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Demon with a Glass Hand
Trent has to find out who he is. Preferably before they kill him.
He awoke on a city street, a fully-grown man with no memory of a past life. And whoever it was that wanted him dead, before he could rip loose the secret of his bizarre existence, didn't realize what they were dealing with was a demon with a glass hand.
The legendary OUTER LIMITS adventure base on Harlan Ellison's award-winning teleplay...including, for the first time anywhere, scenes from the script never filmed! An extraordinary graphic novel!
He awoke on a city street, a fully-grown man with no memory of a past life. And whoever it was that wanted him dead, before he could rip loose the secret of his bizarre existence, didn't realize what they were dealing with was a demon with a glass hand.
The legendary OUTER LIMITS adventure base on Harlan Ellison's award-winning teleplay...including, for the first time anywhere, scenes from the script never filmed! An extraordinary graphic novel!
48 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1986
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About the author
Marshall Rogers
227 books4 followersMarshall Rogers studied architectural drawing, and his work was characterized by the depiction of characters with relatively human proportions rather than exaggerated musculature, and by detailed rendering of buildings and structures.
Some of his first comic-book work appeared in the black-and-white magazine The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, where he worked with writer Chris Claremont on a story featuring the "Iron Fist" supporting characters Misty Knight and Colleen Wing as the Daughters of the Dragon. He eschewed the grey wash that was used in other black-and-white comics stories in favour of applying screentone.
With writer Steve Englehart, Rogers penciled an acclaimed run on the character Batman in Detective Comics #471-476 (Aug. 1977 - April 1978), providing one of the definitive interpretations that influenced the 1989 movie Batman and be adapted for the 1990s animated series. He also penciled the origin story of the Golden Age Batman in Secret Origins #6 (Sept. 1986) with writer Roy Thomas and inker Terry Austin.
The two also did a sequel miniseries, Batman: Dark Detective, and had worked together on other series, such as The Silver Surfer. Also striking was Rogers' short run on DC's revived "Mister Miracle" series. Englehart and Rogers' first Batman run was collected in the trade paperbacks Batman: Strange Apparitions and the second run, Batman: Dark Detective.
He did independent work at Eclipse Comics and others. This included the first Coyote series with Englehart, and his own Capt. Quick and the Foozle.
Portrait by: Marshall Rogers
Some of his first comic-book work appeared in the black-and-white magazine The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, where he worked with writer Chris Claremont on a story featuring the "Iron Fist" supporting characters Misty Knight and Colleen Wing as the Daughters of the Dragon. He eschewed the grey wash that was used in other black-and-white comics stories in favour of applying screentone.
With writer Steve Englehart, Rogers penciled an acclaimed run on the character Batman in Detective Comics #471-476 (Aug. 1977 - April 1978), providing one of the definitive interpretations that influenced the 1989 movie Batman and be adapted for the 1990s animated series. He also penciled the origin story of the Golden Age Batman in Secret Origins #6 (Sept. 1986) with writer Roy Thomas and inker Terry Austin.
The two also did a sequel miniseries, Batman: Dark Detective, and had worked together on other series, such as The Silver Surfer. Also striking was Rogers' short run on DC's revived "Mister Miracle" series. Englehart and Rogers' first Batman run was collected in the trade paperbacks Batman: Strange Apparitions and the second run, Batman: Dark Detective.
He did independent work at Eclipse Comics and others. This included the first Coyote series with Englehart, and his own Capt. Quick and the Foozle.
Portrait by: Marshall Rogers
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June 7, 2020
Um homem sem memória descobre que é o guardião de uma Terra futura, invadida por alienígenas que se transportaram ao passado à sua caça, e do segredo que detém, sobre onde se refugiaram os terrestres. Homem que, ao lutar para recuperar a sua memória, descobrirá ser um andróide vindo do futuro, que encerra em si o futuro da humanidade, e está condenado ao castigo do tempo. História de Harlan Ellison com uma premissa interessante, mas adaptada de forma desastrosa.
February 7, 2022
For the record, I am a fan of Ellison's, but this adaptation left me cold. Also, I wasn't particularly a fan of the art and at times, some of the action passages were confusing as to what was going on (toward the end anyway). Overall, I would suggest passing, even for Ellison fans.
(ASIDE: I read this as my continuing journey through my 80s oversized graphic novel collection. I have yet to find one that's satisfying.)
1.5 stars rounded up to be nice.
(ASIDE: I read this as my continuing journey through my 80s oversized graphic novel collection. I have yet to find one that's satisfying.)
1.5 stars rounded up to be nice.
August 15, 2020
This is the adaptation of the original screenplay, from which the excellent outer limits episode was created. The art is beautiful, the story even better than the aired version.
June 2, 2013
Just finished reading this great graphic novel based on Harlan Ellison's fantastic screen play for the OUTER LIMITS. I also just finished reading the screen play that was published in his book BRAIN MOVIES, VOLUME ONE. Both read together made a fine read. Now, to pull out the DVD, and watch the episode.
February 16, 2009
Fun, but I'd rather watch the filmed version: THE OUTER LIMITS episode featuring Robert Culp and directed by Byron Haskins (War of the Worlds).
June 13, 2011
This one was a tough one to find, but I loved it. I've seen the Twilight Zone episode this was based on as well.
July 25, 2013
Love Marshall Rogers' work, more than Ellison; so this may not have registered fully on me with one reading.
I'd love to read this again!
I'd love to read this again!
February 17, 2021
"If you haven't read Harlan Ellison, you haven't read." ~ Richard Halasz
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