Notice the other day was the birthday of Rich Buckler who among other achievements did a great job drawing The Fantastic Four in the 70's when I was a kid. Think of Buckler's iconic run and feel sad how Marvel has ruined this flagship series all because of Hollywood dirty deals.
Buckler was also the original artist for the acclaimed and brilliant Panther's Rage series, the Black Panther's run in Jungle Action as well as the death of Jean DeWolff storyline in Spider Man.
However, Buckler's greatest creation was Deathlok the Demolisher. The original run in Astonishing Tales ( also in the 70's) ending with a sort of mini-apocalypse of New York City was epic and Deathlok kicked ass but one also felt sorry for him especially when he visited his wife who thought him long dead and had remarried. I think Spawn was very much influenced by Deathlok.
Love to see a Deathlok reboot that remains true to the character (The TV Agents of Shield version was crap).
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