THAT COMIC SMELL 28: The Seeds (Ann Nocenti & David Aja)

The new episode of That Comic Smell is now online. We discuss Ann Nocenti, David Aja, and their new comic The Seeds.

Have a listen at iTunes, Soundcloud and YouTube.

From the web:
"*SPOILERS AHEAD*
“They buried us but they didn’t know we were SEEDS”
The exact statement that is on the back of the book for this incredible book and the folks here take a deep dive into what makes it a great first issue.
Welcome to That Comic Smell Podcast. David, Nando, Giuseppe, Mike and Tom get into “The Seeds” by Ann Nocenti and David Aja. They also explore briefly what creations are behind this team and how they came to be on a comics on the great Karen Berger’s line at Dark horse “Berger Books”
We also get a look into how extensive Nando’s research head can go when faced with something he loves.
This and all the usual comics chat on the only comics podcast to have actually been grown in a garden…
That Comic Smell!"

SCOTLAND IN COMICS 4

In 1987, Chris Claremont and Marc Silvestri brought the X-Men to Edinburgh. Dazzler, Rogue, Psylocke and Longshot had a big fight with Juggernaut on Princes Street...


































At the time, I liked Silvestri's art. There was a certain lack of weight to everything and it all looked dashed off, but it was different. In retrospect, it was the first of the "Image" style of art I'd come across.

I like the cheeky Doctor Who reference on this next page. Also the mention of Captain Britain, at this time a Marvel UK character that the US comics ignored almost completely. Claremont was already writing towards his later Excalibur series, which featured Captain Britain prominently.

















Next, we have some locals having a chat after the X-Men have sorted out Juggernaut.


















Just for the hell of it, here is the cover. It's a goodie.

















It was good to see Art Adams draw Longshot again - I liked the original series drawn by him.

A few months after this X-Men issue, Colossus visited Edinburgh. This story had a nice personal touch for me. More anon...