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Post by fanboystranger on Sept 10, 2014 15:32:33 GMT -5
Bear in mind that it gets worse from there. There's an unspeakably bad fill-in about a rock star who lures fans into a demonwarp, then Englehart returns to make the Celestial Messiah stuff even more convoluted. (I love the original "Celestial Messiah" storyline, but I've disliked everything Englehart has done with it since.)
The only good issue is WCA Annual 3, an Evolutionary War tie-in, that reintroduces Bill Foster. It's one of a small handful of Evolutionary War tie-ins that are worth reading, along with the X-Factor, X-Men, and Avengers annuals.
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Post by paulie on Sept 10, 2014 15:52:35 GMT -5
Al Milgrom is certainly up there in the least amount of defenders on this board category. I think Frank Robbins has more fans.
Milgrom's pencil work throughout the 80s was almost impossibly bland. And I'll never forgive him for ruining Jim Starlin's pencils on Marvel Fanfare #20.
Al could draw a might fine cover though.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2014 21:26:19 GMT -5
Well, I ended up getting both. It's clear Iron Man is the preferred run, but it's also clear that Composite Avenger is in West Coast Avengers.
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Post by coke & comics on Sept 10, 2014 23:55:15 GMT -5
The front page article to this thread included a picture of Zot!
If somebody in this thread asked about Zot!, definitely read it.
If anybody reading this has not read Zot!, read Zot!.
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Post by Nowhere Man on Sept 11, 2014 3:35:42 GMT -5
Al Milgrom is certainly up there in the least amount of defenders on this board category. I think Frank Robbins has more fans. Milgrom's pencil work throughout the 80s was almost impossibly bland. And I'll never forgive him for ruining Jim Starlin's pencils on Marvel Fanfare #20. Al could draw a might fine cover though. Milgrom seriously ruined Walt Simonson's art on Detective Comics. Simonson is one of those artists that should always ink himself if humanly possible. His style is just too idiosyncratic and unique for someone as generic as Milgrom. That said, I don't mind Milgrom's Avengers given the quality of Stern's writing. I think Milgrom had the heart of a great penciler, he just didn't have the skill to back it up. |
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Post by Daryl on Sept 11, 2014 10:45:53 GMT -5
Al Milgrom is certainly up there in the least amount of defenders on this board category. I think Frank Robbins has more fans. Milgrom's pencil work throughout the 80s was almost impossibly bland. And I'll never forgive him for ruining Jim Starlin's pencils on Marvel Fanfare #20. Al could draw a might fine cover though. Yes! His pencils were serviceable and bland (I'd rather see Don Perlin!  ) but he had surprisingly good covers. The ones that pop in my mind most are some of his Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-man covers. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2014 11:05:29 GMT -5
Well, I ended up getting both. It's clear Iron Man is the preferred run, but it's also clear that Composite Avenger is in West Coast Avengers. Good man. WCA is a guilty pleasure of mine. Enjoy! |
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Post by dupersuper on Sept 11, 2014 20:42:24 GMT -5
The front page article to this thread included a picture of Zot! If somebody in this thread asked about Zot!, definitely read it. If anybody reading this has not read Zot!, read Zot!. I've read the black & White trade: I still need the earlier color issues. |
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Post by coke & comics on Sept 11, 2014 21:46:15 GMT -5
The front page article to this thread included a picture of Zot! If somebody in this thread asked about Zot!, definitely read it. If anybody reading this has not read Zot!, read Zot!. I've read the black & White trade: I still need the earlier color issues. Scott McCloud seems to recommend jumping to the B&W stuff. I am also quite fond of the color issues, but they are a very different feel from the B&W issues. I recommend them, but the B&W stuff is fine to read first. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2014 23:51:19 GMT -5
How about Marvel Fanfare? I have the Weirdworld issues but am wondering if there are any more outside the super hero genre, or any that I might find particularly interesting?
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Post by fanboystranger on Sept 12, 2014 11:37:22 GMT -5
How about Marvel Fanfare? I have the Weirdworld issues but am wondering if there are any more outside the super hero genre, or any that I might find particularly interesting? It's very much a mixed bag, and the majority of it is superhero. You might be interested in the Charles Vess Warriors Three stories as they have more of a fantasy feel. There's also a handful of really good Dr. Strange stories throughout the run. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2014 4:03:25 GMT -5
Thanks. I really like the Weirdworld stuff so I figured I'd ask. I also liked that Silver Surfer story in Epic Illustrated #1, I have a feeling I'll like a lot of the super hero black and white mags but haven't given any a try yet, even though I've had a stack of them. I kept the Star Lord ones (thankfully) because they looked interesting. I plan on giving those a look when I get into heavy reading again. I've slowed down a bit lately.
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Sept 13, 2014 17:19:52 GMT -5
Any opinions on the Legends series from 1986? Ostrander, Byrne, Wein...sounds like something I should read
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Post by fanboystranger on Sept 13, 2014 20:31:45 GMT -5
Any opinions on the Legends series from 1986? Ostrander, Byrne, Wein...sounds like something I should read Better than most crossovers, but nowhere near any of those gentlemens' best work. |
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Post by fanboystranger on Sept 13, 2014 20:32:15 GMT -5
Any opinions on the Legends series from 1986? Ostrander, Byrne, Wein...sounds like something I should read Better than most crossovers, but nowhere near any of those gentlemens' best work. |
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) but he had surprisingly good covers. The ones that pop in my mind most are some of his Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-man covers.
