John wilson is an independent comic book writer and illustrator and he has illustrated one childrens book for a former student. Machiste has no superhuman powers, but is a superb warrior, skilled in hand to hand combat, swordsmanship, and the use of a dagger. Issue also has story summaries of the first 50 issues of warlord. Swordsman jacques duquesne was a performer at various circuses and carnivals. Please only report missing issues after attempting a thorough search, and do not submit false information. Unlike many wandering heroes of swordandsorcery tales, the warlord boasts. The sword, once drawn, requires the drawing of blood before it may be resheathed. Warlord dc comics travis morgan skartaris character. The warlord book series by multiple authors includes books the warlords puzzle, the warlords fish, the warlords beads, and several more. He was chased by hostile arizona natives into a lonely cave, where he was mysteriously transferred to the dying red planet of barsoom, a fictionalized version of planet. The warlord was first published in 1976 and ran until 1989 for a total of 3 issues and six annuals. As i remember it, it was chiefly a courtesy for people who couldnt find the atlas of the dc universe where mayfair.
Discussion of inflation and cost of comics, and pitch for the value of new dc dollar comics by jenette kahn, with photo. Warlord 1976 comic read warlord 1976 comic online in. John carter was from virginia and was a captain in the confederate armed forces. Unlike many wandering heroes of swordandsorcery tales, the warlord boasts a supporting cast of fleshedout characters. Kmc forums comic book forums comic book movies comic books who is the best swordsman or swordswoman. The warlord is travis morgan, a usaf lieutenant colonel who crash landed in skartaris, a world inside the hollow earth.
Characters with an arsenal solely comprised of swords are pretty rare regardless, here are a few swordsmenwomen that are duly noted for their skill and devotion to the blade versus any other weapon. The rebirth of dcs finest fantasy franchise continues from mike grell and. Nobutoshi canna, marc diraison, carrie keranen, kevin t. Warlord comic with union jack jackson british comics. Comic book superheroes have used a variety of weapons and powers, but nothing. The original warlord title started in january 1976 and lasted 3 issues and six annuals. Get the best deal for warlord comic book collections from the largest online selection at.
Mike grell created a remarkable world with amazing characters, scenery, and action. This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. This is a specially designed sword wielded by travis morgan the warlord, during his adventures in skartaris. Seeing great potential in him, swordsman and trickshot trained the boy in blades and archery respectively, with clint often being a secondary performer in the. Marvel comics for a while it was the swordsman, jacques duquesne, off and on member of the avengerslethal legionmasters of evil and friendtrainer of hawkeye back in hawkeyes old villainous days. This sword for hire script by mike grell, art by grell and vince colleta. Air force pilot, discovers a passage into this world through. Travis morgan became known as a great leader in skartaris and was given the name warlord.
The arrival of a new band of surfaceworlders in the subterranean land of skartaris has sent its delicate political balance tumbling into chaos and only the warlord can pacify it. Read warlord 1976 comic online free and high quality. John carter, warlord of mars public domain super heroes. The whole warlord saga is the best heroine porn comics ive ever seen. He taught art for 11 years in an inner city high school. The warlord comic read the warlord comic online in high quality. Nov 18, 2015 the warlord, the beginning of the series that defined iron mike grell, while working at dc comics. Lets rank the best swordsmen and women in dc and marvel comics. Book length saga in which morgan and tara return to the place where their son died and discover that the evil deimos has returned in by fire and ice. The titular character, travis morgan, obtains the name warlord as he fights for the freedom of the people of skartaris.
Tara, the first female lead, and diemos are reintroduced. These are very old notes done using mayfair and dc material. The rebirth of dcs finest fantasy franchise continues from mike grell and rising star joe. These are some of the greatest swordmen and women i could think of. Who is the best swordsman or swordswoman in comics textonly version. He was chased by hostile arizona natives into a lonely cave, where he was mysteriously transferred to the dying red planet of barsoom, a fictionalized version of planet mars.
The character returned in 1992 for a sixissue mini series, in 2006 for a series which lasted 10 issues, and the current series which ran in 200910. Hes a sort of tarzanjohn carterconan figure operating in skattaris, a lost world with wizards and dinosaurs. Still later, the swordsman and power man attacked the avengers as members of the grim reapers lethal legion. After 627 issues warlord finally came to and end with the final issue dated 27th september 1986. Most of the figures were characters from the warlord comic book, though arak and hercules were from other dc comics. Warlord, a hong kong manhua written by wan yuet long and drawn by tang chi fai. Each of these liaisons ended in the swordsmans defeat, and he turned back to crimes in. Warlord 1976 1st series dc comic books mycomicshop. At the roof of the world in tibet, a team of paleontologists and adventurers has made the find of the century. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. Mikola rostov is a handy swordsman who joins warlord on his battles in the lost land but. The warlord is a sword and sorcery character appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Kmc forums comic book forums comic book movies comic books who is the best swordsman or.
Their expedition takes a deadly turn when they uncover an impossible portal to another world an unbelievable country at the hollow center of the earth, the mythical land of skartaris. Shortlived warlord reboot from writer bruce jones and artist bart sears. To do so, however, hell have to undertake an epic journey across skartaris to the deadly lands of the shadow kingdom. Leave a comment posted in characters, miniatures and tagged 1643, 1644, 1645, 28mm, coat, conversion, ecw, english civil war, green, model, officer, painted, pike and shotte, swordsman, thirty years war, warlord games. The comic was dedicated to wartime adventures and was a popular success, leading ipc magazines to create a competitor, battle picture weekly, in 1975. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue. The swordsman and power man later went to work for the mandarin, and then for batroc, and later the swordsman performed an assignment for egghead.
There was also a 6issue miniseries in 1992 written by grell. As proof to this statement, here are the top 10 swordwielding comic book heroes, ranked. It is revived beautifully in this newer miniseries with appearances from all of your favorite classic characters as well as a few exciting new ones. He went on to marry tara and she became ruler of shamballah, and they had a son, joshua. Whether youre a fan of the old series or are just looking for a great comic, this book is unbeatable. The warlord was a sword n sorcery series from dc comics. In this age of omnibus dc is not doing true comic book fans service by offering. His right arm is a spare taken from the warlord games 30 years war swordsmen blister pack. After the war, his money and officers commission was useless, so he set out to rebuild his life as a prospector in arizona. It was time to cut the cord, grell says of the move in december. While at the time most uniquely poweredcomic book characters were done as quirky satires of the industry, the doom patrols angstridden and mentally imbalanced crew were part of one of the first books to insinuate that superpowers could be terrifyingly abnormal.
The warlord was created by mike grell and first appeared in november 1975 in the comic. The warlord comic read the warlord comic online in high. This is a specially designed sword wielded by travis morgan the warlord, during his adventures in. Dc comic books comic book covers comic art free comics dc comics art dragon super the warlord fantasy comics fantasy art. Seeing great potential in him, swordsman and trickshot trained the boy in blades and archery respectively, with clint often being a secondary performer in the swordsman s act.
The warlord book series, a sixbook pulpfiction series from the 1980s. Grell created formidable femalestara and mariahthat were deadly warriors rather than helpess objects long before it became an obligatory cliche of politcial correctness. Top 10 swordwielding comic book heroes, ranked cbr. The warlord travis morgan is a pulps dc comics character who debuted in 1975. The warlord book series, a six book pulpfiction series from the 1980s. Based on the dc comic series by mike grell, the figures are 5 12 tall and were made to play with masters of the universe figure line. Skartaris is a fictional hollow earth fantasy setting created by mike grell for the sword and sorcery comic book the warlord, published by dc comics. John has loved comics his whole live and wrote about comics and pop culture for over a decade for the now defunct website comic related and about toys for the website complete set. Warlord was a comics anthology published weekly in the united kingdom between 28 september 1974 and 27 september 1986.
Arak is a fictional comic book character and a superhero published by dc comics. Swords demand respect, and there are only a few comic book characters who are masters. Minor characters edit other charactersplacesthings edit recent storylines edit elric. September 28th 1974 september 27th 1986 number of issues published. Click here to see this thread with all of the graphics, features, and links. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your.
The warlord, the beginning of the series that defined iron mike grell, while working at dc comics. Rock, arak, warlord, and hercules action figure toys from remco. The warlord is a sword and sorcery comic book published by dc comics. See more ideas about marvel, marvel comics and avengers. Kmc forums comic book forums comic book movies comic books who is the best swordsman or swordswoman in comics. See the complete warlord series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Can you imagine this guy doing the same to other heroinesvillains from dc or even from marvel. The savagery of the land and the fight to stay alive molded morgan into a highly skilled swordsman. Mar 16, 2010 i love the original warlord series from the 70s and 80s. The following week, it was merged with victor comic became victor and warlord comic number 37 dated 4th october 1986. Action figure archive lost world of the warlord by remco.
The return of the warlord english ehentai galleries. Grell is also walking away from his first comic book creation, travis morgan, the warlord. Statement of ownership, management and circulation states the average number copies the comic book sold each month during the preceding 12 months is 111,922. Guts is a skilled swordsman who joins forces with a mercenary group named the band of the hawk, lead by the charismatic griffith, and fights with them as they battle their way into the royal court. The grand comics database gcd is a nonprofit, internetbased organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world. Welcome to mike grells the warlord, a dc comic book series which ran for 3 issues from 1975 until 1989. Warlord comic for sale in uk 63 used warlord comics. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your comic collection. Welcome to mike grells the warlord, a dc comic book series which ran for 3 issues from. Script by mike grell and art by mike grell and vince colleta. They were soon captured by slave raiders, until morgan freed tara and urged her. His act demonstrated his mastery of knives, swords, and other bladed weapons. The character avoids a bad cliche by not becoming skartaris leader and attempting to impose his values on it.