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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2014 15:54:01 GMT -5
Grell also launched Starslayer from Pacific and First Comics during this period as well, but quickly handed over the reins on that to others. he also did another Green Arrow mini-the Wonder Year with Gray Morrow on art... which is a kind of origin career overview mini codifying Arrow's career in continuity up to Longbow hunters and hten into Grell's run on the main book, but it came out well into Grell's run on the main book. -M
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Sept 8, 2014 16:36:01 GMT -5
Thank you for the nods....Warlord might be a tougher sell on me but I am always willing to give something a shot before I discount it. I will def be looking out for more Green Arrow and that Bond series looks fantastic
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Post by paulie on Sept 9, 2014 8:47:31 GMT -5
Thank you for the nods....Warlord might be a tougher sell on me but I am always willing to give something a shot before I discount it. I will def be looking out for more Green Arrow and that Bond series looks fantastic Grell's Green Arrow is one of my all-time favorite series. You should be able to get all of it in the dollar bins. Heck, I think I got most of mine in the 3 for a dollar bins at conventions.
No need to shy away from Warlord either. Each issue is a good quick read, like Green Arrow, that deftly advances the overall plot. If it only takes 7 minutes to read and has Grell art then it should be worth your while, no?
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Sept 9, 2014 15:06:50 GMT -5
Grell also launched Starslayer from Pacific and First Comics during this period as well, but quickly handed over the reins on that to others. That one issue is outstanding. It's a little ridiculous for me to say so since this was crafted as a science-fantasy title, but I wish Torin had stayed in his own timeline! His adventures against the Romans and his barely-touched background were all kinds of awesome: his being from the eastern steppes and not from England proper, his being the ancestor of King Arthur, his meeting Ambrosius/Merlin... I wanted more!!! I prefer Grell when he handles the "real" world: his Jon Sable, his James Bond, his Tarzan and even his Green Arrow were better than Starslayer or the Legion issues he drew. (Warlord is sort of an exception!)
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Sept 9, 2014 15:46:00 GMT -5
I'm sure I would enjoy it. I am just extreeeemelly backlogged on my reading as is. I have a pile of 100+ books from Defenders to Cap to FF to Thor to Batman to DD that just need to be read before I take off into any new series
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Post by paulie on Sept 9, 2014 16:14:59 GMT -5
I'm sure I would enjoy it. I am just extreeeemelly backlogged on my reading as is. I have a pile of 100+ books from Defenders to Cap to FF to Thor to Batman to DD that just need to be read before I take off into any new series Just 100? I think I'm 10 long boxes behind. I seem to like buying as much as reading these days. First World Problems.
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Sept 9, 2014 17:20:30 GMT -5
Well I am limited by geography...where is live is a good 7-8 hours from Toronto which would be the nearest place one could consider a comic hub (possibly Detroit but that means crossing the border and is still 5-6 hours). Otherwise, I would be hitting up shops allll the time. Back on track here.....'Tec #598, 599, 600. Really enjoyed this story arc. Kind of surprised Bonecrusher has not been used since (which may be for the best since it was suited for the storyline only). Great writing here, I would highly recommend and I am surprised more people dont put this on a must read Batman list
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Post by Jasoomian on Sept 9, 2014 22:05:24 GMT -5
That arc was written by Sam Hamm, who wrote the screenplay for Burton's Batman film.
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Sept 10, 2014 22:52:43 GMT -5
Defenders #17
Snagged this a keeper from the lot I am selling. This one was a bit confusing though and definitely classifies as misadvertising at its finest. Hulk takes off within the first few pages, he never sees Luke Cage at all and there is no debate over whose side he is taking at all.....so for my first step into Defenders I was kind of underwhelmed but I like the large splash page at the back of the Wrecking Crew.
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Post by paulie on Sept 11, 2014 8:48:17 GMT -5
Defenders #17
Snagged this a keeper from the lot I am selling. This one was a bit confusing though and definitely classifies as misadvertising at its finest. Hulk takes off within the first few pages, he never sees Luke Cage at all and there is no debate over whose side he is taking at all.....so for my first step into Defenders I was kind of underwhelmed but I like the large splash page at the back of the Wrecking Crew.
I think this is the first chapter of a three-parter vs. the Wrecking Crew. I liked it. Solid Len Wein script.
I guess I don't stress too much about the melodramatic and overstated covers.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Sept 13, 2014 8:26:22 GMT -5
I read FF #163, having seen it brought up in another thread. It was one of my early random FF purchases when I was trying to find an era of FF that might hold my attention. This issue was cosmic hockey ... Thing vs Gaard. Not the best single issue to read of FF. Thankfully over time I've fun across better Roy Thomas issues.
Started reading X-treme X-Men about a week or so ago and got through issue 11. I have through 25 ans a few after that. Cordy wasn't able to follow Larroca for my eyes and never read past that much. This is the first read since I bought them and I'm finding the same issues that I felt when I first read them. They feel disjointed but the feeling is they are suppose to interlock. The first villain in the second issue who caused some major damage and shocking "get you to buy the next issue" actions is built up and then it seems (I honestly don't remember future issues yet) forgotten in favor of present events. I'll see it to the last issue I have but this reminds me a lot of Claremont's FF who I again bought for Larroca's. But I think these came out much better than his FF. Maybe I'll read that next.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Sept 13, 2014 8:29:31 GMT -5
Well I am limited by geography...where is live is a good 7-8 hours from Toronto which would be the nearest place one could consider a comic hub (possibly Detroit but that means crossing the border and is still 5-6 hours). Otherwise, I would be hitting up shops allll the time. Back on track here.....'Tec #598, 599, 600. Really enjoyed this story arc. Kind of surprised Bonecrusher has not been used since (which may be for the best since it was suited for the storyline only). Great writing here, I would highly recommend and I am surprised more people dont put this on a must read Batman list I was going to go and read this and share my thoughts as I recognized the cover but I only have #600 not the preceding issues. I may still pull it out. I remember the issue cover reminded me of Bane and Knightsend which I just discovered and read not long after seeing this issue in a Batman back issue box. Edit: What you pictured was 598. I thought it was 600 and didn't look past. I do have all three issues.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Sept 13, 2014 14:08:47 GMT -5
Just read X-treme X-Men 12 and I wonder if Rogue in stories after this has really turned into the all encompassing fail safe for the X-Men? Like the library of imprints of mutants she has in her Dewy Decimal system of powers just makes her another Wolverine who is unstoppable despite all odds. I'm finding it more annoying the more I read of this. If she can do all is claimed she can then why does this conflict take x amount of issues when it could be solved in five panels? Is it Claremont's use of Rogue or everyone's? I haven't read much X-Men past this except Morrison's New X-Men.
Edit: I see looking at the dates Morrison and X-treme were running at the same time. I just read Morrison's after it had stopped reading X-treme.
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Post by December on Sept 13, 2014 22:45:21 GMT -5
Just read X-treme X-Men 12 and I wonder if Rogue in stories after this has really turned into the all encompassing fail safe for the X-Men? Like the library of imprints of mutants she has in her Dewy Decimal system of powers just makes her another Wolverine who is unstoppable despite all odds. I'm finding it more annoying the more I read of this. If she can do all is claimed she can then why does this conflict take x amount of issues when it could be solved in five panels? Is it Claremont's use of Rogue or everyone's? I haven't read much X-Men past this except Morrison's New X-Men. Edit: I see looking at the dates Morrison and X-treme were running at the same time. I just read Morrison's after it had stopped reading X-treme. By the end of that series, Rogue lost her powers completely. They were only gone for a short time and when they returned she no longer had access to all the previous powers she had absorbed (including Ms. Marvel's powers, which she had since her 1st appearance). Since then she has permantly absorbed and since lost Sunfire's powers (in Tony Bedard's issues of her last solo), gained greater control over her powers, i.e. when and how much she absorbs (during Mike Carey's excellent X-Men run) and, apparently, lost that greater control amidst her retun in Uncanny Avengers.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Sept 14, 2014 15:29:13 GMT -5
Back on track here.....'Tec #598, 599, 600. Really enjoyed this story arc. Kind of surprised Bonecrusher has not been used since (which may be for the best since it was suited for the storyline only). Great writing here, I would highly recommend and I am surprised more people dont put this on a must read Batman list Well I whited reading it again. I had forgotten it being a well plotted and engrossing story. Defiantly one I had forgotten about. The homages in the back of the three issues were nice. Walt Simonson does a good Batman.
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