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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 1, 2016 17:48:19 GMT -5
He's instrumental in crafting the Marvel Universe after Stan Lee paved the way. He wrote many of his beloved DC golden age characters. Which work do you think stands the test of time as his best?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2016 18:04:04 GMT -5
It's a tough question but I decided to go with Conan over All-Star Squadron.
I credit his work on All-Star Squadron for my deep love of DC Comics, but his body of Conan work is something I've enjoyed quite a bit as an adult, reading (slowly) through the Dark Horse collections of all that classic material. I'm planning to give All-Star Squadron a re-read, or rather a real first read sometime soon, but I'ma little concerned that my 5 year old mind loved it far more than my 35 year old one will.
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 1, 2016 18:07:42 GMT -5
Submariner, though I did really enjoy his work on Invaders and All-Star Squadron
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Post by Phil Maurice on Apr 1, 2016 18:50:40 GMT -5
I'll be the inaugural vote for Avengers, but I confess my vote probably shouldn't count since I lack a comprehensive familiarity with Roy's work. Make no mistake, I've read a ton of it, just nowhere near ALL of it. Still, his scribing on the Avengers soars, and represents some of the most earnest, imaginative, and compelling writing of the era. I think I find something fresh each time I revisit it. And let's not forget that you can't spell allegory without R-O-Y.  |
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Post by foxley on Apr 1, 2016 19:04:48 GMT -5
Infinity, Inc before it was crippled by the Crisis. He did an awesome job of examining what being a second generation hero actually meant, and what it was like to attempt to live up to the legacy of parents who are literal legends.
I am also really fond of All-Star Squadron (Infinity, Inc only tops it because Roy was working with his own creations) and his Jonni Thunder, a.k.a. Thunderbolt mini-series.
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Post by shaxper on Apr 1, 2016 19:31:08 GMT -5
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Apr 1, 2016 19:57:47 GMT -5
I've been reading the ongoing multi-issue interview with Roy in Alter Ego and I'm shocked how much of his work I missed. He wrote Secret Defenders? He wrote Doc Strange in the '90s? He wrote Advanced Dungeons and Dragons? (And was given an outline for how all the scripts need to work which he promptly ignored because, hey, he's Roy Thomas!)
Actually, I'd vote for Alter Ego over all of these. He's a good second tier comic writer but a master comic historian.
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Post by dupersuper on Apr 1, 2016 20:34:11 GMT -5
I was tempted to say All Star, but Arak was just so unique and was such a great showcase for his inner history teacher...
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Apr 1, 2016 20:52:52 GMT -5
I love Arak. But it petered out, pretty badly. And it seemed somewhat dependent on who the artist was.
I would say that Conan was his strongest work.
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Post by Crimebuster on Apr 1, 2016 22:12:19 GMT -5
Hey, all props to Roy for his awesome Conan run, but for me it has to be Avengers. My favorite superhero run of all time, and one I would stack up against any other superhero run ever. And in terms of creativity and legacy, I think the nine month period he had from Avengers #52-60 is right up there with the best, even (*gasp*) with Stan and Jack.
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Post by hondobrode on Apr 1, 2016 22:19:58 GMT -5
I immediately thought of Conan, and really enjoy his run, but the one that is closest to my heart is All-Star Squadron.
What he did as retroactive fiction was awesome IMO and I still respect him immensely for it.
Absolutely agree that his work for Alter Ego is stunning.
Kind of in the same vein as All-Star, his Invaders is one of my favorite Marvel Bronze Age titles.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2016 22:46:07 GMT -5
Crom and Mitra, an easy choice.
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Post by earl on Apr 2, 2016 1:19:47 GMT -5
My favorite would be his Conan comics but I think the Vision/Ultron and Kree/Skrull war stories in the Avengers would probably be the biggest ones. One has already been adapted into a movie and you know its just a matter of time until at least the Ant-man Vision sequence of the latter will be used in another film.
While some purists don't like the Conan comics, I don't think Robert Howard has the same profile without Thomas guiding the comics with such legendary artists like Barry Windsor-Smith and John Buscema.
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Post by tingramretro on Apr 2, 2016 1:27:23 GMT -5
Infinity Inc. for me, though I've read most of Roy's work and loved most of what I've read; his Marvel work with Neal Adams in particular, as All-Star Squadron, The Invaders, Secret Origins, Young All-Stars and Conan.
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 2, 2016 2:28:05 GMT -5
The Obvious answers are Avengers or Conan but I decided to go with Warlock. It was a bold move to Continue the Him saga in the pages of Marvel Premiere and Warlock 1-8 as an allegory for Jesus. There was a lot of mail on the subject and I Understand that he had to stop printing the letters because it was becoming a distraction from the title.
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