Doom Patrol Vol 1 - Gorgeous art and engaging stories. Sure there's a fair share of silliness - typical for the era - but there's lots of pathos and heart. Good stuff.
Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 1 - My expectations were pretty low here - and there were some weak stories between Adventure 247 (1st appearance) and Adventure 300 (1st issue of the team having a regular feature), but after reading it I see why Legion fandom took off. Teenagers who were not sidekicks but rather heroes in their own right must have been pretty refreshing. I really enjoyed the intros of Mon-El and Ultra Boy from Superboy 89 and 98. Mon-El's story ends on a very sad note, and the Ultra Boy story must have been very suspenseful at the time - it looked like someone who had greater powers than Superboy was planning to kill him for a bit there, obviously not, but what was his deal?
Superman Vol 1 & 2 - I just flat out love everything about Silver Age Superman, and that's a statement I couldn't imagine I would have made before I read these.
Thor Vol 1 - Started out so bad, with issues that read like rejected Superman stories, but the promise of how good it could have been was first seen with the Tales of Asgard backups, and then when Jack and Stan take over .... whoa baby!
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I was also amazed a couple years ago when I received The Essential Power Man and Iron Fist as a gift at how well it held up. A lot of great work in there.
I'll second The Essential Howard the Duck. It had such a reputation that I was afraid I would be disappointed, but it was a great read, overall. I remember one story line being overextended, but not to the point of making me want to stop reading.
I loved it on two levels. First, this was my first real exposure to Steve Gerber. What a great writer. Acerbic without being overly so. Second, there was some incredible artwork on that book. The Essential black and white version shows some really crisp line work that really sings.
Showcase Presents Elongated Man - Great Art and better stories than expected
Showcase Presents Bat Lash - short, sweet and fun.
Showcase Presents Superman Family Vol. 1 - The Adventures of Jimmy Olsen when he wasn't such a doofus, and Lois was tolerable too.
Essential Wolverine Vol. 1 - Wasn't expecting to like it, but was pleasantly surprised.
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 & 2 - I didn't know what to expect as I'd never read those stories before, and boy was I blown away. I already owned Doom Patrol and Legion of Super-Heroes as Archives, so no surprises there.
Essential Thor Vol. 2 & 3
Showcase Presents Jonah Hex Vol. 1 - I'd never been a fan of western comics before.
Gene Colon was the main penciller, so that explains the art! I wrote a blog entry about Gerber that includes a couple of covers and a splash page.
Wandering Sensei said:
I loved it on two levels. First, this was my first real exposure to Steve Gerber. What a great writer. Acerbic without being overly so. Second, there was some incredible artwork on that book. The Essential black and white version shows some really crisp line work that really sings.
That's what surprised me. Gene Colan is undoubtedly a fantastic artist. I love what he did on Daredevil. But never once did I consider it "clean and crisp". I always thought it looked kind of chalky, which is cool, but this didn't look that way. But still, it was clearly Gene Colan art. I really liked this stuff.
The Essential Howard the Duck helped me get through the recovery period after my hernia surgery a few years ago. That was a nice post-surgery, except for the parts where I laughed. You know, surgery and all.
Mark Sullivan said:
Gene Colon was the main penciller, so that explains the art! I wrote a blog entry about Gerber that includes a couple of covers and a splash page.
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Also, I enjoyed the first volume of Marvel Two-In-One much more so than I did the first volume of Marvel Team-Up.
The Essential Howard the Duck was so good.
I was also amazed a couple years ago when I received The Essential Power Man and Iron Fist as a gift at how well it held up. A lot of great work in there.
I'll second The Essential Howard the Duck. It had such a reputation that I was afraid I would be disappointed, but it was a great read, overall. I remember one story line being overextended, but not to the point of making me want to stop reading.
You mean Marvel "Two on One"? (Check out the corner box on the first issue!)
John Dunbar (the mod of maple) said:
The Legion series was very high-concept for the era. It's interesting it succeeded. No doubt the presence of Superboy helped.
I loved it on two levels. First, this was my first real exposure to Steve Gerber. What a great writer. Acerbic without being overly so. Second, there was some incredible artwork on that book. The Essential black and white version shows some really crisp line work that really sings.
Mark Sullivan said:
Showcase Presents Elongated Man - Great Art and better stories than expected
Showcase Presents Bat Lash - short, sweet and fun.
Showcase Presents Superman Family Vol. 1 - The Adventures of Jimmy Olsen when he wasn't such a doofus, and Lois was tolerable too.
Essential Wolverine Vol. 1 - Wasn't expecting to like it, but was pleasantly surprised.
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 & 2 - I didn't know what to expect as I'd never read those stories before, and boy was I blown away.
I already owned Doom Patrol and Legion of Super-Heroes as Archives, so no surprises there.
Essential Thor Vol. 2 & 3
Showcase Presents Jonah Hex Vol. 1 - I'd never been a fan of western comics before.
Gene Colon was the main penciller, so that explains the art! I wrote a blog entry about Gerber that includes a couple of covers and a splash page.
Wandering Sensei said:
Randy Jackson said:
I very much liked some of the art. John Buscema and Bill Sienkiewicz were a good combination.
That's what surprised me. Gene Colan is undoubtedly a fantastic artist. I love what he did on Daredevil. But never once did I consider it "clean and crisp". I always thought it looked kind of chalky, which is cool, but this didn't look that way. But still, it was clearly Gene Colan art. I really liked this stuff.
The Essential Howard the Duck helped me get through the recovery period after my hernia surgery a few years ago. That was a nice post-surgery, except for the parts where I laughed. You know, surgery and all.
Mark Sullivan said:
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