I liked the novel real well myself too, and I read it after reading the comics.  I (well now, not then) have almost 100% of the issues, except a few Knightquest issues.  I might do an undertaking of reading that again too.  Right now I have been going through some Silver Surfer issues, and will share them when I get some decent time to post.

I think the thing that helped a lot to in my accumulation of 90's comics, is that I was a teen making money mowing lawns to having a full time job and either still living with my parents or living alone with little financial obligations.  Your situation in the 90's is what I have had for the past 5-6 years.  There's stuff both old and new I'd like to get, but I have priorities that trump my hobby.

Ah..the 90's. The good old days..the day before our lives were ruled by cell phones and the Internet. It was the last time that I bought comic books regularly(up until about '97). Someone mentioned Wizard...and I used to love that magazine...used to read it during my lunch break..loved the humor. I read a myriad of titles...had my share of favorites...remember buying New Warriors #1 off the spinner racks in the summer of 1990. Thought they'd actually be a book that would have some longevity, but Marvel by then was deciding that it didn't want titles to continue indefinitely. I always felt that Marvel dropped the ball on the New Warriors. Also, like someone mentioned, I loved Quasar. Gruenwald did a really good job with that title...very underrated book, imo. I was pretty much buying Quasar and the New Warriors regularly. What else...oh, Silver Surfer, Warlock. I also liked Ghost Rider. And also, of course, the Avengers, FF,etc. I'm sure I'm forgetting a tons of other titles that I read, but what I mentioned above would have been the highlights. Yeah, the 90's were the last glory days for comic books..the 00's have been atrocious. I'd say I've bought about 10 comic books of the rack since 2000(and about 7 of those were during my vacation in 2005 when I needed some reading for the beach). I simply don't like the direction of how the art is favored over the actual story in the 00's. You can finish a comic book in less than 10 minutes. Oh, and they want you to shell out $3-4 per issues..uh, no thanks. I'll stick to the Bronze Age titles. The one thing I absolutely didn't like was the shameless money grab by comic companies. The multiple #1  cover variants as well as the endless stream of gimmicky covers(hologram covers,ugh). Complete greed by Marvel and the rest and was probably the catalyst for why I no longer buy any current comic books(although, regretfully, I recently shelled out money for the Iron Fist  '70's collection...aargggh). However, I really am enjoying reading those old Bronze Age Iron Fist tales and Marvel won't ever make that much money off me very often....so, meh, why not just once.  But the 90's was the last time before we were bombarded by the Internet, so, in a way, I view it as a more innocent time. 

I don't think that was the case at all! New Warriors lasted 75 issues, over six years, which is and was then a very respectable run for a title featuring no 'big' characters, and as far as I'm aware, it was only dropped then because sales were falling off. Even back in the 70s, a lot of well remembered and much loved books did not last 75 issues; many didn't last 25 issues!

The "90's" really doesn't start for me, in terms of comics, until Image forms. Many of the comics Marvel was putting out throughout 1990 and 1991 were still pretty good, particularly Incredible Hulk, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man, X-Men, Thor etc. I think 1992 is when everything went to hell: speculator boom, Claremont kicked off X-Men, flashy art over substance, and so on.

Finally, I am getting a chance to report some reading I recently did. After reading the Secret Defenders 9-14, I decided to go back and read some back story on Nebula as well as the Cosmic Powers mini series, which is follow up to the SD issues.

Silver Surfer (Vol.2) #67-75 by Ron Marz and Ron Lim

Issues #67-69 are tie ins to Infinity War, but still have enough of a story to stand on their own. Dr Strange is helping Galactus try and locate a power source in an alternate dimension to aid in the Infinity War battle. Outside of the ship however, there is another being. Someone lost in this dimension that aims to use Galactus' ship to make his escape. These issues also deal with Nova (Frankie Ray) having second thoughts about being Galactus' herald.

This also has the back story of Geatar, Nebula's first mate, taking care of her on a prison planet, as she is in a catatonic state. (This story of why and how this happened is in Silver Surfer Annual #5, an issue I surprisingly don't have. Which is what took place before Secret Defenders #9 when Surfer asks Dr Strange for help. Followed by these Surfer issues.) Eventually Geatar breaks Nebula out and brings her to Dr Mandibles, a creepy "gray" looking alien. And he fixes Nebula, into a 6 million dollar woman. Geatar continues to vow his services to Nebula, now that she is in the right state of mind and body. And she vows to get the vengeance she so sought, but was foiled in the Secret Defenders issues.

In issues #70-75 we have the Herald Ordeal. This is the format of "events" that I like. All contained in one title, and still relevant to the characters within that title. Which I also thought was done well with the Infinity War tie in issues as well. There was enough story for each issue to still be entertaining even if one wasn't going to read Infinity War. But by the time mid to late 90's came Marvel started taking the Clone Saga route and making every issue empty and pointless to keep readers buying all the Spidey titles, as well as any one shots to tell a story.

Anyway, Nova finally betrays Galactus. So with no herald, Galactus chooses to go on his own after Surfer convinces him abandon the battle between him and Nova. This is where Galactus meets an alien on planet he is about to consume, that has no fear. So Galactus makes him his new herald, Morg. When Surfer meets up with Morg, trying to talk to Galactus, he gets his ass handed to him. So Surfer rounds up all previous heralds of Galactus to confront Morg. Including my favorite, Terrax.

I think Marz paced the story real well, and did good in playing on the personalities of the different heralds, as Surfer had to use different tactics to get each one to see the need for their power to fight against Morg. And of course I am also an unapologetic Ron Lim fan, so the art is top notch for me. I like his battles in space and how he illustrates the cosmic power. And Terrax is one of my favorite villains, like Thanos, he is not always doing bad, sometimes he does good, but he always does it for his own gain. (I may go back and read Terrax in FF though that's not 90's thread material, I still might.) I think the story wrapped up nicely. The only complaint I would say was in the final battle

Covers ....
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Cosmic Powers #1-3

There are six issues in this mini series, but this' all I've read at the moment. It also seems that this series is benefiting from Marvel's movies, maybe, as issue 3 & 6 are way up there in selling price on Lone Star and the remaining issues are still more than cover price, which is what I paid. Not that I could sell such a great mini series brought to you, again, by Ron Marz. Each issue focuses on one character in particular that is part of Thanos' scheme and features a different artist (except 1 & 4 by Ron Lim). This mini series is a follow up to the Secret Defenders #9-14, where Thanos used some Earth villains to acquire the Oracle of Infinite Knowledge. Thanos, searching for a real challenge, through the Oracle learns of a creature named Tyrant, that could rival Thanos, and actually be a worthy challenge.

Terrax stars in #2. He has his own story of feeling there are no challenges left for him in the universe, and by the end of the issue Thanos confronts him with the offer of a real challenge of power; Tyrant. Terrax accepts and follows Thanos. The art by Jeff Moore was good and the story okay, I guess. This one Marz really played on that Terrax really is a good person, and this issue he actually showed compassion. It seemed a bit of stretch based on his past actions, and really didn't play much to the overall story that will play out as more issues are read. Probably the weakest issue. Especially being that I like Terrax and this characterization just seemed off. But of all the great stuff that Ron Marz has written, I can forgive him this one.

Issue #3 stars Jack of Hearts and Ganymede. Ganymede's Spinsterhood was created to keep Tyrant at bay. So Thanos wants to find her and get more information regarding Tyrant before he confronts him. However, JoH, hopelessly in love with her tries to intervene in Thanos and Terrax capturing her when they find them. JoH is left near death from his battle against Thanos. Thanos before leaving the planet surface of the Spinsterhood's home planet, destroys JoH's ship so that he cannot trail them.

Andy Smith did the art on this issue, and it was fair. Not my style so much, with his human anatomy. Everyone seems to be "roided". But it's a minor complaint. The art is still serviceable and his sequential art in battle is good. As for the story, it's pretty much there to introduce Ganymede into this particular story line. Previous to this (and issues I still need to read again) she was in Silver Surfer #80-82 and annual #6, and then here in Cosmic Powers. She was also in one issue of a mini series Cosmic Powers Unlimited that was a sort of continuation of Cosmic Powers. And that's all I have read of this series so far, but will finish it soon.

Covers ....
imgur.com/a/iO9k3

Silver Surfer's series really introduced me to a lot of Marvel's cosmic character, maybe even more so than through Thanos and Warlock.  And I have always liked Marvel's cosmic characters.  Most of them were instant likes from the first time I read a story with them in it.  And Surfer's second series is great stuff for the first 100 issues.  Or at least that's what I read the most.  I have read the latter 40 some issues in a while.  But it would still fit the bill of this thread, so maybe I'll do that in the future.  Though I do have issues missing between 100 and 120 or so before I have the complete rest of the series.

And then around that same time I was shown Walt Simonson's run on Thor and introduced to Beta Ray Bill, who quickly became another favorite cosmic character.  So there will probably be a lot of cosmic Marvel in my 90's reviews.  Not all, but a lot.  The 90's also had all the 2099 titles too, another favorite of the 90's for me.