MTU 127: Watcher-dickery! Or, Captain America and the Meaning of Christmas.

[skalja]

People have been very generous about responding to my requests for vintage Marvel Team-Up, so I thought I'd respond with the issue that got me into the title in the first place. As it happens, it's a holiday story -- "Small Miracles," by J.M. DeMatteis and Kerry Gamill, issue 127. The main team-up is Spidey and Uatu (... sort of), but there's a brief cameo for you Cap fans as well.

( "Your methods may be a bit unorthodox -- but you're no quitter." )

Slightly belated Christmas present for the community.

[seawolf10]

Think I posted this before, but it was a couple years back.

If you're in the mood for hilariously snarky X-Men fic, this is for you.

http://www.fanfiction.net/u/485506/ridesandruns

Think of it as deleted scenes from the movieverse...without X3 factored into the canon.

( Some samples. )

For legality, a classic panel:

Brave and the Bold: Revenge of the Reach

[theanswer]

( Batman in a Reach suit! )

Invincible #69

[superfangirl1]

( Wonder how long it be, before he finds out? )

Uncle Scrooge #242: "The Last Balaboo"

[arilou_skiff]

From the mind of the Venetian Wonder, the inimitable Romano Scarpa. This story was first published way back in 1960, but the scans are from Uncle Scrooge #242, published by Gladstone in 1990. I do have a swedish version from "Kalle Ankas Pocket" but I didn't use it because A) It's in swedish B) The swedish pockets used an odd system where only every other page is colored.



( Why you should worry about words getting stuck in your head... )

Looking good and bad--all in the same page!

[jelly_ace]

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Closing the book on holiday times with Black Lightning!

[kingrockwell]

Today marks the beginning of Kwanzaa, so I've got one more post for you guys before ending this series for the year.

( One story from DCU Holiday Bash #2 )

And with that, this series comes to a close. A happy holidays to you and yours, and remember, buy it if you like it!

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[schmevil]

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It's a Nerd Alert!

[lamashtar]

Some people read the last page of a book to see if they're going to like it. I'm the sort of person who reads introductions first. (Not because it makes sense, mind you, but because sometimes I'm a bit OCD.)

I've heard of a few lists lately of recommendations for new comic book readers. Most of them seem to insist on stories that begin and end in the same book. The first graphic novel I read was Swamp Thing, and Alan Moore, well aware of the need to prepare a new reader, used his introduction to try and explain the whys of comic book horror (which I've skipped), the strange framework in which comic book horror resides, and the Story Thus Far.

It is my considered opinion that the Swamp Thing graphic novel of Alan Moore's stories should be required reading. Part of Moore's introduction, and two pages from Swamp Thing issue one, volume two, by Marty Pasko and Tom Yeates, are included for contrast and legality.

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Suggested tags: publisher: dc, creator: marty pasko, creator: tom yeates, creator: alan moore, title: swamp thing, char: swamp thing