If you glance over at the Upcoming Review Schedule, you'll notice that I'll be talking about a certain "giant reptile" flick on the first day of 2025. Hate to ruin the surprise, but yeah, it's Reptilicus. I just couldn't wait to talk about this, though. What is this? It's a movie tie-in Reptilicus comic book pumped out by Charlton Comics. Charlton has also published comics for Konga and Gorgo. They were a low-budget company that was absorbed by DC upon going "tits up," as the Brits would say.
Officially, there are two issues of Reptilicus. The copyright lapsed before Charlton got around to releasing a third issue, so the series pivoted to become Reptisaurus the Terrible for the rest of its run. I live for this kind of random sci-fi/horror media, so you better believe I bought a copy. To be exact, I bought #2. For whatever reason, the first issue is exorbitantly priced on eBay. It's borderline unreasonable, if you ask me. Maybe someday. I do plan on buying at least a couple issues of Reptisaurus the Terrible because...well, how can I not?
Interestingly, Reptilicus #2 seems to be a sequel of sorts to the film. By the way, I don't love Reptilicus. But it's Reptilicus! It's kind of fascinating if you're a jaded horror scholar. The only thing more enjoyable than nonsense is obscure nonsense. The comic itself is super fun. It's filled to the brim with gratuitous exclamation points and ridiculous alliteration. Despite the fact that this intellectual property continued as Reptisaurus the Terrible, the titular snake-dragon is vanquished in the end. I'm curious as to how the story is stretched out (beyond reason, I'm sure).
So there you have it. I will soon be your number one source for Reptilicus information. Check out my Patreon?
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