Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Poe 1992

(Continued from Poe 1979, Pt. 7) 

COLECAO OPERA BRASIL  10:  FILHO DO URSO
"METZENGERSTEIN"
     (IN COLOR  w/ English Translation)

Because of the nature of blogs, I've been attempting, with some difficulty, to process and post these stories in chronological order.  For once, I'm doing one deliberately out of sequence.

One of my favorite comics artists from Brazil has become Flavio Colin.  His career spanned over 40 years, and 3 or 4 drastically different styles.  He started out very much influenced by Frank Robbins, then began to slowly evolve his style into something genuinely UNIQUE.  I suppose the word that best describes the bulk of his later work is "cartoony", but unlike anything I've ever seen before.  The closest description I can come up with is, it reminds me a bit of what you'd get if you took the style used by Gamma Productions' animation studio in Mexico, and used it for graphic sex and horror.

Over the course of his long career, I've discovered that Colin did 4 POE stories-- in 3 completely different styles!  It's only been in the last few months that I finally managed to get my hands on his 1st ("Berenice", from 1962) and his 4th...

     "METZENGERSTEIN".

     This was the 8th comics version of this story, following...
Youthful's CHILLING TALES #16 (Jun'53),
Master Comics' DARK MYSTERIES #23 (May'55),
Serg's 3 HISTOIRES EXTRAORDINAIRES (1968),
Skywald's SCREAM #9 (Sep'74),
Maisal's TERROR CLASICO MAISAL #2 (Jun 1 '77),
Paoline's IL GIORNALINO #19 (May 11 '80), and
Vecchi's ALMANAQUE DO TERROR #5 (Nov'82)
     ...the latter some 10 years earlier!

The story was done for Editora D-Arte's CALAFIO magazine, which ran from 1981 to 1992...  but the company closed up shop before the story saw print!  Some 10 years later, Colin passed away... and not long after, the story finally saw print in a trade paper-back collection of 6 of his stories.

I spent nearly 2 years searching online and downloading literally THOUSANDS of pages of Colin's art that had been posted on various blogs in Brazil, but to no avail.  This story was mentioned on a couple of websites, but proved so elusive,
I was forced to buy a copy of the book.  For all of those 2 whole years, I had been led to believe that due to some bizarre restrictions, one could not easily buy direct from outside of Brazil.  That proved to be erroneous, when I contacted the Ugra Press book store via their website, who had it posted for the cheapest price, and inquired if I could buy from them using Paypal, which they had listed on their page.  I COULD.  AND DID!!  Thus, COLECAO OPERA BRASIL #10 became the very 1st Brazillian comic in my entire collection!

As soon as the book arrived, I KNEW I would have to jump ahead of my intended schedule, and do this one as soon as the opportunity arose.

ENJOY!

COLECAO OPERA BRASIL  10:  FILHO DO URSO
cover by FLAVIO COLIN   (Editora Opera Graphica  /  Brazil  /  November 2002)
"METZENGERSTEIN"  /  Version 8
Adaptation by Julio Emilio Braz  /  Art by FLAVIO COLIN  /  Page 19
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Back Cover
Cartoon by Flavio Colin
Self-Portrait by Flavio Colin
Portrait of Flavio Colin by Juliano Oliveira
Copyright (C) 2002 Familia Flavio Colin  /
     Opera Grahica  /  Editora D-Arte
New Color & English Translation Copyright (C) 2017 Henry R. Kujawa

Scans of COLECAO OPERA BRASIL #10

     from MY collection!

Special thanks to Ugra Press in Brazil.

Scan of cartoon from the Universo HQ site.
Scan of self-portrait from the BigornaNet site.
Scan of Juliano Oliveira portrait from the Flavio Colin Facebook page.

Restorations by Henry R. Kujawa

For more:
Read about Edgar Allen Poe at The Poe Museum site.

Read about Flavio Colin at the UniversoHQ site.
Read about Flavio Colin at the Bigorna.net site.
Read about Flavio Colin at the Lambiek Comiclopedia site.
Visit the Flavio Colin Facebook page!


Read about HISTOIRES EXTRAORDINAIRES at the Criterioncast site.
Read about HISTOIRES EXTRAORDINAIRES at the Classic Horror site.

Read about METZENGERSTEIN at Oldtime Stories Press.
Read the complete story at the EAPoe Org site.
See the METZENGERSTEIN Gallery of Illustrations.

     Comics:
Read the Vince Napoli METZENGERTSEIN adaptation!
Read the Jon D'Agostino METZENGERSTEIN adaptation!
Read the Alexis-Thomas Hinsberger METZENGERSTEIN adaptation!
Read the Luis Collado Coch METZENGERSTEIN adaptation!
     (Coming soon:)
Read the Arturo Arnau METZENGERSTEIN illustrated story!

Read the Alarico Gattia METZENGERSTEIN adaptation!
Read the Roberto Barbosa METZENGERSTEIN adaptation!
Read the Flavio Colin METZENGERSTEIN adaptation!

     Misc.:
Read the Flavio Colin BERENICE adaptation!
Read the Flavio Colin MORELLA adaptation!
Read the Flavio Colin MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Flavio Colin METZENGERSTEIN adaptation!

See the CHRONOLOGICAL list of Edgar Allan Poe stories!
See the ALPHABETICAL list of Edgar Allan Poe stories!

(Continued in Poe 19xx)

Saturday, July 8, 2017

Poe 1968, Pt. 24

(Continued from Poe 1968, Pt. 23)

EL MONJE LOCO  40
"IL POZO Y EL PENDULO"
     (IN COLOR  w/ English Translation  /  Conclusion)

Editorial Temporae / Revistas Populares was a publisher in Mexico active in the 1960s & 70s.

EL MONJE LOCO ("The Mad Monk") could be described as Mexico's version of EC's horror hosts-- except, he predated them by quite a few years.  Created by Luis de Llano Palmer (1918-2012), the character debuted on a radio show in 1937.  Like EC's later "Vault Keeper", he wore a robe with a hood over his head, and introduced and/or narrated countless horror tales.  His famous catch-phrase was, "Nadie sabe, nadie supo" ("No one knows, no one knew"), immortalized by the cavernous voice of Salvador Carrasco.

In late 1967, Novaro, under the imprint Editorial Temporae, began a series that eventually ran 169 weekly issues!!!

Among all these stories were a number of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations.

First up...

     "THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM"

     This was the 8th comics version of this story, following...
Charlton's YELLOWJACKET COMICS #3 (Nov'44),
Gilberton's CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED #40 (Aug'47),
Marvel's SPELLBOUND #2 (Apr'52),
Youthful's BEWARE #10 (Jun'52),  
Ziff-Davis's NIGHTMARE #2 (Fall'52),
Continental's CLASSICOS DE TERROR #9 (1960),  and
Co-Operative's SUNDAY EXTRA (Apr'66)
     ...the last one 2 years earlier!

As far as I know, none of these have ever been translated into English.  

UNTIL NOW.  Enjoy!

EL MONJE LOCO  40
cover by RUBEN LARA ROMERO  
     (Editorial Temporae / Revistas Populares / Novaro  /  Mexico  /  
          September 4, 1968)
"EL POZO Y EL PENDULO"
     ("THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM")  /  Version 8
Adaptation by Salvador Carrasco  /  Art by RUBEN LARA ROMERO  /  
Page 20  /  "And now... the EPIC conclusion!"
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Ruben Lara Romero.
Copyright (C) 1968 Editorial Temporae / Revistas Populares.
English Translation & New Color Copyright (C) 2017 HENRY R. KUJAWA.

Scans of EL MONJE LOCO #40 from the Monje Loco 6771 blog,

     with special thanks to Carlos Lima.
Photo of Ruben Lara Romero from the Artes 9 site.
   
Restorations by Henry R. Kujawa

For more:
Read about Edgar Allan Poe at The Poe Museum site.
Read about Edgar Allan Poe at the Biography site.


Read about El Monje Loco at the Bitacora blog.
Read about El Monje Loco at the Tebeosfera site.

Read about Ruben Lara Romero at Lambiek Comiclopedia.
Read an interview with Ruben Lara Romero at the Artes9 site.


Read about THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM at the Spark Notes site.
Read about THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM at the Cliff Notes site.
Read about THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM at the Shmoop site.

Read the complete story at the Poe Stories site.
See the PENDULUM Gallery of Illustrations.

     Audio:
Hear the Basil Rathbone PIT AND THE PENDULUM recording!
See the Vincent Price PIT AND THE PENDULUM performance!
Hear the Henry Hull SUSPENSE episode!   (ep. 24  /  1-12-1943)
Hear the Jose Ferrer SUSPENSE episode!   (ep. 273  /  11-28-1947)
Hear the Vincent Price SUSPENSE episode!   (ep.724  /  11-10-1957)
Hear the Raymond Burr SUSPENSE episode!   (ep.805  /  6-7-1959)
Hear the Tony Roberts CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER episode!  (3-4-1975)

     Comics:
Read the Gus Schrotter PENDULUM adaptation!
Read the August M. Froehlich PENDULUM adaptation!
Read the Russ Heath PENDULUM adaptation!

Read the Doug Wildey PENDULUM adaptation!
Read the Everett Raymond Kinstler PENDULUM adaptation!

Read the Gedeone Malagola PENDULUM adaptation!
Read the Frank Bellamy PENDULUM adaptation!
Read the Ruben Lara Romero PENDULUM adaptation!

     See the Pablo Marcos PENDULUM tribute!
Read the Ricardo Villamonte PENDULUM adaptation!
Read the Jose Ortiz PENDULUM adaptation!

Read the Felipe Jimenez De La Rosa PENDULUM adaptation!
     (coming soon!)
Read the Guido Del Carpio Rivera PENDULUM illustrated story!
     (coming soon!)
Read the Juan Sarompas PENDULUM illustrated story!   (coming soon!)
Read the Don McGregor / Rudy Mesina PENDULUM adaptation!
Read the Gerry Talaoc PENDULUM adaptation!

     (Coming soon:)
Read the Monroe Eisenberg PENDULUM illustrated story!
Read the Novedades Editores PENDULUM adaptation!
Read the Maxon Crumb PENDULUM adaptation!
Read the Steve Pugh PENDULUM adaptation!
Read the Bluewater Productions PENDULUM adaptation!

Read the Carlo Vergara PENDULUM adaptation!
Read the J.C. Fabul PENDULUM adaptation!


      El Monje Loco:
Read the Ruben Lara Romero PENDULUM adaptation!
Read the Carlos Moro BERENICE adaptation!
Read the Carlor Moro VALDEMAR adaptation!   (coming soon!)
Read the Carlos Moro HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!   (coming soon!)
 

See the CHRONOLOGICAL list of Edgar Allan Poe stories!
See the ALPHABETICAL list of Edgar Allan Poe stories!

(Continued in Poe 1968, Pt. 25)