tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post2065394522256032569..comments2024-03-28T11:09:29.081-07:00Comments on Marvel University: July 1964: Marvel's Answer to The Joker?John Scolerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15830334036783163702noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-50296360431293427512011-11-10T07:24:27.631-08:002011-11-10T07:24:27.631-08:00Not gonna argue with the fact that MTU and MTIO co...Not gonna argue with the fact that MTU and MTIO could be formulaic and repetitious and had their share (if not more) of bad issues. But hell, I doubt there's a single book Marvel ever published that didn't have its off days. On the team-ups' plus side, you got a lot of fun combinations, some interesting interactions, and occasionally a final resting place for dangling plot threads (Warlock, anyone?). And the multi-part stories that I prized there--most notably Mantlo's time-travel saga--at least reduced the number of misunderstandings, since the heroes were together for more than one issue at a time and thus did not have to be re-re-introduced in every single installment...Matthew Bradleyhttp://bradleyonfilm.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-73779741346202788282011-10-28T15:34:52.715-07:002011-10-28T15:34:52.715-07:00Remember, you said that Matthew! MTU should have b...Remember, you said that Matthew! MTU should have been called MM (Marvel Misunderstanding). Each month I sat at the edge of my seat wondering whether it would be an alien possession of The Hulk or The Puppet Master controlling The Thing. Poor Spider-Man was attacked at least 150 times by his peers for no reason at all.Peter Enfantinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317575598411394944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-42867943449452458522011-10-28T06:45:27.735-07:002011-10-28T06:45:27.735-07:00Dibs on SVTU and/or THE INVADERS--assuming Pete ha...Dibs on SVTU and/or THE INVADERS--assuming Pete has the scans; my originals are semi-inaccessible at the moment. The fun we can have with MTU and MTIO...ooh, I'm getting flushed already.<br /><br />And, dare I say it, Starlin?Matthew Bradleyhttp://bradleyonfilm.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-35130267995737207842011-10-27T15:29:52.705-07:002011-10-27T15:29:52.705-07:00>>I'll take Dazzler, and Tom can take Sh...>>I'll take Dazzler, and Tom can take Shogun Warriors.<br /><br />And I'll take a nap :>Peter Enfantinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317575598411394944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-17663552712070374072011-10-27T15:23:56.207-07:002011-10-27T15:23:56.207-07:00I'll take Dazzler, and Tom can take Shogun War...I'll take Dazzler, and Tom can take Shogun Warriors.John Scolerihttp://marveluniversity.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-6759110863111364932011-10-27T15:17:12.166-07:002011-10-27T15:17:12.166-07:00I don't know how you could skip ROM (or The Mi...I don't know how you could skip ROM (or The Micronauts), since those were clearly part of the MU. Conan, like Star Wars, was a licensed property, and can be more easily extracted from the Superhero Universe that has been our primary focus.<br /><br />If there's one 70s title I'm actually anxious to re-read, it's Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu. Of course, I'd vote for just doing that. Watch for it at masterofblogfu.com...John Scolerihttp://marveluniversity.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-18699407115214625502011-10-27T15:12:37.048-07:002011-10-27T15:12:37.048-07:00I nominate John Scoleri to read and write the Dazz...I nominate John Scoleri to read and write the Dazzler comic summaries !!!!!Jockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16292833295819266389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-5315067425255207322011-10-27T15:05:12.616-07:002011-10-27T15:05:12.616-07:00Peter-
I think it's almost going to be imposs...Peter-<br /><br />I think it's almost going to be impossible to handle all those series from the 70's that didn't last long, especially the horror. Some of those titles I remember owning retold the Invisible Man and Dr. Jekyll classics. Stuff like that would be unnecessary IMHO. <br /><br />Conan would be a pain in the ass, but hard to ignore such a long running title even though he was off in a separate world. 'Rom' can go pound sand as far as I'm concerned. Maybe give him a blurb or two like Rawhide Kid but that's about it. <br /><br />The Tomb of Dracula, of course, is a no-brainer. I was a little disappointed the Blade Trilogy wasn't included in our upcoming movie project, but that's more then understandable considering we got a long way off until we reach the series.Jockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16292833295819266389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-11202637734674980922011-10-27T14:46:16.775-07:002011-10-27T14:46:16.775-07:00Jack- Iron Man loses his "Power with #58, whe...Jack- Iron Man loses his "Power with #58, when Cap joins the title, probably because there wasn't enough room on the marquee.<br /><br />Matthew and Tom- I think that some of these stories might have gotten a bit more sympathy from me if I wasn't reading so many of them at once. The Fantastic Four, for example, is a title I remember loving as a kid and yet, now, it's a chore. Spider-Man holds up for the most part. Giant-Man is almost a guilty pleasure. I'm not sure what kind of crazy crap Stan will throw at us next in that strip although I preferred it when Pym was the world's smallest hero rather than the largest. It's lost a bit of that WTF? factor for me. I personally cannot wait to get to the 70s. There are a few logistical nightmare bridges to cross before we nail that down (do we cover Conan? Tarzan? Rom? Tower of Shadows and the other horror titles?). In the middle of the 70s, Marvel was publishing upwards of 40 titles a month!Peter Enfantinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317575598411394944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-71126762767694060152011-10-27T14:10:32.841-07:002011-10-27T14:10:32.841-07:00I must concur wholeheartedly with Professor Bradle...I must concur wholeheartedly with Professor Bradley regarding this month's issues being an exciting mishmash of new villains, guest-stars, team-ups, and battle royals! <br /><br />Very cool X-men cover! It's nice to see Subby freeloading in another title besides FF for the hundredth time. Especially since I never really associated Namor hanging out with Magneto.<br /><br />While I still feel that these 60's comics are dated compared to the later 70's and beyond product, the Avengers from this month was awesome. Those old-school gang fights between heroes and villains are better then what's currently in the Avengers title today.<br /><br />Peter- At first I wasn't too sure about your opinion regarding the Green Goblin as the Marvel equivalent of the Joker as that is a pretty high honor to bestow. At further introspect you are right on the money. Especially when you look at where the character is at now, in the Marvel Universe. <br /><br />Even though I'm usually against resurrecting dead characters, the company did it right with making the Green Goblin a powerful Captain of Industry tyrant, and for a short time the President of the United States! All the while having him struggle internally to keep his psychotic impulses in check. Hell, he's a cross between the Joker and Lex Luthor! <br /><br />Being a child of the 80's I'm a bit more of a Hobgoblin fan.<br /><br />Jack Seabrook- Baron Zemo, one of the most underrated villains ever. And why the Black Knight wasn't ever in the villain elite class is a puzzle to me.Jockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16292833295819266389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-69747974106806735472011-10-27T12:37:42.318-07:002011-10-27T12:37:42.318-07:00I've yet to peruse my copy of ESSENTIAL THOR V...I've yet to peruse my copy of ESSENTIAL THOR VOL. 1 containing these stories (which I was going to do for my blog a little while back, but you guys certainly seem to have rendered that redundant!), so I only know some of them from scattered reprints read years ago. But what JB said about Thor's "separation anxiety" just confirms my feelings about the recent film, which I quite liked. Normally, I prefer a comic-book film--particularly the first in a presumed series--to stick as closely as possible to the earliest issues of the comic. But in this case, I wasn't upset that they largely eschewed the secret-identity thing, which always seemed a little rinky-dink for a thunder god. It made him too much like other, mortal super-heroes and, as these stories demonstrate, got somewhat ridiculous at times.<br /><br />Jack, you can take heart--or not--in the fact that the adjective-challenged Iron Man will become officially "Invincible" at some point down the road.<br /><br />Y'know, taken individually, these stories may not have been brilliant, but examined together, which is one of the benefits of M.U., they sure show what an amazing box of toys Stan & Co. had already created for themselves, even at this comparatively early date. Almost every issue is chock-full of stuff: AMAZING gives you not only the introduction of the Goblin but also the Enforcers AND the Hulk. JIM brings us the always-fun odd couple of Cobra and Hyde. X-MEN offers Magneto AND the Brotherhood AND Subby. The Assemblers meet Zemo AND his Masters of Evil. Hank gets a Spidey guest-shot (a double-dose this month), while Shellhead faces his arch-enemy. The FF encounter the X-Men (another double-dose) AND the Puppet Master AND the Thinker AND his android. Passing quickly over the Torch's multiple villains, who probably didn't even add up to one decent one, we get Nightmare, a great Doc villain for sure, even if this wasn't his best appearance. And then Zemo is at it again with Fury! You see what I mean? Quantity doesn't always equal quality, but man, are there a lot of shiny objects to attract our attention this month! Just sayin' is all.Matthew Bradleyhttp://bradleyonfilm.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-33591408822119354422011-10-26T18:58:56.465-07:002011-10-26T18:58:56.465-07:00I always liked Baron Zemo and the Masters of Evil,...I always liked Baron Zemo and the Masters of Evil, especially the Black Knight. I must confess a fondness for the Back Knight's big soup can of a helmet--I did not like his later, sleeker helmet quite as much. It's interesting that the title of Journey Into Mystery has now become small and The Mighty THOR has become very large--almost as if it's Thor comics. Which leads me to a question--why does Tales of Suspense feature The Power of IRON MAN? Why not just Iron Man? Does every title have to have an adjective? Mighty Thor, Uncanny X-Men, Amazing Spider-Man--but The Power of IRON MAN?Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.com