Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Blue Beetle #2 (Fox) Part 2
It's time to enjoy some more Golden Age goodness, with two more stories from 1940's "Blue Beetle" #2
(click the pages to enlarge)
Saturday, July 5, 2014
Dan Garrett Costume design?
From Charlton's 1965 "Blue Beetle" #5, a "fan", Alan Weiss, submitted this new look for Dan Garrett.
Now I did some digging and according to Christopher Irving's awesome "Blue Beetle Companion" this is Alan Lee Weiss who's worked for Marvel and DC on numerous titles as a writer and artist since the early 70's!
Of this look, Alan said he was aiming to combine all the elements of the character at that point, the chain mail suit, the Egyptian motif (expanded beyond the scarab to now include a Egyptian styled headpiece).*
Very cool! I particularly like the 2006 design myself, and would love to have seen Dan Garrett return to comics with that look!
*I tried searching Facebook and Twitter, along with a couple other web searches but can't seem to find any contact info for Mr. Weiss, so this info is per the previously mentioned, "Blue Beetle Companion". If any one knows how to get in touch with him, drop me a line at kordindustries2013@gmail.com
Now I did some digging and according to Christopher Irving's awesome "Blue Beetle Companion" this is Alan Lee Weiss who's worked for Marvel and DC on numerous titles as a writer and artist since the early 70's!
At that point Alan wasn't familiar with the Golden Age Blue Beetle, or the fact that Charlton's Blue Beetle was modeled on the original's look, he was just looking to spruce up what he felt was an otherwise dull look.*
He revisited the idea in 2006, with this design.
Of this look, Alan said he was aiming to combine all the elements of the character at that point, the chain mail suit, the Egyptian motif (expanded beyond the scarab to now include a Egyptian styled headpiece).*
Very cool! I particularly like the 2006 design myself, and would love to have seen Dan Garrett return to comics with that look!
*I tried searching Facebook and Twitter, along with a couple other web searches but can't seem to find any contact info for Mr. Weiss, so this info is per the previously mentioned, "Blue Beetle Companion". If any one knows how to get in touch with him, drop me a line at kordindustries2013@gmail.com
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Back to the Futures End!
You've got to come back with me...Back to the Futures End! Follow this link and hop on over to Firestorm fan and check out my second recap of Futures End covering issues 4-7!
What the Kaji Dha Wednesday...Custom Action Figures!
The other day I got a message from a fan on the Kord Industries Facebook page. He's a customizer that goes by the name "unknownsoldier13", a long time DC Universe fan. He was gracious enough to let me share these pics of his awesome Blue Beetle and Booster Gold custom figures! Wanna see more of his stuff? Head over to figurerealm.com or joecustoms.com
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