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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 17, 2012 10:32:16 GMT
Captain America v1 and Winter Soldier v1 quality stuff as ever and you know what you're getting from Brubaker with these. Yeah that makes the format a little predictable but it's still all good entertaining stuff
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 29, 2012 23:02:46 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 12, 2012 17:11:38 GMT
Back up to £32 at Amazon but my £10 pre order still stands :-)
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 29, 2012 10:35:24 GMT
Essential X-Factor v5 in hand
Good news: Portacio!
Bad News: Grey scaled :-( But better than some I've seen. Disapointing as was hoping for clean and crisp.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 3, 2013 15:27:46 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 9, 2013 9:52:05 GMT
I see Essential Defenders v7 on the runway: www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Defenders-7-Alan-Kupperberg/dp/0785184058/528 pages...... Hmmmmm. OK there's 27 issues left to reprint. 27 issues x 22 pages is 594 pages. so this obviously hasn't got everything in especially as 150 & 151 are double sized (638 pages) I reckon they'll pad these last two volumes out a bit with the Beauty & the Beast, Iceman & Gargoyle Limited series. 3 series. 4 issues each. 22 pages each. Another 264 pages. up to 902 pages Another page per cover.... 39 pages 941 pages. Throw in X-Factor 1. Double sized. 45 pages inc cover. 986 pages. a few blanks to make sure everything is in the right place, index pages, house ads and I think we've got 2 volumes worth there |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 9, 2013 9:54:25 GMT
Grump. Should have just looked at Amazon US
COLLECTING: Defenders (1972) 126-139, Iceman (1984) 1-4, Beauty and the Beast (1984) 1-4
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 9, 2013 18:51:14 GMT
Why regret? You have the amazing Iceman story without all of that Defenders rubbish!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 9, 2013 19:07:40 GMT
HERESY!
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 9, 2013 19:29:20 GMT
I speak truth. The words 'Essential' and 'Defenders' must never meet.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 9, 2013 19:36:30 GMT
Andu have you not made him read the Gerber stuff? I can't believe what I'm hearing from him
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 9, 2013 19:40:52 GMT
It is paltry fare compared to the majesty of The Champions!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 16, 2013 19:09:51 GMT
Edinburger Works had a whole new slew of cheap trades, HC's and Essentials today. Though I shock my fists at the copies of 'Gambit Classic'. Two words which should never be together!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 17, 2013 19:23:46 GMT
What Essentials were there?
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 17, 2013 19:46:07 GMT
Moon Knight, Team-Up, Power Man & Iron Fist. A few others. I was only in briefly and my brain just died.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 19, 2013 17:50:02 GMT
Spotted this on the Solicitations for April: Avengers: Heart of StoneCOLLECTING: Avengers (1963) 188-196, Annual 9 RESULT! Collects the end of Byrne's Avengers run. Happy. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 20, 2013 17:02:53 GMT
Courtesy of The Works - Essential X-Factor Volume 3, Guardians of the Galaxy: Earth Shall Overcome Premiere HC and Spider-Man: Sinister Six Premiere HC.
Andy
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 20, 2013 18:26:55 GMT
Art Adams looks glorious in B&W and the Liefeld issue is quite good, his Art Adams influence quite prominent in this issue.
Andy
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 20, 2013 20:26:27 GMT
Guardians of the Galaxy: Earth Shall Overcome
Tough going until the Gerber penned Defenders issues start.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 20, 2013 20:44:52 GMT
Once again I proclaim my love for Gerber Defenders. Essential Defenders 2 and 3 but I have money for a HC Marvel.
The Liefield and Adams in that X-Factor volume are superb. The rest.....
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 20, 2013 20:47:36 GMT
Now now, I like the Paul Smith art, although at the end when it's just layouts from him it suffers and let us not speak of Rich Buckler.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 20, 2013 20:56:55 GMT
The Smith art isn't a touch on his earlier stuff for UXM. I lay a portion of the blame at the pens of the inker
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 20, 2013 23:05:22 GMT
Hmmm. Gerber. While I fully acknowledge he was a very talented chap and had many splendid ideas, his writing style never did it for me.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 20, 2013 23:07:15 GMT
Spider-Man: Sinister Six
Great book, some classic Stan Lee and Steve Ditko art from the first annual, and then several issues of ASM by David Michelinie and Erik Larsen.
Forgot how much I loved Erik's Spider-Man work.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 28, 2013 9:13:11 GMT
X-Men: GhostsAll over this. The entire JrJr X-Men run should have been softcovered years back
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 28, 2013 22:50:19 GMT
Remember the Hercules back-up in Transformers UK? Tis a fiver in The Works!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 28, 2013 22:58:37 GMT
Phil needs this! Both Hercules series?
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 28, 2013 23:05:56 GMT
Yes.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 28, 2013 23:20:41 GMT
Yeah, the two limited series (The HC in The Works is called Prince of Power). The later graphic novel was printed in another volume (Full Circle), which is not in The Works. Many years later a conclusion entitled Twilight of a God was published.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Jan 29, 2013 13:17:57 GMT
Phil needs this! Both Hercules series? It is done. Hercules has been obtained for you and will be bestowed upon you in due course. Karl |
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