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Post by String on Jun 21, 2017 18:51:38 GMT -5
Master of Kung Fu #92-95
This is the first time I'm reading through the back end of MOKF and so far, it's been very entertaining and engaging. The Samisdat three-parter was good but I think Agent Syn and his brothers were under-developed though. To me, it was unclear exactly what Syn's weapon was (a web-shooter-looking type of device that fired laser bolts instead of webbing??) As for his brother agents in the finale, I wish they would've showed us a little more of the distinction of their own unique weaponry. The only one who truly received any highlight was the one with the cannonball attachment on his hand as he clubbed Shang (not a good idea sir).
The meaning and respect behind Tarr's constant calling of Shang 'Chinaman' was addressed also, a very nice touch.
#94 held something rarely seen in today's books: maps! Diagrams of Stormhaven, Wu's studio, Reston's flat and Fu's retreat! Such a wonderful reveal, loved it. It makes me wonder, whatever happened to Elliot R Brown?
According to #93, Oct 1980 was a mini-anniversary month for Marvel apparently. According to their Checklist, both Thor #300 and Avengers #200 were released that month as well as Conan #115 which celebrated their 10th anniversary respectively too.
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 22, 2017 1:19:28 GMT -5
Just barely qualifies as Classic, but I just re-read the original Agents of Atlas mini.
Most of Marvel leaves me pretty meh anymore, but this was one of the last things I really liked.
S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Jimmy Woo, Marvel Boy, Venus, Gorilla Man, Namorita, and M-11 the Human Robot, all hailing from the pre-Marvel era of Atlas.
Recommended
Oh yeah, and one of my favorite Marvel villains, the politically incorrect, Yellow Claw !
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Post by LovesGilKane on Jun 22, 2017 1:35:15 GMT -5
Just barely qualifies as Classic, but I just re-read the original Agents of Atlas mini. Most of Marvel leaves me pretty meh anymore, but this was one of the last things I really liked. S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Jimmy Woo, Marvel Boy, Venus, Gorilla Man, Namorita, and M-11 the Human Robot, all hailing from the pre-Marvel era of Atlas. Recommended Oh yeah, and one of my favorite Marvel villains, the politically incorrect, Yellow Claw ! 'the politically incorrect, Yellow Claw !' still nowhere near as bad as a certain communist Chinese character based on an 'egg motif', in Wonder Woman, though.
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Post by Batflunkie on Jun 22, 2017 7:11:29 GMT -5
Oh yeah, and one of my favorite Marvel villains, the politically incorrect, Yellow Claw ! Is The Claw just pretty much just The Heap in terms of the fact that both DC & Marvel have their own variations?
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 22, 2017 9:52:36 GMT -5
I guess
I've always loved that cover
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Post by Batflunkie on Jun 22, 2017 9:57:08 GMT -5
I've always loved that cover Same, you can also easily tell that it was made long before the comics code was made a mandatory staple
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Jun 24, 2017 3:50:45 GMT -5
To get ready for my Kros graphic novel, Ive been reading some Spectre by Ostrander and Mandrake. Interesting thing is just how much Toms art in Kros reminds me of the sublime Gene Colan, who I had always thought of as THE artist who would always be totally unique.
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Post by LovesGilKane on Jun 24, 2017 4:04:13 GMT -5
To get ready for my Kros graphic novel, Ive been reading some Spectre by Ostrander and Mandrake. Interesting thing is just how much Toms art in Kros reminds me of the sublime Gene Colan, who I had always thought of as THE artist who would always be totally unique. Mandrake's Spectre was the most sublime lovechild of 1969 Gene Colan inked by 1985 Swamp-Thing Totleben
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Jun 24, 2017 4:17:42 GMT -5
To get ready for my Kros graphic novel, Ive been reading some Spectre by Ostrander and Mandrake. Interesting thing is just how much Toms art in Kros reminds me of the sublime Gene Colan, who I had always thought of as THE artist who would always be totally unique. Mandrake's Spectre was the most sublime lovechild of 1969 Gene Colan inked by 1985 Swamp-Thing Totleben I see it more now than I ever did before. Sad to say I never really appreciated his work though I had bought plenty over the years. However flicking through the sketchbook for Kros I was struck by the pencil work, screaming Colan in my face, the best work of Tom's I've ever seen.
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Post by LovesGilKane on Jun 24, 2017 4:29:20 GMT -5
And Tom did SO much fine work. He was an inspiration to me and moany others, part-and-parcel of why I and many others bothered to bust our booties to 'break in'. He also was FAST, while not forgoing quality, which is so rare. Rarer still, he was a 'fine-line- renderer' who also had a massive talent in terms of layout, not only panel-to-panel, but page-to-page.
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 24, 2017 13:24:26 GMT -5
Just started on Invincbile. I've been looking forward to trying it for a while and have really liked it. Kind of an early Spidey / Superboy mashup flavor-wise.
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Post by Jesse on Jun 24, 2017 13:31:42 GMT -5
I read the first 16 or so issues of Invincible it's pretty enjoyable.
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Post by spoon on Jun 24, 2017 13:35:07 GMT -5
I finished reading the Iron Man Epic Collection TPB The Enemy Within, which reprints Iron Man #158-177 and Annual #9. I don't think I'd read any of the individual issues in the TPB before. It covers the beginning of the Obadiah Stane storyline. Jim Rhodes takes over as Iron Man around the middle of the TPB. I'd only read an issue or two of his stint as Iron Man, so it was new to me. The TPB ends with the storyline still ongoing. Stane is still running Stark's old company. Rhodes is still Iron Man.
As the hero, Rhodes obviously gets a lot of pages, but at this point it seems like Stark's struggle with alcoholism still gets more character development moments than Rhodes does. One of the first comic book runs I ever followed was when John Stewart replaced Hal Jordan as Green Lantern. My perception is that GL run having a greater focus on Stewart as an individual than this run had on the personal aspects of Rhodes.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jun 24, 2017 21:39:44 GMT -5
Just started on Invincbile. I've been looking forward to trying it for a while and have really liked it. Kind of an early Spidey / Superboy mashup flavor-wise. I just read the 1st 3 trades as well.. the first two very much feel like what I would Superboy to be like some time in the future. The 3rd one gets dark, and weird, and I'm not sure I liked the abrupt change... we'll see how it goes.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jun 24, 2017 21:42:31 GMT -5
I finished reading the Iron Man Epic Collection TPB The Enemy Within, which reprints Iron Man #158-177 and Annual #9. I don't think I'd read any of the individual issues in the TPB before. It covers the beginning of the Obadiah Stane storyline. Jim Rhodes takes over as Iron Man around the middle of the TPB. I'd only read an issue or two of his stint as Iron Man, so it was new to me. The TPB ends with the storyline still ongoing. Stane is still running Stark's old company. Rhodes is still Iron Man. As the hero, Rhodes obviously gets a lot of pages, but at this point it seems like Stark's struggle with alcoholism still gets more character development moments than Rhodes does. One of the first comic book runs I ever followed was when John Stewart replaced Hal Jordan as Green Lantern. My perception is that GL run having a greater focus on Stewart as an individual than this run had on the personal aspects of Rhodes. I always felt like Rhodey got more development as Tony's pilot/best friend/sidekick than as a superhero. I feel like alot of his 'camera' time was spent worrying about living up to Tony when he was in the suit. or worrying about people figuring outhe's a different guy, etc. IIRC, the Stane arc goes to issue 200.
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