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AVENGERS FOREVER: Unlikely villian
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starwolf_oakleyThere's a second-tier Avengers villain I think could work in an Avengers movie. Maybe.
( The Ian Flemming novel? )
( The Ian Flemming novel? )
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arbre_rieurThis is from one of the cooler extras in the JLA/Avengers hardcover collection.
Apparently, Kurt Busiek's original plot to issue 3 had to be heavily altered. Originally, it was going to depict what each of the two universes would be like if it had been made by the other company's creative staff. So we'd see a DC Universe by way of 60s era Lee, Kirby, Ditko, et al, full of violent emotions and soap opera elements. And vise versa, we'd see a Marvel Universe in the style of Silver Age DC, with imaginary cities and kooky sci-fi. Superman feels guilt over the destruction of Krypton, Captain America is a US Senator and operates out of Capitol City, etc.
Unfortunately (in my opinion), the editor on the DC side of the project ended up nixing this part of the story, but the hardcover includes Busiek's original typed-up plot.
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Apparently, Kurt Busiek's original plot to issue 3 had to be heavily altered. Originally, it was going to depict what each of the two universes would be like if it had been made by the other company's creative staff. So we'd see a DC Universe by way of 60s era Lee, Kirby, Ditko, et al, full of violent emotions and soap opera elements. And vise versa, we'd see a Marvel Universe in the style of Silver Age DC, with imaginary cities and kooky sci-fi. Superman feels guilt over the destruction of Krypton, Captain America is a US Senator and operates out of Capitol City, etc.
Unfortunately (in my opinion), the editor on the DC side of the project ended up nixing this part of the story, but the hardcover includes Busiek's original typed-up plot.
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AVENGERS (vol 3) #12: Vision and Wanda
Apr. 15th, 2012 04:55 pmstarwolf_oakleyAVENGERS (vol 3) #12: Vision and Wanda talk some things over before and after the big Thunderbolts team up against a giant alien robot (called Dominex.) Note the pretty Perez artwork.
( You will believe an android is emo )
( You will believe an android is emo )
ar_feinielThis whole mini could have been about Cap and Bats and I would only have loved it more. Here's their first encounter, and when they go hang at the Batcave (and meet Ben Grimm!) :
( It's conceivable you could beat me, Avenger.... )
( It's conceivable you could beat me, Avenger.... )
JLA/Avengers
Feb. 8th, 2012 09:49 amar_feinielIn my experience, most crossovers don't live up to their ambitions. JLA/Avengers is an exception. Also, it's got a sense of humor.
Here are some snippets of the JLA in Marvel's 616 and the Avengers on Earth One. I loved seeing how the two teams react to each other's worlds.
( They do honor their heroes well here... )
Here are some snippets of the JLA in Marvel's 616 and the Avengers on Earth One. I loved seeing how the two teams react to each other's worlds.
( They do honor their heroes well here... )
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- char: batman/bruce wayne,
- char: captain america/steve rogers,
- char: green lantern/kyle rayner,
- char: hawkeye/ronin/clint barton,
- char: iron man/tony stark,
- char: martian manhunter/j'onn j'onzz,
- char: plastic man/patrick o'brian,
- char: quicksilver/pietro maximoff,
- char: scarlet witch/wanda maximoff,
- char: superman/clark kent,
- char: thor odinson/donald blake,
- char: vision,
- char: wonder woman/diana of themyscira,
- creator: george perez,
- creator: kurt busiek
Do not step to Captain America
Aug. 25th, 2011 06:10 pmproteus_livesGreetings True Believers!
This is one of my favorite Avengers beat-downs. It's from Avengers #54/469.
Cap teaches Kang the Conqueror a painful lesson.
Enjoy!
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This is one of my favorite Avengers beat-downs. It's from Avengers #54/469.
Cap teaches Kang the Conqueror a painful lesson.
Enjoy!
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Amalgam Universe Part 14
Aug. 5th, 2011 09:05 pmglprimeGreetings True B- wait, that's some other guy's line.
Hello again, S_D!
Back in the Sunshine State from the Lone Star State, and despite the technical equality of those nicknames, they are not environmentally equivalent in reality (just check the weather).
In this edition of our trek through the crack-verse that was Amalgam Comics, we see what happens when you combine the devil-may-care bravado of Tony Stark with the devil-may-care bravado of Hal Jordan to get...
( Has he lost his mind? Can he see or is he blind? )
7 1/3 pages from Iron Lantern #1 behind the cut.
Hello again, S_D!
Back in the Sunshine State from the Lone Star State, and despite the technical equality of those nicknames, they are not environmentally equivalent in reality (just check the weather).
In this edition of our trek through the crack-verse that was Amalgam Comics, we see what happens when you combine the devil-may-care bravado of Tony Stark with the devil-may-care bravado of Hal Jordan to get...
( Has he lost his mind? Can he see or is he blind? )
7 1/3 pages from Iron Lantern #1 behind the cut.
From the Marvel Vault...
Jul. 14th, 2011 12:29 pmarbre_rieur
icon_uk already posted about the strange origin of this one. As I understand it, most FROM THE MARVEL VAULT comics are stories that for one reason or another were shelved and never printed, lost stories from Marvel's archives finally seeing the light of day. In the case of this DEFENDERS issue though, it was written so long ago that, while they still have the artwork, nobody had a copy of the original plot anymore, nor did anyone remember what it was supposed to be. Apparently, even flipping through the art didn't jog any of the original creative team's memories. So Kurt Busiek (who didn't write the original plot) basically has to come up with a new story tailored to the already completed artwork.( Four pages from DEFENDERS: FROM THE MARVEL VAULT... )
A dog and his boy
Jun. 23rd, 2011 12:04 amarbre_rieur
The latest issue of SUPERMAN is set during the post-Infinite Crisis period when Superboy (Conner Kent) was dead. (In fact, that's when it was originally written, five years ago, but for reasons they never revealed, DC canned the issue despite it being fully scripted and penciled already.)
( Four pages from SUPERMAN 712... )
Amazing Fantasy 16-18
Jun. 18th, 2011 11:43 pmdomino_blueA prestige format mini series from 96, this is the story of what happened between AF 15 and Amazing Spider-man number 1. Kurt Busiek is the writer this makes both a great companion piece to Marvels(As I type this I realize how many books like that Kurt Busiek himself has written) and his Untold Tales of Spider-man series.
There's also another aspect of this comic you should check out, the fraking good art here's the cover for those interested.
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There's also another aspect of this comic you should check out, the fraking good art here's the cover for those interested.
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Space Gods to Humanity: "Show us."
Jun. 17th, 2011 03:56 pmarbre_rieur
In the 1970s, NASA launched the Pioneer 10 space probe, carrying a message for any alien life it might encounter. As we saw in KIRBY: GENESIS 0 (which the publisher has now made freely available online, by the way), Pioneer encountered Something and that Something sent a response in Earth's direction. In issue 1, that response arrives, in the present day.
( Four pages... )
Dracula - In the Company of Monsters #10
Jun. 7th, 2011 01:35 pmsherkahnSince issue #6, the main character in the story has been trying to survive the lethal posturing of a resurrected Dracula and the corporate raider uncle of his that has also become a vampire lord (and members of the corporation and family into his minions. As the end game approaches, the key to solving Dracula's power source (the bargain that turned mortal into undead) the key to defeating all of the undead that are after our mage.
We now find out WHAT that infernal bargain was.
( Sea creature. )
We now find out WHAT that infernal bargain was.
( Sea creature. )
A Message to the Stars
May. 26th, 2011 11:32 amarbre_rieur
Some time ago, Dynamite Entertainment licensed from Jack Kirby's family the right to all his creator-owned works, and by all of them, I mean all of them. They can use everything Kirby ever came up with that's not owned by someone else, from entire published series to some sketch he did on the back of a letter or whatever. And if you know about Kirby, then you know that's a *lot* of characters and concepts.
Which brings us to KIRBY: GENESIS, a mini-series starring a number of said concepts and characters, the #0 teaser issue of which came out today. Writing by Kurt Busiek, art by Alex Ross and Jack Herbert.
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MARVELS: The Hero Hate Machine
May. 21st, 2011 08:56 pmstarwolf_oakleyA few posts down about Miriam Sharpe, we discussed why the Marvel Universe General Public seems to hate superheroes. What started with J. Jonah Jameson hating Spider-Man and Bolivar Trask building Sentinels to "save humanity" from mutants turned into Standard Operating Procedure for the MU public. And they act that way even without the Hate-Monger or the Serpent from FEAR ITSELF.
From MARVELS #4. Two pages, and the Lee/Ditko panels from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #10 that established J. Jonah Jameson's envy problem after the cut.
( Jealousy! )
From MARVELS #4. Two pages, and the Lee/Ditko panels from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #10 that established J. Jonah Jameson's envy problem after the cut.
( Jealousy! )
From the Marvel Vaults - The Defenders
Apr. 30th, 2011 11:25 amicon_ukFound this news over on www.busiek.com
This is the blurb to go with it
A Marvel Masterpiece from deep inside the treasure vaults can now be told! The original team of Doctor Strange, The Hulk, Silver Surfer and Namor are together again for a hidden adventure! But why was this tale lost? What happens in other dimensions stays in other dimensions, so what unspeakable secrets of the The Defenders are to be revealed? Find out at last in these pages with the illustrious words of Kurt Busiek (THE DEFENDERS, MARVELS) and the incomparable artwork of artist Mark Bagley (ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN)!
( And this is the story behind it... )
This is the blurb to go with it
A Marvel Masterpiece from deep inside the treasure vaults can now be told! The original team of Doctor Strange, The Hulk, Silver Surfer and Namor are together again for a hidden adventure! But why was this tale lost? What happens in other dimensions stays in other dimensions, so what unspeakable secrets of the The Defenders are to be revealed? Find out at last in these pages with the illustrious words of Kurt Busiek (THE DEFENDERS, MARVELS) and the incomparable artwork of artist Mark Bagley (ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN)!
( And this is the story behind it... )
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arbre_rieur
Throughout DRACULA: THE COMPANY OF MONSTERS (by Kurt Busiek, Daryl Gregory, and Scott Godlewski), there have been three power players. There's Conrad Barrington, CEO-turned-vampire who wants to usurp Dracula as king of vampires; there's Dracula himself, who's staging a takeover of Conrad's company in retaliation; and there's Marta Stefanescu and her family, the greatest vampire hunters in all of Romania (which, according to the series, is like being the greatest sumo in all of Japan.)
Our protagonist, Evan Barrington-Cabot, has been pulled in three directions throughout the series, each side wanting him for its own. He's remained indecisive, unsure of where to stand all this time. That is, until the latest issue, where events finally push him to make his choice. Or does he?
( Four pages each from issues 7 and 8... )
sherkahnCosmicBookResources with the preview as the fallout from last issue begins to build and our protagonist must choose sides.
One simple but imposing pic behind the cut.
( Why couldn't it be Heath Ledger Joker in a nurses outfit? )
One simple but imposing pic behind the cut.
( Why couldn't it be Heath Ledger Joker in a nurses outfit? )
The House that Vlad Built
Jan. 7th, 2011 01:32 pmarbre_rieurFour pages from DRACULA: THE COMPANY OF MONSTERS 5. Last issue, Dracula broke free from his corporate masters at Barrington Industries. He got a third of his body blown off by C4 in the process, but hey, he's free. Out in the world once more, what's next for the Impaler Prince?
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