OFF: Comics

[BREVARD, Adrian R.]

>Superman has been split into two independant entities, Superman Red &
Superman Blue. Both are as dull as dishwater. Don't be too put out about
them changing Supes as the one the killed/brought back/changed wasn't
the Superman you love anyway. He died when Curt Swan stopped drawing
him.

I definitely agree with this.  Swan's art was a bit stiff but it gave
Supes character.

>Superhero stuff, even when done well, has been done to death. The
only hero title I really enjoy these days is Kurt Busiek's Astro City.

For the most part superhero's have faded.  Is Astro City the one where
everyone is a superhero or has some type of power?

>Creeper had great possibilities when first
>>intro'd through Batman but today he's just another pyscho with powers.
>>Better stop now I could get carried away big time.

>Hmm, I liked the new Creeper - despite the "psycho gimmick" I think it has
interesting possibilities... and kickass inks by Sal Buscema (always
hated
his brother's art :)

I dunno, I thought the artwork was very poor, generally I think most of
the artwork today is substandard.  They either smother you with detail
or try and catch you with retro art.  Has to be a middle ground in there
somewhere.  If I recall right Creeper was the original Psycho superhero.
 This guy never played with a full deck.  DC Comics should have really
worked that back in the days.  Now he's just another in the same line as
Wolverine, Lobo and the rest of the whackos.

You like Sal but didn't like John?  Rememeber that scene from the movie
Crimson Tide.  Two sailors were fighting over who's version of the
Silver Surfer was superior  Buscema's or Jack Kirby?  To me hands down
John Buscema.  He streamlined the Surfer and gave him expressions.
Kirby was too robotic.  Buscema's Fantastic Four was also better than
Kirby's too.

>Hell, the guy, like Jim Aparo drew people made of cardboard but sure could
tell a story and knew his solid draftsmanship inside out.

I loved Aparo's Batman, no one has come close to his version of the Dark
Knight.

>Marvel have had their head up their ass for nearly 15 years maybe bancrupcy
was the cure??

Word!  They seem to support only what was popular and then hit us with
the multi titles.  How many villians could Spidey fight simultaneously?
X-man, X Factor, X-Force, Avengers, West Coast Avengers  yeeesh.  Go
back to the old days when less was so much more.  And by all means send
Thor back to the Cosmos and Asgard for some old time reaving, pillaging
and wenching.  Man I miss they way Thor and Asgard played hell in the
Heavens.

Thanks for the recommendation fellas and I'll give a few of these a try.
 I do like the Thunderbolts though as there are some intriguing
possibilities for this team even though their secret is now out.

>Christian PS: dig out your old comics!

Hmm digging in to my 50 year old trunk, reach in, grab a few and viola,
Hulk # 4
 New Warriors # 1, and hot dog, Nova # 1.

All-4-Me.

lil' ab

BTW Nobody could draw a comic book like Neal Adams.  Whatever happened
to him?