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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 6, 2018 6:54:22 GMT -5
The magic of Not Brand Echh was that the popular artists did the stories in some of the issues. They had the likes of Kirby, J. Buscema, Colan and others.
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Post by Cei-U! on Jan 6, 2018 9:34:19 GMT -5
It sounds right to me. Magneto gets around, maybe not as much as Doom does, but he appeared outside of the X-Men comic as early as Journey into Mystery #109. He fought the Avengers in an Avengers/X-Men cross-over during the Silver Age. And getting into the Bronze Age, he appeared in The Fantastic Four and the Defenders and Captain America and probably elsewhere, as well as continuing to face the X-Men in their own comic, and the Beast in his Amazing Adventures series during the X-Men hiatus. But I can't think of when he might have met Doom prior to the SCTU/Champions cross-over. Magneto doesn't appear in the Amazing Adventures "Beast" series (a Mags-less Brotherhood, however, does) but he is the big bad in that title's last two "Inhumans" episodes. Cei-U! I summon the red pencil!
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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 6, 2018 11:16:42 GMT -5
It sounds right to me. Magneto gets around, maybe not as much as Doom does, but he appeared outside of the X-Men comic as early as Journey into Mystery #109. He fought the Avengers in an Avengers/X-Men cross-over during the Silver Age. And getting into the Bronze Age, he appeared in The Fantastic Four and the Defenders and Captain America and probably elsewhere, as well as continuing to face the X-Men in their own comic, and the Beast in his Amazing Adventures series during the X-Men hiatus. But I can't think of when he might have met Doom prior to the SCTU/Champions cross-over. Magneto doesn't appear in the Amazing Adventures "Beast" series (a Mags-less Brotherhood, however, does) but he is the big bad in that title's last two "Inhumans" episodes. Cei-U! I summon the red pencil! This is pass/fail, right? Or do I get partial credit for getting the right title? (It hasn't even been that long since I read the Beast series, I think it was in The Essential X-Men.)
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Post by Cei-U! on Jan 6, 2018 11:21:30 GMT -5
Magneto doesn't appear in the Amazing Adventures "Beast" series (a Mags-less Brotherhood, however, does) but he is the big bad in that title's last two "Inhumans" episodes. Cei-U! I summon the red pencil! This is pass/fail, right? Or do I get partial credit for getting the right title? (It hasn't even been that long since I read the Beast series, I think it was in The Essential X-Men.) Nobody fails a Cei-U! class. They just get smarter. Cei-U! I summon the gold star!
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Post by sabongero on Jan 6, 2018 12:17:37 GMT -5
Spiderman #88This is one heck of a book and I've just in awe of it for all the right reasons. The cover is out of this world and I was given a copy of this book to read and I have to give it back next Friday! I just got it and can't begin to read it. I loved this career-defining moment for Spider-Man. This is the issue that killed Capt George Stacy right?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2018 13:11:00 GMT -5
Spiderman #88This is one heck of a book and I've just in awe of it for all the right reasons. The cover is out of this world and I was given a copy of this book to read and I have to give it back next Friday! I just got it and can't begin to read it. I loved this career-defining moment for Spider-Man. This is the issue that killed Capt George Stacy right? It was two issues later in Spiderman #90
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Post by Confessor on Jan 7, 2018 21:59:28 GMT -5
Just read The Secret of the Unicorn and Red Rackham's Treasure by Hergé for my Tintin review thread. They were every bit as good as I remember them being and are two of my absolute favourites from the series. Look for reviews of these books over in the Tintin thread soon.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 8, 2018 4:15:40 GMT -5
I'm up to Tomb of Dracula #3. I know Marv Wolfman doesn't start writing for a few more issues (this issue is written by Archie Goodwin) but #3 is inked by Tom Palmer and introduces Rachel van Helsing and Taj and it's already feeling very much like the Tomb of Dracula series I loved so much when I was getting all those back issues in the late 1970s.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 8, 2018 4:21:39 GMT -5
I've been reading comics all night. I also read this: In addition to the Dr. Doom story, it reprints the Namor, Captain America and Human Torch stories from Young Men #24. And also the cover! And I'm up to Not Brand Echh #3. This is hilarious! And also ... Captain America's Weird Tales #75! Cap is nowhere to be seen! It's weird that Cap isn't in on the cover or in any of the stories ... so I guess it lives up to the title.
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Post by bor on Jan 8, 2018 15:24:25 GMT -5
Just read The Secret of the Unicorn and Red Rackham's Treasure by Hergé for my Tintin review thread. They were every bit as good as I remember them being and are two of my absolute favourites from the series. Look for reviews of these books over in the Tintin thread soon. I read most of the tintin stuff as a kid from the library but had not read them for years until this summer where I went to the comics museum in Brussels and bought two collections that each had three tintin stories in them including the one with those two there and one which has my favorites when it comes to the art side: the two moon related stories. Good stuff
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Post by Duragizer on Jan 8, 2018 21:03:16 GMT -5
Last comic I read was Xenozoic Tales #4. I'm reading this title for the first time. Quoth the Gumble, "I like it!"
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2018 23:30:38 GMT -5
I need to get the rest of this series, I think I only have one or two issues by I never seem to find any Xenozoic Tales in the wild at shows or shops.
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Post by Jesse on Jan 9, 2018 17:02:24 GMT -5
Uncanny X-Men #147"Rogue Storm!" written by Chris Claremont art by Dave Cockrum The thrilling conclusion to the X-Men's confrontation with Doctor Doom and Arcade! I was glad to finally read this entire story arc after reading the first issue as a kid as it was reprinted in X-Men Classic #49. This is some of my favorite Dave Cockrum artwork in this series especially the way he draws the traps that each of the X-Men are put into. Although I can see classic FF fans not particularly liking the depiction of Doom here as he becomes infatuated with Storm and basically lets the X-Men go after Arcade is forced to apologize to him. Still it was a pretty exciting conclusion to this story arc. SummaryAfter Nightcrawler's daring escape last issue he finds himself teleported miles above Doom's castle during a violent storm and is now free falling. Finally finding the strength to save himself by slowing his descent but he still falls into the icy water below. The X-Men one by one manage to escape their specially made death traps with Wolverine confronting Doctor Doom first and then being joined by Nightcrawler. Doom releases Storm from being frozen in carbonite after Wolverine threatens to unleash his claws into Doom's helmet. The stress of being confined was too much for Storm and she unleashes her destructive powers on Doom and her friends. Confronted by the rest of the X-Men she is able to get her powers under control leaving Doom in complete awe of her. He accepts an apology from Arcade and then the X-Men leave. The end of the issue shows Cyclops and Lee Forrester shipwrecked after the storm breaks looking out at an island city that wasn't there before. I thought this was an interesting tease leading into the next issue and look forward to finding out what's in store for them.
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Post by brutalis on Jan 10, 2018 8:11:55 GMT -5
I need to get the rest of this series, I think I only have one or two issues by I never seem to find any Xenozoic Tales in the wild at shows or shops. -M I have many of the individual issues and missing a few but opted to buy from Amazon for the collected version. It is simply gorgeous! Xenozoic Paperback – August 1, 2013 collects all 14 issues by Mark Schultz (Author), Craig Elliott (Introduction) Paperback $29.35
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Post by Crimebuster on Jan 10, 2018 10:46:02 GMT -5
I've managed to put together nearly a complete run of Xenozoic Tales for less than a dollar per issue, but it's taken me years so far, and I'm still missing three or four issues.
The one comic I've never seen in person yet but still hope to find cheap someday is Death Rattle #8, which is the first appearance of the series, pre-dating Xeonzoic Tales #1. I've found copies of Death Rattle #7 and #9 at flea markets, among others... but no #8 yet.
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