It Came From Darkmoor...

Sunday, 31 October 2010

So today is Halloween. That British festival, which British people seem to like claiming is an American commercial plot, as opposed to the actual part of their heritage it really is... :)

I'm partaking in the gratuitous watching of horror movies and the carving of oversized pumpkins.

In the meantime, here's a little Halloween contribution from Blog follower Chris Holmes, which I hope you enjoy. Ever wondered what a zombie Death's Head might look like?

Well, wonder no further...

Also available here:

http://commdesign.wordpress.com/2010/10/27/grindhouse-deaths-head/

Enjoy!

Now go off and scare somebody...

Mark.

2 comments:

2badguys13 February 2011 at 12:03
Hi, Not to do with this post specifically, but I came across your blog while writing this little bit on Motormouth and Killpower http://2badguys.blogspot.com/2011/02/remembering-marvel-uk-motormouth-and.html loving the site. Cheers.

V.
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Mark Roberts28 February 2011 at 13:55
Nice article Guys,

And cheers for the link, too.

I'm a huge fan of Motormouth & Killpower. I really wish Marvel could be persuaded to do a mini series for them. They really are a lot fun.
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It Came From Darkmoor...

...in October of 1976, on the moors around a research facility. For a few years thereafter it lurked in the shadows, doing its own thing, telling its own tales, until suddenly it found that it was a bit a successful. It began to grow, create more of itself, embrace licensing and raise its profile higher, until the day came when it's older Brother had to take notice of it.

'IT' was Marvel UK.

This is a blog dedicated to the mostly forgotten (But ultimately worthwhile) British corner of the Marvel Universe. Its titles, its characters, its former imprint and more recent revivals. God knows they all seem to gnaw away at my brain so often that, since 2007, I thought that I may as well find a way to exorcise them in a constructive fashion.

This site was the result.

So welcome, friend. If you loved Captain Britain, or if you remember Death's Head, or even if you're just curious about what the hell Marvel UK had to offer back in the day, then pull up a pew, embrace the nostalgia, and pray that there may yet be some kind of future for these Properties, Characters and Places.

Contrary to some people's beliefs they were mostly written in-continuity with the American Marvel Comics.

You may not see them as often as the likes of Iron Man, Spider-man or Captain America, but they are still out there.

Come read about a few of them...