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Post by String on Sept 14, 2018 19:04:33 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.
First, this trade sounds great, need to hunt down a copy. Second, I was pleasantly surprised to come across the Captain Fear back-up in Unknown Soldier #256 (which I had recently acquired). I never knew such a feature even existed and it was some great swashbuckling fun.
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Post by urrutiap on Sept 14, 2018 19:56:30 GMT -5
old comics I read earlier tonight
original X Factor # 11-16. Pretty decent issues but they were way heavy with text. Apocalypse appeared then disapeared to take off with Autumn aka Famine. then the issues with Boom Boom were just weird too goofy.
original Power Pack # 25 and # 27. Later tonight Ill read issue 28
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Post by Nowhere Man on Sept 15, 2018 8:04:24 GMT -5
I'm currently reading Steve Englehart's JLA run (#JLA 139-150) and enjoying it. I'm on issues #144. It's interesting to see him bringing some Marvel angst to the DC characters. Some of it's forced, hell maybe all of it, but I don't feel he's taking it too far. I've basically only been reading late Pre-Crisis DC lately, focusing on the highlights that I've either never read or only read a few issues of (Legion of Super-Heores, Teen Titans, DC Comics Presents, Brave & the Bold, JLA, Batman, All-Star Squadron, etc.).
As far as JLA is concerned, after the Englehart run, I'm going to pick up at #183 for the start of the JLA/JSA crossover and the start of the Perez run in #184.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2018 10:39:18 GMT -5
I'm currently reading Steve Englehart's JLA run (#JLA 139-150) and enjoying it. I'm on issues #144. It's interesting to see him bringing some Marvel angst to the DC characters. Some of it's forced, hell maybe all of it, but I don't feel he's taking it too far. I've basically only been reading late Pre-Crisis DC lately, focusing on the highlights that I've either never read or only read a few issues of (Legion of Super-Heores, Teen Titans, DC Comics Presents, Brave & the Bold, JLA, Batman, All-Star Squadron, etc.). As far as JLA is concerned, after the Englehart run, I'm going to pick up at #183 for the start of the JLA/JSA crossover and the start of the Perez run in #184. I enjoyed the Englehart run too.
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Post by badwolf on Sept 15, 2018 11:24:27 GMT -5
I just finished the Thor Omnibus by Walter Simonson. Still a fantastic run, especially the first half. (I love Sal as well, but it isn't quite the same, and that portion also gets bogged down by some annoying crossovers.)
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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 17, 2018 11:46:00 GMT -5
I read DC Special #29 (1977) which tells "The Untold Origin of the Justice Society". I thought it was quite good. I'm a sucker for Bronze Age JSA stories. I'm not the biggest Joe Staton fan, but I think Layton does a great inking job, as usual.
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Post by comicsandwho on Sept 17, 2018 12:13:43 GMT -5
Staton did a masterful job on that issue (and on the JSA's feature late in ALL-STAR and on into the Dollar Comic-era ADVENTURE). His full-page spread of Superman is worthy of Joe Shuster, and he did a nice job on some subsequent DC Comics Presents issues, as well. JSA and Superman were definitely good fits for him.
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Post by hondobrode on Sept 17, 2018 21:28:56 GMT -5
Reading Starman on the DC Universe app.
I know over the years it's gotten very good reviews.
I read a couple scattered issues over the years, but very much enjoyed the # 0 issue tonight.
Tony Harris and Wade von Grawbadger have come a long ways in 25 years.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 18, 2018 20:12:58 GMT -5
Over the past three or so years, I have put together a near-complete run of the post-Crisis Flash series (still missing issue #92, which is the first Impulse, and I don't know if I care enough about finishing the entire series to drop $20 on it). I sat down the other day to start reading it and have gotten through the first 8 issues.
Having zero background in DC or its history, all of the Titans stuff is lost on me (although I do recognize their T-shaped HQ, Beast Boy, and Cyborg from Teen Titans Go!. Also, Wally's a giant douchebag, especially the way he jumps into bed with Tina McGee just days (hours?) after getting left by Francine, so it's hard to root for him since he's really unlikable.
The first issues and the Vandal Savage story in issue #2 are pretty decent, but the Kilg%re story, the Tina's psycho husband story, the Russian speedsters story (which is part of the Millennium crossover, which makes no sense to me since I have none of the other pieces), and the first half of the Chunk story are just not good books at all.
I will say that Mike Baron gives Wally a distinctive (albeit annoying) voice, actually writing him like a super-powered, super-wealthy 20-year old, and Butch (still going by Jackson here) Guice's artwork is passable if unspectacular (although there are too many blank backgrounds that are reminiscent of a lot of Silver Age books).
I'll keep reading because I spent the money on it and I know I will eventually get to Mark Waid (and to a lesser extent, Geoff Johns), but this initial set of issues was a real slog to get through.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2018 1:06:42 GMT -5
Finished reading the entire DC Archives of the Legion of Superheroes and enjoyed it very much and I've wished that I read this earlier.
I really enjoyed it and it's an adventure like the Teen Titans but on steroids. I know that I've mentioned it before -- but, it's another way of looking at it and rightly so.
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Post by Duragizer on Sept 19, 2018 3:09:37 GMT -5
Thoroughly gorgeous — every page, every panel.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Sept 19, 2018 5:09:29 GMT -5
Wow, Mignola plus Corben and Russell. Sounds like a very cool book - I've read too little Hellboy, at some point I'm going to have to rectify that. Speaking of Mignola, though, I just read this: It's been sitting on my shelf for several years and I finally got around to it as I've been on a bit of a Simonson kick lately. I'm not really a fan of Wolverine the superstar, but the story here is entertaining enough. The art, of course, is wonderful. Since I've never read any of the other Wolverine solo stuff from the late 1980s onward, so I don't know how this fits into his continuity or canon, but - if I interpreted the last panel correctly - ol' Logan fathered a child with a 'primitive' tribeswoman in the Savage Land.
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Post by Nowhere Man on Sept 19, 2018 5:10:31 GMT -5
Finished reading the entire DC Archives of the Legion of Superheroes and enjoyed it very much and I've wished that I read this earlier. I really enjoyed it and it's an adventure like the Teen Titans but on steroids. I know that I've mentioned it before -- but, it's another way of looking at it and rightly so. I'm about to start reading the Legion and decided on starting at issue #259, or the first issue of their first series. I thought about going right to the beginning of the Levitz run, but this seemed like the bests place to start. I know almost nothing about the Legion, save for what I've read in various Superman comics (and in other media).
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Post by Nowhere Man on Sept 19, 2018 5:13:17 GMT -5
Wow, Mignola plus Corben and Russell. Sounds like a very cool book - I've read too little Hellboy, at some point I'm going to have to rectify that. Speaking of Mignola, though, I just read this: It's been sitting on my shelf for several years and I finally got around to it as I've been on a bit of a Simonson kick lately. I'm not really a fan of Wolverine the superstar, but the story here is entertaining enough. The art, of course, is wonderful. Since I've never read any of the other Wolverine solo stuff from the late 1980s onward, so I don't know how this fits into his continuity or canon, but - if I interpreted the last panel correctly - ol' Logan fathered a child with a 'primitive' tribeswoman in the Savage Land. I think Wolverine's an excellent character up to around Wolverine #50 (the Larry Hamma/Marc Silvestri run). After that, later writers just couldn't resist explaining too much about his past until we get the horribly misguided Origins...
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Post by The Captain on Sept 19, 2018 11:15:01 GMT -5
Wow, Mignola plus Corben and Russell. Sounds like a very cool book - I've read too little Hellboy, at some point I'm going to have to rectify that. Speaking of Mignola, though, I just read this: It's been sitting on my shelf for several years and I finally got around to it as I've been on a bit of a Simonson kick lately. I'm not really a fan of Wolverine the superstar, but the story here is entertaining enough. The art, of course, is wonderful. Since I've never read any of the other Wolverine solo stuff from the late 1980s onward, so I don't know how this fits into his continuity or canon, but - if I interpreted the last panel correctly - ol' Logan fathered a child with a 'primitive' tribeswoman in the Savage Land. I just bought this (for $1, no less) last month, so maybe I will move it up the "to read" pile to see how it is based on your mini-review.
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