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
Cosmic Powers #1
(I'm going to attempt a theme through this blog for a while, and I thought the best place to start would be one of my favorite concepts: Cosmically Powered Heroes. Who better to go over than Adam Warlock and his various hangers-on? I have the Essential Adam Warlock Volume #1, and this will be a… Continue reading Cosmic Powers #1
Marvel: The Lost Generation
Marvel: The Lost Generation (#12-1, March 2000-February 2001, Maxi-Series)Roger Stern & John Byrne (Scripter/Co-Plotters/Artist) With Al Milgrom, InkerWhile the Marvel Universe was created in 1961, with the birth of the Fantastic Four, the realm itself had been around since the 1940’s, when Jack Kirby and Joe Simon created Captain America (with the first issue containing… Continue reading Marvel: The Lost Generation
Recommended Comics
I occasionally get someone asking me what comics I would recommend to them that have come out in the past few years. I sat down one day, and came up with a list of complete runs by certain creators on certain books that I feel are the best that I’ve ever read. Now, keep in… Continue reading Recommended Comics
Essential Fantastic Four Overview
So I'm going through my Marvel Essentials collection, and I realize that there is nothing better than Jack Kirby/Joe Sinnott Fantastic Four from the 60's. Literally, from about issue #40 to the time Kirby left for DC, Kirby and Sinnott had a phenomenal run as the art team on the best comic in the industry.… Continue reading Essential Fantastic Four Overview
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