Man, CAVE CARSON HAS A CYBERNETIC EYE is such a miracle book - classic Vertigo style weirdness with a 2016 crackle, one of those bizarre gems that could only exist right when it did. Seeing this hit the shelves made me feel like I was getting into comics at just the right time👁️
Today's FLASH GORDON finally sees the on-panel appearance of Ming's foxhounds, THE DEATH PATROL ☠️ They stuck out in my readthrough of the original strips because (a) they look great and (b) they have the hardest name imaginable. Here's Alex Raymond's 1941 design next to mine:
Around here we support both movie martial arts masters (rugged men's health ballerinos) AND real life martial arts masters (middle aged Brazilian dudes built like Hellboy)