A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon a YouTube video about a recent Kickstarter by Mike Ortiz for a retro Bronze Age Marvel sci-fi superhero comic, something inspired by the works of the likes of David Anthony Kraft, Steve Gerber, and of course, Jim Starlin. Not only is the comic told in the particular idiom of 70s Marvel, colored in halftone dots, and features fake ads homaging common ones of the day, but the physical copy is also printed on newsprint.
Well, I had to get a copy, and I can safely say, this was truly a labor of love by Ortiz. The detail that went into the product is impressive. You can get a hint of all of that in the "making of" features on the website. In the physical copy order, there were also extras like stickers and hardcopies of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe style file entries.
The story is definitely in the Bronze Age style, though leans a bit tongue-in-cheek. The art and design complete capture the inspirations.
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