Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Reprint This! Charlton's Wander

Wander was a very unique little strip, created by Denny O’Neil (as Sergius O’Shaugnessy) and Jim Aparo. Despite that pedigree, not too too many people are aware of its existence as it was buried as a back-up in Cheyenne Kid, perhaps the blandest of all Charlton westerns. Needless to say, Wander was infinitely more entertaining than its lead-in. Why should this one be reprinted? Well, it’s not every day that you get the opportunity to read an ongoing saga about and alien dressed as a cowboy. Did I mention that the alien spoke in pseudo-Shakespearean English? I really find early Aparo art to be quite fascinating, and I enjoy tracking his evolution as an artist. It would be a slim volume, but I would absolutely love to see all of the Wander stories collected in one place.

2 comments:

Neil Anderson said...

Yes--took me years to complete my collection, would love to have a durable hardcover. Have you heard about Mort Todd's new magazine, "The Charlton Arrow"? I just ordered my copy.

Edo Bosnar said...

I only found out about this series a few years ago (when a few of them were posted on the Diversions of the Groovy Kind blog); now I'd absolutely love some kind of reprint volume.
And yes, that early Jim Aparo art is quite nice...