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Post by sabongero on Jun 27, 2016 23:16:17 GMT -5
Right now, I'm reading West Coast Avengers #1 from the four issue limited series. It's an enjoyable get together, even though the dialogue is dated, especially how the women are written when they are talking to their significant others. I think the male writers of Marvel still hasn't gotten the women's voice down pat at this time. I do like Rhodey in the golden armor taking over for Tony and how unsure he was on how to act with some of the Avengers.
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 27, 2016 23:24:04 GMT -5
I think I'm going to embark on a re-reading of the collected Charley's War this evening. I have the whole thing in ten hardcover volumes (not the one pictured below, BTW). I don't know how well known the series is outside of the UK, but I would urge all of my friends outside the UK to give it a try if you can because it's a stunning piece of work -- especially for an '80s kids comic -- and, in my humble opinion, the greatest war comic ever. I have heard many times that exact sentiment : that indeed this is the greatest war comic ever. This is a proud part of my collection.
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Post by DE Sinclair on Jun 28, 2016 11:30:18 GMT -5
I've read a few this week... Master of Kung Fu #72: Always enjoy reading any issue of MOKF. I like this issue because he battles Shockwave again. It was a quick read, but enjoyable with the action and Zeck's art. Tarzan Annual 2: I find myself getting more interested in the Tarzan character(as produced by Marvel). I bought a random issue or two of Tarzan in the late 70's, but have ignored the character ever since. Now, lo and behold, here in 2016, I find myself exploring this character. I've always been broad in scope with my comics, but it is nice to finally be able to appreciate Tarzan. It is one of the books that I will probably focus more on buying now. The annual was interesting and I like the fact that Tarzan hangs with that lion! Omega #8: Omega is pretty much a character that is usually below everyone's radar..hence why he didn't last very long.. I admit that I'm not the biggest fan of him, but I do like to read an issue now or then. I liked this issue because it basically is just him and Nitro beating the hell out of each other. MOKF - I love this title. It's as late discovery for me, as I never collected it in my youth, being almostr strictly into superhero comics, but I've been catching up on what I've missed recently. Tarzan - I've bough a few of these in the dollar bin recently, again, another title I never collected in my 70's-80's heyday, and I thought that they were pretty good. Tarzan was one of my favorite Saturday morning cartoons, so maybe I should have gotten more into the comics. Omega - I assume you mean Omega the Unknown. I enjoyed this series a lot. It was a bit out there, but that was half the fun. I really wish that it had lasted long enough for Gerber to resolve some of the plot points. It did get weird towards the end, and I don't know if that was part of the original plan, or if it's somehow related to the series' cancellation. I loved the Omega the Unknown series. Sadly it became a prime example of wasted potential when it was clumsily wrapped up in the Defenders. I'd still like to find out what Gerber and Skrenes had planned for him, but I guess we'll never know.
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Post by Batflunkie on Jun 29, 2016 10:54:32 GMT -5
I love Gerber as a writer, but Omega, Man-Thing, and Defenders just weren't up my alley
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Post by dbutler69 on Jun 29, 2016 14:00:14 GMT -5
MOKF - I love this title. It's as late discovery for me, as I never collected it in my youth, being almostr strictly into superhero comics, but I've been catching up on what I've missed recently. Tarzan - I've bough a few of these in the dollar bin recently, again, another title I never collected in my 70's-80's heyday, and I thought that they were pretty good. Tarzan was one of my favorite Saturday morning cartoons, so maybe I should have gotten more into the comics. Omega - I assume you mean Omega the Unknown. I enjoyed this series a lot. It was a bit out there, but that was half the fun. I really wish that it had lasted long enough for Gerber to resolve some of the plot points. It did get weird towards the end, and I don't know if that was part of the original plan, or if it's somehow related to the series' cancellation. I loved the Omega the Unknown series. Sadly it became a prime example of wasted potential when it was clumsily wrapped up in the Defenders. I'd still like to find out what Gerber and Skrenes had planned for him, but I guess we'll never know. I agree completely. It's to bad that Steve Gerber has passed, and apparently Skrenes has been pretty mum over the years on what may have been planned. I suspect that beyond the initial concept (which I'm not sure ever did get fully revealed in the comics) it was mostly Gerber's show, anyway.
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Post by DE Sinclair on Jun 29, 2016 14:02:55 GMT -5
I love Gerber as a writer, but Omega, Man-Thing, and Defenders just weren't up my alley That's too bad. Without the Defenders you miss out on the absurdity of the Elf With a Gun and the Bozos.
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Post by Batflunkie on Jun 29, 2016 15:29:50 GMT -5
Well and I'm kind of picky team books to begin with
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jun 29, 2016 16:36:57 GMT -5
I loved the Omega the Unknown series. Sadly it became a prime example of wasted potential when it was clumsily wrapped up in the Defenders. I'd still like to find out what Gerber and Skrenes had planned for him, but I guess we'll never know. I'm pretty sure it was on the old CBR CCF that I was told about the Defenders issues with Omega in them, but with fair warning about their awfulness. I just thought the Omega series just ended and that was it. But nothing really prepared me for the awfulness. At least in comparison to how good the Omega series was to me. You may have even been one of the culprits in telling me about those Defenders issues DE. ;-) But not the only one I'm sure.
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Post by DE Sinclair on Jun 29, 2016 16:52:41 GMT -5
I loved the Omega the Unknown series. Sadly it became a prime example of wasted potential when it was clumsily wrapped up in the Defenders. I'd still like to find out what Gerber and Skrenes had planned for him, but I guess we'll never know. I'm pretty sure it was on the old CBR CCF that I was told about the Defenders issues with Omega in them, but with fair warning about their awfulness. I just thought the Omega series just ended and that was it. But nothing really prepared me for the awfulness. At least in comparison to how good the Omega series was to me. You may have even been one of the culprits in telling me about those Defenders issues DE. ;-) But not the only one I'm sure. Now that you mention it, I'm pretty sure I remember that it was me (among others). Sorry that you had to experience that, since it was truly awful.
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Post by dbutler69 on Jun 30, 2016 9:12:51 GMT -5
I loved the Omega the Unknown series. Sadly it became a prime example of wasted potential when it was clumsily wrapped up in the Defenders. I'd still like to find out what Gerber and Skrenes had planned for him, but I guess we'll never know. I'm pretty sure it was on the old CBR CCF that I was told about the Defenders issues with Omega in them, but with fair warning about their awfulness. I just thought the Omega series just ended and that was it. But nothing really prepared me for the awfulness. At least in comparison to how good the Omega series was to me. You may have even been one of the culprits in telling me about those Defenders issues DE. ;-) But not the only one I'm sure. I actually read the Defenders issues before I read Omega, so I didn't get the awfulness, but having now read Omega, if I were to go back and read those Defenders issues, I'd probably have a much lower opinion of them the second time around.
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Post by The Captain on Jun 30, 2016 9:26:24 GMT -5
Right now, I'm reading West Coast Avengers #1 from the four issue limited series. It's an enjoyable get together, even though the dialogue is dated, especially how the women are written when they are talking to their significant others. I think the male writers of Marvel still hasn't gotten the women's voice down pat at this time. I do like Rhodey in the golden armor taking over for Tony and how unsure he was on how to act with some of the Avengers. I've been doing the same thing the past couple of months, starting at the beginning of this series. I'm up into the 80s at this point, just having finished the Operation: Galactic Storm crossover issues this morning.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jun 30, 2016 11:00:38 GMT -5
I got this in the mail while my computer was in the shop: Detective Comics #374. I wasn't planning to get any back issues for a while (except for a couple of New 52 issues of Detective Comics I need to have them all) but I do look for good deals on eBay. And sometimes, these late 1960s issues of Detective will go for auction and not get much interest from bidders. I got this for $6! Nobody else bid on it. It's a solid VG/F and it looks really nice! Great Gil Kane art! I read the Batman story almost forty years ago because it was reprinted in Batman #257 but the Elongated man story was new to me. (Very silly, even by Elongated Man standards.) And I also just ordered those last two New 52 issues of Detective Comics that I need! Since Detective Comics just went back to its original numbering, that means I will soon have every issue of Detective Comics from #421 to #935! That's 515 consecutive issues! That would make one crazy review thread!
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Post by sabongero on Jun 30, 2016 12:44:19 GMT -5
Right now, I'm reading West Coast Avengers #1 from the four issue limited series. It's an enjoyable get together, even though the dialogue is dated, especially how the women are written when they are talking to their significant others. I think the male writers of Marvel still hasn't gotten the women's voice down pat at this time. I do like Rhodey in the golden armor taking over for Tony and how unsure he was on how to act with some of the Avengers. I've been doing the same thing the past couple of months, starting at the beginning of this series. I'm up into the 80s at this point, just having finished the Operation: Galactic Storm crossover issues this morning. You nailed it right on the spot, The Captain. Reading the beginning of the series or the beginning of a new creative team in a series is the best way to start reading any comic book. It's like an introductory ride to a new story and there's no headscratching on the reader's part to do some back reading elsewhere. I just finished reading West Coast Avengers v1 # (Review) and I am really enjoying the story. Hope you do the same.
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Post by masterofquackfu on Jun 30, 2016 12:52:15 GMT -5
I've read a few this week... Master of Kung Fu #72: Always enjoy reading any issue of MOKF. I like this issue because he battles Shockwave again. It was a quick read, but enjoyable with the action and Zeck's art. Tarzan Annual 2: I find myself getting more interested in the Tarzan character(as produced by Marvel). I bought a random issue or two of Tarzan in the late 70's, but have ignored the character ever since. Now, lo and behold, here in 2016, I find myself exploring this character. I've always been broad in scope with my comics, but it is nice to finally be able to appreciate Tarzan. It is one of the books that I will probably focus more on buying now. The annual was interesting and I like the fact that Tarzan hangs with that lion! Omega #8: Omega is pretty much a character that is usually below everyone's radar..hence why he didn't last very long.. I admit that I'm not the biggest fan of him, but I do like to read an issue now or then. I liked this issue because it basically is just him and Nitro beating the hell out of each other. MOKF - I love this title. It's as late discovery for me, as I never collected it in my youth, being almostr strictly into superhero comics, but I've been catching up on what I've missed recently. Tarzan - I've bough a few of these in the dollar bin recently, again, another title I never collected in my 70's-80's heyday, and I thought that they were pretty good. Tarzan was one of my favorite Saturday morning cartoons, so maybe I should have gotten more into the comics. Omega - I assume you mean Omega the Unknown. I enjoyed this series a lot. It was a bit out there, but that was half the fun. I really wish that it had lasted long enough for Gerber to resolve some of the plot points. It did get weird towards the end, and I don't know if that was part of the original plan, or if it's somehow related to the series' cancellation. Same for me. Superhero comics were pretty much my only interest. However, I would pick up an occasional issue of MOKF, John Carter, Conan, etc. But still, very rarely. In the late 70's, it was Avengers, Fantastic Four, Hulk, Captain America. Now, I find myself changing. I am more interested in reading titles that I have little or no attention to back in the day(except fro Conan..Conan was always one that I seemed to pick up more frequently in the 80's). So, I am pretty much eschewing the superhero books these days and focusing on the more obscure ones like Tarzan, Kull, Skull the Slayer, John Carter. I'm also interested in titles that I have never tried before like Dazzler and Ms. Marvel(the 1970's series). Just trying new things.
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Post by The Captain on Jun 30, 2016 13:05:02 GMT -5
I've been doing the same thing the past couple of months, starting at the beginning of this series. I'm up into the 80s at this point, just having finished the Operation: Galactic Storm crossover issues this morning. You nailed it right on the spot, The Captain. Reading the beginning of the series or the beginning of a new creative team in a series is the best way to start reading any comic book. It's like an introductory ride to a new story and there's no headscratching on the reader's part to do some back reading elsewhere. I just finished reading West Coast Avengers v1 # (Review) and I am really enjoying the story. Hope you do the same. I'm a completionist with likely OCD when it comes to buying and reading books. It's very hard for me to buy a series and not acquire every issue in the series, so I own a lot of long runs within my collection. I've been getting a little better with it lately, although that is probably due to money being a little tighter than it had been, but I still feel the need to own every book in a series unless there is a compelling reason not to (I own all of the issues of Thunderbolts except for the six "Fight Club" issues, because they have nothing to do with the story that started with issue #1 or with any of the issues that came after those six, so there is nothing I feel like I am missing by not owning them). As for reading, I can't just pick up a storyline here and there and read it; I need to start at the beginning and read forward from there to the end. It's what I did with Uncanny X-Men (all 500+ issues), it's what I started to do with Daredevil (I read from #1 into the mid-70's, but since I don't own some of those issues yet, I had to stop), and it's what I am doing with Captain America (I have all of the Marvel issues in some form from the beginning, with all of the ToS issues in Masterworks and all of the CA issues in floppies as well as some in Masterworks so I don't actually have to read the high-grade Silver Age books). I'll pop over and check out your review and chime in if I have anything relevant to add.
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