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Weekend Reading: Marvel Comics, Combat Jacks, Rob Liefeld & Star Trek

First off, smart thoughts on the state of various elements of the comics industry - retail, Marvel, 24 Hour Comics Day - from Tom Spurgeon at The Comics Reporter.

Bleeding Cool has the story announcing Rob Liefeld’s latest retirement from comics. And then moments later says he’s back.

Here’s a nice review of Mark McKenna’s new indy comic, Combat Jacks. “While McKenna might be known as a great inker, he is certainly a surprisingly good writer too. The story and dialogue of Combat Jacks is quite enjoyable, making me wish there were more comics like this sadly rare done-in-one sci-fi/horror story.”

Who was the mysterious Marvel Comics creator known as Kevin Banks?

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Kickstarter: Combat Jacks by Mark McKenna

My old funnybook pal Mark McKenna has a great-looking project that you should take a look at on Kickstarter: Combat Jacks.

Created and written by Mark (who also inks) and pencilled by Jason Baroody, this looks like a really fun deal.

Mark says in his video that it’s a throwback to the old EC comics of the ‘50s - like Weird Science Fantasy meets Vault of Horror - but with a modern twist.

What’s it about? Space Marines Vs. Monster Jack O’Lanterns on a distant planet.

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