tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post7864639326615335099..comments2024-03-21T19:12:11.065-07:00Comments on Every Day Is Like Wednesday: Marvel's July previews reviewedCalebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391759187396994380noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-66380716722506952602009-04-23T14:43:00.000-07:002009-04-23T14:43:00.000-07:00I thought 1985 was pretty stupid, with pretty good...I thought 1985 was pretty stupid, with pretty good art by Tommy Lee Edwards. It's one of Mark Millar's signature "what if superheroes were, like, real? Wouldn't that be awesome?" stories, with Marvel supervillains showing up in the real world and killing a bunch of people. He did try to tell a father/son story, but I thought it fell pretty flat. If you get it from the library or something, look at it for the art, but the story sucks.<br /><br />I think Tim Callahan liked it, but he's the only one I remember hearing anything positive from.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867868039166531163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-70072787308628527322009-04-22T04:34:00.000-07:002009-04-22T04:34:00.000-07:00I realize that there was a name change, but it doe...I realize that there was a name change, but it doesn't really make any difference. By renaming Tales to Astonish (which was already a Hulk book at that time) rather than starting a new one, they sort of set a precedent. Why shouldn't the new Incredible Hulk count those issues, when even the old one did?Moryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811255096467614445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-30708767146640770142009-04-22T04:03:00.000-07:002009-04-22T04:03:00.000-07:00Mory--just a reminder that when Hulk finally got h...Mory--just a reminder that when Hulk finally got his own series back in 1968, he took over the old numbering of Tales to Astonish at 102. So you've got to roughly subtract 100 for your counts. And even if they're counting his TTA run, that didn't start until issue 60, so subtract 60...snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-6673583796986460022009-04-22T01:58:00.000-07:002009-04-22T01:58:00.000-07:00@ Preston - no way, as a friend of mine pointed ou...@ Preston - no way, as a friend of mine pointed out that face is totally Geena Davis.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680455254697605169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-78369218866339414342009-04-22T01:34:00.000-07:002009-04-22T01:34:00.000-07:00I did the math for the Hulk numbering (consulting ...I did the math for the Hulk numbering (consulting Wikipedia), and it's total nonsense. It's not just inconsistent on several levels, the math is actually wrong!<br /><br />First, a few things this is not. This is not counting up all Hulk comics. That's 546 regular issues, and if you add in the annuals and one-shots and British series Hulk Weekly it's already well past 600. (I don't know exactly how many one-shots there are. It's conceivable that if you left out Hulk Weekly and added in every one-shot, you'd get exactly 600. I sort of doubt it, and there's no way for me to check.)<br /><br />This is also not following the numbering of The Incredible Hercules, because if you combined the numbers for volumes 2 and 3 of Incredible Hulk, including Hercules, it's already at 605!<br /><br />From what I can tell, what they're trying to do is pretend that the Jeph Loeb Hulk is just a continuation of The Incredible Hulk, and then pull their usual trick of combining the numbers with the previous volume.<br /><br />Now, let's go through all the reasons this ridiculous. First, it's using a double-standard to ignore Hercules. See, the second volume of Incredible Hulk didn't start as Incredible Hulk. It started as Tales to Astonish, and Hulk only became a regular in issue 60! So by including those numbers, they're accepting into the numbering years' worth of issues which have absolutely nothing to do with the Hulk. So why isn't Hercules counted as well?<br /><br />Secondly, it means that the 112 issues of Incredible Hulk vol. 3 before it was renamed are now being counted twice. If they want to disconnect Hercules from Hulk, then really they ought to be renaming Hercules so that the new issue is "Hercules #19", not "Incredible Hercules #131".<br /><br />Third, and most importantly, if you add up volumes 2 and 3 of Incredible Hulk, including the non-Hulk Tales to Astonish issues and ignoring the six issues of Incredible Hulk vol. 1, then add in the thirteen issues of Jeph Loeb's Hulk, guess what number it's on? 599! I might have miscalculated, but it seems that after this whole twisted bit of spin, they got the math wrong. There might be a Hulk #13 in June, since the Marvel catalog has a #12 in May and #600 in July, but I've checked the June solicitations and there's no Hulk comic there.<br /><br />So, this whole thing is totally ridiculous.Moryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811255096467614445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-71955367204755866282009-04-22T00:15:00.000-07:002009-04-22T00:15:00.000-07:00Jeph Loeb, Mark Millar and Brian Michael Bendis!Wh...<I>Jeph Loeb, Mark Millar and Brian Michael Bendis!</I>Who are three writers that guarantee I won't pick up a book Caleb?<br /><br />Also, <A HREF="http://notblogx.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Not Blog X</A> covered that Wolverine/Gambit mini a while back. I recall he didn't treat it favorably either...<br /><br />@Aaron: So <I>Marvel Divas</I> is meant to reach out to the gay comics-reading base? Couldn't that have been better done with four gay Marvel characters hanging out together. Which I guess would be Northstar, Anole, Wiccan and Hulkling. Yeah, I think thats all the gay males for Marvel...LurkerWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03540770911478925992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-12585673616669919332009-04-21T19:50:00.000-07:002009-04-21T19:50:00.000-07:00You stopped hearing about 1985, most likely, becau...You stopped hearing about 1985, most likely, because it was totally flat. Other than the interesting art, there's nothing contained within that's really substantial about to either enjoy or hate. The cry of the Millar fanboys even died on this one, while the usual haters all totally ignored it.<br /><br />Boring book where nothing actually happens. According to Millar, it's somehow tied into his FF and Wolverine runs, Kick-ass as well, but you'd be hard pressed to see how.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-78112852558833035962009-04-21T16:11:00.000-07:002009-04-21T16:11:00.000-07:00"Er, is that supposed to be Jennifer Kale? Why are..."Er, is that supposed to be Jennifer Kale? Why are her breasts so big? Like, five times bigger than the other times Greg Land drew her?"<br /><br />Probably because Land swiped a picture of Pamela Anderson to draw her since the man is incapable of drawing from his own head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-8886262932825589282009-04-21T15:54:00.000-07:002009-04-21T15:54:00.000-07:00You don't hang around the right people. "Diva" is ...You don't hang around the right people. "Diva" is still very much considered a compliment within the gay community, of which Marvel Divas scribe Roberto Aguirre-Sacas is a member. Anyone who read and enjoyed Angel: Revelations knows what a flair he has for relationship exploration, and should be very excited about this project.<br /><br />Also, Firestar.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957899412428315073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-73198259070083040942009-04-21T15:29:00.000-07:002009-04-21T15:29:00.000-07:00I would imagine that's the 600th issue of any Hulk...I would imagine that's the 600th issue of any Hulk comic ever, including the series lasted to four-hundred-and-whatever.<br /><br />The other problem with "Marvel Divas" in regards to timing - you don't do a book with that title right after killing off Janet Pym!Anthony Strandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170406011301084809noreply@blogger.com