined as a Suicide Squad character...
and YOURS?
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05-11-2017, 07:23 PM #1Mighty Member
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Favourite "WORTHLESS" comics you love
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05-11-2017, 10:38 PM #2Spectacular Member
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Not sure if this qualifies as 'worthless" but I love Alan Davis' ClanDestine.
Great art, interesting characters.
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05-11-2017, 11:04 PM #3BANNED
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Simon Furman's run on the Original Death's Head.
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05-12-2017, 03:52 AM #4Invincible Member
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The origin of Woodgod!
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05-12-2017, 04:23 AM #5Young-ish Dinosaur
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Ditto. Also, The Saga of Crystar.
Originally Posted by origami
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05-12-2017, 07:38 AM #6Mighty Member
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Marvel probably wasn't the publisher, but I have this one issue of something called Animax, I think. Which I can only describe as a combination of Centurions, He-Man, Transformers, and any attempted toy franchise in the 80s.
Basic premise is the good guys are humans who ride half-animal-half-car abominations. As in, the whole thing is a mechanical car, except for their giant flesh and bone heads. It's like they grafted real living animal heads onto the cars!
The bad guys are mutants led by Skeletor's skinnier and even whinier brother. But he rides this badass bone-dragon-roadster that looks like something out of Max Max.
The whole thing is such 80s toy-franchise-desperation, I love it.
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05-12-2017, 07:51 AM #7Incredible Member
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My pick is Starriors, an 80s comic based on a little remembered toy line. Marvel was picking up a lot of licenses for toy based comics at the time. Everyone remembers Rom, GI Joe and Transformers but the Starriors 4 issue limited series was it's own very weird and cool thing.
It was written by Louise Simonson. It was surprisingly deep and tragic for a comic book based around toys. Characters actually die in it and it has a real ending. Also Bill Sienkiewicz painted the covers and they are beautiful.
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05-12-2017, 09:19 AM #8Extraordinary Member
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One of my favorites. Originally Posted by origami
I've always been a sucker for second class teams. Force Works, Extreme Justice, The Wanderers, The Champions (original), Power Company, etc... The kind that rarely makes it past the two years mark.
Peace
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05-12-2017, 10:03 AM #9Relaunched, not rebooted!
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Pretty much all of my Marvel collection is worthless, since it consists of books from the late 80's onward.
And if they're not a favorite, I've already sold/traded them.
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05-12-2017, 10:11 AM #10Relaunched, not rebooted!
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Ditto! Originally Posted by Nomads1
Add Primal Force and Alpha Flight to that list for me.
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05-12-2017, 10:41 AM #11Young-ish Dinosaur
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Don't know if I'd put Alpha Flight in "no one else loves this!" category. Jokes about them being Avengers North aside, they've got decent recognition. Originally Posted by SJNeal
Ditto!
Add Primal Force and Alpha Flight to that list for me.
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05-12-2017, 12:02 PM #12Jesus Christ, redeemer!
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Yes! Me too! Originally Posted by origami
“Now faith, hope, and love remain, and the greatest of these is love.”--1 Corinthians 13:13
“You had a dream; I have a plan”--Cyclops
“There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.”--The Doctor
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05-12-2017, 12:04 PM #13Jesus Christ, redeemer!
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Don't know if these qualify, but Marvel's Malibu imprint.
“Now faith, hope, and love remain, and the greatest of these is love.”--1 Corinthians 13:13
“You had a dream; I have a plan”--Cyclops
“There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.”--The Doctor
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05-12-2017, 12:59 PM #14Extraordinary Member
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I have so many of those type runs. Shadowpact, Demon Knights, Agents of Atlas, New Warriors, The Invaders, Heroes for Hire. I would buy 10 of those type of team books over even the most popular Avengers book these days. Originally Posted by Nomads1
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05-12-2017, 03:04 PM #15Fantastic Member
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Got quite a few of these type of series in my collection. From the Marvel side of things - Dragon's Claws (Marvel UK), Hellstorm: Prince of Lies, Foolkiller (90s), Namor (Byrne), Strikeforce: Morituri.
Until recently I would have added the UK Spider-man/Zoids series to the list as well but have been told they go for quite a bit of money nowadays.
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