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Tag Archives: John Byrne
It Came From the Back Room #20
Standard recap: I’m slowly going through AABC’s one-million-plus back-issue room, restocking the boxes on the sales floor and pulling stuff to sell as discount/overstock/special items. I’m going through the alphabet backwards (don’t ask), and at my speed, this amounts to a two-year project. This week, we’ve finally hit the letter “I,” and the first up is one of Marvel’s longest-running titles, and most popular movie stars: the Invincible Iron Man! Iron Man We can skip over much of Iron Man’s earlier years, since it’s not like there’s much in the way of discount issues available (although we’re now well stocked … Continue reading
Posted in Comics History, Marvel, News & Promos
Tagged Bob Layton, David Michelenie, Denny O'Neil, Iron Man, John Byrne, John Romita Jr, Tony Stark
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Fresh Eye on Old Books #16 by Dan!
Well there’s lots of good stuff here. Let’s do this! Showcase #32 from 1961 You know, it’s good to go when the editor thinks it’s necessary to explain how Aquaman and Aqualad talk to each other under water. Oh the 1960s!… This issue is all about Aquaman fighting some giant creature created by a WIZARD From the Past (dun dun dunnnn…) That huge creature begins literally beating up all kinds of different animals throughout the sea (no seriously, he hits a whale shark with a funnel. The creature is trying to steal gold…yes, that’s literally all the plan is. It … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Aqualad, Aquaman, John Byrne, Moon Knight, Showcase Presents, Uncanny x-men, X-men
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Phil’s Reviews — Stuff I Bought #187
Jonah Hex #63 — Writers: Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti; Art: Jordi Bernet In a week without a lot of must-buy items, let’s start with an old reliable: as I’ve said here before, Jonah Hex stands or falls on its artists, and Bernet is the best among them; like a lot of European artists, his pleasure at getting to draw the Old West and its quirky, craggy characters and scenery is infectious, and the more terrible their actions (and the retribution that Hex rains down upon them), the more inspired his art becomes. Palmiotti and Gray give him a lot … Continue reading
Posted in New Comics, Reviews
Tagged Aaron Lopresti, Alan Davis, Avengers, Billy the Kid, Brian Michael Bendis, Captain America, Eric Powell, Iron Man, iZombie, Jason Aaron, Jerry Ordway, John Byrne, Jonah Hex, Jordi Bernet, Kevin Maguire, Kyle Hotz, Lobo, Michael Allred, Next Men, Ron Garney, Thor, Weird Worlds
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It Came From the Back Room #11
Standard recap: I’m slowly going through AABC’s one-million-plus back-issue room, restocking the boxes on the sales floor and pulling stuff to sell as discount/overstock/special items. I’m going through the alphabet backwards (don’t ask), and at my speed (especially with the school year now in full gear), this amounts to a two-year project. I’m currently (and finally!) finishing the Marvel “M” stuff, and here’s the last title I’ve encountered: Marvel Comics Presents: MCP was started in mid-1988, and was a biweekly anthology series; it was likely a reaction to DC’s early-1988 move of Action Comics to a weekly anthology (no, kids, … Continue reading
Posted in Marvel, Reviews
Tagged Barry Smith, Black Panther, Black Widow, Bob Layton, Chris Claremont, Cindy Martin, Coldblood, Daredevil, Don McGregor, Doug Moench, Erik Larson, Gene Colan, Ghost Rider, Herb Trimpe, Hercules, Hulk, Jim Lee, Jim Starlin, Joe Madureira, John Buscema, John Byrne, Kelley Jones, Man-Thing, Marshall Rogers, Marvel Comics Presents, Master of Kung Fu, Paul Gulacy, Peter David, Rob Liefeld, Sam Kieth, She-Hulk, Spider-man, Steve Ditko, Steve Gerber, Thanos, Tom Sutton, Venom, Weapon X, Wolverine
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It Came From the Back Room #10
Standard recap: I’m slowly going through AABC’s one-million-plus back-issue room, restocking the boxes on the sales floor and pulling stuff to sell as discount/overstock/special items. I’m going through the alphabet backwards (don’t ask), and at my speed (especially with the school year now in full gear), this amounts to a two-year project. I’m currently on the Marvel “M” stuff, and here are some of the titles I’ve been encountering: Marvel Premiere: This is one of those institutions peculiar to comics: the try-out book, which a company uses to publish a couple of issues of a new series, and, if sales … Continue reading
Posted in Marvel, Reviews
Tagged Al Milgrom, Alice Cooper, Barry Smith, Black Panther, Black Widow, Captain America, Chris Claremont, Dr. Strange, Dr. Who, Frank Brunner, Frank Miller, George Perez, Howard Chaykin, Hulk, Iron Fist, Jim Starlin, John Buscema, John Byrne, Marvel Fanfare, Marvel Premiere, Michael Golden, Mike Mignola, Mike Ploog, Overstreet, Paul Smith, Silver Surfer, Simonson, Spider-man, Steve Englehart, Steve Gerber, Thing, Thor, Warlock, Wizard, X-men
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