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Post by fanboystranger on Nov 15, 2014 16:31:02 GMT -5
I really liked Waids 2 issue Adam Strange story in JLA... Yeah, I liked that, too, although I could have done without the foaming at the mouth version of Orion. I remember people being upset that Adam was acting so out of character, but it was a great con by Adam. |
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Post by Action Ace on Nov 15, 2014 19:19:31 GMT -5
I really liked Waids 2 issue Adam Strange story in JLA... Yeah, I liked that, too, although I could have done without the foaming at the mouth version of Orion. I remember people being upset that Adam was acting so out of character, but it was a great con by Adam. If I was told I would be drawn by Arnie Jorgensen, I'd be foaming at the mouth too. That two parter is the best Adam Strange story since the Silver Age. I also like the one that starts in this issue...  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2014 8:03:52 GMT -5
But could someone new to the character dive into that run and not be lost? I wasn't lost and it's the first Adam Strange I read. And I enjoyed it a lot. The story was self contained and gives brief history on the major players and places. Art is fantastic too in my opinion. Suits the science fiction feel of the story. And ordered. I really, Really, REALLY want the archives collection books, but it's a little more than what I want to be spending right now with the holiday season coming up. |
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Post by fanboystranger on Nov 16, 2014 12:05:27 GMT -5
Yeah, I liked that, too, although I could have done without the foaming at the mouth version of Orion. I remember people being upset that Adam was acting so out of character, but it was a great con by Adam. If I was told I would be drawn by Arnie Jorgensen, I'd be foaming at the mouth too. ZING! (Can't dispute that, though.) |
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 16, 2014 14:05:44 GMT -5
A more boring character, I can't imagine.
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Post by Action Ace on Nov 16, 2014 14:15:54 GMT -5
A more boring character, I can't imagine. Thanos would be the most boring character I can imagine. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 16, 2014 15:27:48 GMT -5
The most fun I had reading an Adam Strange story was when he co-starred in two issues of Rick Veitch's Swamp Thing.
Since it's Veitch, you can guess there's a 50% chance any guest star will be treated in a slightly irreverent fashion, but also one that honors their history. Here we had an Adam Strange who was actually pretty brave and heroic, but also pretty childish: just the kind to strap on a jet pack and fly out the window to fight big ugly monsters with his ray gun. Meanwhile, the highly advanced aliens among whom he lives regard him as barely more than a monkey; useful to do such menial jobs and to provide fresh genes to their decadent gene pool, but not someone to be taken all that seriously. Only his close family seem to genuinely respect him (as do his belligerent opponents, being closer to him as far as behaviour goes).
The three-part prestige series started as a spin-off of these two issues, but I think it went the wrong way by scrapping the entire Adam Strange concept and restarting it as something different.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2014 16:38:54 GMT -5
I'm not really at all familiar with this character, but a friend suggested I give him a go, so where would be a great starting point for me? Any suggestions? Links if possible? Is this the proper forum for this question? I apologize if it isn't, I don't typically start threads. Thanks! If I wrote down everything I know about Adam Strange, it could fit on a piece of paper no larger than a postage stamp, and there'd still be a lot of white space. I think I have some JLA books with him in it though... |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2014 16:59:36 GMT -5
I'm not really at all familiar with this character, but a friend suggested I give him a go, so where would be a great starting point for me? Any suggestions? Links if possible? Is this the proper forum for this question? I apologize if it isn't, I don't typically start threads. Thanks! If I wrote down everything I know about Adam Strange, it could fit on a piece of paper no larger than a postage stamp, and there'd still be a lot of white space. I think I have some JLA books with him in it though... I need some JLA books. Well, I want some JLA books. They're not vital to my existence, but yeah.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2014 18:02:43 GMT -5
I need some JLA books. Well, I want some JLA books. They're not vital to my existence, but yeah. I got those between 150ish to 220ish really cheap in Ebay auctions and in great shape. Also got the 2006 series for next to nothing  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2014 18:22:08 GMT -5
I need some JLA books. Well, I want some JLA books. They're not vital to my existence, but yeah. I got those between 150ish to 220ish really cheap in Ebay auctions and in great shape. Also got the 2006 series for next to nothing I will get there one day! I have SOOOO many books I want to buy. And I definitely want more DC things as I mostly have Marvel books. I am open to most suggestions here, and I use the "What have you purchased lately?" thread as a guide as to what to buy. |
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Post by fanboystranger on Nov 16, 2014 20:50:52 GMT -5
The most fun I had reading an Adam Strange story was when he co-starred in two issues of Rick Veitch's Swamp Thing. Since it's Veitch, you can guess there's a 50% chance any guest star will be treated in a slightly irreverent fashion, but also one that honors their history. Here we had an Adam Strange who was actually pretty brave and heroic, but also pretty childish: just the kind to strap on a jet pack and fly out the window to fight big ugly monsters with his ray gun. Meanwhile, the highly advanced aliens among whom he lives regard him as barely more than a monkey; useful to do such menial jobs and to provide fresh genes to their decadent gene pool, but not someone to be taken all that seriously. Only his close family seem to genuinely respect him (as do his belligerent opponents, being closer to him as far as behaviour goes). The three-part prestige series started as a spin-off of these two issues, but I think it went the wrong way by scrapping the entire Adam Strange concept and restarting it as something different. I think that was Moore's Swamp Thing, although Veitch illustrated those issues. As far as I know, Adam Strange only showed up in Veitch's Swamp Thing to tell Abby that Alec was still alive but travelling through the cosmos, not realising that Alec had already returned but had seemingly been killed by a Dominator weapon. (Obviously, he was lost in time at that point, not space.) It was one of those great moments of irony that Veitch loves. |
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Post by fanboystranger on Nov 16, 2014 20:52:41 GMT -5
A more boring character, I can't imagine. Dick Grayson? Donna Troy? |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 16, 2014 22:28:54 GMT -5
The most fun I had reading an Adam Strange story was when he co-starred in two issues of Rick Veitch's Swamp Thing. Since it's Veitch, you can guess there's a 50% chance any guest star will be treated in a slightly irreverent fashion, but also one that honors their history. Here we had an Adam Strange who was actually pretty brave and heroic, but also pretty childish: just the kind to strap on a jet pack and fly out the window to fight big ugly monsters with his ray gun. Meanwhile, the highly advanced aliens among whom he lives regard him as barely more than a monkey; useful to do such menial jobs and to provide fresh genes to their decadent gene pool, but not someone to be taken all that seriously. Only his close family seem to genuinely respect him (as do his belligerent opponents, being closer to him as far as behaviour goes). The three-part prestige series started as a spin-off of these two issues, but I think it went the wrong way by scrapping the entire Adam Strange concept and restarting it as something different. I think that was Moore's Swamp Thing, although Veitch illustrated those issues. As far as I know, Adam Strange only showed up in Veitch's Swamp Thing to tell Abby that Alec was still alive but travelling through the cosmos, not realising that Alec had already returned but had seemingly been killed by a Dominator weapon. (Obviously, he was lost in time at that point, not space.) It was one of those great moments of irony that Veitch loves. You're correct, Moore wrote those issues. |
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Post by fanboystranger on Nov 16, 2014 22:33:08 GMT -5
I need some JLA books. Well, I want some JLA books. They're not vital to my existence, but yeah. Also got the 2006 series for next to nothing You still overpaid for it. |
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