These are very old notes done using mayfair and dc material. Warlord s strips used big splash panels and huge logos that yelled out to the readers. Originally uploaded by xray delta one a true crime story narrated by phantom lady. Script by mike grell and art by mike grell and vince colleta. Hes a sort of tarzanjohn carterconan figure operating in skattaris, a lost world with wizards and dinosaurs. In this book, alan accompanies richard and his liege lord to war with france, which leads him to a path of discovery about the life of his late father.
War lord 2006 novel based on the dc comics character john constantine, written by john shirley. Matt baker matt baker was one of the first africanamerican comic book artists narrated by phantom lady. Nov 18, 2015 the warlord, the beginning of the series that defined iron mike grell, while working at dc comics. Statement of ownership, management and circulation states the average number copies the comic book sold each month during the preceding 12 months is 101,0. Warlord of mars is the comic book adaptation of edgar rice burroughs john carter of mars book series, published by dynamite comics since october 2010. By dc written by cary burkett art by pat broderick release date 111986. Get the best deals on warlord comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. A previous warlord ongoing series ran for 3 issues and six annuals from 19761989. Adam warlock, originally known as him or adam, is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Squadron leader kane of the raf during and after the battle of britain. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world. The warlord comic book series fandom powered by wikia. Set in the mythical world of skartaris contained inside earth, the comic followed pilot travis morgan as he stumbled into the realm, and became the helmeted, swordwielding hero dubbed the warlord. The warlord travis morgan is a pulps dc comics character who debuted in 1975.
Machiste has no superhuman powers, but is a superb warrior, skilled in hand to hand combat, swordsmanship, and the use of a dagger. Warlord of mars returns in a new monthly series, officially authorized by edgar rice burroughs, inc superstar writer ron marz finally gets to pen the series he has always wanted to write, with amazing new art talent abhishek malsuni joining him. The new sage channel is your ultimate source for information and opinionated sage ratings on popular and rare comic book characters, as well as film icons. The character returned in 1992 for a sixissue mini. She is married to travis morgan also known as the warlord and is the mother to their. Warlord by bart sears comic book artists, comic book characters, comic. Design wise, this was a loud comic, befitting a war weekly. The warlord is a sword and sorcery character appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Each wiki entry is the title of a comic book series.
Stylistically, warlord was known for incorporating splash panels at the beginning of each comic strip, an uncommon practice at the time, but one that. Tara, the first female lead, and diemos are reintroduced. There was also a 6issue miniseries in 1992 written by grell. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Jul 01, 2012 warlord continues the story of sir alan dale, a knight who is loyal to his lord, robert of locksley and his king, richard i of england.
Welcome to mike grells the warlord, a dc comic book series which ran for 3 issues from 1975 until 1989. No, that honor goes to marvels james patrick scully, aka skull the slayer, who debuted in his own comic a full three months before warlord. Written and drawn by mike grell, the warlord meets his friend ashir who is about to be wed to a secret lady. The comic was dedicated to wartime adventures and was a popular success, leading ipc magazines to create a competitor, battle picture weekly, in 1975. Frenchcanadian sergeant revelle leads a mixed crew of allied soldiers in. Warlord dc comics travis morgan skartaris character. In 1978 warlord absorbed the comic bullet as of issue 220, before being eventually. Major heinz falken leads a dirty dozen like group of german soldiers. His entry into the comics industry was in 1972, as an assistant to dale messick on the brenda starr comic strip.
As its title suggests, the contents were mostly comprised of war stories primarily world war i and ii. His iconic female images have made matt baker comics hot property. Grell is also walking away from his first comic book creation, travis morgan, the warlord. Chinese member of hydra, who exterminated the mnnzz guthir tribe of savage land, except for their princess xantia. Read warlord 1976 comic online free and high quality. The mc is supposedly a calculating, cold soldier from hibernation, but he is portrayed as well as the side character a, and his actions are as dumb as possible even as he is killing things and there are strong deus ex machina to solve numerous plot holes. Superboy reborn as dcs new warlord in young justice. Issue also has full page ad for arak, warlord, and hercules action figure toys from remco. Book length saga in which morgan and tara return to the place where their son died and discover that the evil deimos has returned in by fire and ice. The warlord 38 comic book is called the shape of things gone by. Jan 30, 20 so been collecting comics for years and after 20 long boxes i felt its time to trim down the collection.
So been collecting comics for years and after 20 long boxes i felt its time to trim down the collection. Issue also has story summaries of the first 50 issues of warlord. The warlord is travis morgan, a usaf lieutenant colonel who crash landed in skartaris, a world inside the hollow earth. Warlord volume comic vine with images comics, comic books. Warlord included several stories per issue, initially centred on a character called lord peter flint codename. Warlord comic for sale in uk 63 used warlord comics.
The strips played up the action angle too, although by and large they retained many of the traditional and proestablishment approaches to comics such as the more staid victor. Featured characters in the early issues included codename warlord this strip ran. Dc comic books comic book artists comic book covers comic book characters comic artist comic character robert e howard dr fate the warlord james r. The warlord was a sword n sorcery series from dc comics. A vietnam veteran who found himself in the magical world of skartaris. But after looking through my collection, its always hard to get rid of any, so instead.
Under each title will be the most recent publication dates if known, the status of the book, main characters, minor characters, creative team, and the storyline up to the last issue. Grell studied at the university of wisconsingreen bay, the chicago academy of fine art, and took the famous artists school correspondence course in cartooning. This superb issue of the warlord gives depth to morgans character and. Tara is a barbarian warrior from skartaris, and the queen of shamballah. Warlord was a weekly british comic first published in 1974 by dc thomson. The warlord book series, a sixbook pulpfiction series from the 1980s the warlord 1983 novel in the warlord novel series, written by jason frost. Characters main characters the warlord travis morgan allies enemies minor characters other charactersplacesthings skartaris recent. Get the best deals on warlord comic book collections when you shop the largest online. Whether youre a fan of the old series or are just looking for a great comic, this book is unbeatable.
The warlord is a sword and sorcery comic book published by dc comics. As announced at dcs guide to your universe panel at san diego comic con, the classic character the warlord is back at. The definitive directory of the dc universe dc comics superheroes, dc comics. He went on to marry tara and she became ruler of shamballah, and they had a son, joshua. Travis morgan the warlord by mike grell dc comics characters, dc comics art. The titular character, travis morgan, obtains the name warlord as he fights for the freedom of the people of skartaris. The warlord march cover by mike grell dc comic books, comic book artists. Warlord albion british comics database wiki fandom. The warlord was first published in 1976 and ran until 1989 for a total of 3 issues and six annuals. If you need a quick guideline for creating a new wiki page, please use this handy wikiskeleton. The character returned in 1992 for a sixissue mini series, in 2006 for a series which lasted 10 issues, and the current series which ran in 200910. Warlord, a world war ii version of the popular spy james bond. Travis morgan became known as a great leader in skartaris and was given the name warlord. The new series follows the continuity of the original warlord.
Warlord 1976 comic read warlord 1976 comic online in. Warlord was a weekly comic published in the united kingdom between 28th september 1974 until 27th september 1986. Not to be confused with union jack, a marvel comics character created. Mike grell born 1947 is a comic book writer and artist. Literature the warlord book series, a sixbook pulpfiction series from the 1980s. Phantom lady, comic book cover, february 1948 cover art. Dc comic books comic book artists comic book covers comic book characters comic artist comic character sword poses the warlord marvel e dc warlord. Warlord 1976 ntroduction of travis morgan into skartaris is recapped. It was time to cut the cord, grell says of the move in december.
All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Warlord prime marvel universe earth616 warlord s son warlord s son richards nuclear war with lunar colony earth6311. For a postapocalyptic, this one is absolutely one of the dumbest ones possible. The comics told the story of civil war veteran john carter who ends up being mystically.