mrlatko

Still slacking, but got some reading done: Sinestro Corps War! 85: Sinestro Corps Special 1 (DC One Shot '07) 86: Green Lantern 21 (DC '07) 87: Green Lantern Corps 14 (DC '07) 88: Green Lantern 22 (DC '07) 89: Tales of the Sinestro Corps - Parralax (DC One Shot '07) 90: Green Lantern Corps 15 (DC '07) 91: Tales of the Sinestro Corps - Cyborg Superman (DC One Shot '07) 92: Green Lantern 23 (DC '07) 93: Green Lantern Corps 16 (DC '07) 94: Tales of the Sinestro Corps - Superman Prime (DC One Shot '07) 95: Green Lantern 24 (DC '07) 96: Green Lantern Corps 17 (DC '07) 97: Tales of the Sinestro Corps - Ion (DC One Shot '07) 98: Green Lantern Corps 18 (DC '07) 99: Green Lantern 25 (DC '07) 100-103: Superman/Shazam: First Thunder 1-4 (DC Limited '05) Picked back up the "Marvel Universe by John Byrne" and continued reading where I left off last year. 104: Avengers 164 (Marvel '77) 105: Avengers 165 (Marvel '77) 106: Avengers 166 (Marvel '77) 107: Power Man 48 (Marvel '77) 108: Power Man 49 (Marvel '77) Sinestro Corps War was fun. Learned about Lantern Kyle Rayner who I knew nothing about. Pretty epic storyline throughout with solid artwork. Superman/Shazam is kind of an origin story of their first meeting and friendship. Sivana and Luthor cause trouble. Enjoyable all around. Avengers 3 issue run was the Count Nefaria trilogy. Good stuff! Shooter and Byrne, pure Marvel 70s goodness. Only complaint was the Marcos inking over Byrne. Guess I'm spoiled by having experienced so much Byrne/Austin? This just didn't look right to me in a lot of places, almost as if it was just some generic artist instead of Byrne who was just becoming great. Another odd thing about these 3 issues was just how useless Captain America was. Did Shooter not like the character? He was written as a screw up afterthought who couldn't get anything right. He pretty much sat on the sidelines throughout. The Power Man issues show the origin of Luke's friendship and initial team-up with Iron Fist. Pretty enjoyable stuff. Again, didn't really like the inking over Byrne for a lot of it. Could also be the way these stories are being reprinted in the Omnibus? Would need to check against the originals to see for sure. Didn't think it was possible to screw up Byrne's 70s art, but these guys are managing to do it. Could also be that Byrne was a bit rushed and still finding his style at this time.

Today's pickup at C2E2 from Bob Storms.

Great thread!

I have an extra Saturday pass I would discount to $50 instead of the regular $80. Saturday passes are also sold out. Anybody need one?

79-84: Green Lantern: Rebirth 1-6 (DC Limited '04') This was entertaining all around. Story revolves around Hal Jordan and how he deals with being intertwined with the Spectre, and some old enemies that come calling. Mysterious badness starts happening to his super-friends on earth, and all heck soon breaks loose. All Hal's earth-based Lantern buddies get involved and lend a hand. We also get to see the JLA and JSA. Couldn't ask for much more in a DC mini. The writing and art are both excellent. Going to keep this power ring charged and read the Sinestro Corps War next!

55-59: Batman and The Mad Monk 2-6 (DC Limited '06) 60-72: The Twelve 1/2-12 (Marvel Limited '08) 73-78: Moon Knight 10-15 (Marvel '80) I'm underperforming. Got to pick up the pace! Batman and the Mad Monk was solid. True detective story with Batman a mere mortal relying on his wits. Creepy vampire cult are the bad guys. Picked the Twelve from a recommendation in this thread. Started with issue 1/2 that I thought was a prequel introducing the new characters. For the whole book I was thinking "Great job creating a modern book that looks and feels exactly like a golden age comic from the 40s!". Well, that's because I'm an insufficiently_thoughtful_person and these were actual Timely reprints with heroes I had never heard of before that Marvel was reviving to appear in The Twelve. Doh! The 12 issue series was really enjoyable. Straczynski weaves a fun tale about 12 GA heroes who are put into suspended animation by the Nazis and wake up in 2008 to resume their crime fighting careers for the government. A poor man's Watchmen. The art by Weston was quite good. Like Secret Wars last month, I wanted more here. This could have been an ongoing series for years and I would have supported it. Moon Knight is now fully confused about who he is and where his power comes from. Moench has embraced this aspect of Marc Spector's personalities in a big way. Finally we have the first hero guest star in an issue with Daredevil. Other than that, the first 15 issues have been Moon Knight against the freak of the month club. No established super villains. Issue 15 jumps from 50 cents to 75 with no ads. This was a direct sales only title going forward.

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Amazing covers! GLWTS.

The Wrightson in this thread is strong!

@CGC Mike Any update on this request from 6 months ago?

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What did we learn?

45-49: Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness 1-5 (Marvel/Dynamite limited 2007) 50-53: Robocop vs. Terminator 1-4 (Dark Horse limited 1992) 54: Batman and Mad Monk 1 (DC Limited 2006) Ok, so I'm into multi-company crossovers this week! Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness was a blast from start to finish. Ash was funny and well written throughout. Enjoyed this. Robocop vs. Terminator was Frank Miller at his peak powers, fresh off helping write the Robocop 2 screenplay. Simonson's art was even Miller-like. This time, Robocop is responsible for accidentally creating the Terminators, and he goes about trying to remedy this. Enjoyable for a fan of the franchises. Will discuss Batman when I finish it.

Too much scribbling on the covers, or I may have considered it.

WOW!

My meager hoard posted for scale. Usually my pic looks cool, except against this madness! Well done.

Wonderful Adams art on most of these.

Great stuff you don't see every day! GLWTS.

That makes sense, and I never considered all the tie-in! Thanks.