kayevcee
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Post by kayevcee on Jul 7, 2008 23:10:38 GMT
Is Silver Surfer:Rebirth of Thanos worth getting? I've enjoyed Cosmic Jim's other work around the same time, and I have to admit to being curious about the events that led up to Infinity Gauntlet. -Nick |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 8, 2008 9:44:46 GMT
Haven't read it. Has forever been on my 'to read' list.
-Ralph
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kayevcee
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Post by kayevcee on Jul 8, 2008 11:59:46 GMT
Think I'll go for it then! I've wanted a copy of Secret Wars for a while and the latter I can pass on to you as you have passed so many trades on to me. I wonder if they have the second volume of Thor Visionaries: Walt Simonson...
EDIT: Hmm... they've only got volume 4, although it says here that 2 is due a second print run in December. 4 will tide me over, I think.
-Nick
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 8, 2008 16:21:04 GMT
Thus the pupil becomes the master.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 13, 2008 18:05:15 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 13, 2008 18:07:48 GMT
Is Silver Surfer:Rebirth of Thanos worth getting? I've enjoyed Cosmic Jim's other work around the same time, and I have to admit to being curious about the events that led up to Infinity Gauntlet. -Nick Most of that will probably be in the next Essential Silver Surfer |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 13, 2008 19:02:55 GMT
Wot's going on with Amazon UK's pre-orders ? The Nov/Dec/Jan releases all have piddly (or no) discounts compared to what you usually get. I imagine the listings wil be updated. These are for products not officially solicted yet. The prices tend to get corrected nearer release. -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 17, 2008 19:51:49 GMT
Essential Defenders 4 showed up today. Glad I didn't buy newer copies of the early X-Men and Wolverine Essentials to match the rest - they've changed the design of the covers. Still mostly black spine, coloured flash at the top, number at the bottom of the spine. Front cover very reminiscent of the very early 80s Marvel design with a banner over the top of the picture. this Ebay Auction has an example |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 17, 2008 19:58:04 GMT
Yeah, the new trade dress started with Essential Rampaging Hulk. I think it looks much better.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 29, 2008 21:49:37 GMT
Mini Marvels: Rock, Paper, Scissors. Funniest thing I have read in ages. I had most of the stories in other formats but I could not resist a collected edition and the Mini Marvels needs to be supported so Marvel commission more, damn it. One strip I had not read before, 'The Iron Avengers' (in which Iron Man makes his team-mates wear special armour he has designed for them) literally had me bent over in stitches on every page. The insanity is just ramped up from panel to panel. It's hilarious. In a small role is featured Elephant Steve - the mightiest Avenger of all. Worth buying for that strip alone.
Batman: The Killing Joke. One of those stories I'd read so much about that it felt like I'd read even though I hadn't. Much of the acclaim Alan Moore receives mystifies me. And don't get me started on the premise for Lost Girls. Yeah, Watchmen is a genuine classic (and if you create just one masterpiece then does it matter what else you do?) but most of his other stuff just leaves me cold so I approached this with caution. I was pleasantly surprised. The scripting is rather manipulative and nowhere near as clever as it thinks it is, but is well crafted for the page count and does the job fair enough. I suspect it may work better on re-reading though. What lifts it beyond the decent-but-average level is some genuinely stunning art from Brian Bolland. It's gorgeous and at last makes the Joker look genuinely terrifying.
So, flawed, and it doesn't live up to its reputation, but worth a read. Worth it for the last page alone.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 30, 2008 20:21:02 GMT
It does read much better on second reading, actually.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 5, 2008 21:36:29 GMT
Forgot to say thanks to Andy for the loan.
Read Nick's copy of Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos today. Perhaps not the finest Cosmic Jim Nonsense but a decent read nonetheless (no-one does Thanos better than Cosmic Jim) Except for the bit with the Impossible Man, due to my deep loathing for the character.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Aug 5, 2008 21:48:25 GMT
Glad you enjoyed it.
I had a read of The Return on Thanos, having read a handful of the issues before. It's nowhere near as good as his take on Thanos in the 70's or indeed from the Infinity Gauntlet onwards but I think a large part of that is him having to re-establish Thanos to a new generation of readers.
Great art from Ron Lim though.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 6, 2008 16:07:33 GMT
Andy kindly passed on his copy of Fantastic Four: The End, which I read today. Hmmm. An Alan Davis written and drawn FF story is more or less a recipe for a comic created just for me. I found it strangely flat though. There's nothing wrong with it as such: it looks gorgeous and loads goes on but it doesn't feel like an FF story (far too many other characters squeeze the main foursome out somewhat) and it doesn't really work as a 'final farewell' for the FF. The Stan Lee/Jon Romita 'End' special hit that mark much better.
Still worth a read though. Just didn't hit my expectations, alas.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 13, 2008 13:42:51 GMT
My inbox tells me Essential FF 7 is en route to me with the hbk Kitty Pryde & Wolverine
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 13, 2008 18:57:29 GMT
My inbox tells me Essential FF 7 is en route to me with the hbk Kitty Pryde & Wolverine Closely followed by Thor V1 paperback and the Order v2. Where Alpha Flight has got to I don't know.... |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 16, 2008 11:44:48 GMT
Late jan and early feb up at Amazon. Quiet month for me, just Iron Fist v3 |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 16, 2008 12:08:06 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 16, 2008 14:50:30 GMT
I'll stick with the Rocket Racoon Classic volume on its own. Due October, according to Amazon.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 22, 2008 21:08:04 GMT
The Order: California Dreaming: I don't get it. What's so special about this series ???? Someone please explain it ! Off to eBay with both volumes !
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Aug 22, 2008 22:08:02 GMT
Karl you appear to have stolen one of Phil's posts!!!
Andy
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Post by legios on Aug 22, 2008 22:26:12 GMT
Ooops. Well spotted Andy. I appear to be having one of those days....
A quick repair job deployed and that should be it back mostly the way that it originally was. Apologies Phil.
Anyway, as I was intending to say:-
"For me it is the fact that I really like the writing, and I like the characters. They seem like genuinely flawed characters trying hard to be better, and almost inadvertantly answering the question of "If you had a year to try and do something for the world, would you have the courage to try".
It isn't going to be everyones cup of tea though - it is fairly off-kilter from where the rest of the Marvel universe sits tone and style wise, and it shows clear signs of being aborted earlier than planned which I think hurt it. File under "mileage may vary" I guess."
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 23, 2008 8:13:33 GMT
Not his first offence either !
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Post by legios on Aug 23, 2008 9:09:11 GMT
Not his first offence either ! In that case, as in this it was a honest - if somewhat stupid error. I have had a bit of a sleepless night regarding this. I am sorry that it happened, and if you feel aggrieved let me know and I will consider whether I should be speaking to Andy about standing down from Moderator status. Karl |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 23, 2008 9:45:28 GMT
Don't worry about it ! We all make mistakes.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 23, 2008 9:46:37 GMT
In the meantime Thor Volume 1 was rather good. Things moved at a quicker pace than I'd been led to believe. And the Destroyer showed up ! WOOO !
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 23, 2008 9:57:07 GMT
Not his first offence either ! In that case, as in this it was a honest - if somewhat stupid error. I have had a bit of a sleepless night regarding this. I am sorry that it happened, and if you feel aggrieved let me know and I will consider whether I should be speaking to Andy about standing down from Moderator status. Karl *readies the UNDER FIRE style execution team* FIRE! *team misses in a cack-handed manner, the Kaptain escapes with a random mini-bot/new toy* *Ultra Magnus gurns* Looks like the kaptain lives to fight another day! -Ralph |
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Post by legios on Aug 23, 2008 10:55:36 GMT
*team misses in a cack-handed manner, the Kaptain escapes with a random mini-bot/new toy* *Ultra Magnus gurns* Looks like the kaptain lives to fight another day! -Ralph I may do, but not without damage. One of those shots has singed my hair-do, I don't think it will ever be quite the same again. And now I am trapped on the run with a somewhat insubordinate little mini-bot. Ah well, nothing to do but sit down and tell him an untold story that happened during the middle of a previous issue I guess. Karl |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 23, 2008 11:54:35 GMT
Beware the Space Monkeys.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 23, 2008 12:00:23 GMT
Is Captain Simian with them ?
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