Me too. I always repeat it and people give me funny looks because they barely know who Rom the Spaceknight is let alone that sketch.

Ooh. Didn't read this.

So, there is a chance we could see a new comic in the future and therefore a possible set of clixs.

Yeah, I was a kid buying comics at the time Rom #1 hit the old spinner racks and even then, as a kid who would've been the target audience for the Rom toy... I never really knew anything about the toy. I mean, I heard rumors that Rom was based on a toy, but I never even saw a commercial for it, so I assumed the toy was a really cool shiny-chrome 4" action figure type thing. It wasn't till years later and the internet that I saw the disappointing mess that was the Rom toy.

But, on the other hand, these days, with the internet and all, it always seems weird when someone doesn't know any old obscure fact, like the real name of Shaggy, Jughead, or the Skipper. Once upon a time, you had to be a real trivia expert to know that sort of thing, but these days, everybody should know that sort of thing.

I respectfully disagree with you about the comic being lackluster or "not that good." The comic was great and it sure helped that a single writer crafted it from beginning to end. Rom was a tragic character doomed to fight a seemingly eternal enemy but still managed to prevail against not only Dire Wraiths and their allies but also the despair in his soul. He managed to meet just about everybody in the Marvel Universe at the time and this helped make the threat of the wraiths feel universal in scope.

I loved this book. It's sad the issues will probably never be reprinted.

He had a very short run, and didn't team up with many mainstream Marvel characters.

Shouldn't sarcasm be in teal?

I apologize for being such a downer yesterday. Don't get me wrong, I like Rom the comic as well. 75 issues isn't such a short run for a toy tie-in either.

I have always been a huge fan of Bill Mantlo as a writer. When Baron Karza in Micronauts turns down godhood because it means he'll no longer want to hurt people, it's a very chilling moment.

I do believe however that Rom's listing in a Marvel Universe reprint is more an editorial oversight with no real legal ramifications than Marvel still having the rights. Or maybe like with Essential Godzilla, they may have eternal reprint rights and just no permission for new material.

I knew about the toy before the comic came out. As a kid I was always interested in the non-mainstream comics put out by the Big Two, and I jumped on Rom from the first issue. Loved it, although frankly I don't remember it all that well now.

Loved the various takes on Rom that have been posted. Here's my take on him and Brandy Clark:

#ROM-01 V Rom
Team: No Affiliation
Range: 8
Points: 170
Keywords: Spaceknight

10 11 18 3

10 10 17 3

9 10 16 3

9 9 16 3

9 9 15 3

8 9 15 3

8 8 15 3

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

Backpack Rockets (Running Shot)
Attack - The Analyzer: Rom ignores Shape Change and the effects of hindering terrain (including team abilities that give hindering terrain bonuses) when drawing a Line of Fire. Rom has the attack symbol.
Cyborg Strength (Super Strength)
Wide-Angle Neutralizer Beam (Pulse Wave)
Galadorian Armor (Impervious)
Extreme Durability (Invulnerability)
Alien Alloys (Toughness)
Self-Repair Systems (Regeneration)
Damage - Neutralizer: Rom can use Outwit and Psychic Blast.
High-Setting Blast (Ranged Combat Expert)
Universal Translator (Perplex)

Team: No Affiliation
Range: 0
Points: 18

5 7 13 1

Speed - Doctor Dredd's Ritual: Give Brandy Clark a Power Action and replace this character with Starshine (#ROM-02) on its orange starting line. Existing action tokens from this character, as well as action tokens and pushing damage for this action are applied to the replacement Starshine. If replaced, no victory points are awarded for this character and the replacement Starshine is considered to be 18 points for all game effects.

#ROM-02 U Starshine
Team: No Affiliation
Range: 8
Points: 125
Keywords: Spaceknight

10 10 17 2

9 9 17 2

9 9 16 2

9 9 15 2

x x x x

9 8 15 2

9 9 16 2

9 10 17 2

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

Backpack Rockets (Running Shot)
Speed - Space Bridge: Starshine can use option 2 of Telekinesis, but only on friendly characters.
Cyborg Strength (Super Strength)
Destructive Energy Beams (Psychic Blast)
Galadorian Armor (Impervious)
Extreme Durability (Invulnerability)
Defense - Starshine's Sacrifice: Starshine can use Toughness. When a friendly character adjacent to Starshine would be dealt damage, you can instead choose to have all the damage be dealt to Starshine as unavoidable damage.
Alien Alloys (Toughness)
Damage - Living Light of Galador: Starshine can use Ranged Combat Expert. Starshine ignores Shape Change.

Rom goes without saying. The real question is: Where the hell are the Dire Wraiths? They were serious evil aliens in the late '70's early '80's when Rom had his series, they were used heavily in the New Warriors in the '90's, and were even used recently in the Annialators. I can't tell you how dissapointed I was with them not being in Galactic Guardians.

And while I'm at it, where is Torpedo/ Turbo. Make some version of that character!

I'd love to see Rom in clix. I always said if I won the lottery I'd buy the rights to the character so he could be clixed.

Yep. He's done some GREAT Hulk work.

THIS issue is particularly awesome. Again, chilling.

I have that issue, actually, and I can only agree that is indeed chillingly awesome

Yeah, definitely one I go back to every now and then.