Mercury Man

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Jack Kirby

Alex Ross

George Perez

Jim Steranko

John Romita Sr. 

11 hours ago, bb8 said:

Iron Man was never that popular before the movies.

I think RDJ, totally injected a whole new legitimacy into Iron Man both in comics and the movies. You can't underestimate proper typecasting.  

1 hour ago, GeeksAreMyPeeps said:

The next phase obviously has to step things back a bit after Endgame. If you keep on upping the stakes of the action then that doesn't leave a ton of room for character development.

I'm not overly concerned about the action.   But losing Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and the unfortunate passing of Boseman, they lose a lot of fan favorites.   Then we are rolling out some sub-tier characters (Shang Chi, the Eternals), that many non comic junkies may just shrug their shoulders. 

I have decided to focus only on Marvel and avoid all X-books.  In that sub-category. I am trying to isolate a few titles and complete some long Silver/Bronze runs.   (Currently Cap, DD, Iron Man, Luke Cage, ASM).  While I would like to whittle that down even more, sometimes you just come across some nice, higher grade stuff at decent prices, and don't want to pass up for FOMO.  

27 minutes ago, comixry said:

Just saying the time I have left on this rock may not be enough to see all the other A-list Marvel characters in the MCU. The first Iron Man came out 13 years ago and we got a lot of movies since then but Marvel/Disney has yet to scratch beyond the surface of their arsenal of stories and characters. I'm impatient I guess. As a kid, waiting a month for the next issue to come out on the spinner rack was bearable, but knowing now what the MCU can be and the time it will take to tell all those stories is mind-boggling. Characters on paper never age or die (well, sometimes) but actors on the other hand...

My wife and I were just talking tonight about the MCU.  We-thinks the next phase will underwhelm.  (Hoping F4, can inject something into it). 

On 7/2/2021 at 7:58 PM, comixry said:

LOL...What other solo Cap story needs tp be told? 

Madbomb!

Ink droplet/spray from printing.   A printing press is not a perfect machine. 

4 hours ago, Qalyar said:

Obscurity has probably always contributed to this thing not being worth much, but 1950's promo giveaway books are still fun!

Yeah, I picked one up in the Dollar Bin a few years ago.  Think I sold it for $5.   Take that Bitcoin! 

Timing is everything really.  How many 'masters' lived frugal lives and died penniless, only to see their works in museums or be auctioned for millions, not seeing any of it?   How many athletes in the 1950's-1970's made a decent living playing sports, but had to get jobs in the offseason to supplement lost income.  Now they see average players get $3 mil a year?    

If these old comic book artists only knew what pop culture would evolve to, and how much their work would be worth, everything would have gotten saved. 

4 hours ago, Lazyboy said:

I'm sorry that you're a bad grader.

And you never disappoint by being a bad poster. 

3 hours ago, jcjames said:

All of this and more. Don't shoot'em in the back. Don't shoot'em in the head. Don't shoot'em when they're on the ground. And sure as he11 don't shoot'em a dozen times after they've fallen. In the torso until they stop standing and advancing. And remember these words, "I was in fear for my life!". 

And if you do shoot anyone, especially depending on the state you live, expect the next several years of your life, and most or all of your life savings, tied up in lawsuits and civil trials. If the thief dies, the family can and probably will still sue you for civil damages. 

 

Hope they catch the thieves and can recover the stolen property. 

 

Florida-  Stand Your Ground Law.  It works. 

I've said it before, they really confused the masses with their whole 9.0,. 9.2, 9.4, 9.6, 9.8, 9.9, and 10.   No need for all of that.   10, 9.5 and 9.0 would have been plenty.  

7 hours ago, oakman29 said:

9.8 is not a 10.0

Or a 9.9

17 minutes ago, BigLeagueCHEW said:

Still don’t know why it’s up to 22K on heritage 

But it’s rare 

A very undervalued Silver Age book imho.

22 hours ago, kav said:

any new field has room to advance tho.

But being 'stray encased hair spotter', could get old quick.

I live about an hour away....that'd be a pay cut.   Nope.

Walk in closet in spare room.   No windows, interior walls, in short boxes elevated a bit on shelves.  The only drawback is I live in FLA, so humidity is always a fight.  I usually have an active cannister of 'Damp Rid' in there. 

5 hours ago, wisbyron said:

Funky Flashman readers would not be surprised by this video's emergence

Meanwhile Stan scurries to pencil 'SPIDER-ROACH'.  

Don't get me wrong, I like Stan.  He had the gift of gab.  But his P.T. Barnum was evident in the 1970's, which he was able to ride to the end.

His hair came back in amazing fashion.