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Post by hondobrode on May 31, 2018 15:04:04 GMT -5
Karl Kesel - Guardians of Metropolis
John Wagner - Judge Dredd : Legends of the Law
David Mack - Kabuki
Dan Brereton - The Nocturnals
Charles Vess & Elaine Lee - Prince Valiant
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Post by tarkintino on May 31, 2018 17:03:21 GMT -5
The decade of the 90's has a general bad rap in comparison to other comic book written decades in the pats. The illustration-driven & quality writing taking a back seat Image Publishing debut, Speculation bringing in alternative covers & introduction to various "rebooting" to issue #1's, The Clone Saga, and other things that gave the 90's a general image and perception it probably didn't deserve. I am sure there are many quality writers and stories written in that decade in all publishing houses (Marvel, DC, Image, Vertigo, Dark Horse, etc.). What were some of the storyarcs, and writers of the 90's decade that you liked? My favorite writers and stories of the 1990s: Mark Waid & Alex Ross: Kingdom Come (1996) Dan Jurgens: Zero Hour! Crisis in Time (1994) Kurt Busiek: Marvels (1994) Each was standing on a Mount Rushmore level height above the endless excesses and disasters of 1990s superhero comics, with Marvels and Kingdom Come beautifully exploring the essence of classic characters in a way more effective than some 100+ runs of superhero titles. Playing into the strengths of the characters, yet adding a rare sense of realism in behavior as well as art produced unforgettable results. Its no wonder both titles are among the most celebrated of the past 30 years by comic and non-comic fans alike. Zero Hour--as everyone knows--had the Herculean task of either straightening out or tying up certain loose ends from Crisis; although I never supported the changes to the Legion of Super-Heroes, I thought the series, with its focus on Hal Jordan (my favorite Green Lantern) becoming a madman from his suffering. IT was a logical follow up to COIE, certainly not perfect (nothing following COIE could be), but a worthy entry for 1990s comics. |
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 1, 2018 11:23:16 GMT -5
Marvels was wonderful.
Kingdom Come was all right but is overrated IMO. I loved the character designs Alex Ross came up with though.
I totally understood Hal flipping out. I actually liked him better as a villain. I understood why but hated at the time what they did to the Legion, though the 90's had LSH, Legionnaires, and L.E.G.I.O.N., all 3 of which I really liked.
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 1, 2018 11:35:59 GMT -5
Steve Vance - Radioactive Man
Dave Stevens, Danny Bilson & Paul DeMeo - The Rocketeer Adventure Magazine
Edgar Rice Burroughs & John Coleman Burroughs - Tarzan : The Lost Adventure
Eddie Campbell - Bacchus
Steve Busti - Bizarre Fantasy
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2018 14:31:51 GMT -5
The Rocketeer - Have the whole series ... Great Read and very Adventurous 
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Post by String on Jun 2, 2018 11:01:56 GMT -5
Has anyone read any of the Ghost Rider volume three that was printed from 1990 - 1998, and lasted from issue #1 up to issue #93. To those who have read it, which mini-runs or issues did you like best? You mean the second volume featuring Danny Ketch? I enjoyed the initial stages of the run. The team of Howard Mackie and Mark Texeira was fairly consistent for at least half of the run which is always a bonus if you can keep a stable creative team. Ketch had potential as a new character and the redesign of the Rider is very impressive visually. I did like how they kinda played off the fans' wanting to know if this was indeed Zarathos (the original Rider demon) having come back. Mostly though, they spent the time wisely in building up Ketch's situation and the new threats he faced being bonded with this demon. Johnny Blaze reappears around #13-14 which only built up the mystery surrounding this new Rider. #26-27 features a good crossover with the X-Men title wherein the Rider helps the X-Men battle a Brood infestation in New Orleans. For me though, the highlight was the Rise of the Midnight Sons event which kicked off in #28 and crossed over with new titles such as Morbius and Darkhold. Andy and Joe Kubert provided the art for the GR issues during this event. However, it was around this time that I fell out of reading comics so I've never finished reading this volume after Midnight Sons. Although I have heard that #67-68 are fun as it features the Brood's return for revenge and features guest appearances by Gambit and Wolverine. |
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Post by String on Jun 2, 2018 11:13:50 GMT -5
Age of Apocalypse - for me, the signature event of the 90s. Very few other events/stories can match the ambition and scope of this effort.
The Heroes Reborn relaunch of Marvel titles was very good: Avengers by Busiek/Perez, Iron Man by Busiek/Chen. Thor by Jurgens/Romita Jr was so much fun. Fantastic Four started off strong with Lobdell/Davis but really liked Claremont/Larrocca's run as well.
The Triangle Era of Superman group of titles was good but I'd match the duo of Legion of Superheroes/Legionnaires right up there alongside with it's own bi-weekly reading order. Waid, Peyer, McGraw, Moder, and Moy did a terrific job in handling this reboot.
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 3, 2018 11:26:44 GMT -5
I agree with you on all points except Age of Apocalypse.
It certainly was ambitious, and a good idea, and I know I'm in the minority, but I didn't care for it and barely remember any of it.
I think the art was a huge turn-off for me.
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 3, 2018 11:28:59 GMT -5
Eric Luke - Ghost
Andy Helfer - Judge Dredd
James Vance - Neil Gaiman's Mr Hero - The Neumatic Man
Jerry Ordway - The Power of Shazam !
Garth Ennis - Preacher
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2018 11:50:05 GMT -5
The Power of Shazam  Was a great series and one of my rare favorites ... I have some of the issues in Trade Paperbacks ... |
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Post by tarkintino on Jun 3, 2018 15:38:50 GMT -5
Marvels was wonderful. Kingdom Come was all right but is overrated IMO. I loved the character designs Alex Ross came up with though. I totally understood Hal flipping out. I actually liked him better as a villain. I understood why but hated at the time what they did to the Legion, though the 90's had LSH, Legionnaires, and L.E.G.I.O.N., all 3 of which I really liked. If ever there was an answer to the idea of problems with superheroism of the major characters--its alleged virtue as well as excesses, Kingdom Come provided it in a way rarely seen. Another 90s favorite was another one-shot-- The Incredible Hulk vs. Superman (1999) written by the somewhat underappreciated Roger Stern. Endless "retro" comics have been produced over the decades, but more often than not, they ended up just being expected stereotyping of past moments of history, characters and events--fan service. The opposite was the case here, with Stern knowing the characters well enough to explore the best of lead characters' Silver Age interpretations--what made each tick to the core. Instead of ending with some sweeping, all-smiles victory, the coda of Betty's death-- what caused it, and Banner walking off alone seemed like it was inspired by The Incredible Hulk TV series, where that show's David Banner appeared to be cursed to have death separate him from women he loved. One of the few class efforts standing far above that decade's mountain of misfired and/or misguided superhero publications. |
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 5, 2018 6:31:59 GMT -5
Incredible Hulk vs Superman is one of the most perfect crossovers, or one-shots, ever.
FWIW, I'm a huge Roger Stern fan. Always good work from him.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2018 6:50:33 GMT -5
Incredible Hulk vs Superman is one of the most perfect crossovers, or one-shots, ever. FWIW, I'm a huge Roger Stern fan. Always good work from him.  It's came out in 1999 -- and it's one of the best crossover to date and I've find this work by Stern, Rude, and Milgrom -- Top notch and it's made this adventure very real and full of intensity and drama. The art done by Rude was excellent and Stern made it explosive and that's the whole beauty of it. I just couldn't put it down and I've immediately read this book as soon that I got home from the store. |
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 6, 2018 19:10:05 GMT -5
David Lapham - Stray Bullets
various - Bartman
Frank Miller - Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
Michael Eury - Godzilla Versus Hero Zero
Dan Chichester - The Long Summer |
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 7, 2018 22:56:58 GMT -5
Bob Fingerman - Minimum Wage
Ivan Velez Jr - My Name is ... Holocaust
Steve Vance - The Shadow and Doc Savage
Dan Jurgens - Superman / Aliens
Peter Milligan - Tank Girl : The Odyssey
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