tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post1676923135225506167..comments2024-03-19T10:41:35.976-05:00Comments on Bronze Age Babies: Project Pegasus: Gettin' Settled... and Surprised!Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-55916982913437030892017-02-27T02:29:02.179-06:002017-02-27T02:29:02.179-06:00My "Golden Age" of comics started in 197...My "Golden Age" of comics started in 1975 (Hulk #191) and lasted through the mid to late '80s. From that period, all the way up to me getting back into comics (BIG TIME) in the early 2000s, the be all, end all, gold standard, pinnacle of my (mostly Marvel) comic book reading experience was always Project Pegasus. And with that being said, until recently... wait for it... I had only read HALF THE ISSUES! That's how much of an impact that goddamn story had on me! I only had 3 of the issues for the majority of my life and it was still my favorite arc of all time. LOL!<br />Now, of course, I have all the singles and the hardcover. As it should be. :)<br />Thanks for the article, BAB.Dallanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14999368454055259576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-88698472835710126992010-10-11T23:06:22.833-05:002010-10-11T23:06:22.833-05:00I picked up the book yesterday for the great Sal B...I picked up the book yesterday for the great Sal Buscema/John Byrne/George Perez artwork. Very surprised to find that it was a pretty cool story as well - in the hokum 1970s manner, that is. <br /><br />Gru and Macchio were just starting out in their writing careers and this was a crap book that nobody cared about anyway - I remember old issues that you can find just lying around on the bench in the local barber shop. So the Gru-Macchio writing duo put their collective heads together and came up with an "epic" (by "epic", it meant any story that dragged on for more than an issue in the non-decompressed 1970s). <br /><br />The two will forever be remembered for introducing an all-important BUILDING to the Marvel-U (i.e. the Project Pegasus HQ) and ... uh... professional female wrestling to the Marvel-U as well (i.e. Thundra and the Grapplers!!!).<br /><br />I finished the book and found myself shouting - "Make Mine Marvel"!!!<br /><br />~ EdmundEdmund Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17764555123754526332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-89066717617340795222010-10-10T22:10:29.915-05:002010-10-10T22:10:29.915-05:00Yep, this era hearkened back to Gerber's run o...Yep, this era hearkened back to Gerber's run on the series, both in bringing back Wundarr, but also with connected stories and some genuine character development rather than the repetitious one-shots. Now some of those one-shot could be fun, but a steady diet of them got horribly boring, especially when the stories were pretty pointless slugfests. That applied to Marvel Team Up as well as Two-in-One.Fred W. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07602124919964053532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-12375411810711426542010-10-08T15:02:57.232-05:002010-10-08T15:02:57.232-05:00Yes, this is definitely one of Gruenwald's bes...Yes, this is definitely one of Gruenwald's best stories, and definitely the 6 best issues of MTIO. Following up on Andrew's comment, I used to love both MTIO and Marvel Team-up precisely because mostly they featured good, fun done-in-one stories, but nothing beats the Project Pegasus saga (just as some of my favorite issues of MTU are 82-85 - the 4-issue Black Widow with amnesia story).Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-75328645160674939232010-10-08T13:40:34.834-05:002010-10-08T13:40:34.834-05:00The Marvel I knew,loved & grew up with died wh...The Marvel I knew,loved & grew up with died when collectors' speculation and multiple covers drove plots. But I knew it was never coming back when Gruenwald died. This was one of his best stories.J.A. Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800901321134394272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-7304644920610937352010-10-08T11:39:04.368-05:002010-10-08T11:39:04.368-05:00BBB:
That's really odd. The post I just made ...BBB:<br /><br />That's really odd. The post I just made over at Seduction of the Indifferent just showed up here. I have no clue how that happened, and where my comment to BBB just went. Yikes! Please kill my previous comment, if you would, and I'll try this again.<br /><br />I haven't read the Pegasus Project storyline in years but recall enjoying it quite a bit. Beyond the Pérez and Byrne art, it scored with me for bringing a sense of continuity to Marvel Two-in-One. I like a good done-in-one every now and then, but I'm a continuity buff at heart.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Andrew<br />ComicsBronzeAge.comAndrew Wahlhttp://ComicsBronzeAge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-76651341412926509662010-10-08T07:39:35.042-05:002010-10-08T07:39:35.042-05:00These are great comics. I'm looking forward to...These are great comics. I'm looking forward to you reviewing the rest (I might just have to re-read them again first though). <br /><br />Although I've read #53-58 many times and rate them as some of my favourites I also recall that the rest of the Gruenwald/Macchio run was solid as well.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436307600954599534noreply@blogger.com