Comments on: The Atomic Knights

By: Atomic Knights! « stefan poag

Atomic Knights! « stefan poag — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:39:25 +0000

[...] finally got my copy of the reprints of “Atomic Knights” comics in the mail… and I can’t wait to sit down and crack it [...]

By: Ed Catto

Ed Catto — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:35:59 +0000

And I think this series showcases some of Murphy’s artwork at it’s peak. So fine, so planned and so tight. Just wonderful stuff from a wonderful guy.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:28:30 +0000

Oh, sigh. I think I’ll stick with the original. So sad to hear every time DC descends to stupid shock storytelling of that type.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:05:59 +0000

It gets worse.

The original Knights showed up in grim ‘n’ gritty versions of their old armor in “Final Crisis” where Marene is ripped in half by Evil Mary Marvel. Yay, comics.

At least we still have the original stories, and I’m glad they’ve been reprinted in color, although Murphy Anderson’s art is mighty pretty even in black and white, and his work on this series is among the best he ever did.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:23:19 +0000

Oh, darn, is that the “it was all a dream” I heard about? I hate that. Thanks for sharing the link for further discussion.

By: chasdom

chasdom — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:59:40 +0000

This message board thread reprints the relevant letter columns from this series, and gives some context to the series:
http://marvelmasterworksfansite.yuku.com/topic/13899

I agree that it would be nice to see the Hercules appearances, but where the series finally received closure is in an issue of DC Comics Presents. Unfortunately, The issue was not a happy one for pre-existing fans, involving retcons that were not in the spirit of the original series, to say the least (as briefly described in the Wikipedia entry that you linked to).