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KING CONAN:
I recently discovered a source of deeply discounted (i.e., less than cover price) tpbs, among them, volume one of The Chronicles of King Conan, reprinting issues #1-5 of the Marvel series, so I bought it it while volumes 1-8 of The Chronicles of King Conan were still fresh in my mind. Unfortunately, these are all adaptations of stories by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter, which I am less interested in than the REH ones. Nor does this volume include an informative, BTS introduction by Roy Thomas (or any introduction at all).
LSH: Inspired by recent posts to other discussions, I took advantage of being between volumes of LSH Archives to read two favorites:
I found a podcast called Long Live the Legion that is inspiring me to reread some Legion favorites.
Also, a few weeks ago, there was an interview with the Legion's new editor, Paul Kaminski, that has given me the most insight into the new series than I've gotten from anywhere yet! And a few episodes where guest Alex Segura talks about the Baxter series. And our own former Round Tabler, Martin Gray, recently talked with them about Star Boy!
Until yesterday, I have always (re-)read The Brave & the Bold (third series, 2007) #34 in conjunction with Batman '66 Meets The Legion of Super-Heroes, but I'll save that for the next time I'm between LSH Archive volumes. I read LSH #300 reprinted in "The Curse" HC, and it was all I could do not to set aside my LSH Archive reading and finish the whole thing. Will my purpose hold until I get to that point? Time will tell.
I just gave in to the podcast schedule and read the "Magic Wars" story that closed out the Baxter series before Five Years Later rolled in. I don't remember so much of Giffen's visual vocabulary for 5YL being set up beforehand, but there it is -- 9-panel grid and all.
Laugh #166 (facsimile): There's a Beatles joke on the cover, so I had to have it. The solicitation implied a Beatles story inside, but there wasn't one. What was inside reminded me why I thought Archies were so entertaining back then. They actually were.
Absolute Green Arrow #4 doesn't tell us who Green Arrow is, of course (that would have been revealed in the sixth issue, but now it'll be the twelfth). Green Arrow is literlly disarmed in this issue, but it's an issue filled with regeneration and resurrection science, so the fix is baked in. Nice to see Dinah picking a side for real. I wanted to like her, and this issue makes it easier.
Wonder Woman #32-36: This is the Matriarch War parts 2-4 and a two-part interlude flashing back to Diana winning the contest to go to Man's World. It's a joy to read a comic book where the writer has thought things through and is not only telling a good story, but is telling one that is thematically consistent, issue after issue. He's building Diana herself, brick by brick, to leave as a gift to future writers (and as a gift to readers today).
Jeff already told us about how Hippolyta views her WW costume, and how Diana got it, and I enjoyed it even more the second time. (As it was in context.)
Wonder Woman #34 ends on one heckuva cliffhanger, and the interlude is dragging out the resolution, making us anticipate it all the more. Looking forward to Wonder Woman #37!
DOCTOR STRANGE #71-73:
The Master of the Mystic Arts travels "Into the Dark Dimension" to help free his former disciple's people from the oppressive rule of Umar, Dormammu's sister and Clea's own mother. This is one of those stories I cannot help but see filtered through the lens of current events. there are basically two factions: those who support Umar and those who do not. Umar claims that things are better under her rule than that of her predecessor, her brother Dormammu. As explained by one of the rebels: "Things seem better to those who enjoy full citizenship, and so they're afraid to support us." As to those who don't enjoy full citizenship, the Outcasts, they have been rendered mute by a spell and banished from the realm. (And that doesn't even account for the "Mindless Ones.") Umar herself says, "I gain power from the worshipful support of my subjects... and I can drain the energies of the Great Barrier!... I can lay the blame at [the rebels'] feet... the survivors will believe whatever I tell them!" Does that sound familiar or is it just me? If you don't have the original issues, they can be found reprinted in Marvel Masterworks Doctor Strange v10.
That’s because this was all done before now by other infamous people.
Did Clea ever call him Uncle Dormammu?
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1 (2026):
I have very high hopes (yet low expectations) for this new series. So far, my expectations have been met, but my hopes have not. Storywise, it reads like every other Legion reboot since Zero Hour. Artwise, I really like the layouts. Here is a DOUBLE-SPOILER for the first issue: the catalyst of the story is ǝɥʇ ɹǝpɹnɯ ɟo ᴚ˙ſ˙ ǝpuɐɹ𐐒 ʎq ʇʞǝW zzuɐᴚ [END SPOLIER] Anyone else reading this?
Sure am. I have been hoping for a Legion ongoing for quite some time.
This is definitely drawn nicely enough. The story has been developing in a pleasant way with an appropriate number of surprises and unanswered questions. I will keep an eye.
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