Wagner & Kenny Who?'s Boba Fett stories

[SKD]

 I bought the Star Wars, Boba Fett and Outcasts comics solely for Cam's excellent art. Members of the Outcasts also turned up in the Lobo miniseries UnAmerican Gladiators, also by Wagner, Grant & Kennedy.

Fans of Kennedy might also like to track down The Light and Darkness War, his watercolour colouring is fantastic.

Stew.   

[Colin YNWA]

Dug up some more barely conherent thoughts on Outcasts I wrote here.

http://forums.2000adonline.com/index.php/topic,31881.0.html

[CLOUDMAN]

I recently discovered Outcasts while thumbing through some back-issue boxes in my LCS; I treat myself to an issue everytime I head down there now! Classic Wagner stuff, and Kennedy's art is great if a little marred by the okayish inking and lacklustre colouring.

I only finished The Light and Darkness War yesterday after picking it up in one go last year, what a hidden gem! Both Veitch and Cam have crafted a world like no other; the lore is fantastic and the writer's essays into what inspired the concept only enrich it. It's great to see what the Nam vets had to say about it too.


Any opinions of Wagner's Chain Gang War? Or even the pair's Punisher one-shot, Blood on the Moors?

[Grant Goggans]

At my Bookshelf blog, I have a slightly longer review of this collection.  It really is terrific.  Every home should have a copy.

[JamesC]

I recently discovered Outcasts while thumbing through some back-issue boxes in my LCS; I treat myself to an issue everytime I head down there now! Classic Wagner stuff, and Kennedy's art is great if a little marred by the okayish inking and lacklustre colouring.

I only finished The Light and Darkness War yesterday after picking it up in one go last year, what a hidden gem! Both Veitch and Cam have crafted a world like no other; the lore is fantastic and the writer's essays into what inspired the concept only enrich it. It's great to see what the Nam vets had to say about it too.


Any opinions of Wagner's Chain Gang War? Or even the pair's Punisher one-shot, Blood on the Moors?

I really enjoyed Chain Gang War at the time - haven't read it in ages though.
It was a little jarring when Azrael/Batman showed up (which I guess was in a bid to boost sales) as up until then it was a pretty realistic vigilante story.

I didn't realise Wagner had ever done a Punisher story. The Punisher is one of my favourites so I'll have to check that out.

[Jim_Campbell]

Meant to say: my copy of this turned up a week or so back. I haven't had time for anything more than a quick thumb through it, but it's a fine looking book with a stack of prime Cam Kennedy goodness that's completely new to me. Obviously, this makes me Very Happy.

Cheers

Jim

[gurnard]

Hello Goggins you state that: Since Dark Horse lost the Star Wars license, .

Have they really because I just started reading their new Star Wars written by Brian Wood that slips between Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back in the story line (don't know what they are 4 and 5 or?? but you know what I mean the original first movie and the second ;-) )

Cos if they have lost it this might not be a run worth following if it does a Vertigo and halts the story line mid flow. Which would be a shame as I am quite enjoying it, don't like the art much but enjoying the story.

So have they lost it?

cheers

[JOE SOAP]

So have they lost it?

I believe no new contracts will be given to Dark Horse and the license reverts back to Marvel after 2013.

[Grant Goggans]

What Joe said is what I read, yes.

[W. R. Logan]

Any opinions of Wagner's Chain Gang War?

I think you'll find that John doesn't rate Chain Gang War that highly.

[shaolin_monkey]

I got an attempted delivery ticket from the Post Office last night.  I'm hoping that's my copy of this volume waiting for me in the depot.  I'm looking forward to some lovely Wagner/Kennedy goodness tonight!  PLus I haven't read this weeks 2000AD yet, so the Xbox isn't going to get a look in this evening.

[Basilisk]

Cam made quite a Good job on those Fett stories. Also the Dark Empire I and II(not the End of the Empire), alongside Tom Veitch, are some of the best SW comics ever. Way ahead of the Prequel Trilogy movies(DH put them to shame).

And it ya want more Veitch/Kennedy goodness: check out the 6 issue miniseries "The Light and Darkness War". Abslolutely gorgeous, imaginative, well drawn and painted... and difficult to get. Think that i had issues 1 to 4 and 6 in 1991, more or less, and i lost track of issue 5. I finally got it, on ¡2011!. I'm talking about the spanish edition.

This mini was out of Marvels "Epic Comics" line. Somehow the Vertigo of the 80s-90s. Full of fantastic, wild, and original stuff, like Marshal Law, The Last American, Alien Legion, and so on. I recommend it.

I dunno who has the rights of the Epic Stuff... we've seen Dynamite with Dreadstar, or DC with Marshal... or Dark Horse with the Legion... but ¿the other stuff?.