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"Forgotten Tomb"
6 pgs. Appeared first time
in
Horror in the Dark #1 (1991).
Story/Art: Richard
Corben (no signature, but printed, "© 1991 Richard Corben").
Lettering: printed (Richard Corben).
SPA: as "La tumba olvidada" in Creepy
[SPA] Segunda Época #7, as "Corta y quema" in El
tebeo de El periódico de Catalunya #14.
Style: Greytones. Genre: Horror. Time
Span: Ancient past. Nudity: Voluptuous, clothed girls.
Keywords: Cavern. Hidden treasure. Greedy archaelogists. Tomb.
Mummy. Egyptian princess.
Synopsis: A group of archaelogists are after possible hidden treasures
of ancient Egyptian tomb cavern. They have also
two locals, who try to prevent their quest. Group finds their treasture
and local guys mummy; but why Sandy is stripping?
Comment: This story of Corben's own is very problematic, because
it repeats in B&W shortened version of "Terror
Tomb" (and
here story is told through mummy's point of view, "There
were others [intruders] but I can't remember well").
Story is even in most of picts the same! Same poses, same camera angles, same
faces, same names, and same environment. Only what diverges is the ending
and
that this
story
is 2 pages shorter (and Snoopy's disappearing is replaced with Sandy stripping
off her
shirt)! Oh,
and
story
is
not
anymore humoristic. All these changes give nothing new for the story. There
is no
special
reason
for
this retelling of the same story.
Yes,
Mr. Corben has changed/remake some of his art before (paintings for instance).
He
also
did some extra pages on some of his stories (for example "The
Secret of Zokma",
even there lengthen gives nothing new), or shorten by dropping off totally one
page
("When
Dreams Collide" or "A Gothic Tale [Part 2]").
He is artist and he can do with his art as he wants. But still I cannot understand
this remake. As a separate story it is not a good one, and to know that it
is actually a remake of old makes it even worser...
Extra: Horror in the Dark states this story as, "It is based on characters invented for an old Warren Publishing Co. story."
Copyright © 2003 Heart-Attack-Series,
Ink!,
Created: June 29, 2003. Modified:
January 25, 2010.
