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Post by bobc on Dec 18, 2006 21:48:35 GMT -5
Hee hee--you're not exactly being a very good influence, SW!
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Post by bobc on Dec 18, 2006 10:53:14 GMT -5
Yeah--it was almost evil how writers could actually put a story in a comic back then AND there were battles too! And did I mention characterization? They threw that in too.
I am actually simmering with evil right now. I swore I wouldn't say anything hateful about Bendis for a whole day, but Boredyesterday is provoking me. I'm not sure how long my iron-like resolve can last in the face of this withering Silver Age assault.
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Post by bobc on Dec 28, 2006 23:34:41 GMT -5
I'm afraid of that cosmic frog. There's something about it that's eerie.
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Post by bobc on Dec 18, 2006 9:45:07 GMT -5
We could form the All Losers Squad!
Wait--Doctor Doom is leaving the forum? Why? The poor thing is a little on the sensitive side, but he sure can perk up a dull news day. Maybe he's just storming out in a diva-like display of artistic temperment.
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Post by bobc on Dec 17, 2006 20:59:42 GMT -5
I am a complete loser.
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Post by bobc on Dec 17, 2006 17:45:30 GMT -5
Did you guys know Dave Cockrum died? Apparently he died this past November from complications from Diabetes. I had no idea. I absolutely loved his work on two Giant Sized Avengers, and he also created Nightcrawler, Storm and Collosus. Dave basically designed the New X-Men, and never really got the recognition he deserved IMO.
Dave Cockrum's art at the climax of the Kang War/Celestial Madonna storyarch in the 70's is right up there with John B and Neal Adams in my view. What a great talent has left this world, guys. I'm really sad.
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Post by bobc on Dec 31, 2006 10:24:53 GMT -5
I want to see him build an evil Ipod.
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Post by bobc on Dec 27, 2006 19:35:14 GMT -5
Well I can't say for sure if it was evil--it may have just been confused.
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Post by bobc on Dec 27, 2006 15:11:19 GMT -5
I am reading the Essential Antman right now--and I swear to God Egghead sics an evil anteater on the Pyms! Could you imagine the shame of being bested by an anteater? Even Princess Python could beat up an anteater!
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Post by bobc on Dec 7, 2006 14:19:03 GMT -5
I think there are some great artists today. Inkers in general, IMO, have come a long way. Colorists too--
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Post by bobc on Dec 6, 2006 22:30:41 GMT -5
Buscema's ease with the human form is absolutely astonishing. He never had a catalogue of poses that he used over and over like other artists. He was incapable of drawing an awkward figure. I think he was a mutant!
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Post by bobc on Dec 4, 2006 10:36:36 GMT -5
Well being giant makes you the world's biggest target, and being ant-sized makes you perfect for espionage and sneak attacks, so I'd say ant size. HOWEVER--it's nice to have the ability to grow when raw strength is needed.
I just can't decide. I'm on the verge of a panic attack. Please stop cornering me with tricky questions.
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Post by bobc on Nov 30, 2006 20:25:53 GMT -5
Same here. I get bored with just one person to follow. I'm just greedy by nature--nothing's ever quite good enough. I must have MORE at all times.
Just kidding. I like five, six or seven Avengers at a time, no more or they get lost in a sea of spandex.
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Post by bobc on Nov 30, 2006 13:58:15 GMT -5
I always wanted to know why the Wasp didn't fry Hank with a sting when he slapped her.
I have to say I don't think HP could carry his own book. But then again I'd love to be proven wrong. I just find team books more 'interesting.
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Post by bobc on Nov 28, 2006 14:25:37 GMT -5
No way, Dlw66. That idea isn't boring enough to make it into the New Avengers.
Okay. I'll be nice now. I can feel the hall monitor's beady eyes fixed upon me, and I am withering in the face of it. BACK TO HENRY PYM.
It does seem unfair that he was a founding member, and one of the most powerful Avengers, but these days he's only known for smacking his wife around--I mean who hasn't?
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Post by bobc on Nov 28, 2006 10:14:45 GMT -5
Oh yeah--the Vision thing--that was very cool. I loved that jet pack thingamabob that he flew around with. I thought it was cool. I miss the days when being a scientist/superhero was the thing to be! I never thought of it until now but the whole idea of a scientist/superhero seems dead. Back in the sixties, Hank, the Black Panther, Reed Richards and the Beast were always dreaming up some crackpot device that would solve every problem.
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Post by bobc on Nov 27, 2006 19:11:05 GMT -5
229? Okay that explains why I don't remember it. That was part of one of those runs that I found really unremarkable and unmemorable. Oh well.
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Post by bobc on Nov 27, 2006 17:58:59 GMT -5
I don't remember that Oz. Was that in the Avengers? What issue? Which villains were in the Masters of Evil?
Hmmmm--I have zero recall of that. Sucks to be senile.
Ua2--yeah that was a great Pym moment. I remember thinking, after reading that issue, that Hank must be really, really embarrassed that he was the one who created Ultron in the first place.
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Post by bobc on Nov 27, 2006 9:47:36 GMT -5
Okay guys--when you think of Hank Pym fighting somebody, what battle comes to mind? Has he ever had a standout battle? I'd have to say it was when he fought the Super Adaptoid, but other than that I am drawing a blank. Maybe I need mo' coffee.
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Post by bobc on Nov 27, 2006 9:10:44 GMT -5
Overall, the list of married super heroes is almost nill. In fact, in pop culture in general, married =invisible. The number of TV shows featuring married situations are far outnumbered by shows featuring singles dating. Or cheating.
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Post by bobc on Nov 26, 2006 22:10:39 GMT -5
I think I liked Yellowjacket the best. But I also liked him as Giant Man in the early days of the Avengers when he changed costumes more than the Wasp ever did. I recall an interview years ago when Stan Lee said Henry Pym was a character that just never really caught on with readers. I always thought that was because he seemed old, married and boring to young pups like me (at the time I mean--I am now in my twilight years myself, so I know all about old and boring). I always kinda liked him though, especially in the Avengers.
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Post by bobc on Nov 22, 2006 12:40:18 GMT -5
But Hank can still grow as Yellowjacket, so all these identities are the same, really.
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Post by bobc on Nov 19, 2006 9:39:07 GMT -5
Black Panther
She-Hulk
Quicksilver
Vision
Wasp
Scarlet Witch
You know, actually I like just about all the Avengers from the 60's, before the Avengers got over-populated. I think the Beast made a great Avenger and so did the She Hulk. Both of those characters were pretty low on the radar screen until they became Avengers. I never liked Hellcat as an Avenger, only because I felt she was pretty much a big zero in the power department. She did have a great personality though!
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Post by bobc on Dec 8, 2006 19:23:30 GMT -5
I loved the Executioner! I loved him and the Enchantress! But I wanted to see less of them fighting Thor--they always lost--I wanted to see the Executioner fight, say, Iron Man or the Vision! You know, mix it up a little! I also wanted to see the Scarlet Witch go after the Enchantress again! Howzabout a story where the Enchantress and the Executioner come after Thor at Avengers mansion and Thor isn't there? They could then fight who ever's there!
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Post by bobc on Dec 8, 2006 8:51:35 GMT -5
I loved the Collector. Somebody with a great imagination could do a lot with that character!
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Post by bobc on Dec 7, 2006 20:10:51 GMT -5
I liked the Enchantress! Did you guys read that really early Defenders story (#4 or #5 maybe?) Where the Enchantress first creates the Valkyrie? That is still one of my all time favorite stories. The Black Knight appeared, too!
One hit wonders? Yeah. I want the damned Lion God to come back, like he said he was going to. While I'm still alive, preferably.
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Post by bobc on Nov 20, 2006 13:49:19 GMT -5
I used to love big cross-overs, like when the FF and Avengers went after the Hulk, or when the Defenders fought the Avengers, or when the X-Men fought the Avengers. It seemed like each character would get the spotlight for a few panels at least--a lot of attention seemed to be paid to making sure that happened. It seemed like in Onslaught, from the little bit I recall, that the individual characters got lost in a sea of superheroes. I say if you don't need 500 superheroes, don't use 'em.
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Post by bobc on Nov 16, 2006 12:09:56 GMT -5
Me too Uberwolf. I love snow crab, but eating it every day would make me hate it. Same with Wolverine.
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Post by bobc on Nov 22, 2006 12:37:34 GMT -5
I find them quite terrifying.
Just kidding.
Holy crap so even Thor was working in a circus? That is the trashiest thing I ever heard. I just can't go on...
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Post by bobc on Nov 22, 2006 9:13:27 GMT -5
Hee hee! I remember those stories!
Do you realize the hidden link betwixt the Avengers and the CIRCUS? It's really eerrie--Hawkeye, the Hulk, Quicksilver and the Swordsman all worked in a circus at one time or another! What' s up with that? It's like half the 60's roster were carnie crazies!
Ua2--yeah they all worked to save the Vision's life. What the H were they thinking?
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