tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post847797549347475661..comments2024-03-25T11:21:33.915-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: Super-Hero Super-Groups of the 1970sThe Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-79532892607678759422020-08-20T10:24:27.904-04:002020-08-20T10:24:27.904-04:00Some interesting facts about the Champions that I ...Some interesting facts about the Champions that I didn't know before. I was always a team book guy, myself, so it was great reading some more about them here. I'll admit I never really even knew about the Doom Patrol until Robotman's appearances in the New Teen Titans.dbutler16https://www.blogger.com/profile/00046066729353639991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-48819537933295550002020-08-19T11:26:58.045-04:002020-08-19T11:26:58.045-04:00I agree with anonymous about the Invaders. The wri...I agree with anonymous about the Invaders. The writing was excellent, but the Frank Robbins art hurt my eyes!dbutler16https://www.blogger.com/profile/00046066729353639991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-87776745475372926332009-03-03T22:41:00.000-05:002009-03-03T22:41:00.000-05:00Would have loved THE INVADERS if I was able to loo...Would have loved THE INVADERS if I was able to look at it without gagging...Frank Robbins art was wikki-wikki-WACK!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-63148292876660146982009-02-27T10:39:00.000-05:002009-02-27T10:39:00.000-05:00Oh that's OK.....I understand why he might have so...Oh that's OK.....I understand why he might have some appeal because of his Golden Age roots. Robbins had a unique style that either appealed to you or it didn't. I was in the "it didn't" camp, but I knew a lot of people who liked his work a lot. And as I say, I LOVE the Golden Age a LOT....so when the Invaders came along I was pretty excited.<BR/><BR/>But when I found that Robbins was doing the art chores I was pretty disappointed. But hey.....some people liked it, so there you go! Fortunately, Roy Thomas still made this book worthwhile and I'd still like to have The Invaders Masterworked at some point down the road!Chris Nyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04381409214303880118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-1293879238818734192009-02-27T09:03:00.000-05:002009-02-27T09:03:00.000-05:00Chris, mate, I couldn't disagree with you more on ...Chris, mate, I couldn't disagree with you more on the Frank Robbins point. I loved Frank Robbins, big time, still do. His stuff was perfect for the Invaders, I thought. along with the Defenders, the Invaders were my favourite team right through the 'seventies.Joe Blokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08399251153817406843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-75402934613443505632009-02-26T15:45:00.000-05:002009-02-26T15:45:00.000-05:00I'm suddenly craving a 7-Eleven Marvel Super Hero ...I'm suddenly craving a 7-Eleven Marvel Super Hero Slurpee!!! ;-)Chris Nyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04381409214303880118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-86143241236672207182009-02-26T15:23:00.000-05:002009-02-26T15:23:00.000-05:00You hit the nail on the head about the "anything g...You hit the nail on the head about the "anything goes" attitude that made the 70s so groovy! And Dr. Fate is a huge fave of mine, too, Chris!<BR/><BR/>Cerebus660, a look at the Guardians of the Galaxy is in the works, my friend! Your wish is Groove's command!The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-15008516771893911052009-02-26T11:53:00.000-05:002009-02-26T11:53:00.000-05:00One of the great things about the 70s was the "any...One of the great things about the 70s was the "anything goes" attitude. Then and only then could a group like The Champions have it's own book! <BR/><BR/>I loved the Invaders but was always frustrated by the work of Frank Robbins (and I'm a Golden Age freak; but I still had a hard time swallowing Robbins' work!). Still — Roy Thomas' scripts were so masterful, I was able to overlook it. The "faceless" original Human Torch is one of my favorite characters.<BR/><BR/>I did occasionally give The Defenders a shot, but really didn't gain an appreciation for them until years later. And of course, I'm a big Sal Buscema nut.<BR/><BR/>My father had a nice set of Silver Age Doom Patrols...and I have fond memories of Robot-Man and co. And I occasionally picked up DC's "100 Page" issues that featured the Justice SOCIETY of America, because Dr. Fate is my all-time favorite DC character. (I have a thing for full-face masks!)Chris Nyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04381409214303880118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-76218598748454544212009-02-26T01:26:00.000-05:002009-02-26T01:26:00.000-05:00The Tuska/Colletta Black Widow? Me like!Ahem!Any t...The Tuska/Colletta Black Widow? Me like!<BR/>Ahem!<BR/>Any thoughts on Steve Gerber's Guardians Of The Galaxy from Marvel Presents?Simon B https://www.blogger.com/profile/07719757386457800087noreply@blogger.com