Friday, December 3, 2010

The Thing and Concrete



As soon as I decided to do some MTIO covers, this team-up was a no-brainer. It would make a fun story too, because the two characters could not be more different beyond the initial visual impression.

I had heard good thing's about Paul Chadwick's Concrete for a long time, so I picked up a copy of Concrete: The Complete Short Stories, and was absolutely floored. The artwork was beautiful, especially when depicting what Concrete sees with his enhanced vision. The stories were all very thought provoking, too. I must have read that whole TPB in one sitting, and I soon acquired all of Concrete's other appearances. I haven't seen a new mini-series in a couple of years though - I really hope that another is forthcoming soon. Concrete is one of those comics that I like to give to my non-comic reading friends to try.
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13 comments:

  1. John R. PlattDecember 3, 2010 at 4:16 PM

    Awesome!

    A new Concrete series was just announced. It can't come soon enough.

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  2. The BouvDecember 3, 2010 at 7:05 PM

    I love the story title you came up with for this. Great job!

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  3. diana greenDecember 3, 2010 at 7:56 PM

    Perfect. I've been a Chadwick fan for ages and have often made this comparison in my Comic Book History course! Well done!

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  4. dicecipherDecember 4, 2010 at 12:49 AM

    This is a such a natural crossover. Here is a nice little interview with Paul Chadwick.

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  5. dicecipherDecember 4, 2010 at 12:49 AM

    Oops forgot the damn link
    http://www.guerrillageek.com/2010/11/interview-paul-chadwick/

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  6. Michael JonesDecember 4, 2010 at 5:50 AM

    Great work! If only this team up could happen in the real world.

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  7. Cathy and DaveDecember 6, 2010 at 9:07 AM

    Wait-what?

    You mean this ISN'T the REAL world? I was hoping to see Michael Chiklis as both The Thing AND Concrete! :)

    It is a real shame that there are fewer and fewer inter-company crossovers.

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  8. RolDecember 6, 2010 at 11:06 AM

    I'd kill to see this comic for real!

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  9. SmearySoapboxPressDecember 10, 2010 at 3:31 PM

    This is awesome, and maybe even my new favorite! You really did capture their very different characters in just a few lines!

    - dale.

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  10. Paul ChadwickMarch 5, 2011 at 12:38 AM

    Just discovered you. These are all amazingly well done!

    The only other Thing/Concrete meeting I recall seeing was in Amazing Heroes, and had the two playing chess.

    Thanks for the kind words.

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  11. RossMarch 5, 2011 at 7:54 AM

    Thank you, Paul. I have a Batman/Concrete cover in here as well. I was very glad to see that Concrete is returning with new stories in DHP, can't wait to read them!

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  12. k4fDecember 1, 2014 at 4:30 AM

    I can't afford today's comics (some of which are pretty mediocre anyway) so I've been buying used classics for bedside reading. I was wondering what I'd do after I finish Jeff Smith's BONE saga (happily only half read) and Concrete: The Complete Short Stories looks like a natural! I just snagged a nice cheap copy of it from an Amazon seller. : )

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  13. AnonymousNovember 14, 2017 at 8:53 AM

    Technically The Thing has an exoskeleton, not a body, made of stone(?).

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