31 years to read a comic

[Mistral]

In 1978 DC Comics canceled a vast array of titles in one of the largest consolidation efforts in comic book history. At the time they had been running a number of titles created by Jack Kirby collectively known as The Fourth World. Many of the characters still exist in DC lore today. Darkseid, Apokolips, Omac, the New Gods-they all got their start with Kirby in '72. One of the titles was called Kamandi: The Last Boy On Earth. It, too, was canceled in '78. Issue 59 was the last.

I own every edition, having started collecting them when I was about ten, and for years heard rumors of 60 & 61 having been written-that's how abrupt the cancellation was. Earlier today I found a website that had the two copies in e-form. So after 31 years, I got to read a new Kamandi comic.

http://www.kamandi.com/

I had searched before-but never managed to find this site. Today, bored, I searched again and PRESTO!

I can't begin to tell you what it was like to find this after 31 years.

I have read a lot of comments about tv shows, etc canceled early, and the disappointment that the stories weren't continued/resolved. Despite the silliness of the comic, for me it was like seeing a never before shown episode of TOS or the original BSG.

Has anyone else had something like this happen-where you found something you loved that you never thought you'd see again? Some show, or perhaps a book sequel that you didn't even realize existed or, like me, an unread comic?

 

[miraclefan]

In 1978 DC Comics canceled a vast array of titles in one of the largest consolidation efforts in comic book history. At the time they had been running a number of titles created by Jack Kirby collectively known as The Fourth World. Many of the characters still exist in DC lore today. Darkseid, Apokolips, Omac, the New Gods-they all got their start with Kirby in '72. One of the titles was called Kamandi: The Last Boy On Earth. It, too, was canceled in '78. Issue 59 was the last.

I own every edition, having started collecting them when I was about ten, and for years heard rumors of 60 & 61 having been written-that's how abrupt the cancellation was. Earlier today I found a website that had the two copies in e-form. So after 31 years, I got to read a new Kamandi comic.

http://www.kamandi.com/

I had searched before-but never managed to find this site. Today, bored, I searched again and PRESTO!

I can't begin to tell you what it was like to find this after 31 years.

I have read a lot of comments about tv shows, etc canceled early, and the disappointment that the stories weren't continued/resolved. Despite the silliness of the comic, for me it was like seeing a never before shown episode of TOS or the original BSG.

Has anyone else had something like this happen-where you found something you loved that you never thought you'd see again? Some show, or perhaps a book sequel that you didn't even realize existed or, like me, an unread comic?

So far no. Miracleman was/is a great series, I rank it up there with WATCHMEN, SWAMP THING, & SANDMAN. The series was writen by ALAN MOORE in his early days & then the book was passed on to gaiman, The series was cancelled half way thru it's run because the comic company ran out of money. Also because of certain LEGAL issue's (thanks Todd Mcfarlane) it looks like this series may not see any further stories told any time soon! I geuss What I'm saying is, I'm happy you get to read more stories of your long lost comic! I may never get the chance too!

 

[firehawk12]

Something of a smaller scale happened to me. Lady of the Pendragon, which was a 90s comic that got me started in American books, pretty much ended after Matt Hawkins took an managerial role at Top Cow. Then, the first time I step into a comic book store in nearly 5 years, I see that he did a special one off issue of the series and I bought it - even though I was pretty much off floppies.

That said, I guess I haven't really been around long enough to have something really long term disappear. I imagine ST: TNG and nBSG would be examples, except I never really experienced the originals in "real time".

 

[Davros]

I was just thinking about Kamandi earlier today. This is wierd.

 

[Mistral]

I was just thinking about Kamandi earlier today. This is wierd.

Great minds...

 

[EnsignRicky]

I got the same feeling when Star Trek TAS came out on DVD. I hadn't seen it since it was on in the early seventies, and to hear the original actors doing their thing in relatively fresh adventures after all these years was and still is a bit of a kick.

 

[LitmusDragon]

I had a similar experience watching the TNG DVDs for the first time and discovering that there was indeed one episode of my favorite first sci-fi series that I had never seen before. It was "The High Ground".

 

[Gojirob]

Not precisely the same thing (though it was done by Marvel Productions) was the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon DVD set, which contained an audio play that read from the script of the never-seen finale! It was still a bit cliffhanger, but it resolved so much, and actually gave Eric back some of his intended role as the voice of reason. He was supposed to have been right about 50% of the time, but the network said that the complainer/non-team-player had to be wrong, to teach kids cooperation.

I can think of three shows which would be awesome to resolve in comic form : Spiderman TAS 90's, SpiderMan Unlimited, and the Bixby-Ferrigno Hulk, which like D&D, was actually planning a finale/resolution before CBS pulled the plug.

As to 'lost comics'? It doesn't actually jibe with yours, but when I bought Essential Avengers Volume 4, I finally got to read two vital-to-continuity time travel stories that I had heard of for years, but never read. They were so big in impact, even all the changes since have not really erased them. One is prolly the reason Bucky is Cap now.

 

[CaptJimboJones]

Not exactly the same, but when I was 14 I went to my very first rock concert - it was The Police in St. Louis, when they were on the Synchronicity tour. I had the time of my life, needless to say, and it was the start of a long devotion to seeing live music.

About 20 years later, at a music store in Madrid, of all place, I found a very high-quality bootleg two-CD set of that very concert. So two decades later, I got to relive the experience (well, the audio part of it, anyway). And the show was absolutely as good as I remembered it.

 

[Lindley]

Well, I did see a few DS9 episodes for the first time when I went through the DVDs a few months back. There are still quite a number of TNGs I haven't seen. And probably a few VOYs.

 

[Gojirob]

The syndie broadcasts of Vehicle Voltron were very spotty on Channel 11 in NYC, and IIRC, Cartoon Network never showed them at all, and I'm not sure they showed the 20 Lion episodes specially created (and sent by the Alliance) from new animation, and not recycled GoLion footage. So watching these on DVD is like watching a whole new show, and of course, Dairugger XV should follow later this year as well.

Watching Gojira's Counterattack ( the second B&W film and the one from which my frosty avatar is derived ) was almost a shock compared to the American version, 'Gigantis, The Fire Monster'. Its almost a different film entirely. Same with King Kong Vs. G. In the original version, its actually a comedy satire, lampooning Tv Networks and their rating stunts.

As to the comic books, I'll go back to a negative thrill : Actually reading the arc leading up to Quicksilver and Crystal's wedding. Their love seemed forced, and the storyline designed for no other purpose than to break up the FF--again--and to break up Johnny and Crystal. Gerry Conway is looking more and more like the Quesada of his day.