'76 (comics)
| '76 | |
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Cover to issue #1 of '76 (2007)
Art by Ed Tadem, cover logo by Steve Griffin. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Image Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | January 2008 |
| No. of issues | 8 (5 as of September 2009) |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | B. Clay Moore |
| Written by |
B. Clay Moore Seth Peck |
| Artist(s) |
Ed Tadem Tigh Walker Steve Griffin (logo design) |
'76 is an eight-issue 2007 comic book limited series published by Image Comics, and written by B. Clay Moore and Seth Peck, and illustrated by Ed Tadem and Tigh Walker. Each issue of the mini-series, both set in the year 1976, focus on separate, ongoing storylines; one story takes place in New York City, and the other in Los Angeles. Both are crime dramas, drawn in monochrome and the series draws heavily upon 1970s 'street' culture. The series has been reviewed as not so much "a flip-book" but instead "more like a drive-in double feature".
As previously mentioned, both stories, while set on opposing US coasts, are both crime dramas set in the 1970s. While the cover art for each issue is in full color, the actual stories are in monochrome (black and white).
Jackie Karma tells the tale of 1960s-era street fighters Jackie Karma and Marcus King, as they come out of retirement in 1976 New York City, to tackle the threat of an old enemy who's returned to the scene. "Jackie Karma will probably read more like a smarter exploitation flick," says Moore. "Although the climax of the story would probably be beyond most B-movie budgets of the day."
Moore notes that the idea for the series came from John Siuntres (who hosts a comics-influenced podcast called Word Balloon), who suggested that he tackle the 1970s street-action genre. "The idea of Jackie came from my observation that a lot of kung fu heroes in the 1970s were anything but Asian," Moore said. Enter the Dragon, with its international cast of fighters, being a prime example.
In an interview, Moore notes that '76 is not glossy 1970s satire or a Chuck Norris movie, and that Jackie Karma would kick Chuck Norris' ass in a heartbeat, and not think twice."
Cool is the story of Pete Walker and Leon Campbell, best friends who initially served in Vietnam together, and became bounty hunters when they returned to the United States. They are hired to find Cherry Baum, an exotic dancer with a suitcase full of drug money. Cherry’s boyfriend was killed in a drug deal and Cherry made off with the cash, unaware of how many people are looking for her.
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