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angelophileTwo years after the cancellation of his solo title, Machine Man reappears in the pages of Marvel Two-in-One.
Such is the slump in the character's already niche popularity, Aaron doesn't even get to be one of the two in Two-in-One.
Instead The Thing and Jocasta take top billing, but we do get a final visit to Delmar Insurance, because one thing superheroes really need is a friendly insurance agent.
By Tom DeFalco and Ron Wilson.
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Such is the slump in the character's already niche popularity, Aaron doesn't even get to be one of the two in Two-in-One.
Instead The Thing and Jocasta take top billing, but we do get a final visit to Delmar Insurance, because one thing superheroes really need is a friendly insurance agent.
By Tom DeFalco and Ron Wilson.
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Machine Man: The Living Robot #15
Nov. 18th, 2024 11:04 amangelophileSkipping another issue or two to get to the introduction of Machine Man's new buddy Gears Garvin, who will play a pivotal part in future issues.
Script and art by incoming writer Tom DeFalco and Steve Ditko, and a warning that the 1950s style sexism goes hard in this issue. Sigh. Tom DeFalco, you make me sad.
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Script and art by incoming writer Tom DeFalco and Steve Ditko, and a warning that the 1950s style sexism goes hard in this issue. Sigh. Tom DeFalco, you make me sad.
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Tags:
- char: human torch/johnny storm,
- char: invisible woman/susan storm,
- char: machine man/aaron stack,
- char: mr. fantastic/reed richards,
- char: the thing/ben grimm,
- creator: steve ditko,
- creator: tom defalco,
- group: fantastic four,
- publisher: marvel comics,
- title: machine man,
- trigger warning: misogyny/sexism,
- trigger warning: suicide/self harm
Death's Head #9 - Clobberin' Time!
Sep. 26th, 2024 11:06 amangelophileDeath's Head officially (although briefly) becomes part of the 616 Marvel universe this issue, after getting a lift there by The Doctor, in his continuing journey to become the Kevin Bacon of geekdom.
This issue, featuring some big name guest stars…
From Death's Head #9 by Simon Furman, art by Geoff Senior (his first time drawing the character he created since the Transformers days) with a cover by guest artist Walt Simonson.
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This issue, featuring some big name guest stars…
From Death's Head #9 by Simon Furman, art by Geoff Senior (his first time drawing the character he created since the Transformers days) with a cover by guest artist Walt Simonson.
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icon_ukBecause this time the DC stands for "Disco Covers!"
In light of the new, upcoming, four-part Dazzler mini-series, Marvel have put together a slew of cross-promotional variant covers
( Discowing, eat your heart out! )
In light of the new, upcoming, four-part Dazzler mini-series, Marvel have put together a slew of cross-promotional variant covers
( Discowing, eat your heart out! )
Tags:
- char: angel/archangel/warren worthington,
- char: captain america/steve rogers,
- char: daredevil/matt murdock,
- char: dazzler/alison blaire,
- char: dr. strange/stephen strange,
- char: elektra natchios,
- char: hulk/bruce banner,
- char: magik/illyana rasputin,
- char: scarlet witch/wanda maximoff,
- char: shang-chi,
- char: spider-man/miles morales,
- char: spider-man/peter parker,
- char: storm/ororo munroe,
- char: thor odinson/donald blake,
- group: avengers,
- group: fantastic four,
- publisher: marvel comics
Fantastic Four #21 (legacy #714)
Jun. 16th, 2024 07:14 pmshakaloolooYes, yes, vampire crossover, whatever. It's a token tie-in at best here.
But hey, Ryan North does some interesting character stuff with Reed Richards!
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But hey, Ryan North does some interesting character stuff with Reed Richards!
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Fantastic Four #20 (legacy #713)
Jun. 2nd, 2024 08:12 pmshakaloolooBen and Johnny get jobs to support the family. Alex Ross continues to refuse to draw the latter's 'tache on the covers.
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shakaloolooThe cover is just a sideshow, the main thrust of the story is the FF confronting a tech-bro and his app.
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Johnny Storm has a Sexy Dream
Sep. 10th, 2023 08:21 amshakaloolooOne panel from Fantastic Four #11 (LGY#704). The main story is a Ben Grimm caper that also features a dog and has a tribute to Judge Dredd, but let's look at this panel. Johnny Storm explains a sexy dream he just had. Weird phrasing, no? What's he hiding, I wonder?
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Fantastic Four #10: "The Long Way Home"
Aug. 6th, 2023 01:50 amalliterator
"Really happy to see the response to the latest issue. Thanks everyone for checking it out! I said in my initial pitch for the series that 'the Fantastic Four can do anything' and I'm pleased to see that includes spooky space monster stories 🔥🪨🔵🫥"
-- Ryan North
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shakaloolooSo, following on from the previous issue, the Fantastic Four must deal with some mirror bacteria that is antithetical to life. Also, the mystery behind Reed shaving his beard revealed! AND! Maria Hill continues her super-villain career of escalating problems out of control!
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Tags:
- char: alicia masters,
- char: dr. octopus/otto octavius,
- char: human torch/johnny storm,
- char: invisible woman/susan storm,
- char: maria hill,
- char: mr. fantastic/reed richards,
- char: the thing/ben grimm,
- creator: jesus aburto,
- creator: ryan north,
- group: fantastic four,
- publisher: marvel comics,
- title: fantastic four
thanekosIt's a workmanlike tale of the Avengers and the Fantastic Four running up against a scheme of Kang the Conqueror's - and a scheme of Ravonna, the Conqueror's love-turned-enemy, against Kang.
As a sequence of events, it's a satisfactory read. As a comic, a thing that combines visual storytelling techniques with dialogue and plotting, it's a staid read.
There's clever panel layouts, enough to keep the reader's eyes moving in ways that aren't just " left-to-right " - but there's also dialogue that's nothing but expository and often superfluous, egregious even when taking into account " the writing's just trying to cover any potential misses in the art ".
The plotting extrapolates from " Kang is a Conqueror with time-travel at his disposal " with ingenuity that doesn't go beyond the surface - the idea of " Chronopolis, Kang's city-state base reflecting his temporal conquests, populated with actual citizens ", isn't rendered as anything other than the backdrop for fight scenes.
Likewise the Anachronauts, Kang's pan-temporal collection of minions introduced here. Their function in this story is to be a distinct band of henchmen, and they fulfill it. Their visual variety and leveraging of accumulated details of continuity helps sell the scope of Kang - but beyond that, there's just their fight scenes and the dialogue therein, and they aren't especially much.
( They're introduced as the cliffhanger of Fantastic Four Annual #25's main story. )
As a sequence of events, it's a satisfactory read. As a comic, a thing that combines visual storytelling techniques with dialogue and plotting, it's a staid read.
There's clever panel layouts, enough to keep the reader's eyes moving in ways that aren't just " left-to-right " - but there's also dialogue that's nothing but expository and often superfluous, egregious even when taking into account " the writing's just trying to cover any potential misses in the art ".
The plotting extrapolates from " Kang is a Conqueror with time-travel at his disposal " with ingenuity that doesn't go beyond the surface - the idea of " Chronopolis, Kang's city-state base reflecting his temporal conquests, populated with actual citizens ", isn't rendered as anything other than the backdrop for fight scenes.
Likewise the Anachronauts, Kang's pan-temporal collection of minions introduced here. Their function in this story is to be a distinct band of henchmen, and they fulfill it. Their visual variety and leveraging of accumulated details of continuity helps sell the scope of Kang - but beyond that, there's just their fight scenes and the dialogue therein, and they aren't especially much.
( They're introduced as the cliffhanger of Fantastic Four Annual #25's main story. )
Fantastic Four #46: Family First
Sep. 22nd, 2022 07:39 pmsuperboyprime
"When Robert Kirkman was wrapping up IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN, he came to me and asked if I could put Eric O’Grady in AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE. He wanted a life raft. He thought Eric was the most killable character in the Marvel Universe – who needs another Ant-Man? I said as long as I was on the book, I would keep him alive. And then I left the book. But we all have that. I’ve seen Donny Cates almost moved to tears in retreats; when he wrote DOCTOR STRANGE, he introduced Bats the ghost dog, and there hasn’t been a team on the book since that Donny hasn’t physically accosted saying, “Keep Bats!” We all have this love for these things we bring to life. [...] So it’s going to break my heart if anything ever happens to the Grimm children. Oh my God. I don’t know how I’d deal with that! Somebody could kill Victorious tomorrow and I’d be fine. I could flick a cosmic wand and she’d be back. I could do that in my sleep. But with the Grimm children? Feels weird. They’re innocent civilians, not super villains; it would be harder for them to come back. Leave them alone!" - Dan Slott
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