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Post by Rob Allen on Jun 13, 2018 15:11:29 GMT -5
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. The Sons of the Tiger will be back, have no fear. I imagine that the Shang-Chi stories are not online because of the copyright issues with the Sax Rohmer estate.
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Post by dbutler69 on Jun 13, 2018 15:31:13 GMT -5
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. The Sons of the Tiger will be back, have no fear. I imagine that the Shang-Chi stories are not online because of the copyright issues with the Sax Rohmer estate. I thought that Marvel had recently gotten the rights back.
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Post by Rob Allen on Jun 13, 2018 18:24:56 GMT -5
I imagine that the Shang-Chi stories are not online because of the copyright issues with the Sax Rohmer estate. I thought that Marvel had recently gotten the rights back. They may have negotiated rights to print the stories but not to make them available online. Or maybe the Marvel Unlimited folks just haven't updated their system yet. One way or another, that Fu Manchu copyright is probably the reason why that story wasn't there. As my father used to say, "many man smoke, but Fu Manchu."
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 13, 2018 19:26:46 GMT -5
I saw it on the MU site. The MOKF issues are available.
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Post by Confessor on Jun 13, 2018 22:51:57 GMT -5
One of the comics I picked up while I was holidaying in the U.S. was Marvel Premiere #9, the first issue of the Steve Englehart run on Dr. Strange. It was a really exciting issue, which continued the Shuma-Gorath storyline from the preceding Gardner F. Fox penned issues. I've read really good things about Englehart's run on the character, but this is the first issue of that run that I've actually read, despite being a big fan of the Doctor. Without doubt, this was the best Dr. Strange comic I've read in a long time, so I'll definitely be picking up the following issues in the coming weeks and months.
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Post by Batflunkie on Jun 14, 2018 8:04:53 GMT -5
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. I vividly recall my dad letting me watch a lot of the older Disney Live-Action stuff, he always tried to help foster my distinct sense of creativity when he could. So yes, Zorro on Disney, various Hanna-Barbara stuff on Cartoon Network, and Looney Tunes on Nickelodeon were almost always on back order. I also recall him not being particularly fond of my seemingly unwarranted and unabashed love for Rainbow Brite. I just liked the bright colors is all......
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2018 22:59:43 GMT -5
Just read Piracy #1 from EC Comics that I picked up at the Jim & Dan Comic & Toy Show a week or so ago. Under the gorgeous cover by Wally Wood we get four tales of the sea plus a one page text story. Reed Crandall handles the art on the first story, a tale of a British privateer who descends into the depths of piracy. Wally Wood provides the art of a tale about mutiny at sea. All Williamson draws the third tale, a story of poetic justice aboard a whaling ship,and Jack Davis provides the fourth story of a captain who spends 12 years hunting down the man who shanghaied him and set him to sea as a young man. The art is beautiful and the visual storytelling on each story is superb. Each story is only 6-7 pages, so they aren't deep but they are good and feature a lot of trademark EC thematic underpinnings. I'd love to get the other 6 issues in the series, but I will probably have to settle for some of the Gemstone reprints unless I find affordable reading copies like this ome. -M
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Post by Confessor on Jun 15, 2018 6:15:08 GMT -5
^^ I love Piracy, @mrp. It's a really underrated EC comic. I only have the Gemstone reprints, no original copies, but every one of its 7 issues is a little (sunken) treasure. Great short stories of swashbuckling action and intrigue, and the cover artwork on the series is fantastic. In fact, the cover of issue #7 is one of my all-time favourite comic covers ever...
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Post by Batflunkie on Jun 15, 2018 16:29:00 GMT -5
^^I stumbled across a Dark Horse collection of "Valor" some time ago, looked really, really interesting But I'll definitely keep a look out for Piracy when I get the chance. Love me some swash-buckling thievery Speaking of which, did any of you read the Papercutz Tales From The Crypt? It's kind of what inspired me to do Black Bayou
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Jun 16, 2018 5:32:37 GMT -5
I'll read any damn thing with pirates in it, but Piracy was certainly good fun. I should re-read. (Liked Valor too - I always have a thing for "Knight" comics. Silent, Shining, Black... what-have-you!)
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jun 16, 2018 13:37:23 GMT -5
Piracy sounds very tempting... I'll have to keep a look out for the reprints! I was thinking of doing a quarter bin thread, but then I remember we have this one, so it fits just fine... I started in on a couple of the things I got on my shopping trip yesterday... Jonny Quest #6 and #8 (Comico) both are written by William Messner-Loebs... the art seems to be rotating (#2 is by Wendy Pini, which I remember someone mentioned before... I really need to track that down!).. #6 is by Adam Kubert, and #8 by Ken Steacy. #6 was a continuation from #5, but was no problem following.. Dr. Quest was studying an artifact they got from #5, which he thought was from an ancient civilization. Two government agents, Stark (who bares a strong resemblance to a certain Armored Avenger) and Quiggley (shown on the cover). They are really the main characters, as they argue about how Dr. Quest is going about his research. They end up at the North Pole, dodging Dr. Zin (who has an awesome flying fortress that the letter page people think is too high tech for some reason). The story had the feel of a classic sci-fi short story, and was really enjoyable, but really had little to do with the Quests... the role Dr. Quest played could have been any generic scientist, and the rest of the crew were pretty much just wallpaper. Kubert's are was fantastic here for the most part.. a few panels seem rushed, but by and large it looks great and the characters all well resemble the cartoon. #8 We travel through the years as Dr. Jonny Quest shepards the world through a new era of solar energy, all the while trying to get revenge on the man who killed everyone he's ever loved...X-7! we get several different future times, as X-7 harries Jonny through the years, and leads him to obsess over him and do a rather crappy job of guiding the world to the stars. Turns out it's all a dream, of course. The wrap around cover on this one is pretty dark.. the back cover features Race, Haj, Bandit and Jade all hanging from nooses. I didn't love the art as much here, but the designs for the future glimpses we see are pretty great. (Sadly, no luck finding pics online) The Verdict: I sorta feel like the might be using Jonny Quest as a vechile for random sci fi adventure, and not really using the characters so much, but both are good sci fi adventure, so I'll take it It definitely reminded me I was to track down the Wendy Pini issue at least.
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Post by Batflunkie on Jun 16, 2018 15:09:26 GMT -5
I'll read any damn thing with pirates in it, but Piracy was certainly good fun. I should re-read. (Liked Valor too - I always have a thing for "Knight" comics. Silent, Shining, Black... what-have-you!) I've always been incredibly partial to fantasy, especially Edo Period dramas. The Black Dog Chronicles is worth a look, same for the 80's Hair Metal Fantasy that inspired it, Legend Of The 8 Samurai
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Post by BigPapaJoe on Jun 18, 2018 6:20:25 GMT -5
I'm going through Fantastic Four from the beginning. I recently go to #63, and it was just a fun story. It's the final piece in what is basically a three part arc involving Reed Richards getting lost in the negative zone due to the Sandman coming to the Baxter building an causing trouble. The Inhumans also get involved. This is all after the Dr. Doom/Silver Surfer saga that happened a few issues earlier. In the middle of all of this, a new enemy is introduced via the negative zone, Blastaar. I honestly thought he was going to be a completely throwaway character, but he actually comes off with a little more dimension than I was expecting. Especially when teaming up with The Sandman, since they're not really buddies. Both are essentially using each other to get rid of the Fantastic Four. Even then, Blastaar is not the best partner as he refuses to let Sandman steal too much of his shine when the fighting happens. Speaking of the fighting, the action in this issue is just dynamite. I've gone through 60 plus issues now, and I feel like this one might be Jack Kirby at his best. Maybe it was also the inking by Joe Sinnott, but Kirby just seemed on fire with his panel layouts and drawings. We even get a big splash page of Blastaar, which was rare back in those days. Kirby must have been feeling it when he went to town. I've gotten used to Stan Lee's dialogue at this point, and a lot of it is corny of course. However, this time I thought there was some good banter with the characters. He really gave life to Blastaar, who easily comes off as someone who won't shut up about how much of a conqueror he is. Or how he's going to destroy everything. The Thing eventually gets fed up, and yells at him to shut up. Hilarious. All in all, a solid issue. Ever since circa issue 48, the book has mostly been a page turner. Feels like Lee and Kirby are at their finest hour here with this book.
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Post by MDG on Jun 18, 2018 13:05:28 GMT -5
With my son's graduation and subsequent family visits and party this week, I decided to do nothing productive this weekend and grabbed these out of the library. I switched off back and forth and got about 200 pages into each book. Quick notes: The Batman stuff I've owned/read in various forms before, and this may be my favorite era of Batman. No costumed villains, emphasis on detective work, active role for Bruce... Frank Robbins' stories aren't deep, but tightly plotted and interesting. (Of course, you don't have to read too far before hitting an embarrassing characterization of a Native American--done with the best of intentions--but that's par for the course.) Irv Novick's art is very nicely done, and Giordano doesn't seem to be smoothing things out as he seemed to later in the bronze age. The Brown/Giella art is okay, but really loses out by comparison. Only a couple O'Neill/Adams stories so far, which is fine with me. I never read this era of the Avengers, and they're fine. (This bunch starts w/ Cap leaving, then Iron Man, then Wanda and Pietro get sucked back with Magneto, Hercules has to return the gods to earth, new Black Knight shows up, Panther--not "Black"--comes on board....) Compared to the quick, done-in-ones of Batman, these are exhausting! A lot happens, but the Avengers don't seem to accomplish anything. Any plot development calls for a 8-page fight sequence, often based on a misunderstanding ("Wait a minute! I'm not that Black Knight!" "Cap said I could come!") One problem is the Avengers book--and I know these collections were done on the cheap--looks like hell. Sometimes mushy line art, sometimes uncorrected shots of color pages. The DC Showcase looks razor-sharp next to it. Next--I realize now how much was lost by not letting John Buscema ink himself for most of his career! There's a couple issues where he does full art and, even with the crap reproduction, it's gorgeous. I'll probably keep plowing through until they have to go back.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2018 13:10:27 GMT -5
Blastarr is one of my favorite FF Villain, BigPapaJoe and I've always enjoyed reading Batman when Man-Bat involved MDG and i have that Showcase Issue of Batman that you posted here.
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