tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post8720552809517646739..comments2024-03-28T17:16:14.568+00:00Comments on Retro-Forteana: Hitler's AstrologerAndrew Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-17279715300302023662014-04-07T12:49:57.347+01:002014-04-07T12:49:57.347+01:00You're right, of course - my dig at Marvel was...You're right, of course - my dig at Marvel was emotive rather than logical. I just get exasperated when I walk into a comic shop these days and there is so little on the shelves that I can relate to. There are plenty of reprints, as you say, but I get the feeling they're aimed at younger readers who want to catch up rather than at us oldies. As you say, one of Marvel's most popular titles of the 70s, Conan, was left to Dark Horse to reprint, while their own creation Red Sonja has gone to Dynamite. Never mind - being in your fifties wouldn't be any fun at all if there was nothing to grouse about!Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-4015165230643041382014-04-07T11:58:43.863+01:002014-04-07T11:58:43.863+01:00I wouldn't exactly say that Marvel isn't i...I wouldn't exactly say that Marvel isn't interested in the nostalgia market, Andrew. After all, they produce quite a few reprint books that cater to that very thing, although mainly in the superhero genre, admittedly.<br /><br />I get the impression that they currently shy away from licenced properties 'though, like Conan, Tarzan and, of course the Shadow. It's interesting that, with the title you mention, Marvel were emulating DC Comics, who first used the creative team of O'Neil and Kaluta in their early '70s four-colour comicbook of The Shadow. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.com