| 12/25/04-
Merry
Christmas! Plans were to scale the site back to the basics. Too much has been
going on. Rather than scale it back. The site will return as it was. Updates
and fixes are on hold indefinitely. If there are any problems or errors, do
your best to deal with it. If you think you have something really cool that
needs to be posted, donations are welcome. I cannot promise when, if, or ever
any updates will occur. 7/25/04
- Thanks to Ryan McLelland at www.forgottenuniverses.com
for
submitting the 40
page script
to
Star
Seed #10.
Unfortunately, all updates at this time are currently on hold indefinitely,
due to obligations and responsibilities that are not related to the site.
7/5/04
- Started a page for Broadway Comics promotional
items.
The first item featured is a scan of the invitation for the Broadway Comics
launch party. The page also lists some items such as the Fatale Jacket and
Knights On Broadway prototype toy. Unfortunately, the site has no photographs
of those.
Updated
the "Miracle
on Broadway"
page with a story synopsis. Look for select scans of this obscure comic book
very soon.
6/28/04
- Another
Broadway
related
gem
has been discovered! Jim Shooter's first choice for artist on Star Seed turned
down the offer because it was too "research-heavy". Who was that artist? None
other than DC Comics legend Curt Swan! You can check out some sketches of his
aborted work in the book "Curt
Swan: A Life in Comics"
from Vanguard
Productions.
If you think these sketches are going to look like his 1960's Superman work,
think again. In Jim Shooter's words "I told him what I wanted, he understood,
and he did it better than you could imagine."
6/14/04
- A tremendous thanks goes out to Pauline Weiss for providing a scan of the
extremely rare "Broadway
Video Special
Collectors Edition #1."
You can also review the inside front cover and the first page of the story
in the "Reading
Room"
5/26/04
-
TwoMorrows
Publishing
has
released a book about comics legend Dick
Giordano
who
inked the unpublished "Makeshift"
series for Broadway Comics. The book is titled "Dick
Giordano: Changing Comics One Day At A Time".
It can be purchased at their web site. One illustration in this book is a page
of unpublished art from the "Makeshift"
series.You can see a larger scan of that same page (Issue #1, Page 10), in
the "Makeshift"
art section. This page of art is now proudly owned by the Broadway Comics archive.
It is great to see another publications spotlighting this unpublished work.
Also,
be sure to check out "Mister
Moto - Welcome Back Mister Moto"
from
Moonstone
Comics
which
was drawn by
artist
Tim
Hamilton.
Tim is the same artist who penciled the "Makeshift"
series. This is a great opportunity to see his current art style. 5/1/04
- Created the Broadway Comics "Reading
Room".
This section now features scans of the first
and
last
known
newsletter. The site now owns Fatale #0 pages 7, 22, 24, & 25 which were already
showing in the Art section. 4/13/04
- Added two more Broadway Comics Newsletters
to
the archive. 3/26/04
- Fixed the links at the bottom of the page and made it possible to return
back to the main
page...
I'm sorry
about
losing that link for the last month! 3/21/04
- Created a new page for Solicited
Product.
The first 3 months of solicitations are now transcribed. 3/20/04
- Added some published Ads
to
the new ad page. 3/17/04
- Posted a controversial Fatale
ad
which
was featured in some publications. 3/13/04
- Posted a Fatale
story
titled The
Lucy and Desi Story
on
the scripts
page.
Redirected all email corresepondence through the messageboard.
2/29/04
- Posted the Knights
On Broadway #2
script.
2/28/04
- A new improved messageboard
to
discuss Broadway
Comics,
Defiant
Comics
and
Valiant
Comics.
2/23/04
- 'Til
Death Do Us Part
script
added. BLOODS.C.R.E.A.M
preliminary
script added. 2/18/04
- Began posting an unpublished Fatale script titled "In Defiance of Reality".
This script was submitted in electronic format. The original file was dated
9/26/96. Some of the original formatting was lost in conversion. This is a
stunning piece because it features a crossover between Defiant
Comics
and
Broadway Comics. 2/17/04
- Added some unpublished cover images on the Cancelled
Product
page.
2/14/04
- Fatale #0 script and artwork completed. Happy
Valentines Day!
2/12/04
- Began the posting the Fatale #0 script along with unpublished art. Get the
story, well....at least the first few pages for now! Thanks to Michael Sacal
(MOTA) for this script submission. According to Mr. Sacal, this script was
posted years ago on the now-defunct Broadway Comics web site. He printed the
script and this is an OCR extraction of the text from his printout. OCR stands
for "Optical Character Recognition" and it involves extracting text from a
scan rather than transcribing or typing it by hand. It is a time saver. Some
text errors may exist. Some slight formatting was changed, including the inclusion
of original unpublihed art. 2/11/04
- Makeshift #3 art scans are now online! 2/9/04
- Virtually all of Makeshift #2 art is available for review online now. I've
experimented with different layouts, and it is all subject to change. Issue
#3 will hopefully be up later this week. 2/1/04
- The Broadway
Comics Newsletter
has
now been added to the archive! 1/28/04
- The unpublished artwork for Makeshift #1 is now online. Thanks to Comic
Art Showcase!
1/25/04
- I've been overwhelmed with updates to a new art site. If free space allows,
the Makeshift
art
will be posted at Comics
Art Showcase.
1/11/04
- The archive has just acquired the following pieces of original Broadway Comics
unpublished
artwork!
Fatale
#7 pgs.
2, 4, 5, 6.
Makeshift
#1
pgs.
1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, and the cover (2 pieces).
Makeshift
#2
pgs.1,
2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 20, and the cover (2 pieces).
Makeshift
#3 pgs.1,
2, 3, 6 (pencils only), 8, 9, 10, 13, 15 (pencils only), and the cover (mostly
pencils, some inking).
These
pieces were all penciled by artist Tim
Hamilton.
The Makeshift
pages
were inked by none other than comics legend Dick
Giordano.
Pictured (left) is the unpublished cover of Makeshift
#1.
Scans and links to follow at a future date! 1/5/04
- Added a picture of the unreleased City
Perilous #1
cover.
City perilous was released as Knights
on Broadway.
1/4/04
- The Broadway Comics' title listings at www.comicspriceguide.com
are
now correct! This online Price Guide should only be used as a reference. Market
prices are subject to fluctuation. 11/15/03
- Link
added
to www.comicartsource.com.
While supplies last, original Fatale artwork may be purchased at the site.
11/13/03
- Added Original Art for the unpublished Origin
of Fatale.
11/11/03
- Added a page for Original
Art.
Added links.
10/16/03
- Scanned Powers
That Be
#1
Promotional Copy.
10/11/03
- Increased size of thumbnails on the Black
& White Preview Comics page,
Star
Seed,
and Powers
That Be.
10/9/03
- Added issue
information
for
Shadow
State.
Increased the size of the thumbnails. 9/30/03
- Added issue
information
for
Knights
on Broadway.
Increased the size of the thumbnails. 9/28/04
- Reformated the Fatale
pages.
Increased the size of the cover scans. Added some unreleased cover images to
the Cancelled
Sollicitations
page.
9/27/03
- Added some links
to
Jim Shooter related web pages. 9/24/03
- Added most of the issue information for Powers
That Be
and
Star
Seed.
9/22/03
- In the process of fixing the site so it will work with Internet Explorer.
Added scans for two more of the black
and white preview comics.
9/14/03
- Added info for individual Fatale
issues.
These pages are based on information the webmaster was loading into a comics
database at another site. 7/6/03
- Researched the title "Makeshift". All online
reports
tend
to indicate this comic does not exist. 4/13/03
- Started a page for cancelled
solicitations.
Find out what was never released. 3/22/03
- Finished updating all the regular released products in the cover galleries.
Click a title or comic book cover within in the gallery
index.
3/17/03
- Created Fatale
cover
gallery and Shadow
State
cover
gallery. More to follow. 2/2/03
- Staking ground! A few scan are made, but this site has a long way to go!
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