I have a secret to tell, I’m…I’m a starving artist. That means that I have a hard time buying all the comic books I would like too. But that all changed when I was at Supercon 2006 in Oakland. You see I discovered something cheaper than 25 cent comics….comics for a dime.
You see, there are lots of comics that are prefectly good, but no one wants them or loves them, so they don’t even sell for a quarter. In fact they are marked down to the last coin that could matter…10 cents (a nickel would just be sad). What I love is that some of the comics in the cheap bin are good (of course some are not, but hey they only cost 10 cents, Right!). Right now you find a lot of comics from the 1980’s, a time when small publishers got in on the comic book action after the sucess of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Some just tried to make there own DC or Marvel ripoffs (can you say EX-mutants) while others got away from that Super direction and tapped into a funny book mentality.
So, the bottom line is that I am going to be sharing some of my finds her on the old production log. This is the first one.
One such book is the hero from the 1970’s, E-Man. He’s a super nice guy with the power to shape shift. He has a beautiful girl friend and a collection of quirky friends and foes. I had forgotten how much fun this comic could be. The art is clean and well drawn, the hand colored art has a nice fresh feeling. And it’s nice to find a comic that does not take itself too seriously.
I found the only E-Man fan sites on-line. The web master writes:
E-man and his trusty side-kick/love interest, Nova Kane, were two of the most original characters to come out of the decade many would like to forget.
Two energy beings with astounding powers, and a koala bear to boot. Browse this site and learn of the humor, novelty, and fun of E-man.
Interesting Factoid: The facial design of E-Man is based on James Bond actor Roger Moore.
