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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 3, 2016 20:33:09 GMT -5
Just finished the first volume of Hawaiian Dick and started the second. There was a lot to like about it...and a bit that didn't completely thrill me. Pluses: Loved the 1950s Hawaiian noir setting. Absolutely loved the coloring...holy crap...so good. Story was decent, if not spectacular. Minuses: Didn't love the art, though it didn't detract from the story. Still not a huge fan of supernatural elements in my noir. Overall...well worth the read.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2016 20:45:20 GMT -5
Hoosier X recommended Batman #153 (1963), so I read it. This is a crazy story, An alien comes to earth looking for Vaux (Steel in earth terms) to power some weapon on his home planet that will be used to destroy the alien planets President. So this alien who attempts to steal steel (Vaux in alien terms) from Earth, teleports Robin & Batgirl to his home planet to get them out of the way, but the teleporter didn't work properly on Batman & Batwoman because they were standing on a metal man-hole cover, instead it duplicated/split them and sent these energy counterparts to the alien planet while their natural forms remained on earth in a very weakened state. So Batgirl, Robin & the energy versions of Batman & Batwoman are fighting the aliens and creatures on the alien planet. The weakened, earthbound Batman & Batwoman are struggling to escape from a locked room so they can get a hold of the teleporter machine so they can get Robin & Batgirl back to earth & merge with their energy conterparts. Ok, this sounds daffy just trying to explain it! Ha, it's a fun story to read & I would also recommend it to those who love that goofy era of Batman. Check out the sappy dialogue below where Batman admits he loves Batwoman & then in the last panel he tries to explain that he didn't really mean it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2016 12:01:38 GMT -5
Just finished the first volume of Hawaiian Dick and started the second. There was a lot to like about it...and a bit that didn't completely thrill me. Pluses: Loved the 1950s Hawaiian noir setting. Absolutely loved the coloring...holy crap...so good. Story was decent, if not spectacular. Minuses: Didn't love the art, though it didn't detract from the story. Still not a huge fan of supernatural elements in my noir. Overall...well worth the read. I just finished rereading this one as well. I really enjoyed the book when it was originally published but this time around it didn't seem quite as good. Still good enough to keep going, since I am looking forward to the new entry in the series Aloha, Hawaiian Dick.
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 4, 2016 13:53:52 GMT -5
Hoosier X recommended Batman #153 (1963), so I read it. This is a crazy story, An alien comes to earth looking for Vaux (Steel in earth terms) to power some weapon on his home planet that will be used to destroy the alien planets President. So this alien who attempts to steal steel (Vaux in alien terms) from Earth, teleports Robin & Batgirl to his home planet to get them out of the way, but the teleporter didn't work properly on Batman & Batwoman because they were standing on a metal man-hole cover, instead it duplicated/split them and sent these energy counterparts to the alien planet while their natural forms remained on earth in a very weakened state. So Batgirl, Robin & the energy versions of Batman & Batwoman are fighting the aliens and creatures on the alien planet. The weakened, earthbound Batman & Batwoman are struggling to escape from a locked room so they can get a hold of the teleporter machine so they can get Robin & Batgirl back to earth & merge with their energy conterparts. Ok, this sounds daffy just trying to explain it! Ha, it's a fun story to read & I would also recommend it to those who love that goofy era of Batman. Check out the sappy dialogue below where Batman admits he loves Batwoman & then in the last panel he tries to explain that he didn't really mean it. It's not quite my favorite Batman story of all time. (That would be the story in Batman #47 that retells his origin after he recognizes Joe Chill as the gunman who killed his parents. No matter how many times they add another layer to the massive conspiracy of people who wanted the Waynes dead (and that included the 1955 story where Joe Chill was hired by a revenge-seeking Lew Moxon), they just can't improve on the original Joe Chill story.) But "Prisoners of Three Worlds" is certainly on the Top Ten for my favorite Batman stories of all time. I'm glad you liked it. My next recommendation is: "The Penny Plunderers!"
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2016 23:38:03 GMT -5
I just read these 2 stories from Batman #84
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 7, 2016 2:27:25 GMT -5
I just read these 2 stories from Batman #84 I've never read either of these! Neither Catwoman nor Beauties nor Giant Bees! They look awesome!
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 10, 2016 1:36:36 GMT -5
I'm reading All-Star Superman again!
It's amazing to me that, as much as I dislike most of Morrison's work (especially his Batman stories), he gets so much right on Superman! Lex, Jimmy and Lois (and so on) aren't quite the versions of the characters I love from the Silver Age reprints, but I find his interpretation to be valid and entertaining, nonetheless.
Probably my second favorite Superman story after that Golden Age story where Lex gets the Powerstone!
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Post by Spike-X on Dec 10, 2016 5:10:33 GMT -5
All Star Superman is the best.
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Post by Cei-U! on Dec 10, 2016 8:30:24 GMT -5
All Star Superman is the best. Or would be if it weren't cursed with all that ugly-ass Frank Quitely art. Cei-U! I summon Swanderson... stat!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2016 8:36:11 GMT -5
I like Frank Quitely's art.
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Post by Cei-U! on Dec 10, 2016 8:43:53 GMT -5
I like Frank Quitely's art. That's okay, you're allowed. Cei-U! I summon the tolerance!
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Post by Lolatadatodo on Dec 10, 2016 9:52:35 GMT -5
I like Frank Quitely's art. That's okay, you're allowed. Cei-U! I summon the tolerance! I did not like his art on the X-Men. But it *can be* pretty decent on other things, imo.
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Post by Pharozonk on Dec 10, 2016 9:53:15 GMT -5
All Star Superman is the best. Or would be if it weren't cursed with all that ugly-ass Frank Quitely art. Cei-U! I summon Swanderson... stat! Never understood the love for Quietly either. Everyone looks so wrinkly and old.
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 10, 2016 11:51:43 GMT -5
I like Frank Quitely's art. I make fun of it a lot. I call it Cabbage Patch Superman. But I've come to love the art in All-Star Superman.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2016 12:51:45 GMT -5
That's okay, you're allowed. Cei-U! I summon the tolerance! I did not like his art on the X-Men. But it *can be* pretty decent on other things, imo. I didn't care for it either but it's way better than Igor Kordey who did some issues during the Morrison run.
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