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I haven't read that many Bob Haney Brave and the Bold stories, but the ones I have read are a lot of fun. I should track down the reprints of some of his stories. In the meantime, here is a bit Haney wrote that always cracked me up. I can't imagine who Batman is referring to:
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Jan 14, 2017 - 8:38 AM
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Happy New Year, Michael! I thought you'd have kept this thread alive n my absence.  Congrats on being the 200th post in this thread.
That looks like Carmine Infantino's art. Yeah, I have absolutely no idea who that "web-spinner" could be. Speaking of which, I picked up a couple Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man issues that are a load of fun, and were ones I had as a (then) optimistic eight-year-old kid. Something about a guy composed entirely of Killer Bees; Bill Mantlo chaneling Bob Haney? I love it.
There's a B&B omnibus out, or soon due out, of the Haney-Aparo material. I have most of the 140+ numbered issues, but not a whole lot of the truly crazy stuff the duo did in the first half of the '70s, which is what this omnibus will include.
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Happy New Year, Michael! I thought you'd have kept this thread alive n my absence. Congrats on being the 200th post in this thread.
That looks like Carmne Infantino's art. Yeah, I have absolutely no idea who that "web-spinner" could be. Speaking of which, I picked up a couple Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man issues that are a load of fun, and were ones I had as a (then) optimistic eight-year-old kid. Something about a guy composed entirely of Killer Bees; Bill Mantlo chaneling Bob Haney? I love it.
There's a B&B omnibus out, or soon due out, of the Haney-Aparo material. I have most of the 140+ numbered issues, but not a whole lot of the truly crazy stuff the duo did in the first half of the '70s, which is what this omnibus will include.
Happy New Year! I actually remember the guy composed of killer bees. Isn't he the Swarm? Definitely a guy who drew the short straw when powers were being handed out.
Thanks for the heads up about the omnibus. I will have to check it out. In other Batman reprint news, DC teased a second Norm Breyfogle volume, but the listing on amazon no longer has release date information, so I am hoping there are some delays, but that it will be back on the schedule soon.
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While there are many supreme artists who've merited the title 'Genius' in the long
and generally universally under-valued history of comics, we daresay the above
individual has achieved quite a distinctive first.
The MacArthur Genius Awards go to a specially-selected group of creatives from
all walks of life - theatre, art, academia, literature, poetry, scientists - to enable them
to pursue their artistic purpose free from the constraints one usually encounters
trying to balance a life with a vision to express your view of it.
Sorry, Gordon, I am late in responding to this, but I wanted to add my appreciation of this incredible artist. I was fortunate to meet Mr. Yang at San Diego Comic Con a few years ago. In addition to his talents as a writer and cartoonist, he is an incredibly nice person.
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All hail Alex Ross!
(P.S. Finally watching Batman v. Superman tomorrow...)
Agreed. Ross is an amazing artist. I first discovered his work on Marvels, and have enjoyed it ever since.
I hope you enjoy Batman v. Superman. The best thing I can say about the movie is that I am looking forward to Wonder Woman.
Sadly this guy won't be in Justice League.
Although rumors suggest someone from the corps, presumably Hal, will have a cameo.
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Jan 26, 2017 - 10:08 AM
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I hope you enjoy Batman v. Superman. The best thing I can say about the movie is that I am looking forward to Wonder Woman.
I loved it! It certainly improves on the comic version of The Death of Superman, which I absolutely hated. I strenuously disagree with the criticisms of Eisenberg, Cavill, and Adams. When I read online bashing of these films, the phrase "Consider the source" immediately comes to mind.
Yes, Wonder Woman was great in her relatively brief time onscrreen, but what a debut!
Ben Affleck's previous cinematic transgressions against movies are forgiven, because he really has improved as an actor. Either that, or he is finding suitable roles for his range.
My turgid review to follow, someday...
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Jan 26, 2017 - 10:18 AM
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I hope you enjoy Batman v. Superman. The best thing I can say about the movie is that I am looking forward to Wonder Woman.
I loved it! It certainly improves on the comic version of The Death of Superman, which I absolutely hated. I strenuously disagree with the criticisms of Eisenberg, Cavill, and Adams. When I read online bashing of these films, the phrase "Consider the source" immediately comes to mind.
Yes, Wonder Woman was great in her relatively brief time onscrreen, but what a debut!
Ben Affleck's previous cinematic transgressions against movies are forgiven, because he really has improved as an actor. Either that, or he is finding suitable roles for his range.
My turgid review to follow, someday...
Great to hear you loved it! I'm going to assume you watched the Ultimate Edition? How about that Batman warehouse knockdown dragout? Best Bat-action on screen EVER.
It's a visually striking film buttressed by an outstanding Hans Zimmer musical score, too.
Looking forward to your review, and further discussion of an underappreciated film.
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I hope you enjoy Batman v. Superman. The best thing I can say about the movie is that I am looking forward to Wonder Woman.
I loved it! It certainly improves on the comic version of The Death of Superman, which I absolutely hated. I strenuously disagree with the criticisms of Eisenberg, Cavill, and Adams. When I read online bashing of these films, the phrase "Consider the source" immediately comes to mind.
Yes, Wonder Woman was great in her relatively brief time onscrreen, but what a debut!
Ben Affleck's previous cinematic transgressions against movies are forgiven, because he really has improved as an actor. Either that, or he is finding suitable roles for his range.
My turgid review to follow, someday...
Glad to hear you enjoyed the film. I agree that Cavill and Adams did great jobs. I thought Superman was better handled in this film than he was in MOS. Although I am not necessarily fond of this film's interpretation of Batman, I thought Affleck did a great job. I am a bit surprised by the casting, as Affleck doesn't have much more than 5 or so years before he is aged out of the role, and Batman is clearly DC's most popular character. I can't see Affleck doing much more than the two announced Justice League films and a solo Batman film. I guess they will use him as long as he is able and then recast the role. Jeremy Irons was great as Alfred.
We will have to agree to disagree regarding Eisenberg. I thought his performance was too over the top, and he came across more creepy and weird, and not in a good way, when he needed to be much more menacing.
I will look forward to your review when you have time to write it.
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Speaking of Green Lantern, I recently completed the 1979-81 era of the book, when Marv Wolfman was the primary writer on GL. Issue #127 sports a fine cover by Brian Bolland, and the issue itself concludes the big war epic storyline, which was about as major as DC got in those pre-Crisis days. Excellent story and good action. I also like Hal Jordan's supporting cast. The weaving of subplots and (relative) attention to continuity is appreciated.
Marv's written some great stuff. He wrote Tomb of Dracula (one of the best things ever, drawn by the late Gene Colan) and John Carter, and then moved over to DC to write GL and then his magnum opus The New Teen Titans with the amazing George Pérez, which remains one of the best team titles ever published to this day. There was a maturity intrinsic to that title that was lacking in X-Men, which seemed to be more about "the battle of the moment."
I missed Wolfman's GL run. Hopefully DC will reprint it some day. The GL cover for #127 is fantastic. I wish Bolland would do more GL covers/art. I take it Hal with two rings isn't a mistake? I agree that Wolfman is a solid writer. Both Tomb of Dracula and New Teen Titans (particularly with Perez) were great.
Speaking of GL. It sickens me that one of his writers, Gerard Jones, was recently arrested for possession of over 600 pictures and videos of child pornography as well as uploading videos onto Youtube. http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Comic-book-author-suspected-of-putting-child-porn-10841108.php
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Jan 27, 2017 - 7:50 AM
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Jim Phelps
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My eccentricities will not allow me to wait for sluggish corporation DC Comics to republish the cherished and lost comics of my youth, so I just get the pretty cheap back issues for reading. It also helps local comic shops. 
While I have plenty--and I mean plenty--of trades and hardcover comic reprints--within reason, naturally. Not paying for a first run of, say, Action Comics #1, thanks.
I also adore those vintage DC House Ads, which did more to convince me to get said advertised comics when I was a kid than anything except the enthusiasm my childhood buddies had for these things. Marvel had some cool ones, too, but DC books seemed to be loaded with House Ads for their comics.
Michael Scorefan, did you get a chance to read the Len Wein Batman yet? I still owe you an Under Siege discussion over in the Marvel thread, don't I? (it was pretty damned good, I must say)
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My eccentricities will not allow me to wait for sluggish corporation DC Comics to republish the cherished and lost comics of my youth, so I just get the pretty cheap back issues for reading. It also helps local comic shops.
While I have plenty--and I mean plenty--of trades and hardcover comic reprints--within reason, naturally. Not paying for a first run of, say, Action Comics #1, thanks.
I also adore those vintage DC House Ads, which did more to convince me to get said advertised comics when I was a kid than anything except the enthusiasm my childhood buddies had for these things. Marvel had some cool ones, too, but DC books seemed to be loaded with House Ads for their comics.
There are definitely a lot of fun things from the original comics beyond the story itself, including the in-house ads you mentioned, external ads like the famous Hostess pastry ads as well as ads selling crazy things like X-Ray vision glasses, the in-house bulletins with things like Stan's Soapbox, and last, but not least, the letter columns.
I do most of my reading on the train commuting back and forth from home to work, so the durability of the trades has a lot of appeal. Plus, back issues have all but disappeared from my local comic shop. The layout of the story is roughly 30% new comics, 50% trades/graphic novels, 15% collectibles like statues, t-shirts, and action figures, and maybe 5% back issues. With the exception of the golden/silver/bronze age books on display that are relatively expensive, the majority of back issues are from within the last 5 years or so.
Michael Scorefan, did you get a chance to read the Len Wein Batman yet? I still owe you an Under Siege discussion over in the Marvel thread, don't I? (it was pretty damned good, I must say)
The Len Wein collection is in the queue, but I haven't had a chance to read it yet. I will probably get to it sometime this summer. I will let you know what I think once I have read it.
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