Comments on: Atlas returns to comics publishing

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By: Michael Mikulovsky

Michael Mikulovsky — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 01:49:08 +0000

Please get Pat Broderick & Ernie Colan back to their drawing boards! I loved their work at Atlas!

By: Michael Mikulovsky

Michael Mikulovsky — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 01:46:58 +0000

AWESOME! I bought & read these as a 12/13 year old. Sure their were some real stinkers. But their were a few gems in their as well. Like the Grim Ghost, Tiger-Man, the Destructor, Morlock 2001, Iron Jaw, Man-Monster & The Brute. Good Luck guys! Let’s get the original artists back if possible. Hope to see some great movies made also.Ironically, I just brought this up on the DC General topics boards. Under movies I’d like to see be made. Now this annoucement is made! Karma!

By: paulski

paulski — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:40:28 +0000

Considering Tiger-Man #2 is very possibly the first comic I ever read… I just may have to have a look at this relaunch.

By: Eric Sean

Eric Sean — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 01:37:01 +0000

I used to own a bunch of these. I still have all three TIGER-MANs, a couple of DESTRUCTORs and THE SCORPION numbers 1 and 3 . Some of it was a lot fun and some of it was…well, not so much.

By: Mike Giacoia

Mike Giacoia — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:41:56 +0000

My Uncle was the art director for Atlas. I saw alot of the original art as a kid, and thought they were some great reads. He gave me the unpublished cover of “The Barbarians” #2, featuring Wulf, which still hangs on my wall today.

By: Vin Ferrante

Vin Ferrante — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:26:24 +0000

I think the Pat Broderick backup story was in The Cougar and called Crusader. I have an issue somewhere with that story. Phoenix, The Protector #2, was one of the first comics I ever read and I recently bought it again. Iconic + Fun = Comics and I always got that sense from Atlas Comics. All the best to them on the relaunch of the line. I want to visit Planet of Vampires again.

By: Rob Postuma

Rob Postuma — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:58:22 +0000

I am sooooo stoked about the return of ATLAS to the stands, it’s way past due. Tiger-Man in particular could probably do well, being WOLVERINE before WOLVERINE was.

By: Jeff Clem

Jeff Clem — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:58:00 +0000

The main appeal of Atlas/Seaboard comics, for me, was the talent involved. Ditko, Wood, Chaykin, Hama, Isabella, Nostrand, Ploog…the characters were an extreme 2nd place. I’ll be interested if they get good, established creators in place. While I am not a fan of JM’s stuff, I’m glad to see someone like him in charge, editorially, rather than some newbies I’ve never heard of. The characters just aren’t fascinating enough on their own – what’s needed is some good, proven talent that draws fans.

By: Ike Iszany

Ike Iszany — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:08:27 +0000

Hey, good luck to anyone in any business but I can’t believe the nostalgia for these books. They were actually kind of crappy and none of them were interesting.

By: Beau Smith

Beau Smith — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:39:44 +0000

I have to say, I’m very stoked about the return of the Atlas characters. I have two collections of the entire run, the original issues that I bought brand new off the stands and spinners racks in my youth and then in the 1990′s I bought a second entire run from a very good retailer for next to nothing. Not only have these characters and stories held a fond spot in my crusty heart, but they always had solid to amazing art, stories and most of all great potential.

I wish the new line all the best in the world. My hopes are that the new line will be as much fun as the original and that Atlas will do what they did in the 70′s….carve their own path and not shadow current superhero trends.

Really looking forward to more news on this.

Beau Smith
The Flying Fist Ranch

By: Chuck Wells

Chuck Wells — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:57:58 +0000

It’s nice to see folks like Gail & Jimmy profess their appreciation for the old Atlas line. Their books were occasionally wonky, but they were always fun.

By: Billy Cox

Billy Cox — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:02:56 +0000

I am SO ready for this! Son of Dracula, Tiger-Man, Brute, and Planet Of The Vampires were my favorites! I constantly re-read these over and over as a kid and recently got the urge to own these again. It is a pleasent suprise to have this announcement come out as I complete my collection. I feel like a kid again! I am a HUGE DC fan, but in all honesty, it has been years since any news from them or Marvel has excited me the way the Atlas return has. They will have my total support!

By: Joseph

Joseph — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 06:54:45 +0000

Terry Says:

September 14th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
How is it that Marvel can publish those Atlas Era Masterworks? Does Goodman own the rights to the superhero titles only?
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We’re looking at two different “Atlas” names here. The books that Marvel’s doing in the “Atlas Era” Masterworks were the titles that were published by Atlas Comics, the predecessor to Marvel Comics. The line that’s being referenced in the above article was the comics division of Seaboard Periodicals. As far as I’m aware none of the titles published by Atlas/Seaboard have ever been reprinted and Marvel has NO connection with this particular line of Atlas Comics (aside from having also been created by Martin Goodman, who founded Marvel Comics back in the 1930s as Timely Comics).

By: AudioComics

AudioComics — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 05:04:51 +0000

Plus having JM involved is always a good thing.

Lance Roger Axt
The AudioComics Company

By: AudioComics

AudioComics — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:39:52 +0000

This is absolutely wonderful news. So many good things happening right now in comics, this is one of great ones! I can’t wait to see what they do with The Cougar!

Lance Roger Axt
The AudioComics Company

By: Dennis Ray

Dennis Ray — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:36:07 +0000

This is awesome news, I always hoped someone would bring them back, they have to do the Destructor and Tiger Man though.

By: Joseph Gauthier

Joseph Gauthier — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:50:45 +0000

I am so down for this! That so many in the biz have fond memories is promising of what’s to come. I Terry Allen’s comment, this is the more exciting that whatever DC and Marvel are doing. Looking forward to reading more as this develops.
Myoho-Renge-Kyo.
JPG.

By: Scott Mills

Scott Mills — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:18:03 +0000

Awesome. I loved these as a kid.

By: Terry Allen

Terry Allen — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:09:47 +0000

Fantastic!
I’m much more excited about this announcement than anything coming from Marvel or DC.
There were some fun, groundbreaking things from Atlas back in the day, unfortunately they tried to change direction on just about every title in the last issues published.
I really hope you can get together a nice reprint collection to act as lead in on these titles.

By: Richard Emms

Richard Emms — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 02:47:20 +0000

Hi everyone!

Thanks for the great comments and your feedback about the Atlas relaunch. At the moment there’s not a lot I can add to the press release apart from the fact that the new York comicon will be the place to be to see these for the very first time!

I’ve been working closely with the Grim Ghost artist and although a few of you have compared his work to the 90′s Image style, which there is a shade of, you’ll dig his work as it’s more like Bernie Wrightson meets Jim Lee with a shade of Silvestri thrown in for good measure. I’ve worked with quite a few “unknowns” in the past who have gone on to super stardom — but this guy ticks all the boxes for me!

Rich

By: Richard Emms

Richard Emms — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 02:39:51 +0000

Hi everyone!

By: Ozymandas

Ozymandas — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 02:20:40 +0000

I’ve got some old copied of Ironjaw in my collection & I always wanted more. Here’s looking foward to a launch & hoping for a quality book.

By: wildwolfkid

wildwolfkid — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 01:51:07 +0000

Long overdue, Grim Ghost and Tiger Man were my favorites.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:46:48 +0000

This new Grim Ghost looks pretty bad. He looks like he’s 130 pounds. Who screw with the original?

What made those books great was they were all-out 1970s Marvel-like action books. If they try to make them too precious with the modern decompression and talking heads, you lose 100% of what made Atlas cool.

Relaunchs fail times and times again because those in charge become so obsessed to update them for a modern audience and as such miss the point. It’s like when they tried to revamp Valiant after Shooter left. It was so laughable. Nicieza was the wrong person for it. I think Beau Smith would have been more fitting for Atlas than Dematteis.

By: Michael M

Michael M — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:47:48 +0000

Ironjaw! I want to see Ironjaw return as soon as possible. Maybe a good place for Beau Smith and Eduardo Barreto?

By: Woofus

Woofus — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:41:33 +0000

Besides “Planet of the Vampires” I’d like to see the return of Demon-Hunter (not sure of the rights situation vis-a-vis Marvel’s “Devil-Slayer) and Destructor. Tiger-Man would be pretty easy to find an audience for, or adapt for other media.

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:49:22 +0000

How is it that Marvel can publish those Atlas Era Masterworks? Does Goodman own the rights to the superhero titles only?

By: John Bleman

John Bleman — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:46:51 +0000

Tiger-man please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Darren Goodhart

Darren Goodhart — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:00:25 +0000

To Gail simone-

Hi Gail, The name of that feature was The Dark Avenger, from the back of Phoenix #3 and not just drawn by Pat Broderick but inked by the great Terry Austin… I’d love to see that make a comeback (and would love it even more if they could get Pat Broderick involved with some of these books).

Really can’t wait to see these, I wish them much luck…