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Post by Action Ace on Aug 23, 2014 18:20:02 GMT -5
Just like DC's Secret Society of Super-Villains Is this just as much of a must read? It has Funky Flashman in it, of course it's a must read! I enjoy it, but the series is all over the map. Never get too attached to any status quo as the team (villains and writers) changes quite a bit. The only real constants are Grodd, the Wizard and Captain Comet. I think it came out as a set of trades in recent years. If you get them as singles do not forget DC Special series #6. It may be the best issue of the series and an important one.
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Post by Jasoomian on Aug 24, 2014 3:02:58 GMT -5
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures #5 (1988) "Last Sled to Dawson." A great full-length (26pp) Don Rosa story! Scrooge takes his four nephews to the Klondike in a story that lengthily flashes back and ties into one of Scrooge's origin adventures there in 1899! High advenutre, beautiful art, romance. Two thumbs up.
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Post by shaxper on Aug 24, 2014 6:47:03 GMT -5
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures #5 (1988) "Last Sled to Dawson." A great full-length (26pp) Don Rosa story! Scrooge takes his four nephews to the Klondike in a story that lengthily flashes back and ties into one of Scrooge's origin adventures there in 1899! High advenutre, beautiful art, romance. Two thumbs up. One of my favorite Rosa stories and, if Hinterman were here (whatever happened to him?), he'd say the same.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 24, 2014 12:17:38 GMT -5
Just like DC's Secret Society of Super-Villains Is this just as much of a must read? I loved it at the time, but in retrospect it's pretty awful. At the time I liked the emphasis on the villains. But it had a revolving door of writers and artists and was largely a directionless mess.
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Post by Hoosier X on Aug 24, 2014 12:32:48 GMT -5
Is this just as much of a must read? I loved it at the time, but in retrospect it's pretty awful. At the time I liked the emphasis on the villains. But it had a revolving door of writers and artists and was largely a directionless mess. I still love SSOSV, and I think Slam is being a little harsh. But there is more than a little truth to this comment.
I should have mentioned that the final storyline doesn't really end. SSOSV was canceled in the middle of a grand epic where the Wizard had an ambitious plan to lead the Society to Earth-2 to defeat the JSA one by one. But it was canceled very early on. The finished art for one issue and the uninked pencils for another appeared in the SSOSV hardcover compilation about two years ago. And it still didn't end!
The dimension-hopping rogues were eventually dealt with in JLA. That story is a JLA highlight from the era.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 24, 2014 12:39:19 GMT -5
I loved it at the time, but in retrospect it's pretty awful. At the time I liked the emphasis on the villains. But it had a revolving door of writers and artists and was largely a directionless mess. I still love SSOSV, and I think Slam is being a little harsh. But there is more than a little truth to this comment.
I should have mentioned that the final storyline doesn't really end. SSOSV was canceled in the middle of a grand epic where the Wizard had an ambitious plan to lead the Society to Earth-2 to defeat the JSA one by one. But it was canceled very early on. The finished art for one issue and the uninked pencils for another appeared in the SSOSV hardcover compilation about two years ago. And it still didn't end!
The dimension-hopping rogues were eventually dealt with in JLA. That story is a JLA highlight from the era.
I don't think I am. You had Gerry Conway, David Anthony Kraft and Bob Rozakis all at pretty much their worst on the book. Saying it was a directionless mess is pretty significant praise.
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Post by Hoosier X on Aug 24, 2014 13:22:35 GMT -5
I still love SSOSV, and I think Slam is being a little harsh. But there is more than a little truth to this comment.
I should have mentioned that the final storyline doesn't really end. SSOSV was canceled in the middle of a grand epic where the Wizard had an ambitious plan to lead the Society to Earth-2 to defeat the JSA one by one. But it was canceled very early on. The finished art for one issue and the uninked pencils for another appeared in the SSOSV hardcover compilation about two years ago. And it still didn't end!
The dimension-hopping rogues were eventually dealt with in JLA. That story is a JLA highlight from the era.
I don't think I am. You had Gerry Conway, David Anthony Kraft and Bob Rozakis all at pretty much their worst on the book. Saying it was a directionless mess is pretty significant praise. Don't listen to him, Shax. Even at its worst, it wasn't THAT bad.
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Aug 24, 2014 13:36:43 GMT -5
Detective Comics #577 Love this cover, and the sory has been great. I was going to avoid reading it because I am missing a few of the issues from this arc but I decided to dive in anyway. Batman working with Chill to take down the Reaper, solid artwork and story. Behind Spawn, this is McFarlane's best IMO. Detective Comics #585 Another solid issue. I like this Ratcather character, creepy and interesting. Does he appear often in the newer Batman stories? I feel like he could be ramped up more into a real creepy character (if he has not been).
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Post by shaxper on Aug 24, 2014 16:29:05 GMT -5
Detective Comics #577 Love this cover, and the sory has been great. I was going to avoid reading it because I am missing a few of the issues from this arc but I decided to dive in anyway. Batman working with Chill to take down the Reaper, solid artwork and story. Behind Spawn, this is McFarlane's best IMO. I think you just answered a question I posed in the Batman #300 and up thread. Thank you
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Post by shaxper on Aug 24, 2014 18:09:01 GMT -5
Last night I read the first 2 issues of Warlock and The Infinity Watch and the first 4 issues of Darkstars. Both "classic" in the sense of taking me back to the Marvel and DC cosmic landscape of my college years. I've never read Warlock and the Infinity Watch. The nostalgia removed, is it a series that holds up?
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Post by antoine on Aug 24, 2014 18:30:48 GMT -5
So my first foray into the classic comics reading thread.
I don't know a lot about creators, so I might need your help.
I just read Green Arrow Volume 1, issue 1-8. I thought it was pretty good, although I started having issue with the art after issue 4... (Even if it's the same artist, from what I got...(except for issue 8). I love that all the stories are 2-parters, instead of 6-parters now...
I also had some issue with the depiction of gay people... I know that it was in 1988, but when GA wanted to draw the thugs attention to him, he went for a walk "Disguised" as a gay, with ass-less chaps and a leather coat/cap. Really? Then 2 issues later, a guy wrote a letter saying he was really happy about how the gay were not stereotype in this issue.
Anyway, I was pretty happy to read those issue and will try to find more...
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Post by shaxper on Aug 24, 2014 19:09:16 GMT -5
So my first foray into the classic comics reading thread. Welcome welcome! WOW. Was this the Mike Grell volume?
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Post by fanboystranger on Aug 24, 2014 19:18:24 GMT -5
Last night I read the first 2 issues of Warlock and The Infinity Watch and the first 4 issues of Darkstars. Both "classic" in the sense of taking me back to the Marvel and DC cosmic landscape of my college years. I've never read Warlock and the Infinity Watch. The nostalgia removed, is it a series that holds up? Not really, in my opinion, but it does have its moments. Major crossover-itis (like every 2-3 issues in the first two years), and some very iffy art in spots. (I guess the first five or six issues are worth picking up, but after that, it's diminishing "Infinity" goings-on. Then Marz and Starlin double-down with the Thor crossover Blood and Thunder, which is the dregs of a terrible period of Thor overall.) I think it actually gets better once Starlin leaves and John Arcudi takes over, but even then, it's not all that great.
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 24, 2014 19:19:37 GMT -5
Last night I read the first 2 issues of Warlock and The Infinity Watch and the first 4 issues of Darkstars. Both "classic" in the sense of taking me back to the Marvel and DC cosmic landscape of my college years. I've never read Warlock and the Infinity Watch. The nostalgia removed, is it a series that holds up? I'm currently reading Warlock Infinity Watch and think it's meh. So far it's suffering from being the slave to all the Infinity crossovers. It doesn't help that the art is featuring Angel Medina , whom i can't stand.
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Post by Cei-U! on Aug 24, 2014 19:48:03 GMT -5
I don't think I am. You had Gerry Conway, David Anthony Kraft and Bob Rozakis all at pretty much their worst on the book. Saying it was a directionless mess is pretty significant praise. Don't listen to him, Shax. Even at its worst, it wasn't THAT bad. Yeah, actually it is. I have the whole run and I love it to pieces but it is a trainwreck of a comic. Cei-U! I summon the crappy classic!
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