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Post by shaxper on Jan 1, 2021 7:41:13 GMT -5
I may have read an issue of it as a kid, or been aware of it, I can't remember. I will check it out. Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone. Anyone with Zot as their avatar is someone we want to keep around! |
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Post by commond on Jan 1, 2021 8:04:22 GMT -5
I may have read an issue of it as a kid, or been aware of it, I can't remember. I will check it out. Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone. Anyone with Zot as their avatar is someone we want to keep around! Thanks! One of my all-time favorite books. |
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Post by dbutler69 on Jan 1, 2021 11:07:59 GMT -5
I read Doc Savage #4 from the 70's black & white magazine. Englehart has obviously read at least some of the Doc Savage stories and overall does a good job of capturing the fell of those stories, but my one complaint about the first three issues is that the bad guy in all three issues was a raving madman. Not so in this case, and maybe that's why this was my favorite issue so far in the series.  I also read Star Trek #5, which I also think is my favorite so far in this series, as it really has the feel of the original series, though they do re-visit Babel, and I'd prefer to see new worlds, but that's just a nit here, and revisiting worlds and aliens from the original series does make sense sometimes.  |
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Post by shaxper on Jan 1, 2021 12:07:33 GMT -5
I read Doc Savage #4 from the 70's black & white magazine. Englehart has obviously read at least some of the Doc Savage stories and overall does a good job of capturing the fell of those stories, but my one complaint about the first three issues is that the bad guy in all three issues was a raving madman. Not so in this case, and maybe that's why this was my favorite issue so far in the series. Seriously, did Marvel ever publish a single bad black and white magazine issue? |
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Post by dbutler69 on Jan 1, 2021 15:44:18 GMT -5
I read Doc Savage #4 from the 70's black & white magazine. Englehart has obviously read at least some of the Doc Savage stories and overall does a good job of capturing the fell of those stories, but my one complaint about the first three issues is that the bad guy in all three issues was a raving madman. Not so in this case, and maybe that's why this was my favorite issue so far in the series. Seriously, did Marvel ever publish a single bad black and white magazine issue? I'm only just starting to get into these black and white magazines (I'm also reading Deadly Hands of Kung Fu now), but I haven't found a bad one yet. |
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Post by shaxper on Jan 1, 2021 18:52:10 GMT -5
Seriously, did Marvel ever publish a single bad black and white magazine issue? I'm only just starting to get into these black and white magazines (I'm also reading Deadly Hands of Kung Fu now), but I haven't found a bad one yet. Deadly Hands is probably the worst of them, so if you like that, it only gets better! |
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Post by brutalis on Jan 1, 2021 19:10:44 GMT -5
I'm only just starting to get into these black and white magazines (I'm also reading Deadly Hands of Kung Fu now), but I haven't found a bad one yet. Deadly Hands is probably the worst of them, so if you like that, it only gets better! Hey now. Them is kung fu fighting words! I know it is more of a niche series but I'm inclined to cut it some slack as it does totally embrace and reflect the martial arts craze of the 70's. It, more than most any other magazine reflects and captures the essence of the time it was created. |
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Post by Batflunkie on Jan 1, 2021 19:58:29 GMT -5
I managed to finish Transmetropolitan recently, as well. Warren Ellis can be smug at times, and the humour didn't always wash with me, but overall it was an excellent series. And scarily prescient of the Trump administration. I love Transmetro so much. While the cyberpunk element is a nice touch, it serves as a backseat to the satire. There's also a character in Howard The Duck MAX called Splatter Gomorrah that's more or less a homage to Spider from Gerber's time at Vertigo. Feels like a passing of the torch considering that Transmetro does share some similarities to Howard in the "life is strange" department" |
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Post by shaxper on Jan 1, 2021 20:34:56 GMT -5
Deadly Hands is probably the worst of them, so if you like that, it only gets better! Hey now. Them is kung fu fighting words! I know it is more of a niche series but I'm inclined to cut it some slack as it does totally embrace and reflect the martial arts craze of the 70's. It, more than most any other magazine reflects and captures the essence of the time it was created. That's so much of the fun of the Marvel Curtis magazines: they truly embrace the fandom. Deadly Hands just isn't very good story writing compared to the companion Master of Kung Fu comic series. |
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Post by Cei-U! on Jan 1, 2021 20:53:00 GMT -5
I read Doc Savage #4 from the 70's black & white magazine. Englehart has obviously read at least some of the Doc Savage stories and overall does a good job of capturing the fell of those stories, but my one complaint about the first three issues is that the bad guy in all three issues was a raving madman. Not so in this case, and maybe that's why this was my favorite issue so far in the series. That's Doug Moench, not Englehart. Moench scripted all 8 issues of the b&w Savage series.
Cei-U! I summon one of Doug's best runs!
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jan 2, 2021 5:43:10 GMT -5
That's Doug Moench, not Englehart. Moench scripted all 8 issues of the b&w Savage series.
Cei-U! I summon one of Doug's best runs!
Yeah, the stories in the b&w magazine are so much better than those in the color series that preceded it. |
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Post by commond on Jan 2, 2021 7:33:15 GMT -5
I did my own little tribute to MF DOOM by reading some classic Doom stories while listening to his music.
Emperor Doom offers up an interesting premise -- what if Doom took over the world and actually made it a better place? Doom solves the world's problems in short order, leaving the heroes with the moral quandary of whether it's right to have a utopia with no free will. Doom, for his part, grows bored with no one to challenge his authority. A decent Avengers yarn, but it wraps up too neatly, especially for the graphic novel format. I could understand it if it was in the monthly books, but I expected more from a prestige format book.
Next up were the Wally Wood Doom stories. These were like a whirlwind. I had no idea what was going on half the time. Things just randomly happened. But the wackiness fit with the samples that MF DOOM liked to use from the Fantastic Four cartoon, and the art was great, as you'd expect.
Lastly, the Doom arc from Fantastic Four #196-200. MF DOOM actually used a panel from #199 for one of his album covers, which is cool. The main event here is the double-sized anniversary issue with an epic showdown between Doom and Richards. It's a tremendous heavyweight fight. Richards had his powers juiced earlier in the storyline, and Doom snaps during their fight and nearly chokes Richards to death. The ending was brutal. You could easily read this as a standalone issue and skip all of the build up. I thought it was terrific. The art wasn't very dynamic, but the story lived up to its billing and was befitting of the occasion.
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Post by dbutler69 on Jan 2, 2021 9:24:29 GMT -5
I read Doc Savage #4 from the 70's black & white magazine. Englehart has obviously read at least some of the Doc Savage stories and overall does a good job of capturing the fell of those stories, but my one complaint about the first three issues is that the bad guy in all three issues was a raving madman. Not so in this case, and maybe that's why this was my favorite issue so far in the series. That's Doug Moench, not Englehart. Moench scripted all 8 issues of the b&w Savage series.
Cei-U! I summon one of Doug's best runs!
Yup, my bad! |
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Post by dbutler69 on Jan 2, 2021 9:25:11 GMT -5
I'm only just starting to get into these black and white magazines (I'm also reading Deadly Hands of Kung Fu now), but I haven't found a bad one yet. Deadly Hands is probably the worst of them, so if you like that, it only gets better! So which one should I check out next, then? |
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Post by dbutler69 on Jan 2, 2021 9:26:14 GMT -5
Deadly Hands is probably the worst of them, so if you like that, it only gets better! Hey now. Them is kung fu fighting words! I know it is more of a niche series but I'm inclined to cut it some slack as it does totally embrace and reflect the martial arts craze of the 70's. It, more than most any other magazine reflects and captures the essence of the time it was created. Yeah, that's partly why I'm reading it. I wanted me some 70's Kung Fu craze. All we need now is a black & which blaxploitation magazine! |
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