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Post by tingramretro on Oct 6, 2017 8:49:52 GMT -5
Not counting reprints (of which I have a lot) my collection of the original title currently includes:#16, #18, #23, #25-66, #68, #74, #75, #82, #84, #85, #95-101, #108-119, #122-265, #267-290, #292, #294-297, #300, #318, #319, #322-326, #329, #334, #337, #338, #340, #350, #353, #375, #378-380, #386-544 (last issue). But, that's just the main title. Looking at my excel spreadsheet, there seem to be around three dozen X-Men related titles under 'X' alone (so that's not even counting books like New Mutants and Excalibur).
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Post by tingramretro on Oct 5, 2017 17:19:36 GMT -5
Why is the Squadron Supreme 12 issue limited series ('85-'86) not as respected as the Watchmen 12 issue limited series ('86-'87). Squadron Supreme came a year before Watchmen. And if you read it, there are glaring similarities like for example any undertaking has consequences. Both were complex stories with the concern of the principles of right and wrong. But you rarely, if even, hear about the Squadron Supreme limited series story. Why is that? Because, whie Squadron Supreme was a pretty good story and one I personally liked, it was still just another superhero story. Whereas Watchmen was genuinely great literature. |
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Post by tingramretro on Oct 3, 2017 7:36:03 GMT -5
The term "retroactive continuity" itself only dates back to the late '70s. It was coined by Cat Yronwode in her CBG column and popularized by Roy Thomas, who adopted it to explain what he was doing with All-Star Squadron. I'm not sure where or when it got shortened to "retcon" but it had happened by the time I'd dropped out of comics in '86. Cei-U! I summon the etymology! Cei-U, To be honest with you, I really bothered by Roy Thomas contributions to All-Star Squadron and I felt that he was not the right man for this series and having said that I felt that his ideas not what it's seems. I felt that he confused me and someone here told me that Amazing Man is a Golden Age Character than a Silver Age Character of which I thought so. Boy, I've been had here and it's irks me greatly. You hadn't "been had". The misunderstanding was yours. Roy never once tried to claim that Amazing Man was anything other than a new character being inserted into WWII continuity; he wasn't Golden Age or Siver Age, and nobody ever pretended he was. Roy's All-Star Squadron was wonderful, IMO. You seem to blame writers for your own ignorance all too often, and it's hardly fair. |
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Post by tingramretro on Oct 2, 2017 16:57:44 GMT -5
Way too soon to talk about gun control. Stick with thoughts and prayers. Surely it's exactly the right time to talk about it, and indeed to implement it? |
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Post by tingramretro on Oct 1, 2017 13:59:57 GMT -5
This calls for a sing-a-long! K-9! The most imaginative, cleverly written lyrics to a TV show since...well...Batman, I guess... |
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Post by tingramretro on Oct 1, 2017 13:17:59 GMT -5
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the debut of K9 in Doctor Who! Happy Birthday, little fella-who's a good doggie, then?  |
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Post by tingramretro on Sept 29, 2017 11:03:03 GMT -5
The Swordsman is more complicated: I thought that what Englehart did with him was very interesting and unusual - what happens when the star of the show loses his confidence, when the coolest guy in the room starts to see himself as a loser? It's a tough read, as I recall, because it's sad to see someone fall that way, even in a superhero comic - maybe moreso, because you aren't expecting it in that kind of story. Sad, but extremely well done. |
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Post by tingramretro on Sept 29, 2017 11:01:05 GMT -5
As we all now, the Avengers have been around for a long, long time. Of course, they've had many members. Most have been good, some have been bad and some, I feel, never were developed properly. A couple characters come to mind: Jocasta and the Swordsman. I felt that both seemed like sideshows and weren't fully integrated in the group. I remember seeing Jocasta in a beat up old Avengers comic book when I was waiting at the dentist's office. I felt that she was a character that the writers had no idea how to attack. She seemed the de facto outsider because of her relationship to Ultron. The Swordsman? It is like they didn't even try with this guy. They just seemed to think, "let's just put him with Mantis" and that is as far as his development went. I think he could have been a core character if they even remotely attempted to integrate him within the team. Any other member that you feel were not properly developed? I totally disagree about the Swordsman being underdeveloped; his whole character arc, ending with his tragic death, was what made me an Avengers fan in the first place, and he remains my favourite Avenger to this day because it. For me as a child, his entire story as played out over those two or three years was incredibly powerful, emotionally, and genuinely moved me in a way that few comics have before or since. |
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Post by tingramretro on Sept 23, 2017 3:07:41 GMT -5
In terms of overall public recogniion, regardless of the recent success of the movies, I'd still say it's Spidey, Hulk and Wolverine.
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Post by tingramretro on Sept 21, 2017 19:07:15 GMT -5
i reckon Klaw has more difficulty in the loo than Razorfist, but(t) not Grim Reaper.  I might be misremembering this but didn't the Grim Reaper have a few different attachments he could interchange? I think it was only ever the scythe... |
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Post by tingramretro on Sept 21, 2017 2:24:04 GMT -5
Generally, I'll always give a book a chance if it features the JSA or Captain Britain.
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Post by tingramretro on Sept 21, 2017 2:22:59 GMT -5
sadly there comes a point in every comicbook collectors life when you have to stop collecting. I don't think that's true. |
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Post by tingramretro on Sept 20, 2017 6:55:18 GMT -5
Didn't Namorita turn blue at some point? Yes. And renamed herself Kymaera. |
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Post by tingramretro on Sept 20, 2017 5:08:11 GMT -5
I went for Aquaman, Dolphin and "Other"...for Neptune Perkins!
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Post by tingramretro on Sept 18, 2017 9:38:02 GMT -5
The Cat #4 The CoverAnd here we have another cover I am not in love with. Man-Bull looks very silly to me. Why such a flat face? No imagination here. At least if you are gonna rip of the Minotaur, make the thing look better than a steroid ridden guy with a bad wig. Oh and horns. To be fair, since Man-Bull was an already established character, they didn't have a lot of choice in how he looked. |
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