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Post by berkley on May 11, 2023 11:13:42 GMT -5
April 1991: Love and Rockets #35: I'd like to say this was a peak period for the series but then it never really had any low points, to my mind. However, I don't think any serial story ever absorbed me more than Gilbert's Poison River, which was going on around this time, and Jaime was firing on all cylinders too with Wig Wam Bam. Not sure why I thought Poison River didn't begin until around #41 when I wrote my post for May 1993 comics, since apparently I remembered that it had already begun by April 1991 when I posted on that months comics. Maybe I was thinking it ended around then, since that's what I said about #40, but I'm not sure that's right either. At any rate, it actually began way back in Love and Rockets #29, which I re-read for the fist time in many years last night. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 1, 2023 22:43:37 GMT -5
                                  Oh, man....the summer the industry threw up on itself! I'm embarrassed by some of this. I really, really wanted to like Comics' Greatest World, based on Dark Horse's previous superhero offerings, like The American and The Mark; but, it was mediocre, at best. Of this first month's books, Ghost was the only one even mildly entertaining and I thought it was more T&A than anything, though not at a Femforce level. Then, there was Ultraverse. I bought those inital offerings; but didn't continue most. of these, I only bought Hardcase #1 and didn't like it, but kept buying Prime and The Strangers. Prime was okay; but a pale imitation of Captain Marvel, though Norm Breyfogle helped it. I really liked The Strangers and was sad to see it go, when Marvel bought Malibu. Ultraverse was mostly average material, but more interesting than Comics' Greatest World, if mostly derivative. I continued buying the Reign of Superman, through the return of the real guy and his mullet. Didn't stay long after, though. I can't recall if I bought Secret Weapons #1, from Valiant, but know I didn't buy anything else, if I did. Pretty poor superhero team. DHP chugs right along. Jonah Hex gets Joe Lansdale and Tim Truman and my dollars. I did not buy Milestone. I looked at some of them, mainly Icon, but they didn't wow me. I wanted to support the company and the idea of it; but I just couldn't get into the material. Deathmate.....ugh.......should have saved my money. What a fiasco that was! Still have no idea what is going on, in The Maxx, but I keep buying, trying to figure it out. It took the MTV cartoon to really make it come together, for me. Grendel War Child wraps up with an interesting twist and another corrupted figure. Batman/Grendel finally materialized, after it got held up in Comico's bankruptcy. Saw original art for it two years before the actual comic. Really liked the two issues, with matt Wagner pitting his Fantomas-esque villain against the Dark Knight Detective. Nice battle of wits. Chaykin and Lester Girls, at Epic. Last Hurrah for the imprint. Cerebus 0 reprinted some bits and pieces. I can't recall if I was reading Cerebus in the monthlies yet, or not. I know I glanced at a few Mothers & Daughters issues and was definitely picking it up during the Reads segment. Loved when the Roach exploded with multiple personalities, satirizing the deluge of superhero lines. Little did we know that the industry was rushing toward the cliff and everyone was stepping down on the gas pedal. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Jul 2, 2023 0:39:18 GMT -5
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Post by berkley on Jul 2, 2023 22:47:13 GMT -5
Hate #13
I feel like I was buying more comics in the early 1990s than I usually list in this thread. Maybe my memory's playing me false or maybe there's a few independent things not included on Mike's site.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 3, 2023 12:46:16 GMT -5
July 1993Action Comics #690: A bout a year away from these issues in my Superman reviewsAction Comics Annual #5 Adventures of Superman #504 Batman #499 Batman/Grendel #2 Batman:Legends of the Dark Knight #50 Bloodshot #9 Deathmate Yellow #1 Detective Comics #666 Doom 2099 #9 Eternal Warrior #15 H.A.R.D. Corps #11 Harbinger #22 Magnus Robot Fighter #29: SUCH an underrated run! New Titans #101 Rai and the Future Force #14 San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2: Sold all of my copies for a fortune last year. Sandman Mystery Theatre #6: Still need to read this run! Secret Weapons #2 Shadowhawk II #2: Man, I geeked out for the big reveal in this issue back in the day! Shadowman #18 Solar, Man of the Atom #26 Superman #81 Superman:The Man of Steel #25 Turok, Dinosaur Hunter #4 Uncanny X-Men #304 Usagi Yojimbo #3 Valiant Reader #1 Wizard:The Guide to Comics #25: Wrote about this one here. X-Factor #94 X-Force #26 X-Men #24: I was really checked out on X-Men at this point and about to call it quits, but what a cover! X-O Manowar #21
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Post by chaykinstevens on Aug 2, 2023 9:09:45 GMT -5
Archer & Armstrong #16
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #1
Enigma #7 & 8
Extremist #1
Legionnaires #7
Lobo Convention Special #1
Saint Sinner #1
Second Life of Doctor Mirage #1
Showcase '93 #10
Strangers #3
Streets #1
Wolverine and the Punisher:Damaging Evidence #1
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 2, 2023 22:59:47 GMT -5
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Aug 3, 2023 10:17:37 GMT -5
August 1993
2099 Unlimited #2
Amazing Spider-Man #382
Batman #500
Batman:Legends of the Dark Knight #52
Batman:Legends of the Dark Knight #53
Batman:Shadow of the Bat #17
Batman:Shadow of the Bat #18
Daredevil #321 [Variant]
Deadpool #3
Death's Head II #11
Deathlok #28
Detective Comics #667
Doom 2099 #10
Feud #4
Ghost Rider #42
Infinity Crusade #5
New Warriors #40 [Variant]
Night Thrasher #3
Original Ghost Rider #16
Ravage 2099 #11
Sabretooth #3
Sensational She-Hulk #56
Silver Surfer #85
Silver Surfer Annual #6
Spider-Man 2099 #12
Thor Corps #2
Thunderstrike #1
Union #1 [Variant]
Warlock and the Infinity Watch #21
Warlock Chronicles #4
Wolverine #74
Wonder Man #26
X-Men #25
X-Men 2099 #1
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 3, 2023 20:53:28 GMT -5
Who'd have thought we would have to wait 3o years to get Miracleman #25?
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 2, 2023 23:24:36 GMT -5
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Post by codystarbuck on Oct 2, 2023 21:55:55 GMT -5
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Nov 1, 2023 12:48:16 GMT -5
November 1993
2099 Unlimited #3
Age of Reptiles #1
Aliens/Predator:The Deadliest of the Species #3
Aliens:Salvation #1
Batman #503
Batman/Judge Dredd:Vendetta in Gotham #1
Batman:Legends of the Dark Knight #56
Batman:Shadow of the Bat #23
Batman:The Collected Adventures Vol. 1
Cyberspace 3000 #7
Death's Head II #14
Death's Head II Gold #1
Detective Comics #670
Doom 2099 #13
Gambit #2
Ghost Rider #45
Hawkeye #1
Marvels #1
Ravage 2099 #14
Scarlet Witch #1
Silver Surfer #88
Spider-Man 2099 #15
Uncanny X-Men #308
Warlock and the Infinity Watch #24
Warlock Chronicles #7
WildC.A.T.s Special #1
WildC.A.T.s Trilogy #3
WildC.A.T.s:Covert Action Teams #5
Wolverine #77
Wonder Man #28
X-Men #28
X-Men 2099 #4
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 1, 2023 22:22:32 GMT -5
                          Highlight of the month, aside from another great Propellerman issue, was DHP #79, with the first part of "The Crossing," the first tale from Christopher Moeller's Iron Empires saga. At that point, he was using the title, The Shadow Empires, which would continue in 1994's Faith Conquers. Here, the focus is on an iron soldier, a sort of futuristic knight, who is part of an invading army, who put a royal family to death; but, the soldier cannot take the life of the young princess and protects her, taking her away with him. It has a certain Lone Wolf and Cub vibe, while also bearing a lot of similarity to the Warhammer RPG series and tie-in novels. After the DHP stuff, there was Faith Conquers, about a new garrison commander, on a frontier world. Then, we catch back up with the soldier and the fugitive princess, in Negative Burn, from Caliber Comics. That was followed by Sheva's War, from the DC Helix line. Really great military sci-fi stories, with a horror twist and Moeller's terrific painted art. I first saw his work in Innovation's adaptation of the Republic serial, King of the Rocketmen, put out when the Rocketeer was about to hit theaters. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Dec 5, 2023 0:12:10 GMT -5
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Dec 5, 2023 12:20:07 GMT -5
December 1993
Age of Reptiles #2
Batman #504
Batman Adventures:Mad Love #1
Batman:In Darkest Knight #1
Interestingly enough this is one of the comics from this list that I remember the most. Bruce Wayne gets a GL ring. And combines his look with the power of the GL ring and his original Batman costume. If my memory serves he even goes overboard with his power. Not quite mad with power like Hal (which ironically starts this month as well with GL #49) more like Jean-Paul did as Batman when he took the mantle while Bruce healed. One of the more memorable Elseworld tales in my opinion. Though it would still be another year or so before I started actually buying comics off the rack. This list is just comics I have accumulated over the years.
Batman:Legends of the Dark Knight #57
Batman:Mask of the Phantasm – The Animated Movie #1
Batman:Shadow of the Bat #24
Dark Horse Comics #16
Death's Head II #15
Detective Comics #671
Doom 2099 #14
Gambit #3
Ghost Rider #46
Green Lantern #49
Hawkeye #2
Marvels #2
Mighty Thor #471
New Warriors #44
Punisher 2099 #13
Ravage 2099 #15
Secret Defenders #12
Sensational She-Hulk #60
Silver Surfer #89
Spider-Man 2099 #16
Union #3
Warlock and the Infinity Watch #25
Warlock Chronicles #8
WildC.A.T.s:Covert Action Teams #6
Wolverine #78
Wonder Man #29
X-Men 2099 #5
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