Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Sorry folks! :)


Sorry for the deception folks but yesterday's blog about "long forgotten" Apollo comic was, as some of you guessed, an April Fool!

Apollo comic never existed. I created the phony covers with Photoshop, and the "panels" of artwork were enlarged scans of the 1971(?) Brooke Bond Picture Card series The Race into Space. The comics don't exist outside of my computer. (The photo above is also faked.)

Yes, the blog was uploaded after mid-day, which I suppose makes me the fool, but I was unable to post it before then unfortunately.

Anyway, no hard feelings I hope. Don't worry, any future blogs will all be genuine... at least for another twelve months. ;-)
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16 comments:

  1. Matthew ReesWednesday, 2 April 2008 at 13:45:00 BST

    So that explains why I had never of Apollo! You had me fooled.

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  2. AnonymousWednesday, 2 April 2008 at 13:50:00 BST

    There was of course an Apollo Annual, based on the comic but which was actually published 12 years before the first issue! Strange, but I know it's true, I read it somewhere...

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  3. Lew StringerWednesday, 2 April 2008 at 13:57:00 BST

    Hey anon, I think you may be thinking of Sputnik Annualski, a Russian comic annual that was accidentally rerouted to Liverpool docks in 1960 because of the fog. Because of anti-Communist hysteria at the time British customs slapped an "Apollo Annual" logo over the masthead and had it sold in UK newsagents.

    B*gger. It's April 2nd. Ah well, worth a try. ;-)

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  4. AnonymousWednesday, 2 April 2008 at 16:43:00 BST

    That's right, Lew, you're right again. As usual! And that's why I still think they ain't gonna like this!!

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  5. Richard StarkingsWednesday, 2 April 2008 at 19:42:00 BST

    You wee scamp!

    I'm running a feature on RACE INTO SPACE in an upcoming issue of ELEPHANTMEN, which I believe to be a real comic.

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  6. AnonymousWednesday, 2 April 2008 at 19:54:00 BST

    I think we need to award you th "Wooden Spoon" Award for the biggest stirrer... ;)

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  7. AnonymousThursday, 3 April 2008 at 04:26:00 BST

    It certainly has the look of a 1972 comic, though.
    --Mike Mittelstadt, Watertown NY

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  8. AnonymousThursday, 3 April 2008 at 08:49:00 BST

    My disapointment is such that I demand that you return to photoshop and complete a 16 page issue of Apollo.

    Go on, you know you want to....

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  9. AnonymousSunday, 6 April 2008 at 13:35:00 BST

    That was stuopid to waste our time. Haven't you got anything better to do.

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  10. AnonymousMonday, 7 April 2008 at 00:56:00 BST

    Chill out anonymous! It was only a joke. I thought it was very well executed.

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  11. AnonymousMonday, 7 April 2008 at 12:52:00 BST

    I'll be careful what I believe from this blog from now on. :-(((

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  12. Lew StringerMonday, 7 April 2008 at 13:06:00 BST

    For goodness sake Angus, it was only meant as a one-off!

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  13. Norman BoydMonday, 7 April 2008 at 20:37:00 BST

    Oh Lew, I'm sorry and terribly disappointed!

    I'd still like a couple of scans of the interior. Any chance of seeing the contents of the Annual? ;-)

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  14. AnonymousTuesday, 8 April 2008 at 12:01:00 BST

    It just wasn't funny Lew.

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  15. David LeachThursday, 1 May 2008 at 15:53:00 BST

    Hi Lew, loved your Apollo April Fool's page, it looks like you used Countdown as your guide, am I right, or has someone else already said that.

    Nice bit of Photoshop too, I like he way you curved the cover picture.

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  16. Lew StringerThursday, 1 May 2008 at 21:18:00 BST

    Thanks David. Yes, I tried to make it look like it ripped off Countdown. Glad you appreciated it anyway, even if some others didn't! :)

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