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Post by Cei-U! on Jan 19, 2015 21:59:57 GMT -5
I much prefer Wanda with black hair like she is in the original comics. (I hear she sometimes gets recolored as a redhead in reprints.) Actually, Wanda's black hair in those early Avengers issues was a mistake. Her hair was auburn in all her appearances prior to Avengers #16. The original color was finally restored in Avengers #75 at then-scripter Roy Thomas' request. Cei-U! I summon the Lady Clairol!
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Post by Cei-U! on Jan 19, 2015 22:20:09 GMT -5
Prompted by Scott Shaw's posting about the series on Facebook today, I dug out and read both issues of Dell's Lobo. Scripted by Don Arneson and illustrated by Tony Tallarico, Lobo is the story of an African-American Union Army veteran turned cowboy framed for robbing and murdering his rancher boss. In most ways, it's a rather ordinary Western not unlike the Marvel titles of the era, but it is utterly amazing to find a comic book starring a black man in *1965* that not only depicts its title character as intelligent, courageous and principled but consistently depicts the Old West as racially diverse as it actually was: one of the strip's villains is also black, as are a number of background characters. What I found truly astonishing, though, was that nobody in the comic ever mentions the lead character's race or treats him differently because of it. It's a shame that Tallarico's art is so crude, as with a better draftsman on board, this could have been one powerful series. As it was, Lobo was definitely ahead of its time (too much so, perhaps, as rumor has it several Southern distributors threatened to boycott Dell's entire line if they didn't drop it). Check it out if you ever get the chance.
Cei-U! I summon the lone wolf!
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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 19, 2015 22:53:46 GMT -5
I much prefer Wanda with black hair like she is in the original comics. (I hear she sometimes gets recolored as a redhead in reprints.) Actually, Wanda's black hair in those early Avengers issues was a mistake. Her hair was auburn in all her appearances prior to Avengers #16. The original color was finally restored in Avengers #75 at then-scripter Roy Thomas' request. Cei-U! I summon the Lady Clairol! Oh, I knew it was reddish in her earliest appearances in X-Men. I used to have #4 and #7. By "original comics," I meant original copies of her earliest appearances in The Avengers. I still have #21 to #23, and it's black. (Well, blue, actually.) And it was that color for a long time. And I think it looks better that way.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2015 6:50:40 GMT -5
Hawkeye IS a CLASSIC asshat. ESPECIALLY when Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver first joined the team. Some of the things he said to Scarlet Witch, I had to remind myself of WHEN those comics were made. Because: WOW. What a true sh!tb@x. Oh, but it went on. Creepily and embarrassingly so with Wanda while he was in that ludicrous Siegfried and Roy outfit:
And then all over again with Natasha:
Hopefully, the Hawk is a little more centered and focused these days.
See? Yyyyuuuucccckkkk.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2015 6:51:43 GMT -5
Oh, Clint! And this is why I started out not liking this character.
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Jan 20, 2015 7:25:24 GMT -5
I liked the character fine till I read this stuff. I have no probs with ole foot-in-mouth Clint being afflicted myself, but that whiny stalker Clint deserves the beatdowns he gets in his own book. Coldwater, have you tried the new Silver Surfer book ? I saw you've read some ole stuff, you HAVE to try the new Allred book, especially the latest issue space has no upside down...how are you doing this ? So simple yet why did no-one do this years ago, just an awesome fun book.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2015 7:30:58 GMT -5
I have not read new Silver Surfer. In fact, I have only read him written by Stan Lee. I'm scared to read him by anyone else right now. Not that I won't, but I want to read Stan Lee's run of him before I read him written by anyone else. I am finding lately that it's not necessarily that I LOVE certain characters. It's more that I LOVE certain characters when written by specific writers. Like: I LOVE Gerry Conway's Firestorm. Would I like him written by anyone else? I do not know. But Gerry Conway's run was/is great (so far). I LOVE Stan Lee's writing of Silver Surfer. Would the character interest me written by someone else? I am not sure.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2015 9:28:14 GMT -5
I read my Creepy Corben book over the weekend: Tho' I think he was tripping when he wrote "The Slipped Mickey Click Flip!" Is this the story about the psychiatrist who was to be "cured" by an ex-patient? The one where he got the psychiatrist, the wife, AND the dog? I didn't much care for that particular story, but I have loved the rest of what I have read so far.
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Post by Jesse on Jan 20, 2015 10:03:29 GMT -5
This was a good issue and I especially like this page.
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Post by badwolf on Jan 20, 2015 10:36:59 GMT -5
I read my Creepy Corben book over the weekend: Tho' I think he was tripping when he wrote "The Slipped Mickey Click Flip!" Is this the story about the psychiatrist who was to be "cured" by an ex-patient? The one where he got the psychiatrist, the wife, AND the dog? I didn't much care for that particular story, but I have loved the rest of what I have read so far. That's the one. I didn't really understand it, but (maybe for that reason) I found it one of the more unsettling tales.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2015 11:59:17 GMT -5
Is this the story about the psychiatrist who was to be "cured" by an ex-patient? The one where he got the psychiatrist, the wife, AND the dog? I didn't much care for that particular story, but I have loved the rest of what I have read so far. That's the one. I didn't really understand it, but (maybe for that reason) I found it one of the more unsettling tales. I think the MAJOR problem with that story was the introduction of a new "host/narrator" of the story. And then it just got entirely too wonky for me. I did not understand the entire flip/click thing, but if it was in sole reference to the TV coming alive at the end and eating the wife, then I guess that make sense. Seems an awful lot of build up, though, for one small part of the story. But the rest of the stories have seemed decent enough so far.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jan 20, 2015 12:15:21 GMT -5
I have not read new Silver Surfer. In fact, I have only read him written by Stan Lee. I'm scared to read him by anyone else right now. Not that I won't, but I want to read Stan Lee's run of him before I read him written by anyone else. I am finding lately that it's not necessarily that I LOVE certain characters. It's more that I LOVE certain characters when written by specific writers. Like: I LOVE Gerry Conway's Firestorm. Would I like him written by anyone else? I do not know. But Gerry Conway's run was/is great (so far). I LOVE Stan Lee's writing of Silver Surfer. Would the character interest me written by someone else? I am not sure. That's become extremely more pronounced in modern times, IMO.. different writers writing different characters are pretty much a different character in alot of cases.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2015 12:29:05 GMT -5
I have not read new Silver Surfer. In fact, I have only read him written by Stan Lee. I'm scared to read him by anyone else right now. Not that I won't, but I want to read Stan Lee's run of him before I read him written by anyone else. I am finding lately that it's not necessarily that I LOVE certain characters. It's more that I LOVE certain characters when written by specific writers. Like: I LOVE Gerry Conway's Firestorm. Would I like him written by anyone else? I do not know. But Gerry Conway's run was/is great (so far). I LOVE Stan Lee's writing of Silver Surfer. Would the character interest me written by someone else? I am not sure. That's become extremely more pronounced in modern times, IMO.. different writers writing different characters are pretty much a different character in alot of cases.
It's quite unfortunate, I think. I mean, of course every writer is going to have their own style, I wouldn't have it any other way, but I wish the style would be shown more in the story than in the character. If that makes sense.
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Post by dbutler69 on Jan 20, 2015 12:58:06 GMT -5
I'm reading through a whole bunch of random issues of Master of Kung Fu. I find it very enjoyable, but it doesn't lend itself well to just picking up random issues and reading them. There are a lot of characters, and a lot of subplots going on, and it takes a while to figure all this out. A newbie can feel a bit lost, or at least like he/she is missing something. Regardless, I've found it a highly enjoyable series. The best issues by far are the Gulacy issues. It was a sad day when he left the title. I do like the Jim Craig stuff, though, and the Zeck stuff is pretty good but frankly doesn't hold a candle to Gulacy's best. The title reaches another huge peak when Gene Day starts pencilling with issue 100. Cool. I have a few of those issues, but haven't gotten to them yet. I just finished #88.
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Post by dbutler69 on Jan 20, 2015 13:02:49 GMT -5
I have not read new Silver Surfer. In fact, I have only read him written by Stan Lee. I'm scared to read him by anyone else right now. Not that I won't, but I want to read Stan Lee's run of him before I read him written by anyone else. I am finding lately that it's not necessarily that I LOVE certain characters. It's more that I LOVE certain characters when written by specific writers. Like: I LOVE Gerry Conway's Firestorm. Would I like him written by anyone else? I do not know. But Gerry Conway's run was/is great (so far). I LOVE Stan Lee's writing of Silver Surfer. Would the character interest me written by someone else? I am not sure. Yes, the writer is just as important as the character! I thought the John Byrne Silver Surer one shot was good, and the Surfer's 1987 had its good points and bad points. Stan's Silver Surfer: Parable was perhaps my favorite Surfer, though I really disliked the art. And yes, I wish writers would keep characters "in character".
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