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Post by commond on Feb 6, 2021 6:20:04 GMT -5
Okay, I just didn't see a huge difference.  |
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Post by berkley on Feb 6, 2021 7:01:23 GMT -5
There isn't a huge difference but I agree with kirby101 that Conan was just a bit heavier set. Also, he gave Conan a certain shadowed, sinister, menacing look to his eyes at times, I imagine in keeping with REH's (or wwas it Roy Thomas's?) standard description of him as "sullen"; Ka-Zar's gaze is more often fierce than "sullen",, though of course Conan would have that look too in battle scenes, etc.
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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 6, 2021 8:31:08 GMT -5
You can count on one hand the number of artists that draw faces differently from character to character. Buscema did draw Conan with a broken nose, that made a difference between his other Barbarian faces.
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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 6, 2021 8:36:02 GMT -5
Arkon by John Buscema.   |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2021 9:48:26 GMT -5
Captain America: Evolution of a Living Legend. Collects Captain America (1968) #180, 337, 438 and 451. Captain America (1996) #3. Secret Avengers (2010) #1. Captain America (2013) #1. Captain America: Steve Rogers (2016) #1. Captain America (2017) #695. Stories from Captain America Comics (1941) #1-2. It starts with his first costume. The half mask with exposed neck and triangular shield. Then to his "classic" costume. Then Nomad (which had the chest bared to the waist! Such a 70's look!). Then his time as The Captain. The armor he wore designed by Tony Stark when his super soldier serum was killing him. Heroes Reborn. His Super Soldier costume which I liked and was used in the movies. Then his redesigned costume similar to the movies. Then his hideous Hydra-Cap costume. And the return of the classic look.
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Post by commond on Feb 7, 2021 8:41:59 GMT -5
I finished up the Squadron Supreme mini-series today. Lots of interesting ideas about superhero comics in keeping with what a lot of the British writers were doing in the 80s. I can see the parallels with Watchmen except that the writing and artwork is obviously superior in Watchmen. The thing that kept bugging me is that even though I enjoyed the way Thomas used the Squadron Supreme in the Avengers, what's the point in introducing these DC copies into the Marvel Universe? If the DC characters are so iconic, and you want to work with them so desperately, then why not jump ship and work for the opposition? I get that Gruenwald used the characters, and their alternate universe, to tell the kind of story he couldn't with the Avengers or the Fantastic Four, but the entire concept of the Squadron Supreme is strange to me. And I say that as someone who loves Astro City and all of the homages/tributes in that series.
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Post by kirby101 on Feb 7, 2021 10:40:23 GMT -5
Journey into Mystery (Thor) Masterworks V 1. Got this on a Comixology sale for 99 cents. I have read the early books of every Silver Age Marvel book except Thor. Through buying back issues in the 70s or reprints like Marvel's Greatest Comics I got to most of the output, except Thor. Of course I read JIM #83, but I did not pick up Thors until around 106.(I did have one or two before that) So I finally am reading JIM 83-100. They art was by Kirby first 7 issues and then Joe Sinnott or Don Heck did most the books. Larry Lieber and Robert Bernstein were the main writers. They were not that good. There was a sameness to the stories with Loki as the villain way too often. And while Sinnott and Heck were apt draftsmen, they were not dynamic storytellers. And Leiber and Bernstein were not the writers Stan Lee was. The soap opera of Don Blake/Thor and Jane Foster kind of stayed in a stasis. You could feel the growing pains as they worked out the Marvel comic style and Universe. There was no mention of any other heroes in any of these stories.   I think they knew that Thor was flailing about because issue #97's cover announced it was a super special issue with "Lee and Kirby" bringing you the story. I wonder if this is the first time they used their name to promote a book. Obviously they knew the success of the FF had brought them a fan base. Though Heck returned for 98-100.  The Tales of Asgard back-ups by Lee and Kirby were fun. Even with George Bell's inconsistent inking. I bought the next volume of JIM 101-110. It will be interesting to see it grow into the better book it was. |
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Post by Batflunkie on Feb 7, 2021 13:00:55 GMT -5
Yeah, early Thor is a tough slog. But it gets better around the time Absorbing Man first shows up
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Post by Cei-U! on Feb 7, 2021 17:27:06 GMT -5
I agree. Thor doesn't really get good until JiM #97. A lot of those early stories are just painful to read, even those illoed by the Kirby-Ayers art team.
Cei-U!
I summon mighty Mjolnir!
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Post by Hoosier X on Feb 7, 2021 18:26:00 GMT -5
I agree. Thor doesn't really get good until JiM #97. A lot of those early stories are just painful to read, even those illoed by the Kirby-Ayers art team. Cei-U! I summon mighty Mjolnir! It starts to get back on track with #97 and then just gets better. I love that whole run from #101 to #113 (or so) but it’s right after that where Thor starts firing on all cylinders just about every issue for several years. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Feb 7, 2021 18:33:54 GMT -5
I am still reading FF from the beginning (and I’ll be reviewing #13 to #20 in a day or two), but Comixology was having a digital sale and I bought the Marvel Masterworks volumes for Spider-Man from #41 to about #150. I hadn’t intended to start reading them right away, but I have read #41 to #43 over the last two or three weeks.
These are some great comics! Two issues with the Rhino and then an issue where space spores turn JJ’s son John into a powerhouse for one issue! Romita takes the baton from Ditko and effortlessly begins his own epic run!
Of course, the best thing about these issues is Mary Jane! Damn, she steals the show in #43! (I also get a kick out of JJ yelling at Betty and Ned. I’ve always liked Betty. I’m glad they kept her around and she didn’t disappear for years like Liz!)
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Feb 9, 2021 16:51:48 GMT -5
Finished up my re-read of Sandman Mystery Theatre. With extensive notes.
Just a great book.
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Post by tartanphantom on Feb 9, 2021 18:07:27 GMT -5
Finished up my re-read of Sandman Mystery Theatre. With extensive notes. Just a great book.
One of my absolute favorites from the "modern" era.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2021 18:11:17 GMT -5
Finished up my re-read of Sandman Mystery Theatre. With extensive notes. Just a great book. It's on the short list of books I hope to get to this year. I've read the first 2-3 arcs before, but never the whole run. -M |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 0:58:38 GMT -5
Finished up my re-read of Sandman Mystery Theatre. With extensive notes. Just a great book. One of my faves. I've gotta do my own reread one of these days. |
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