With The New Mutants movie coming (eventually) with heavy influence from Bill Sienkiewicz's visually ground-breaking period on the title, it seems like a good time to visit that period... sort of.
After all - one can frequently get a better look at cultural artifacts by examining the reflections of the time. And for tonight's tale, we have perhaps the best possible combination of talent for that view. Kurt Busiek's reputation for his knowledge of comics, character & series history and the intricate delicacies of the medium are nigh legendary. I can think of no one better suited to take on Sienkiewicz's stylings than Kyle Baker, the only artist to touch his liberated inks back in the day. (Not to mention Kyle's own incredible sense of comic design and story telling)
So pop the corn, or the cap on the brew, or both, and kick back for our two part Mutant Beach Party! from 1988 -
Our apologies.
That was obviously the wrong reel, it being from tomorrow's matinee.
The projectionist has been sacked, and we now proceed with our Feature Presentation.
-The Mngmt
Tonight presentation has been brought to you buy...(sic)
page art from What The--?! #s 3 & 4 (1988)
