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wwprice1 · 7 months

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Ladies and gentlemen… Ben Reilly!

#marvel #Spider-Man #scarlet spider #ben reilly #clone saga #90’s spider-man #terry kavanagh #Randy Emberlin #steven butler #Kevin Tinsley

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 2 months

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"BUT WAIT -- THERE'S MORE! SUCH AS THE RAMPAGIN' RHINO! HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY?!"

PIC(S) INFO: Mega spotlight on cover art to "Amazing Spider-Man" Vol. 1 #344 ["Hearts and Powers"]. February, 1991. Marvel Comics. Artwork by Erik Larsen (pencils) & Randy Emberlin (inks).

Resolution at 1825x2740 & 1073x1650.

Sources: https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_344 & Reddit.

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the-gershomite · 5 months

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Ghost #12 -March 1996-

(11-20 of 20)

writer: Eric Luke

pencil art: David Bullock

inker: Randy Emberlin

letters: Steve Haynie

colors: Chris Chalenor

#dark horse comics #ghost #eric luke #david bullock #randy emberlin #steve haynie #chris chalenor #comics

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comfortfoodcontent · 1 year

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Amazing Spider-Man Vol.1 #375

Writer(s) David Michelinie Penciler(s) Mark Bagley Inker(s) Randy Emberlin Colorist(s) Bob Sharen Letterer(s) Richard Starkings Rick Parker

#spider-man #the amazing spider-man #silver sable #david michelinie #mark bagley #randy emberlin #marvel #marvel comics #bob sharen #comics #comic art

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episodicnostalgia · 2 months

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Comic Book Break: The End of Venom (but not really even a little bit)

Featured artwork Pencils: Mark Bagley Inks: Randy Emberlin

A few posts ago I talked about how it took roughly a year after my initial introduction to Venom (through the fold-out poster from the interior of “Amazing Spider-man #365”) before I would finally get to read a full issue featuring the character. By that point I had become as well versed on the Symbiote lore as I was able to be without the aid of the internet, which basically meant I was limited to the comics my dad bought me, along with any cursory trivia he’d absorbed from glancing through back issues in the local comic shop. But issues #374 & #375 would finally reward my patience with Spider-man and Venom’s “FINAL CONFRONTATION!” And oh lordy, they did not disappoint.

The story itself is entertaining enough, but it was Mark Bagley’s artwork that really left an impression on me. I mean no disrespect to Todd McFarlane here, but while he may have co-created the character, Bagley’s take was always the definitive version for me. Bagley’s artwork just makes him look so nightmarishly intimidating, and even with ‘the comics code’ censorship guidelines, there was no mistaking with my very-active-imagination what the character was capable of. I do remember feeling incredibly fortunate that I was even allowed to read those issues (my folks were fairly cautious about exposing me to graphic violence), especially considering this would be Venom’s last appearance ever, if the cover was anything to go by. After all, who would just lie about something like that?

Of course, it wouldn’t actually be the last time the those two would cross paths, or even butt heads. In fact, Venom would end up returning only three issues later for the ‘maximum carnage’ saga. But these issues did (sort of) signal a change in the character that would shift his/their motivations moving into Venom’s turn as an anti-hero under the ‘Lethal Protector’ moniker, which I never found as interesting. In theory, it’s a character choice that I could get behind, but sadly Venom became a victim to weak writing and oversaturation. Of course, the irony isn’t lost on me that just as I discovered the character, his relevance in the larger cultural paradigm was about to implode. Thankfully I remained largely oblivious to all for some time, as my continued exposure to Venom would be drip fed to me through back issues or alternative media (e.g. the animated series).

Honestly though, even though these issues were obviously being sold using a cheap marketing ploy, I do think it’s a pretty solid point to ‘end’ the characters story, and least for that particular era. After all, that is the thing with comics books, you kind of have to decide for yourself when to come-and-go.

That’s also part of the fun.

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comicarthistory · 1 year

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Page from Iron Man/Captain America Annual ‘98. Art by Patrick Zircher and Randy Emberlin.

#marvel comics #mcu #iron man #captain america #steve rogers #tony stark #modok #aim #the avengers #patrick zircher #mark waid #kurt busiek #roger stern #randy emberlin

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the-spinner-rack · 2 years

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She-Hulk’s Gentle Grasp (by Erik Larsen & Randy Emberlin from Amazing Spider-Man #348, 1991)

#she-hulk #erik larsen #randy emberlin

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tomoleary · 10 months

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Carnage by Mark Bagley and Randy Emberlin

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#mark bagley #Randy Emberlin #carnage

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ricalleyn85 · 1 year

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Doctor Doom from The Amazing Spider-Man #349, July 1991. Artwork done by Erik Larsen and Randy Emberlin.

#marvel comics #marvel super heroes #capcom #fighting games #doctor doom #victor von doom #erik larsen #randy emberlin

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cccovers · 1 year

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Dark Horse Presents #3: Mindwalk (1986) cover by Randy Emberlin and Don Wallace.

#dark horse presents #mindwalk #comic covers #80s #randy emberlin #don wallace

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graphicpolicy · 2 years

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Review: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Best of Storm Shadow

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Best of Storm Shadow is a collection that highlights two of the best characters in this classic franchise. #comics #comicbooks #gijoe

When it comes to conflicted antagonists, it seems as though Marvel may have cornered the market. You can see this in three of their biggest movies. In Black Panther, Erik Killmonger is nothing what he seems. We find out that he’s T’Challa’s cousin, and by the end of the movie, audiences were as conflicted as he was. In Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the Manadarin is a father who…

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coverpanelarchive · 2 years

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Avengers United #48 (2004), [first published in Avengers #52 (2002)]

#Marvel Comics #avengers united #avengers #Kurt Busiek #Ivan Reis #randy emberlin #tom smith #richard starkings #marc sumerak #kieron dwyer

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the-gershomite · 5 months

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Ghost #12 -March 1996-

(1-10 of 20)

writer: Eric Luke

pencil art: David Bullock

inker: Randy Emberlin

letters: Steve Haynie

colors: Chris Chalenor

#dark horse comics #ghost #eric luke #david bullock #randy emberlin #steve haynie #chris chalenor #comics

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gamesception · 7 months

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Sception Reads Cass Cain #21

Ghost / Batgirl #1-4 Words: Mike Kennedy Pictures: Ryan Benjamin Additional Work: Randy Emberlin, Howard Shun

One impression I used to have that going back to look at ~all~ of Cass's early appearances has forced me to reconsider is the idea that she didn't appear outside of her own books very much. While later on that is more the case, early on she does have a fair few guest appearances and cross overs, including in this bit of non-canon dual publisher cross promotion with Elisa Cameron, aka Ghost, a Dark Horse character with a solo that had been running since 1995.

The miniseries pits long time Batman villain Harvey Dent against brand new Ghost antagonist Malcolm Greymater - a (fictional) confederate general turned zombie libertarian corpse reanimator - in a conflict over Greymater poaching some of Dent's employees (ie reanimating goons that Dent killed). Babs, Cass, and Elisa get caught in the middle and are forced to work together after following separate threads of a bombing by Two Face and bodies stolen by Greymater only to be sold off into unsavory employment after failed reanimation experiments.

I don't want to go through the whole thing with a plot summary - it's four issues of non-canon stuff after all. But as a stand alone story it works fairly well, worth a read if you're a fan of early Cass. In particular there's solid characterization of Harvey Dent and what it's like to work for him - pretty bad actually. You can see why he'd get upset at someone trying to poach his guys, working conditions for goons in Gotham are terrible, if word got around of better conditions in Arcadia (Ghost's hometown) or wherever else then Batman's villains could easily find themselves suffering a labor shortage. The mere idea of that is funny enough to me that I can't help but like this little mini series, and it's an idea I'd love to see brought back. Goons On Strike - now there's a solid idea for an ongoing Gotham event crossover.

Anyway, Ghost/Batgirl is definitely a higher fantasy story than we usually see from Cass, at least back in the early days, but there's a focus on the individual lives and humanity of the underlings working for the villains that's very grounded and down to earth. That fits in really well next to the "street level" focus of Cass's early solo title. As for the book's cross-promotional function, it does make me curious about Ghost, though probably not enough so to go back and look at her solo title. I like her villain here, but Malcolm Greymater and his crew seem to be more or less exclusive to this crossover? Comicvine is telling me he maybe appears in a single issue outside of this, so that's kind of disappointing.

So setting aside the story, how's our girl in this? Well, first of all, she's being drawn by new hands. In costume she's mostly fine.

Sleek and spooky, glossy black. The details of her form are sometimes lost in the darkness, which loses some specificity in the action panels, but in a way that mostly works aesthetically. My only real complaint here is that her facial expression doesn't really show through the mask. You don't get a sense of what she's thinking or feeling in costume, she's just this dark angry spooky form, not so much a person or a character. As I've said in the past, though, that's as much or more a criticism of her costume design as it is of how any particular artist draws her in it.

It's also worth noting that, as with Cass's early pairing with Azrael, her costume contrasts very nicely with Ghost's. White with round hood and billowing cape vs. Cass all black and pointy. Aesthetically it's a great fit.

Out of costume, though...

I don't know. Just doesn't quite look like Cass to me? I know, I know, comic character facial features don't have the same specific canon as their costumes do, different artists have different styles so characters will look different, and there's definitely a stylistic element here that isn't gelling with me. The overall shape of the head is too thin, maybe, making her look a bit older than she should, where I'm used to Scott's more rounded face, stronger jaw, bushier eyebrows, shorter, poofier hair.

Scott's style, at least at the time, also just packs in more emotional expression, which is absolutely critical for a silent protagonist.

By contrast Benjamin's Cass, when she's not in costume, is often just standing a bit behind Babs with a sort of blank, neutral expression while Babs interacts with other characters or the audience for her.

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Which also kind of brings us to the writing for Cass here. Ghost / Batgirl is probably the best example yet that silent Cass was a mistake, because yeah, the creators of this book just do not know how to convey her character to the reader without words. The first image starts with Cass looking out over the wreckage of a bombing, and of course there's pseudo noir internal monologue all over it, because how else do you start a bat-book, only Cass can't narrate so Babs provides the narration even though she isn't even in that scene.

Babs goes along on the adventure mostly so the writers have someone who can talk for Cass, or even in some panels quite literally talk over Cass.

Cass is an intimidating physical presence in costume, but in this book she functions more as an extension of Babs than as a person in her own right.

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It's not all bad, though. In particular there's this one bit introducing an additional ability for Cass that makes perfect sense with her backstory and yet sadly I don't think is ever mentioned again in a canon Batgirl story:

Cass gets poisoned, but she survives, and recovers remarkably quickly, because she has a natural resistance to many poisons and venoms built up from repeat exposure to tiny amounts when she was a child, because of course that's something David would do. You could just imagine little Cass and David having drinking contests to see who could take the most poison before passing out, or even sneakily poisoning each other as a little game of escalating pranks.

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So yeah, overall a nice little stand alone series with maybe not the best depiction of Cass, but one that is illustrative of why the major change to have her start speaking, while I still don't like how it was done, was probably for the best.

#cassandra cain #batgirl #elisa cameron #ghost #sception reads cassandra cain

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vertigoartgore · 7 months

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The birth of Spider-Carnage from 1996's Amazing Spider-Man #410 by Tom DeFalco, Mark Bagley, Larry Mahlstedt, Randy Emberlin, Bob Sharen & Comicraft.

#spider man #clone saga #90s #carnage #spider-carnage #ben Reilly #clone #1996 #the final year of the clone saga #symbiote #alien #living costume #monster #fusion #1990s #symbiosis #evil spider man #dark #90's

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 1 year

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THE SOUND OF SKULL AND SPINAL COLUMN REMOVED FROM HUMAN FLESH -- "SKRIIIICH."

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on police detective Jerry Lambert (played by the late, great Bill Paxton in live-action) getting his skull and spinal column ripped out in a last stand by the City hunter-Predator, from the pages of "Predator 2" (comic-book adaption) Vol. 1 #2 (of 2). June, 1991. Dark Horse Comics.

Story/script: Franz Henkel (based on the screenplay by Jim Thomas & John Thomas)

Pencils: Mark Bright

Inks: Randy Emberlin

Colors: Monika Livingston

Letters: Mike Heisler

Resolution at 1025x1340 & 894x1381.

Source: https://viewcomics.me/predator-2/issue-2/full.

#Predator2 #PredatorII #Predator #PredatorComics #PredatorCityHunter #CityHunter #LosAngeles #SciFiArt #SciFiFri #Yautja #DarkHorseComics #TheDemonWhoMakesTrophiesofMan #TheDemonWhoMakesTrophiesofMen #DarkHorseBooks #CityHunterPredator #DetectiveJerryLambert #JerryLambert #LieutenantMikeHarrigan #DeadCops

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