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Post by beccabear67 on May 2, 2019 13:00:51 GMT -5
A photographic answer to the question.
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Post by Reptisaurus! on May 2, 2019 13:25:33 GMT -5
Yeah, I gave up on 100 Bullets two thirds of the way through. I liked the individual "Suitcase full of untraceable bullets" story hook, didn't care at all about the conspiracy theory meta-plot.
That said I really liked the first three or four trades, before the series vanished up it's own navel.
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Post by Confessor on May 3, 2019 4:09:10 GMT -5
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Post by dbutler69 on May 3, 2019 7:49:41 GMT -5
I read Godzilla #16 and Ms. Marvel #11. The Godzilla story was the conclusion to the story about the ranchers. It wasn't my cup of tea. The ranchers were absolutely no threat to Godzilla, and Godzilla seemed to display human intelligence, which seems odd to me. The Ms. Marvel story was pretty good. She's still a separate person from Carol Danvers, which is of course causing some issues. It's to be continued next issue as she has her hands full against Hecate and her Elementals.
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Post by dbutler69 on May 6, 2019 7:21:52 GMT -5
I read Hulk Annual #7. This was a fun Stern/Byrne collaboration costarring Iceman and Angel. Some pretty good dialogue, and the two ex-X-Men have a few funny lines. Excellent artwork, also. I also read Incredible Hulk Annual #8. This was another entertaining Stern/Byrne collaboration. This time one of Byrne's Alpha Flight creations, Sasquatch, decides ti try his strength against that of the Hulk. It doesn't go well. Sal's pencils looked very good with Alfredo Alcala's inks, IMHO. I also read Super Friends #17. This was another fun one. The villain is the Time Trapper (!) and E Nelson Bridwell throws a lof of DC continuity at us, but then he was the resident DC continuity expert, so that is no surprise. I don't love the Ramona Fradon art, but it's grown on me in this series.
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Post by dbutler69 on May 6, 2019 7:42:49 GMT -5
I also read Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #248-252. The issues following the epic Earthwar are solid. They actually have a subtle common link which culminates in #250 and 251, where the Legion have to battle Omega. For Legion fans, this is the story arc where Brainy goes crazy and wants to destroy the universe, and everyone is saved by Matter-eater Lad, of all people, who eats the Miracle Machine and is driven insane in the process. I knew what was coming this time around, but I remember reading is before and thinking "wow, that was pretty cool!". The only problem for me is that Joe Staton is the regular penciller at this point and I don't really like his art much. However, #250-251 had Jim Starlin layouts and Dave Hunt finishes, so that was an improvement.
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Post by beccabear67 on May 6, 2019 10:29:25 GMT -5
I love those two Hulk annuals too!
Ms. Marvel was a really uneven read. It just started to get going I thought with #20-21 but Dave Cockrum didn't stay for some reason... anyone know why? #22 was also good with Mike Zeck finishing Mike Vosburg, but #23 had Vosburg with another inker and seemed more rushed. #24 would've been good if it had ever been published at the time and I don't know what to make of the cobbled together #25 that was published with #24 much later, seemed like a lot of revisionism to set-up later events and tying things up bluntly. It's too bad we didn't keep Ms. Marvel and maybe not gotten She-Hulk or Dazzler as far as I'm concerned, but I suppose both of those titles have their fans and wouldn't like this opinion.
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Post by dbutler69 on May 6, 2019 11:10:11 GMT -5
Hey, beccabear67, I'm reading Ms. Marvel too! I've finished #13. I'm enjoying it so far. I like what Claremont has done. I also read #23 a while back and have a feeling I'll be a little sad when I get to the end and it gets unceremoniously cancelled.
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Post by Icctrombone on May 6, 2019 18:59:00 GMT -5
A photographic answer to the question. Tom petty much ?
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Post by beccabear67 on May 6, 2019 20:50:59 GMT -5
Tom petty much ? All I can say is... "Don't do me like that."
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Post by spoon on May 6, 2019 22:37:11 GMT -5
I read Hulk Annual #7. This was a fun Stern/Byrne collaboration costarring Iceman and Angel. Some pretty good dialogue, and the two ex-X-Men have a few funny lines. Excellent artwork, also. I also read Incredible Hulk Annual #8. This was another entertaining Stern/Byrne collaboration. This time one of Byrne's Alpha Flight creations, Sasquatch, decides ti try his strength against that of the Hulk. It doesn't go well. Sal's pencils looked very good with Alfredo Alcala's inks, IMHO. I'm in the midst of reading through Essential Hulk vol. 7, so I read both of those annuals recently. So often annuals are weaker than regular issues of a series or the stories drag too long, but both of these are really good. I actually read the one featuring Angel and Iceman years before, because there's also an X-Men TPB that includes it. It also has Master Mold (or a Sentinel who thinks it's Master Mold combined with Steven Lang - it doesn't seem fairly sorted out). Even though Byrne didn't have much of a chance to draw Iceman or Angel during his run (Angel rejoined the team for his second stint late in the run), it's like having a bonus Byrne X-Men issue. Also, there's Candy Southern, too. The art is great. A couple of times, Iceman is referred to as "Bob" rather than Bobby or Robert, so that sounded a bit weird. Annual #8 is one of the earliest appearances of an Alpha Flight member. The fight is right up there with a Hulk vs. Thing rumble. Dr. Walter Langkowski (Sasquatch) has a bit of an ego that he rationalizes as scientific curiosity. So many Hulk issues feature him on the run meeting one-time characters who probably won't show up again. I really like how that was used in this issue.
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Post by dbutler69 on May 7, 2019 7:48:43 GMT -5
I read Super Friends #18, which concludes the story with the Time Trapper from #17. It's a good story, with some nice little history lessons, but the ending is rushed, and the Time Trapper is beaten in the end too quickly. Darn those 7 page stories!!
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Post by dbutler69 on May 9, 2019 13:46:08 GMT -5
I just read Ms. Marvel #14. It's a decent story. Not crazy about the Carmine Infantino art. Boy, is Carol's dad a jerk!
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2019 15:00:28 GMT -5
I would tell you what I am reading, but I don't know. Bear with me. In the early 90s, Fleetway had the licence to reprint Superman stories here in the UK. One title that was published was The Adventures of Superman, reprinting two US issues per issue. I bought some of these comics at a jumble sale recently. Unlike previous licensees, Fleetway hasn't provided a bibliography in each issue, all I know is that the stories I am reading are early 90s. They include Superman VS the Eradicator, a Lex Luthor/Brainiac alliance gone wrong, the return of Metallo, Maxima vying for Superman's love, Jimmy Olsen treated by Professor Hamilton and Cadmus after exhibiting stretching powers, etc. Oh, and Clark Kent is managing editor at Newsweek. And acting rather cold, sterile and clinical. I'm reading the 11th issue, published in September 1993. It does reprint Action Comics #651 and Superman #42. Googling helped me with that, but it's a shame they don't provide a bibliography. From 1988 to 1992, London Editions Magazines, part of Egmont, reprinted Superman comics in the UK - and they always provided a bibliography. I'm finding this very, very compelling. The sub-plots have hooked me. I'm intrigued by the whole Kent at Newsweek thing. The Eradicator, Brainiac, Luthor, Metallo and Maxima are all strongly-written. This is the first time I've read these stories, and I am enjoying what I think is an arc that has struck the right balance between action-driven stuff and character-driven stuff.
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Post by Graphic Autist on May 9, 2019 18:50:52 GMT -5
I just finished the new Death and Return of Superman Omnibus.
I had never read these before now. There were a few loose ends, like what is Doomsday, and who created him. Far different from the animated takes I had seen on this story.
Overall, it was an enjoyable story with mostly mediocre art, which unfortunately seemed the industry standard at the time it came out. It was also around the same time I had stopped reading comics for almost 15 years.
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