Larry Stroman - Alien Legion - Jugger Grimrod

2018.04.27 East Coast Comic Con, Secaucus, NJ

Larry Stroman first gained attention illustrating the Epic Comics series Alien Legion. He would go on to illustrate various Marvel Comics, including The Uncanny X-Men, X-Factor, Ghost rider and Punisher. Stroman would also provide work for DC Comics' Darkstars and Dark Horse Comics' The Mark.

In 1993 Stroman and Todd Johnson would create Tribe Comics as part of Image Comics. Tribe is a predominantly African-American and minority superhero group based out of Brooklyn, NY. The concept for Tribe was the group would continue to grow throughout the run, as a massive underground movement. Tribe issue numbers 2 and 3 were published by Axis Comics and the story line ended with issue 0, published by God Comics.

Alien Legion - is a science fiction comic created by Carl Potts, Alan Zelenetz and Frank Cirocco for the Marvel imprint Epics Comics in 1983. The stories feature a military unit Force Nomad, similar to the French Foreign Legion

Jugger Grimrod - a native of the planet Thorax, is an expert hand-to-hand and small weapons fighter. Joined the Legion to evade criminal prosecution

Beau Geste is an adventure novel by P.C. Wren, detailing the adventures of three brothers who enlist separately in the French Foreign Legion after the disappearance of a valuable jewel. The movie has been adapted for the screen several times. The US Movie poster stamps commemorates the 1939 Paramount Pictures version starring Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preton and Brian Donlevy

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