RikerDonegal
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Most of the comics I'm reading at the moment are Marvels from 1982.
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Post by RikerDonegal on Sept 5, 2018 4:18:47 GMT -5
Next issue on the pile is the infamous Hank the wife-beater # 213 issue.
I'm reading those issues, too. Just read 215-216 last night and enjoyed them because the Pyms weren't mentioned
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Post by hondobrode on Sept 5, 2018 10:29:10 GMT -5
Up to 220 with Moondragon and Drax now
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Post by hondobrode on Sept 6, 2018 0:00:13 GMT -5
Really looking forward to getting to Stern's run. I swear I've never read anything Roger Stern has written I didn't like. Why the hell isn't he writing now when we need him ? He's probably too "old school"
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Post by EdoBosnar on Sept 6, 2018 3:29:22 GMT -5
I'm with you on Stern; even the occasional filler stories he did when he was just starting out in the '70s are still solidly readable - the guy never handed in shoddy work. As for why he's not writing now, I guess he's enjoying his retirement. One of the last things he worked on, Captain America: Forever Allies, may have had an 'old school' feel, but it's an awesome story.
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RikerDonegal
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Most of the comics I'm reading at the moment are Marvels from 1982.
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Post by RikerDonegal on Sept 10, 2018 6:48:23 GMT -5
Huge fan of Stern, also. Loving his Spider-Man stories (circa 1981-1982).
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2018 11:55:53 GMT -5
DC Archives - Legion of Superheroes
Done reading Archives 8 and 9 this last weekend and planning on reading 10 and 11 by end of this week. And, later 12 and 13 to finish off this run and hopefully be done by the following week as planned.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2018 4:39:20 GMT -5
DC Archives - Legion of Superheroes
Finished Archives 10 and 11 today.
I really enjoyed reading this group back then and I enjoyed it and this is like reading a Teen Titans book on steroids. Handsome Teenage Boys and Gorgeous Gals that working together to solve problems that normally an adult would do.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Sept 14, 2018 6:21:36 GMT -5
I was craving a dose of Simonson's art a few days ago, so I pulled out my Art of Walter Simonson tpb... ...and realized that, initially, after I bought it, I didn't read the Metal Men stories in the back of the book (saved them for later or something). So this was the first time since the early 1980s that I read those stories, and man, talk about holding up well. Actually very well written stories by Mssrs. Gerber, Conway and Pasko (with some co-plotting by Walt), and that art, of course, is spectacular all the way through. Here's a sample (and sorry for the quality, I've been working from home the past few days, so I couldn't use the scanner in the office and had to photograph it instead): As noted, I used to have this 1970s revival of the Metal Men (issue #s 45-56) - bought the back issues on the cheap in 1981 or so. Simonson did the art for the first five issues and then Joe Staton (another personal favorite of mine) took up the reins. Even though I have the stories in this book, I would love a book that collects the entirety of this run. It's lots of fun, with beautiful art throughout - my favorite Metal Men stories ever.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2018 8:31:52 GMT -5
EdoBosnar ... I'm definitely getting this and thanks for posting it.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 14, 2018 11:05:14 GMT -5
I was craving a dose of Simonson's art a few days ago, so I pulled out my Art of Walter Simonson tpb... ...and realized that, initially, after I bought it, I didn't read the Metal Men stories in the back of the book (saved them for later or something). So this was the first time since the early 1980s that I read those stories, and man, talk about holding up well. Actually very well written stories by Mssrs. Gerber, Conway and Pasko (with some co-plotting by Walt), and that art, of course, is spectacular all the way through. Here's a sample (and sorry for the quality, I've been working from home the past few days, so I couldn't use the scanner in the office and had to photograph it instead): As noted, I used to have this 1970s revival of the Metal Men (issue #s 45-56) - bought the back issues on the cheap in 1981 or so. Simonson did the art for the first five issues and then Joe Staton (another personal favorite of mine) took up the reins. Even though I have the stories in this book, I would love a book that collects the entirety of this run. It's lots of fun, with beautiful art throughout - my favorite Metal Men stories ever. I really love that book. Not just because I'm a big Simonson fan but I loved the idea of a trade with just some cool stuff that wouldn't probably have warranted a collection on it's own. I bought one issue of that revived Metal Men off the spinner rack as a young lad and was utterly baffled. It was a second part of a continued story and I just wasn't ready for that book at that age. But I loved it when I got this trade. I haven't read this in probably 15 years. I should figure out which box it's in.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Sept 14, 2018 11:37:23 GMT -5
The Art of Simonson book is indeed a treasure, for both of the reasons you noted (it's Simonson, and it collects some cool, kind of obscure stuff). However, it is marred by one printing error, at least in the copy I own: in the Capt. Fear stories, pages 3 & 4 of the second and third installments are switched - so you basically have to flip back and forth to read them in proper order.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 14, 2018 12:04:14 GMT -5
The Art of Simonson book is indeed a treasure, for both of the reasons you noted (it's Simonson, and it collects some cool, kind of obscure stuff). However, it is marred by one printing error, at least in the copy I own: in the Capt. Fear stories, pages 3 & 4 of the second and third installments are switched - so you basically have to flip back and forth to read them in proper order. I think it may have been across the run. That sounds familiar. But again it's been a LONG time since I've read my copy.
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Post by beccabear67 on Sept 14, 2018 13:44:22 GMT -5
I had the Doctor Fate comic Simonson did, is that in there too? I imagine they'd have collected all those Manhunters from Detective Comics... I never got into that feature though, his Metal Men would be very cool though!
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Post by EdoBosnar on Sept 14, 2018 15:57:41 GMT -5
I had the Doctor Fate comic Simonson did, is that in there too? I imagine they'd have collected all those Manhunters from Detective Comics... I never got into that feature though, his Metal Men would be very cool though! Yep, the Dr. Fate story (from 1st Issue Special #9) is in there. The Manhunter back-ups from Detective (possibly one of the best comic book stories ever done) aren't included, as by the time this paperback was published (1989), those had been collected in their own tpb at least once. Here's what else in this book: a Batman story from Detective Comics #450 ("The Cape and the Cowl Deathtrap"; written by Eliot Maggin), the three Captain Fear back-ups from Unknown Soldier #254-256 (written by David Michelinie), two short pieces from Star Spangled War Stories #s 170 and 180 ("U.F.M." and "The Return," both written by Gerry Boudreau), the last two issues of Hercules Unbound (#11-12, written by Cary Bates), and, as noted in my post above, the first five issues of the 1970s revival of Metal Men, #s 45-49 (the story in the first issue is by Steve Gerber, in the next two by Gerry Conway, and then in the final two by Marty Pasko). So, yeah, a really good variety of stories plus a gallery of extra art by Simonson in the back - altogether a very nice package.
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Post by beccabear67 on Sept 14, 2018 16:58:16 GMT -5
This forum has done it again, caused me to look around and spend a little money again... snagged Metal Men #45 & 46 and that First Issue Special Dr. Fate. Things are tight but I can just afford these and then cool it for awhile. I'll probably have to round up all kinds of oddball things I have around still that I'm not so into and list them online myself and get back well into the black.
I really love these '70s comic books though! "Best Be Bronze, Begorrah?"
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