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Post by Nutcase65 on Mar 19, 2007 15:39:04 GMT -5
Has anyone esle read this ever?
I didn't know it existed, it was published in 1999.
It is written to fill the timeline between issues 1 and 2 of volume 1. It is freakin' hilarious.
Hulk gets trapped in an anti-gravity room. When he finally gets his feetsettled on the ground, he tells the rest to wait a sec, throws up and then rejoins the team.
Later Hulk rips the head off of Dr. Doom, actually a doombot. Iron Man congratulates him for figuring out it was a Doombot, and Hulk is like,. yeah,... doombot..
Also Hulk and Thor are squabbling back and forth the whole time.
It's good for a laugh if you can find a copy
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Post by Tana Nile on Mar 19, 2007 16:29:47 GMT -5
I love that book! Any chance to see the original surly Hulk as an Avenger works for me. I also really like Bruce Timm's art. It gives you a good idea of "what if" Bruce Timm designed characters for Marvel cartoons.
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Post by Nutcase65 on Mar 19, 2007 17:48:35 GMT -5
yeah, the art is almost 'not brand ecch'
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Post by uberwolf on Mar 19, 2007 17:49:54 GMT -5
Amazing! I just read that 2 days ago. Nutcase you must be pa-sychic or somethin.
I like Doom destroying his giant multi-million ... whatever they use for money in Latveria.. airship just because the Avengers escaped his trap.
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Post by Nutcase65 on Mar 19, 2007 18:33:53 GMT -5
did you read that advertisement in the front. I buzzed past it the first time. I just now caught it.
Also love the Wasp being so slutty with Thor.
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Post by uberwolf on Mar 19, 2007 18:51:08 GMT -5
how about the sea baboon ad in the back..
Tired of stomping on bugs? Want something really fun to kill? Well here it is! These wonderful sea-baboons are soft ans squishy plasma.... etc etc.
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Post by Nutcase65 on Mar 19, 2007 18:54:29 GMT -5
So Stan Lee just wakes up one morning and goes' Let's really mess with ther heads' The best thing is even though it isn't really 'quakity' Avengers timeline stuff, it's not quite a complete parody. They keep enough seriousness in it so the unsespecting reader is going "wha,.?"
Then you realize what happened and you say, of course, "Oy"
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Post by redstatecap on Mar 19, 2007 20:43:19 GMT -5
Anyone else remember "assistant editor's month?"
RSC
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Post by dlw66 on Mar 19, 2007 21:19:12 GMT -5
Back Issue had a feature on it two issues ago!
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Post by Yellowjacket on Mar 21, 2007 5:23:57 GMT -5
Anyone else remember "assistant editor's month?" RSC I remember first "coming across" with assistant editor´s month just a short while ago when reading an Avengers issue around the 200s. I found it quite funny, especially the announcement itself. What I´m asking myself, did any (of you honored) readers back then believe that they did have the freedom they claimed for? Was it credible at that time? |
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Post by Shiryu on Mar 21, 2007 18:52:17 GMT -5
I read issue 1 1/2 a few months ago and found it nice. My first surprise was the art, I really liked Bruce Timm on a Batman / Harley Quinn story (title doesn't want to come to mind now -_-) and it was nice seeing him on the Avengers.
The story itself was fun too, especially the Hulk bits.
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Post by Nutcase65 on Mar 21, 2007 22:28:01 GMT -5
It was almost like the rest of the team was from the early 60's when the story WOULD be taking place, and the hulk was from now.
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Post by Shiryu on Mar 22, 2007 8:55:56 GMT -5
I didn't notice that, but I've never read the Hulk much (in fact, I think I only read him 10 times maximum, excluding guest apperances), so I may have not realized.
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Post by dlw66 on Mar 22, 2007 9:56:07 GMT -5
I read issue 1 1/2 a few months ago and found it nice. My first surprise was the art, I really liked Bruce Timm on a Batman / Harley Quinn story (title doesn't want to come to mind now -_-) If it was the Paul Dini/Bruce Timm collaboration "Mad Love", it is excellent and I would highly recommend it (apologies because I know this rec. would be better placed in the "distinguished competition" thread!)!! |
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Post by Shiryu on Mar 22, 2007 10:35:48 GMT -5
Yep, that's exactly the one I was thinking about !  |
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Post by dlw66 on Mar 23, 2007 11:26:07 GMT -5
So if I could be so bold as to blend this thread and the Classic Avengers thread, would consumers here prefer an "untold tales" type of story in the Timm-style, or more with a "modern" or "contemporary" look to it?
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Post by Doctor Bong on Mar 23, 2007 13:27:42 GMT -5
I myself prefer a story like this, set against the original period, but I imagine most younger readers would prefer amor contemporary retelling, with which they can feel for identified...
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