tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post6526051141214793135..comments2024-03-25T11:21:33.915-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: Groovy Christmases Past: 1975The Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-88220263553508009382017-12-20T08:22:35.658-05:002017-12-20T08:22:35.658-05:00Have to agree on Marvel 70s Kirby. As an actual ki...Have to agree on Marvel 70s Kirby. As an actual kid comic book purchaser/reader at this time I wasnt real impressed with his books. Stories, dialogue were terrible, especially when following the Steve Englehart/Sal Buscema work on CA. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-56533675971327695072017-12-19T12:44:43.551-05:002017-12-19T12:44:43.551-05:00Stilted dialogue. Inability to flesh out character...Stilted dialogue. Inability to flesh out characters he created, yet continuing to add new ones on top of them. No respect for precedence. He took CA and the Falcon from the carefully laid out characterization built up for years by Steve Englehart and turned them into a juvenile 40s running plotline. His "with it" jive talk for the Falcon was embarrassing. He did a similar devolution on McGregor's Black Panther. Kirby was one of the greatest artists of all time (second only to Neal Adams) and his plotting and character co-creation are what built Marvel. But as a one man show he was a disaster. He left behind a trail of failed titles as proof.keythd23https://www.blogger.com/profile/00690368680707726203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-24656326586924109452017-12-19T12:04:47.909-05:002017-12-19T12:04:47.909-05:00Kirby's continuing silliness...?
Pshaww - he w...Kirby's continuing silliness...?<br />Pshaww - he was one of the great comic book writers of 70s. <br />Better than whoever it was - Roy Thomas or Gerry Conway, I can't remember which - that came up with that Thing exo-skeleton nonsense over in the FF;)...<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-2881389470534377182017-12-19T00:46:45.724-05:002017-12-19T00:46:45.724-05:00Lots of duds this time around. Starman (1st Issu...Lots of duds this time around. Starman (1st Issue Special was no Showcase. I think only Warlord and Return of the New Gods graduated to their own series), Omega, Skull, Don Heck's ghastly 2 issue fill-in of the Avengers and Jack Kirby's continuing silliness on Captain America. At least we had FF, Spirit and the ever Amazing Spider-Man to add some quality to the racks.keythd23https://www.blogger.com/profile/00690368680707726203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-72305936485932590682017-12-18T14:31:44.636-05:002017-12-18T14:31:44.636-05:00Loved Jack Kirby's 70s return to Captain Ameri...Loved Jack Kirby's 70s return to Captain America. <br />Dystopian science-fiction, conspiracy theories, infrasound weapons - it was as if the world that is coming from OMAC had crashed into the present, like a William Burroughs novel reworked for kids!<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-86158140331500001142017-12-18T12:41:10.590-05:002017-12-18T12:41:10.590-05:00I think at this time cover dates were synched up w...I think at this time cover dates were synched up with us in Scotland. By which I mean I bought Omega and that Invaders- my first. But I don't associate them with Xmas at all. I think they were on sale in March.<br />Still haven't read that Starman debut yet but it sounds very like a DC take-off of Mar-Vell.Dougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965448821892833703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-64133141494769683802017-12-18T10:33:57.242-05:002017-12-18T10:33:57.242-05:00That First Issue Special version of Starman is suc...That First Issue Special version of Starman is such a deep cut, I was baffled when he showed up in the 90s. Sir Al!http://divergentthinking.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-51383062012710267892017-12-18T07:20:17.207-05:002017-12-18T07:20:17.207-05:00Superb! I remember picking up that Invaders issue ...Superb! I remember picking up that Invaders issue as the cover was so awesome and there were few US titles distributed in my hometown in the UK at the time. I've since picked up 7 issues of the B&W Doc Savage run and they are stunning pieces of work!Richard Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02699945956069869948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-48287308497498970702017-12-18T06:23:53.326-05:002017-12-18T06:23:53.326-05:00The standout for me was the Doc Savage mag. I love...The standout for me was the Doc Savage mag. I loved how the old pulps heroes were making a comeback in those days. Kevin Lakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11821459829633571075noreply@blogger.com