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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

by Archie Goodwin; Al Williamson/Carlos Gazon; Perry McNamee and Ed King

Marvel and Dark Horse

Blade Runner #1-2, October-November 1982, original cover art by Al Williamson (pencils) and Carlos Garzon (inks)

Brent Anderson drew the cover for issue # 2.

some more artwork for interior pages from the official Blade Runner adaptation, first published as Marvel Comics Super Special, Vol. 1 # 22, illustrated primarily by Al Williamson, with additional Inks by Carlos Garzon, Dan Green, and Ralph Reese, Lettering by Ed King, Colors by Marie Severin, and a Script that was Adapted from the film by Archie Goodwin.

Star Wars, Vol. 1 # 39 and the Title Page Splash from the Same Issue by Al Williamson, with Additional Inks by Carlos Garzon, Colors by Glynis Wein, Letters by Jim Novak, and Archie Goodwin wrote the Script for this issue.

Cosmic Odyssey, Vol. 1 # 1 by Mike Mignola and Jim Starlin, with Inks by Carlos Garzon, Colors by Steve Oliff, and Letters by John Workman. the cover artwork for the first issue was reused for the title page of the reprint collection.

Vintage Paperback - Blade Runner by Archie Goodwin

Marvel Illustrated (1982)

cover artwork by Jim Steranko.

Interior artwork by Al Williamson, with Inks by Carlos Garzon, Dan Green, and Ralph Reese.

some more artwork for interior pages from the official Blade Runner adaptation, first published as Marvel Comics Super Special, Vol. 1 # 22, illustrated primarily by Al Williamson, with additional Inks by Carlos Garzon, Dan Green, and Ralph Reese, Lettering by Ed King, Colors by Marie Severin, and a Script that was Adapted from the film by Archie Goodwin.

Cosmic Odyssey HouseAd and Covers, as penciled by Mike Mignola, inked by Carlos Garzon, colored by Patrick Oliff, and written by Jim Starlin.

i love how you can always spot a Mignola cover and you get that “heck yeah” feeling

For some reason I’ve had issue four since I was a kid. I’ve never picked up the rest of the series, though it’s been on my wish list for a while.

The art is great, but I honestly am not the biggest fan of the New Gods by Jim Starlin.

Starlin is at his best doing Marvel Cosmic stuff (which -obviously- borrows from Kirby, but is not the same).

Starlin writing the New Gods just kind of falls flat for me. It always has. He did that Death of the New Gods mini, which bored me to tears. I honestly do not remember anything about it beyond the title and that it was boring (to me, anyways).

The artwork makes this series worth picking up, but it is kinda forgettable beyond being pretty to look at.

I highly suggest reading Cosmic Odyssey, because Mignola is fantastic at the Kirby stuff, and it is a great look at Mike Mignola doing the DCU, before he left to do Hellboy. Seriously, read it and just enjoy the artwork. It is well out of continuity at this point, so the story is irrelevant anyways.

Good New Gods work after Kirby passed is hard to come by, but Grant Morrison gets closer than anyone else I can think of, especially his work on JLA with Howard Porter.

Just tried rereading the series - I just posted all of the process for the gorgeous cover artwork - and I stand by my assessment.

I am a fan of Jim Starlin’s work. I have met Jim in person a couple of times. And I stand by my assessment. His handling of the New Gods is… clunky. This series comes off feeling like a gorgeous meal that got dropped on the way to the table. And it’s the dialogue and narrative efforts that kill it.

The artwork is BEAUTIFUL. Mignola, with inks by Garzon, and oh man - Steve Oliff did some of the best work I’ve ever seen from him. Beautiful, beautiful watercolor paintings of space and the cosmic DC Universe on every page. And DC went the extra mile. The colors are lush and varied. They don’t look flat - you can practically see Steve’s brush work. It’s GORGEOUS.

But the dialogue and the script lands with a resounding thud. It is hard to reread this thing.

Why is the Anti-Life Equation something different whenever it shows up?

Because Jack Kirby (intentionally) never explained it. The Anti-Life Equation is like Bruce Wayne’s net worth. The exact description is not needed, all you need to know is that it works.

Question: What does the anti-life equation do?

Answer: It does exactly what you think it does. It’s the equation to uncreate life.

The HOW of that equation is left open to interpretation.

As for the Thanos/Darkseid debate, I am reminded of a quote I heard in “the Peacemaker” (the movie with George Clooney and Nicole Kidman):

“I’m not scared of the man that wants 10 nuclear weapons. But I am absolutely TERRIFIED of the man who only wants ONE.”

Thanos wants to remake the Universe as he sees fit.

Darkseid wants the anti-life equation so he can use it. And that is the only thing he wants at all.

some more artwork for interior pages from the official Blade Runner adaptation, first published as Marvel Comics Super Special, Vol. 1 # 22, illustrated primarily by Al Williamson, with additional Inks by Carlos Garzon, Dan Green, and Ralph Reese, Lettering by Ed King, Colors by Marie Severin, and a Script that was Adapted from the film by Archie Goodwin.

A Marvel Comics Super Special: Blade Runner by Archie Goodwin,Al  Williamson,Carlos Garzon.Ralph Reese and Marie Severin

some more black and white reasons to worship Al Williamson.

Star Wars #42, December 1980 Al Williamson, Carlos Garzon, and Archie Goodwin

some more artwork for interior pages from the official Blade Runner adaptation, first published as Marvel Comics Super Special, Vol. 1 # 22, illustrated primarily by Al Williamson, with additional Inks by Carlos Garzon, Dan Green, and Ralph Reese, Lettering by Ed King, Colors by Marie Severin, and a Script that was Adapted from the film by Archie Goodwin.