Caveat: this is nowhere NEAR a complete collection of Macross print media. And it’s probably also less than half of everything out there. I never felt the urge to be a completist on this front. But I did find the stuff that appears to occupy the top of the pyramid,...

Music had been a critical component of anime since the very beginning, with theme songs leading the charge into the record industry and soundtrack scores gradually following after. The Space Battleship Yamato series revolutionized anime soundtracks with fully symphonic scores in the 70s, and Macross took it to another level...

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There were no logo or format changes over these 100 progs, though more colour pages were added and the price went from 35p to 45p. But, as always, the real story was in the stories themselves. From its first issue in 1977, the driving force behind 2000AD was REVOLUTION. This...

In my first couple years as a convert to Judge Dredd and 2000AD, the bridge was not yet fully built between comic publishers in the UK and comic dealers in the US. The American-formatted reprint comics from Eagle that grabbed my attention in 1983 were the first plank in that...

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Chapter 21 See the original post here They returned to the inn to verify the “winning strategy.” “Perfect!” Exploring battling’s win-loss record over the past few months had been the right approach. Bob’s eyes lit up and he did not hide his excitement. “If you don’t get greedy and go...

You might think a weekly comic and a yearly hardcover annual would be enough of a workload for anyone, but “alien editor” Tharg had plenty more to offer. It goes without saying that when you’re publishing a new comic every week, the issue numbers mount up and (to some readers)...

As the cover price drifted upward from 26p to 35p, “The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic” did everything in its power to live up to that slogan. All the favorite characters continued to break new ground. Strontium Dog added the femme fatale Durham Red to its roster, a character who would prove...

KUNIO OKAWARA DESIGN ROOM Takara-style “Recommendation of original model” This corner presents 3D versions of original mecha design drawn by Kunio Okawara, the mecha designer for Votoms and Dougram. Real robot anime is characterized by many variations of a single design. Votoms is basically composed of two types of A.T....

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Chapter 16 See the original post here Four or five days had passed since the roar of the dredge began to echo along the banks of the Le Chaan. According to Lu’s calculations, the harvest would be five times greater for the same amount of labor. Alternately, the labor hours...

Foldout poster by Kunio Okawara           Kunio Okawara Design Room 4 “Basically, the first step is painting, and the second step is remodeling.” This corner presents 3D models of the original Combat Armor and Armored Trooper, based on new drawings by Kunio Okawara, mecha designer of...

If this batch had a theme, it would have to be “transition.” All the most popular characters were still in residence; Judge Dredd dominated every issue, but Robo-Hunter, Rogue Trooper, Strontium Dog, Nemesis, Slaine, and others were in regular rotation and always knocking it out of the park with great...