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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 5, 2014 18:35:54 GMT
Let us know what it's like. The full size trade is tempting me.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 6, 2014 7:05:32 GMT
Let us know what it's like. The full size trade is tempting me. Depends on your taste really. From this volume, it doesn't appear to be mainstream Marvel, as they are stories published in 1974, set in a dystopian future 1990 where cannibals roam a ruined New York doing the bidding of a mad major who wants to destroy his rogue cyborg Deathlok whilst turning himself into a more perfect human-computer hybrid. It's pretty bleak, and Deathlok kills a lot of bad guys with extreme prejudice every issue. It is only lightened by the constant inner dialogue (sic) of Deathlok himself, as the grumpy, angst-ridden remains of a man verbally spars with his Spock-like internal computer who keeps telling him what he's doing is illogical while he calls it names and tells it to get stuffed, except when it tells him useful things. Martin |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 6, 2014 12:25:01 GMT
Pretty sure some of that run was reprinted in Marvel UK's Star Wars comic in the 70's.
Some nice Rich Buckler art as I recall, but yes a bit grim and dystopian as almost all 70's future sci-fi was.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 3, 2014 21:19:52 GMT
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Dec 4, 2014 7:05:04 GMT
Yeah, they did this at the London comic convention. Not quite everyone who's anyone, more like everyone who was there on that day.  Martin |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 4, 2014 10:12:31 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 9, 2014 11:58:44 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 28, 2015 21:32:41 GMT
Finished The Incredible Hulk: Crossroads and with it Mantlo's phenomenal work on the title (not to mention Sal Buscema's). A great read, as with the rest of this run combining insane ideas with genuine pathos. The only, minor, complaints I have are that Talaoc's inks do Mignola's pencils no justice and the resolution felt a little unsatisfying, dramatically. I have never read any of Mantlo's Alpha Flight run, but the one issue reprinted here was quite enjoyable. -Jim Mantlo's Alpha Flight run is very good, probably the best the title has been since Byrne was on it. Sadly uncollected your only way to read it is to track the floppys down. It's worth pointing out that a sizeable, 20+ issue, portion of Mantlo's Hulk run remains uncollected. These are issues prior to the first of the three trades, Pardoned, which starts with issue 269. The Mantlo run itself starts from 245. Since Hulk is getting in on the Epic Collection act shortly - they'll be trouble if it,s not green lettering on the spine - I'd suggest these might make a good epic collection. Then there's Hulk 296..... |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 28, 2015 23:16:16 GMT
Only read the odd issue of Mantlo Flight.
Really should track down more, especially as there is early Jim Lee in there.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 28, 2015 23:25:48 GMT
And Portacio!
Remind me in October and I'll get the issues out the long boxes for you to read while here.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 28, 2015 23:39:52 GMT
And Portacio! Remind me in October and I'll get the issues out the long boxes for you to read while here. I shall! Andy |
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Post by legios on Jul 29, 2015 19:28:54 GMT
I read some of the Mantlo stuff years back. I think I may have owned some of the issues myself. I remember it being a good run of a title I'm quite fond of, and which didn't always deserve the Red-headed Stepchild treatment it felt like it got from Marvel.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 29, 2015 21:44:14 GMT
All hail Mantlotainment.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 31, 2015 22:31:25 GMT
Indeed.
Make Mine Mantlo!
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 1, 2015 0:36:49 GMT
Hopefully IDW's acquisition of ROM and Micronauts will further expand the readership for his work.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 26, 2017 21:33:00 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 1, 2017 22:57:06 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 4, 2017 17:00:10 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 9, 2017 8:58:03 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 9, 2018 21:06:12 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 21, 2018 16:09:40 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 24, 2019 18:44:30 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 27, 2020 21:29:12 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 27, 2020 21:53:17 GMT
Oh wow. I hope this paves the way for regular Micronauts reprints!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 15, 2020 18:17:49 GMT
As do I.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 24, 2020 7:52:10 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 24, 2020 11:10:25 GMT
 -Ralph |
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