As I stated in my prologue to this series, Stan Lee’s original task from Marvel Publisher Martin Goodman was to create a team of superheroes that were comparable to DC’s “Justice League of America”. The difference was that DC had established those heroes – Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman dated back to the 1930’s… Continue reading The Comics I Love: The Avengers, Part 1 “There Came a Day…”
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Assembling: The Avengers Deep Dive Prologue
I'm prepping a deep dive into Marvel's Avengers comics franchise - an in-depth review of each and every issue of the main title, dating back to 1963. Before I begin, I thought I'd try to encapsulate some of the things that I know about the book and how it's evolved since Stan Lee and Jack… Continue reading Assembling: The Avengers Deep Dive Prologue
The Comics I Love: The Death of Captain Marvel
Marvel Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter announced the new Marvel Graphic Novel format in 1979, following strong summer sales numbers. There were delays, mostly due to the language in the creator contracts, until Marvel hired Mike Hobson, publisher of Scholastic Books paperback division. Hobson, having worked in publishing for years, brought his knowledge of contracts to Marvel… Continue reading The Comics I Love: The Death of Captain Marvel
The Comics I Love: Adam Warlock, Part Three – The Warlock/Thanos War
Thanos’ plans are coming to fruition – he’s collecting the six Soul Gems to power a machine that will allow him to eradicate all the life in the universe as a tribute to his love, Death. A big finale is brewing, and in a very early crossover for the year’s annuals, Jim Starlin decided to… Continue reading The Comics I Love: Adam Warlock, Part Three – The Warlock/Thanos War
The Comics I Love: Thanos War, Part Two
Continuing my look at the first Thanos War, from the early 1970's. Check out part 1 here. Captain Marvel #29 (November 1973 “Metamorphosis!”) Jim Starlin (Writer/Penciler/Colorist), Al Milgrom (Inker), Tom Orzechowski (Letterer), Roy Thomas (Editor) Mar-Vell is right where he was at the end of last issue, in the presence of Eon, an eight-billion-year-old cosmic… Continue reading The Comics I Love: Thanos War, Part Two
The Thanos Quest
After I finished the last post about the death of Guardian in Alpha Flight, I said that next up would be the second year-plus of Alpha Flight, from issues 13 through 28, but I hit a wall while writing it. Seriously. I got through #14 and just didn’t want to write any more about Marvel’s… Continue reading The Thanos Quest
Comics I love #12: Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars part 4
This is it! The final three issues of the twelve-issue limited series. The heroes witness the battle between Doctor Doom and the Beyonder, and everyone gets killed! These issues are becoming more and more valuable as the kids who originally read this reach their 40's and 50's and have a ton of expendable cash. Some… Continue reading Comics I love #12: Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars part 4
Comics I Love #11: Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars part 3
This is the third of four installments of my review of the Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars 12-issue maxi-series. Good stuff here: She-Hulk's vendetta against the villains, the Wasp's apparent "death", Spider-Man's new costume, several major battles, and the plot shifts from the conflict between the heroes and villains to the more cosmic elements, with Galactus… Continue reading Comics I Love #11: Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars part 3
Comics I love #10: Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars part 2
My re-read of the first ever 12-issue Limited Series from Marvel continues with issues 4, 5, and 6! Secret Wars #4 was the comic that hooked me for life. I was 7 years old and that was it. They had me. I have never stopped loving comics, and that comic is the reason. It was… Continue reading Comics I love #10: Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars part 2
Comics I love #9: Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars Part 1
I’ll be taking a break from reviewing the Byrne FF for the time being. There are a lot of popular comics from my youth that just intrigue me more, and the recent announcements of the movies and shows in MCU Phase 5 and 6, I thought I would explore the source material, beginning with the… Continue reading Comics I love #9: Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars Part 1
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