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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 10, 2014 21:26:29 GMT -5
Tell us about those comic epics whose stakes were huge,where all seemed lost and the resolution was, well, underwhelming
A classic example would be the original Galactus trilogy where nothing would stop Galactus from devouring the earth,not even his servant The Silver Surfer turning against him.Nothing in the universe ever stopped Galactus in cosmic history-except something that looked like a can-opener called the Ultimate Nullifier that Reed Richards stole out of Galactus' kitchen
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Post by Cei-U! on Jun 10, 2014 21:30:03 GMT -5
Rick Jones becomes magic and wills the Kree-Skrull War over.
Cei-U!
I summon the letdown!
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Post by Crimebuster on Jun 10, 2014 21:34:12 GMT -5
The first thing that came to mind is this absolutely epic Thor storyline around #185 that seems like it's about to become an all-time classic and then it just totally fizzles, to the point where I don't even remember the ending. I only remember the incredulous facepalm I did after getting to the end. That was it?!
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Jun 10, 2014 21:39:48 GMT -5
Tell us about those comic epics whose stakes were huge,where all seemed lost and the resolution was, well, underwhelming A classic example would be the original Galactus trilogy where nothing would stop Galactus from devouring the earth,not even his servant The Silver Surfer turning against him.Nothing in the universe ever stopped Galactus in cosmic history-except something that looked like a can-opener called the Ultimate Nullifier that Reed Richards stole out of Galactus' kitchen That totally worked for me, 'cause (A) it felt earned - It was basically the Human Torch's journey to adult-hood that saved the day, and (B) we never saw exactly what the darn thing did, so it maintained a l'il bit of mystery. Unlike, say the ending of the Kree/Skrull War. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2014 21:41:23 GMT -5
Death of Superman started of okay...but by the time the Reign of the Supermen started, I began to get more interested in Knightfall instead. I was still in single digits when I bought my very first comic...Superman 75...
Although I did think cyborg Superman was cool...
And then I really got pissed when he returned from the 'dead' grew his hair and now looked like frigging Rambo.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 10, 2014 21:49:13 GMT -5
The first thing that came to mind is this absolutely epic Thor storyline around #185 that seems like it's about to become an all-time classic and then it just totally fizzles, to the point where I don't even remember the ending. I only remember the incredulous facepalm I did after getting to the end. That was it?! I presume this is a story shortly after Kirby left.I don't recall the plot-something about Thor vs his father? It had Hela and something called Infinity |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2014 22:30:14 GMT -5
Superman's death.
I was a kid, but I thought it would be the end of Action Comics, the end of Superman comics, the end of Superman as a character in comics, forever.
They didn't even suspend publishing Superman or Action for a month. Not one month. The very next day there was someone else who looked identical in an identical costume and an identical powerset calling himself the same thing, and a few months later the actual Clark Kent character is back and nothing had changed at all. Ultimate buildup (including front page news) to absolutely nothing.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2014 22:33:26 GMT -5
Kirby's Eternals. It always felt like The King was building towards something but the carpet got yanked out from underneath him, and having it finished later in a different title by other hands just didn't do it for me.
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Post by Action Ace on Jun 10, 2014 23:02:13 GMT -5
Superman's death. I was a kid, but I thought it would be the end of Action Comics, the end of Superman comics, the end of Superman as a character in comics, forever. They didn't even suspend publishing Superman or Action for a month. Not one month. The very next day there was someone else who looked identical in an identical costume and an identical powerset calling himself the same thing, and a few months later the actual Clark Kent character is back and nothing had changed at all. Ultimate buildup (including front page news) to absolutely nothing. There was a gap. Funeral For a Friend ended in January with Superman #77. Adventures of Superman #500 shipped in April. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2014 23:33:22 GMT -5
Superman's death. I was a kid, but I thought it would be the end of Action Comics, the end of Superman comics, the end of Superman as a character in comics, forever. They didn't even suspend publishing Superman or Action for a month. Not one month. The very next day there was someone else who looked identical in an identical costume and an identical powerset calling himself the same thing, and a few months later the actual Clark Kent character is back and nothing had changed at all. Ultimate buildup (including front page news) to absolutely nothing. There was a gap. Funeral For a Friend ended in January with Superman #77. Adventures of Superman #500 shipped in April. I remember Superman #78 coming out right after Superman #77. There was a gap of a couple months without a Clark Kent, not with a Superman comic shipping. It never missed a beat. It just had other characters named "Superman" wearing a similar costume flying around and displaying Superman powers. And by Superman 82 everything was back to normal. Only four issues between the funeral and the return of Clark. |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 10, 2014 23:40:53 GMT -5
I recall 2 or 3 months where no Superman or Adventures of Superman or Action shipped.Look up GCD or Mike's Amazing World of Comics to confirm.The lack of shipping made you believe it was permanent
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2014 23:48:38 GMT -5
Both kind of right and both kind of wrong. Superman 75 went on sale in November and Superman issues went on sale in January & February, but this was the Funeral for A Friend story, which featured other heroes' and supporting cast's reactions to Supes' death and Supergirl trying to live up to the legacy. Then the Superman titles took a month break, with no titles shipping in March. In April the Reign of the Supermen story started with the 4 replacement Supermen (Cyborg, Superboy, Eradicator, Steel).
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Post by Action Ace on Jun 10, 2014 23:54:41 GMT -5
Mike's Amazing World of DC comics says...
Superman #77 shipped January 19, 1993.
Adventures of Superman #500 shipped April 13, 1993.
a three month gap in the regular Super titles it is
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 11, 2014 0:11:48 GMT -5
No Action Comics shipped in Feb or Mar 1993
No Adventures of Superman shipped in Jan,Feb or Mar 1993
No Superman shipped in Feb or Mar 1993
No Superman:Man of Steel shipped Feb or Mar 1993
These according to Mike's World which jives to what I remember
In its place where some one shots like a Supergirl/Lex special,A Superman Gallery pinup book and The Legacy of Superman
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Post by Nowhere Man on Jun 11, 2014 0:32:42 GMT -5
Kirby not having a chance to do a proper ending to his Fourth World saga (or initial storyline at least) ranks at the top for me.
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