tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post5078992236056046007..comments2024-03-28T11:09:29.081-07:00Comments on Marvel University: October 1975 Part Two: Please Welcome Future Superstar (and Super-Ego) John ByrneJohn Scolerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15830334036783163702noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-71571391291544597572018-07-23T17:37:49.399-07:002018-07-23T17:37:49.399-07:00ToD #37 represents the moment the title jumped the...ToD #37 represents the moment the title jumped the shark for me. While there were some good stories still (I particularly enjoyed the "Kolchak" riff and the Domini cult storyline - but Harold H. Harold was a lead balloon, and sub-Captain America storylines with Dr. Sun and the appearance of the Silver Surfer did not help this series, which didn't right itself until the final storyline starting with #60aycornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098064529676071855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-62390929400870816742015-03-20T21:54:43.432-07:002015-03-20T21:54:43.432-07:00Oh man, didn't even think of Hell House when ...Oh man, didn't even think of Hell House when summarizing WWBN. Detention for me!<br /><br />Thunderbird, we hardly knew ye...but his brother will be around in 9 years to carry on the family tradition, don't worry. One of the few comic books that made me sad, and a forbearer of great stories to come. <br /><br />Man, I had Super-Villain Team-Up and Thor this month. Both packed with good, dramatic stuff. turafishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285392739078487496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-85044894811394384902015-03-19T20:25:56.162-07:002015-03-19T20:25:56.162-07:00Interesting to contrast Marvel in the 1st half of ...Interesting to contrast Marvel in the 1st half of the '60s with the company in the first half of the '70s. In the former, Marvel recreated itself, introducing several new characters and series that would remain in print for most of the following 5 decades while in the latter, while Marvel did create many new series that last 5 or more years, there were none I can think of right off that were entirely new, with never seen before characters, that lasted even 2 decades. The X-Men doesn't count because although they introduced new characters with the re-start in 1975, it was still a series that started in 1963, with and although there no new stories for nearly 5 years, the title at least continued in publication during those years. Luke Cage, with or without Iron Fist stuck around for about a decade before getting the axe, so he may have been the most successful new character who started out in his own title in the '70s, while Wolverine gets kudos for starting out in the '70s as an antagonist in one series and team member in another before migrating to his own long-term series in the '80s. Shang-Chi, Dracula and Conan were all had good runs, but they were each largely based on literature, even if Shang-Chi himself was an entirely new character, however much inspired by roles played by Bruce Lee and David Carradine.<br />Of course, DC's most successful characters either started out in the late '30s or are re-workings of characters created in the early '40s, with relatively fewer entirely new characters from the '50s or later.<br />Anyhow, of this batch, Warlock was easily my favorite, and I really don't mind issues that are a bit heavy on exposition in service of a good story, particularly as a balance to wall-to-wall action, which can get monotonous issue after issue. At least that's how I saw things even as a 13 year old in 1975. Once again Moench & Gulacy's MOKF comes in a strong second in my rankings, and is certainly significant for the introduction of Leiko Wu, one of the best supporting characters in comics IMO. As for Thunderbird's death, I seem to recall reading somewhere that he was specifically created to be killed off early on, and that was why his powers and personality were not all that unique and they never really bothered to describe what his mutant powers were other than being faster and stronger than the average homo sapien. Geez, if they're gonna call him Thunderbird, they should have at least given him the power of flight. Well, yeah, Batman & Robin were also named for flying creatures and neither of them had the power to fly and it was several years after his introduction before the Falcon got that power.Fred W. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07602124919964053532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-4094331308016704922015-03-18T14:51:19.994-07:002015-03-18T14:51:19.994-07:00This is the issue were Tomb of Dracula went of the...This is the issue were Tomb of Dracula went of the rails in some regards. I loathed HHH, thought him spectaculary unfunny and a serious misstep as far as the atmosphere was concerned. Dracula worked because Wolfman took it seriously. I will never understand why he sacrificed this for needless slapstick.<br /><br />Leiko Wu could have been a terrible character, one just has to look at all the one-note bad girls characters which came later. But for all his purple prose in MoKF – didn't anyone edit this ever? - Moench did a lot with her. <br /><br />This Werewolf was one of the first imported Marvels I bought back then. A nice adaption of the Hell House plot.<br /><br /><br />AndyDeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12806906746754478064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-3384015413840431702015-03-18T11:21:26.905-07:002015-03-18T11:21:26.905-07:00I am not afraid to admit that I thought the Sons o...I am not afraid to admit that I thought the Sons of the Tiger stories were really cool when I was 12 and reading them as they came out. But the highlight of this post has to be the contrast between comments on Super-Villain Team Up. Classic!Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.com