STARBURST POSTER MAGAZINE ISSUE 1 was devoted to the movie EXCALIBUR. Marvel obviously had a lot of faith that this one was going to have a bit of mainstream success as they also packaged up some US reprints as, rather cheekily, the MERLIN AND EXCALIBUR SPECIAL. I don't remember knowing anyone who went to see this at the cinema (or expressed any desire to do so) so I think Marvel's confidence was misplaced.
The Starburst Poster Magazine did, however, continue. And we'll get to that.
Just for the record, EXCALIBUR is one of my all time favourite movies but I certainly did not see it at the cinema , being much too young at the time.
ReplyDeleteI do remember a ' making of ' special on tv which hasn't been seen since, not even on dvd or Blu-ray.
Like so many cult movies, I first saw EXCALIBUR on tv and then dvd. And I did go to a one off cinema screening with a hard core bunch of fans. Nicol Williamson's merlin was their clear favourite.
Sadly, Nigel Terry ( who played king Arthur ) passed away last year.