With detailed, well researched writing and consistently superb art, haunted tank is a must have for vertigo fans who love titles like preacher or hellblazer, as well as fans of the original haunted tank. In the comic world, it represents a specific book that is very difficult to find in the wild see shaun leggitts fliptionary andor a book that is rarely seen online for sale. Of course, no idea is completely new, and a similar one had been used in the 1940s, for the contemporary superhero fighting yank. Other than adding jack sparrow to pirates several years ago, these rides are as is, until last year when the haunted mansion was among a couple that received a much needed facelift.
The actual tank doesnt seem that unusual, bar some typical comicbook improbable toughness. African american tank commander jamal stuart has his 21st century war. Over the years, the crew of the haunted tank went through several tanks but nothing was as weird as the jigsaw. Those who love war love the haunted tank comic book origins.
Background as a kid growing up in the 70s, one of my favorite comics was g. The haunted tank is a military tank crew led and commanded by then sergeant jeb stuart during world war ii. Haunted tank comic books covers, scans of haunted tank comic books. Each issue has roughly four or five separate stories, as well as a piece of the overarching story mystery of the manse, which recounts the life of master gracey. Written by frank marraffino art by henry flint cover by paul pope sandblasted in the desert wasteland and cut off from the rest of the battalion, the crew of the haunted tank is not alone. The vertigo haunted tank mini is a modernized retelling of the classic dc series, with tone noticeably darkened for the mature audience. The first of a fiveissue miniseries, the series was written by joshua williamson and drawn by jorge coelho, with a special disney parksspecific variant cover featuring an illustration by original mansion imagineer, marc davis. This study guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of ghost world. The ghost of cavalry commander jeb stuart had originally appeared in g.
Ghost will retain classic comic book powers in antman 2. What, did i miss something in the comic serices i was under the impression the haunted tank was a stewert tank. But since this is a haunted tank comic, they soon discover how much the dead general can help them out. Fredric wertham were trying to keep out of your hands.
Tommorowland, space mountain, pirates of the caribbean, and the haunted mansion are all some of the original rides, and you can tell. The book is chock full of superheroes, aliens, screen sirens, monsters and much more. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The best and rarest stories have been chosen with the help of top horror comic collectors. Read the haunted tank comic online free and high quality. Led by jeb stuart and watched over by the ghost of confederate general j. The new releases list, which details the comic books, graphic novels, trade paperbacks, and other products you will. Its eventually made clear that jebs tank is not the only haunted tank out there, among other things. The haunted tank is a comic book feature that appeared in the dc comics anthology war title g. The haunted tank is back in action, but this time its an m1 abrams in modernday iraq. Its another wordless fantasy, this one about a treasure seeking hunter who runs into an ancient spirit that is also a hunter. Not only does tank commander jamal stuart face devastating enemy attacks from every direction, hes also got to deal with the knowitall civil war ghost of his ancestor giving him the jibberjabber. One of the most gonzo war comics to spring from the mind of bob kanigher, the haunted tank was the cover feature in gi combat, and starred jeb stuart and the crew of his m3 stuart tank originally loader arch asher, gunner rick rawlins and driver slim stryker.
Classic comic coloring book by michael omara books. First, its edgar allan poe as youve never seen him before. Now, stuart haunted an m1 abrams tank that was fighting in the second iraq war. One of the most gonzo war comics to spring from the mind of bob kanigher, the haunted tank was the cover feature in gi combat, and starred jeb stuart and.
Earlier this month, the haunted mansion comic book debuted. The films primarily focuses on serial killer michael myers who was committed to a sanitarium as a child for the murder of his sister, judith myers. The jigsaw saw some heavy action before it was permanently destroyed by a kamikaze fw 190 and was then replaced by a m4 for the remainder of the war at gen. The haunted tank is back in action, but this time its an m1 abrams in. From creator chap taylor and writer peter johnson with art by michael ryan aspen comics proudly teams up with producer and director mcgs wonderland sound and vision to. At first general stuart was simply a disembodied laugh, but by the end of the period his ghostly form would be seen on horseback, riding alongside the world war 2 tank crew. Ghost world by daniel clowes is a graphic novel about enid coleslaw and rebecca doppelmeyer, two girls who have. The light tank m3 stuart is named after confederate general j. Put your own spin on over 100 vintage comic covers. At first general stuart was simply a disembodied laugh, but by the end of the period his ghostly form would be seen on horseback, riding alongside the world war 2. The haunted tank was a m3 stuart tank that had the ghost of confederate cavalry. Whether its riding into battle on his spectral horse wielding his pale saber or manning the guns on the tank for the unconscious soldiers, general stuart is an indispensable ally. In october 2005, slave labor graphics released a new bimonthly comic book series based on the classic disneyland attraction, the haunted mansion. Big chunks of a comics run can be published cheaply this way.
The comics are all lovingly restored and presented in fullcreepy color. Fifteen years later, he escapes to stalk and kill the people of the fictional town of haddonfield, illinois. Starring the haunted tank, jeb stuart, arch asher, rick rawlins, slim stryker and general j. Stuart, who possessed the crews light m3 stuart tank. Haunt is a fictional comic book superhero who appeared in a selftitled ongoing series published by image comics. Haunted tank the jigsaw tank, w jeb stuart, arch, rick. The haunted tank is back in action, but this time its an m1 abrams in modern day iraq.
Welcome, foolish mortals, to the haunted mansion enter if you dare. You were devouring the very comic books you parents, your teachers and anticomics crusader dr. African american tank commander jamal stuart has his 21st century war ride in full battle rattle and is ready for anything anything except the whistlingdixie combat guru ghost who shows up uninvited. Ghosts is a dc comics comic book horror series the lasted for 112 issues from septemberoctober 1971 to may 1982 this series essentially an anthology of supernatural horror stories.
After months of planning hes finally set his plan into motion is haunt too late. Haunter is a full color story of adventure and dread being serialized on the excellent study group webcomic portal. Comic books18 of 506 dat fritz is sumpin my favorite comic book cover. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Each story has a short description introducing the premise and ended with a summation of how a mysterious justice was dealt to the evildoers of the tale. Bursting with action, adventure, science fiction, horror and romance, the classic comic coloring book is full of exciting comic book art for you to bring to life with glorious color.
Comic book origins is a series where i look at the first appearance comic book of any given hero, villain or team. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. A notable exception is dc comics longrunning series, the haunted tank. The haunted tank vertigo in the vertigo, haunted tank series, jeb is taken aback to discover that his current soldier descendant is an africanamerican sergeant named jamal who despises. The haunted tank is captured by a german dressed in a u. The idea behind the haunted tank was to have the ghost of a warrior out of history return to act as protector and advisor to a latterday namesake. Imagine you were a kid in the 1950s reading contraband horror comics under the bed covers by flashlight. Haunted tank crew screenshots, images and pictures comic. The ghost of stuart would inhabit the tank giving it the nickname the haunted tank. Kitbasher extraordinaire, rei villamil gives us a stepbystep on how he recreated this classic weird. Oh, and the ghost of confederate general jeb stuart, whos haunting the tank. Created by todd mcfarlane and robert kirkman, the series debuted in october 2009 and ended in december 2012 after 28 issues.
Taking resistanceespionage dramas like paul verhoevens 2006 black book as. Whether it be the witches in the witching hour, lucien from ghost. The original crew consisted of stuarts childhood friends who had volunteered for the tank cavalry when the war began, and aided by the ghost of stuarts ancestor confederate general j. The comic was originally written by kirkman with pencils by ryan ottley, layouts by greg capullo, and inks by mcfarlane. Art by russ heath, jerry grandenetti and irv novick. Not based on the movie, haunted mansion will tell the stories of. The haunted tank comic read the haunted tank comic. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The haunted tank is a military tank crew led and commanded by then sergeant jeb stuart during. Halloween is an american horror franchise that consists of eleven films, as well as novels, comic books, merchandise, and a video game. Haunt of horror trade paperback comic issues comic. Classic poe stories and poems are transformed into weird and disturbing new comicbook fantasies, with the original poe texts printed alongside the new tales as an added bonus. Featuring stories inspired by the favorite disney attraction, haunted mansion is a bimonthly anthology comic featuring some of slgs favorite creators.
Haunter part 1 by sam alden study group comic books. A popular war story, haunted tank returned with an updated setting. You might think that no one lives in this elegant house on the hill. Haunted tank unit new earth dc database fandom dc wiki. Image is a comics and graphic novels publisher formed in 1992 by 7 of the comics industrys bestselling artists, and is the 3rd largest comics publisher in the united states. Aceses5 they started out in the lil stuart, then that got blown out from under them,, in the heat of a battle, the guys raided a tank depot junk yard and built a new tank from various other tanks this became the jigsaw tank. How does mirage factor in to all this and witness the vi.