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icon_ukOkay, to my own surprise, this is the next in my list of my "Accentuate the Positive" posts, and it features some of my least favourite art.... weird huh?
Anyway, this is from Malibu Comics Ultraverse, the comic company that Marvel don't like to talk about any more.
The Ultraverse started in the early 90's, with a slew of titles, some good, some not so good (IMHO of course) but had set up an interesting universe for itself. It was then bought up by Marvel Comics, who did a few crossovers which were forgettable or actively not good and no one likes to remember (and for good reason) and then the whole thing sort of got forgotten, which is a shame.
( Sometimes a good character hook will get you through a LOT of bad art )
Anyway, this is from Malibu Comics Ultraverse, the comic company that Marvel don't like to talk about any more.
The Ultraverse started in the early 90's, with a slew of titles, some good, some not so good (IMHO of course) but had set up an interesting universe for itself. It was then bought up by Marvel Comics, who did a few crossovers which were forgettable or actively not good and no one likes to remember (and for good reason) and then the whole thing sort of got forgotten, which is a shame.
( Sometimes a good character hook will get you through a LOT of bad art )
Back in the saddle. Surfboard, Whatever.
Sep. 9th, 2011 12:22 amcausticlad
Marshall Rogers and Steve Englehart were in a select group of people that revitalized Batman in the 1970s. The pairing of Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams was first and probably more famous, but the artist Rogers and writer Englehart had a highly influential short run on Batman during the mid-70s that more or less defined how the character was written and drawn well into the 21st century.
Englehart and Rogers were something of a dynamic duo themselves, working together on a mid-70s revival of Miracle Man for a while, as well one of DC's earliest direct distribution comics (the one-shot Madam Xanadu) and on early indie comic Coyote for Eclipse. Their longest run together, however, was on a mid-80s revamping of the Silver Surfer.
From his first appearance in 1966 to the printing of this story in 1987 (Silver Surfer vol 3, #1), the Surfer had been trapped on Earth. Englehart had a penchant for cosmic-scale stories and spent issue one of the new series liberating Galactus' ex-herald so he could get down to writing some. After hearing that his ex-boss' new gofer, Nova, has been captured by the Skrulls in an attempt to weaponize the World-Eater by extorting him into eating the Kree Empire, the Surfer uses a temporary escape from Earth to negotiate his permanent release. Nova has been stashed in a facility with
This leads to a virtuoso stretch of pencilling from Rogers, whose background before coming into comics was in architectural drawing. His sci-fi buildings always rather looked like real buildings, and for this he basically "plotted out" a Skrull facility for...well, look at it yourself:
( Maybe if I take a run at it? )
Cap vs. 1970s morality
Jul. 23rd, 2011 11:36 pmstarwolf_oakleyCAPTAIN AMERICA #183 took place while Steve Rogers was the Nomad. (He was depressed that Number One of the Secret Empire turned out to be Richard Nix -uh, I mean a high-ranking White House official.)
My WORD that is an unusual last panel on that page.
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My WORD that is an unusual last panel on that page.
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wizardru
I've been going through my comics and inventorying them and selecting what to sell...so I've come across lots of stuff, lately. Here's one I forgot about.
So the year was 2001 and the title was "Fantastic Four: Bigtown". The conceit of this "What If..." story is a simple one. What if Tony Stark and Reed Richards actually went ahead and changed the world? The results are....not what you'd expect.
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thanekosIn Fantastic Four: Big Town, Reed Richards fixed everything.
Of course, he really didn't. Sure, he and the other smart guys got together and made the world better, but you really can't spend four issues examining Tony Stark's overhauling of public transportation or Spider-Man as licensed brand.
You've got to have conflict in Arcadia; luckily, there's an all-star lineup of serpents to act out vengeance.
( And three guesses who's leading the pack that stands in opposition to Reed's idea of the future.. )
Of course, he really didn't. Sure, he and the other smart guys got together and made the world better, but you really can't spend four issues examining Tony Stark's overhauling of public transportation or Spider-Man as licensed brand.
You've got to have conflict in Arcadia; luckily, there's an all-star lineup of serpents to act out vengeance.
( And three guesses who's leading the pack that stands in opposition to Reed's idea of the future.. )
FF #4 - wordless preview
Apr. 29th, 2011 10:45 pmsherkahnOk, F' me.
Hickman isn't holding back the big guns. Right into it they are really rolling things out. Cosmic Book News has the worldless preview.
( You are probably all wondering why I asked you all here. )
Hickman isn't holding back the big guns. Right into it they are really rolling things out. Cosmic Book News has the worldless preview.
( You are probably all wondering why I asked you all here. )
"Strange Apparitions": Hugo Strange returns from the dead, goes back, then kinda returns again (?)
Nov. 28th, 2010 04:28 amthehefnerFirst things first: who here *hasn't* read the Batman story arc Strange Apparitions (the legendary comic arc by Steve Englehart, most famous for including the all-time great Joker story, The Laughing Fish)?
If you haven't--or if you've only read Fish on its own but not the surrounding story--you should at least know that it's generally considered one of the finest Batman stories of all time. I certainly agree, but I don't want to oversell it as a work, since hyped expectations have killed many a great story. I can at least safely presume to call it one of the most important and influential Batman comics of all time, and for that alone I urge you to track down the trade paperback.
Or at least, I would, if it weren't out of print. WTF, DC?
I was actually tempted to post the entire storyline here, but I had a hard enough time singling out the Hugo Strange subplot while keeping these scans under the 1/3rd limit. The story is just that tight, with each issue packed to the gills with plot, action, and character stuff.
So with regret, let's eschew the excellent stories of Bruce and Silver St. Cloud's affair, of the introduction of Dr. Phosphorus and the reintroduction of Deadshot, of the thieving Penguin and tragic Clayface III, and even of the greatest Joker scheme of all time.
Instead, let's focus on the grand return of Batman's first arch-nemesis, and the scheming villain who made the damn fool mistake of crossing him:
( At least, they do for now... )
If you'd like to read all of Strange Apparitions yourself, I wish you the best of luck. As previously stated, this beloved classic is bizarrely out of print. If you're up for scouring back issue bins and/or the internet, the story's been collected in trade paperback, which itself is a collection of the five-issue miniseries Shadow of the Batman, which reprinted the original issues. Basically, find it any way you can until DC comes to their senses.
If you haven't--or if you've only read Fish on its own but not the surrounding story--you should at least know that it's generally considered one of the finest Batman stories of all time. I certainly agree, but I don't want to oversell it as a work, since hyped expectations have killed many a great story. I can at least safely presume to call it one of the most important and influential Batman comics of all time, and for that alone I urge you to track down the trade paperback.
Or at least, I would, if it weren't out of print. WTF, DC?
I was actually tempted to post the entire storyline here, but I had a hard enough time singling out the Hugo Strange subplot while keeping these scans under the 1/3rd limit. The story is just that tight, with each issue packed to the gills with plot, action, and character stuff.
So with regret, let's eschew the excellent stories of Bruce and Silver St. Cloud's affair, of the introduction of Dr. Phosphorus and the reintroduction of Deadshot, of the thieving Penguin and tragic Clayface III, and even of the greatest Joker scheme of all time.
Instead, let's focus on the grand return of Batman's first arch-nemesis, and the scheming villain who made the damn fool mistake of crossing him:
( At least, they do for now... )
If you'd like to read all of Strange Apparitions yourself, I wish you the best of luck. As previously stated, this beloved classic is bizarrely out of print. If you're up for scouring back issue bins and/or the internet, the story's been collected in trade paperback, which itself is a collection of the five-issue miniseries Shadow of the Batman, which reprinted the original issues. Basically, find it any way you can until DC comes to their senses.
geoffsebestaThe panels with Tigra from issues one through four of West Coast Avengers volume II, published by Marvel in 1985. Steve Englehart wrote it, Al Milgrom did breakdowns, Joe Sinnott the finishes on 1, 3, and 4, Kim DeMulder finishes on 2. Lettering and coloring was by a rotating team of Bullpen regulars; this was a product of mid-80s Marvel house style; Mark Gruenwald was editor and Jim Shooter editor-in-chief. Issue one was 40 pages, the others 24. These excerpts come to quite a bit less than a third of that.
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wizardruOkay, so now we've reached part 3 of my collection inventory project. 4 long boxes in and I've done DC from 1994 and Eclipse from 1987. That means it's time for Marvel from 1976! Understand that as a kid, I was a total card-carrying member of the Merry Marvel Marching Society (except for, you know, actually having the card). My DC collection is far more sporadic prior to the mid-80s, but my Marvel collection had more detail to it. However, the 1970s were the time before comic shops, when comics were gotten at Supermarkets, Drugstores and even(gasp!) newstands. Sometimes it was catch as catch can, since there was no good system for getting back issues and if you missed it, you missed it forever (or so it seemed to a kid).
Here we have an example of one I missed the first few issues for, but when I found it, I grabbed on with both hands. I give you Super-Villain Team-Up!
Wherein Doom is...well, DOOM. Namor is caught between a Rock and a Hard Place, a new character is introduced and an unexpected guest star appears. ( Read more... )
4 pages out of 31 from Super-Villain Team-Up #6.
Tags: Title: Super-Villian Team-Up, Creator: Herb Trimpe, Creator: Steve Englehart, Char: sub-mariner/namor mckenzie, Char: Dr. Doom/Victor von Doom
Here we have an example of one I missed the first few issues for, but when I found it, I grabbed on with both hands. I give you Super-Villain Team-Up!
Wherein Doom is...well, DOOM. Namor is caught between a Rock and a Hard Place, a new character is introduced and an unexpected guest star appears. ( Read more... )
4 pages out of 31 from Super-Villain Team-Up #6.
Tags: Title: Super-Villian Team-Up, Creator: Herb Trimpe, Creator: Steve Englehart, Char: sub-mariner/namor mckenzie, Char: Dr. Doom/Victor von Doom
More Bruce and Dick Banter
Jan. 14th, 2010 09:26 ammysterychar: batman/bruce wayne, char: nightwing/robin/dick grayson, char: catwoman/selina kyle, title: detective, creator: Steven Englehart, creator: Terry Austin, creator: Marshall Rogers, creator: David V. Reed, creator: Irv Novick, creator: Frank McLaughlin, title: Batman, char: wonder girl/troia/donna troy, char: harlequin/duela dent
Tags:
- char: batman/bruce wayne,
- char: catwoman/selina kyle,
- char: harlequin/duela dent,
- char: robin/nightwing/dick grayson,
- char: wonder girl/troia/donna troy,
- creator: frank mclaughlin,
- creator: irv novick,
- creator: marshall rogers,
- creator: steve englehart,
- creator: terry austin,
- title: batman,
- title: detective comics
Captain America: Dark Knight?
Dec. 21st, 2009 10:55 pmlamashtarOn this world holiday of the Longest Night, I present the time Captain America wore...okay, not BLACK, but dark blue.
Also, he trips over his cape. About 12 scans under the cut.( Read more... )
Also, he trips over his cape. About 12 scans under the cut.( Read more... )
Galactus vs. the In-Betweener
Dec. 9th, 2009 09:25 pmdrsevarius
This'll be my last post on S_D for the foreseeable future. S_D hasn't felt the same for a while, though I know some of that can't be helped. And after recent events I don't feel as comfortable posting here. I'm also a lot busier in real life.
Anyway, my last post will be one of my favorite comic book battles, between Galactus and the In-Betweener. Galactus is so powerful that it's unusual to see him fighting someone like this, which always made it stand out to me.
( Images behind the cut. )
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Madame Xanadu breaks up a Halloween party where folks are trying to summon gods....
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volksjager.insanejournal.comHalloween week.
You know I looked it up and there have been 4 different "Madame Xanadu" books ?
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You know I looked it up and there have been 4 different "Madame Xanadu" books ?
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thanekos.insanejournal.comJonathan Hickman's Interdimensional House of Richards' made me remember Steve Englehart's Big Town, a 4-issue 2001 series set a nebulous ten years after the coming of the Fantastic Four, which asks a question:
" What if Reed Richards Wasn't Useless? How would the world change? And who wouldn't like it? "
(may not like the amount of scans under cut, just a note...)
( The answer is here... )
" What if Reed Richards Wasn't Useless? How would the world change? And who wouldn't like it? "
(may not like the amount of scans under cut, just a note...)
( The answer is here... )
Tags:
- char: black panther/t'challa,
- char: captain britain/brian braddock,
- char: doctor doom/victor von doom,
- char: havok/alex summers,
- char: hawkeye/ronin/clint barton,
- char: hulk/bruce banner,
- char: human torch/johnny storm,
- char: invisible woman/susan storm,
- char: iron fist/daniel rand,
- char: iron man/tony stark,
- char: magneto/erik magnus lehnsherr,
- char: mockingbird/bobbi morse,
- char: mr. fantastic/reed richards,
- char: quicksilver/pietro maximoff,
- char: red skull/johann schmidt,
- char: scarlet witch/wanda maximoff,
- char: silver surfer/norrin radd,
- char: storm/ororo munroe,
- char: sub-mariner/namor mckenzie,
- char: the thing/ben grimm,
- char: thor odinson/donald blake,
- char: ultron,
- char: wolverine/logan/james howlett,
- creator: steve englehart,
- group: avengers,
- group: fantastic four,
- publisher: marvel comics
starwolf_oakley.insanejournal.comI'm late for Martial Arts Week. Here's a battle between Shang-Chi, the Master of Kung-Fu, and M'nai, the Midnight Sun. One will live. One will die and then get his body stolen and revived by Kree scientists to fight the Silver Surfer some years later.
( Brother vs. Brother )
( Brother vs. Brother )
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