Saturday, April 23, 2011

Tales From The Quarter Bin--NKOTB!!

You know, a lot of people give 1990s comic books a bad rap. But really, how true can that be, when those 1990s gave us this:

Oh, yeah.

Now, this wasn't a a mere one-shot. Oh, no, this was an ongoing series (that lasted only 8 issues, sadly)!!

But Harvey Comics wasn't content with only 1 series...oh, no. They hitched their wagons to the New Kids bandwagon pretty tightly, as they also published:

Yes, the series was called New Kids On The Block: Chillin'. Really and truly. (That one only lasted 7 issues).

We also had...

...New Kids On The Block: Backstage Pass (7 issues)...

...New Kids On The Block: Comic Tour '90 (which, of course, soon changed it's title to NKOTB: Comic Tour '91...that lasted 7 issues).

They were also many one shots, such as NKOTB: Magic Summer Tour, NKOTB: Step By Step, NKOTB: Hangin' Tough, and, of course...

New Kids On The Block: Valentine Girl!!

But Harvey wasn't done selling their souls yet. It wasn't enough to publish 4 separate ongoing series, all filled with awesomely bad art and bursting with NKOTB pin-ups.

No, Harvey also had to tie into their own long-running legacy, with:

Oh, yes, Richie Rich And The New Kids On The Block was real, and ran for 3 glorious issues. And...

...oh, sweet lord, Wendi The Good Little Witch And The New Kids On The Block, wherein Wendi gets a sultry, sassy new makeover and hangs with the band for 3 issues.

Sadly, there was no Hot Stuff/NKOTB crossover. However, Harvey did invite eternal damnation with this one-shot:

Yes, the New Kids On The Block Hi-C Special!!!

So, again, how can , with "Harvey Rockcomics" tearing it up like this, how can anyone say 1990s comics sucked? With stuff like this:

See what I mean?

3 comments:

Siskoid said...

I realize there are a lot of things in that category, but this must top the list of things Ernie Colon's talent was wasted on.

Saranga said...

oh gods, you've just made my day!

snell said...

Then you'll love Monday...