*Thanks to Tom O’Leary for showing me the original artwork!*
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Mystery in Space, Vol. 1 # 90 by Carmine Infantino, with Inks by Murphy Anderson, and a Script by Gardner Fox.
Mystery in Space, Vol. 1 # 75 Page 01 by Carmine Infantino, with Inks by Murphy Anderson, and a Script by Gardner Fox.
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As someone who only knows of Adam Strange from his appearances in the Batman: The Brave & The Bold cartoon & his role in Krypton -- is there any recommended reading needed for your upcoming Strange Adventures comic?
I think so far our broad answer has been
No, you don’t have to have read anything beforehand to read our book.
That said, you’re already ahead of the game because you know his basic setup. Brave and the Bold and Krypton are two great primers for who the character is if you’ve never read an Adam Strange book and you’re looking to read Strange Adventures next year. As for comics, in addition to the above line, we also say that if you feel you must read up on him before hand, the original run is the launch pad for what we’re doing. The recent Silver Age omnibus with the Darwyn Cooke cover isn’t exactly easy to come by but it’s the edition I’ve got.
I’m a big fan of what Paul Pope did with the character in Wednesday Comics, if by some horrible chance you haven’t read Wednesday Comics. There’s no direct connection between it and what we’re doing, but I love the spirit of what Pope did there and I’m taking a similar approach to reinventing Rann.
Similarly, the Andy Diggle/Pasqual Ferry run is one we all really appreciate and love the look of, but won’t have any direct connection to our book. Heartily recommended though because it’s so dang pretty.
Outside of Adam Strange specifically, if you haven’t read anything by Tom, Mitch, or myself I would recommend the following to get a feel for what we do and what’s coming up–
- Mister Miracle by King and Gerads (duh)
- Sheriff of Babylon by King and Gerads
- Justice League: Darkseid War: Green Lantern by King and Shaner
- Flash Gordon by Parker and Shaner (I include this because, selfishly, I want more people to read it and I feel like I’m getting back to some of the stuff I did on FG with Strange)
- The Vision by King and Walta
- The Omega Men by King and Bagenda & Cypress
(also bearing in mind that we’ve each been pretty public about trying something new with Strange Adventures.)
But genuinely, even though I’ve listed all of this nonsense, if you want to go into Strange Adventures cold, you absolutely can.
Folks, that Jeff Parker/Evan Shaner Flash Gordon mini-series is a delight. Go and read it if you missed it when it came out (and if you already read it, go and reread it)
Also:
The Rann-Thanagar War was a tie-in series to Infinite Crisis.
You should probably read it. Ivan Reis became a superstar shortly after this book finished. Basically, he drew this book and Geoff Johns said “Yep, that’s the guy I want on markee books.” It’s pretty, it’s a fun read, and it’s kind of a “welcome to the nuttiness of Adam Strange” story.
DC comics is at its absolute BEST when it’s so freaking nutty that it’s fun to just lose yourself in it. That’s the appeal of Adam Strange. A hero from the era of the space race. He’s a regular guy with a jet pack who has an alien princess for a girlfriend.
And, now Doc-friggin’-Shaner is drawing him? SOLD. Count me in.
Doc ROCKS. Go buy his books you buncha damn nerds.
Mystery in Space, Vol. 1 # 81 Page 01 by Carmine Infantino, with Inks by Murphy Anderson, and a Script by Gardner Fox.
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Black and White art by Carmine Infantino, with additional Inks by Bob Wiacek, Joe Giella, and Murphy Anderson.
Mystery in Space, Vol. 2 # 05, illustrated in Pencil by Jim Starlin, with Cover Inks by Matt "Batt" Banning, and Cover Colors by Jeremy Cox. the Interior artwork for this issue was illustrated by Shane Davis, with Inks by Batt, Colors by Jeremy Cox, and a Script by Jim Starlin. Jim also wrote and illustrated "the Weird" back-up feature, with Inks by Al Milgrom.
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Just a few Murphy Anderson covers from Mystery In Space and Strange Adventures. Anderson’s silver age work defines the era.
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Mystery In Space #10, November 1952, cover by Murphy Anderson and Sy Barry
...that sounds like something a guilty person would say. I'm not giving a verdict or anything. It just sounds like a guilty thing to say.
and that tie he is sporting is absolutely HORRID, especially when paired with that royal blue suit.