tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657296795076484461.post3866618022969147096..comments2024-03-29T00:26:00.481-07:00Comments on WORLD OF MONSTERS: CASTLE OF FRANKENSTEIN: NO PUN INTENDED?Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926491868571442274noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657296795076484461.post-58546117420294558902012-02-26T17:32:43.637-08:002012-02-26T17:32:43.637-08:00It's an interesting point, but there was a sor...It's an interesting point, but there was a sort of formula that all of these magazines followed, up to a point, and the combination of horror images and humor was a big part of that. I enjoyed, and still enjoy, both FM and CoF, but in different ways: Beck's magazine more for the writing and variety, especially the later issues, and FM for historical content and design/art direction. I'm guessing there weren't many monster magazines of this type during that period which did not have humor involved--at least, that's constant in the ones I've seen--and FM had a strong edge in terms of publishing schedule and brand-name familiarity, but CoF had examples (but hardly in every instance) of more involved writing. I used to think CoF's monster humor was a bit forced, but I've re-read those issues so often I cannot begin to guess the frequency over the years.Jim T.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657296795076484461.post-24238736539420965322011-03-06T08:19:30.790-08:002011-03-06T08:19:30.790-08:00John,
Great commentary on COF and FM. In a recent...John,<br />Great commentary on COF and FM. In a recent re-reading of several old FMs, I noticed that there were many more "serious" articles than I remembered. It was revealing and refreshing! Thanks for bringing this up.<br />Doug in T.O.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03739521940315121312noreply@blogger.com