tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post4181184198020830418..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: Rumbling With Roy!Comicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-90510020732975122392014-09-12T10:03:43.090-04:002014-09-12T10:03:43.090-04:00One of my first AND FAVORITE FF stories..!!!
Just...One of my first AND FAVORITE FF stories..!!!<br /><br />Just hip, nutty, and GREAT John Buscema art.david_bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00218727673816200051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-31831359606754805082013-11-27T06:12:19.455-05:002013-11-27T06:12:19.455-05:00B, that's a good point about how the fifties p...B, that's a good point about how the fifties portrayed in the story weren't all that Slugger Johnson idealized--for instance, the racial tension that Thomas and Conway give a generous amount of story space to. Ironically, given that the Shaper's power was simply acting on Slugger's dreams of the time period, all of that (and more) took *ahem* shape in Slugger's "world" through no conscious effort on his part.<br /><br />Nothing in the letters pages of either #136 or #137 about Buscema limiting himself to layouts on the FF at this point in time--but that said, Sinnott's contribution to his work has always been outstanding, and he's definitely one of my favorite inkers for the book.<br /><br />Thanks very much for the nice words--going down the Marvel memory lane in this blog is a great deal of fun for me to work on. :D<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-30499376627059793802013-11-27T04:03:49.190-05:002013-11-27T04:03:49.190-05:00Yes, the first issue of The Comics Journal I bough...Yes, the first issue of The Comics Journal I bought had a long interview with a Mr Thomas who was about to turn 40!<br /><br />This FF issue at the time seemed like a cash in on the fifties nostalgia that was seeping into the pop culture sphere at the time (the Happy Days TV show was still a couple of years off), but I was aware when reading it at the time that there were a lot of references I wasn't getting. <br /><br />The passing years hipped me to most of them and when I looked at it with older eyes, it seemed to me to be a story taking a shot at such nostalgia ("You think it was all good times? You've forgotten about *these* things..."), and a reminder that the past was not always tinged with golden memories.<br /><br />On the tail of the Inhumans/Omega story that had preceded it a few issues earlier, it might have been easy to dismiss it as a lightweight tale, but I think it's an allegory that worked quite well, given the times (the Miracle Man story that followed? That was lightweight).<br /><br />Oh, and about the artwork: I distinctly recall in the letter column for #137 that it was mentioned that John Buscema was only really providing layouts for these issues, and that Joe Sinnott was doing much, much more than simply inking pencils.<br /><br />Congratulations and thanks for the top job you're doing with this blog.B Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618583443442543086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-11006726936755673442013-11-26T05:00:07.843-05:002013-11-26T05:00:07.843-05:00Roy Thomas is 73?! Good lord.
I remember when he ...Roy Thomas is 73?! Good lord. <br />I remember when he was a young guy. Thanks for reminding me of my own imminent mortality, C.F.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com