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Period pieces before all the CGI film-making magic with their lush interiors and attention to details in attire are one of my favorites. The steampunk gauges, levers and scientific settings all show what care the studios put into these snapshots into movie-making in years gone by. The human interest they develop is so innocent and endearing.
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I really had no need or desire for it... but, I was buying the movie DVD, and on the same Ebay page, 3 different people were selling the comic. 2 copies for around $30... the 3rd for $6.99 on auction. And, there were NO bidders... and only 18 minutes to go. I figured... "Oh, WHY NOT??" I put in the minimum bid for it, 18 minutes later, I got it.
The real selling point was it had FRED FREDERICKS art!!! Back in the 60s, we bought very few comic-books (they were a rare luxury item), but we got the papers every day. 6 days a week, MANDRAKE was my favorite adventure series!!
I only just found out (thanks to my friend, artist Frank Thorne) that Fredericks only just passed away 4 years ago. According to Thorne, he drew MANDRAKE for decades and never once got a raise, never asking for one because he was rightly afraid they'd replace him with some guy overseas for much less. Which proved the case, as soon as Fredericks was out of the picture.
Period pieces before all the CGI film-making magic with their lush interiors and attention to details in attire are one of my favorites. The steampunk gauges, levers and scientific settings all show what care the studios put into these snapshots into movie-making in years gone by. The human interest they develop is so innocent and endearing.
ReplyDeleteThank YOU MiSD for bringing us these fond memories and treasures!
I just BOUGHT a copy of this, this past week!
ReplyDeleteI really had no need or desire for it... but, I was buying the movie DVD, and on the same Ebay page, 3 different people were selling the comic. 2 copies for around $30... the 3rd for $6.99 on auction. And, there were NO bidders... and only 18 minutes to go. I figured... "Oh, WHY NOT??" I put in the minimum bid for it, 18 minutes later, I got it.
The real selling point was it had FRED FREDERICKS art!!! Back in the 60s, we bought very few comic-books (they were a rare luxury item), but we got the papers every day. 6 days a week, MANDRAKE was my favorite adventure series!!
I only just found out (thanks to my friend, artist Frank Thorne) that Fredericks only just passed away 4 years ago. According to Thorne, he drew MANDRAKE for decades and never once got a raise, never asking for one because he was rightly afraid they'd replace him with some guy overseas for much less. Which proved the case, as soon as Fredericks was out of the picture.