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>> What about Cameolot 3000?
It was really good.
Seriously, the first miniseries ever, I think (predating even Marvel's Secret Wars and certainly prior to Crisis on Infinite Earths). I think they called it a "maxi-series" at the time. Well-writen by Mike W. Barr and gloriously drawn by Brian Bolland, it told the story of Arthur (and of course all the major Arthurian characters, both good and evil) rising again to defend Britain and the world from an alien invasion (not as goofy as it sounds). It wasn't part of DC continuity and was self-contained, didn't have any DCU characters in it whatsoever. Read like a fantasy-meets-sci-fi Arthurian story.
I remember there were large gaps in-between the final several issues as they came out, leading many to complain about the lateness of the book (the first time, to my knowledge, a comic was delayed because of problems with the art, production, etc. - I think Bolland was just slowing down/getting bogged down at the end there). (on a related note, I also remember the long wait for the original Dark Knights Returns #s 3 and 4 - the huge gaps between issues towards the end of Camelot 3000 and DKR led many fans to complain that 'DC' now stood for "Delayed Comics," as such delays were unheard of in The Old Days.) |
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