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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 16, 2008 19:44:42 GMT
I've read other stuff by him I've enjoyed.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 24, 2008 17:39:59 GMT
And after having tracked down the issues they turn up together on eBay ! I love buying back issues, and to be fair I got 8 of these in one hit but getting them all at once would be cheaper (FYI The Thing hit list looks like 27 28 29 32 33 34 35 36 at the mo) The fight goes well. 32 35 & 36 found. There's a 27 on eBay but I need to get 3 issues I've already got to own it amd is a bit pricey for one issue. There's another lot I'm bidding on with an issue I need - I know this from the cover - but I can't ID the issue ! EDIT: Having trawled eBay US I've discovered that this issue is 27 too ! Result. The lot is half the price of the others. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 24, 2008 22:21:17 GMT
Ah Cam Kennedy. I do have a great fondness for his art. I only have very dim memories of "Light and Darkness" war sadly though. I remember thinking it looked beautiful, but I can't remember a thing about the story at all. Karl Did you read his Star Wars comics ? |
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Post by legios on Feb 24, 2008 22:26:21 GMT
Read "Dark Empire", and was very fond of it, had great sense of style and scope to it. Did he do anything else?
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 24, 2008 22:30:47 GMT
Isn't there a sequel Dark Empire II ? I can't recall if he drew Empire's end too.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 24, 2008 23:07:45 GMT
There is indeed a Dark Empire II - it's lovely to look at but the story is a bit on the bollocks side. Cam Kennedy didn't draw Empire's End, recognising that Star Wars needed to maintain it's Scottishness they tapped Jim Baikie to do both issues. It also looked nice but was bollocks.
Cam Kennedy went on and did some of the Boba Fett stuff, which was lovely to look at and also fun to read.
Andy
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Post by legios on Feb 24, 2008 23:17:05 GMT
There is indeed a Dark Empire II - it's lovely to look at but the story is a bit on the bollocks side. Is that the one with the "Cigar of Doom" (or Galaxy Gun or whatever they call it)? I'm trying to recall if I have read "Dark Empire II". If I have it has been entirely wiped from my recollection. I'm sensing a pattern here..... Hmm. Cam Kennedy on Boba Fett side-stories, could be interesting. I'd be curious to see his take on Fett (it can't be any worse than some of the nonsense that has been done with Fett, and I would have expected it would be better than a lot of it). Karl |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 24, 2008 23:26:13 GMT
I've got the first special somewhere called Bounty on Bar-Kooda, written by John Wagner. It's got Hutts, fraudster magicians and Boba Fett.
Nuff said!
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 25, 2008 9:01:38 GMT
The appeal of Bob Fett eludes me.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 25, 2008 10:39:04 GMT
One day we shall expose you to the Fett goodness and you too will feel the love.
Andy
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Post by jameso on Feb 25, 2008 14:13:46 GMT
The most recent Boba Fett specific trade, Man With a Mission, has a Cam Kennedy story.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 25, 2008 16:20:49 GMT
One day we shall expose you to the Fett goodness and you too will feel the love. Andy But he has no character, he's just a plot device. I didn't even know he had a name when I was a nipper. He was just sort of...there. -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 25, 2008 21:38:46 GMT
oooh, I see an issue of Marvel Two In One I want is up on eBay. In fact I think it's the only appearance of Alpha Flight prior to their series I'm missing.
Did the Alpha Flight issue of Machine Man (Sasquatch, Aurora, Northstar - concurrent with Guardian, Shaman and Snowbird being in UXM 139 & 140) ever get reprinted in TF UK ?
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 25, 2008 22:16:04 GMT
I think it did.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 26, 2008 9:33:59 GMT
Not ringing any bells.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 26, 2008 11:21:20 GMT
IIRC it's issue 18. Given that the backup strips take 3-4 UK issues to complete you'be looking at issue 50 something I think.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 26, 2008 16:42:46 GMT
Did they feature in the BWS Limited series? That was running around #50 and reprinted post #300 and I don't recall Alpha Flight showing up. Unless they were in the Steve Ditko stories that ran pre #30?
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 26, 2008 17:59:59 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 3, 2008 14:33:28 GMT
I came back from Orbital and Comicana some earth pounds lighter but in possesion of back issued goodnees.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 3, 2008 17:00:19 GMT
..... and just bought the 10 issues of UXM I've never read.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 3, 2008 17:28:27 GMT
Oh it appears as if I won that Marvel Two In One issue with Alpha Flight in. Huzzah !
An appeal to the scots contingent: Have a look in the back issue bins and see if you can find me the following (cheap):
Thing 28 29 33 34
Marvel Team Up 128 (Captain America)
Power Man & Iron Fist 89 90 91
LMK if you do !
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Post by kayevcee on Mar 3, 2008 17:48:17 GMT
There's a back issue place next to A1 comics. I'll nip in there on Thursday.
-Nick
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 3, 2008 17:52:07 GMT
I thank you.
Knocked another 2 cheap Rom issues off your list today.
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Post by Jaymz on Mar 3, 2008 22:40:37 GMT
Knocked another 2 cheap Rom issues off your list today. You left the list in the shop! I don't think you need it, but tell me if you do! |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 3, 2008 23:12:55 GMT
No, it's all on the computer. Got a great xl model where I enter the list of issues as I get them and it works out which ones I still need.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 5, 2008 13:02:41 GMT
Thing 28 29 33 34 Marvel Team Up 128 (Captain America) Power Man & Iron Fist 89 90 91 . Takes care of the issue of that I needed. Oh look there appears to be a spare copy of TIO 99 in there. I think we know someone who'd like a Matlo written Rom appearance don't we ? |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 7, 2008 17:57:37 GMT
Any joy Nick ?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 7, 2008 21:42:09 GMT
Spent far too much money on back issues this week. So far I've read Marvel Two In One 84 (Alpha Flight) and 92 (Jocasta). I used to own 84 anf 92 I' read a bit of 20 years back in the big ben comic.
The Askanison Limited Series proved worse than I remembered it. All the good stuff - Zero and the Professor turning up - are in the first issue.
I bought several Vision and Scarlet Witch issues (12 issue LS) in Orbital on Monday - already owned 1 & 2 as they crossed into WCA when it started. The rest are coming off eBay rather cheap along with some spares.
A couple more Power Man Iron Fist issues were got but I need 3 in the middle of them before I start reading.
I've also bought the 10 issues of Uncanny X-Men I've never read - 400-409. Again cheap.
No Thing joy this week. Boo. 4 to go still
I suspect the next challenge might be some 290s Hulk.
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Post by kayevcee on Mar 7, 2008 23:27:05 GMT
Ah. Sorry, Phil. It went completely out of my head. I will remember at some point!
Jocasta, you say? So what does she actually do except lie in bits? That's the only state I've ever seen her in except for in Machine Man 2020 where she was an elderly Sunset Bain's butler or something.
-Nick
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 7, 2008 23:38:47 GMT
She was technically an Avenger for a wee while.
Andy
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