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Post by SJNeal on Feb 24, 2016 12:43:24 GMT -5
The Justice League books post-Giffen/DeMatteis through Zero Hour are still some of my favorites. I don't believe anyone else has ever said that... Certainly not my faves, but aside from the odd dead-end Power Girl pregnancy storyline I like 'em fine, at least until Vado took over JLA. Jurgens was solid if sometimes stiff (as usual), Jones at least had some interesting ideas (though I found JLE paled compared to his GL books and El Dorado, at least after #50), and I liked the set-up (quickly abandoned) and rotating writers on JLTF. I didn't find the Power Girl pregnancy arc to be a dead-end, so much as decompressed beyond all reason. Jones did wrap it up; it only took the better part of 3 years...  His JLE/I still entertains me. I loved the melodrama. Vado's JLA was okay. I really liked what he did with Ice - minus the killing her part. However it did make "Judgement Day" feel important; that and the fall out arc was pretty heavy to my 13/14 year old self. |
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Post by Batflunkie on Feb 24, 2016 12:55:36 GMT -5
It's still weird to me that Marvel would intentionally make Spider-Woman pregnant in order to drum up more sales. LOOK OUT FOLKS, SHE'S KICKIN'-ASS FER TWO!!
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Post by ziza9 on Feb 24, 2016 18:46:31 GMT -5
The Heroes Reborn Iron Man. Recently re-read it and still enjoy it. I also love that suit design. Very anime mecha. Similar to the suits in Wildstorm's Brass. Also, I really enjoyed the David Quinn run on Dr. Strange. Followed by Warren Ellis for 3 issues and then J.M. DeMatteis.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2016 21:07:02 GMT -5
 Foul-mouthed, whoring interpretation of Marvel icon Nick Fury...this was a whole new level of reading in my teens compared to the regular Sgt Fury books. |
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Post by Batflunkie on Feb 24, 2016 22:43:01 GMT -5
Foul-mouthed, whoring interpretation of Marvel icon Nick Fury...this was a whole new level of reading in my teens compared to the regular Sgt Fury books. I've always liked Fury as a character, but never found any of his seminal works (namely Agent Of Shield and Howling Commandos) to be all that appealing. Which is a bit odd considering how much I enjoy to "covert espionage" aspect of Captain America IDK, I might try and give the series another shot... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2016 22:58:27 GMT -5
The Heroes Reborn Iron Man. Recently re-read it and still enjoy it. I also love that suit design. Very anime mecha. Similar to the suits in Wildstorm's Brass. Also, I really enjoyed the David Quinn run on Dr. Strange. Followed by Warren Ellis for 3 issues and then J.M. DeMatteis. I enjoyed the Quinn/Ellis era of Doc as well. Haven't read it it since it came out though, so not sure how it's aged for me. I did have Kyle Hotz sign the Annual that Quinn wrote that he drew that wrapped up the Strangers Among Us storyline when I met him a couple years back at a con. -M |
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Post by tingramretro on Feb 25, 2016 3:59:54 GMT -5
Foul-mouthed, whoring interpretation of Marvel icon Nick Fury...this was a whole new level of reading in my teens compared to the regular Sgt Fury books. I actually really liked the early 90s Nick Fury series that spun out of Nick Fury vs. SHIELD. And also Secret Warriors. |
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Feb 25, 2016 8:06:33 GMT -5
Now we're talking. That's a story that everybody hates. This thread needs more entries like that. Entries where I can tell the person it's a terrible story and they should feel bad for liking it. On that note, it's a terrible story and you should feel bad for liking it. Hmmmm... this polarizing title would be a fantastic review in this forum, just to see how much venom it can draw from the members. I remember people really hating this and at the same time others loving it drawn by the illustrations of Jim Lee. The main issue with this for me was Jim Lee's ugly art. Just lok at that cover : What the hell is going on with Batman's head?!!!! |
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Post by SJNeal on Feb 25, 2016 10:41:50 GMT -5
Also, I really enjoyed the David Quinn run on Dr. Strange. Followed by Warren Ellis for 3 issues and then J.M. DeMatteis. #60-90 are some of my favorites as well! I even liked the short arc pictured above, which I thought no one else could stand! The book died far too soon for my tastes, as DeMatteis was on a roll. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Feb 25, 2016 11:20:47 GMT -5
I actually really liked the early 90s Nick Fury series that spun out of Nick Fury vs. SHIELD.
That was quite good! The opening arc was pretty cool, and the series had several high points. Jackson Guice, who took over the art after a while, gave a nice Steranko impression (and a Gene Colan one as well, although that may have been due to the inker's approach). The rebuilding of SHIELD was an interesting story, although it was clear that the poor Fury was repeating the mistakes of the past: making SHIELD too big to be manageable. The resurrected Baron Strucker was a scary mofo in that, what with his remaining alive being the only thing that kept the death spore virus in check... You don't dare kill him! I never knew how the run ended; that happened during of of my comics hiatuses. I assume Fury killed Strucker and that the status quo was restored. (Didn't Kate die too? I don't recall seeing her again after this series). |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Feb 25, 2016 11:22:23 GMT -5
The Heroes Reborn Iron Man. Recently re-read it and still enjoy it. I also love that suit design. Very anime mecha. Similar to the suits in Wildstorm's Brass. Also, I really enjoyed the David Quinn run on Dr. Strange. Followed by Warren Ellis for 3 issues and then J.M. DeMatteis. Sorry Stephen, you still can't join the trenchcoat brigade. That's strictly DC. |
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Feb 25, 2016 11:22:47 GMT -5
Also, I really enjoyed the David Quinn run on Dr. Strange. Followed by Warren Ellis for 3 issues and then J.M. DeMatteis. #60-90 are some of my favorites as well! I even liked the short arc pictured above, which I thought no one else could stand! The book died far too soon for my tastes, as DeMatteis was on a roll. TBH, I would have been more surprised to see someone admit of being a fan of the previous 59 issues of that run, as you all are refering to the time when it began to get some attention beyond mere doc Strange fans... |
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Feb 25, 2016 11:27:55 GMT -5
I quite liked the original Terror Inc  But that was probably mostly due to hte art as I don't remember a thing about the story... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2016 11:39:17 GMT -5
Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #60-90 are some of my favorites as well! I even liked the short arc pictured above, which I thought no one else could stand! The book died far too soon for my tastes, as DeMatteis was on a roll. TBH, I would have been more surprised to see someone admit of being a fan of the previous 59 issues of that run, as you all are refering to the time when it began to get some attention beyond mere doc Strange fans... I thought the early part of that series by Roy Thomas was solid, good if not groundbreaking Doc stories. Then the Infinity Gauntlet/War/Crusade cross-overs hit, derailed the book and sucked any life it had out of it until Quinn took over and they aligned the book with the Midnight Sons stuff going on in the MU. Again haven't read these since the series was coming out, but that's how I remember it. -M |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Feb 25, 2016 11:46:55 GMT -5
Yeah, I liked the Roy Thomas issues in which baron Mordo had cancer or something.
The Midnight sons event might be one of the most egregious example of a good idea atrociously executed I've seen in comics. The house ads for it had me pretty excited (although it sounded as if marvel was trying to ride on Vertigo's coattails without understanding the concept) but the books I read... ugh... even buying them in quarter bins i felt cheated!
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His JLE/I still entertains me. I loved the melodrama. 
