DeliBebek

Yeah, when I looked at your other post, I immediately thought of the David/Medina run, and wondered if there was a big time gap. I have the Malibu Bravura series by David and Colon from '94 or so, too.

They should have used that look for Northstar, not Quicksilver. It's still a super-speed character with an unseen super-powered sister. Fast-flying scenes are easier than fast-running scenes, aren't they? The look of the character in the movie would work better for the character they didn't use, in my opinion. And Singer is "franchise creator?" I understand he directed the first two, but it's a bit misleading for those who don't recognize the distinction in the use of the word "creator" in that context. "Director" is enough, really.

I like the style. I think Ramos' work looks better in sketch. It has a fresh, dynamic quality that doesn't always show in the printed product. That said, what are the two lumps beneath Spider-Man's right hand?

They recycled cover gags for several issues in a row, from about issue 66 up to 73. In fact, issue 68 is a rework of the cover for 29 you posted. In issue 62, they redrew a -script from issue 4 (and the story was later redrawn again with minor -script changes in That Wilkin Boy) I'd like to say Samm's takes on the cover gags were superior to the originals, but he really didn't change much of the design or look of it. As much as I love his interior work, his covers rarely catch my attention the same way.

That's really not a bad Bill Vigoda cover either. I don't like his later stuff, but this one has charm.

Does this mean Giant-Size X-Men #1 is suddenly going to get hot? I should get one of those, for posterity.

Exactly what I thought on reading the article. We've seen what Liefeld puts out when it's a high profile opportunity to redeem himself as a writer and an artist. If he thinks it's great, it makes one wonder what it's really like. It strikes me odd that he's referring to what the film is about, rather than what the screenplay is about. Having a screenplay doesn't equate to the film being made, and even if it is, it will likely bear no resemblance to the screenplay he has read. But that may clue you into the level of detail Liefeld goes to when reading something. "Cable's in the -script? Check. Deadpool's in the -script? Check. THIS IS A GREAT -script!" Exactly. Plot optional.

My favorite run on X-Force was the John Francis Moore run with artists Adam Pollina and Jim Cheung. I don't think anything about that run would translate well to a movie. It would be kind of cool to see little tributes to Liefeld in an X-Force movie, such as the occasional obvious hiding of feet and pouches in the least convenient places.

Exactly what I thought on reading the article. We've seen what Liefeld puts out when it's a high profile opportunity to redeem himself as a writer and an artist. If he thinks it's great, it makes one wonder what it's really like. It strikes me odd that he's referring to what the film is about, rather than what the screenplay is about. Having a screenplay doesn't equate to the film being made, and even if it is, it will likely bear no resemblance to the screenplay he has read.

So many stories with Mr. Lodge, so few with Mrs. Lodge. There is a long history of minor characters in the Archie Universe who never really get their time. I like the word play, but it's really made by the sound effect drawing attention to the time. Then again, the time isn't really indicated correctly, but we get the point anyway.

Spirit, Steranko, Schomburg and Silver Age Marvels all start with S, so there's nothing schizophrenic about it. It's perfectly collectorish.

My name is not DeliBebek and I am a Board-aholic.

Nice copies. The "Samurai Combat" billed on the cover of issue 2 is a Goodwin/Simonson work. Such promising stuff from the short-lived Seaboard.

I know the label says Neal Adams, and GCD says it's Neal Adams with Giordano inks, but this must be one of the lamest Neal Adams covers ever. I don't say that to disrespect the comic or the purchase, because it's great to have one of the 100-pg giants in great condition. Maybe the cover was drawn by someone in Neal's studio, and Neal got the art credit for it. Usually, Neal would make even such a static cover seem like there was action. Plus, I don't see a signature anywhere on the front or back. There's a character map on the inside front. Does that indicate it was drawn by Neal?

Faithful comic book movies must include resurrections and retcons. They've already got the reboot business going on.

Or you could scan the books and make a copy of the covers on your printer and safely store your books in a comic box. But what do I know? Amen! I can't understand using the actual comic,it's just damaging the book. This is one of the reasons I spent a little extra on a large format 3-in-1 printer (not terribly large, but 13x19). I can print them out at two to three times the original size if I care to. It's good for scanning and printing most original art for display as well.

Very cool - is this one a price variant? And is it a Joe Edwards cover?

178 It's a tough call, the first appearance or the first feature story. I feel drawn to the latter.

(thumbs u Series ended at #12… I mean Marvel Premiere 15. Sorry. There were actually two Marvel Feature series, though. The second one was all Red Sonja, but still only 7 issues. The ironic thing is I accidentally typed Marvel Premiere on the first Marvel Feature but realized that was wrong.

Golden (1) All-American Comics 16 (2) Mad 1 (3) Mystery Men Comics 1 (4) Pep Comics 22 (5) Four Color 386 Silver (1) Adventure Comics 247 (2) Avengers 1 (3) Zap Comix 1 (4) Tales of Suspense 57 (5) Harvey Hits 3 Bronze (1) Cerebus 1 (2) Giant-Size X-Men 1 (3) Marvel Feature 1 (4) Conan 23 (5) Marvel Premiere 15 Copper (1) Bone 1 (2) Ronin 1 (3) Saga of the Swamp Thing 20 (4) Thor 337 (5) Albedo Anthropomorphics 2 Modern (1) Y: The Last Man 1 (2) Invincible 1 (3) Kingdom Come (4) Planetary 1 (5) Civil War 1 (Yes, the moderns are hard to call keys. They are just very common keys. )

Even though I'm not an early FF collector, I have tremendous respect for those early years. I'd rather have a nice solid #4 like this than to have a #1.

55th birthday of the Smurfs is in three weeks.

That's very cool. Inspiring! Makes me want to go on a junk hunt for cool pieces to fix up.

I never realized I can afford the story by buying the Marvel Tales reprint (which has also a cool red cover, better than the yellow one, IMO)… That looks nicer than the second Marvel Tales reprint (issue 209), which has a different cover by Mike Zeck. I'm partial to the Gil Kane cover.

I'm loving the Dr. Doom cover cameo.