
All in my look at: ...The Harder They Die!
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![]() This week, Megatron gets to have a nice relaxed vacation- even if his host isn't greeting him with open arms- whilst Optimus Prime meets his biggest fan and a Dragon's Claws reject gets the point. All in my look at: ...The Harder They Die!
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27/3/2014 01:15:37 pm
Quite a dark and focused issue that really emphasises the despair of Prime's grief and lonelieness.
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22/11/2020 09:52:14 am
For me I found GIJoe very late in the game at 1993, the awful crossover in the late 200s of the UK comic made me think the storytelling and art were crap and put me off the brand as a whole.
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Stuart
27/3/2014 01:37:10 pm
Aye, I know the basics of the Action Man/Force/Joe development, and did think of doing an Addendum covering the pre-Marvel history before next week's one, but it really would be very basic so summing it up in the main piece with a link to one of the more detailed websites will probably be my lot. It is hands down the most convoluted development of a toy franchise ever though.
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SpifeLark
27/3/2014 02:43:09 pm
If I recall correctly, the blacked out words in Spitfire were "that's a plus". There was a whole extra page that was dropped that listed the minuses.
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Stuart
27/3/2014 02:57:18 pm
That would fit the space, what a weird thing to blank out as it would have worked as a final line even with the last page. Thanks for the info!
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Harry
28/3/2014 04:02:10 am
Homoerotic? Dr. Mindbender reminds me more of Tony Levin, of King Crimson fame.
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Chris Chapman
28/3/2014 04:51:09 am
For my money, 'The Harder They Die' is Senior's best work on the comic (alongside 'Victory' for the Annuals) - it's a beautiful issue. I know it's not as frenetic as his Target 2006, but I like this more controlled and moody Senior.
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29/3/2014 07:57:00 am
Jeff Anderson drew all of next issue. I actually own the original art for the first page (Outback in vehicle mode) and it's definitely Anderson.
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Chris Chapman
29/3/2014 10:22:57 am
I'm very jealous of your original artwork!
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29/3/2014 10:56:18 am
Cost me a tenner. This was back before the live action movies and a limited amount of these takes back in the print. TF comic artwork was worth very little, usually between £10-30 a page. Pages now go for funny money. Glad I managed to get a few when they were cheap.
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Stuart
29/3/2014 01:03:28 pm
Well, not to show off, but my little art collection (Space Pirates, Enemy Action and More Than Meets the Eye 6):
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chris chapman
30/3/2014 05:51:48 am
So where is the best place to spend lots of money on original TF pages these days? ME WANT.
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30/3/2014 05:54:33 am
Well when I used to buy them Ebay was the place to get them cheap. Pages still pop up there but can be pricey. Andy Wildman used to sell pages from his website. I got a couple from him there.
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Ralph Burns
30/3/2014 05:56:24 am
Forgot link to Wildman's site.
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chris chapman
30/3/2014 11:55:33 am
Thanks Ralph!
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Stuart
30/3/2014 01:29:08 pm
Stewart Johnson was selling Marvel UK art at the AA he attended as well, some lovely B&W era stuff I wish I'd picked up now (but then, I'm running out of wall space so this might be a good thing).
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Simon Hall
3/4/2014 11:00:49 pm
I remember this story in its attendant Collected Comics issue was my first exposure to Senior's work (I'd missed CC7 with Crisis Of Command) and I remember thinking it was such a contrast to the 'clean' linework of Kitson and Anderson that I wasn't actually sure I liked it! It was a bit like when I first laid eyes on Kev O'Neil's artwork - it seemed quite ugly and abrasive. The more I studied it, the more I appreciated the angles and dynamism in Senior's work. I love how you the pages seem alive as he's very good at conveying movement in a static art form - something very few comic book artists are actually any good at.
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Stuart
4/4/2014 10:45:12 am
I had a similar "Out of Order" first exposure to part of this storyline as well, which I'll be talking about in just a short while...
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