Comic Book Discussion Thread V.17 (R.I.P. Sal Buscema)

[Sigh GunRanger]

hevent been reading that one, is that good?

Yes. It gets a little ponderous, like most King works, but the setup and way it's playing out is unique and interesting. I had to stop reading Batman because i hate king on that, but here he works

 

[GSP_37]

What's a good modern showcase of Thor's badassery? I'm about half way thru Walt Simonson's Thor Visionaires Vol. 2 and I want to look at nice modern computer colored art like in Civil War iBook.

I'm interested in Thor in Super Saiyajin Mode with lightning crackling and glowing from his eyes like in the movie.

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

Has anyone read this. I hear it’s incredibly good.

 

[Crawler89]

Has anyone read this. I hear it’s incredibly good.

Yeah finished the two trades and reading the age of doom run now.

It's real good. Kinda campy, twisted. Old school kinda vibe to the heros, with a bit of humor, campy, human element.

One of my favorite reads atm

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

Yeah finished the two trades and reading the age of doom run now.

It's real good. Kinda campy, twisted. Old school kinda vibe to the heros, with a bit of humor, campy, human element.

One of my favorite reads atm

I'm gonna order this off Amazon now. I've read too much good stuff about it.

 

[Strange King]

Has anyone read this. I hear it’s incredibly good.

I havent but that writer is awesome. I always check out his work. I didnt grab this one only because when i found out about it i missed the first issue.

 

[Strange King]

frank castle as the cosmic ghost rider comes out next week

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

Steve Ditko, Spider-Man Co-Creator and Legendary Comic Artist, Dies at 90

Artist Steve Ditko, who co-created Spider-Man and Doctor Strange with Stan Lee, has died at age 90.

The New York Police Department confirmed his death to The Hollywood Reporter. No cause of death was announced. Ditko was found dead in his apartment on June 29 and it is believed he died about two days earlier.

In 1961, Ditko and Lee created Spider-Man. Lee, the editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics, gave Ditko the assignment after he wasn't satisfied with Jack Kirby's take on the idea of a teen superhero with spider powers. The look of Spider-Man — the costume, the web-shooters, the red and blue design — all came from Ditko. Spider-Man first appeared in Amazing Fantasy No. 15. The comic was an unexpected hit, and the character was spun off into The Amazing Spider-Man. Ditko helped create such classic Spider-Man characters as Doctor Octopus, Sandman, the Lizard and Green Goblin. Starting with issue No. 25, Ditko received a plot credit in addition to his artist credit. Ditko's run ended with issue No. 38.

In 1963, Ditko created the surreal and psychedelic hero, Doctor Strange. The character debuted in Strange Tales No. 110, and Ditko continued on the comic through issue No. 146, cover dated July 1966.

After that, Ditko left Marvel Comics over a fight with Lee, the causes of which have always remained murky. The pair had not been on speaking terms for several years. Ditko never explained his side, and Lee claimed not to really know what motivated Ditko's exit. The best explanation suggests Ditko was frustrated at Lee's oversight and his failure to properly share credit for Ditko's contributions to Spider-Man and Doctor Strange. The charismatic Lee was always the face of Marvel Comics, but Ditko (and Jack Kirby) thought Lee was more interested in self-promotion than selling the company, and, in the process, implied that he deserved the lion's share of the credit for creating the characters in the Marvel Universe.

Ditko went on to work for Charlton, DC Comics and other small independent publishers. He returned to Marvel in 1979, where he worked on Machine Man and the Micronauts, and he continued working for them as a freelancer in the 1990s. Among his last creations was Squirrel Girl in 1992, who has become a cult favorite in recent years.

After his work at Marvel, Ditko is probably best known for creating Mr. A in 1967. The character embodied Ayn Rand's objectivist philosophy, which Ditko was an ardent believer in from the mid-1960s on. Other objectivist-inspired characters Ditko created included The Question, Hawk and Dove and the Creeper — all for DC Comics.

The reclusive Ditko was known as the "J.D. Salinger" of comics. From the 1970s on, he rarely spoke on the record, declining almost every interview request. He sat out the publicity booms that accompanied the Spider-Man films and the Doctor Strange movie.

“We didn’t approach him. He’s like J.D. Salinger. He is private and has intentionally stayed out of the spotlight like J.D. Salinger," Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson told THR in 2016. "I hope he goes to see the movie, wherever he is, because I think we paid homage to his work."

Derrickson, director Guillermo Del Toro author Neil Gaiman and filmmaker Edgar Wright paid tribute on Twitter upon learning news of Ditko's death.

Wright tweeted that Ditko was "influential on countless planes of existence" and "his work will never be forgotten." Gaiman wrote, "I know I'm a different person because he was in the world." Del Toro shared an iconic cover to Amazing Spider-Man No. 33, which last year's Spider-Man: Homecoming paid homage to. Del Toro called it "Peak Ditko."

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/steve-ditko-dead-spider-man-creator-was-90-1125489

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

R.I.P. Steve Ditko

Thanks for co-creating one of the best fictional characters ever and thanks for the memories.

 

[punkmother]

frank castle as the cosmic ghost rider comes out next week

that looks beyond horrendous.

right now i am pulling 3 books. hawkman, thor and captain america.

i am really excited to see if dc can sort hawkman's origin out in the new series. dude's story is a mess. and at some point we are guaranteed he is joined by hawkgirl.

 

[Strange King]

that looks beyond horrendous.

right now i am pulling 3 books. hawkman, thor and captain america.

i am really excited to see if dc can sort hawkman's origin out in the new series. dude's story is a mess. and at some point we are guaranteed he is joined by hawkgirl.

Well i havent read this so i cant say but this writer is on fire. Trust me. He introduced this character in the thanos run he did and it was an instant classic. do yourself a favor and grab his run of thanos then judge.

they already have a date for danny to come to thanos in sep and theyre making a huge deal about it. These books dont stay on the shelf long.

Thors first issue was horrendous. Lets have one page of him battling guys and not show how it finishes

Cap is blah and has been for years

hawk man i looked at but wasnt impressed. much better dc titles out there.

 

[Strange King]

Fucking Epic

 

[Strange King]

that looks beyond horrendous.

right now i am pulling 3 books. hawkman, thor and captain america.

i am really excited to see if dc can sort hawkman's origin out in the new series. dude's story is a mess. and at some point we are guaranteed he is joined by hawkgirl.

Im currently collecting

dc wildstorm- damn good
dc death bed- funny and original
brave and the bold- fucking awesome/ art and story
new man of steel- bendis- its ok
hal jordan- very good run by Robert Venditti
batman vs deathstoke- its ok but i want to see if damien is really batmans
batman and catwoman wedding
Flash war-its ok
started justice league but stopped

spawn/witch blade- so far really good
maestro- my favorite comic out right now
descender-great scifi
i hate fairyland- funny comic
saga- great book
Konungar- so far so good. just came out.
realm- really good and intriguing

xmen run of the wedding of colossus and kitty which had a good twist but it was not that good. loved the ending though
venom written by donny cates(the guy i was just raving about) Really good so far
stopped thor
stopped spider man after red goblin
Im hit and miss with the wolverine and the new infinity war comics.

Im probably missing some that i collect

 

[Thad Castle v2]

Hope the Infinity Wars comic turns out great, thought Duggans Deadpool run was awesome. And yes Donny Cates is on fire, his Thanos arc was kick ass

 

[TyranicalTrump]

Any of you guys collect figures of statues? I recently got into the mezco 1:12 line and have been collecting the storm collectibles street fighter line. I also collect the street fighter PCS statues. I am also trying to collect auto comics of the marvel/dc and netfliz actors. I have a punisher variant signed by bernthal and a sketch cover signed by charlie cox.

Trying to get ben affleck in sept. he is going to be at the salt lake comic con.

anyone else collect autod comics?

 

[Strange King]

Any of you guys collect figures of statues? I recently got into the mezco 1:12 line and have been collecting the storm collectibles street fighter line. I also collect the street fighter PCS statues. I am also trying to collect auto comics of the marvel/dc and netfliz actors. I have a punisher variant signed by bernthal and a sketch cover signed by charlie cox.

Trying to get ben affleck in sept. he is going to be at the salt lake comic con.

anyone else collect autod comics?

No but im going to start. I have a few hundred action figures

 

[TheSlothMan]

Any of you guys collect figures of statues? I recently got into the mezco 1:12 line and have been collecting the storm collectibles street fighter line. I also collect the street fighter PCS statues. I am also trying to collect auto comics of the marvel/dc and netfliz actors. I have a punisher variant signed by bernthal and a sketch cover signed by charlie cox.

Trying to get ben affleck in sept. he is going to be at the salt lake comic con.

anyone else collect autod comics?

Mezco and Storm put out great figures. The face sculpts on the Mezco stuff are all fantastic, and the accessories are great too. Luckily I got into them early, a lot of the older figures have shot up in price recently.

Storm is awesome too. I've got some of their street fighter and mortal kombat line and they're all fantastic. Can't wait for them to release some Fist of the North Star stuff.

Figuarts releases good stuff too, but the sculpts are a bit more cartoony and they tend to be shorter than the Mezco and Storm figures. Still really solid figures though

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

The fact they married Peter and Kitty makes me sick.

The best was when they were split up. I hate the fact they went back and got these two married. Horrible

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

Any of you guys collect figures of statues? I recently got into the mezco 1:12 line and have been collecting the storm collectibles street fighter line. I also collect the street fighter PCS statues. I am also trying to collect auto comics of the marvel/dc and netfliz actors. I have a punisher variant signed by bernthal and a sketch cover signed by charlie cox.

Trying to get ben affleck in sept. he is going to be at the salt lake comic con.

anyone else collect autod comics?

I've been thinking about getting one of these two from sideshow collectibles