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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2018 9:15:45 GMT -5
Oh I didn't mind that at all, myself, but I can see how writers and readers alike might prefer the more wide-open possibilities of a wandering warrior like Conan. And besides, I think there are a lot of other things you can do with a lead character who's a reigning king besides just conspiracies and rebellions. If there's ever another Kull series I'd like to see some of those possibilities explored. Does any comic company even own the rights to Kull now? IDW has been putting this series out: Although I don’t know if the series has run into problems as only 2 issues have seen print since June 2017.
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Post by String on Jan 26, 2018 19:11:39 GMT -5
Giant Sized Master of Kung Fu #2 - I've been working on obtaining these issues to round out my MoKF collection and recently received this copy. Wow, fantastic story by Moench and art by Gulacy. Shang's brief but strong relationship with Sandra, a kung fu practitioner in her own right, as Smith gets Shang to try and help her father, a Chinese scientist, defect from China before Fu Manchu intervenes to steal his research. Gulacy's panel layout is simply amazing and helps re-enforce the emotion and drama of Moench's captions and dialogues. How can you not love a layout such as this: The backup story focuses on Jimmy Woo's first attempt to thwart Yellow Claw's plan to subvert American defense forces. It was entertaining but while the captions kept describing Woo as a SHIELD agent, all the art and mannerisms screamed FBI or some other federal agency instead. Either way, a very, VERY good Bronze Age issue. I received this copy from a seller on eBay and I always like it when I get an extra surprise. Along with this issue, the seller included (for free) a copy of Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle #5:
A Thomas/Buscema production. My first Tarzan comic ever and I quite enjoyed it, with Tarzan having suffered amnesia and reverting back to his base primal instincts while a white explorer/scavenger tries to abscond with holy jewels and the Lady Jane. Buscema, as ever, is very impressive, especially in the rhino/tiger fight. I may have to track down some more issues of this run.
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Jan 26, 2018 19:45:10 GMT -5
I have been reading Kull and I must say, Marie Severin and John Severin do marvelous work!
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jan 27, 2018 11:29:46 GMT -5
Read the end of Justice League Task Force... it really went down hill when Priest took over, IMO.. it went from having a unique voice to being an excuse to have Priest have s Triumph book when the market clearly didn't want one. Kinda makes me wonder why Marvel did the whole Sentry thing, when clearly it already didn't work. Funny, in retrospect, the JLA set up in the mid-late 90s sorta reminds me of the state of the Avengers in Marvel right now.. hopefully after this next event we'll get a return to good books ala the Morrison JLA
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jan 27, 2018 19:49:03 GMT -5
Does any comic company even own the rights to Kull now? IDW has been putting this series out: Although I don’t know if the series has run into problems as only 2 issues have seen print since June 2017. Did someone decide to Hex Kull?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2018 21:37:51 GMT -5
Read the end of Justice League Task Force... it really went down hill when Priest took over, IMO.. it went from having a unique voice to being an excuse to have Priest have s Triumph book when the market clearly didn't want one. Kinda makes me wonder why Marvel did the whole Sentry thing, when clearly it already didn't work. Funny, in retrospect, the JLA set up in the mid-late 90s sorta reminds me of the state of the Avengers in Marvel right now.. hopefully after this next event we'll get a return to good books ala the Morrison JLA I never, ever, cared for Justice League Task Force at all because of the varied membership and I've had a hard time enjoying Gypsy and Triumph at all. I'm glad you've considered the Morrison JLA good. Grant Morrison is one of my favorite writer and his JLA is my Number #2 best group of all time; the Satellite Era was Number #1.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jan 27, 2018 22:11:39 GMT -5
I actually like the dynamic between Gypsy and J'onn in most other books, but Priest just didn't seem to get it, or maybe was too wrapped up in Triumph. There was also this weird tendency to leave cliffhangers to resolve off camera.. like 3 different issues had me looking back to see if I missed something, which is never good.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2018 0:00:20 GMT -5
IDW has been putting this series out: Although I don’t know if the series has run into problems as only 2 issues have seen print since June 2017. Did someone decide to Hex Kull? Pretty much yep. -M
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2018 0:48:16 GMT -5
I actually like the dynamic between Gypsy and J'onn in most other books, but Priest just didn't seem to get it, or maybe was too wrapped up in Triumph. There was also this weird tendency to leave cliffhangers to resolve off camera.. like 3 different issues had me looking back to see if I missed something, which is never good. That's pretty much the same way that I see it.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jan 28, 2018 10:15:52 GMT -5
Did someone decide to Hex Kull? Pretty much yep. -M Notwithstanding the fact that a gifted creator can tell a good story with pretty much any concept, this is an idea that was absolutely not needed. I never got the concept that characters like Kull would have such name recognition as to bring in enough readers to overcome the fact that these will not be Kull stories. It’s like getting the license for John Carter and telling the adventures of an American astronaut fighting communist kangaroos from Earth’s future in the 1970s.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 28, 2018 17:59:48 GMT -5
I Just finished reading Cyberforce 1-4 , the original mini series by Alan Silvestri. I wanted to like it but it was too busy. It read like a big fight scene with millions of huge characters that were introduced every 3 panels. What a mess.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 29, 2018 1:27:24 GMT -5
I bought The Essential Captain America, Volume 4, for $5 last week, and I've been going through and having a blast, reading all the stories that I never saw before and skipping the rest (because I've read them a bunch of times). I'm up to #172. Back in the 1970s, I started getting Cap about #191, and I picked up a bunch of back issues at used-book stores until I had more than half the issues from #157 to #169 and (I think) every issue from #184 to #190. But for more than 30 years, there's a been a gap from #170 to #183 where I've never read an issue. And I've heard so much about these issues! I didn't realize that the media smear campaign against Cap in #169 (and the plot to frame him for murdering the Tumbler (as if that was worth the trouble for Cap to even consider!)) was part of the Secret Empire storyline! As I've been reading through #170 to #172, I keep thinking the Moonstone storyline should be wrapping up because the Secret Empire arc needs to start. I finally skipped ahead and discovered it was all the same thing! And there's the X-Men! And The Black Panther! And the Banshee! And an Iron Man cameo! And the Falcon's wings! This has been a storyline I've been wanting to read since the late 1970s!
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Jan 31, 2018 18:29:44 GMT -5
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Post by Batflunkie on Jan 31, 2018 19:57:22 GMT -5
Started reading Crisis after having a "superhero burnout" and just needing something a little bit different. Really fell in love with Mills' "Third World War". Not much of a fan of War comics, but this one really had an interesting hook to it, like Full Metal Jacket meets the Dirty Dozen with a dash of Hogan's Heroes
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Post by Confessor on Feb 1, 2018 0:41:59 GMT -5
Been enjoying the hell out of re-reading some of the later Stan Lee/Steve Ditko issues of Amazing Spider-Man for the umpteenth time. What a hell of a run that was -- these comics never lose their appeal for me. Issues I've re-read over the past few days include ASM #19, #25-27, #37, #38, and ASM Annual #2 and 3.
I've also been dipping into a collection of Little Nemo comic strips by Windsor McCay. These are such charming comics with some truly awe inspiring artwork.
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