Diversions
English
28 pages
1: Diversions #1
1.3K views • Sep 02, 2022
In our debut issue: NIGHT SPIDER must uncover the secret of a mysterious crate guarded by a group of thugs at the New Constantine shipyard! (Plot and art by JW Erwin) Also, the ORIGIN of an enigmatic lady bounty hunter in GUNS & ROSA! (Art by Joe Koziarski) Plus, science fantasy on OTHER WORLDS with “King of the Hill”! (Art by Donnie Page with Ken McFarlane and Mort Todd) Cover by JW ERwin All stories written by Lloyd (The Groovy Agent) Smith
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2: Diversions #2
392 views • Sep 02, 2022
Diversions #2 brings you FOUR far-out features! More crime-solving super-heroics featuring NIGHT SPIDER! Art by JW Erwin! Science fantasy on OTHER WORLDS with “Kra-Kaduum!” Art by Greg Rieves! A brand new tale of Wild West revenge GUNS & ROSA style! Art by Joe Koziarski! A chilling tale of shadowy spite from MISTER EEEE’S VAULT OF SHADOWS! Art by Ian Groff! All stories written by Lloyd (The Groovy Agent) Smith!
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3: Diversions #3
368 views • Sep 02, 2022
Night Spider solves a kidnapping and battles the mad genius Megabyte! Midnight Stranger returns with a brand new episode as the Wraith of Wrath dishes out brutal justice on a group of hijackers! And we re-present a slightly remastered version of a Blue Moon classic–The Black Rose’s Golden Age style adventure as our hard-hitting Herbal Heroine is framed for murder!
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4: Diversions #4
322 views • Sep 02, 2022
From the unopened files of WWII comes the story of the Starred and Striped Sentinel’s battle against the evil of Von Loke (Art by Donnie Page and John Gentil). Night Spider is on the trail of a murderous creature from your worst nightmares in Nights of the Iguana! (Art by JW Erwin) Plus a re-mastered look at the debut of the sci-fi Men of Mystery, Max Miracle, as the meet Liv Elaine at the Center of the Universe! (Art by Joe Koziarski). Cover by Steven Butler with Mort Todd.
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5: Diversions #5
259 views • Sep 03, 2022
Night Spider battles the monstrous Iguana! Art by JW Erwin! Kragor the Savage finds love and faces the curse of the City of Shadows! Art by David Johnson Jr.! An Other Worlds shocker takes us on a trip through time! Art by Marcello Rosmini! The Midnight Stranger renders vengeance on a group of young killers who’d do anything. For the Love of Money! Art by Joe Koziarski!
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6: Diversions #6
235 views • Sep 03, 2022
The uncanny ORIGIN of the Unbeatable Brick! (Art by David Johnson Jr.) Also features The Swamp of Shadows (Story and art by Chris Malgrain) and a new Kragor the Savage adventure (Art by Kent Clark)! Superheroes, sword and sorcery, horror, and sci-fi!
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7: Diversions #7
325 views • Sep 04, 2022
FORTY PAGES! This issue features FOUR exciting adventures! Night Spider concludes his battle with The Iguana with a bang! Skyscraper faces the dangers of the Techno Trap! Unbeatable Brick challengs the mad monster Polarr! and Kragor the Savage battles soldiers, a sorcerer, and a giant serpent as he attempts to steal a priceless treasure! Action, adventure, and variety just for YOU!
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8: Diversions #8
228 views • Sep 05, 2022
Now in COLOR! Unbeatable Brick takes on a giant robot! (Art by JW Erwin) Two Other Worlds sci-fi shockers: "I Battled…Baztogg!" (Art by Ed Quinby) and "Trapped In a Ghost World" (Story and art by Chris Malgrain). Night Spider in a pulpy supernatural adventure, "The Haunted Hills!" (Art by Kent Clark)
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9: Diversions #9
242 views • Sep 05, 2022
In full color! An undersea adventure featuring Depthon of the Deep! Art by Donnie Page and Coink Adink. The Midnight Stranger brings justice to modern-day pirates! Art by Kent Clark. The Blue Moon classic from the Vault of Shadows: No Man Can Stop...Toombora! Art by Phil Fried and the great Dick Ayers. Unbeatable Brick vs The Iron Baronn and Elektrisch! Art by JW Erwin. Cover by Donnie Page and Coink Adink.
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10: Diversions #10
315 views • Sep 05, 2022
In full color! Unbeatable Brick takes on another super-hero from the past! Art by Donnie Page, Jeff Austin, and Jessica Wahlstedt. Kragor faces a beautiful but deadly witch with an even more deadly secret. Art by Ian Groff. Two Vault of Shadows short shockers: "For Goodness Sake" with art by Ed Quinby and Jessica Wahlstedt. A twist on the Frankenstein Monster legend is the premise of "Heart of a Monster" with art by David Vance. And Kragor stars in a Snazzy Snak Cakes ad with art by JW Erwin!
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11: Diversions #11
410 views • Oct 05, 2022
In color! Special Sci-Fi issue in full color! The origin of Chris Malgrain's cosmic hero Sideral! A sci-fi horror tale from Mr. EEEE's Vault of Shadows with art by JW Erwin! And Jesse Landrum illustrates an Other Worlds fable! Cover by Chris Malgrain.
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13: Diversions #13
256 views • May 16, 2023
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14: Diversions #14
385 views • Aug 06, 2023
The Unbeatable Brick battles Volcanus in a Lloyd Smith/Donnie Page/James Hachey collaboration! Oniric presents an Other Worlds shocker! The Golden Age Green Mask returns courtesy Smith and David Johnson Jr.! And the cosmic hero Ultimus begins his odyssey via the talents of Smith and Louis Sollune!
31 pages
15: Diversions #15
171 views • Mar 11, 2024
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16: Diversions #16
194 views • Aug 06, 2024
The 16th issue of Diversions takes us from the streets to the stars! This issue kicks off with a special 7-page preview of the upcoming 48-page Night Spider/Midnight Stranger team-up "Mind Over Murder" by Lloyd Smith and JW Erwin. Smith and Louis Sollune present the next chapter of Ultimus as he finds himself prisoner of The First Lady in "Friends and Foes!" And Chris Malgrain's Sideral returns in "The Fear of the Light!"
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17: Diversions #17
310 views • Dec 18, 2024
Kragor and Daenja are trapped in the "Web of the Spider-Woman!" Night Owl battles crime in the streets! The Sea Dragon fights would-be world conquerors and a "Shark Attack!" Ultimus pits his cosmic powers against the evil First Lady! Plus, a new Kragor prose piece!
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18: Diversions 5th Anniversary Color Edition
206 views • Jan 31, 2025
Re-presenting all the material from Diversions #1 now in FULL COLOR!
The super-heroics of NIGHT SPIDER with art by JW Erwin!
Science fantasy on OTHER WORLDS with art by Donnie Page, Ken McFarlane, and Mort Todd!
Wild West action GUNS & ROSA style with art by Joe Koziarski!
All stories written by Lloyd (The Groovy Agent) Smith!
Plus ALL NEW material:
Guns & Rosa written AND illustrated by JW Erwin!
Pin-ups by Steven Butler, Dana Black, JW Erwin, Chris Malgrain, Joe Koziarski, and David Johnson, Jr.!
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19: Diversions #18
171 views • Feb 19, 2025
SIDERAL in “The True Miracle” written, illustrated, and colored by Chris Malgrain, lettering by Darrin Wiltshire. Sideral is living the life of a god on a world that seems like paradise. He quickly learns that both godhood and paradise come at a steep price!
SKYBLAZER in “Smoke on the Water” written and colored by Lloyd Smith, penciled by Evan Driscoll, inked and lettered by David Vance. Introducing Skyblazer flying ace of WWII! But what happens to a Postwar hero in a world that finds itself at the dawn of the Atomic Age? A lady known only as “Danger” is about to teach our hero the answer to that very question!
VAULT OF SHADOWS on OTHER WORLDS: “No Trespassing” written and JW Erwin. Mr. EEEE! spins the tale of an intergalactic Bonnie and Clyde making their getaway through an alien Jurassic Age- like jungle!
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20: Diversions #19
99 views • May 07, 2025
NIGHT SPIDER in “In a Moment’s Time” Written, illustrated, and colored by Dana Black, lettering by Lloyd Smith.
Life in New Constantine can be tough. It’s especially tough when the city destroys your loved ones. When a hero lets you down. A very special look into the city of New Constantine, the lives of its people, its hero, and its villains.
SKYBLAZER in “Don’t Fear the Reaper” Written and colored by Lloyd Smith, penciled by Evan Driscoll, inked and lettered by David Vance.
Skyblazer has been chosen by President Harry Truman, himself, to challenge unknown visitors from another world. Can a WWII Ace survive in…outer space? Not only survive…but save the world, as well?
The GLASS GUARDIAN vs “The Drone Master” Written by Mark Davis and Ray McKay, art by Brad Olrich, letters and colors by Todd Tochioka and Zen.
The Glass Guardian battles the Drone Master and his army of sophisticated drones! From robbing a bank to making himself the ruler of the world, the Drone Master means business!
SNAZZY SNAK CAKES: “UNBEATABLE BRICK vs Dr. RobotX!” Written and lettered by Lloyd Smith, art and colors by Josh Holley.
All Brick wants is some Snazzy Snak Cakes—but mean old Dr. RobotX just wants to make trouble!
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21: Diversions #20
47 views • Jul 09, 2025
Mark Davis' DEPTHON OF THE DEEP returns in an adventure in the mysterious MIDNIGHT ZONE! Art by Chris Malgrain. Blue Moon's newest Supernatural Superhero BLOODMOON makes his debut as he battles a death-dealing demon! Art by Marcello Rosmini. VAULT OF SHADOWS: A sheriff must battle a werewolf's murderous rampage in the Old West! Art by Philip Fried. All stories written by Lloyd Smith. Main Cover by Chris Malgrain. Variant cover by Philip Fried.
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22: Diversions #21
0 views • Sep 03, 2025
Dana Black returns and this time he's tackling Donnie Page's U.S. Flag! In this WWII-era blockbuster, writer/artist Black pits U.S. Flag against Nazis, mad scientists and other universally monstrous oponents! Printed in newsreel black & white! Meanwhile, Lloyd Smith digs into the Blue Moon vaults to color a classic Mercury tale from the late 90s with art by the great Seppo Makinen! All this and a U.S. Flag pin-up by the amazing JW Erwin! Cover by Dana Black
