tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post4176947077958184744..comments2024-03-23T14:41:56.405+13:00Comments on From Earth's End - a New Zealand Comics Blog: From Earth's End Spotlight: The Adventures Of Captain SunshineAdrian Kinnairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079374817060101624noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-14554196767248786132018-02-10T17:54:15.268+13:002018-02-10T17:54:15.268+13:00Back in '79 I was aged 12. I purchased the co...Back in '79 I was aged 12. I purchased the comic in late '79 and took it to boarding school where someone "borrowed" it, never to be seen again......BUT in 1992 I started a games shop called 'Dragon's Lair Games' and later bought into the Mark One franchise with a business partner in '94. In '92/93 a guy bought in about 50 of the comics which I gradually sold, but kept a few. One of the few items I still have left from those times is a dozen Captain Sunshine Comics still sitting downstairs in plastic bags. It's nice to keep something from your childhood :)Maurice Belzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923761044168346837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-32159130044191664232016-06-27T17:29:15.918+12:002016-06-27T17:29:15.918+12:00I had both the comic and the watch. I think I may ...I had both the comic and the watch. I think I may still have the watch somewhere but the needle fell off the embedded compass. Not sure what happened to the comic. I remember seeing a box of unsold ones in a store. I have to say that the artwork was splendid. Way better than I would have expected for a local project. Way better than the Australians did with Southern Squadron and Dark Nebula. Back in 1979 I was aged 11, so any eco-message was going over my head. I was just into the comic. I think I even got my dad to make me a belt buckle disc out of wood (with the pattern drawn on in ballpoint). It's the shame the art from the second issue was lost.I.M Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221772173209860714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-26817330142816015522014-09-26T15:28:27.377+12:002014-09-26T15:28:27.377+12:00Thanks for that info, Wolfgang! No unfortunately I...Thanks for that info, Wolfgang! No unfortunately I wasn't able to track down Peter Farrell when researching my piece on Captain Sunshine, but I'm hoping he'll reach out if he ever comes across this, as it would be great to get his perspective on the whole venture.Adrian Kinnairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079374817060101624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-41887687530066642042014-09-25T11:13:23.798+12:002014-09-25T11:13:23.798+12:00I worked with Peter Farrell at his Sydney "Su...I worked with Peter Farrell at his Sydney "Sun Energy Corporation" and was involved in the prototype designs of the Sundial watch. I was working on a version that had a floating sundial width a magnet in it. <br /><br />Captain Sunshines belt buckle is the logo of the "Sun Energy Corporation". The Hexagons on his chess are my contribution (I was designing a hexagonal chess game at the time).<br /><br /> Amazing times. <br /><br />Does anyone know where Peter Farrell is these days? Wolfgang Flatowhttp://www.hybridsunshine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-50289798939442852052014-07-19T19:27:48.614+12:002014-07-19T19:27:48.614+12:00I was *completely* obsessed with superheroes in 19...I was *completely* obsessed with superheroes in 1979 and I quite vividly remember the buzz around Captain Sunshine. I bought a copy and really enjoyed the story, though I remember wishing it had been more NZ-specific and also picking up on the pretty overt Green Lantern story influences. I think I might have owned a Suntracker watch as well, though I do also recall seeing bargain bins full of Suntrackers in a Wellington department store.<br /><br />Tall poppy syndrome be damned, IMO NZ needs more superheroes to call its own. Here's hoping Captain Sunshine will make a comeback - or that one of his descendants will make his or her debut ...Tony Wolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-49158489483048015772013-10-29T08:53:25.117+13:002013-10-29T08:53:25.117+13:00I have to find out more about Wilson! I have been ...I have to find out more about Wilson! I have been getting into Moebius in a big way and Wilson looks like he has a comparable style. I even see Arzach among the Intergalactic Sunshine Protectors! Might try and track this down and look into some of the 2000AD stuff and Blueberry (though I don't think any of that has been translated from the original French?). Thanks for the great post.wunthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425654414347032242.post-47104156934813173242013-08-23T17:48:05.859+12:002013-08-23T17:48:05.859+12:00Loved Captain Sunshine when I was a kid. Bought my...Loved Captain Sunshine when I was a kid. Bought my copy from a dairy in Blockhouse Bay. Never got the watch, sadly. Got a copy of the comic again a couple of years back and quite a lot of the art stands the test of time really well. Shame we didn't pay attention to the Captain's message...DAVID BISHOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17342376036664282348noreply@blogger.com