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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Halloween on the Prairie BULLSEYE "Devil Bird"

They just don't make comics like this anymore!

Masked cowboy hero vs pterodactyl!

It's the sort of concept a nine-year old would come up with while playing with his (or her) brand-new action figures under the Christmas tree, mixing the dinosaurs with superheroes and cowboys!

But, damnit, writer/artist Jack Kirby makes this cross-genre tale from BullsEye #4 (and Blazing SixGuns #12) work for both genres!

Believe it or not, this wasn't the cover story for it's first appearance (even though it was the lead story)...

Art by Jack Kirby

...but it was the cover-feature for the Super/IW reprint!

Art by Ross Andru & Mike Esposito. Note that BullsEye is miscolored!

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Friday, November 8, 2013

ALERT: VALLEY OF GWANGI, LETTERBOX, UNCUT, AND COMMERCIAL-FREE !!!

We interrupt this blog to alert you!!!

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) on Saturday Morning!
November 9th, 6:45 AM (Eastern)

NOT AVAILABLE ON DVD!

Heat up the DVRs or DVD recorders!

PLUS, you can read the comic book adaptation of the movie HERE!

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

DVR ALERT: VALLEY OF GWANGI !!!

We interrupt this blog to alert you!!!

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) on Saturday Morning!
June 16th, 7:30 AM (Eastern)

NOT AVAILABLE ON DVD!

Heat up the DVRs or DVD recorders!

PLUS, you can read the comic book adaptation of the movie HERE!

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

THE VALLEY OF GWANGI Conclusion

When Last We Left Our Heroes...

Art by Frank McCarthy from the American release poster.

It's 1910, and a palentologist, along with members of a traveling rodeo, have stumbled on a lost valley in the American Southwest that harbors presumed-extinct prehistoric creatures who do not take kindly to strangers!

(You want more? Go reread the previous chapters!)

Let the mayhem ensue...

Though the comic adaptation writer is unknown, the art is by Jack Sparling, who handled everything from Westerns to romance to sci-fi/fantasy, so he was well suited to a movie adaptation with all three elements!

The last half of the movie is a real showcase for Ray Harryhausen's classic stop-motion animation techniques as he handles both real and imaginary creatures with equal aplomb, making them really come alive!

There's a kool site HERE by Jim Rodkey, a serious Ray Harryhausen aficionado, giving all sorts of fascinating background info and pix about the movie!

Oddly enough, the movie is not currently available on DVD, except as an expensive OOP disc from 2003.
With literally everything else by Harryhausen currently out in both solo releases and themed collections, why isn't this flick included?

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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

THE VALLEY OF GWANGI Part 2

When Last We Left Our Heroes...

"He who dares steal from the Evil One is cursed!"
So spoke the old woman after Carlos took El Diablo from the hidden Valley of Gwangi!
(But what is El Diablo?)
Meanwhile, in a nearby town, T.J. Breckenridge, beautiful cowgirl owner of a traveling rodeo, struggles with near-bankruptcy when she meets stunt rider/former fiance Tuck Kirby, who makes an offer for the only asset the show has...Omar the Wonder Horse!
T.J. refuses, saying she's about to unveil a spectacular new attraction that will turn the rodeo's fortunes around!
The next day, Tuck encounters Professor Bromley, a palentologist who claims to have discovered tracks of a presumed long-extinct ancestor of the modern horse!
How do these events tie together?
Read on...