Marvel Super Special No. 3
Illustrated by Walt Simonson and Klaus Johnson, story adaptation by Archie Goodwin
Marvel / Curtis 1978
There's also no overlooking the fact that as a movie, Close Encounters was underwhelming. Compared to Star Wars, which had transformed sci-fi cinema just 6 months previously, it often was plodding and dull.
To hold the interest of the comic readers, Simonson wasn't above working in some selected T & A, courtesy of 'Mom' character Jillian Guiller, who seems to have a wardrobe consisting solely of cutoff jean shorts, and a tendency to be framed from interesting points of view even when carrying out the most mundane of household chores.......
Anyways, with the 40th anniversary of the film at hand, it seems right to present the entirety of the commemorative issue of Marvel Super Special No. 3. While there are a number of websites offering scans of this issue, I used a 200 dpi resolution to give the images a (hopefully) superior clarity.
Enjoy this flashback of vintage 70's sci-fi........
1 comment:
"Plodding and dull"? "Underwhelming"? That's an interesting way to describe such a celebrated film. It's definitely one of my favorites. But if you're the sort who prefers "pew-pew" space battles in their sci-fi, I can see how it might not be your cup of tea. I will say that perhaps the story isn't necessarily the type that translates to the comics medium as naturally as something along the lines of Star Wars. Anyway, I saw a few pages from this adaptation elsewhere and it was almost like I was looking at a weird alternate universe version of Close Encounters. It made me curious what the story behind that was. I briefly wondered if they began the comic before shooting on the movie commenced or even before casting had been done, though I doubted they would have worked that far in advance. It wasn't hard to guess that the artists just didn't have the likeness rights for the actors or access to behind-the-scenes material.
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