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Tuesday, 9 May 2023

The Improbability of the German Super Hero...really?

 


It was asked "how can you have German super heroes?" and the argument was the same that started that old Improbability of the British Super Hero post way back.

You do not need skyscrapers. Look at the basics of German mythology and legends -some already incorporated into D-Gruppe. I outlined some of this in this post:

https://hoopercomicart.blogspot.com/2018/06/re-post-d-gruppe-germanys-first-and.html

It isn't as though Germany has no crime. So why not a super villain? And with all the other genres that can be dragged into stories -including space- then the limit is your (actually my) imagination. Remember that some of the heroes are also exiles from destroyed parallel worlds and that adds another angle for stories.

Until the last few years Germany had only US or French reprint comics before some home grown super heroes began to appear.  The recent additions tend to be more parodies than serious stories and parodies -even well drawn ones- tend to fall flat after an issue or two. I always take my characters seriously because they are real (I swear -it isn't all in my head!!).

So time travel? Why not.

Super villains? Sure

Space threats -established.

Parallel Earth threats -established.

Mythological and legendary characters and threats? Established.

Now I just need to draw it all and having not heard from Mr Dilworth for 1 year and 4 months (hoping he is okay) I better get my ass moving!


Neca Grimsword update

Bereit für die D-Gruppe!

 


Das erste deutsche Superheldenteam, D-Gruppe, wurden von mir als Jugendlicher vor über 50 Jahren in Dalborn, Deutschland, gegründet.

Abgesehen von Cameos in der Geschichte von The Trial (Black Tower Super Heroes) ist das Team in einer 4-Ausgaben-Serie plus einem übergroßen Jahrbuch erschienen – alle präsentiert im Handelsbuch Complete D-Gruppe. Sie kamen auch in den Graphic Novels Return of the Gods und The Green Skies vor.

Für 2023/2024 möchte ich mich mehr auf diese Charaktere konzentrieren, da sie mir sehr am Herzen liegen und Erinnerungen an großartige Tage wachrufen – und auch einige schlechte Erinnerungen an die Zusammenarbeit!

Da mein Deutsch nicht ausreicht, um die ganze Arbeit zu übersetzen, werden die Serien und Geschichten auf Englisch sein, da kein deutscher Verlag jemals Interesse gezeigt hat. Wer weiß – vielleicht tauchen auf einer der nächsten deutschen Comic-Cons Bücher auf.

Wir werden sehen!


Stand by for D-Gruppe!

The first German super hero team, D-Gruppe, were created by me as a youngster in Dalborn, Germany over 50 years ago.

Apart from cameos in The Trial story (Black Tower Super Heroes) the team have appeared in a 4 issue series plus one oversized annual -all presented in the Complete D-Gruppe trade book. They also featured in both Return of the Gods as well as The Green Skies graphic novels.

For 2023/2024 I want to concentrate more on these characters as they are dear to my heart and bring back memories of great days -and some bad collaboration memories, too!

As my German is not up to translating all of the work the series and stories will be in English as no German publisher has ever appeared interested. Who knows -maybe books will turn up at a future German comic con .

We will see!

Monday, 1 May 2023

HEXAGON COMICS USA / MAY 2023 RELEASE: GUARDIAN OF THE REPUBLIC SPECIAL UNDERGROUND ISSUE


Hexagon Comics USA now offers translations of selected titles from the catalog of this 70-year-old French comics publisher. Books can be purchased on amazon or through the website www.hexagoncomics.com. Retailers can purchase them at a 40% discount from distributor Ingram or from the publisher at the website above.

 

GUARDIAN OF THE REPUBLIC SPECIAL UNDERGROUND ISSUE

7x10 squarebound comic, 

56 pages 

b&w; 

cover: Jim Dandy
ISBN-13: 978-1-64932-215-9. US$9.95

 

=1= GUARDIAN OF THE REPUBLIC / LUNATIC LEGION: THE COFFEE MAKER THAT TERRORIZES FRANCE!
Story: J..-M. Lofficer; Art: Jim Dandy


The new MOOKS GANG poses a terrifying threat to the French Republic. Only the LUNATIC LEGION is capable of stopping THE COFFEE MAKER   THAT TERRORIZES FRANCE. Alone ? Not really, because the fearless GUARDIAN OF THE REPUBLIC is enlisted to lend them a hand!


=2= GUARDIAN OF THE REPUBLIC / CAPTAIN GIROFLÉE: LOBSTER’S ROLL!
Story: J..-M. Lofficer; Art: Martin Espinoza 


The GUARDIAN OF THE REPUBLIC joins forces with CAPTAIN GIROFLÉE to defeat the megalomaniac Erik Zamour (a.k.a. The Boil) and his associate, the mad monk Filipo Labattoir, as well as their creature, the LOBSTER, who are sinking English trawlers in the English Channel.


Both stories are satirical in style, although firmly entrenched in the regular continuity. They also include a variety of potshots taken at French celebrities and political figures, who are probably unknown to most American readers. Nevertheless, we chose to make these two stories available to our loyal English-speaking public to give them an idea of the diversity of styles and inspirations featured in Hexagon Comics in France.

 


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