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Post by dbutler69 on Jul 11, 2019 14:33:32 GMT -5
I read The Incredible Hulk #235-237. It's a three part story where the Corporation tricks the Hulk into smashing Machine Man. Luckily, the good guys figure out what's going on just in time. But the Hulk in his rage totals an 80 story skyscraper! Wow!
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Post by Crimebuster on Jul 11, 2019 15:17:03 GMT -5
My LCS had a big blowout sale on overstock mostly DC and Vertigo - a longbox for $60, or a shortbox for $30. I ended up with a shortbox; just couldn't find enough stuff to justify the long.
I've started reading through some of it. I read Chase #1 after hearing a lot of good things about the series over the years. I thought it was solid and would read the next issue, except I don't have it. Well, maybe next sale.
I also read Chronos #1-8. It was pretty good. I think this series might have been a little ahead of its time (no pun intended) because I have the sense that it probably reads better binged than on a monthly basis. Reading all eight issues at once, I wanted to keep going, but I don't know if it would have hooked me in if it were just an issue at a time. I'm still not 100% sold on the leads, either, which usually is a dealbreaker this far into the series, but there are a lot of really good elements that make it worthwhile. It seems there were just four more issues after this, which isn't enough time to remotely wrap up stuff — hell, the series still seemed to be in set-up mode! — so my hopes aren't high for this being a satisfying ending.
I also read Amythest #0 from the 2012 New 52 reboot. It was okay. Ended right when the story was about to actually begin, like so many single issues these days. Not good enough to make me want to track down any more.
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Post by beccabear67 on Jul 11, 2019 17:47:26 GMT -5
I read The Incredible Hulk #235-237. It's a three part story where the Corporation tricks the Hulk into smashing Machine Man. Luckily, the good guys figure out what's going on just in time. But the Hulk in his rage totals an 80 story skyscraper! Wow! I have those three. I believe they came out between the last Kirby issue of Machine Man and the first Ditko issue.
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Post by Cei-U! on Jul 11, 2019 20:46:07 GMT -5
I read The Incredible Hulk #235-237. It's a three part story where the Corporation tricks the Hulk into smashing Machine Man. Luckily, the good guys figure out what's going on just in time. But the Hulk in his rage totals an 80 story skyscraper! Wow! I have those three. I believe they came out between the last Kirby issue of Machine Man and the first Ditko issue. You believe correctly.
Cei-U! I summon the affirmation!
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 11, 2019 21:28:44 GMT -5
When I finished Avengers #1 to #10, I moved on to @11 to #20, but I'm not reading them very quickly because #11 to #14 aren't very good! I guess #13 is the cream of the crop but it loses points because the Wasp gets shot at the end, thus emphasizing that the Wasp is really inept because somehow … well, I'm not sure what happened. Did she get hit by a bullet at insect-size? I think that would obliterate her. But the other choice is that dummy Jan became human-sized while the shooting was still going on. Maybe she thought Count Nefaria was handsome and she wanted to make sure he could see her new hair-do! Despite that, it's kind of silly anyway, but it's a lot better than #11, which is a lot better than #12, which is a lot better than #14, which is like a really bad issue of the Giant-Man series in Tales to Astonish. I'll be starting #15 to #20 over the next few days. I love those issues!
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 11, 2019 21:52:13 GMT -5
I'm also reading "The Fall of Asgard," the Thor Epic Collection that reprints Thor #175 to #194. The Thor series was pretty good there at the very end of the Silver Age as it was easing into the early Bronze Age. This volume starts with Kirby/Coletta art, then we get a couple of lovely Neal Adams issues and now I'm up to the two-parter with Dr. Doom in #182 and #183. The art at this point is John Buscema/Joe Sinnott, which I sometimes think is the greatest penciller/inker team EVER! The first few issues of this volume contain a great storyline where Loki uses his tricksy spells to trade places with Thor, and then he flies around wreaking havoc while Thor gets the blame!
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 12, 2019 9:36:04 GMT -5
I've been putting together a Bronze Age Wonder Woman run and I now have every issue from #271 to #300 except two, and I have about ten scattered issues from #301 to #329, the last issue. I got #273 and #290 last week. The Angle Man and the Silver Swan! The earlier issue has that Jose Delbo/Dave Hunt art I love so much and the later issue is one of the first Gene Colan issues! The Huntress back-up series is fun. #290 has Joe Staton art inked by Mike DeCarlo and it is so nice!
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Post by dbutler69 on Jul 12, 2019 10:05:24 GMT -5
I read The Incredible Hulk #235-237. It's a three part story where the Corporation tricks the Hulk into smashing Machine Man. Luckily, the good guys figure out what's going on just in time. But the Hulk in his rage totals an 80 story skyscraper! Wow! I have those three. I believe they came out between the last Kirby issue of Machine Man and the first Ditko issue. Yes, you're right. And I hd never realized this before, but there's an 8 month gap between the Kirby and Ditko issues, so I'm assuming that Machine Man had gotten cancelled then brought back.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2019 11:04:06 GMT -5
Marvel Masterworks
The Avengers: Vol. 18 and Vol. 19 Iron Fist: Vol. 1-2
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Post by MDG on Jul 12, 2019 11:20:50 GMT -5
Hellboy Omnibus 2Got this out of the library and went through it in about a week. This was my first real dive into Hellboy--I'd seen the movie and had picked up a couple "Hellboy Jr." issues out of quarter boxes, but don't think ever read one of Mignola's stories. Overall, I was pretty impressed. The stories are solid and he establishes a real emotional connection with the characters. I especially liked that, although there's obviously a lot of "history" in the series before these stories, Mignola writes so that any essential information is delivered quickly and naturally, either in a couple lines of dialog or just a "As seen in..." footnote. And the current stories don't lean on previous occurrences. I've never been a "fan" of Mignola, but always thought he was a fine artist, and he's a really good storyteller. The coloring is thoughtfully done and contributes 100% to the mood. Mignola's art is really stylized, so it's a little surprising that the two "guest artists" in the book--Corben and Gianni--have highly "rendered" styles. But they are also, of course, very solid artists and work well with the character.
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Post by Graphic Autist on Jul 12, 2019 15:10:44 GMT -5
I finished off the first Batman Golden Age Omnibus last night. Batman keeps on killing, but less frequently towards the end of the volume. By this point, Robin has even killed at least two people. Some things that came as a surprise to me: The Batplane appears within the first few issues of this omnibus. Despite owning a car from the get-go, it is not called the Batmobile until issue #48 of Detective Comics. In the issue before that, Batman #4, Gotham City is finally mentioned by name for the first time. Robin is called "the Wonder Boy" almost as often as they refer to him as "the Boy Wonder." So far, no Batcave and no Alfred. The biggest distraction in this book was the very poor lettering done in the first 75% of this omnibus. It was very difficult to read, but by the end, it seems they had people to do more legible text. Overall, I enjoyed reading these earliest issues of Batman and would recommend any Batfan to do so as well.
Edit: Corrected the issue numbers where the Batmobile and Gotham City are first referenced.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2019 15:17:21 GMT -5
I finished off the first Batman Golden Age Omnibus last night. Batman keeps on killing, but less frequently towards the end of the volume. By this point, Robin has even killed at least two people. Some things that came as a surprise to me: The Batplane appears within the first few issues of this omnibus. Despite owning a car from the get-go, it is not called the Batmobile until around issue #50 of Detective Comics. I believe in the very same issue, Gotham City is finally mentioned by name for the first time. Robin is called "the Wonder Boy" almost as often as they refer to him as "the Boy Wonder." So far, no Batcave and no Alfred. The biggest distraction in this book was the very poor lettering done in the first 75% of this omnibus. It was very difficult to read, but by the end, it seems they had people to do more legible text. Overall, I enjoyed reading these earliest issues of Batman and would recommend any Batfan to do so as well. The Batcave first appeared in the Batman serials and was then introduced into comics, so you have a bit of time yet before it shows up. -M
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Post by Farrar on Jul 12, 2019 17:41:41 GMT -5
This story was just ridiculous, as you said, Hoosier; but must admit I love this issue if only for sentimental reasons. Avengers #14 was one of the first back issues I ever bought; it was my oldest Avengers issue back in the day. I also liked the Kirby opening splash (for the stories he laid out for other artists he frequently did complete pencils on the first page, as in this issue).
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Post by Duragizer on Jul 14, 2019 14:29:35 GMT -5
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Post by Nowhere Man on Jul 14, 2019 16:59:27 GMT -5
I've been under the weather for over a week, so I've been catching up on my Marvel Silver Age chronological reading. Over the last three days I've read: Like a mentioned a few posts ago, this is the era when the Marvel Age really starts to get cooking. The Hulk gets his own strip this month, which is always dear to my heart seeing that he's my favorite Marvel character. Next month we get the start of the glorious Kirby Cap run. I've read some of these stories before, but never together with all the other major Marvel characters. I'd also like to say that I think early Daredevil is a bit underrated, sans the terrible yellow costume design, but that changes when Wally Wood comes on and the classic red costume is introduced in a few issues. I love that Lee/Ditko are slowly adding layers to Dr. Strange's mythos. The spell names are getting more creative and, unless I'm mistaken, this issue of Strange Tales is the first time the Orb and Eye of Agamotto are named. We haven't quit reached the grandeur of Jack Kirby not being overworked and able to devote his full efforts to FF/Thor, Romita DD/Spider-Man, Buscema on anything, Gene Colon's arrival, Roy Thomas' creative fanboy contributions, etc, but it's approaching.
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