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THUNDER in the Heavens

by The Perfessor

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(c) Hal Jones

Art copyright © 1969
Hal Jones

So, I just learned that there is a very distinct possibility that at this year’s Comic-Con International: San Diego there will be an announcement about the THUNDER Agents. I know that I don’t have to remind you all of this site’s connection to the Agents, (but I’m going to anyway).

Walt and I were introduced by John “I may be dead, but I still own the THUNDER Agents” Carbonaro. I (The Perfessor) met John some 30+ years ago at a comicbook convention and eventually wound up championing his cause, when a former friend business associate (and scumbag) attempted to defraud John by stealing his property out from under him, and discrediting John in the process (for a number of years, while John was defending himself from the scurrilous charges against him his friends would chide him as being “a broken and tragic man” — one of the epithets used against him by the former employee). Later on, after he won his suit, John would wear a T-shirt that proudly proclaim “My Lawyer can beat up your lawyer.”

Walt met John when John relocated to Houston from NYC. eventually John introduced Walt and I to each other when both of us seemed to be the only ones who supported his cause of bringing the Agents back into print.

The-TA-Companion-Web-2To be sure, John had a number of folks interested in the Agents, a few of these efforts actual made it into print. Unfortunately, none of them lasted. Well. John passed away earlier this year, and control of the Agents passed on to his heirs. I was able to consult with the executor of John’s estate shortly after John’s death, and not only advise him as to who the “players” were in the field, but to put him into contact with a number of parties who were interested in continuing the legacy of the Agents.

Well, I just heard from the executor that there is a very good possibility that there will be an announcement concerning the Agents this year at SDCC, and that we will be among the first to be notified if such an announcement is to be made.

So stay tuned kids, there is more to this story yet.

The Perfessor

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2 Responses to “THUNDER in the Heavens”

  1. Walt Says:
    July 21st, 2009 at 12:38 pm

    Perfessor, you and I talk a lot about T.H.U.N.D.E.R., but not much on Cuppacafe, and that's a shame.

    It'll be nice to see the Agents with a home that can properly promote them, something John bungled badly. By protecting the Thunder Agents so well, John also effectively hid them from the public.

    The good news is, anyone that picks them up can have a new start, and I'd like to see that take place.

    John and I talked about someday having an agreement to do prose Thunder Agent stories; he was interested in my thoughts about having "Super Hero Romance" type stories done that would not be in the TA canon. I still think that could be done, but I realize that without significant publicity about the Agents, there would be no advantage to actually licensing the guys. In short, you might as well make up your own superheroes to create romances that are then sold.

    I suspect we'll have a few more columns concerning the Thunder Agents before the summer is over.

  2. The Perfessor Says:
    July 21st, 2009 at 12:46 pm

    You could bet on that and win. (Oh, and that TA book from the post above, was published by TwoMorrows, and contained an article by yours Truly. Click the book to go to the Amazon link)

    The Perfessor