tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post3228969560710050497..comments2024-03-19T10:41:35.976-05:00Comments on Bronze Age Babies: Avengers: The Serpent Crown Affair, part 7Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-78185264191797073012011-01-10T18:40:10.246-06:002011-01-10T18:40:10.246-06:00B Smith, thanks for your remarks. We're glad y...B Smith, thanks for your remarks. We're glad you're enjoying the blog, and that we can create a little oasis of 70s comic goodness for all of you!<br /><br />KarenKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032477453891087135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-48720971893068285382011-01-04T05:26:11.040-06:002011-01-04T05:26:11.040-06:00Grumpy Old Man time again...to me, the Avengers we...Grumpy Old Man time again...to me, the Avengers were never as good again (I only lasted till about #210)...whatever faults Englehart may have had as a writer (I seem to recall some derision about the way some folk in the Captain America book talked), his work from then is still as readable today as it was then.<br /><br />(Conway's scripts seemed to much of going-through-the-motions, and I never really warmed to Shooter's writing).<br /><br />And I'm a bit puzzled about the lack of love for Moondragon - okay, she may have been a little overbearing in her dealing with Thor, but hey, she had a point!<br /><br /><br />cheers<br />B Smith<br /><br />PS I'm more than happy with the books you're reviewing - they're bang in the middle of my main "read everything that I can" period back in the early to mid 70s....you're both doing a great job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-58775367671817161602011-01-03T18:41:02.615-06:002011-01-03T18:41:02.615-06:00@ Edo: We'd love to hear suggestions for revie...@ Edo: We'd love to hear suggestions for reviews, it's just a matter of whether Doug and I both have the books. So sure, if anybody has some story they'd like us to take a shot at, let us know.<br /><br />@Darpy: Glad you have enjoyed revisiting this storyline. One of our goals with the posts is to help bring back that 'magic' feeling from when you first read a great comic.<br /><br />@Steven: Oh boy, Avengers 150! The things going on behind the scenes with that issue -Englehart leaving (or being forced out, depending on the source), the mish-mash of writers, and yet another reprint...what a mess.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032477453891087135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-90420131805105177492011-01-03T15:39:41.934-06:002011-01-03T15:39:41.934-06:00I didn't love AVENGERS #149 quite as much as #...I didn't love AVENGERS #149 <b>quite</b> as much as #147, but I still loved it. Everything in the issue worked. I believe the rationale for Moonie taking out Kang's enhanced coyote, but not Orka, was that the coyote had no consciousness with which to resist a telepathic attack. Orka had just enough consciousness to undertake simple tasks, and distracting him would be difficult.<br /><br />BTW, one rationale for Thor not constantly using his hammer as a teleporter could be that the transition from one space to another via the hammer could be disorienting or even dangerous to people with certain types of brain chemistries. People who lack a sense of direction might be less sensitive to Earth's magnetic field; people who are more sensitive could react badly to the teleportation, or to being in strange spaces generally.<br /><br />Looking back decades, perhaps the most notable thing about the Serpent Crown storyline was how closely Kurt Busiek set about replicating its structure during his AVENGERS run. Kang reappeared with a new plan; Triathlon was a counterpart to Mantis; Silverclaw, the spunky young heroine, was a counterpart to Hellcat; the Triune was a counterpart to Roxxon; the Firebird-Thor interaction replicated Englehart's Moonie-Thor interaction.<br /><br />Unfortunately, for me, at least, Busiek's ambitious storytelling didn't work nearly as well. There are basic differences between reading a story in which you truly don't know what's going to happen, because unexpected things <b>can</b> happen, and reading a story to see how a writer tweaks a formula. Being surprised by skillfully done twists and turns makes a story far more enjoyable than any amount of admiration of technique.<br /><br />Don't ask me, though, what I thought of AVENGERS #150.<br /><br />SRSSteven R. Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455970917202165964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-21456474077648260972011-01-03T13:37:36.880-06:002011-01-03T13:37:36.880-06:00From what I remember, I was really getting into co...From what I remember, I was really getting into comics at this time. I had always liked DC, but really was getting into the Marvel line for the first time. Previously, it had been hard for me to keep up with all the long, continuing series that Marvel had, compared to DC's usual one-or-two-and-done storylines. But I had started making a little money of my own doing yardwork and could afford things myself now instead of having to ask my parents for money. This series was the first real "long-run" series by Marvel that I got into, even with a two-issue break in the middle. It definitely wasn't the last one, but it was one of my favorites and I've enjoyed your posts on it.<br /><br />DarpyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-84174984258329145662011-01-03T13:18:14.698-06:002011-01-03T13:18:14.698-06:00Karen - the little 8-year old me thought that &quo...Karen - the little 8-year old me thought that "Oh boy! That was just like Spider-Man!" comment was so hilarious that I ran off to show it to my mom (or was it my older sister?) - who failed to share my amusement. Oh, well.<br />I remember I so loved this action-packed issue as a kid, and I still love it after having re-read it last week. The Thor vs. Orca battle is truly epic. Anyway, you guys really did a great follow-up to your big "Project Pegasus" series. Are you taking suggestions for future multi-part reviews?Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.com