Ken Aldred

Mazzucchelli’s art is brilliant; a perfect match. Both classics. Fond recollections of reading the latter in episodic form in the 70s’ 100 pagers as a kid, especially the last part featuring Batman.

Some of the good moderns I’ve read recently; Immortal Hulk, The Terrifics, Far Sector, and the Ta-Nehisi Coates run of Black Panther.

I totally agree. One of greatest creators in the history of comics, and I have a full run of those. I originally had them in my teens as the Kitchen Sink magazines, so, one of my lifelong comics icons. The post World War 2 Sections are especially impressive. Eisner’s figure work, character expressions, page layout and pacing, splash page design, and short-but-involving stories are simply those of a writer-artist working at the pinnacle of achievement. Something else long due another reading.

My routine is to re-read my beloved New Trend EC comics every few years, either from my complete run of Russ Cochran Library editions or the newer digital Fantagraphics artist-focused books. Either the original comics in their entirety or a couple of hundred-or-so pages of Wood, Williamson, Ingels, Kurtzman, Krigstein, Davis, Craig etc., along with those great stories. You really can’t go wrong.

Someone sent me a few copies to read. It’s a quality indie title.

FF 5 Hulk 181's very expensive but also very common.

One Million Comics, IIRC. Either actually not in stock as listed or supplying overgraded trash.

Never knew he did those Kiss album covers.

The OP has great taste. As an EC science-fiction comic fan I’ve got a lot of respect for Al Williamson, and consider his Flash Gordon art to be equally brilliant. Somewhere in my collection I have the film adaptation GN, and his Empire Strikes Back magazine.

Two Caniff-influenced artists, Romita and Robbins, but interesting that 50s period Romita surpasses anything done by Robbins at Marvel in the 70s. Similar, but Romita reined in the exaggeration a bit more. Very interesting, though, in that it shows how stylistically outdated Robbins was in the Bronze Age.

Exactly. After many years of the company churning out drek suitable only for use in bird cages. Not that Marvel was alone there, of course.

I was quite impressed with Quesada’s choices in the early 2000s, making Marvel interesting again and noticeably improving the quality of the comics after the absolutely dire early-to-mid 90s period. He deserves some credit.

Yup. Lark had a proven track record with gritty, urban, crime noir material. Also a great match for Daredevil.

I have to disagree.

To be fair, there was some nice material produced during Quesada’s time; Morrison’s X-Men, Brubaker’s Captain America, and Daredevil, which has been extremely well-written and drawn for years and years under many creator teams, since the Marvel Knights phase. If we are going to criticise anything, I’d backtrack further to the very, very destructive, indefensible Perelman era.

If you read World War Hulk, Sentry struggled to engage with the conflict and keep in control of his immense power. Still seeing mental health issues in play.

Inevitable that creators will move on elsewhere, same as Brian Michael Bendis a year or two back, who was at Marvel, likewise, for a very long time. Sentry was okay. Quite liked the idea that someone with that much power would find it hard to handle and become psychotic or split personality.

Confirmation bias.

The kids must’ve really been enticed into buying it by that incredibly exciting cover. Should they go for the latest Jack Kirby comic or have a look at this new title, whose hero has been defeated by a seagull in only the third issue?

I bet that would never happen to Dr Strange and the Eye of Agamotto, or Nick Fury. Should’ve been called John Rage.

I bought a few times from them, despite being in the U.K. Condition was always excellent.

There could be a degree of paranoia. Reminds me a bit of this… https://www.livescience.com/44297-king-tut-curse.html

Yup. Vikings are getting almost as saturated and played out as zombies.

Or bicycle handlebars.

A classic. The imaginary stories were often highlights of that period.