Space:1999 and Spider-Man 2099

Iwas happy to see some Gray Morrow covers when looking for Space: 1999 images.  I have always loved his realistic depictions, almost painterly with his pencils and inks - there's no other artist with a style quite like his.  I especially enjoy his depictions of women - He did a Zatanna Special and Lois Lane 2-issue mini-series a few decades back that I still remember fondly, those characters have rarely looked better.

Coming tomorrow is STF #2100, so stay tuned!

Space: 1999 and Rocket Raccoon

Considering this issue's number, I couldn't resist...  and speaking of which, that means tomorrow is Issue #2000!

Regular visitors know that for anniversary issues, I present a "100-Page Giant" comic.  Often I will receive kind comments along the lines of, "I wish this was a real comic, I'd love to read it." Well, tomorrow, the comic really will be 100 pages, and you will actually see all of the scenes on the cover play themselves out.  So, set some time aside and come back for...

THE STF #2000 100-PAGE SPECTACULAR!

Space 1999 and Star Trek

With all the hoopla over J.J. Abrams taking over the Star Wars franchise, I wonder what will become of the rebooted Star Trek universe that he began.  Finally some names are emerging as candidates for the director's chair in the next installment.  The latest I have heard is Joe Cornish (Attack The Block), but others such as Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) have been mentioned as well.  Whoever takes over, I hope there won't be as long a wait for the third movie as there was between the first and second.  I also hope they stake out their own territory, rather than try to pay too much homage to a previous film or episode, something that really hampered my enjoyment of Star Trek Into Darkness.

Space Ghost and Space: 1999

My earliest memory of Space: 1999 is a coloring book I had as a kid.  The idea of The Moon being knocked out of orbit and hurtling through space is a crazy one, but just the kind of big concept that a budding comic reader like me loved back in the 70's.  I am a fan of Martin Landau's work in films like Ed Wood and Crimes and Misdemeanors and I recently checked out the original pilot for Space: 1999 on YouTube.  It was a kick seeing the "futuristic" world of 1999 with Landau in his prime.