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"APE #1:
Not MAD (the comics book), but a very reasonable facsimile!
This is better than you might think. Only a true scholar will get all the references."
Not MAD (the comics book), but a very reasonable facsimile!
This is better than you might think. Only a true scholar will get all the references."
"I expect that most of the titular character plots took a back seat during those issues...
Correct.
... it seems to me that he is a rare writer who excels at characterization and dialogue...
That's a fair assessment."
Correct.
... it seems to me that he is a rare writer who excels at characterization and dialogue...
That's a fair assessment."
"I am not actually following that series, but I did read the "Absolute Power" tie-in issues (#11-13) just before the origin of Trinity (#14).I expect that most of the titular character plots took a back seat during those issues, but I still found…"
"One other thing about Tom King's Wonder Woman...
I've read the series from the beginning (33 issues and counting), but I have yet to re-read it. I do have a favorite issue, but last night I read it "cold" and cannot recommend it as a "jumping on…"
I've read the series from the beginning (33 issues and counting), but I have yet to re-read it. I do have a favorite issue, but last night I read it "cold" and cannot recommend it as a "jumping on…"
"PS Artbooks has started reprinting Black Cat comics, and as the Golden Age goes, they're not half-bad.
I read Volume 1 this week. The stories are fairly standard, but the art is nice -- Lee Elias, Bill Draught, and a handful of others who draw in…"
I read Volume 1 this week. The stories are fairly standard, but the art is nice -- Lee Elias, Bill Draught, and a handful of others who draw in…"
"Thanks, Jeff! And I don't know if it came out in my summary, but one of the cool things about King's Wonder Woman is that in addition to a crackerjack story, it's thematically accurate. The Sovereign hates Wonder Woman because she's an uppity woman…"
"Thanks, Doc!"
""So tell me, what good work is Tom King doing in Wonder Woman?"
"I’ll try to field this one, since I am also an enthusiastic fan of Tom King’s Wonder Woman."
OMG. Cap! Thank you so much for fielding this one! I had no idea where to begin!
Now all…"
"I’ll try to field this one, since I am also an enthusiastic fan of Tom King’s Wonder Woman."
OMG. Cap! Thank you so much for fielding this one! I had no idea where to begin!
Now all…"
"I forgot to mention Steve Trevor. Yes, he was killed again. But refreshingly, nobody thinks it's permanent. In fact, we see him in the Greco-Roman underworld, struggling to get back. Every time Charon or someone says he can't do something, he does…"
"So tell me, what good work is Tom King doing in Wonder Woman? I know Steve Trevor was dead (again? That trick never works) but may be back. What else you got?
I’ll try to field this one, since I am also an enthusiastic fan of Tom King’s Wonder…"
I’ll try to field this one, since I am also an enthusiastic fan of Tom King’s Wonder…"
"I should note that I frequently supplement what's on my pull list with stuff from the dollar bins and sometimes specials, so I do have a (bare) sense of what's current.
I did get Wonder Woman: Black and Gold 2026 Special, and enjoyed much of it.…"
I did get Wonder Woman: Black and Gold 2026 Special, and enjoyed much of it.…"
"I know Jeff and others here have expressed appreciation for his Kirby Kopy days..
Just to clarify, I appreciate those days only because he got so much better so quickly. If Rob Liefeld's work work ever showed any improvement, I might have grown to…"
Just to clarify, I appreciate those days only because he got so much better so quickly. If Rob Liefeld's work work ever showed any improvement, I might have grown to…"
"During his Conan run he was credited as Barry Smith throughout. It must have been in the mid-Seventies when The Studio was established with Jones, Kaluta and Wrightson that he became Windsor-Smith."
"Most of these aren't ongoing; many are short-run series
That seems to be a refrain on this board these days, and it's certainly my experience. I'm gravitating to short-run books as well, whether Big Two or other, and usually in collected form. "
That seems to be a refrain on this board these days, and it's certainly my experience. I'm gravitating to short-run books as well, whether Big Two or other, and usually in collected form. "
"It's been a long time, but I think it was Marvel's Conan the Barbarian that got me into the Lancer paperbacks ... but it might have been the other way around, as I was buying an awful lot of Edgar Rice Burroughs and SF in those days, and I certainly…"
"My friendly neighborhood comics shop sends emails letting me know what pre-orders are coming in the month ahead, and I realized I hardly buy any superhero stuff these days.
On my list is Daredevil, Fantastic Four, Black Cat and whatever iteration…"
On my list is Daredevil, Fantastic Four, Black Cat and whatever iteration…"
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They're good fun. I think I'm scratching the itch I had as a kid when I couldn't afford those big lumps of colourful plastic that looked so cool in the ads.
Actually I'm downloading them as I just know I'm going to visit that site some day and see that they've been taken down...
If you happen to find out the creative credits for the different episodes and their publishing dates I'd be grateful for the info. I couldn't find them anywhere.
Here's a birthday present for you.
http://www.geocities.com/cheezelordmaxwell/UKcomics.html
Good luck finding the pertinent bits!