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Qurl!!!! Issue 1 was FAB-YOO-LOSA. The original THE ATOMICS series is what turned me on to Mike Allred's art and those characters have a special place in my heartaloon.
The new team is doing them justice. I pity anyone who didn't buy it just because Allred didn't draw interiors... *pities Peebs*
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I should note for any other fans of the original THE ATOMICS: every 6th issue of IG&TA will feature a solo-story of a different member (first up is Mr. Gum in issue 6). Meanwhile, various other members appear in the ongoing IT GIRL stories, and also characters/plots from the original series are also used!
DID anyone else here read THE ATOMICS way back when?
I may feel the pity but I'm holding onto my $2.99.
I AM thinking of tracking down some Atomics back issues though ... I've also been salivating over Madman trades for several months now. Is Madman worth it?
From: Ninja Land | Registered: Nov 2004
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MADMAN didn't really click for me until after he joined THE ATOMICS. As a solo character, I wasn't feeling the ginchy. Perhaps, though, that was my own underdeveloped sense of ginchy back then?
As for THE ATOMICS-- they have the LASH GUARANTEE OF GINCHINESS. You **MUST** seek out the back issues or the series collection. It is a FAB-YOO-LOSA series and without it you are incomplete. It only ran 15 issues total, each groovier than the last!
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BTW, The Atomics actually are characters that first appear in MADMAN but my experience with the series was that no previous knowledge was really necessary.
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The awesome Kent Shakespeare sold me his Madman collection and I enjoyed it immensely! Pure Allred in all it's weird, beautiful glory! And the Atomics is even BETTER!
I think Mike Norton, the artist on Revival, is also the artist on It Girl? If so, he's having one helluva summer!
I'll be picking this up when I next go to the CBS.
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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