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"GODZILLA: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS:
Solicited for October 2024 release. (Two alternate covers.)"
Solicited for October 2024 release. (Two alternate covers.)"
"Issue #100 brings MMW Thor v1 to a close. It was as much of a slog to read as I had remembered; no wonder I haven't readi to more than one in over 30 years. As I recall, back then my "Earth-J edit" was "just the Kirby stories," but I think I can cut…"
"As with Cobra, Mr. Hyde does nothing for me and never has. Uninspired (except to the extent he was lifted whole cloth from Robert Louis Stevenson)."
"QUESTION: "What's the difference between Dagwood Bumstead and the Mighty Thor?"
Thor has a better haircut?
IDW has published two volumes of early Blondie strips: 1930-1933: "The Courtship and Wedding" and 1933-1935: "From Honeymoon to Diapers &…"
Thor has a better haircut?
IDW has published two volumes of early Blondie strips: 1930-1933: "The Courtship and Wedding" and 1933-1935: "From Honeymoon to Diapers &…"
"The Cobra does nothing for me and never has. He is so out-classed by Thor, even in these early stories, that there shouldn't even be a question."
"I see a lot more Don Heck in most of these pages than I see Jack Kirby (as others have observed). The credits read "drawn" by Kirby, but I suspect he provided only rought layouts. At this time, when Stan Lee was about to assign a new penciler to a…"
"The handle of Thor's hammer is still three feet long (note splash page in particular). I was going to point out that "Merlin" was later to be revealed as Maha Yogi, but that has already been covered below. Don Blake ditched his patients for a hour…"
"#95 is no better than #94, simply terrible in too many ways to mention. I will say that Marvel must have been using the same mythological reference I read as a child, because the hammer looks like a croquet mallet! Last issue was like this, too, but…"
"Ugh. There's too much wrong with this story to even go into here, easily the worst one so far. Here's my take: in the "real" Marvel Universe, Loki somehow gained control of Thor (as depicted on the cover); in the "fictional" Marvel Universe, "Stan…"
"Kirby is back, but not for good... not yet. Radioactive Man is a character who enjoyed some amount of longevity, but I always thought of him as uninspired. Thor shooting lightining bolts from his bare hands and Don Blake diving unaided to a depth of…"
"So far in this discussion, much of the comparison has been between Thor and later-Thor, when the comparison should be between Thor and contemporary Superman. Written by Robert Bernstien, #92's story is a particularly apt comparison. However, unlike,…"
"Every relationship at Marvel had to have an artificial roadblock to generate drama. Some of these were more believable than others. Tony Stark knew that in any batte the magnetized shrapnel could reach his heart. Hank Pym thought he was robbing the…"
"Joe Sinnott was, in my estimation, one of Kirby's two best inkers (if not the best). I have seen later example of his pencils and inks I have liked more than here, but the reproduction in the early MMW I am reading is not very good.
Don Blake comes…"
Don Blake comes…"
"This is the point at which I recall the first volume of MMW became a real slog to read: the non-Kirby issues. At this time Marvel was transitioning from a company that published monster and suspense stories to one that published superhero comics,…"
"Journey Into Mystery #89 (reprinted in Marvel Tales #7) may have been my first "Thor" comic. Ten years ago (see below) I was certain of, so it probably was. Today I recall reading Marvel Tales #7 and Marvel Treasury Edition #3 (reprinting #125-130)…"
"Things are starting to click with this issue, even though Loki is more like Mr.Mxyzptlk here than he would become (more mischievous than evil). From Loki's POV, this story continues on from #85. "
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Thank you Mr. Dunbar.
Hello John. Thank you for the invitation for friendship. What comic books are you reading?
Hello John,
I may be out of line here but in regards with your exchange with Mark, we both know how he feels about Marvel now. We've both know that his opinion has not and probably will not change though I hope it does. Despite previous advice, I have no doubt that he will continue to comment on how "evil" the Marvel heroes are whenever he can.
However, he has had some medical problems and he has left here before thinking no one wants him here. That's something that I am hoping to avoid. I'm not blaming you for ANYTHING, let me make that clear. I am only trying to prevent another round of the same debate that apparently caused hard feelings before.
You won't change his mind and challenging him about it will only make him defensive, as past interactions show us. If steered clear from the topic of Marvel's Post-Civil War period, he seems happier.
Anyway, that's my two cents. Again I'm not faulting you at all. Merely trying to keep the peace, as they say.
With all respect and best wishes,
Philip
thanks for the invite!