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Post by dlw66 on Apr 28, 2007 19:31:57 GMT -5
A high point, indeed.
But still not what I think of first -- that's all I'm saying. Vol. III certainly has its merits, but I think several fans want to look at it as one big block (of Busiek/Perez); like any great teaming of talent (and I would put them up there among my top five writer/artist combos on the book) there are hits and misses. Some of the misses might be near-misses -- depends on how quickly I can recall a particular story, how it resonates in my memory.
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Post by Doctor Bong on Apr 29, 2007 3:39:53 GMT -5
I was myself surprised when I came to the realisation that, for me, Busiek's run takes 1st prize among consistently great Avengers stories... No doubt, as dlw66 points out, this was helped in no small measure by Perez's art.. And yet, it's true, at least, it is for me... for my taste. Without question, there have been many great runs on our beloved book but, IMO, most of them have had ups & downs, when I look back... But, for me, the Busiek run was almost completely a high peak for the Avengers, and the fact that I was able to enjoy not only a wonderful writer but an artist who's extremely appealing to my tastes no doubt contributed to establish this opinion of mine...
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Post by Nutcase65 on May 2, 2007 20:28:09 GMT -5
After wandering through the desert of the end of Vol1, Vol2 I really found the Ultro unlimited and the Exeplar runs very very refreshing. I don't know if they are the best runs, but if you had to eat nothing but greens for a month and then get some warm runny ice cream, that's still good ice cream.
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Post by ultron69 on May 7, 2009 11:58:05 GMT -5
I'll let you know in a few months, when I get through re-reading everything. I thought the Steve Englehart run was great, but now I inthk I'm enjoying Jim Shooter's stuff even more! I doesn't hurt that he had Perez for much of his run.
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