Archive for January, 2007
Monday, January 29th, 2007
The Eternals #19 [1978] – The Pyramid
The final issue of the series begins with Ikaris imprisoned by his cousin Druig, who is determined to find a weapon capable of destroying the Celestials hidden in the Pyramid of the Wind. Ikaris manages to escape after Druig departs, and pursues, while one of the Celestials also makes his way to the Pyramid.
Ikaris [...]
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Sunday, January 28th, 2007
Where Monsters Dwell #23 [1973]
A retitled 7-page Kirby/Ayers reprint from STRANGE TALES #92 [1962] leads off this issue, so “The Thing Hunts For Me” becomes “The Monster Hunts For Me”. No doubt because calling a creature “The Thing” in 1973 at Marvel had a different effect than it did a decade earlier. In this short tale a [...]
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Friday, January 26th, 2007
Fantastic Four #54 [1966] – Whosoever Finds the Evil Eye
This issue opens up with one of the great FF scenes, the team unwinding by playing baseball in Wakanda after their recent adventure with the Black Panther and Wyatt Wingfoot. Meanwhile we also catch up with the Inhumans, still trapped behind the barrier created by Maximus, where Black Bolt tries various ways to [...]
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Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
–Link– Upcoming Sinnott
TwoMorrows has an upcoming book that is sure to have a lot of stuff of interest to fans of Kirby’s 1960s work.
Brush Strokes With Greatness: The Life & Art of Joe Sinnott
by Tim LASIUTA
Joe Sinnott is a true living legend. During his 56-plus-year career in comic books, he has worked in every genre, and for [...]
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Saturday, January 20th, 2007
Upcoming Kirby – Spider-Man Omnibus
Obviously more of a Ditko book, but the upcoming AMAZING SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS VOL 1 has some key covers by Kirby, another few of partial covers and three stories pencilled by Kirby and inked by Ditko (ASM #8 backup, FF ANNUAL #1 backup and STRANGE TALES ANNUAL #2 lead story). It’s also good to see [...]
