grendelbo Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Are there any key comicbooks out there that just don't do anything for you? Maybe it's the significance or the story. Maybe it's the cover or the artwork. Heck, you might own them but they just aren't your bag? I recently got the Facsimile Ultimate Fallout 4. I have a slab but I've never read the story. I just did and I was underwhelmed. This is Miles' first appearance? Ok. The first couple arcs of Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (Miles) were great and I'm glad to have his first appearance, but the comic did nothing for me. Many keys have that perfect combination of appearance, origin, art and cover. Many have some of the components. Many are driven by a good story and derive their significance from it (AS 96, GL/GA 85, Batman Year One, etc). Others are hurt by it. Some examples. I've had Marvel Spotlight 32 for years and years. Ok issue. I picked this issue up this past year. Love the cover. Cool issue 1. Disliked the story. Great cover. I had the poster (with a green Hulk) on my wall as a teen. Everything inside is blah. Classic cover. Debatable if it's even a minor key. Golden's art is pretty good. Cover stinks. Story is underwhelming. It's Avengers Annual 10 - 'nuff said. I guess the more mega the key, the more it has going for it overall. It'll have that something that stands out compared to minor keys like the ones I've posted. What about it? And are there any keys you've run across that have actually impressed you more than you imagined they would? mec3437 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcjames Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 ST110. That cover. Just.... no. grendelbo, Beige, Cushing Fan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisco37 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Batman 227 has a cool cover and nothing else but people go crazy over it. Many of the newer “keys” are weak, IMO. ASM 344, for example. Bad cover. Horrendous Larsen artwork. jjonahjameson11 and grendelbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 On 11/5/2021 at 7:56 PM, jcjames said: ST110. That cover. Just.... no. I dig it. There have been many keys in the past and currently that I will not consider just because of the cover. I can think of Eternals 1 as a personal example. Vixom, KirbyJack and jcjames 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kav Posted November 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2021 NM 98, iron man drunk cover, first venom, carnage, ugh the list goes on and on nd on. Xenosmilus, Vixom, B2D327 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grendelbo Posted November 6, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2021 Love Conan. Love Red Sonja. Gil Kane is alright in my book. Love that I have Red's first appearance in my collection. Don't like the cover or story or her appearance within that story. (Of course the next issue is magical.) The Lions Den, Artboy99, Larryw7 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grendelbo Posted November 6, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) On 11/5/2021 at 8:06 PM, kav said: NM 98, iron man drunk cover, first venom, carnage, ugh the list goes on and on nd on. I dumped NM98 as drek 15+ years ago because I was out of the hobby, I hated Liefeld and I thought the character was lame and not significant. Actually I didn't think about it at all. It was 90s drek. That, some amateur restoration and a few tape pulls are probably some of my biggest mistakes in the hobby. Edited November 6, 2021 by grendelbo Dave2739, kav, Qalyar and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 On 11/5/2021 at 7:10 PM, grendelbo said: I dumped NM98 as drek 15+ years ago because I was out of the hobby, I hated Liefeld and I thought the character was lame and not significant. Actually I didn't think about it at all. It was 90s drek. That, some amateur restoration and a few tape pulls are probably some of my biggest mistakes in the hobby. I'm keeping my youngblood #1! musicmeta and Readcomix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 On 11/5/2021 at 8:14 PM, kav said: I'm keeping my youngblood #1! That I did keep. Hmph. First Image Comics so.... kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaz G. Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 On 11/5/2021 at 9:51 PM, grendelbo said: Golden's art is pretty good. Cover stinks. Story is underwhelming. It's Avengers Annual 10 - 'nuff said. Agree 100% here. Also X-Men Annual #14 / X-Men #266, mainly because I find Gambit a bit lame. grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 On 11/5/2021 at 8:30 PM, Chazgee said: Also X-Men Annual #14 / X-Men #266, mainly because I find Gambit a bit lame. Never interested me either. X-Men Annual 14 was in my collection since publication because of Arthur Adams. Chaz G. and kav 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 Yawn. The Lions Den, kav and Larryw7 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kav Posted November 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2021 As a book, the story and art, hulk 181 is blah. KirbyJack, mysterymachine, Vixom and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcjames Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 On 11/5/2021 at 7:07 PM, grendelbo said: Love Conan. Love Red Sonja. Gil Kane is alright in my book. Love that I have Red's first appearance in my collection. Don't like the cover or story or her appearance within that story. (Of course the next issue is magical.) Not a Babbarian fan either? steveinthecity, Unca Ben, aardvark88 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 On 11/5/2021 at 8:51 PM, kav said: As a book, the story and art, hulk 181 is blah. That I respectfully disagree with. Mostly. I was just thinking about IH 180. Except for the last panel it's blah. IH 181 has all the components for me. jason4, Tony S and kav 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 On 11/5/2021 at 8:53 PM, jcjames said: Not a Babbarian fan either? That typo was pointed out the other day in the Comic Mistakes thread. I had to pull my copy and mind blown. Unca Ben and jcjames 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
followtheleader Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) Always been a big X-men fan. But never cared for 94, 120, or 121. Why 94? Just enjoy GSXM 1 so much more and thought 94 was always overpriced. Why 120/121? Alpha Flight? Come on. Patrick Edited November 6, 2021 by followtheleader D2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 First MacFarlane on ASM. First cameo Venom. ASM petered out after Kraven's Last Hunt. The story is lame and the covers too similar and repetitive. I can't remember which is 298 and which is 299 (I can but ol' Tod basically drew 2 covers for the first four issues of his run - see 300 and 301). Larryw7, KEY ISSUES Comics, Morganmi and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lizards2 Posted November 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2021 On 11/5/2021 at 6:51 PM, grendelbo said: Are there any key comicbooks out there that just don't do anything for you? Almost all of them. Artboy99, Morganmi, jas1vans and 4 others 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 On 11/5/2021 at 9:10 PM, lizards2 said: Almost all of them. Well many of my best reads are issues with no significance. piper, Vixom, B2D327 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
