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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 13, 2020 15:23:31 GMT -5
This visual from Thor # 300 blows me away.  |
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Post by brutalis on Feb 13, 2020 15:38:48 GMT -5
This visual from Thor # 300 blows me away. Use this one frequently as Screen Saver at work. Always get folks attention while making them ask about it... |
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Post by Prince Hal on Feb 17, 2020 19:40:53 GMT -5
Worst Thor runs, according to legend, came the night after he gotta hold of a lot of mead and some bad oysters.
#No more parties with Volstagg
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Post by berkley on Feb 17, 2020 21:31:53 GMT -5
This visual from Thor # 300 blows me away. Yeah, I think Keith Pollard did a better job than most artists at capturing the awe-inspiring visual aspect of the Celestials. Most creators who have used them since Kirby haven't been sympathetic to the concept: as superhero writers, their instinct is to diminish them, cut them down to size, show that they "aren't all that" once they run up against a real hero, to reduce them to a device to show how our beloved superheroes never give up in the face of seemingly overwhelming odds, their indomitable human spirit, blah, blah, blah. Everyone from Neil Gaiman to Jonathan Hickman has missed the point in this regard. |
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Post by Batflunkie on Jun 15, 2020 18:32:22 GMT -5
Also there is a reason nobody suggests starting the Lee/Kirby run from the beginning. (This reason is that the first couple years are really, really, really bad. The series only took off when it had both Lee and Kirby working on it full time.) Well, at least there's Tales Of Asgard |
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Post by sabongero on Jul 10, 2020 19:28:54 GMT -5
Wasn't there a particular Thor issue where there was a pantheon of gods from all various mythologies (Greek, Egyptian, Native American, etc.) in that one issue? Has anyone ever came across that and would you happen to recall what issue number that was ?
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Post by sabongero on Jul 10, 2020 19:31:11 GMT -5
This visual from Thor # 300 blows me away. Holy smokes. Other than the Beyonder in Secret Wars II, this seemed to me the most powerful gathering of powerful beings on planet Earth at one time. I've got to look up this issue somewhere online hopefully just not too expensive as I just want to read the issue story behind this picture. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 10, 2020 20:12:53 GMT -5
Wasn't there a particular Thor issue where there was a pantheon of gods from all various mythologies (Greek, Egyptian, Native American, etc.) in that one issue? Has anyone ever came across that and would you happen to recall what issue number that was ? Issue 301 |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jul 12, 2020 8:46:28 GMT -5
This visual from Thor # 300 blows me away. Yeah, I think Keith Pollard did a better job than most artists at capturing the awe-inspiring visual aspect of the Celestials. Most creators who have used them since Kirby haven't been sympathetic to the concept: as superhero writers, their instinct is to diminish them, cut them down to size, show that they "aren't all that" once they run up against a real hero, to reduce them to a device to show how our beloved superheroes never give up in the face of seemingly overwhelming odds, their indomitable human spirit, blah, blah, blah. Everyone from Neil Gaiman to Jonathan Hickman has missed the point in this regard. Didn't Hickman go as far as having Celestials talk? Yuck. I don't want them talking, thinking, or throwing punches. The Celestials should be aloof, uncaring about anything but their own incomprehensible agendas, and barely reacting even when we throw a moon at them! |
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Post by rberman on Jul 12, 2020 9:01:02 GMT -5
Yeah, I think Keith Pollard did a better job than most artists at capturing the awe-inspiring visual aspect of the Celestials. Most creators who have used them since Kirby haven't been sympathetic to the concept: as superhero writers, their instinct is to diminish them, cut them down to size, show that they "aren't all that" once they run up against a real hero, to reduce them to a device to show how our beloved superheroes never give up in the face of seemingly overwhelming odds, their indomitable human spirit, blah, blah, blah. Everyone from Neil Gaiman to Jonathan Hickman has missed the point in this regard. Didn't Hickman go as far as having Celestials talk? Yuck. I don't want them talking, thinking, or throwing punches. The Celestials should be aloof, uncaring about anything but their own incomprehensible agendas, and barely reacting even when we throw a moon at them! Likewise Galactus, Eternity, and Dormammu. I'm not sure whether Darkseid is in that club or just wishes he was. Doctor Doom is too pompous to keep his mouth shut. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 12, 2020 13:09:31 GMT -5
The dialogue attacked to Galactus was great.
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Post by The Cheat on Jul 12, 2020 13:45:17 GMT -5
Just started re-reading the two omnis of Jurgens' stuff. I'm a bit biased since I started reading Marvel during the Heroes Reborn/Return era, but it's a very enjoyable run.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 12, 2020 13:51:18 GMT -5
I’m a fan of both Jurgens and Romita Jr.
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