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Post by jameso on Feb 25, 2008 14:40:40 GMT
Also been reading lately Essential X-Factor, great stuff, the original Secret Wars, I had no idea what to expect but was reasonably entertained throughout, Barry Windsor Smith's Weapon X story from Marvel Comics Presents, which I actually didn't like that much - maybe I need to reread it, but I was really confused near the start where all the characters in the lab seem to be dumbfounded at the idea of Wolverine being a mutant, _after_ they put the adamantium in. I always assumed they put the adamantium in because of his massive healing factor! Also, a large part of the narrative is revealed to be essentially a dream sequence at the end which licked balls.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 27, 2008 18:45:38 GMT
I think we've mentioned before about how certain artists look better in B&W. Well I'm making my way through Essential Avengers 6 at the mo. I previously had some of the issues in Avengers: Celestial Maddonna. No contest, John Buscema's art looks far better in B&W, it looked sloppy (poor reprint colouring ?) in the earlier trade but the Essential looks superb.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 27, 2008 21:05:44 GMT
E Avengers 6 is out? That went completely under my radar. Must pick that up at some point.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 28, 2008 10:14:32 GMT
And at the end of it the promised land is finally reached: The Beast arrives ! Yay !!!!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 28, 2008 10:15:31 GMT
I started work on Essential FF Volume 1 last night. Turns out I'd already read part of issue 2 in a back up strip in the UK comic.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 29, 2008 21:49:11 GMT
The EASM arrived today. Sadly Liz slipped down the stairs answering the door to the post man and hurt herself :-(
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 29, 2008 21:49:40 GMT
Oh no!
-Ralph
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Post by jameso on Mar 2, 2008 17:47:47 GMT
Enemy Ace - War in Heaven - Garth Ennis, Chris Weston and others. Excellent stuff, what a wonderful character construct the lead character is. Must check out the Showcase volume(s).
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 7, 2008 21:55:10 GMT
Still trying to make headway with EFF1. Some good stuff in it, even if the style is an adjustment. amazing at how many of the early villains are still household names at Marvel: Mole Man, Doom, Sub Mariner, Skrulls, Rama Tut, Mad Thinker & his Awesome Android, Impossible Man.
Nowhere near the EASM yet !
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 9, 2008 18:13:22 GMT
August Marvel trades up at Amazon PaperbackHardbackA bit meh all round apart from the Morrison x-Men v2 |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 9, 2008 18:17:31 GMT
Having looked Morrison V1 doesn't seem to be on Amazon UK :-(
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 9, 2008 19:10:05 GMT
On that list, I see Essential Man-Thing volume 2. Which according to the description features Giant-Size Man-Thing #5, which is....
THE HELLCOW STORY!!!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 9, 2008 19:31:56 GMT
Aha !
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 22, 2008 21:45:24 GMT
Finished Essential FF3 this week.
Couple of observations:
1) Invisible Girl is written so appallingly it's untrue. Dialogue like "Oh Read, forgive me for being emotional" and "my feminine intuition" is very, very dated. Yes I know this was the 60s but I expected better
2) Kirby's art only really makes it when Joe Sinott shows up to ink in issue 44 . After that it's wonderous.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 30, 2008 21:02:49 GMT
Reading E ASM1
Dikto's art is superb for the period, very impressed. The way he draws Peter Parker is a clear influence on Walt Simonson's art.
Cable Classics 1 and Order v1 on the mat when we got home today. Order volume is shortened to 1-5 to even it up between 2 volumes.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 30, 2008 21:52:37 GMT
Finally got round to reading volume 2 of DC: The New Frontier on loan from Andy. Superb stuff, shame so much of the shading and context that are needed for large parts of the story to make sense were cut from the animated version. Both versions of the story are pretty good, but the original pulped dead wood version is easily the superior one.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 31, 2008 14:24:43 GMT
The Order: Next Right Thing um..... I might be talking sacrligously but I'm not really seeing what everyone's going on about. Sure the framing device (of everyone being interviewed) is good but I'm not getting much out of the ordinary from it.....
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 31, 2008 16:37:59 GMT
Marvel Masterworks Tales To Astonish Vol 2 needs to be picked up by me at some future (more solvent) time for it features...GROOT! I need this book!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 7, 2008 21:41:01 GMT
I still do.
In other news, Essential Captain America vol 1 finally got a reprint. Oh, it's glorious. Stan Lee madness at its peak, aided by King Kirby and others. The sleeper awakens! The first Batroc story! The Red Skull origin, which is crazy bat-shit mental in the extreme! Captain America constantly mooning over Bucky! Hilarious WWII adventures with Evil Nazis who shout "Himmel!" a lot.
Brilliant.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 9, 2008 11:22:34 GMT
Marvel's September trades are up at Amazon.com Several X-Men volumes and a glut of Essential - Classic X-Men 3, ASM 9 and Sub Mariner 1 Hardcovers shows a Magik volume ! yet another never compiled X-Men LS out. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 9, 2008 11:25:47 GMT
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 9, 2008 11:26:56 GMT
I thought Magick might get a collection after Guggenheim plugged it in his interview over at CBR.
Essential Classic X-Men getting into the Neal Adams era. I might pick that up to see how spiffy it looks in black and white.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 9, 2008 12:12:59 GMT
Essential Sub-Mariner! Hurrah! I've long been curious about the 60's run.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 9, 2008 12:14:18 GMT
I've read bits of it in old issues of Terrific. It's tosh, but fun nevertheless.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 9, 2008 12:15:17 GMT
*sings*
Prime Namor of Atlantis is the prince of the seaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 9, 2008 12:42:09 GMT
I thought Magick might get a collection after Guggenheim plugged it in his interview over at CBR. Nice to see these 80LS's getting a reprint Essential Classic X-Men getting into the Neal Adams era. I might pick that up to see how spiffy it looks in black and white. Andy I've got a colour reprint of some of it which is hideosuly recoloured. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 9, 2008 12:45:12 GMT
I have that one as well, the early computer colouring mars it something awful.
Andy
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Post by Gav on Apr 9, 2008 14:31:54 GMT
Essential Subby! Woot!
*smashes piggy bank*
IMPERIOUS REX!
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 9, 2008 17:46:25 GMT
My lady Dorma! My lord Bashby!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 10, 2008 21:15:50 GMT
My original X-Men-fu is weak. Which issue was the last with original storytelling in ?
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