Seven Soldiers of Victory

The final chapter of the Seven Soldiers of Victory, issue #1, really brought home how much of a creative experiment this entire series was. Knowing how good and reliable an artist J.H. Williams III already was, Morrison felt he could experiment even more with this final issue, knowing it would turn ...

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The Seven Soldiers of Victory - Part 8 (Frankenstein)

130 days ago by Kandou Erik

Frankenstein, being a famous literary and movie concept long since in the public domain has been used every once in a while for comics. DC had a "Spawn of Frankenstein" comic, and I think Superman might have fought some kind of Frankenstein at some point. Suffice to say taking a very famous literary ...

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Oct

2011

The Seven Soldiers of Victory - Part 6 (Mister Miracle)

130 days ago by Kandou Erik

Mister Miracle is a character created by Jack Kirby as part of his Fourth World Epic. The series followed the exploits of a Super Escape Artist named Scott Free. The idea of a Super-Hero Escape Artist was inspired by fellow comic artist Jim Steranko - who before his comic carrier performed as an ill ...

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Oct

2011

Seven Soldiers of Victory - Part 5 (Klarion)

132 days ago by Kandou Erik

Klarion the Witch Boy is a creation of Jack Kirby, introduced as a protagonist against Jason Blood, aka the Demon. Klarion would swerve between an innocent young prankster, and a cruel and wicked boy - wielding incredible magical abilities The way he was first introduced in The Demon series was Klar ...

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Oct

2011

Seven Soldiers of Victory - Part 4 (Zatanna)

132 days ago by Kandou Erik

Zatanna is probably one of the more well known characters to get a series in Grant Morrison's Seven Soldiers of Victory - but she's a character that, while everyone likes her, is a hard character to write an on-going series around. The basic thing about Zatanna is that she can say anything backwards ...

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Sep

2011

Seven Soldiers of Victory - Part 3 (Manhattan Guardian)

133 days ago by Kandou Erik

The Manhattan Guardian series is probably one of the more quirky stories of the Seven Soldiers of Victory series - but grounded itself with a personable tale of a disgraced and unemployed police officer given a second chance to rebuild his life and regain his self confidence. The Guardian originally ...

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