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Post by urrutiap on Oct 6, 2017 23:29:17 GMT -5
I just finished reading X Men God Loves Man Kills earlier tonight.
Now I'm reading Uncanny X Men 169 to 175 this Saturday
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2017 23:54:09 GMT -5
I read the Ploog issues of Monster of Frankenstein (#1-6) from Marvel. The first three adapt the novel with the descendant of Robert Walton telling the story of the Victor and the Monster several decades after the events of the tale as he seeks the Monster's survival, and the next three continue the Monster's tale after he leaves Walton behind. It's a solid adaptation with a new story grafted on top, but Friedrich is extremely verbose, at times cluttering Ploog's art and rendering it less effective in the storytelling. The three follow up issues are solid (with Ploog plotting the last one), but again Friedrich's verbosity weighs them down and slows them down a bit making them somewhat of a ponderous read.
John Buscema takes over the art chores beginning with #7.
-M
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Post by Hoosier X on Oct 8, 2017 1:46:42 GMT -5
I'm up to Iron Man #29 but I posted the cover to #27 because it's the first appearance of Firebrand! The first issue of Iron Man that I bought was #80, and the main bad guy was Firebrand! He had just won the War of the Super-Villains (it was a bit of an upset) and Iron Man chased him to the alternate Earth where the Black Lama was from. It would be YEARS before I had enough of the War of the Super-Villain issues to really know what was going on, but I was hooked anyway and I didn't miss an issue of Iron Man for years and years! Unless there's a story I've forgotten, Firebrand was pretty much done as a character after the conclusion of the War of the Super-Villains in #81. But I soon had a few back issues and realized that Firebrand had appeared a few times in the Iron Man series and had a very attractive sister named Roxanne. But I like the idea of Firebrand a lot better than the execution. He was like a super-powered activist. As presented in the comics, he's a crazy Leftie who hates the Establishment so much that he has no time at all to listen to anybody. He's not just militant, he's a provocateur. I think he would have been a much more interesting character if he had been a lot more temperate. He wouldn't be so clearly the bad guy. A more moderate and thoughtful (but still militant) Firebrand would have been a compelling character, somebody who might make Iron Man wonder (at times) who was REALLY the bad guy. Instead we get a crazy guy who's about as complex and authentic as the straw liberal in Mallard Fillmore. |
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Post by dbutler69 on Oct 8, 2017 7:43:09 GMT -5
I read the Ploog issues of Monster of Frankenstein (#1-6) from Marvel. The first three adapt the novel with the descendant of Robert Walton telling the story of the Victor and the Monster several decades after the events of the tale as he seeks the Monster's survival, and the next three continue the Monster's tale after he leaves Walton behind. It's a solid adaptation with a new story grafted on top, but Friedrich is extremely verbose, at times cluttering Ploog's art and rendering it less effective in the storytelling. The three follow up issues are solid (with Ploog plotting the last one), but again Friedrich's verbosity weighs them down and slows them down a bit making them somewhat of a ponderous read. John Buscema takes over the art chores beginning with #7. -M I read the first two issues, then decided to re-read the actual novel for the first time in 30 years. Now I need to read #3 to finish off the adaptation. I thought it was pretty solid, too. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2017 10:51:49 GMT -5
I read the Ploog issues of Monster of Frankenstein (#1-6) from Marvel. The first three adapt the novel with the descendant of Robert Walton telling the story of the Victor and the Monster several decades after the events of the tale as he seeks the Monster's survival, and the next three continue the Monster's tale after he leaves Walton behind. It's a solid adaptation with a new story grafted on top, but Friedrich is extremely verbose, at times cluttering Ploog's art and rendering it less effective in the storytelling. The three follow up issues are solid (with Ploog plotting the last one), but again Friedrich's verbosity weighs them down and slows them down a bit making them somewhat of a ponderous read. John Buscema takes over the art chores beginning with #7. -M I read the first two issues, then decided to re-read the actual novel for the first time in 30 years. Now I need to read #3 to finish off the adaptation. I thought it was pretty solid, too. I finally read the novel for the first time all the way through about a year and a half ago. I'm not sure why I never tackled it before, but I am glad I read it. -M |
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 8, 2017 16:33:40 GMT -5
I was very pleasantly surprised when I read Fantastic Four #542-553 for the first time a few days ago. Dwayne Mcduffie and Paul Pellitier handled the book for that run which included the Black Panther and Storm joining the Thing and Torch. I'm going to say that this is a vastly underrated run which had the very best depiction of the Black Panther I've ever read. I think I'll have to read this run on a regular basis in the years to come.
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Post by brutalis on Oct 9, 2017 13:58:33 GMT -5
Read Marv Wolfman's/Gene Colan The Curse of Dracula issues 1, 2 and 3 from 1998. This was some damnably fine artistry in both writing and pencil. A great "sequel" from Tomb of Dracula Wish this would have continued on to see what modern age horror these great masters unleashed upon us. It was a truly splendid start up with some new intriguing vampire hunters and their attempts to battle the Lord of the Undead. Dracula this time around was truly ruthless and a master tactician with a layered plan that might have proven very interesting if the series had continued. The way these 3 issues played out it feels like it was meant to be an ongoing or set of mini-series but was cancelled due to lack of sales? Still a great read and true taste of horror to be savored and enjoyed...
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 9, 2017 15:33:32 GMT -5
Okay, which me luck, brutalis. I'm going in...  |
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Oct 9, 2017 21:30:17 GMT -5
Read this  I am not sure what to think. It was oddly strange. The Scarecrow in a strange helicopter...Joker fighting against Scarecrow's crow (did he always have this crow? I have read very little Batman issues featuring Scarecrow now that I think of it). It was a zany issue that really made no sense...The Joker wanted the mirror from the cage of a hyena and busted into the zoo to take it!??! The Joker pretended to be the Scarecrow to do all this too, which I did not understand. I felt like I missed out on something in this story and yet, I am pretty sure it was a self contained issue. Was it just meant to be a crazy issue? |
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Post by Hoosier X on Oct 10, 2017 1:34:53 GMT -5
I'm up to Iron Man #32, dated December 1970, my rather arbitrary date for the end of the Silver Age. I think I'm ready to take a break from Iron Man for a while. It's been a little lacking for several issues, since the death of Janice Cord, I think. One of the problems is that Iron Man doesn't seem to have a supporting cast anymore. Whitney Frost became Madame Masque and appeared a few times and then disappeared after being rescued from the Minotaur. Janice Cord died. Jasper Sitwell was appearing less and less, and then he was in #28 ... and now he's missing for four issues with no explanation. (He was talking about getting a transfer.) Kevin O'Brien appeared in #31 and I think he will eventually become a short-lived supporting character. (Or am I thinking of his brother?) Firebrand won't appear again for over a year. The last few issues have been a bit of a chore. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Oct 10, 2017 1:37:40 GMT -5
I also read all five issues of the Smax mini-series over the last few days. I'm tempted to say its a lot of fun, but really it's a bit disturbing at times. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Oct 10, 2017 1:39:19 GMT -5
Read this I am not sure what to think. It was oddly strange. The Scarecrow in a strange helicopter...Joker fighting against Scarecrow's crow (did he always have this crow? I have read very little Batman issues featuring Scarecrow now that I think of it). It was a zany issue that really made no sense...The Joker wanted the mirror from the cage of a hyena and busted into the zoo to take it!??! The Joker pretended to be the Scarecrow to do all this too, which I did not understand. I felt like I missed out on something in this story and yet, I am pretty sure it was a self contained issue. Was it just meant to be a crazy issue? I love the 1970s Joker series but #8 is probably my least favorite issue. I'm having trouble remembering what happens. But #7 is one of my favorite Lex Luthor stories! |
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Post by bor on Oct 10, 2017 2:11:05 GMT -5
I have been reading one of the Spider-man Epics (The Goblins last stand)Which as you might have guessed contains all the issues leading up to Gwen´s death. Right now I have about 6 or so issues left in it. I am really enjoying it but a lot of these issues I read not that long ago in Essential version. After this one I am moving on to the next one which I am really looking forward to: Spider-man epic: Kravens last hunt.
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Post by Confessor on Oct 10, 2017 7:19:16 GMT -5
I have been reading one of the Spider-man Epics (The Goblins last stand)Which as you might have guessed contains all the issues leading up to Gwen´s death. Right now I have about 6 or so issues left in it. I am really enjoying it but a lot of these issues I read not that long ago in Essential version. After this one I am moving on to the next one which I am really looking forward to: Spider-man epic: Kravens last hunt. I love those early '70s Gerry Conway issues of ASM a lot too. Oh, and Kraven's Last Hunt is also really good. It made a hell of an impression on me as a 14 year old when it came out. |
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Post by brutalis on Oct 10, 2017 8:39:59 GMT -5
Okay, which me luck, brutalis . I'm going in... Dive on in Icctrombone and try to enjoy yourself. Comics are supposed to be fun don't ya know?!? Get out your crayon's and colored pencils if necessary  |
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