Born in the same fires as Heavy Metal magazine and the animated movie Wizards, Cobalt 60 hit the post-apocalyptic scene with a unique style all of its own. No stories here of me flipping through the pages as a wee one, I didn't discover this excellent comic until high school. By then however I was pretty well versed in all of the goodness that made this title special.
Cobalt 60 of the same name is the protagonist, a hooded hero avenging his parents death at the hands of the evil Strontium 90. He's got a great arsenal of weapons and the know-how to put them to use against mutants, raiders, aliens, and more. Cobalt 60 is a great story, but where it shines for me is the style and the artwork itself, simply amazing.
The artwork was amazing, I used to read it when I collected comics.....
ReplyDeleteI was pretty much blown away when I stumbled across them pretty much by accident.
DeleteI need to read some of these next time I'm in town.
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DeleteAnother favourite of mine, awesome! Think my copy is at my folk's hose in sydney.. I sure hope its OK.
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DeleteAhhhh...takes me back to my Heavy Metal days with his other comics like Cheech Wizard.
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I met Bode's son at a con once and had a good, long talk with him about his dad's comic and the work in general. He actually sketched for me one of the mutant crocs and signed, I need to dig that up.
DeleteI've always been fan of Bodé's work and Cobalt 60 especially.
ReplyDeleteHe somehow managed to capture my interest on *every* level with Cobalt 60, from story to art to humor to setting and more.
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