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Post by EdoBosnar on May 31, 2018 5:12:17 GMT -5
(...) Not much stands out to me about the issue except the always amazing "Black Dragon Fighting Society" ads "Count Dante" had quite a back-story. If you like podcasts, there's an episode of the Dollop that tells the whole, sordid tale in a very entertaining fahsion.
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Post by Batflunkie on May 31, 2018 6:53:33 GMT -5
Yeah, glossed over the semi-official website last night. Literally reads like something out of Power Man & Iron Fist and may have very well been one of the inspirations for Howard The Duck learning Quack-Fu
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Post by String on Jun 2, 2018 11:23:11 GMT -5
Conan #58-59, first appearance and origin of Belit
Master of Kung Fu #103-104, nice two-part story set among the fleet of Junk boats in Hong Kong, a hidden Nazi secret buried at the bottom of the bay and featuring a re-match between Shang and the Cat in a fight that, in the end, had no reason.
Started Zorro The Complete Classic Adventures by Alex Toth. Very, very good.
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Post by urrutiap on Jun 2, 2018 15:39:21 GMT -5
I read Uncanny X Men 207 and 208 Earlier today. Not the best stuff story wise but decent I guess. Just not fond of Rachel Summers at all Is that the one where Wolverine stabs her in the chest because he doesn’t like her intention of killing that mass murdering monster, Selene? Talk about cognitive dissonance!
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Post by urrutiap on Jun 2, 2018 15:40:39 GMT -5
Yeah issues 207 and 208 are the ones of Rachel still going wacky.
Tonight I'm going to binge read Uncanny X Men 209 to 213
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2018 11:55:04 GMT -5
Started Zorro The Complete Classic Adventures by Alex Toth. Very, very good. I have a friend that has this book and I'm thinking of re-reading it in a week or two -- one great adventure! ... Alex Toth did an exceptional job with it.
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Post by dbutler69 on Jun 5, 2018 7:20:22 GMT -5
I read Strange Tales #135-136. Nick Fury replaces Johnny and Ben as the headliner, and that's probably not a bad thing. I didn't realize that this would be the intro of Fury as director of SHIELD, so that was cool.
Also continuing the long, but entertaining, Dr. Strange/Baron Mordo/Dormammu story, but Mordo & the Dreaded One chasing Doc Strange all over the multiverse.
I also read The Deadly Hand of Kung Fu (black & white magazine) #1 & 2, courtesy of Marvel Unlimited. They were quite good, and I'm looking forward to continuing the series. However, issue 1 had a story called "Sons of the Tiger" which clearly was leading to another story, but issue #2 doesn't have any Sons of the Tiger story in it. Also, issue #1 on Marvel Unlimited didn't have the Shang-Chi stories, which was a disappointment.
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Post by cellardweller on Jun 9, 2018 0:25:42 GMT -5
Just finished the New Mutants from from 2003, that was only around for 13 issues.
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Post by Cheswick on Jun 9, 2018 2:01:18 GMT -5
Just finished the New Mutants from from 2003, that was only around for 13 issues. That series continues in New X-Men: Academy X, by the same writers. I think they figured it would sell better with X-Men in the title. Those writers (Defilippis & Wier) wrote it for 20 issues, then Craig Kyle and Chris Yost wrote it from #21-46. If you liked New Mutants, it's worth checking out.
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Post by String on Jun 9, 2018 11:48:08 GMT -5
Started Zorro The Complete Classic Adventures by Alex Toth. Very, very good. I have a friend that has this book and I'm thinking of re-reading it in a week or two -- one great adventure! ... Alex Toth did an exceptional job with it. I take it, these stories were some form of adaption of the Disney TV show, if not their actual plots then at least the characters and their relationships? To this day, I've never seen that show though I would like to see it at some point. In his introduction, Toth talks about getting flak from his editor about making changes to the script (which were apparently written by the same staff who wrote for the TV show). Toth wanted to introduce more elements of action and swashbuckling into their sequences beyond their static images of Zorro standing around in a black costume. Movement helped strengthened the appeal of the character which he fought for in this work apparently.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2018 16:48:04 GMT -5
I have a friend that has this book and I'm thinking of re-reading it in a week or two -- one great adventure! ... Alex Toth did an exceptional job with it. I take it, these stories were some form of adaption of the Disney TV show, if not their actual plots then at least the characters and their relationships? To this day, I've never seen that show though I would like to see it at some point. In his introduction, Toth talks about getting flak from his editor about making changes to the script (which were apparently written by the same staff who wrote for the TV show). Toth wanted to introduce more elements of action and swashbuckling into their sequences beyond their static images of Zorro standing around in a black costume. Movement helped strengthened the appeal of the character which he fought for in this work apparently. Thanks for adding your thoughts here and I've appreciated that very much!
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Post by cellardweller on Jun 10, 2018 19:11:58 GMT -5
Just finished the New Mutants from from 2003, that was only around for 13 issues. That series continues in New X-Men: Academy X, by the same writers. I think they figured it would sell better with X-Men in the title. Those writers (Defilippis & Wier) wrote it for 20 issues, then Craig Kyle and Chris Yost wrote it from #21-46. If you liked New Mutants, it's worth checking out. Thanks, I'll have to check it out!
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Post by Cei-U! on Jun 11, 2018 0:35:29 GMT -5
I have a friend that has this book and I'm thinking of re-reading it in a week or two -- one great adventure! ... Alex Toth did an exceptional job with it. I take it, these stories were some form of adaption of the Disney TV show, if not their actual plots then at least the characters and their relationships? To this day, I've never seen that show though I would like to see it at some point. In his introduction, Toth talks about getting flak from his editor about making changes to the script (which were apparently written by the same staff who wrote for the TV show). Toth wanted to introduce more elements of action and swashbuckling into their sequences beyond their static images of Zorro standing around in a black costume. Movement helped strengthened the appeal of the character which he fought for in this work apparently. I loved the Disney Zorro show as a kid. It was the main reason I was so looking forward to Guy Williams' new show, Lost in Space (which I ended up hating, then and now). Some of the Mexican stereotypes don't hold up well and budgetary considerations kept the ation scenes to a minimum, but it was a fun series. I have the two-volume collection of the Toth comics Eclipse published back in the late '80s. Just typing this makes me want to dig 'em out but, alas, no time.
Cei-U! I summon Don Diego!
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Post by dbutler69 on Jun 11, 2018 6:52:31 GMT -5
I read Strange Tales #137. SHIELD agents try to get the launch site location of Hydra's betatron bomb (which will allow Hydra to effectively blackmail the earth) to Nick Fury, but in a trilling chase, Hydra prevails, and on the last panel, the betatron bomb is launched! Thrilling issue, and I'm curious to see what happens next ish.
Also, Dr. Strange finally decides he has to try and probe the mind of the comatose Ancient One, and after a difficult battle due to the Ancient One's defenses, he is able to find out the secret of Eternity, and takes off to face eternity, just before Baron Mordo gets to him.
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Post by dbutler69 on Jun 11, 2018 7:07:10 GMT -5
I take it, these stories were some form of adaption of the Disney TV show, if not their actual plots then at least the characters and their relationships? To this day, I've never seen that show though I would like to see it at some point. In his introduction, Toth talks about getting flak from his editor about making changes to the script (which were apparently written by the same staff who wrote for the TV show). Toth wanted to introduce more elements of action and swashbuckling into their sequences beyond their static images of Zorro standing around in a black costume. Movement helped strengthened the appeal of the character which he fought for in this work apparently. I loved the Disney Zorro show as a kid. It was the main reason I was so looking forward to Guy Williams' new show, Lost in Space (which I ended up hating, then and now). Some of the Mexican stereotypes don't hold up well and budgetary considerations kept the ation scenes to a minimum, but it was a fun series. I have the two-volume collection of the Toth comics Eclipse published back in the late '80s. Just typing this makes me want to dig 'em out but, alas, no time.
Cei-U! I summon Don Diego!
I loved the Disney Zorro show as a kid, too, but I haven't seen it since then, and don't remember it that well. I did try finding it on Youtube some time back but was unsuccessful (probably because it's Disney) though I was able to find the Lone Ranger show that I also loved as a kid.
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