tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post2685694705703424229..comments2024-03-29T00:32:33.920-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: The White MountainsJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-77304728157087736952021-08-15T13:12:25.411-04:002021-08-15T13:12:25.411-04:00If you haven't seen being capped as an apt met...If you haven't seen being capped as an apt metaphor for the scamdemic jab push, you're not paying attention.Robertohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01944779395219110167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-40369680802832316072021-04-27T13:04:06.850-04:002021-04-27T13:04:06.850-04:00I remember reading these comics, and I remember th...I remember reading these comics, and I remember the books with the Brothers Hildebrandt covers.Jimmy Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265501552844485806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-75604786558061391312021-04-22T15:10:40.921-04:002021-04-22T15:10:40.921-04:00Is that the one that inspired that godawful Elves ...Is that the one that inspired that godawful Elves movie back in 1989? Nazi leprechauns or pixies or elves an all that? Think I'll pass, the movie was quite enough of that for several lifetimes.Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-51314074384866981772021-04-22T12:28:11.168-04:002021-04-22T12:28:11.168-04:00please please please, if you are going all in on J...please please please, if you are going all in on John Christopher, please read The Little People. Nothing can prepare you for that.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872338936249305301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16961490444431406102021-04-22T07:51:47.031-04:002021-04-22T07:51:47.031-04:00I'm currently reading these novels for the fir...I'm currently reading these novels for the first time after recently having a flashback to the 80s BBC adaptation!derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633436262087995897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-39691792313371367782021-04-21T23:01:14.320-04:002021-04-21T23:01:14.320-04:00Naive optimism, bleak nihilism and kid protagonist...Naive optimism, bleak nihilism and kid protagonists - reminds me of I Am the Cheese from 1977. In a good way!Etrimynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412524174369676893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-5958512614738001032021-04-21T18:55:20.509-04:002021-04-21T18:55:20.509-04:00Those comics were definitely the high point of Boy...Those comics were definitely the high point of Boy's Life for me. The coin collecting column got old when they didn't print my contributions and send me $5.Alec Semicognitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06507482266305964982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-71729623348053632102021-04-21T12:19:56.994-04:002021-04-21T12:19:56.994-04:00Time to get my 10 year old the boxed set of these ...Time to get my 10 year old the boxed set of these books ...Rob Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791752557408134270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-89152654806852907932021-04-21T12:01:05.778-04:002021-04-21T12:01:05.778-04:00This post, for me, illustrates our difference in a...This post, for me, illustrates our difference in age: when I was a Scout the series in Boys Life was called "The City of Gold and Lead" (presumably having moved into the 2nd book) and I continue to think of the tripod series by that name. It wasn't until years later that I discovered the comics were actually based on trilogy of novels, and I'm sad to say I've never had the opportunity to read them. Some day.<br /><br />Like many other post-apocalyptic fictions of the 80s (and Reagan-era Cold War mania) I'm certain these comics contributed to my lifelong fascination with the PA genre. JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-59517813718275355692021-04-21T11:25:08.711-04:002021-04-21T11:25:08.711-04:00I was never a Boy Scout, but I did flip through an...I was never a Boy Scout, but I did flip through an issue of Boys' Life at the library that had an installment of this comic. It made me too seek out the books (I believe I checked out the first one that same trip).<br />I remember the ending being one of the first times as an adolescent where a series finale was on the 'downer' side of things. As you say, the plot is resolved but it is hardly a "happily ever after" type of ending.akfu23https://www.blogger.com/profile/07850846883927606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-50471880707568377842021-04-21T11:19:35.062-04:002021-04-21T11:19:35.062-04:00The BBC did a TV adaptation in 1984 that covered t...The BBC did a TV adaptation in 1984 that covered the first two books. I remember liking it enough to go out and buy the books, but I haven't seen it since then.<br /><br />Apparently Disney is sitting on the film rights, and hasn't managed to get a film made, despite a couple of attempts.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-20791679126505527332021-04-21T10:35:37.663-04:002021-04-21T10:35:37.663-04:00I wasn't aware of this comics adaptation. I wa...I wasn't aware of this comics adaptation. I was a fan of the BBC TV series ("The Tripods") in the mid '80s, though sadly it only covered the first two books and ended on a cliffhanger. I later read the books (the original trilogy at least) and enjoyed them.<br /><br />I think as a 13 year old I really liked the idea of a ragtag gang of misfit kids hiking across a post-apocalyptic Europe for some reason.Jesse Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802754799848483493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-24772264721564783162021-04-21T10:25:22.740-04:002021-04-21T10:25:22.740-04:00Probably complications with getting approval from ...Probably complications with getting approval from the author's estate (which presumably retains the rights) and perhaps something to do with the old BBC show as well. War of the Worlds is in public domain and doesn't have those kinds of drawbacks, which is a large part of why they keep beating that dead horse.Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-91074964752018162962021-04-21T10:22:56.039-04:002021-04-21T10:22:56.039-04:00I remember reading the novels and the adaptation i...I remember reading the novels and the adaptation in Boys Life. “Tripod Masters” even made it into one of my sword & planet rpg campaigns. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04934814730178627305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-57984389980741230832021-04-21T10:08:34.100-04:002021-04-21T10:08:34.100-04:00Why on earth hasn't someone made a movie of th...Why on earth hasn't someone made a movie of these books instead of yet another rendition of War of the Worlds? Totally agree with you on the Boys Life comic adaption. It was excellent, and I also never finished the series cause my subscription ran out about 3 issues in. I've only read the 1st 2 books of the trilogy; found the first one far better for exactly the reason you mention, that being the mystery of the setting. NorwoldFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08413735387812976133noreply@blogger.com