tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091466292216433701.post3394889497053468533..comments2024-01-27T03:35:50.487-05:00Comments on X-Man's Comic Blog: Quick Hits: 3/29/11x-man75http://www.blogger.com/profile/10292719455945603075noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091466292216433701.post-53638550672276101222011-03-30T01:21:03.725-04:002011-03-30T01:21:03.725-04:00Yeah, Jack Kirby IS The King, hands down, end of d...Yeah, Jack Kirby IS The King, hands down, end of discussion. He was such a visionary in the comic book medium. Venom used that same excuse for Jack O' Lantern, Marc, but I'm sorry, if somebody had a grenade blown up in their face, which resulted on their jaw half falling off, I don't care WHAT they're on, they should probably be out of the fight! :P<br /><br />On the plus side here, Falisha, it looks like Brother Night is making his return, since some stuff with him happened in this issue. Hopefully he'll put up more of a fight this time around.x-man75https://www.blogger.com/profile/10292719455945603075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091466292216433701.post-33728756993530195052011-03-29T22:42:36.842-04:002011-03-29T22:42:36.842-04:00*Sigh* Is it just me or is Zatanna another one of ...*Sigh* Is it just me or is Zatanna another one of those comics that I lost the spark of really enjoying to read. It's like she's getting put up against some "interesting" rogues, if you can even call them that. I mean the puppet idea seemed cool, they creep me out as well, but I want someone to come and give her a challenge and I feel puts up a really good fight. I don't know...maybe things will turn around. Although this isn't as bad as WW's run is turning, but I really wish something exciting would happen. <br /><br />Anyways, enough of my blabbering, nice review, you always get right to the point when talking about Z. Lol. Love it.Falisha Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03298555562761767317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091466292216433701.post-29137067993614923102011-03-29T15:37:34.308-04:002011-03-29T15:37:34.308-04:00Joe Simon told a story once about how insane Kirby...Joe Simon told a story once about how insane Kirby was in deciding to tackle that issue all by himself. It was almost unheard of for one artist to be doing more than one story in an issue, and it seemed absolutely crazy for one artist to do the whole thing! Kirby apparently believed in Captain America so much that he wanted to do the whole thing all by himself. He had obviously done good work before, but I really think that comic is the moment where it becomes clear what a talent he truly is.<br /><br />I wasn't bothered by Jack losing half his face and still being able to escape, because I just assume that whenever people like him are up to no good, they're hopped up on all kinds of drugs -- adrenaline-boosters, painkillers, all kinds of performance-enhancing stuff, most of which I doubt is legal!Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10558378521891430225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091466292216433701.post-19351733861345738352011-03-29T12:52:29.633-04:002011-03-29T12:52:29.633-04:00I always thought Jack O' Lantern was just a re...I always thought Jack O' Lantern was just a regular guy in a pumpkin suit, but through the years that very well could have changed. There might have been a Jack with some Goblin serum in him, so who knows... As for Zatanna and the crystal, there was an even creepier page from this comic where it looked like the puppet was stroking the crystal, so yeah, that was quite weird...<br /><br />After reading it Marc, I totally agree. I mean for anybody who wonder why Jack Kirby is now and forever will be The King, look no further than this comic. It was so full of stories, and good stories too that I was totally blown away. And I am a sucker for that 40's style dialogue too!<br /><br />I don't know what it was, but this issue of Venom just never clicked with me... It's not like I'm gonna drop it anytime soon, but I was expecting something more. Oh well, there's alays the next issue.x-man75https://www.blogger.com/profile/10292719455945603075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091466292216433701.post-49297494250354123042011-03-29T11:30:14.352-04:002011-03-29T11:30:14.352-04:00The first issue of Captain America Comics is one o...The first issue of Captain America Comics is one of the very best of the Golden Age, so I'm glad you had a chance to read it. It was very rare for one artist to draw an entire issue back when comics were so massive, but Kirby insisted on doing ALL the artwork for that comic. The result was an artistic tour-de-force I don't think was matched by anyone in comics until Kirby himself would do it again in the 1960s.<br /><br />Sorry to hear you were a bit let down by Venom. I really liked it, personally, and thought it was a good start to the series. Still haven't read that Spider-Man Point One issue, though, so that could be why I didn't feel like it was rehashing anything.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10558378521891430225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091466292216433701.post-24518310863898470942011-03-29T11:17:52.804-04:002011-03-29T11:17:52.804-04:00Dude, WTF is up with Zatanna and the phallic cryst...Dude, WTF is up with Zatanna and the phallic crystal? Anyway that sucks ya didn't enjoy Venom that much, I liked it a lot and yeah Jack O'Lantern was too damn tough but I didn't know much about him prior to this so I just assumes he was some type of freak or something that can withstand a hell of a lot of pain.Jason Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796190974001777556noreply@blogger.com