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Post by Motorhead on Dec 5, 2012 13:44:34 GMT -5
Ha!Ha!Yes the Superboy don't confused this comic with DC's superhero guys.No contest here!
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Post by coinilius on Dec 5, 2012 17:08:44 GMT -5
Wow, great info about the Greek publications that ran pages of this comic - so it was only this same comic?
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Post by Motorhead on Dec 6, 2012 0:34:20 GMT -5
Correct.There are rumors El-Greco had a continuity of comic story promoted 1-2 pages in weekly comics but that is untrue.
I remember only that copy i had from Blackstar's vehicle box and b76 told us.
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Post by blackstar76 on Dec 6, 2012 0:52:07 GMT -5
These rumours were true. There was going to be a new comic. Unfortunately, this sequel comic never happened. Same case as the sequels of the powers of grayskull comic that also never happened, because the line was towards its end.
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Post by coinilius on Dec 6, 2012 2:14:59 GMT -5
That's a pity no other stories were done - where did the origin of the Moonmen/Infaceables come from? Back of packaging or ads or something else?
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Post by blackstar76 on Dec 6, 2012 5:18:21 GMT -5
A compination of both packaging and ads. But no official story. The packaging stated that they were an ancient race of changers (From the moon. I suppose planet Sagar's moon). The line had very little success and the year after their release motu happened. The line died quickly along with any future projects. Sad story.
I hope that our discoverings about the dutch blackstar (if there will be any discoverings) will shed some light to this line and its connection with blackstar.
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Post by coinilius on Dec 6, 2012 7:02:19 GMT -5
Hopefully we find something out indeed
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Post by blackstar76 on Dec 6, 2012 13:16:38 GMT -5
Page 6
First panel
Caption: The defenders of the castle have not yet fully recovered from the surprise attack. Atlas (hitting the sphere): It seems that Scorpio managed to escape. Terra (pushing Gossamer): Oh, stand aside! I'm suffocating!! Balkar (talking to the two arguing silvermen): Stop arguing! We have to do something.
Second panel Atlas: There's nothing we can do now. We didn't keep our word towards the emperor! The diamond fell into Scorpio's hands!
Third panel Overlord: Scorpio will destroy the entire galaxy! We have failed!
Fourth panel: Atlas: If we had the secret of the great curse in our hands, Scorpio would be doomed! We have to get out of here somehow! Silverman (probably Balkar): But how? Atlas: If you try to concentrate, you may be able to break at least one sphere.
Fifth panel Gossamer: It will be very difficult. Scorpio's spheres are impenetrable! Balkar: But it is worth a try!
Sixth panel The silvermen concentrating: MMMMMM!!!!
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Post by blackstar76 on Dec 6, 2012 13:26:36 GMT -5
We see here that the diamond was intrusted to its guardians by some kind of a high ruler, an emperor. There's no further information about this emperor though...
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Post by blackstar76 on Dec 7, 2012 10:54:58 GMT -5
Page 7
First Panel The sphere that holds Atlas starts to crack
Second Panel The sphere shatters
Third panel Balkar, Rif and Terra (inside the sphere): We did it! We did it! Gossamer (inside the sphere): We're not only good for causing trouble!
Fourth Panel Atlas: Off to the temple of wisdom!
Fifth panel Caption: Atlas knows his way through the dungeons and doesn't get lost in the dark tunels that lead to the launching level. Atlas: Space diamond...
Sixth Panel Atlas:... should fly to the temple faster than the wind!
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Post by coinilius on Dec 8, 2012 5:13:09 GMT -5
Awesome work
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Post by blackstar76 on Dec 8, 2012 9:43:38 GMT -5
Page 8
First Panel Caption: Meanwhile, in the castle's radar room, Tongo has his own opinion about the diamond. Tongo: Of course, the diamond belongs to me Scorpio. If it wasn't for me, you and your companions would be still in the exile that...
Second Panel Scorpio: You're joking, of course, Tongo!
Third Panel Scorpio: You'd better watch your mouth! Tongo: You forget that it was me and my demons that made you all powerful again!
Fourth Panel Caption: Watching the arguement with interest, nobody pays attention to the radar screen, that shows Atlas's escape. Tongo: Without me Scorpio, you're nothing! Scorpio: You said too much Tongo!
Fifth Panel Scorpio: Arrest him!
Sixth Panel Scorpio: I feel sorry for you Tongo! From now on, your fate is going to be worse!
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Post by coinilius on Dec 8, 2012 9:54:16 GMT -5
It's interesting that they mentioned an Emperor earlier on in the story - nice to see some hints of the actual world they are trying to protect, outside of castles and ruined cities
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Post by blackstar76 on Dec 8, 2012 10:01:45 GMT -5
Yes that's right. It gives you a whole different aspect of blackstar's world. Our heroes are warrior-knights in the service of a good and just emperor who rules the galaxy.
In page 8, we can clearly see that Tongo is not Scorpio's lackey or minion. He has served Scorpio of course, but he did it for his own purposes. He is not afraid of Scorpio or his wrath and he talks back to him freely. And Scorpio seems to be afraid because he sees him as a dangerous rival in the game of power. Tongo has power, and his minions, his small army of demons, are fearfull and an ally that someone would seriously consider having on his side. It seems that freeing Scorpio from the exile was a difficult and dangerous task that only Tongo and his demons were capable of acomplishing.
This comic does this: It gives Tongo a strong character. It even gives credit to his demons. Something that we never got to see in the french comics or the cartoon, where Tongo never made an appearance and the demons were just insignificant servants of Overlord.
What's your opinion?
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Post by coinilius on Dec 8, 2012 22:28:52 GMT -5
I like it - I like the idea of the other bad guys being strong characters of their own, not just lackeys or minions... obviously you need some lackeys, but it works to have a few different bad guys who are capable of being independent threats to the heroes - keeps things from just being too similar and stale, for instance if Tongo is able to strike out in stories on his own independent of Scorpio or Overlord.
EDIT: I've mentioned it before, but I also like how Gargo seems to have psychic powers, puts him above the lackey role he had in the Pif Gadget comics. I always imagined Gargo as an independent character, unlike the other Vampire Men we saw on the cartoon, with a dark-magic spect, and his depiction in this sort of fits in lol
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