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Post by sabongero on Jun 2, 2017 15:30:10 GMT -5
Avengers v.1 #258 It had Captain Marvel in outerspace, there's a budding Skrull problem brewing. But the best part was a Spider-Man mini guest appearance. Firelord is a cosmic level powerhouse. And is pummeled by the Amazing Spider-Man... in the alien black costume.
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Post by sabongero on Jun 2, 2017 16:06:57 GMT -5
Iron Man v.1 #170 The now classic 1st appearance of Jim Rhodes as Iron Man.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 2, 2017 18:53:33 GMT -5
Iron Man v.1 #170 The now classic 1st appearance of Jim Rhodes as Iron Man. Good stuff. I love that entire O'neil/ Mcdonnel run.
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Post by dbutler69 on Jun 4, 2017 8:35:03 GMT -5
I just started a Challengers of the Unknown by Jack Kirby TPB. I love the Challengers of the Unknown. It reminds me of both Johnny Quest and early Fantastic Four. I also read JLA #64, the first part of a JLA/JSA crossover. Rather shocking in that the JLA doesn't appear at all! The whole thing takes place on Earth-2 and starts the JSA. I hadn't expected that.
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Post by The Captain on Jun 4, 2017 20:10:03 GMT -5
Outside of continuing to read Captain America issues for my review thread, I've been reading Thunderbolts from the beginning. As well, inspired by the "Are Scott & Emma cheating" thread, I started to reread Grant Morrison's New X-Men run last night.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jun 4, 2017 21:26:56 GMT -5
Read the first trade of Invincible.. which I've had in my pile for a while.. it was really good. I was always under the impression it was more of a Spider-man riff, not Superboy... I was very impressed.
Anyone have any guidance as to what the best way to get the series is.. there's ALOT of different versions of trades, and there seems to be some side series.
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 4, 2017 22:23:05 GMT -5
I've got a whole pile of that to read as well.
Not classic, but I'm reading through Dark Horse Presents at the moment.
Was reading it issue by issue, but have the entire run. Wasn't remembering all the details of trying to follow a half dozen rotating features, so I just started with chapter 1 of whatever, like Resident Alien, and go immediately to Chapter 2, whatever issue that is.
Really liking reading them that way, though it's sort of non-traditional, but it pulls the story together without me having to pay for the collected edition.
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Post by Spike-X on Jun 4, 2017 23:28:03 GMT -5
Read the first trade of Invincible.. which I've had in my pile for a while.. it was really good. I was always under the impression it was more of a Spider-man riff, not Superboy... I was very impressed. Anyone have any guidance as to what the best way to get the series is.. there's ALOT of different versions of trades, and there seems to be some side series. I'm slowly collecting the 'Ultimate Collection' hardcovers (these aren't mine - I only have the first four so far):
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 6:57:05 GMT -5
Those Ultimate Collections are very nice looking.
I've always collected the series as trades myself, but when I started on the series that was the only format available besides the floppies.
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Post by MDG on Jun 5, 2017 10:13:39 GMT -5
I've been working through this collection of stories from MAD imitations of the 50s.Interesting in that some of the work is very good, but a lot of things are just totally insane--barely any internal logic to the stories. Makes you realize the amount of thought Kurtzman put into the stories to make them seem free-wheeling but still coherent.
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Post by bor on Jun 5, 2017 15:59:10 GMT -5
Read the first trade of Invincible.. which I've had in my pile for a while.. it was really good. I was always under the impression it was more of a Spider-man riff, not Superboy... I was very impressed. Anyone have any guidance as to what the best way to get the series is.. there's ALOT of different versions of trades, and there seems to be some side series. I'm slowly collecting the 'Ultimate Collection' hardcovers (these aren't mine - I only have the first four so far): Yeah those are great. I have all of those that are out so far. With the series ending soon it looks like there will only be a couple more of them.
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Post by lobsterjohnson on Jun 5, 2017 16:48:34 GMT -5
I'm currently reading Invincible as well. A friend loaned me the first compendium (which collects the first 50 issues I think). It's great so far.
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Post by Spike-X on Jun 5, 2017 22:23:14 GMT -5
Yeah those are great. I have all of those that are out so far. With the series ending soon it looks like there will only be a couple more of them. Twelve all up, I think.
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Post by sabongero on Jun 6, 2017 8:52:07 GMT -5
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Post by sabongero on Jun 6, 2017 9:02:16 GMT -5
Lois Lane Annual #2 had several stories. I kind of liked the last one which was the marriage of Superman and Lois Lane:
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