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Post by Prince Hal on Apr 7, 2020 14:45:45 GMT -5
There was a Black Bolt centered storyline in Amazing Adventures when it was a split book with Black Widow. Its been awhile since I read it, but it was something about him being lost in NYC or something and making friends with a regular kid, while the inhumans tried to find him. He might have had amnesia or something? Neal Adams did some of the art, so there was a time when that was a well known Black Bolt storyline. Sounds a little like the Omega the Unknown comic from a few years later.
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Post by brianf on Apr 7, 2020 14:55:11 GMT -5
Are there any real strong Black Bolt stories or runs? I love him as a character, visually, but have really only ever read old 70s Inhumans and a smattering of other appearances. Is there a definitive issue/run/series where he shines? Thanks! I like the 12 issue Black Bolt series by Saladin Ahmed from a few years ago. It won the Eisner Award for Best New Series of 2018
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Post by Confessor on Apr 14, 2020 18:25:48 GMT -5
Is there a book that gives behind the scenes info about the creative teams that worked on Amazing Spider-Man in the Silver and Bronze Ages? I'd love to read a book that covers the creative process, story-telling intentions, and controversies of the Lee/Ditko/Romita era, and the later Roy Thomas/Gerry Conway/Gil Kane/Ross Andru/Len Wien/Marv Wolfman/Roger Stern/John Romita Jr. etc era and maybe beyond?
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 14, 2020 18:59:56 GMT -5
Is there a book that gives behind the scenes info about the creative teams that worked on Amazing Spider-Man in the Silver and Bronze Ages? I'd love to read a book that covers the creative process, story-telling intentions, and controversies of the Lee/Ditko/Romita era, and the later Roy Thomas/Gerry Conway/Gil Kane/Ross Andru/Len Wien/Marv Wolfman/Roger Stern/John Romita Jr. etc era and maybe beyond? Not aware of anything, in a book, beyond short paragraphs or chapters. Sean Howe's gets into behind the scenes stuff, at Marvel, as a whole, but not necessarily specific story discussions. Same with Les Daniels history of Marvel. Peter Sanderson's book covers history of characters, talking about specific storylines and events; but, doesn't get that deep in creative decisions. Best I can suggest are fanzine interviews, with those involved. Not sure how much is discussed in Stan Lee's oral history (which was greatly advised/corrected by Roy Thomas). The Bronze Age guys have been interviewed more specifically about their areas, while Stan's interviews are usually broader and often incorrect in details, due to faulty memory and other elements.
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Post by hondobrode on Apr 14, 2020 19:22:31 GMT -5
Yeah, I'd like to read that as well.
If you haven't read any of the outstanding TwoMorrows books, I'd highly recommend Back Issue or maybe Alter Ego for your Spider-Man histories.
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Post by Confessor on Apr 14, 2020 21:09:37 GMT -5
Thanks for the info, codystarbuck. I have Sean Howe's book about Marvel and yes, that's exactly the sort of thing I'm thinking off, but just specifically about the Amazing Spider-Man comic. I hear ya about fanzine interviews and the like, but I was hoping someone had published a one-stop shop for ASM behind the scenes minutia. Hey hondobrode, I have about a dozen or so scattered issues of Alter Ego and Back Issue, and those magazines are absolutely great. I don't own any of TwoMorrow's books though, but judging from the magazines, I can well imagine that they're awesome too.
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Post by hondobrode on Apr 14, 2020 23:26:15 GMT -5
I kneel at the altar of TwoMorrows
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Post by Cei-U! on Apr 15, 2020 7:24:07 GMT -5
Hey hondobrode , I have about a dozen or so scattered issues of Alter Ego and Back Issue, and those magazines are absolutely great. I don't own any of TwoMorrow's books though, but judging from the magazines, I can well imagine that they're awesome too. I suppose I might be biased but I think their books are definitely awesome.
Cei-U! I summon the impartial opinion!
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 15, 2020 11:02:00 GMT -5
Thanks for the info, codystarbuck . I have Sean Howe's book about Marvel and yes, that's exactly the sort of thing I'm thinking off, but just specifically about the Amazing Spider-Man comic. I hear ya about fanzine interviews and the like, but I was hoping someone had published a one-stop shop for ASM behind the scenes minutia. Hey hondobrode , I have about a dozen or so scattered issues of Alter Ego and Back Issue, and those magazines are absolutely great. I don't own any of TwoMorrow's books though, but judging from the magazines, I can well imagine that they're awesome too. Gerard Jones updated edition of The Comic Book Heroes goes more into background details than the first edition, which was more a fan history of books and characters. It's more like Howe's in tone, with quite a bit about editorial stuff. I don't recall a lot of specifics, other than things like the drug issue and Ditko leaving. It was also updated to go into the 90s, as the original edition came out in 1985 and only gets into the 80s indies expansion and the Marvel & DC changes, at the very end (talking about X-Men & Daredevil and stuff like the Turtles, at the very end of the book).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2020 11:41:32 GMT -5
When did MAD start using colour? Got to love this
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 15, 2020 12:00:55 GMT -5
After they were being published by DC; fairly recent development, as I recall. They didn't allow advertising until 2001 and color followed that, due to the revenue generated from ads. So, Best I would say is post 2001.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Apr 15, 2020 12:20:17 GMT -5
Mad started integrating color with issue #401 cover dated Feb. 2001. They started accepting advertising in order to offset the cost of moving to a color magazine.
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Post by Farrar on Apr 15, 2020 13:10:43 GMT -5
Is there a book that gives behind the scenes info about the creative teams that worked on Amazing Spider-Man in the Silver and Bronze Ages? I'd love to read a book that covers the creative process, story-telling intentions, and controversies of the Lee/Ditko/Romita era, and the later Roy Thomas/Gerry Conway/Gil Kane/Ross Andru/Len Wien/Marv Wolfman/Roger Stern/John Romita Jr. etc era and maybe beyond? You may want to take a look at the 2004 book Comics Creators on Spider-Man, which contains interviews with writers and artists who've worked Spidey over the years. I have not read the Spidey edition, but I have the Comics Creators books for the FF and the X-Men and they're both invaluable resources. As you can see on the cover, the book includes interviews from some creators who worked on Spidey during the Silver and Bronze Ages. Available at Amazon
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Post by Farrar on Apr 15, 2020 13:20:07 GMT -5
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Post by Confessor on Apr 15, 2020 17:57:22 GMT -5
Thanks Farrar. That's given me some things to look for. That Comic Artists on Spider-Man book looks like it might be sort of what I was looking for.
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