Ken Aldred

A fair point. I read the original comics as a kid in the 70s, I'm a big Starlin fan, and I really like the character. But, it's basically a decades-long continuous narrative by the same creator, apart from, most notably, the Annihilation Saga, and not something you can appreciate just by jumping in with Starlin's more recent Infinity graphic novels either, where the character evolved way beyond what he was back in the Bronze Age. Nostalgia and patience, I guess.

Prefer the model.

Is this an American Polaris submarine? They were the ones comic readers (including myself) were eager to own, back in the 70s.

Yup. A Caniff-influenced artist best suited to non-superhero subject matter.

Looks menacing, intimidates with four lightsabers, gets killed a bit too easily.

We are around the same age. In the UK, many American Marvel titles were non-distributed during the 70s, but I recall a lot of Frank Robbins comics on the racks. Not fondly.

A more serious alternative would be... Reed Richards - science skill, brilliant engineer, less volatile than Tony Stark Michael Holt - brilliant all-round skills, orientated towards doing the right thing Franklin Richards - cosmic level power character, constructive rather than destructive outlook

More likely for posting several satanic-tinged Ghost songs in the "Comic Books That Rock" thread.

13 to 24 Dreadstar Omnibus Vol 1 Digital version from Dynamite Humble Bundle First 12 issues of the Marvel Epic comic series. Very consistent storytelling and art by Jim Starlin; the classic rebel / freedom fighter trope, here against two galactic empires representing a separation of Church (The Instrumentality) and State (The Monarchy), and the beginning of a struggle to bring their 200-year-long conflict to an end. Definitely a page-turner.

1 to 12 American Flagg The Definitive Collection. (Digital Humble Bundle) The first few issues contain excellent world building, great artistic design from Chaykin, but the stories start to wane very quickly and become quite pedestrian compared to the energy at the start. The series does contain some components that are quite relevant to today, but there’s a bit of a dated tone to Flagg himself, the level of promiscuity, and that there’s a lot included for blatant shock value. The Shadow series that Chaykin created at DC was good, but when I read the follow-up Blackhawk series back in the 80s there was the realisation that his male protagonists are extremely similar and there’s a very repetitive formula in operation in his stories, dialogue and attitudes. American Flagg’s worth a read, but in retrospect I leave it thinking that it was hyped a bit too much back in the day.

Yup. In two very cheap bundles over the last year you could’ve put together a more-or-less complete run, apart from the Cerebus issue, # 10.

Going for overkill on this subject... Dr Manhattan The Spectre The One-Above-All

More ridiculous than Tom vs The Bear?

That would be the equally craptastic Vince Colletta inking. Perfect synergy.

How could I forget the Faithful Border Bin Liner?

Classic characters. I'd also add one of the all-time great comic book duos, Biffa Bacon and Knacka, and also The Brown Bottle.

This was an interesting change of pace, when the series tried to compete with Marvel and DC's relevance storylines by having Jughead spike Archie's malt chocolate milkshake with acid and PCP.

It's quite wrong. With that level of old school psychological and physical abuse, it's little wonder that Lex Luthor developed trauma-related alopecia and became a dominating, overcompensating psychopath. Now we understand.

Namor - incredibly arrogant and narcissistic. Just annoying. Wolverine - good character, lots of good stories, but I've never found him anywhere near as exciting as many do. Harley Quinn - same indifference with me, as for Wolverine. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - never had any interest in them Lobo - humorous at first, but very one-note and sophomoric.

The Blob selected a type of canvas bag that has ruby quartz as an additive.

Very ordinary compared to many of the boardies here. Harbinger 1 9.6, which got destroyed in the post. Extreme shaken slab syndrome resulted in the cover becoming completely detached from the staples. An inauspicious start.

I like the variety in subject matter, style and complexity as I select a mix of different material from several Ages at a time. Keeps it interesting.

My interpretation is that every Age has a lot of garbage and mediocrity, punctuated by occasional flashes of brilliant light. The Modern Age is no different.

Cheeks, the Toy Wonder Bondo Man, the Man of Living Bondo Codpiece Hellcow Warren Strong (Honourable mention to Wolverine)

Corporate and soulless. But, the original shop was a fantastic experience back in the 70s.