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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Dec 3, 2014 11:24:51 GMT -5
I'm finally breaking new ground in the Legion. I've been reading vol 4 the 5 years later reboot, and have finally got past the destruction of earth and the discovery of the SW6 legionnaires. Stuart Immomen (?) is on art (god what a talent even then) instead of the woeful Jason Pearson (did he ever do anything decent?) and I'm looking forward to 10 years of new Legion. I feel like a kid in a candy store.
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Post by badwolf on Dec 3, 2014 11:43:39 GMT -5
Picked up a bunch of Moon Knight (1st series) last week and have been working my way through those. I had never read the first six issues before so it was interesting to see his beginning, which I only knew vaguely before. When I was a kid I didn't see that he was a blend of Batman and the Shadow though it's obvious now. The multiple personalities seem odd and contrived, as they suddenly come out of nowhere. I don't know how Marlene puts up with it. Still, the stories are interesting and the art is great.
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 3, 2014 12:37:05 GMT -5
I read the classic "The Penny Plunderers" last night. I read the digital version from Comixology, but it was originally published in World's Finest #30 in 1947. It's been reprinted a bunch of times and I first saw it in "Batman in the 1940s." This story is famous because it shows the origin of the giant penny.
It should also be famous for being totally insane: Aim for the stars, Joe Coyne! Rise up and take your place in the Batman firmament.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Dec 3, 2014 15:23:00 GMT -5
I'm finally breaking new ground in the Legion. I've been reading vol 4 the 5 years later reboot, and have finally got past the destruction of earth and the discovery of the SW6 legionnaires. Stuart Immomen (?) is on art (god what a talent even then) instead of the woeful Jason Pearson (did he ever do anything decent?) and I'm looking forward to 10 years of new Legion. I feel like a kid in a candy store. The 'threeboot' and Abnett/Lanning era are my faves... I"m sure you'll like them I'm about 4 years behind (at Crisis right now).. I got that whole run and most of the 5 years later era waiting
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Post by badwolf on Dec 3, 2014 15:43:37 GMT -5
The 'threeboot' and Abnett/Lanning era are my faves... I"m sure you'll like them I loved the Abnett/Lanning era! That incarnation got the 'boot way too soon.
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Dec 3, 2014 22:18:08 GMT -5
The 'threeboot' and Abnett/Lanning era are my faves... I"m sure you'll like them I'm about 4 years behind (at Crisis right now).. I got that whole run and most of the 5 years later era waiting I loved the Abnett/Lanning era! That incarnation got the 'boot way too soon. Like I said I'm in anticipation heaven. I dont know whether to savour it or just binge out. 10-12 years worth though, my savouring days may be over. Time for the Scrooge McDuck high dive into the pile I think.
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Post by Phil Maurice on Dec 3, 2014 22:38:43 GMT -5
I read the classic "The Penny Plunderers" last night. I read the digital version from Comixology, but it was originally published in World's Finest #30 in 1947. It's been reprinted a bunch of times and I first saw it in "Batman in the 1940s." This story is famous because it shows the origin of the giant penny.
It should also be famous for being totally insane. Aim for the stars, Joe Coyne! Rise up and take your place in the Batman firmament. Legendary bit of business. Of course a guy named Coyne would be thwarted by a giant penny!
We watched the latest episode of The Flash tonight, where our hero faced the Rainbow Raider. Naturally, his (presumably given) name was Roy G. Bivolo! This has its roots in the comics, but I love that the show didn't shy away from it. Rather, they embraced the. . .for lack of a better term, goofiness of it, in service to the character and the story. Totally insane? Yes. Totally fun? Also yes.
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 3, 2014 23:18:26 GMT -5
I read the classic "The Penny Plunderers" last night. I read the digital version from Comixology, but it was originally published in World's Finest #30 in 1947. It's been reprinted a bunch of times and I first saw it in "Batman in the 1940s." This story is famous because it shows the origin of the giant penny.
It should also be famous for being totally insane. Aim for the stars, Joe Coyne! Rise up and take your place in the Batman firmament. Legendary bit of business. Of course a guy named Coyne would be thwarted by a giant penny!
We watched the latest episode of The Flash tonight, where our hero faced the Rainbow Raider. Naturally, his (presumably given) name was Roy G. Bivolo! This has its roots in the comics, but I love that the show didn't shy away from it. Rather, they embraced the. . .for lack of a better term, goofiness of it, in service to the character and the story. Totally insane? Yes. Totally fun? Also yes.
How great would it be if Joe Coyne (in his pre-Penny Plunderer days) showed up on the "Gotham" TV series. Fish Mooney could catch him pitching pennies when he's supposed to be working.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2014 7:41:53 GMT -5
I finished the first Firestorm miniseries TPB last night. I loved it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2014 20:47:13 GMT -5
Reading A Christmas For Shacktown and really enjoying it. I thought it was the perfect time to crack it open. The Donald Duck classic comics read much quicker than the Mickey Mouse strips. I love a lighthearted break from all the bleak drama and crime stuff I read on the regular. I love drama, but some good natured gag strips here and there really put me in a good mood.
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Post by The Captain on Dec 11, 2014 12:03:07 GMT -5
Just finished reading the entire series of Further Adventures of Indiana Jones. It was definitely hit-or-miss, as some stories were well-plotted, well-paced, and just fun, while others were ponderous and made little or no sense. Same with the artwork, as some issues were very well-done, while others were less than stellar with blank backgrounds or inconsistent portrayals; in some issues, Marion Ravenwood looks like a college girl with freckles and a girlish face, while in others, she looks like an adult woman who has traveled the world and seen and done more than most.
It was what it was: a book based on a licensed property that couldn't do anything terribly "out there" because the movies were still being made. Can't say I'll ever pick it up again, but I won't lament reading it in the first place.
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Post by paulie on Dec 12, 2014 10:45:02 GMT -5
Picked up a bunch of Moon Knight (1st series) last week and have been working my way through those. I had never read the first six issues before so it was interesting to see his beginning, which I only knew vaguely before. When I was a kid I didn't see that he was a blend of Batman and the Shadow though it's obvious now. The multiple personalities seem odd and contrived, as they suddenly come out of nowhere. I don't know how Marlene puts up with it. Still, the stories are interesting and the art is great. Marlene's 'putting up with it' is what I always found to be one of the key failures of the Moon Knight concept. The 4 personalities made no sense to me because they were presented out of the context of mental illness. It was like "I'm Lockley now baby... this is just how I role..." The Sienkiewicz art and those covers certainly makes the series a minor classic but Doug characterizations were head scratchers. Kudos to him though for the noir-ish plots.
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Post by paulie on Dec 12, 2014 10:51:10 GMT -5
Just finished reading the entire series of Further Adventures of Indiana Jones. It was definitely hit-or-miss, as some stories were well-plotted, well-paced, and just fun, while others were ponderous and made little or no sense. Same with the artwork, as some issues were very well-done, while others were less than stellar with blank backgrounds or inconsistent portrayals; in some issues, Marion Ravenwood looks like a college girl with freckles and a girlish face, while in others, she looks like an adult woman who has traveled the world and seen and done more than most. It was what it was: a book based on a licensed property that couldn't do anything terribly "out there" because the movies were still being made. Can't say I'll ever pick it up again, but I won't lament reading it in the first place. Spot on about the Marvel Indiana Jones series... though I enjoyed it a little more than you did. I think our own Roquefort Raider is a semi-fan as well. Sitting here thinking about I seem to recall enjoying about 20 of the 34 issues. Some of the Ditko issues near the end have a little more plot development and consistent plot development at that. I think Linda Grant was the scripter on these (?). But then the series was cancelled without notice.
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Post by badwolf on Dec 12, 2014 11:15:15 GMT -5
Marlene's 'putting up with it' is what I always found to be one of the key failures of the Moon Knight concept. The 4 personalities made no sense to me because they were presented out of the context of mental illness. It was like "I'm Lockley now baby... this is just how I role..." I know! Every time he says something like that I expect her to smack him... or at least roll her eyes and face-palm. I remember a strip in the comedy issue of What If...? that was "What if Moon Knight got his identities confused?" Now it makes sense!
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Post by paulie on Dec 12, 2014 17:07:55 GMT -5
Marlene's 'putting up with it' is what I always found to be one of the key failures of the Moon Knight concept. The 4 personalities made no sense to me because they were presented out of the context of mental illness. It was like "I'm Lockley now baby... this is just how I role..." I know! Every time he says something like that I expect her to smack him... or at least roll her eyes and face-palm. I remember a strip in the comedy issue of What If...? that was "What if Moon Knight got his identities confused?" Now it makes sense! I'll respond to you badwolf even though you made no comment about my 'role' pun! I am still dumbstruck by the fact that Moench just wrote the personalities as part of the overall character and plot as opposed to offering any sort of insight or recognition into what is so obviously mental illness. Wasn't the title called Marc Spector: Moon Knight when it was rebooted later in the decade?
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