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Post by comicsandwho on Aug 26, 2018 1:37:30 GMT -5
The Moench stuff was really interesting, but he left relatively soon, to write the Batman/Detective interlocking stories. Cavalieri gave it a good shot, struck out a few times, but at least hit some ringing doubles, if not entirely out of the park. The art by Stan Woch(who basically quit comics for a while when he left WFC) had an 'experimental' Gray Morrow-ish vibe to it. Janice Race, who was also editing 'Firestorm', opened up the book to new and 'unproven' talent, and I guess it did well to hang around as long as it did, but it was clearly the 'bottom feeder' of both heroes' lines.
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Post by urrutiap on Aug 26, 2018 17:02:52 GMT -5
Id love to read some more Alpha Flight or even Power Pack but its just too darn hot today at 90 something degrees.
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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 1, 2018 16:04:27 GMT -5
I read The Super Friends (1976 series) #1 and 2. I thought the writing was very good. I didn't love the art, but it was good enough for me to find these issues enjoyable.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2018 16:28:59 GMT -5
DC Archives - Legion of Superheroes
Archives 6 and 7 today, and will finish 8 and 9 by middle of next week.
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Post by hondobrode on Sept 1, 2018 18:27:16 GMT -5
Reading Avengers 200-300 right now.
Except for 201, the Jarvis issue, they're pretty bad.
Next issue on the pile is the infamous Hank the wife-beater # 213 issue.
Shooter came on last issue but it wasn't very good.
At least it gets a little better from here on and then is supposed to get great with Stern, Buscema and Palmer.
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Post by comicsandwho on Sept 1, 2018 20:51:27 GMT -5
I read The Super Friends (1976 series) #1 and 2. I thought the writing was very good. I didn't love the art, but it was good enough for me to find these issues enjoyable. For the most part, the 'SF' comic was vastly superior to the TV show(even the 'Challenge'/Legion of Doom episodes). Curiously, E. Nelson Bridwell's work in Justice League #s 135-137(a JSA team-up, featuring the Fawcett Comics heroes) read a bit too much like a 'Super Friends' story!
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Post by shaxper on Sept 3, 2018 13:29:36 GMT -5
Just read Nexus #1 (vol. 1) for the first time. It was a lucky comic shop find last summer that I have finally gotten around to. WOW! I have the first three issues. Where do I go from there?
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 3, 2018 13:37:15 GMT -5
Just read Nexus #1 (vol. 1) for the first time. It was a lucky comic shop find last summer that I have finally gotten around to. WOW! I have the first three issues. Where do I go from there? The next issue would be the logical step.
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Post by shaxper on Sept 3, 2018 13:43:08 GMT -5
Just read Nexus #1 (vol. 1) for the first time. It was a lucky comic shop find last summer that I have finally gotten around to. WOW! I have the first three issues. Where do I go from there? The next issue would be the logical step. Ah yes. Why didn't I think of that? The next volume spans 80 issues. I guess what I really meant to ask is whether the full run is worthwhile, or if there are notable issues I should skip to. My bad for not being precise enough for our legally-minded brethren
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 3, 2018 14:39:30 GMT -5
The next issue would be the logical step. Ah yes. Why didn't I think of that? The next volume spans 80 issues. I guess what I really meant to ask is whether the full run is worthwhile, or if there are notable issues I should skip to. My bad for not being precise enough for our legally-minded brethren It's been eons since I've read and extended run of Nexus. I don't recall it ever really petering out, but it may have. I'm firmly of the opinion that any book with art by Steve Rude is worth reading if only for the purty pictures.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2018 19:37:35 GMT -5
Ah yes. Why didn't I think of that? The next volume spans 80 issues. I guess what I really meant to ask is whether the full run is worthwhile, or if there are notable issues I should skip to. My bad for not being precise enough for our legally-minded brethren It's been eons since I've read and extended run of Nexus. I don't recall it ever really petering out, but it may have. I'm firmly of the opinion that any book with art by Steve Rude is worth reading if only for the purty pictures. Rude left the book for a while and the art had varying quality when he did. he later returned, and I think the book picked up again when he did, but there are a few lulls in that 80 issue run (though I haven't read all of it yet). -M
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Post by beccabear67 on Sept 3, 2018 22:31:16 GMT -5
Just read Nexus #1 (vol. 1) for the first time. It was a lucky comic shop find last summer that I have finally gotten around to. WOW! I have the first three issues. Where do I go from there? You've played the flexi disc that came with #3 then? I think they must've spent a lot to make that happen. I'm surprised if they never reprinted those original three b&w issues. I think I was still buying Nexus when it switched to First but had stopped on The Badger after maybe two issues of that. Nexus had some okay sf ideas in it sometimes but the cutesy banter started to overwhelm for me, same as with later Keith Giffen.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2018 22:33:40 GMT -5
Just read Nexus #1 (vol. 1) for the first time. It was a lucky comic shop find last summer that I have finally gotten around to. WOW! I have the first three issues. Where do I go from there? You've played the flexi disc that came with #3 then? I think they must've spent a lot to make that happen. I'm surprised if they never reprinted those original three b&w issues. I think I was still buying Nexus when it switched to First but had stopped on The Badger after maybe two issues of that. Nexus had some okay sf ideas in it sometimes but the cutesy banter started to overwhelm for me, same as with later Keith Giffen. They reprinted the three magazine issues in a GN format... Claremont wrote the introduction for the collection. -M
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Post by shaxper on Sept 4, 2018 4:34:12 GMT -5
Just read Nexus #1 (vol. 1) for the first time. It was a lucky comic shop find last summer that I have finally gotten around to. WOW! I have the first three issues. Where do I go from there? You've played the flexi disc that came with #3 then? I think they must've spent a lot to make that happen. I'm surprised if they never reprinted those original three b&w issues. I think I was still buying Nexus when it switched to First but had stopped on The Badger after maybe two issues of that. Nexus had some okay sf ideas in it sometimes but the cutesy banter started to overwhelm for me, same as with later Keith Giffen. Sadly, my #3 came sans flexi disk.
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Post by Duragizer on Sept 5, 2018 2:34:40 GMT -5
The Vanisher must have one of the absolute worst costumes I have ever seen in a comic. Even a Liefeld creation is easier on the eyes than this hot mess.
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