|
Post by Duragizer on Feb 17, 2021 23:51:48 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by james on Feb 18, 2021 12:18:57 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by james on Feb 18, 2021 12:25:18 GMT -5
OR this one: John Byrne, and Doc Samson in his classic garb!
|
|
|
Post by brutalis on Feb 18, 2021 13:28:19 GMT -5
Both hits to Hulk's ego are great! So much love for the Michelinie/Layton IM run. Lots of moments to be enjoyed there.
And idiots at Marvel just keep messing up Doc Samson these days. Idiotic outfits an weird transformations that shows they have forgotten or never understood classic Samson. Adore his original look, perfection in every way.
|
|
|
Post by codystarbuck on Feb 19, 2021 11:56:32 GMT -5
Both hits to Hulk's ego are great! So much love for the Michelinie/Layton IM run. Lots of moments to be enjoyed there. And idiots at Marvel just keep messing up Doc Samson these days. Idiotic outfits an weird transformations that shows they have forgotten or never understood classic Samson. Adore his original look, perfection in every way. Agree, though I always wondered where everyone got their boots; was there a store in the Marvel universe that specialized in buccaneer boots?
|
|
|
Post by chadwilliam on Feb 19, 2021 12:31:17 GMT -5
Batman #47Though it probably doesn't sound like a very imaginative choice, Action Comics #1 is full of perfect moments - so much so that I honestly regard its iconic cover as less memorable than moments such as these I suppose it helps that Siegel and Shuster were thinking in terms of the breakneck speed of newspaper strips when they dreamed this up, but I honestly don't think you can go three panels without understanding perfectly why this took off as it did. Superman # 164Luthor finally sees his dream come true - he is about to murder Superman with his bare hands in front of a cheering audience. Superman has no tricks up his sleeve and knows he's finished. What happens? Luthor throws the fight so that Superman can save this dying planet.
|
|
|
Post by Prince Hal on Feb 19, 2021 12:53:13 GMT -5
Well chosen, chadwilliam , as usual. Especially that Batman moment. I was going to say that it still chills me to see it, then realized the pun. But it still does. May I add this scene?
|
|
|
Post by berkley on Feb 19, 2021 13:36:22 GMT -5
Both hits to Hulk's ego are great! So much love for the Michelinie/Layton IM run. Lots of moments to be enjoyed there. And idiots at Marvel just keep messing up Doc Samson these days. Idiotic outfits an weird transformations that shows they have forgotten or never understood classic Samson. Adore his original look, perfection in every way. Agree, though I always wondered where everyone got their boots; was there a store in the Marvel universe that specialized in buccaneer boots?
A long held pet peeve of mine. I don't like the look of them on any character that I can thnk of that isn't a pirate. I didn't even like it when John Buscema even had Conan wearlng them - and he was a pirate! But not that kind of pirate.
|
|
|
Post by brutalis on Feb 21, 2021 16:37:04 GMT -5
Captain Marvel #29 after Eon gifts Mar-Vell with Cosmic Awareness and he battles the inner demons of himself. He now knows his strengths, his weaknesses and free"s himself from his Kree warrior lust for battle, destruction and his own "personal" Thanos and decides to strive to live, seeking true freedom and proves himself worthy of being Protector of the Cosmos. A universal champion for good.
It kind of annoys me Mar-Vell was pushed aside in favor of Adam Warlock being the ultimate nemesis of Thanos. It is here in this issue the Kree Captain is set up for being the best and greatest Cosmic Champion, purging himself in focusing upon the greater good. Warlock (even Silver Surfer) is a self absorbed, narcissistic lost in perpetual depression Ego archetype and is more like Thanos than not, so therefore not fitting as an opposing force of light against the darkness.
|
|
|
Post by tarkintino on Feb 21, 2021 17:31:10 GMT -5
From Star Wars: Dark Empire #6: As imperfect as it is, DE managed a more holistic approach to the nature/allure of the dark side and awesome power of the light side than Return of the Jedi, the Prequel Trilogy, or Sequel Trilogy ever managed to. I will say that's true about the prequels and those horrible sequel films.
|
|
|
Post by mikelmidnight on Feb 22, 2021 12:42:18 GMT -5
I petty much agree. Re-reading silver age comics when I got older, though, I found Weisinger's frequent use of memorials and ceremonies pretty odd. I mean, I love my parents as much as the next guy, but I don;t have a room--let alone life-size statues--dedicated to them in my house.
On the other hand, Superman had rooms in his Fortress dedicated to all of his friends. The "Lois room" had multiple statues of her in different outfits. That's more than a little disturbing to the modern eye.
|
|
|
Post by chaykinstevens on Feb 22, 2021 12:42:47 GMT -5
Captain Marvel #25 after Eon gifts Mar-Vell with Cosmic Awareness and he battles the inner demons of himself. He now knows his strengths, his weaknesses and free"s himself from his Kree warrior lust for battle, destruction and his own "personal" Thanos and decides to strive to live, seeking true freedom and proves himself worthy of being Protector of the Cosmos. A universal champion for good. I think you mean Captain Marvel #29.
|
|
|
Post by brutalis on Feb 22, 2021 13:47:21 GMT -5
Captain Marvel #25 after Eon gifts Mar-Vell with Cosmic Awareness and he battles the inner demons of himself. He now knows his strengths, his weaknesses and free"s himself from his Kree warrior lust for battle, destruction and his own "personal" Thanos and decides to strive to live, seeking true freedom and proves himself worthy of being Protector of the Cosmos. A universal champion for good. I think you mean Captain Marvel #29. You are correct! Fat finger typo LOL
|
|
|
Post by Duragizer on Feb 22, 2021 14:24:40 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by Hoosier X on Feb 22, 2021 15:36:43 GMT -5
The Jimmy Olsen comic and the Lois Lane comic are both full of classic moments! Like that bit in Lois Lane #9 where Lois crashes in the jungle and makes friends with the leopards and becomes their queen.
|
|