"THE MISSING MAN: Coincidentally, that story was next on my list to read (and Raem, Maro and Roma wold certainly have made my lisy of unusual ditko names). "The Germ" is from Steve Ditko's 160-Page Package (the first in the Ditko…"
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"In one of my old reviews of a Ditko work, I made the slightly inaccurate comment that where names were concerned, "Apparently Ditko never met a consonant blend he didn't dislike." This was in reaction to a Missing Man story in which…"
"Pure fantasy, right?"
"*heh* Comic books have such far-fetched plots sometimes."
""THE GERM": I forgot to mention this 1999 story of a small European dictatorship in the midst of an epidemic when I posted the character names earlier. In it, Ditko applies Objectivism to a ruler more interested in staying in power than in…"
"MORE UNUSUAL DITKO CHARACTER NAMES: Paul Grup, Emil Klem, Zerog, Duden, Dr. Reart, Osta, Kuda, Lona, Buk, Selen and Doctors Abln, Cacius and Wrkn. Note that these aren't aliens or foreigners (for the most part); just ordinary male and female…"
"DC GOES TO WAR: Didn't realize this was out. Didn't ship to my shop. Maybe next week. I'll keep an eye out.
PSYCHOANALYSIS: I read this, once, years ago in Russ Cochran's b&w slipcased HC series. I always hold it up as a kind…"
"You sold me, Jeff!
Pre-Code Classics: Beware! Terror Tales Volume One: I've read so much 1950s horror/suspense and sci-fi lately (both pre- and post-Code) that It's all starting to blend together and leave me in a state of numbness. This…"
"JACK KIRBY: THE EPIC LIFE OF THE KING OF COMICS by Tom Scioli: I bought and started reading this yesterday and found it very difficult to put down. The only reason i didn't finish it in a single sitting is that I started it pretty late and I…"
"Steve Ditko comes up with the most unusual character names. I wish I had thought to jot some of them down when I began this Ditko-reread, but a quick flip-through of what I've read recently has yielded most of them.
UNUSUAL DITKO CHARACTER…"
"Went through a longbox filled with titles from 1999 to 2003:
Codename: Knockout: Vertigo's softcore spy book. Mostly double entendre, boob shots and grade school titillation.
Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules: mini about the…"
"I like your second answer better than your first. IF (big "IF," I know) one is to accept my argument that Spider-Man's post-Ditko success was "a real-world, empirical refutation of his philosophy" (as Cap put it), I think…"
"I asked the same question about Ditko's later Marvel work (Hulk, Iron Man, Captain Mar-Vell, Captain Universe, ROM, etc.) and not do at least one more Spidey or Doctor Strange story. The answer I got basically was "been there, done…"
"Two more questions about Ditko (which I won't attempt to answer... at this time) before moving on. First, why did he refuse to ever work on Spider-Man or Dr. Strange again (although he would do other work for Marvel) after he left, and second,…"
"WWDD (What Would Ditko Do?): I have been reading a lot of Ditko lately... a lot. Let me start by saying I find Steve Ditko to be fascinating. I don't necessarily agree with everything Ditko says, but I do believe in some of it. Let's start…"
"ACTION HEROES - VOL. 2: This is one of my favorite single Marvel Masterworks or DC Archives editions. It collects all of Steve Ditko's Captian Atom, Blue Beetle and Question stories from 1966-68, then again from 1974-75. The Blue Beetle was…"
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Jovian Reviews, June 2010: Part 1
Posted on June 18, 2010 at 11:32pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Okay, many of these are current, many I just got around to reading after lengthy stays in my pile. Take them for what they're worth! Of course there are some mild spoilers, you know.
Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine #1
Marvel
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Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine #1
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Jovian Reviews, October 18, 2009
Posted on October 18, 2009 at 6:58pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
I'm procrastinating doing any work for school, so I'm going to sit down and write some reviews on most of the comics I've read over the last couple weeks.
Fables 87-89
Vertigo Comics
Willingham, Buckingham, Pepoy, Leialoha
2.99
The winds are changing once again in what was once called Fabletown. In the wreckage of city hall, our story focuses on Bufkin the Flying Monkey, the dismembered head of Frankenstein's Monster, and the magical mirror. Only a book… Continue
Fables 87-89
Vertigo Comics
Willingham, Buckingham, Pepoy, Leialoha
2.99
The winds are changing once again in what was once called Fabletown. In the wreckage of city hall, our story focuses on Bufkin the Flying Monkey, the dismembered head of Frankenstein's Monster, and the magical mirror. Only a book… Continue
Jovian Reviews: The Trade Shelf, October 3, 2009
Posted on October 3, 2009 at 11:05pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
It was a cold day today, and I was really tired. I laid in bed this morning and read two trades instead of getting up and doing yard work and laundry, not to mention grading the 67,349,309 papers that need to be graded. I'm sure you'll all forgive me.
Here are the two trades I read today, and my humble critiques:
Batman Cacophony HC
DC Comics
Smith and Flanagan
I had read a review of this one online that said the first two issues weren't that great,… Continue
Here are the two trades I read today, and my humble critiques:
Batman Cacophony HC
DC Comics
Smith and Flanagan
I had read a review of this one online that said the first two issues weren't that great,… Continue
Jovian Reviews, October 3, 2009
Posted on October 3, 2009 at 10:00pm 10 Comments 0 Likes
Doom Patrol #2
DC Comics
Giffen, Clark, Livesay, DeMatteis, Maguire
3.99
I have to say that I enjoyed this story even more than the previous issue, which I liked enough to return for #2. That's saying something. It's quirky, but not Morrisonian, and this is a good thing for this umpteenth remake since Grant's version. I liked the way the people with the black voids for faces somehow looked like they were drawn by Keith Giffen, if that makes any sense. I really… Continue
DC Comics
Giffen, Clark, Livesay, DeMatteis, Maguire
3.99
I have to say that I enjoyed this story even more than the previous issue, which I liked enough to return for #2. That's saying something. It's quirky, but not Morrisonian, and this is a good thing for this umpteenth remake since Grant's version. I liked the way the people with the black voids for faces somehow looked like they were drawn by Keith Giffen, if that makes any sense. I really… Continue
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 2:14am on July 9, 2009,
Cavaliere (moderator emeritus) said…
- Happy birthday, Jeff!
- At 2:24am on July 9, 2009,
Figserello said…
- Happy Birthday Man, assuming this is your real birthday and you haven't just put a random date in there...
Here's a birthday present for you.
http://www.geocities.com/cheezelordmaxwell/UKcomics.html
Good luck finding the pertinent bits!
- At 10:10pm on July 9, 2009,
- I'm working my way through those Zoids strips myself. I thought I'd read the whole run as the Morrison stuff is right at the end and I wanted all the context.
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.
- At 4:52pm on March 24, 2011,
Lee Houston, Junior said…
- Sorry I missed your friendship request before now. I wasn't ignoring you, just couldn't see the fine print.
- At 4:55pm on July 09, 2012, Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod) gave Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man a gift…
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