tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post1944050643100111099..comments2024-03-19T10:41:35.976-05:00Comments on Bronze Age Babies: Guest Post - Thor: The Truth of History ReviewDoughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-58836320593999031762015-10-09T10:43:36.261-05:002015-10-09T10:43:36.261-05:00Ah, Mike, like your buddy John, you're courtin...Ah, Mike, like your buddy John, you're courting the wrath of Heimdall. Also, winter's coming up in this hemisphere, so personally I'm not interested in air conditioners anymore. However, if you want to be a sport you could drop by this weekend and help me stack firewood...Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-34037759306871908542015-09-30T10:12:16.686-05:002015-09-30T10:12:16.686-05:00I've asked Heimdall to take Mr. Terry to the B...I've asked Heimdall to take Mr. Terry to the Black Galaxy so hopefully we won't be seeing him for some time. Really....Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032477453891087135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-76623055415209467052015-09-30T03:44:42.603-05:002015-09-30T03:44:42.603-05:00John, I'm glad you like this post so much that...John, I'm glad you like this post so much that you keep leaving comments here. However, I'm bit miffed that you didn't respond to my request for installation of an A/C unit, so I really don't think there's any point in continuing this conversation. Also, RheemTeam. Really? You might want to think about changing that name...<br /><br />(Again, couldn't resist. This is actually getting a bit funny. I can't believe the single mention of the word furnace in the original post is leading to these repeated spam comments.)Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-27089574056518586332015-07-18T18:47:00.216-05:002015-07-18T18:47:00.216-05:00I don't know Edo, but I'm getting really t...I don't know Edo, but I'm getting really tired of Mr. Terry, and you can be sure I won't be calling Rheem if the A/C goes out!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032477453891087135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-64206177097239406112015-07-18T06:19:42.223-05:002015-07-18T06:19:42.223-05:00John, this blog is indeed full of really good info...John, this blog is indeed full of really good information. Thanks for thanking us for sharing. As to air conditioning repair, well, I don't have an air-conditioner, but I'd appreciate it if - in exchange for all of the great information you got here - you could come out to my place and install a unit free of charge. It's been devilishly hot, and humid, here in Zagreb of late...<br /><br />(Karen & Doug: again, I couldn't resist; also, I'm beginning to wonder what it is about this post in particular that seems to make it a target for spam comments.)<br /><br />Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-53281964150636625182015-06-21T15:13:07.555-05:002015-06-21T15:13:07.555-05:00Wait, wha-? BAB isn't the Realm Eternal?! Aw, ...Wait, wha-? BAB isn't the Realm Eternal?! Aw, man...<br /><br />By the way HB, I imagine that if there is a locksmith in Denver named Peter Carter (hmmm, sounds suspiciously similar to Peter Parker, doesn't it?), he probably has no idea about this comment, and very likely doesn't even approve of his name being left at random places across the internet ether. I think those social networking services liked LinkedIn just do this kind of stuff automatically. Heck, I don't even belong to any of those types of networking sites, but there's spambots out there that use my e-mail to send out spam - I know because sometimes I get spam sent from my own address.Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-69395586058853532882015-06-21T10:45:27.192-05:002015-06-21T10:45:27.192-05:00Verily, such spam shall not be tolerated in the Re...Verily, such spam shall not be tolerated in the Realm Eternal - nor in the BAB either! So sayeth we all!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032477453891087135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-64399431223370280172015-06-21T09:31:42.333-05:002015-06-21T09:31:42.333-05:00Hmm-- HBWife is flying out to Boulder this morn fo...Hmm-- HBWife is flying out to Boulder this morn for a conference. Perhaps I could convince her to swing by Denver and smack Mr. Carter across the forehead for intruding his disingenuous solicitations into our biosphere-??<br /><br />HBHumanbellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-52801405916694272032015-06-21T02:31:24.978-05:002015-06-21T02:31:24.978-05:00Peter, I'm glad you found the post informative...Peter, I'm glad you found the post informative. And thanks for the tip - I have, in fact, been having trouble with this pesky old lock on my tool-shed. If you could zip to Zagreb tomorrow and take a look at it, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thx.<br />(... Karen & Doug, I know you're going to delete the above comment, but I just couldn't resist...)Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-15154596519296400922015-06-21T02:04:19.490-05:002015-06-21T02:04:19.490-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419707179029332820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-58038737889452877002015-03-31T03:22:57.922-05:002015-03-31T03:22:57.922-05:00HB, speaking of FF, Davis did "Fantastic Four...HB, speaking of FF, Davis did "Fantastic Four: The End" (I have the TPB) - and you're right, it really suits him. It's a really good and mostly fun story, despite the rather somber-sounding title.Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-60142551473893620712015-03-30T21:12:59.866-05:002015-03-30T21:12:59.866-05:00Alan Davis also wrote and drew the first four issu...Alan Davis also wrote and drew the first four issues of THE SAVAGE HULK series, with a story set immediately following the events of the original X-MEN #66, which was the last issue of that title to feature an original story before becoming a reprint title.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-62919695167148278942015-03-30T21:09:31.447-05:002015-03-30T21:09:31.447-05:00Looking at Davis' wikipedia entry, it does see...Looking at Davis' wikipedia entry, it does seem that, with a few notable exceptions, he's never been a guy to stick faithfully to a title for very long. I remembered a big hoopla about him taking over FF at one point-- I checked and, yes, it was volume 3. . . and he only went for three issues! Man, and that mag seems like it would have been a perfect fit for him, too.<br /><br />HBHumanbellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-37244280529014145392015-03-30T19:35:49.032-05:002015-03-30T19:35:49.032-05:00Hi again, all --
Back from a day trip to Chicago ...Hi again, all --<br /><br />Back from a day trip to Chicago with my wife, and wanted to thank Edo again for today's post. I also wanted to thank him for correcting my memory that yes, Davis did the first issue of the Batman: Year Two mini followed by Todd McFarlane on the final three. As we've remarked with other artistic changes in the middle of series, the switch was somewhat jarring.<br /><br />Above I mentioned the Legends of the Dark Knight: Alan Davis hardcover (I don't know why DC chose to be inconsistent with the titles in that series of reprints). It contains Detective #575, the Davis issue in Year Two, as well as the graphic novel Full Circle, which was an epilogue to the Year Two mini.<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-37061743654771227332015-03-30T13:21:21.879-05:002015-03-30T13:21:21.879-05:00Great review, Edo! I'm not familiar with this ...Great review, Edo! I'm not familiar with this particular comic, but then I was never a huge Thor fan. I always liked Alan Davis's work, especially on Outsiders and Excalibur.<br /><br />Mike WilsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-14989692521254480992015-03-30T12:46:19.934-05:002015-03-30T12:46:19.934-05:00Say, another quibble is how many "secret orig...Say, another quibble is how many "secret origins" the great Sphinx seems to have in the MU--! (Granted, Egypt does have a few different Sphinxes-- but the Great One w/ its broken nose is the one they invariably depict). In the Fantastic Four and later the Avengers it served as a time machine for Rama Tut/Kang. . . although it was later suggested that R-Tut cleverly "substituted" it for the "real" one at the time. In Hulk #145 it's apparently a dormant alien guardian/robot/totem or something, which begins to come to life. In this Thor story, it started out as one kind of sphinx, and ends up another over time-- which doesn't jibe w/ the FF version either.<br /><br />And my memory strings are insisting that there are at least a couple of other conflicting accounts out there--- like, from Moon Knight, maybe? The Living Mummy? Hmmmm.<br /><br />HBHumanbellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-49469401473877110532015-03-30T12:28:37.900-05:002015-03-30T12:28:37.900-05:00I somehow missed this one despite the fact that I ...I somehow missed this one despite the fact that I was collecting comics again by this time.<br /><br />Looks like an interesting one I am going to need to track down.<br /><br />I have always liked Davis' work on EXcaliber.<br /><br />Good work, Edo!Dr. Oyolahttp://themiddlespaces.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-91698235564308198022015-03-30T11:51:05.837-05:002015-03-30T11:51:05.837-05:00Nice one shot review Edo! Yeah one can never have ...Nice one shot review Edo! Yeah one can never have too many Thor stories! Now if we can include some Hercules one shots then we'd have a complete set of Asgardian and Olympian tales!<br /><br />This time and dimension travelling tale really fits a character like Thor, giving us a spin on the origin of the ancient Egyptian Sphinx. Personally, I would have liked to see how Thor might have impacted other sites like Stonehenge or the giant statues on Easter Island!<br /><br /><br />- Mike 'Laurel & Hardy? I thought it was Abbott & Costello!' from Trinidad & Tobago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-57301046404971921382015-03-30T10:03:10.032-05:002015-03-30T10:03:10.032-05:00I tell ya, even though Volstagg is openly (and lov...I tell ya, even though Volstagg is openly (and lovingly) based on Shakespeare's Falstaff, he also tends to have more than just a little of Nigel Bruce's version of Dr. John Watson in 'im--! (If there's a bucket available to be stepped in, etc. . . )<br /><br />My small quibble was going to be the fact that, obese or not, the man is still an Asgardian. How in the world can he be subdued by being bound to a simple post??<br /><br />HBHumanbellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-33031618881419744092015-03-30T10:01:51.416-05:002015-03-30T10:01:51.416-05:00Thanks for the comments, guys! Yeah, this is a fun...Thanks for the comments, guys! Yeah, this is a fun book, and I enjoyed re-reading it to do a review.<br />Doug, re: Superboy's Legion and The Nail. Agreed to the 10th power. I have both as they are a double bonus for me, since I am a big fan of both Davis and the Elseworlds line.<br />As for Batman: Year Two - isn't it Davis who only did the first issue, only to be replaced by McFarlane for the rest of the story? I should know this, as I have the TPB somewhere (haven't read it yet, though; it was one of those books I stumbled onto for next to nothing a few years ago and then just tucked away). Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-81284671318597616152015-03-30T09:46:20.374-05:002015-03-30T09:46:20.374-05:00Edo, great choice on story and great coverage as w...Edo, great choice on story and great coverage as well.<br /><br />I have always enjoyed Alan Davis' work for many of the reasons already listed. His art was always so clear and clean. He captured the heroes very well and they were always on model. I don't know if Mark Farmer inked much of his work, but it always seemed consistent. I enjoyed his work on Excaliber and can remember being excited by the style. I even looked up some of his work on Captain Britain and his style is always apparent; it has not changed much over the years.<br /><br />HB is correct about AVENGERS PRIME. That was a very nice story of the big three and for the most part was representative of the characters as I like them. It is too bad that limited series was overshadowed by some large "event" and did not get the marketing support that it deserved; it would have been a very nice jumping on point for new readers. <br /><br />In general, I wish these limited series or one offs would just appear somehow in the regular titles; I think they would get more attention. It is a shame that talents like Davis seem to be relegated to side stories.<br /><br />Until Edo reviewed this tale, I was not aware of its existence. I like how it looks and I like its overall jovial tone. Volstagg always adds a nice dose of levity; and I wish there were more characters who enjoyed what they are doing. <br /><br />My only quibble (and it is minor as I think the art is fantastic) is that I cannot really see how the sphinx as it was morphed into the sphinx as it is through the erosion etc. The gaping mouth in the original creature seems insurmountable, and the human ears in the final seem impossible. Like I said, a minor quibble as I understand the intention.<br /><br />Overall, like others I think I am going to have to explore more Thor. Verily so.Martinex1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-66662734264739435992015-03-30T09:37:31.238-05:002015-03-30T09:37:31.238-05:00Nice spotlight on Alan Davis, Edo! He's produc...Nice spotlight on Alan Davis, Edo! He's produced some good looking, colorful comics over the last several years. I agree too, he's going against the grain of overly serious, grim comics. Interesting panel shapes, old school Bronze age vibe, and he can write! I picked this one up a while back, and I'll have to check it out again. My only complaint would be that font when they speak--little hard on the eyes.<br /><br />I think Davis has improved his art since the '80s. Nice to see.Garettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-15060765841904458592015-03-30T08:38:30.235-05:002015-03-30T08:38:30.235-05:00HB --
I loved me some Alan Davis especially when ...HB --<br /><br />I loved me some Alan Davis especially when he had a little run on Detective Comics (it's been collected in the completely-awesome Tales of the Batman series of hardcovers). You're right about his somehow "getting lost" among the Image guys, maybe in the public eye. But I kept finding him! I recall my "disappointment" when Todd McFarlane only did the first issue (or was it two?) of the Batman: Year Two arc. He was replaced by... Alan Davis. In retrospect, I was a dummy, as Davis's work was every bit as good. Capes were a bit shorter, though! :)<br /><br />Davis also had nice turns on X-Men and Excalibur, which I followed briefly. I have always enjoyed his work -- to me he really hearkens back to Neal Adams. <br /><br />I most highly recommend the two Elseworlds series that Davis penciled, Superboy's Legion and JLA: The Nail. Fun stuff!<br /><br />Edo did another good one today, didn't he?<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-77255638740747808212015-03-30T08:38:17.585-05:002015-03-30T08:38:17.585-05:00Very nice review, Edo! My Thor readings are limite...Very nice review, Edo! My Thor readings are limited, mostly to some Lee/Kirby stories and the Simonson arcs. But this story looks like one well worth hunting down. <br /><br />Yes, Davis' art is a pleasure to admire, and seems quite well-suited to depicting the Egyptian settings and decor. And I love the two archaeologists (who, at least for the moment, don't seem to be embroiled in a Fine Mess)...Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-48292885454194474912015-03-30T07:50:36.026-05:002015-03-30T07:50:36.026-05:00Somehow, we almost always seem to leave Alan Davis...Somehow, we almost always seem to leave Alan Davis out of the picture when we talk about absolute A-List Bronze Age artists (or all A-listers in general, really). Our minds go immediately to Perez, Byrne, John Buscema, and Neal Adams & Jack Kirby, if we're harvesting earlier. I'm completely guilty of this. And then you come across something of his, and you're reminded of what a great penciler he is. Possibly because he's really more from the "Modern Age" than the Bronze, and his fantastic work was being upstaged by the Leifelds and McFarlanes and Larsons and the massive host of their wannabes? (Of them, Erik Larson is probably the one that I can still live with the easiest.) Maybe Davis was a ringer, hangin' w/ a bad crowd, and that's why he doesn't always get his due?<br /> Very much like Kurt Busiek, he clearly has a deep affection and feel for what we think of as "classic" superheroes, and doesn't shy away from that sensibility whatsoever. Does anyone remember AVENGERS PRIME? A five-issue mini that came out, gosh, I think near the conclusion of Civil War? Even though the entirety of the MU was in an irreversible shambles by then, he produced this terrific, endearing, valentine to our "Big Three" Avengers. Ostensibly written by Bendis, it is painfully clear that BMB did not do the actual scripting. . . that Davis handled that as well (and such is the rumor, in fact).<br /> I wonder. . . y'know, what Davis is NOT is Grim & Gritty, and he's much more closely associated with an era when G&G was the expected and popular norm. Hence, that may be why he's never had quiiiiite the same level of broader adulation. How to put this? His art, to me, always looks like he was probably smiling a bit while he was working. For myself? I LOVE that. . . <br /><br />(Oh! And a delightful review here, edo-! Sheesh, my THOR longbox is clearly on the cusp of having a major influx, methinks. I think you nailed the tone with this-- it looks exactly like what you'd expect from a really good summer annual.)<br /><br />HBHumanbellynoreply@blogger.com