tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post4310942131884162143..comments2024-03-25T22:28:29.238-04:00Comments on Tony Isabella's Bloggy Thing: WHAT WE DIDN’T SEETony Isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07356415470545816484noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-42570671825522856112014-03-01T21:26:00.297-05:002014-03-01T21:26:00.297-05:00The Motter - Scott story was pretty good, I rememb...The Motter - Scott story was pretty good, I remember reading through Marvel's Digital Astonishing Tales a few years ago. Dominic Fortune and to an extent Chaykin's The Scorpion are my favorites of his early work. I've been very pleased to see him still touching base with the character again after so many years.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872133702020549398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-13146923422445406992014-03-01T20:56:03.465-05:002014-03-01T20:56:03.465-05:00When did Rex marry his nurse? Holy cow! It's...When did Rex marry his nurse? Holy cow! It's been a L-O-N-G time since the local paper carried that strip. Gernothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03079635730971958305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-88458571119756183082014-03-01T15:06:48.720-05:002014-03-01T15:06:48.720-05:00I did read the newspaper strips when I was a kid, ...I did read the newspaper strips when I was a kid, but I didn't really fall in love with them (or even recognize them as a separate artform from comic books) 'til after I was grown. In childhood I read a lot of strips, whichever ones in the morning and afternoon papers my dad took and especially Sundays. Dad liked Smilin' Jack, Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon. No surprise as he was a flyer during WWII himself. I liked those but mostly Rick O'Shay. And the Phantom when I could find it. Went immediately for the Harvey Hits issues featuring everyone's favorite Ghost Who Walks.<br /><br />It was the strip reprints published after I was grown which really taught me to love the strips and to admire the discipline required to write them well. <br /><br />I'll have to check out that Dominic Fortune mini-series. I'm familiar with the character from the '70s, but missed everything in between because a) I had given up on Marvel continuity by then and b) GCD suggests he was often hanging out with the Punisher and I never had any use for the Punisher.<br /><br />Interesting sidebar -- while checking out the Dominic Fortune info in GCD, I saw that the Marvel Preview #20 which reprinted the earlier Fortune material also reprinted your story "War Toy." I won't go all fanboy on you, but, Tony, that was a wonderful story. One of my favorites in over sixty years of comics reading. Michael Kelly Schurmannoreply@blogger.com