tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post8666272221865284462..comments2024-03-29T02:53:08.837+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: Fifty years ago this month - August 1966.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-18239411707536903552016-08-01T15:57:36.412+01:002016-08-01T15:57:36.412+01:00Regarding that Colan / Kirby - Iron Man / Subby ...Regarding that Colan / Kirby - Iron Man / Subby hand-off -- don't remember exactly what the deal there was, but yeah, Colan had to bail on the story after finishing the first few pages ( sudden illness or scheduled vacation or something), Stan called Jack in a panic and Kirby banged out the rest of the story over the weekend. While he was in the middle of seminal, book-defining runs on FF and Thor. As a story, it's nothing great, just IM and Subby beating the crap out of each other for ten pages, but it's one hell of a dynamic donnybrook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-24148229059801342672016-08-01T00:59:08.128+01:002016-08-01T00:59:08.128+01:00They were Rigellians? And I called them Romulans!
...They were Rigellians? And I called them Romulans!<br />I'm mortified! I guess I can expect an angry visit from the Rigellian governor of this space quadrant. And possible vaporization.<br />M.P. (closing my curtains and turning off all the lights)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-60482641552512892502016-08-01T00:22:22.081+01:002016-08-01T00:22:22.081+01:00That issue of Strange Tales had the first post-Dit...That issue of Strange Tales had the first post-Ditko Dr. Strange, drawn by Bill Everett. <br />Fascinating trivia - Everett was a lineal descendant of William Blake. All the same, his Doc was underwhelming.<br /><br />FF and Thor really hitting peak Kirby at this point - phenomenal stuff.<br />Somehow Jack still found the time to work on Tales to Astonish, although maybe it wasn't getting his full attention - got to agree with M.P. about the Gene the dean crossover, and as for the Hulk... well, the Boomerang wasn't in quite the same league as the Black Panther or Tana Nile and the colonizers of Rigel.<br /><br />Funnily enough, I don't recall the Boomerang even using a boomerang.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-3112817043662437432016-07-31T23:15:08.743+01:002016-07-31T23:15:08.743+01:00A poor month for me here! I only bought the X - Me...A poor month for me here! I only bought the X - Men out of all of them!John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-17575754507777271652016-07-31T21:57:35.415+01:002016-07-31T21:57:35.415+01:00The Thor, Spider-Man and Fantastic Four stories ar...The Thor, Spider-Man and Fantastic Four stories are definitely classics. Even though I can't actually remember what happens in the Daredevil story, I know I really liked the John Romita era of the strip, so I'm sure it's one I'd like if re-exposed to it.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-36300654185053301892016-07-31T21:21:06.231+01:002016-07-31T21:21:06.231+01:00That Tales to Astonish story was drawn by both Col...That Tales to Astonish story was drawn by both Colan and Kirby. One guy drew one part, and the other guy drew the other. I have no idea why, maybe somebody had to be somewhere else all of a sudden. It happens.<br />I'ts rather jarring, given that their two styles were so different. I'm a huge Gene Colan fan, but I think Kirby's style suited the subject matter (violent mayhem) better in this case.<br />A lot of great comics here, and Thor is in top form, telling the Romulian Empire (did I spell that right?)what's what, who's who, and to knock off their nonsense.<br />The stage is set for...the coming of Ego, the Living Planet!!!<br />Great post!<br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-45796442522170717672016-07-31T21:15:31.852+01:002016-07-31T21:15:31.852+01:00I thank that explodey shape on the F.F. cover is s...I thank that explodey shape on the F.F. cover is supposed the be the big red gorilla monster Klaw makes with his new solid-sound powers. I first read this story in the reprint comic MARVEL'S GREATEST COMICS, where the big red gorilla dominated a new cover by Our Pal Sal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-17729712056080414402016-07-31T19:22:18.030+01:002016-07-31T19:22:18.030+01:00That looks like an absolute cracking month. FF, C...That looks like an absolute cracking month. FF, Cap, Spidey, Thor all hitting new heights.<br /><br />While X-Men looks full of what looks like D-list villains today, remember this was the early days of Marvel. I'd have been excited about the return of all of those villains.<br /><br />Daredevil and Strange Tales both look a bit meh to me though. And while the inside of Avengers wouldn't have been great, the cover makes up for it. You're not the only one, Steve, that appreciates a good Goliath dominated Avengers cover.dangermash aka The Artistic Actuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669793446608643884noreply@blogger.com