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Post by berkley on Jul 10, 2015 23:49:39 GMT -5
Just skimming the thread since I still haven't read the series,but I had a question: Is there something special about Micronauts #8 that makes it hard to find or more highly priced? I've managed to track down most of the back issues except for #8. Almost as if it contained the first appearance of some character or something along those lines.
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Post by Trevor on Jul 11, 2015 6:13:35 GMT -5
Just skimming the thread since I still haven't read the series,but I had a question: Is there something special about Micronauts #8 that makes it hard to find or more highly priced? I've managed to track down most of the back issues except for #8. Almost as if it contained the first appearance of some character or something along those lines. It's the first appearance of Captain Universe. I'm not all that well-versed in Marvel, but he has popped up from time to time in many other books and may be one of those potential key players in a universe-revamping-of-the-month. |
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Post by Trevor on Jul 11, 2015 6:16:07 GMT -5
If I were you, I'd seek out the Micronauts Special Edition issues to fill your run. They look much better than the old newsstand issues, and all 5 should be dollar bin fodder.
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Post by Trevor on Jul 11, 2015 9:30:47 GMT -5
In case anyone hasn't seen the news, Micronauts and Rom are coming back to comics via IDW next year. I'm sure they'll have nothing to do with the Marvel runs, but I'm excited nonetheless.
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Post by Trevor on Jul 12, 2015 20:42:39 GMT -5
issue #5
Thanks for the insight in the colorist thing mrp, that's something I feel like I should have known already.
As to the Astrostation not being able to clear a fence, I can kind of understand it actually. It's comic book physics of course, but I can see certain vehicles only having enough lift to clear ten or so times their height. And remember that a fence to the Micronauts is more like a good sized hill to us.
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Post by Trevor on Jul 12, 2015 20:50:13 GMT -5
issue #6
I wish I was naive enough to have missed Slug's comment about her body search, but I definitely remember both it and the shadowed scene of her changing.
I love letters columns in comics, they are the main thing I miss about going to digital. I'm looking forward to seeing letters from other famous people like Kurt Busiek as we progress.
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Post by Trevor on Jul 12, 2015 21:17:14 GMT -5
issue #7
Nostalgia factor on this one is 11/10 for me. I'm not sure if it's the first issue I ever bought, I doubt it because I'm sure I read and owned all the previous issues before the Special Editions came out years later, and back issues were hard to find back then for me. So I probably bought it from issue #1. But anyway, one reason this issue always stands out is because I only obsessively collect every appearance of two Marvel characters/teams: Micronauts and Man-Thing. This book was my first exposure to Man-Thing, but my earlier and still ongoing obsession with Swamp Thing from DC is probably a big factor in why I glomed onto Man-Thing.
Loving the ads in this issue. The full page house ad featuring the cover is welcome, as any excuse to see this beautiful cover is welcome. Neat to see a full page ad for Superman Kryptonite rocks in a Marvel book.
Love reading the old Bullpen Bulletins columns; this one has Stan talking about the debut of Fun and Games Magazine. I don't think that series lasted long, but I do own at least that first issue.
And love that Plop vibe in that picture of Mantlo in the letters column. Plop, Swamp Thing, and Micronauts are my holy trinity of comics.
More in a bit, have to find a picture.
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Post by Trevor on Jul 12, 2015 21:43:28 GMT -5
Got to meet Neal Adams at my local store last year and had a surreal Micronautian time with him. A guy in the line behind me turned out to be the biggest Micronauts fan on the planet. Like runs a Micronauts website, worked with Palladium on the reissue toys, etc etc sort of fan. He and I were talking Micronauts the whole time and got Neal involved in the conversation. Turns out that Neal had a bad experience with Marty Abrams, the Mego guy who owns the license of Micronauts. Abrams is apparently a huge jerk that no one in the industry likes. At one point Neal started singing a song he made up on the spot about what an ahole Marty Abrams is. It was quite surreal. Didn't realize until that day that Neal inked my favorite comic book cover of all time. Got him to sign the issue for me, and bought a sketch.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2015 22:25:01 GMT -5
Since Trevor resurrected this, an item of interest for Micronauts fans/collectors. A copy of the Micronauts board game form the 70s is currently up for auction in Lonestar auctions, ending tomorrow night. Lonestar auction  I was tempted to bid, but I have a shelf of games that never get played and I doubt I could get anyone to play this one with me around here, so I am holding off. Love the reviews Trevor, feel free to pick up where I left off man, as I don't think I will be doing reviews of anything for a long while. -M |
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Post by Trevor on Jul 13, 2015 22:54:20 GMT -5
Thanks mrp, I put in a bid. And while I definitely am not ready to write reviews as nice as yours here, I do still plan to try to finish the series this month and write at least a sentence or two on each issue.
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Post by Trevor on Jul 19, 2015 13:05:35 GMT -5
issue #8
Loved your comments about the 'toy trauma' mrp; I also often have flashbacks to my Mego Micronauts toy playing days while reading the comic.
And also agree with you on the great mythology building that Mantlo is doing here. It's amazing how much he could pack into a single issue, especially compared to modern day comics that often only take a couple minutes to read.
And love it every time I see a Hembeck house ad, especially this one with our 'nauts.
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Post by Trevor on Jul 19, 2015 13:12:07 GMT -5
issue #9
No letters page, that makes me sad. Letters pages are one of my favorite things in comics. While I don't expect to see them in modern books, sadly, I expect them here and really miss them. But at least it gave them an extra page of Golden art as we build towards our first storyline conclusion.
I've never read Eternals, but mrp's comments make me want to do so.
I don't really mind the change in the art lately, referring to mrp's displeasure with Milgrom's inks; but then, I've never been an 'art guy'. All comics could be stick figures only and I'd still love these stories.
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Post by Trevor on Jul 19, 2015 13:22:24 GMT -5
issue #10
Nice to see the return of the letters page, but sad to know that at the time of its writing Golden apparently had no intention of leaving the book. Mantlo mentions that he and MG are the permanent team, but, alas, we only have a couple more issues of Gold.
Love the similar scenes of (appropriate imho) mercy given by Prince Argon to Homeworld's rich elite and Cicilia to surroundering Dog Soldiers.
As mrp says, I love Mantlo's ability to sneak in little character building or emotional scenes in the midst of an action-packed story.
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Post by Trevor on Jul 19, 2015 13:48:59 GMT -5
issue #11
Nice to see these occasional Saturday morning TV ads in these comics, NBC this issue. Saturday morning cartoons were such a mainstay of my childhood and youth, it's sad and shocking to see that they basically don't have them anymore.
As mrp said, it is so nice to get a truly great ending to a storyline. The buildup definitely pays off, and I would hope that even non-fans of the toys or genre, who give this a read, would agree that it is one darn fine story. The fact that it has never been collected into a book is one of the tragedies of the comic book industry in my obviously very biased opinion.
Loved the brief confidence of Prince Argon/Force Commander as he battles Baron Karza ever so briefly. I had those two toys, they were leaders of opposing forces in my toy battles, where they were much more evenly matched. I recall that Baron Karza was always slightly stronger, probably biased by my knowledge of the comic universe. It's funny how memories work. I don't remember what I had for lunch yesterday, but I can remember specific moments in imaginary battles with my toys from almost 40 years ago.
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Post by Trevor on Jul 31, 2015 13:49:47 GMT -5
I made it to issue #28 or so, with notes, but I'm tabling my read thru and moving on for now. But I'll be back to finish up eventually.
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