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Post by Outrajs on Jul 27, 2017 18:29:26 GMT -5
Someone I know recommended Avengers 41 - 55. He said it encompassed the Kang War? He also called it "awesome" which is a term I have never heard him use. Anyone want to weigh in on this one? Is it really that good?
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Post by Confessor on Jul 27, 2017 19:21:43 GMT -5
Someone I know recommended Avengers 41 - 55. He said it encompassed the Kang War? He also called it "awesome" which is a term I have never heard him use. Anyone want to weigh in on this one? Is it really that good? Personally, I found those issues wildly uneven. But then, that's pretty much how I feel about '60s issues of the Avengers generally. In fact, this is gonna sound like heresy to some, but I enjoy Joe Casey's 2004 and 2006 retellings of the Silver Age Avengers stories in his Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes I and II mini-series more than I've ever enjoyed the proper Avengers issues of the period. I'm not much for team books, I'm afraid. |
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Post by shaxper on Jul 27, 2017 22:23:46 GMT -5
Someone I know recommended Avengers 41 - 55. He said it encompassed the Kang War? He also called it "awesome" which is a term I have never heard him use. Anyone want to weigh in on this one? Is it really that good? Personally, I found those issues wildly uneven. But then, that's pretty much how I feel about '60s issues of the Avengers generally. In fact, this is gonna sound like heresy to some, but I enjoy Joe Casey's 2004 and 2006 retellings of the Silver Age Avengers stories in his Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes I and II mini-series more than I've ever enjoyed the proper Avengers issues of the period. I'm not much for team books, I'm afraid. I think she means the volume 3 Kurt Busiek Avengers. Never read them myself, but I'm a big fan of the original Kang Wars during the Steve Englehart era. |
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Post by Crimebuster on Jul 27, 2017 22:55:36 GMT -5
I'm a huge fan of Busiek's Kang War. There are some valid criticisms people have - it's verrry long, it brings back the Carol Danvers rape plot in a way sone people found problematic, etc. - but I thought it was fantastic in scope and as part of Kurt's exploration of Kang as a character. Nobody has ever written Kang as well, not even close. And the amazing thing is, Kurt did two different versions of Kang that are equally great whike being very different - a look at Kang in his prime in Avengers Forever, and this look at a much older Kang in Kang War. With time travel involved and his face hidden by his mask, you never know what age Kang is when he fights the avengers - the guy who shows up in the next issue could be 30 years older. Kurt explores this to great effect between the two stories, which for my money are the two best Kang stories ever.
One weird note is that Kang War is totally in continuity. That won't seem as weird now, but it did at the time, because the events in this story are massive and global and truly world changing but somehow weren't even mentioned in most other marvel books at the time.
One of my favorite Avengers stories, and really underrated.
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Post by bor on Jul 28, 2017 4:12:13 GMT -5
I'm a huge fan of Busiek's Kang War. There are some valid criticisms people have - it's verrry long, it brings back the Carol Danvers rape plot in a way sone people found problematic, etc. - but I thought it was fantastic in scope and as part of Kurt's exploration of Kang as a character. Nobody has ever written Kang as well, not even close. And the amazing thing is, Kurt did two different versions of Kang that are equally great whike being very different - a look at Kang in his prime in Avengers Forever, and this look at a much older Kang in Kang War. With time travel involved and his face hidden by his mask, you never know what age Kang is when he fights the avengers - the guy who shows up in the next issue could be 30 years older. Kurt explores this to great effect between the two stories, which for my money are the two best Kang stories ever. One weird note is that Kang War is totally in continuity. That won't seem as weird now, but it did at the time, because the events in this story are massive and global and truly world changing but somehow weren't even mentioned in most other marvel books at the time. One of my favorite Avengers stories, and really underrated. That entire run was pretty darn good. And a whole lot better then what came before it through most of the 90s. The comics I have slated to read are: A whole bunch of The spirit two books of tin tin which each contains three stories/albuns Transformers phase one omnibus Absolute batman inc. The two newest Spider-man epics. I am trying to shift between these to avoid getting tired of any individual series. I also have a whole bunch on my Ipad from various digital sales but I am saving those for when I go on trips or to visit family. |
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Post by Confessor on Jul 28, 2017 5:07:15 GMT -5
Personally, I found those issues wildly uneven. But then, that's pretty much how I feel about '60s issues of the Avengers generally. In fact, this is gonna sound like heresy to some, but I enjoy Joe Casey's 2004 and 2006 retellings of the Silver Age Avengers stories in his Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes I and II mini-series more than I've ever enjoyed the proper Avengers issues of the period. I'm not much for team books, I'm afraid. I think she means the volume 3 Kurt Busiek Avengers. Never read them myself, but I'm a big fan of the original Kang Wars during the Steve Englehart era. Ah OK, that makes sense. I was thinking that I don't remember Kang being in those issues, much less a Kang War story arc, but it's been a long time since I read them. Disregard everything I've said on the matter, Outrajs. |
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Post by Outrajs on Jul 28, 2017 12:19:44 GMT -5
I think she means the volume 3 Kurt Busiek Avengers. Never read them myself, but I'm a big fan of the original Kang Wars during the Steve Englehart era. Ah OK, that makes sense. I was thinking that I don't remember Kang being in those issues, much less a Kang War story arc, but it's been a long time since I read them. Disregard everything I've said on the matter, Outrajs. Or how about this...I can take what you said regarding the books you thought I was talking about! See...no harm done and you saved me from a bad series read! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2017 23:05:36 GMT -5
In my current read pile is a mix of current and classic stuff...
I am making my way through Jack Katz's First Kingdom, I am a third of the way through the first volume, I have volume two as well in waiting.
I have Heavy Metal Vol. 1 #4 waiting to dive into for my review thread.
I also have volumes 2-6 of Fear Agent in the pile for that review thread.
I am rereading Vol. 1 of Roquefort Raider's Le Bras D'Orion and have volume 2 waiting in the wings.
After doing the top 100 sagas and just getting a nice new hardcover edition of The Incal, I am slowly making my way though it, relishing each page as I go. I have the first Moebius Library volume The World of Edena waiting in the wings as well.
I have volumes 2 and 3 of Mind MGMT waiting and Volumes 1 and 2 of Brandon Graham's Prophet in the pile as well, plus the first volume of Jeff Lemire's Sweet Tooth that I picked up this past weekend at a con.
Lastly in the pile is the new hardcover edition with a new translation of Barbarella that Humanoids put out earlier this year (I believe Kelly Sue DeConnick did the English translation on this edition).
I've also been fiddling around reading through some different Marvel stuff on my Unlimited account.
Then there's the prose, both fiction and non-fiction...
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