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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 24, 2018 13:59:36 GMT -5
Here's a couple of covers from the 1970s Night Nurse series:
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 24, 2018 14:01:36 GMT -5
I've surpised they haven't used her more to tie in with the TV show version... seems like the sort of thing that happens in the Marvel Universe these days. I hadn't heard of this. Does she have her own show? Or is she a guest on one of the Marvel series?
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jul 24, 2018 14:04:20 GMT -5
The version of her (who is played by Rosario Dawson, so she's definitely not Blonde), is the character the kinda bridges the different series.. she's in Daredevil, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist... not sure about Alias (haven't watched it yet). She's definitely a main character in Daredevil.. less so in the other two, but she's definitely in nearly every episode.
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Post by beccabear67 on Jul 24, 2018 16:03:09 GMT -5
There used to be a lot of nurse paperbacks too in the '60s and early '70s, my Mom had some of them. This was back when most high schools still had future nurses (and future teachers) clubs. Never had any Night Nurse but had one Claws Of the Cat and all the Shannas at one time.
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Post by Crimebuster on Jul 24, 2018 17:30:43 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of Night Nurse! She became an ongoing character in Doctor Strange after that re-appearance in Daredevil; I believe she is one of the main characters in the Doctor Strange: The Oath mini-series. In true Roy Thomas fashion, he tied Night Nurse to prior Marvel continuity. The name Linda Carter is no accident - in the first text box on the first page of Night Nurse #1, it says that Linda Carter, Student Nurse must make the most difficult decision of her young life. Tens year earlier, before she dyed her hair blonde, Linda Carter, Student Nurse had her own series at Atlas/Marvel: This was during the period where Marvel could only put out 8 titles a month or so because of their restrictive distribution deal with DC. As a result, Linda Carter, Student Nurse was cancelled to make room for a new title called "The Amazing Spider-Man." What a bad decision that was! Also of interest, her roommate Christine Palmer - the readhead who nearly gets tossed off a cliff in #4 - was later brought back as a love interest for Nightcrawler. Strangely enough, though Rosario Dawson fills the Night Nurse role in the Marvel TV shows, not only is she not called Night Nurse, she's not Linda Carter either - she's Claire Temple, who in the comics was a doctor romantically connected to Luke Cage (as her character becomes in the TV series as well). Supposedly the showrunners for the Netflix shows were told to change her name from Linda Carter because they were saving Night Nurse for the movies. Marvel then used the name Christine Palmer for Rachel McAdams's character in the Doctor Strange movie - but she's not Night Nurse either - at least, not yet.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 24, 2018 17:38:26 GMT -5
My wife got this strange 2006 graphic novel from the library: I thought it was another Alan Moore story...
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jul 24, 2018 22:16:23 GMT -5
Strangely enough, though Rosario Dawson fills the Night Nurse role in the Marvel TV shows, not only is she not called Night Nurse, she's not Linda Carter either - she's Claire Temple, who in the comics was a doctor romantically connected to Luke Cage (as her character becomes in the TV series as well). Supposedly the showrunners for the Netflix shows were told to change her name from Linda Carter because they were saving Night Nurse for the movies. Marvel then used the name Christine Palmer for Rachel McAdams's character in the Doctor Strange movie - but she's not Night Nurse either - at least, not yet. 'Saving' her. Night Nurse? Because THATS a name that'll be a huge box office draw. Some times the execs at these companies are just really silly. I mean, it doesn't matter at all. except if they really do use Night Nurse in a movie, and try to market her, and people get confused. They get so wrapped up in preparing and hoping for 'the big one' that catches on, they make a mess and continue the bad tropes of comics being too insular and convoluted for 'regular' people to follow.
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Post by comicsandwho on Jul 25, 2018 13:54:08 GMT -5
I've been reading the early '80s issues of THE FLASH(currently about to read # 322...the last one before the death of Professor Zoom, leading into the whole 'Trial' saga that ended the run). I've also been into Len Wein's Justice League stories of the '70s. I'll try to slog through the Cary Bates/Elliot Maggin issues to come (and some punk named Conway wrote a few, even before he took over the book permanently).
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Post by Batflunkie on Jul 26, 2018 18:37:36 GMT -5
I picked up a couple of the "True Believers" reprint comics over the weekend. Those dollar reprints are an utter god send, I want to say that Valiant kind of brought them back in style, but I have several dozen marvel ones from over the years. I think the weirdest was one that I got in February, a bunch of "Smart Source" Spideys Kind of prefer my Marvel Dollar General digests, tbh. Just have a deep love for pocket books in general
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 30, 2018 1:31:07 GMT -5
When I was at the comic-book shop in Pomona last weekend, I noticed this Wonder Woman #158, and I've been thinking about it all week. Even though, I recently started putting together a collection of Gail Simone's Wonder Woman issues, I hadn't really thought about picking up any older issues. But the price was right. It's a little beat-up, but not TOO beat-up. I've heard of Egg Fu (and I even have his weird appearance in Metal Men) but I've never read his Wonder Woman appearances. I decided to get it. I was flipping through it to make sure there's no pages missing or coupons cut out. And there's two stories! After the Egg Fu story, there's a tale about Robert Kanigher calling the Wonder Woman supporting cast into his office and telling them there's going to be some changes! There's Steve and the queen and Wonder Girl and Wonder Tot and Mer-Boy and Bird-Boy (and their grown-up counterparts) and also something called the Glop. And except for Diana, Steve and the queen … they're all fired! (How could Kanigher look Wonder Tot in the face and tell her she's fired!?!? What a heartless fiend!) So yeah, I had to but this. As bad as Kanigher's Wonder Woman was at times, I have to admit that he's a very interesting bad writer. Robert Kanigher is to comic-book writing what Victor Mature is to movie acting.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 30, 2018 1:40:28 GMT -5
And I bought one more issue of the Gail Simone Wonder Woman run. Diana is confronting some Hollywood types who want to make a Wonder Woman movie. They want her approval because they think the movie will make more money if WW isn't rolling her eyes and making a face every time the press asks her what she think of the movie. She visits the set and it's a disaster. Not just the movie, which is terrible. But there's also a villainess called the Queen of Fables who seems to be using the actors to attack Diana. I think Simone's Hollywood parody is more than a little over-broad. Not necessarily unfair, but Hollywood is an easy target, and I would have preferred to see a talented writer like Simone providing a more balanced perspective of the movies. If I want to see a ridiculous and overblown commentary on the media, I can always read Frank Miller. I'm not sure what I think of the Queen of Fables because the story is continued and I haven't read the rest of it. Diana's White gorilla bodyguards are hilarious, as usual.
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 1, 2018 7:41:08 GMT -5
I read Howard the Duck #17 & 18 last night. Howard and Beverly are kidnapped by Dr. Bong, and Howard is turned into a...a hairless ape!!
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Aug 6, 2018 21:44:59 GMT -5
I’m reading Warlord #95 and I have to say I’m surprised to see Adam Kubert doing art chores. Him and his brother were super popular in the 90’s but I had real idea where he got his start.
It’s certainly not the style he honed in the 90’s here in this issue in 1985. If it weren’t for credits I wouldn’t have even recognized it was his work.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Aug 7, 2018 10:07:32 GMT -5
From a recent Lone Star haul ordered off of eBay, Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest #9: It collects the 5-part 'Bat-murderer' story from Detective Comics #s 444-448, written by Len Wein and drawn by Jim Aparo (first 3 chapters) and Ernie Chan and Dick Giordano (last 2 chapters). This is followed by "Angel--Or Devil?" from Batman #216, by Frank Robbins, with art by Irv Novick and Giordano. Even at this compressed size, the art was really nice to look at throughout. And it's a fun little package - it's very much more like a modern tpb collection, in that it collects a longer story arc with some bonus material. I'm glad I was able to purchase this rather inexpensively, as this is one of those digests that slipped past me when it was originally on sale back in 1981 or thereabouts.
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Post by beccabear67 on Aug 7, 2018 13:13:55 GMT -5
I ran across some of these once and it's bothered me since I didn't buy any. Does anyone have any tips on the best way to search for them? Did they have a title? They remind me of the few reprints I have that went with figures.
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