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Date Posted: 22:03:30 06/14/10 Mon
Author: Officer Torch
Subject: Re: Al Williamson
In reply to: Tim 's message, "Al Williamson" on 20:04:28 06/14/10 Mon

Sergeant Tim...I vaguely recall the name, for me, with regard to the FG 1980 movie. Sadly, another loss in the art and celebrity world.

I'd like to suggest something before some material goes out of print if not already. There were outfits that printed reproduction books of Alex Raymond's Sunday comic strips. I myself purchased a 7 volume set by Checker Book Publishing Group. These hardcover books in landscape format were superb...color, paper quality, overall artwork. Pictures were sharp, print as well, very nicely made. They released them over a few years to keep costs within reason, then something like $20 a book some years back. I got them gradually, direct from publisher, Amazon, ebay, others. I'm seeing less of these now here and there at substantial price differences ,from very reasonable to costly, to N/A.

The first 5 books are best; we no longer see Ming in Volumes 6 and 7. FG and friends are on earth in a war and it is decided to make a 2nd trip to Mongo to obtain elements for weapon enhancement. There they meet yet another queen, another tyrant...but we clearly see the handwriting on the wall for the FG comics. If you can, should good buys come along, perhaps used, try to pick up Volumes 1,2,3 to give you good ideas of FG comics from yesteryear; better yet, 4 and 5, or all 7 if the price is right. Yes, times are tough, but these gems may be out of reach in a short time. You can make comparisons with serials where they exist, but the comics become quite different as time progresses.

I know you enjoy the serials, so do I...and I never thought I'd get really like or get hooked on these so-called comics as well. You will see great artistry in Alex Raymond's work including nicely devised stories and characters. Others followed Raymond's work in FG and did well, though I personally favor ARs material.

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[> Re: Al Williamson -- Tim, 22:42:27 06/14/10 Mon [1]

It sounds like a good value for the Mingols, so I will look into it, Officer Torch.

I have seen a few of Alex Raymond's FG panels and pages in various books and online, and they do indeed look gorgeous. Speaking of gorgeous, Raymond's Dale Arden was not a blonde, which might surprise some who only know her character from the first Flash Gordon serial in 1936.

One of the Al Williamson obits (at the Comicon website) notes that during his childhood Williamson "began a life-long love affair with comics; especially those illustrated by Alex Raymond."

Sergeant Tim


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