#obscure comics

[arconinternet]

Alpha and the Letter People (Comic books, Wayne Howard, 1977)

You can read these alternate takes on the Letter People here.

[ifatoastcantalkinspace3207]

Fun Fact: 31 Minutos co creator, Pedro Peirano is cartoonist

[sarahandjuliesroadtrip]

Long ago, The Maxx was spoofed as The Taxx, followed by The Taxx 1/2, written by Bill Maus and Don Chin. (With both titles illustrated by the former) Copies of these rare parodies have gone for hundreds of dollars on Ebay. They say next to death, taxes are the one thing you can count on, unless their out of print we guess. 

[eeveefreshstudioz]

Since the new #wandavision show is going to be premiering soon on disney plus, i got inspired to do a comic book inspired toy photo. This particular shot paying homage to a very obscure comic book, What IF--? (Vol 2.) #25 i thought the art in the book was really cool and decided to recreate scarlet witchs most memorable moment in it. Hope yall enjoy!

[peterkothe]

V is for Victory! Captain Victory in this case! Along with Mister Mind, Tarin, Major Klavus, Orca and the Galactic Rangers of the the starship Tiger, Captain Victory diligently explore and protect the galaxy from evil!

[ifatoastcantalkinspace3207]

Art Inspiration of the Day:

Pedro Peirano, Co-creator of 31 Minutos, also known cartoonist of Chilean obscure comic book, Chancho Cero (Pig Zero)

[r2x2]

Am I the only one who remembers this comic series?

"Eco Squad" was an obscure 90's superhero comic that was part environmentalist tract and part Grand Canyon tourism advert.

I got the first 2 issues in a gift shop at the Grand Canyon when I was 9. I rediscovered them while digging through my closet recently and bought the last two issues.

The comic has a setup reminiscent of Captain Planet: Mother Earth selects people to become environmentalist superheroes and summons them to the Grand Canyon.

Their leader is Chasm, who wields a magic crossbow and can telepathically communicate with animals. The team includes super-strong geologist Alp, shape-shifting paleontologist Rex, mystical Native American stereotype Soothsayer, hydrokinetic marine biologist Deluge, and Wolverine-esque loner swordsman Wolf.

The villains are similarly nature-themed. Dr. Arachnid is a cyborg with a centaur-like scorpion body who represents technology and development. Roughcutt has chainsaws on his arms and represents deforestation. Ardent is pyrokinetic and represents forest fires (this was before the scientific consensus that forest fires in moderation are beneficial). Litterbug...litters. Wylde Beast and Rock Solid...are also there.

There are only four issues: One centered on Chasm, one showing the origin of the team, and two dealing with a time-travel adventure that ends in a cliffhanger.

Since it was published by the Grand Canyon Association, its environmentalist message is combined with messages specifically about Grand Canyon science, history, and safety.

Why am I writing all this? I guess I just wanted to preserve the memory of a mostly-forgotten nostalgic piece of my childhood. There is just one article online talking about it.

It's as silly and pulpy as you'd expect a 1990's low-budget Captain Planet-ripoff to be but I still enjoy it for what it is. I have a soft-spot for crassly-promotional tie-in comics like Ulysses Solomon Archer, Rom the Spaceknight, and Superpro. It's always interesting to see if someone can make a serviceable story out of a property whose job is ultimately to sell something. And this one passes.

[craze1209]

Obscure webcomic time!

Checkerboard Nightmare

This post is gonna be rambling and begging and the deconstruction of a person the moment you read it, as it was written by some autistic moron (me) who is desperate to talk about this comic that kinda just… slid under the radar? Unless there’s some unspoken rule that says “talking about Checkerboard Nightmare is FORBIDDEN” that I didn’t know about and it’s *actually* the most popular webcomic of all time. Which I doubt.

Anyways, BEGIN THE MADNESS:

Somebody out there has to know about Checkerboard Nightmare, for the love of god.

Somebody else out there has to know who this is SOMEONE ELSE OUT THERE HAS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS COMIC.

I don’t CARE if the comic is actually bad, I don’t CARE if I’m being obnoxious, I don’t CARE if I get a bunch of messages like “Lol is that Kokichi” (actually, I may go rabid if I see too much of those), what I care about is NOT BEING THE ONLY PERSON TO KNOW ABOUT CHECKERBOARD NIGHTMARE!!!!!!!

My padded cell has a checkerboard pattern

The comic is literally just about a shithead who wants to make money + his lawyer he has an unhealthy attachment to he relies on to continue his crimes against… everything. This site fostered Once-ler simps, so I think you guys would be fine with this \_°-°_/

link to read this if you want to

Checkerboard Nightmare by Kris Straub - A Webcomics Institution: Friday, November 10, 2000

If you hate it or love it, my solitude will grow into a warm joy from the attention.

Feel free to discuss because I could infodump all day if I wanted to I want to see how people feel about this comic, or don’t! I don’t know, goodbye!